Cassette Books 2002 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress Washington 2002### Fiction### Adventure### Beyond the Reef: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 19 RC 52770 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes 1808. Napoleon is threatening the Caribbean, and Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho devises battle plans. But before he can implement them, he and his lover, Lady Catherine Somervell, are shipwrecked and given up for dead. Sequel to The Only Victor (RC 49933). 1992.## Colours Aloft! Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 16 RC 49931 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes 1803. The newly knighted and now Vice Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho sets sail for the Mediterranean aboard the Argonaute, which he captured from French Admiral Jobert--now his sworn enemy. But Bolitho also has some personal concerns that require his attention. Sequel to Success to the Brave (RC 20529). 1986.## Command a King's Ship: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 6 RC 49769 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) In 1784 Captain Richard Bolitho is sent on a delicate semipolitical mission to the waters of colonial India. There he is to install a testy British governor at an isolated trading post recently relinquished by Spain. Sequel to To Glory We Steer (RC 49768). 1973.## The Dangerous Years RC 51321 by Max Hennessy read by David Cutler 2 cassettes (Reissue) This sequel to Lion at Sea (RC 51322) pursues the adventures of three former classmates in their careers with the Royal Navy following World War I. Marriage to his lifelong sweetheart still eludes Kelly Maguire, but exciting assignments in Constantinople, Russia, and China lead to other amorous encounters. Some strong language. 1978.## Down the Yukon RC 52589 by Will Hobbs read by Gregory Gorton 1 cassette Alaska, 1899. In this sequel to Jason's Gold (RC 50201), Jason and his girlfriend, Jamie, leave Dawson City in a race down the Yukon River to Nome, where new gold deposits have been discovered. Along the way they face sabotage, bears, and bad weather. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.## The Edge RC 51863 by Ben Bo read by Don Nelson 1 cassette Outsider Declan Murray finds trouble with the wrong crowd and is sent by the courts to work in Glacier National Park. Once there, he immerses himself in snowboarding, but takes one too many chances on the slopes. For junior and senior high readers. 1998.## Enemy in Sight! Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 10 RC 49926 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) 1794. England is at war with Revolutionary France when Richard Bolitho sets sail aboard the Hyperion with his untrained and undermanned crew for blockade duty off the enemy coast. His egotistical superior, Commodore Pelham- Martin, jeopardizes the operations of the entire fleet. Sequel to Form Line of Battle! (RC 49925). 1970.## Fair Blows the Wind RC 53098 by Louis L'Amour read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes (Reissue) In this colonial adventure, Irish-born Tatton Chantry, shipwrecked on the North Carolina coast, encounters Spanish profiteers and a lovely Peruvian lady. To win their treasure and her heart, Chantry takes on the pirates and savage Indians. 1978.## The Flag Captain: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 11 RC 49927 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) Richard Bolitho is now serving as flag captain to a hard, stubborn admiral during the English offensive in the Mediterranean against buccaneers and Napoleon-directed French domination. Sequel to Enemy in Sight! (RC 49926). 1971.## Force 12 RC 53208 by James Thayer read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Computer billionaire Rex Wyman designs a yacht to sail strictly by computer. His programmer girlfriend Gwen Weld joins him to cross the Pacific, but once in the Bering Sea they realize that a virus is sabotaging the system. Gwen e- mails Jess McKay, an Alaska National Guard captain, for help. 2001.## Form Line of Battle! Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 9 RC 49925 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) 1793. Richard Bolitho, who now commands the ship Hyperion, proceeds from Gibraltar to join Lord Hood's British naval operation against Revolutionary France at Toulon. But the mission goes awry and Hyperion becomes trapped by enemy forces. Sequel to With All Dispatch (RC 37864). 1969.## Frank Mildmay; or, The Naval Officer RC 51070 by Frederick Marryat read by Ted Stoddard 3 cassettes Traces the nineteenth-century adventures of Frank Mildmay, who is delighted to leave school and join the Royal Navy. He experiences sea battles against French forces, endures storms and hurricanes, and enjoys the ladies on shore. Some violence. 1829.## The Grounding of Group Six RC 52258 by Julian F. Thompson read by Brian Conn 2 cassettes Five well-off, disruptive sixteen-year-olds are exiled by their parents to the alternative Coldbrook Country School where they participate in a wilderness hike. They don't realize that their parents have sent them there to be killed by Nat, their hippy-looking teacher. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1983.## Honour This Day: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 17 RC 49932 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes 1804. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho once again is sailing on the Hyperion--this time to the Caribbean, where he is to execute a raid against the Spanish Main. But something else also awaits Bolitho. Sequel to Colours Aloft! (RC 49931). 1987.## The Inshore Squadron: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 13 RC 49929 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) In 1800, Richard Bolitho, one of His Majesty's ablest seamen, is appointed rear admiral and assumes command of his own squadron. As war spreads from Europe to the Baltic, he realizes that his experiences have ill-prepared him for the intricate world of power politics. Sequel to Signal--Close Action! (RC 49928). 1978.## Jester's Fortune: An Alan Lewrie Naval Adventure RC 53005 by Dewey Lambdin read by Bruce Huntey 3 cassettes In 1796, Naval Commander Alan Lewrie's ship is part of a British squadron patrolling the Adriatic Sea against Napoleon's forces. They battle Balkan pirates and rescue an English widow and her child from enemy soldiers. Sequel to A King's Commander (RC 47586). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Mr. Midshipman Easy RC 51080 by Frederick Marryat read by Vanessa Maroney 3 cassettes (Reissue) Jack Easy, a pampered, undisciplined, and unruly student, is sent off to sea. As a midshipman in the Royal Navy, Jack participates in many a vicious sea battle around the world, falls in love, and eventually returns home a hero. Some violence. 1836.## Nop's Trials RC 51205 by Donald McCaig read by Fred Major 2 cassettes (Reissue) Nop, a champion border collie, faces a new kind of trial when he is kidnapped. Behind the snatching is a jealous stockdog handler who begrudges the trophies and acclaim received by the dog's owner, Lewis Burkholder. Prequel to Nop's Hope (RC 45745). 1984.## Off the Mangrove Coast RC 52857 by Louis L'Amour read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Nine tales based on L'Amour's early adventures as a boxer, hobo, and worldwide wanderer. In the title piece, four men cross the China Sea in a stolen boat, seeking the cash from a sunken freighter. Besides the dangers of risky diving equipment and sharks, they face their mutual distrust. 2000.## The Only Victor: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 18 RC 49933 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes 1806. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho travels to southern Africa, where he assists British ground forces in retaking Cape Town. Then, following a brief reunion with his mistress, he carries out a secret mission to Denmark, which almost ends in disaster. Sequel to Honour This Day (RC 49932). 1990.## Pacific Vortex! RC 51151 by Clive Cussler read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes (Reissue) Deep-sea expert Dirk Pitt is put to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the "Pacific vortex," a fog-shrouded zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is a nuclear submarine. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1982.## Passage to Mutiny: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 7 RC 49924 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) In 1789 Captain Richard Bolitho is aboard the frigate Tempest in the South Pacific, where he is to protect English shipping lanes from seagoing enemies. At the same time he must contain a growing mutiny aboard his own ship. Sequel to Command a King's Ship (RC 49769). 1976.## The Requiem Shark RC 51927 by Nicholas Griffin read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes In 1719, the fat, educated, Welsh teenager William Williams is pressed into service on a slave ship, which is then captured by the pirate Bartholomew Roberts. Because Williams can read, write, and play the fiddle, he becomes the captain's right-hand man. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Signal--Close Action! Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 12 RC 49928 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) In a bold attempt to forestall Napoleon's war effort, newly promoted Commodore Bolitho and his squadron engage ships of the French and Spanish fleets in gallant and bloody sea encounters. Sequel to The Flag Captain (RC 49927). 1974.## The Sterkarm Handshake RC 51934 by Susan Price read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Anthropologist Andrea Mitchell's unethical twenty-first- century employer sends her back through a time tunnel to the sixteenth-century English-Scottish border to facilitate a scheme to extract gold and oil from the land. But overweight Andrea falls in love and has to choose between cultures. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1998.## Terry and the Pirates RC 52022 by Julian F. Thompson read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Sixteen-year-old Terry stows away on a yacht that was stolen by young Mick and is sailing south. Mick is washed overboard during a tropical storm. Terry is rescued and held for ransom by an eccentric pirate family that is looking for buried treasure. For senior high readers. 2000.## To Glory We Steer: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 5 RC 49768 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes (Reissue) Richard Bolitho takes command of the frigate Phalarope, whose crew is discredited by a near mutiny and suspected cowardice, and sails to the West Indies during the final years of the American Revolution. The crew is welded into an effective cadre during a battle with French forces. Sequel to Sloop of War (RC 49767). 1968.## Touching Spirit Bear RC 53095 by Ben Mikaelsen read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes To avoid prison after viciously attacking a classmate, fifteen-year-old Cole agrees to a Native American tradition for healing--one year alone on a remote Alaskan island. There Cole confronts a huge white Spirit Bear that changes his life. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.## A Tradition of Victory: Richard Bolitho Novels, Volume 14 RC 49930 by Alexander Kent read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) 1801. Rear Admiral Richard Bolitho has come home to marry Belinda Laidlaw, but aged Admiral Beauchamp needs him at sea to help show Britain's strength and determination against the French. Thus, Bolitho finds himself torn between public duty and personal desires. Sequel to The Inshore Squadron (RC 49929). 1981.## Travels with My Aunt RC 52405 by Graham Greene read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) Retired banker Henry Pulling, a sheltered bachelor, encounters spry Aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. When she persuades Henry to leave his gardening and accompany her on some journeys, Henry's adventures begin. 1969.## True North RC 51713 by Kimberly Kafka read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Thirty-five-year-old nurse Bailey fled Maine years ago to become a bush pilot in Alaska. When two young white people arrive for a wilderness vacation, the Ingalik tribe leader arranges for Bailey to assist them. But grizzlies, greed, and prejudice complicate matters. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Valhalla Rising RC 52893 by Clive Cussler read by Bob Askey 4 cassettes Dirk Pitt, on board an oceanographic survey vessel, helps rescue passengers from a luxury cruise ship that mysteriously catches fire on its maiden voyage. One of the survivors is Kelly Egan, who has managed to save her father's papers only to have her life threatened. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Voyage to the North Star RC 51488 by Peter Nichols read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Schenck, a wealthy industrialist and aspiring big-game hunter, and Boden, a seaman who has lost his boat, wife, job, and reputation, launch an Arctic hunting expedition that no experienced seaman would undertake. Their depression-era adventures include a perilous voyage and a clash of cultures. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Blindness and Physical Handicaps### The Color of Death RC 52408 by Bruce Alexander read by George Holmes 2 cassettes London, 1772. A rash of home invasions and murders occurs, apparently committed by black men. After blind magistrate Sir John Fielding is wounded, his assistant, Jeremy Proctor, tracks down the gang with the help of the Bow Street Runners. 2000.## Death from the Woods RC 51535 by Brigitte Aubert read by Corrie James 2 cassettes Elise is left a blind and mute quadriplegic after a terrorist attack, but she can still think and hear. When she becomes the confidant of a little girl who knows the identity of a serial child killer, Elise becomes a target herself. Winner of the French Grand Prix de Litérature. Strong language and some violence. 1996.## The Deep Field RC 51445 by James Bradley read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Having searched in vain for her twin brother in Hong Kong, photographer Anna Frasier returns to Sydney. She enters a love affair with Seth LaMarque, a blind paleontologist, who comforts and guides her as she confronts her past. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Down All the Days RC 50955 by Christy Brown read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes (Reissue) A disabled boy observes the people and happenings in his poor Dublin household and neighborhood. Not wanting to miss out on any adventures, he sometimes travels through the streets by boxcart--hauled by his brothers. By the author of My Left Foot (RC 29488). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1970.## From the Corner of His Eye RC 51274 by Dean Koontz read by Chuck Benson 4 cassettes Junior Cain feels rejuvenated after pushing his beloved bride to her death, but he senses enemies in a spooky cop and a boy named Bartholomew. As Cain ruthlessly seeks Barty, the gifted boy uses quantum physics to overcome his blindness. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Kissing the Virgin's Mouth RC 52706 by Donna M. Gershten read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes As Magda awaits the onset of inherited blindness in her comfortable Mexican home, lighting candles to her statue of the Virgin, she recalls her eventful life: childhood poverty, her blind mother, her husbands and lovers, moving to Idaho, and raising her daughter. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bellwether Prize. 2001.## The Mallen Girl RC 51110 by Catherine Cookson read by Anne Mullen 2 cassettes (Reissue) Barbara, the hearing-impaired ward of Miss Anna Brigmore, may not have the Mallen streak in her hair, but she is still willful and hot-tempered. When jealousy causes Barbara to push her rival, Sarah, into a pit full of sharp, rusted machinery, the consequences alter both girls' lives. 1973.## The Man in the Box RC 49528 by Thomas Moran read by Bruce Nelson 2 cassettes In 1943 Austria, teenager Niki Lukasser's family hides a Jewish physician in a secret room in its barn. Niki and his blind girlfriend, Sigi, take care of the doctor and try to relieve his loneliness. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.## Out of the Blue RC 51716 by Sally Mandel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Teacher Anna Bolles has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair the day she visits a photography exhibit in New York City. There she meets exhibitor Joe Malone, who, she later declares, "swept me off my feet...and I wasn't even on my feet." Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Classics### Arthurian Romances RC 51087 by Chrétien de Troyes read by Corrie James 5 cassettes Romantic tales of chivalry, adulterous passion, and first love in which the shadowy author, a twelfth-century French court poet, provides a "brilliant portrait" of the "society that gave him his livelihood." Translation and introduction by D.D.R. Owen. 1993.## The Bostonians RC 52081 by Henry James read by Ted Stoddard 4 cassettes (Reissue) Satirical comedy involving impressionable young suffragette Verena Tarrant, who struggles to reconcile her love for Basil Ransom, a charming southern lawyer, with the demands of her patron, Olive Chancellor, a domineering Boston feminist who hates men. 1886.## The Brothers Karamazov RC 50370 by Fyodor Dostoevsky read by Ken Kliban 8 cassettes in 2 containers The melodramatic tale of Fyodor Karamazov and his sons: Alyosha, Dmitri, Ivan, and the illegitimate Smerdyakov. The death of the father and conflicts of faith are key themes in this panorama of nineteenth-century Russia. Acclaimed 1990 translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky of the 1879-1880 original Russian publication. 1992.## A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court RC 52560 by Mark Twain read by Rick Foucheux 3 cassettes (Reissue) Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported back to the year 528. Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. For senior high and older readers. 1889.## First Love, and Other Tales RC 52638 by Ivan Turgenev read by Jo Marks 3 cassettes (Reissue) Eight short stories drawn from real life by the poetic nineteenth-century Russian author. Includes "The Singers," "Bezhin Meadow," "Mumu," "Assya," "First Love," "Knock, Knock, Knock," "Living Relics," and "Clara Milich." 1968.## Guy Mannering RC 51375 by Sir Walter Scott read by George Holmes 6 cassettes Young Harry Bertram, heir to the Ellangowan estate, is kidnapped and sent away from England by an unscrupulous lawyer who covets the property. Years later, when Harry returns to England after military service in India, he is recognized by an old gypsy woman and learns the secret of his past. 1814.## The Jungle RC 52961 by Upton Sinclair read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes (Reissue) Grim account of the deplorable conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry around 1900, as seen through the eyes of Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus. When first published, the novel aroused the indignation of the American public and forced government investigations that led to the passage of pure food legislation. 1985 introduction. Some violence. 1906.## The Mill on the Floss RC 51267 by George Eliot read by Flo Gibson 4 cassettes (Reissue) Classic Victorian novel about Maggie Tulliver, a young woman from a working-class family in a small English town, who is dominated by her coarse older brother. In her pursuit of beauty and love, Maggie finds herself rejected by her brother and condemned by the respectable townspeople. 1860.## Moll Flanders RC 51146 by Daniel Defoe read by Barbara Caruso 3 cassettes (Reissue) Moral tale set in seventeenth-century England and Virginia recounts the crimes and misfortunes of a lusty and strong- willed woman. Among Moll's five marriages was one, unwitting, to her own brother. After years as a thief and a prostitute, she attains great wealth, and spends her old age comfortably repenting her youthful excesses. 1722.## Persuasion RC 51057 by Jane Austen read by Jennifer Mendenhall 2 cassettes (Reissue) Austen's last novel is a temperate comedy of manners. At twenty-seven, a woman regrets that, persuaded by her elders, she had broken her engagement to the navy captain she loved at nineteen. When she and her father are forced to rent their family home and move to Bath, she meets her former love again. 1816.## The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea RC 50222 by James Fenimore Cooper read by Ted Stoddard 4 cassettes (Reissue) A nineteenth-century sea story suggested by an episode in the life of John Paul Jones, which combines romance, intrigue, betrayal, near-shipwreck, and sea fights. 1823.## Portrait of a Lady RC 51264 by Henry James read by Patricia Beaudry 4 cassettes (Reissue) As an American traveling abroad, wealthy and attractive Isabel Archer discovers both the beauty and deception of European society. And in the process she gains self- knowledge. 1881.## The Prairie: A Tale RC 52639 by James Fenimore Cooper read by Robert Donley 4 cassettes (Reissue) Early 1800s. Civilization drives old hunter Natty Bumppo (Leatherstocking) west of the Mississippi to the prairies, where he becomes a trapper and helps a band of emigrants in their conflicts with Indians, miscreants, and the harsh environment. Sequel to The Pioneers (RC 10816). 1827.## Pride and Prejudice RC 50549 by Jane Austen read by Jennifer Mendenhall 3 cassettes (Reissue) A classic novel of social customs in late eighteenth-century England. Depicts the personality clash between Elizabeth Bennet, one of five daughters of a country gentleman, and prosperous, aristocratic landowner Fitzwilliam Darcy, which eventually develops into courtship. 1813.## Red Rover RC 51156 by James Fenimore Cooper read by Erik Sandvold 4 cassettes Classic maritime adventure set in the years just before the American Revolution. Disguised as a common sailor, Lieutenant Henry Ark sets out to trap an elusive pirate called the Red Rover. Following a storm and a mutiny, Ark-- along with a charming young woman and her governess--is rescued by the pirate himself. 1827.## The Return of the Native RC 52679 by Thomas Hardy read by Graeme Malcolm 3 cassettes (Reissue) Clym Yeobright returns to barren Egdon Heath and, against his mother's advice, marries the willful Eustacia Vye. Later, disenchanted, Eustacia begins seeing Damon Wildeve, her former lover, who is married to Clym's cousin. Includes a glossary of unfamiliar regional terms as well as the author's later prefaces and postscripts. 1878.## Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe RC 52397 by George Eliot read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes (Reissue) Classic novel of an embittered, reclusive weaver in rural Victorian England who is robbed of his horded gold but later adopts a foundling he learns to cherish. Years later Silas and Eppie discover the truth of the girl's parentage--and the location of the lost treasure. With 1996 introduction and notes by David Carroll. 1861.## The Victim RC 51827 by Saul Bellow read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes Asa Leventhal is alone in New York while his wife is away. Seeking relief from a New York heat wave one evening in the park, he is approached by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. As the relationship between the antagonists deepens, Leventhal's fragile sense of self-worth starts to crumble. 1947.## White Fang RC 51689 by Jack London read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes (Reissue) A wolf-dog, rescued from danger and tamed by a kind master, redeems his brute nature by defending his master's family against an escaped convict. Companion to The Call of the Wild (RC 49486). For junior and senior high and older readers. 1906.## Contemporary Fiction### Chemical Pink RC 51890 by Katie Arnoldi read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Decadent California showman Charles Worthington focuses on twenty-nine-year-old Aurora Jeanine Johnson (southern states bodybuilding champion) as his next project for developing to "perfection." Following his regimen of muscle-enhancing drugs, dieting, and workouts leaves Aurora too exhausted to care for her twelve-year-old daughter. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Cold Six Thousand RC 52349 by James Ellroy read by Christopher Walker 5 cassettes Las Vegas policeman Wayne Tedrow Jr., son of a crooked, mob- connected union leader, goes to Dallas on November 22, 1963, to kill a black gambler. Things go awry, and for the next five years Tedrow is caught up in a web of conspiracies. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Demonology: Stories RC 52304 by Rick Moody read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Thirteen tales of people possessed in some way, several written in experimental form. The title story, the last in the collection, is a heartfelt elegy for a sister who died unexpectedly while putting her two young children to bed. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.## How It Is RC 52613 by Samuel Beckett read by Rick Rohan 1 cassette An anguished, disembodied voice expresses a grim, fragmentary vision of human life stripped to its essence in this experimental fiction by the Irish-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Originally written in French in 1961 and translated into English by the author. Some strong language. 1964.## The Last Samurai RC 51848 by Helen DeWitt read by Catherine Byers 3 cassettes Single mother Sibylla is concerned about the lack of a male role model for her six-year-old language-prodigy son, Ludo. To compensate, she repeatedly shows him the Japanese film Seven Samurai. After years of viewing the video, Ludo begins interviewing brilliant candidates to be his father. 2000.## Now It's Time to Say Goodbye RC 51492 by Dale Peck read by Steven Carpenter 3 cassettes Multilayered portrayal of a town in crisis. A disillusioned homosexual New York couple emigrate to an isolated Kansas town only to find the people violently divided by race and divergent perspectives on life. Their arrival triggers additional acts of rape, murder, and general mayhem as the community struggles with long-pent ills. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1998.## Family### Back When We Were Grownups RC 52094 by Anne Tyler read by Kimberly Schraf 2 cassettes Rebecca, a fiftyish grandmother, was widowed in her twenties and left with four daughters to raise. She is tired of family and career demands, and wonders if she made the right choices in life. Rebecca contacts the college boyfriend she once walked out on. Bestseller 2001.## Backwater RC 51739 by Joan Bauer read by Michele Schaeffer 1 cassette Sixteen-year-old Ivy Breedlove feels out of place in her family of opinionated attorneys. While helping an elderly relative compile a family history, Ivy sees similarities between herself and a reclusive aunt who lives in the Adirondacks. Ivy sets out to find her mysterious aunt. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.## The Barbarians Are Coming RC 51915 by David Wong Louie read by Jonathan Davis 3 cassettes The author of Pangs of Love: Stories (RC 34554) continues the topic of second-generation Chinese Americans living between two cultures. Twenty-six-year-old French chef Sterling Lung marries his Jewish girlfriend and has two children before he understands his ailing immigrant father. Some strong language. 2000.## Blue Heaven RC 52319 by Elaine Kagan read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes The stories of three generations of women intertwine as they reveal the failures, successes, and humor of being in love. Mollie, eighty and developing Alzheimer's, and her daughter Gilliana, forty-seven, made unwise matrimonial decisions. Now Clare, seventeen, worries about making the same mistakes. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.## The Bonesetter's Daughter RC 51557 by Amy Tan read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes San Francisco writer Ruth Young discovers a memoir by her Chinese mother, LuLing, while she is dealing with LuLing's failing memory. After deciphering the Chinese calligraphy, Ruth gains insight into her family heritage, which improves her relationship with her mother. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Breathing Room RC 52727 by Patricia Elam read by Saidah Arrika Ekulona 3 cassettes Photographer Norma has a loving husband and a lively son. Divorced probation officer Moxie is dedicated to her talented teenage daughter. Best friends after meeting in college, Norma and Moxie are very supportive of each other. Suddenly their bond begins to unravel in unexpected ways. 2001.## The Chisellers RC 51681 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette Dublin, 1970. Agnes's brood of seven--whom she calls the "chisellers"--are a few years older than in The Mammy (RC 51680) and are causing her more heartache. But Mark, the eldest, makes a bold move at the furniture factory and finds his dream girl. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995.## Contrary Mary RC 50213 by Temple Bailey read by Margaret Strom 2 cassettes The Ballard siblings, Mary, Constance, and Barry, live in an old house in Washington, D.C. With Constance getting married, their aunts, Isabelle and Frances, want Mary to close up the house. However, Mary feels responsible for Barry, so she has taken the bold step of renting the Tower Room to a gentleman. 1914.## The Corrections RC 53073 by Jonathan Franzen read by Christopher Walker 4 cassettes Because her husband, Alfred, has Parkinson's disease, elderly midwestern housewife Enid Lambert seeks to gather her grown children for one last Christmas together. But unhappily married banker Gary, recently fired professor Chip, and bisexual chef Denise have other ideas. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Cousin Rosamund RC 51414 by Rebecca West read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes London, 1920s. In this sequel to This Real Night (RC 24538), twins Rose and Mary Aubrey despise their cousin Rosamund's new husband. They move into an inn on the Thames to live with family friends. Mary finds contentment in her music, and Rose falls in love. Some strong language. 1985.## A Day Late and a Dollar Short RC 51558 by Terry McMillan read by Myra Luevetia Taylor 3 cassettes Driven apart by infidelity and addiction, the Price family resolves to reunite through love and forgiveness. When Viola survives a severe asthma attack, her husband and four adult children rally around to support her recovery. But problems arise as their basic philosophical differences emerge. Strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Down All the Days RC 50955 by Christy Brown read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes (Reissue) A disabled boy observes the people and happenings in his poor Dublin household and neighborhood. Not wanting to miss out on any adventures, he sometimes travels through the streets by boxcart--hauled by his brothers. By the author of My Left Foot (RC 29488). Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1970.## Dreamland RC 52621 by Sarah Dessen read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes Sixteen-year-old Caitlin and her family feel betrayed when Caitlin's "perfect" older sister runs away. Caitlin tries to fill the void but drifts into a relationship with an abusive, drug-dealing older boy. It takes a near tragedy for her parents to rally around her. Some strong language. For senior high readers. 2000.## The End of the Rainbow: The Hudson Family Series RC 51649 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes This sequel to Eye of the Storm (RC 51648) focuses on Summer, sixteen-year-old daughter of Rain and Austin. Summer thinks of Uncle Roy's stepson, Harley, as a brother, but after she is date-raped--and she and Harley search for his real father--their relationship changes. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Eye of the Storm: The Hudson Family Series RC 51648 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes When Rain returns to America for Grandmother Hudson's funeral, she learns she has inherited most of her grandparent's estate. Then Rain is badly injured in an accident and her relatives attempt to take over the estate. Sequel to Lightning Strikes (RC 50929). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Family Orchard RC 51055 by Nomi Eve read by Suzanne Toren 2 cassettes A multigenerational saga of a Jewish family whose story begins in 1837, when Esther and Yochanan immigrate to Palestine, and ends in America in the 1990s. The storyteller interweaves the tale of her father, the orchard man, with her family's history of love, fulfillment, and loss. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## Firefly Beach RC 53025 by Luanne Rice read by Jill Fox 3 cassettes Sisters Caroline, Clea, and Skye return to their family homestead to visit when Joe Connor, an individual connected to their troubled past, arrives. He is the son of the man who committed suicide in front of the family three decades ago. And it was their father's fault. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Giant RC 51155 by Edna Ferber read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes (Reissue) Following a whirlwind romance, bookish bluestocking Leslie Lynnton of Virginia marries Texas cattle baron Bick Benedict and moves to his ranch. There she has trouble adapting to the strange customs of the wealthy westerners, as well as to the exploitation of their Mexican help. Bestseller 1952.## The Girls RC 50294 by Helen Yglesias read by Mimi Bederman 1 cassette Eighty-year-old Jenny travels to Miami to take care of her older sisters Eva, Naomi, and Flora. Once there, she reminisces about their New York childhood while surveying the ruin of the natural landscape and the variety of inhabitants including her fellow elderly Jews. Some strong language. 1999.## The Granny RC 51682 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette Dublin, 1980. In this sequel to The Chisellers (RC 51681) Agnes is forty-seven when Mark announces the birth of her new grandson and calls her "Granny." Agnes feels old for the first time, but manages to stay at the center of her family's activities. Strong language. 1996.## Hayati, My Life RC 52205 by Miriam Cooke read by Jill Fox 1 cassette Traces three generations of Palestinian women while they struggle with personal problems and political turmoil from 1946 through 1990. Samya lives in Jerusalem and, along with her daughter Assia and granddaughters Maryam and Afaf, survives wars, exile, imprisonment, rape, and poverty. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Kinship RC 50759 by Trudy Krisher read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Kinship, Georgia; 1961. Pert Wilson, fifteen, lives with her mother and brother in a trailer park. Residents are upset about a recent law rezoning the park for permanent housing. Suddenly, Pert's long-absent daddy returns with big schemes to save the park. Companion to Spite Fences (RC 41946). For junior and senior high readers. 1997.## Kissing the Virgin's Mouth RC 52706 by Donna M. Gershten read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes As Magda awaits the onset of inherited blindness in her comfortable Mexican home, lighting candles to her statue of the Virgin, she recalls her eventful life: childhood poverty, her blind mother, her husbands and lovers, moving to Idaho, and raising her daughter. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bellwether Prize. 2001.## Leaving Pico RC 52005 by Frank X. Gaspar read by John Polk 2 cassettes Award-winning poet Gaspar's autobiographical tale of Josie Carvalho, who grows up in the Portuguese fishing village in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Abandoned by his mother, Josie is raised by an aunt and his seldom-sober grandfather, who regales him with the adventures of an ancestor who supposedly discovered America before Columbus. 1999.## The Makioka Sisters RC 53099 by Junichiro Tanizaki read by Mary Kane 4 cassettes Four sisters struggle to adhere to formal traditions as their prestigious Osaka family declines between 1936 and 1941. Familial bonds disintegrate while they try to survive poverty, preserve the family name, and find a husband for the third sister, Yukiko. First published in Japan in 1943. Includes an introduction, bibliography, and chronology of Tanizaki's life. 1993.## The Mallen Girl RC 51110 by Catherine Cookson read by Anne Mullen 2 cassettes (Reissue) Barbara, the hearing-impaired ward of Miss Anna Brigmore, may not have the Mallen streak in her hair, but she is still willful and hot-tempered. When jealousy causes Barbara to push her rival, Sarah, into a pit full of sharp, rusted machinery, the consequences alter both girls' lives. 1973.## The Mammy RC 51680 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette In 1960s working-class Dublin newly widowed Agnes Browne-- called Mammy by her seven children--goes directly to Social Welfare on the day of her husband's death. She meets challenges head-on with plucky courage, great wit, and as much good humor as she can muster. Prequel to The Chisellers (RC 51681). Strong language. 1994.## A Member of the Family RC 52611 by Susan Merrell read by Faith Potts 3 cassettes The Latham family from Sag Harbor, New York, adopts a toddler from Romania. Over the next few turbulent years, they learn that Michael has attachment disorder. His aggressive behavior threatens their marriage and their older daughter. But can they give him up? Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Moon Women RC 52459 by Pamela Duncan read by Madelyn Buzzard 3 cassettes Account of three generations of North Carolina women. Matriarch Marvelle, living with daughter Ruth Ann, is losing touch with reality and harbors a secret that will affect everyone. Ruth Ann's daughter, Ashley, nineteen, unmarried, and pregnant, lives with them. Nearby is Ruth Ann's lonely, obese sister Cassandra. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001.## A Mother's Gift RC 52162 by Britney Spears and Lynne Spears read by Nanette Savard 1 cassette Fourteen-year-old singer Holly Faye Lovell shares a close relationship with her single mother, a seamstress in Biscay, Mississippi. When Holly wins a scholarship to a prestigious music school, she becomes embarrassed about her humble roots. Meanwhile Holly's mother considers revealing a secret. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller 2001.## Natchez: A Novel of the Deep South RC 51092 by Pamela Jekel read by Nanette Savard 4 cassettes Traces four generations of women in the Natchez region of Louisiana, beginning in 1775 with the arrival of Josiah Fleming. After losing his family, Josiah remarries and his daughter continues to build his acreage into a thriving plantation. Also follows the activities of various fauna in the area. 1995.## Plantation: A Lowcountry Tale RC 53043 by Dorothea Benton Frank read by Ann Hodapp 3 cassettes New Yorker Caroline Levine swore she would never return home to South Carolina. Then her brother Trip calls begging her to come see about Mother. Caroline, finding a person who is the same yet greatly changed, learns what it means to come home. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## The River Where Blood Is Born RC 52737 by Sandra Jackson-Opoku read by Robin Miles 4 cassettes The voice of Ananse, African folklore's storyteller- trickster, traces the lives and fates of generations of black women, spanning almost three centuries and journeying from Africa through the Caribbean and America. A prophecy points to the ninth daughter in the lineage, whose sense of unfulfillment prompts her return to Africa. ALA Black Caucus Award. 1997.## Sister of My Heart RC 52038 by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Soulmates Sudha and Anju are cousins raised in the same Calcutta household by their widowed mothers. Beautiful Sudha is burdened by family secrets, while ambitious Anju wants an education. But both are forced by economics into arranged marriages. Eventually they reunite in America. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.## The Sugar Island RC 52133 by Ivonne Lamazares read by Gabriella Cavallero 1 cassette Communist Cuba, 1960s. Tanya and her younger half-brother, Emanuel, are raised by a neglectful mother whose schemes leave the family in dire straits. But when Tanya becomes a teenager she joins her mother on a dangerous sea escape to Florida. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Sullivan's Island: A Lowcountry Tale RC 52486 by Dorothea Benton Frank read by Erin Jones 3 cassettes Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Growing up in the 1960s, Susan Hayes had a relatively average childhood, but now in the 1990s her life is falling apart. She and her sister take an introspective look at their past, which involved family secrets and betrayals. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.## Summer Island RC 52724 by Kristin Hannah read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Well-known talk show host Nora Bridge has been estranged from daughter Ruby for years. But when the ugly truth about her past is uncovered, Nora retreats to Summer Island. There she and Ruby finally come to terms with each other. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## The Thorn Birds RC 51148 by Colleen McCullough read by Martha Harmon Pardee 4 cassettes (Reissue) Saga of the Australian Cleary family set in a vast sheep station. Central characters are Meggie and the one man she truly loves--priest Ralph de Bricassart. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977.## The Tie That Binds RC 52113 by Kent Haruf read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes (Reissue) Colorado, 1896 to 1976. Edith Goodnough, the courageous daughter of homesteaders, finds herself bound by duty, love, and obligation to her crippled father and younger brother. Sacrificing her chance for happiness with the man she loves, she assumes the task of maintaining the family farm. Strong language. 1984.## What Janie Found RC 50882 by Caroline B. Cooney read by Margaret Strom 1 cassette After her "father" is incapacitated by a stroke, Janie feels betrayed on discovering that he has been sending money to his real daughter, Hannah, who kidnapped Janie years ago. Janie is determined to find and confront Hannah about the past. Sequel to Voice on the Radio (RC 47855). For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## When Memory Dies RC 51176 by A. Sivanandan read by Yolande Bavan 4 cassettes Narrative of oppression endured by three generations of Sri Lankan men, from the 1920s to the 1980s, set against the backdrop of colonial rule followed by ethnic fighting. Teacher Rajan tells of his civil-servant father and then of his own life and that of his activist stepson. Some violence. 1997.## Wives and Daughters RC 52145 by Elizabeth Gaskell read by Barbara Caruso 6 cassettes Hollingford, England; 1800s. When the village doctor, Mr. Gibson, decides to remarry, his only daughter, Molly, is resentful but becomes friends with her stepsister, Cynthia. The two young ladies' social circle includes the family of Squire Hamley, who has two sons--Roger and Osborne. 1866.## Fantasy### The Amber Spyglass: His Dark Materials, Book 3 RC 50939 by Philip Pullman read by Suzanne Toren 3 cassettes In this continuation of The Subtle Knife (RC 45857) Lyra is hidden in a cave by her mother, Mrs. Coulter. Two angels want Will and his magic knife to accompany them to Lord Asriel, but Will is determined to find Lyra first. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller 2000.## Ariadne's Web: Book of the Gods, Volume 2 RC 49938 by Fred Saberhagen read by Erik Sandvold 3 cassettes In this sequel to The Face of Apollo (RC 49937) young princess Ariadne becomes captivated by a treacherous pirate who was implicated in the death of her father. Hoping to aid Ariadne, a soldier dons the Face of Dionysus, a mask that confers divine powers. For senior high and older readers. 2000.## Between the Rivers RC 51446 by Harry Turtledove read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes Although the gods and their priests still rule, men are beginning to forge metal and to trade between their cities. When merchant's son Sharur and thief Habbazu capture a cup that holds the gods' power, Sharur bargains for more commerce and freedom. 1998.## The Black Raven: The Dragon Mage, Book 2 RC 50968 by Katharine Kerr read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes In this sequel to The Red Wyvern (RC 48144) centuries have passed since the Civil Wars. Now the evil sorceress Raena is plotting to destroy Rhodry Maelwaedd, her enemy through many lifetimes. As Rhodry struggles to save his land and loved ones, he is aided by his guardian dragon, Arzosah. 1999.## The Black Swan RC 51209 by Mercedes Lackey read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Young Prince Siegfried, a known womanizer, falls in love with Princess Odette, whom sorcerer von Rothbart has transformed into a white swan by day. But the sorcerer pays a high price for misjudging women, especially his daughter Odile. Based on the story of the ballet Swan Lake. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Ciara's Song: Witch World RC 51316 by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Ciara's parents and siblings are killed when she is nine-- she survives because of her mother's foresight. After being rescued and cared for by Lord Tarnoor, she eventually falls in love and marries his son Trovagh, and they begin raising their own family. Then an evil sorcerer threatens to destroy everything. 1998.## Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister RC 52549 by Gregory Maguire read by Faith Potts 2 cassettes In this variation on the Cinderella theme, the reclusive beauty Clara is assisted by her "ugly" stepsister. Clara attends the ball, where she captivates the prince. Seventeenth-century Holland, replete with master artist and tulip merchant, is the setting for the wicked stepmother's machinations. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.## The Conqueror's Child: Holdfast Chronicles, Book 4 RC 50948 by Suzy McKee Charnas read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes In this sequel to The Furies (RC 41695) and the two-title volume Walk to the End of the World; and, Motherlines (RC 41694), the women are still enslaving the men who once ruled them. Alldera Conqueror's estranged daughter, Sorrel, has rescued a small boy. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999.## The Curse of Chalion RC 53074 by Lois McMaster Bujold read by Vanessa Maroney 4 cassettes Lupe dy Cazaril, once betrayed and sold into slavery, returns to the royal household he once served, hoping to find a menial job. Instead he is favored with the position of secretary-tutor to the royal princess. But a curse lies over the House of Chalion, endangering Cazaril and all within the royal circle. 2001.## Daemonomania RC 51952 by John Crowley read by Richard Davidson 5 cassettes In this sequel to Love and Sleep (RC 40318), the Faraway Hills provide the context for understanding the mysteries that blend past and present, magic and mundane. Intertwined are the stories of historian Pierce Moffett, his lover Rose Ryder, and single mother Rosie Rasmussen, whose daughter seems possessed. 2000.## Dark of the Gods RC 52635 by P.C. Hodgell read by Barbara Caruso 5 cassettes Contains God Stalk and its sequel, Dark of the Moon. Jame Talissen--possessing the strange powers of her ancient race, the Kencyr--suffers amnesia and exhaustion after fleeing her enemies. She arrives in the mazed city Tai-tastigon, searching for her brother Tori to give him their father's sword and ring. 2000.## Dark Sleeper RC 52042 by Jeffrey E. Barlough read by Gary Tipton 4 cassettes In the fog-enshrouded city of Salthead, when an undead sailor dances along the wharves and the ghost of a long-dead boy haunts a tavern, a metaphysics professor and his colleague encounter something more baleful--a mystical evil intent on destroying the city and everyone in it. 1999.## Darkness Descending: The Darkness Novels, Volume 2 RC 51006 by Harry Turtledove read by John Polk 5 cassettes In this sequel to Into the Darkness (RC 51005), warfare involving magical battles and airborne dragons engulfs the world. The Algarvian army encounters fierce resistance from its longtime foes as it sweeps across the country of Forthweg. When members of the Kaunian race are shipped off to "camps," few suspect the real purpose. 2000.## Darksong Rising: The Spellsong Cycle, Book 3 RC 51327 by L.E. Modesitt read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Anna, a sorceress and regent of Defalk, copes with challenges to her leadership and tries to resolve some noblemen's distaste for obeying a woman. She must also decide whether to support the rightful heir to the throne. Sequel to The Spellsong War (RC 51114). Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.## Daughter of the Forest: The Sevenwaters Trilogy, Book 1 RC 53155 by Juliet Marillier read by Gabriella Cavallero 4 cassettes Lord Colum of Sevenwaters has six talented sons--Liam, Diarmid, twins Cormack and Conor, Finbar, and Padriac. But it is his seventh child and only daughter, Sorcha, who can restore his sons to humanity after Colum's new wife, Oonagh, changes them into swans. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## The Deer's Cry: A Book of the Keltiad RC 51130 by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison read by George Holmes 3 cassettes The story of Brendan of Fanad, whose father was a lord of the Gael and his mother a lady of the magic High Danaan race. Brendan weds Etain of the Sidhe, a Danaan, and fulfills his destiny to lead her people on the Great Voyage to the stars. 1998.## Equal Rites: A Novel of Discworld RC 52704 by Terry Pratchett read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes Wizard Drum Billet is dying--in about six minutes--and wants to pass on his powers to the eighth son of an eighth son who is just being born. The wizard's staff is placed in the child's hand immediately after birth. But, the child is a girl! For senior high and older readers. 1987.## Faith of the Fallen: The Sword of Truth, Book 6 RC 50941 by Terry Goodkind read by Nick Sullivan 5 cassettes Following her ordeal in Soul of the Fire (RC 49220), Kahlan is nursed back to health by Richard Rahl, who then instructs her in swordplay. When Richard is captured by the emperor's mistress, he and Kahlan must struggle separately against the forces of the Imperial Order. Violence. Bestseller 2000.## The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein RC 51609 by Robert A. Heinlein read by Michael Scherer 3 cassettes Eight fantasy stories from the 1940s and 1950s. Real-world characters are challenged by inexplicable events in "Magic, Inc.," "And He Built a Crooked House," "They," "Waldo," "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag," "Our Fair City," "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants," and "All You Zombies." 1999.## Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld RC 52143 by Terry Pratchett read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes Ankh-Morpork is being stalked by a murderer. Even Commander Samuel Vimes of the City Guard has been attacked. Aided by dwarf Corporal Cheery Littlebottom, Vimes hopes to find the assassin. But in the end he uncovers information he would have been better off without. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1996.## The Fifth Elephant: A Novel of Discworld RC 51726 by Terry Pratchett read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Features Sam Vimes, the commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who is sent as ambassador to Uberwald to negotiate a trade deal. Gold, iron, and fat--but never silver--are mined in Uberwald. Vimes must also solve the mystery of the missing Scone of Stone for the dwarves. Some strong language. 2000.## The Gormenghast Novels: Titus Groan, Gormenghast, Titus Alone RC 51703 by Mervyn Peake read by Kristin Allison 9 cassettes in 2 containers Titus Groan (1946) introduces Titus, who at age two becomes the seventy-seventh earl of Gormenghast, a ritual-ridden castle full of Dickensian characters. Gormenghast (1950) follows Titus as he overcomes a power-seeking kitchen boy, then flees the castle. Titus Alone (1959) relates his experiences beyond the castle walls. Some violence. 1959.## The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again RC 48978 by J.R.R. Tolkien read by Carole Jordan Stewart 2 cassettes (Reissue) The wandering wizard Gandalf recruits Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, to be the fourteenth member of an expedition. Hobbits prefer comfort to adventures, but Bilbo joins the quest and encounters many perils, including a dragon. For junior and senior high readers. 1966.## Hogfather: A Novel of Discworld RC 52689 by Terry Pratchett read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes 'Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through Discworld, not a creature was stirring--not even Hogfather himself. So who is going to deliver the children's presents? Susan, a governess, sets out to find him before morning; otherwise the sun won't come up. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1996.## In the Empire of Shadow: Three Worlds Trilogy, Book 2 RC 51721 by Lawrence Watt-Evans read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes In this sequel to Out of This World (RC 44629), Pel Brown is still trapped in the Galactic Empire with several other inhabitants from Earth. But he will not be allowed to return home until he destroys Shadow--the evil ruler of the magical realm of Faerie. Some violence and some strong language. 1995.## Into the Darkness: The Darkness Novels, Volume 1 RC 51005 by Harry Turtledove read by John Polk 5 cassettes When Alardo, Duke of Bari, dies leaving no sons, his nation is absorbed by the kingdom of Algarve, which lost the territory in the Six Years' War. But this move violates a treaty, and because of numerous alliances among surrounding countries, conflict erupts. Prequel to Darkness Descending (RC 51006). Some violence. 1999.## King Kelson's Bride RC 52255 by Katherine Kurtz read by Gary Tipton 4 cassettes The fragile peace between Torenth and Gwynedd is threatened, making it imperative that King Kelson of Gwynedd take a bride and produce an heir. Having already lost two brides, one in death and the other through treachery, Kelson's only wish now is to find a woman who also has Deryni blood. 2000.## Knight of the Demon Queen RC 51152 by Barbara Hambly read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes In this sequel to Dragonshadow (RC 50394) Jenny Waynest still suffers from her past possession by the demon Amayon. Now her husband, Lord John Aversin, is blackmailed by the cruel Aohila, the Demon Queen, to assist Amayon on a quest into a strange land. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## Krondor: The Assassins; the Riftwar Legacy, Book 2 RC 50913 by Raymond E. Feist read by Gary Tipton 2 cassettes In this sequel to Krondor: The Betrayal (RC 50912), Prince Arutha asks Squire James to investigate the many assassinations plaguing Midkemia's capital city of Krondor. James uncovers a nightmare of corruption and deceit that threatens to destroy Krondor if he cannot prevent one last murder. 1999.## Krondor: The Betrayal; the Riftwar Legacy, Book 1 RC 50912 by Raymond E. Feist read by Gary Tipton 3 cassettes Set in the land of Midkemia, this saga chronicles the adventures of Squire James, Squire Locklear, and those who accompany them--an apprentice magician, a sorcerer, and a renegade dark elf--as they face various evil plots. Prequel to Krondor the Assassins (RC 50913). 1998.## Larque on the Wing RC 52847 by Nancy Springer read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Forty-year-old Larque Harootunian is a painter who has the ability to produce doppelgangers--ghostly apparitions of herself and others. Approaching a midlife crisis, she eventually "splits" into three different people--each representing conflicting facets of her own personality--as she "steps into" the magical world of Popular Street. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1994.## Lirael, Daughter of the Clayr RC 52678 by Garth Nix read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Lirael, on her fourteenth birthday, despairs of ever receiving the gift of Sight--seeing into the future. But when a dangerous necromancer threatens to unleash a long- buried evil, it is Lirael who must undertake a mission to save the Old Kingdom. Sequel to Sabriel (RC 44682). For junior and senior high readers. 2001.## The Magestone: Witch World RC 50244 by Andre Norton and Mary H. Schaub read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Dales trader Mereth is searching for clues to locate the missing magestone. A maniacal baron has stolen it from Kasarian's father--an Alizonder hound lord--and plans to use it to unleash the dark wizards of Escore. Now two foes have a common cause. 1996.## The Master of All Desires RC 51365 by Judith Merkle Riley read by Barbara Caruso 3 cassettes France, 1556. A tale of politics, intrigue, and prophecy. The Queen of France, a dabbler in sorcery, wants to get rid of her husband's mistress. The head of the Master of All Desires may help her, but it could also unleash disaster for France. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Mortalis: DemonWars, Volume 4 RC 52556 by R.A. Salvatore read by Michael Scherer 4 cassettes Despite the dactyl's demise, Pony rejects offers to become a baroness or an abbess of the Abellican Church. Plague is killing a large portion of Corona's population and a despised heretic is performing magic. So she must reconsider her decision. Sequel to The Demon Apostle (RC 49339). 2000.## Nebula Awards 33: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52723 edited by Connie Willis read by Nick Sullivan 2 cassettes A selection of 1997's best short writings and an excerpt from the Nebula Award winner for best novel, Vonda N. McIntyre's The Moon and the Sun. Features the grand master, Poul Anderson; Nebula Award winners Jerry Oltion, Nancy Kress, and Jane Yolen; and among the runners-up, Gregory Feeley. Some strong language. 1999.## Nebula Awards Showcase 2000: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52390 edited by Gregory Benford read by J.P. Linton 3 cassettes Short stories as well as essays revolving around the art of science fiction writing, publishing, and movie-making. Includes William Tenn's Author Emeritus Award acceptance speech, "My Life and Hard Times in SF." Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The One-Armed Queen RC 51042 by Jane Yolen read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes In this companion to White Jenna (RC 35256) the warrior queen's adoptive daughter, the one-armed Scillia, is heir to the realm of the Dales. But Jemson, Jenna's firstborn son, who was raised in the enemy kingdom, covets the throne for himself, and bloodshed ensues. Some violence. 1998.## The Red Magician RC 51383 by Lisa Goldstein read by Suzanne Toren 1 cassette Tale of confrontation between tradition and change in an East European village on the edge of World War II. Kicsi, a young girl, witnesses the duel of beliefs and wills between the local rabbi and Vörös, the red-haired stranger who warns of approaching evil. For senior high and older readers. American Book Award. 1982.## The Runelords: The Sum of All Men RC 52921 by David Farland read by Richard Hauenstein 4 cassettes Raj Ahten, ruler of Indhopal, seeks to bring all humanity under his rule by destroying and slaughtering indiscriminately. Meanwhile, Gaborn Val Orden fulfills a two-thousand-year-old prophecy by becoming the Earth King who can unleash the Earth's forces. Followed by Brotherhood of the Wolf (RC 52922). Some violence. 1998.## Seeker's Mask RC 52636 by P.C. Hodgell read by Barbara Caruso 4 cassettes Before Jame has time to reconnect with her brother Tori, she winds up in the Women's Halls at Gothregor. She doesn't conform well to their constrictions and soon is off on another perilous adventure. Sequel to Dark of the Gods (RC 52635). 1994.## The Serpent's Shadow RC 51762 by Mercedes Lackey read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Orphaned Dr. Maya Witherspoon, fleeing danger in India, establishes a medical practice in her London home in 1909. Surrounded by seven animal friends and trusted Indian servants, Maya is tutored in magic by an English master who also senses the malevolent forces directed against her by a vengeful Hindu enemy. 2001.## Small Gods: A Novel of Discworld RC 51955 by Terry Pratchett read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes In Discworld--a world of many small and great gods--the unexpected can be expected. Brutha, a young novice priest who cannot read or write, is content tending his melon patch. He is selected, however, as the Chosen One by the bossy Om, a small god who appears as a tortoise. 1992.## The Soprano Sorceress: The Spellsong Cycle, Book 1 RC 51113 by L.E. Modesitt read by Kristin Allison 4 cassettes Anna, an Iowa State University music instructor, is magically transported to the medieval world of Erde, where songs create spells and music is the source of power. Her vocal talents make her a powerful sorceress and a villain's target. Prequel to The Spellsong War (RC 51114). For senior high and older readers. 1997.## The Spellsong War: The Spellsong Cycle, Book 2 RC 51114 by L.E. Modesitt read by Kristin Allison 4 cassettes Now regent of the Defalk kingdom, Anna must secure the cooperation of the (male) lords and defend her people against threats of invasion by neighboring rulers. In the process, she learns more about leadership and authority. Sequel to The Soprano Sorceress (RC 51113). For senior high and older readers. 1998.## Spindle's End RC 51708 by Robin McKinley read by Jill Ferris 3 cassettes An infant princess is cursed on her name day by Pernicia, an evil fairy. Katriona, a young fairy, whisks the baby away to raise as her own, hoping to avoid Pernicia's vengeful powers. Based on the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2000.## Starless Night RC 51393 by R.A. Salvatore read by Erik Sandvold 2 cassettes Elf Drizzt Do'Urden has no desire to leave his companions at Mithril Hall, where they mourn the death of a dear comrade. But Drizzt knows he must return to the Underdark, for only there can he learn what perils threaten his friends. Prequel to Siege of Darkness (RC 40730). 1993.## A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3 RC 51406 by George R.R. Martin read by Roy Avers 8 cassettes in 2 containers King Joffrey of House Lannister now sits on the Iron Throne in the land of Seven Kingdoms. But there are still others who vie for power in a tale of treachery, greed, and ambition. Sequel to A Clash of Kings (RC 49913). Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Tamsin RC 52426 by Peter S. Beagle read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Arriving in England to live with her new family on a rundown farm, thirteen-year-old Jenny encounters the ghost of a young girl who has haunted the ancient estate for many years. Before she can help the ghost find rest, Jenny faces danger that changes her life. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.## Wind in the Stone RC 52516 by Andre Norton read by John Polk 2 cassettes After the Dark returns, a Wizard seizes control of the Valley, thus placing the balance between good and evil with a pair of twins. The sorcerer seeking to establish tyranny raises the male infant to do his bidding, but the denizens shelter the boy's sister in a nearby Forest. 1999.## Winter's Heart: The Wheel of Time, Book 9 RC 51203 by Robert Jordan read by Roy Avers 5 cassettes In this sequel to The Path of Daggers (RC 47082), the final encounter between the Light and the Shadow is imminent. Rand al'Thor, the dragon reborn, has been forced into hiding as both sides seek to control his participation in the last battle. Some violence. Bestseller 2000.## Xone of Contention RC 51025 by Piers Anthony read by Sharon Murray 3 cassettes Computer designer Edsel and his wife, Pia, are having marital problems. When Edsel accidentally enters the O-Xone (a link between Earth and Xanth) and meets Breanna of the Black Wave, they devise a plan to save the marriage--Edsel and Pia will exchange identities with Xanth inhabitants. But an unexpected surprise awaits. 1999.## Year of the Griffin RC 51942 by Diana Wynne Jones read by Erik Sandvold 2 cassettes It is eight years aftern the end of Mr. Chesney's Pilgrim Tours--as described in Dark Lord of Derkholm (RC 48321)--and Elda, the griffin daughter of the wizard Derk, arrives at the Wizards' University. She encounters new friends, pirates, assassins, worry, sabotage, bloodshed, and misused magic. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection RC 50082 edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling read by John Horton 6 cassettes Collection of thirty-eight stories and eight poems covering a range from fairy tales to gothic horror. Authors include Kelly Link, Stephen King, Jane Yolen, Steven Millhauser, Jorge Luis Borges, Peter Straub, Charles de Lint, Ilan Stavans, and A.S. Byatt. 1999.## General### The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay RC 50950 by Michael Chabon read by Jim Zeiger 5 cassettes 1939. An eighteen-year-old artist and magician flees Czechoslovakia for his cousin's New York home. With their love of legend and fantasy, the boys launch a superhero comic book series. The golden age of comic art is at hand, but so are the horrors of global war. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Betsy RC 51098 by Harold Robbins read by Maria Pino 3 cassettes (Reissue) The founder of the Hardeman dynasty and Bethlehem Motors, now part of a giant monopoly, is still powerful at the age of ninety-one. He challenges the leadership of his grandson by making plans for a dream car to be called the Betsy. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1971.## Between Lovers RC 52673 by Eric Jerome Dickey read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes After seven years, an African American writer is still in love with his former fiancée, who left him for a beautiful and successful woman attorney. In Oakland, he and Nicole resume their affair, but Nicole is unable to choose between her two lovers. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Biographer's Tale RC 51771 by A.S. Byatt read by Fred Major 2 cassettes A 1990s graduate student, Phineas G. Nanson, renounces postmodernist literary theory in favor of a "life full of things...full of facts." Then, while doing research for a biography of a biographer, Phineas discovers the pleasures of having not one but two real-world loves. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Blue Angel RC 51756 by Francine Prose read by Kimberly Schraf 3 cassettes A happily married, middle-aged professor of creative writing at an expensive but obscure New England college falls for a talented, exotic-looking student. With sexual harassment a big topic on campus, what is the professor doing undressed in the girl's dormitory room? Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Blue Diary RC 52888 by Alice Hoffman read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes On a glorious June morning, Ethan Ford makes love to his wife, Jorie, in their happy home. But before the day is over, Ethan's secret past will catch up to him, and his perfect marriage will crumble. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Britannia Mews RC 52868 by Margery Sharp read by Janis Gray 3 cassettes In the late 1800s, young, naive Adelaide Culver leads a protected life in London until she decides, against her parents' wishes, to marry her drawing teacher. Poor, unambitious, and alcoholic, Henry Lambert lives in the rundown housing of the converted manor, Britannia Mews. When Adelaide realizes his limitations, pride and, later, blackmail force her to stay and make a life for herself among her unusual neighbors. Some strong language. 1946.## Choke RC 52781 by Chuck Palahniuk read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Medical school dropout Victor Mancini offers a bizarre, angry confession of why he believes he is a loser. He works at a colonial theme park, attends sex-addiction group meetings, and pretends to choke in restaurants to pay for his mother's elder care. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Chronicle of the Seven Sorrows RC 51181 by Patrick Chamoiseau read by Frank Coffee 2 cassettes Recounts the life and times of Pipi Soleil, down-and-out king of the wheelbarrow market porters in Fort-de-France, Martinique. Tells of his supernatural conception, his loves, his longings, his coworkers and friends, and the vibrant everyday life of the central marketplace. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## A Common Life: The Wedding Story RC 52101 by Jan Karon read by Gary Tipton 1 cassette In this companion to the Mitford Years series, Father Tim Kavanagh finally gets up the courage to ask Cynthia Coppersmith to marry him. Tensions mount as each struggles with doubt and preparations. Meanwhile the entire town becomes involved in the planning. Bestseller 2001.## Dawn Rochelle: Four Novels RC 52692 by Lurlene McDaniel read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Four novels chronicle a few years in the lives of Dawn Rochelle and her family and friends after she is diagnosed with leukemia at age thirteen. Includes Six Months to Live, I Want to Live, So Much to Live For, and No Time to Cry. For senior high readers. 2000.## The Dying Animal RC 52305 by Philip Roth read by Rick Rohan 1 cassette Sixtyish New York cultural critic David Kepesh is already struggling with his own mortality when a former favorite young lover, Cuban Consuela Castillo, returns in ill health to see him again. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Empire Falls RC 52601 by Richard Russo read by Christopher Walker 4 cassettes Empire Falls, Maine, was once a thriving town with three mills. But the owners, the Whitings, have allowed their vast holdings to become decrepit real estate. Miles Roby, who runs the Empire Grill for Mrs. Whiting, recounts the tale of this dying town with bemused regret. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Fay RC 51786 by Larry Brown read by Jill Fox 4 cassettes Uneducated, naive teenager Fay runs away from her abusive migrant family near Oxford, Mississippi. She lives first with a state trooper, then a stripper, and later a drug dealer. Now pregnant, Fay is followed by murder and mayhem wherever she goes. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.## The Feast of Love RC 51804 by Charles Baxter read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Bradley Smith helps his friend Charlie Baxter solve his book-writing woes by suggesting Charlie get Bradley's coffee shop customers to talk about their delights and distractions. Baxter weaves these stories into a series of vignettes covering many aspects of life. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Fourth Hand RC 52449 by John Irving read by Steven Carpenter 2 cassettes Television journalist and addicted womanizer Patrick Wallingford loses his left hand to circus lions in India, on camera. But it is a trip to Japan that changes his life-- that and having a hand-transplant with visitation rights for the donor's widow. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Headlong RC 50790 by Michael Frayn read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Philosopher Martin Clay and his art-historian wife, Kate, are spending time at their English country cottage. While dining with neighbors, he notices a painting he believes to be a lost Dutch treasure by Bruegel. But Martin's investigation, without Kate's knowledge, leads to more trouble than he expected. Some strong language. 1999.## Hooking Up RC 53223 by Tom Wolfe read by Barry Bernson 2 cassettes Collection of essays on a wide range of cultural topics and the novella "Ambush at Fort Bragg." In "My Three Stooges," Wolfe retaliates against hostile reviews of his novel A Man in Full (RC 47041). In "Hooking Up," America at the turn of the millennium is observed. 2000.## How to Be Good RC 52659 by Nick Hornby read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Just as London doctor Kate Carr decides to divorce her husband after two kids and decades of misery, nasty David finds spirituality under the guidance of a guru. Soon David is helping--and personally housing--the homeless and driving everyone crazy. How can Kate discard such saintliness? Strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Intuitionist RC 50558 by Colson Whitehead read by Lindsay Ellison 2 cassettes In this allegorical mystery set in the 1940s, Lila Mae Watson, the city's first minority woman elevator inspector, works by psychic intuition. When an elevator fails on her watch and her empiricist rivals seek her undoing, Lila conducts a secret probe that yields a startling discovery. Some strong language. 1999.## Jane Austen's Charlotte: Her Fragment of a Last Novel, Completed RC 52858 by Julia Barrett read by Janis Gray 2 cassettes Young Miss Charlotte Heywood from the country visits the Parker family at the seaside town Sanditon. A mutual attraction develops between Charlotte and her host's brother, Sidney Parker, while the Parker brothers attempt to promote Sanditon as a popular resort. 2000.## Jonathan Livingston Seagull RC 52511 by Richard Bach read by Jack Fox 1 cassette (Reissue) Refusing to conform to the life of the flock, Jonathan, a seagull, intensely desires to fly higher than any gull has ever flown. After his death, he returns to inspire the gulls who once scorned him. 1970.## The Ladies Auxiliary RC 51280 by Tova Mirvis read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes Young, widowed Jewish convert Batsheva Jacobs moves with her child to the Orthodox community of Memphis, Tennessee, where she shocks the staid social order with her fresh ideas and unconventional ways. The straitlaced women ostracize Batsheva as a bad influence on their teenage daughters. 1999.## The Lecturer's Tale RC 52656 by James Hynes read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes Vitriolic satire of academic life. Minnesota English professor Nelson Humboldt was once a rising star but has now been relegated to teaching composition. When a freak accident results in the severance and reattachment of a finger, Nelson discovers he has acquired some magical powers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001.## Madame RC 51917 by Antoni Libera read by J.P. Linton 3 cassettes A high school senior in 1960s Poland suffers from boredom, even though he tried forming a jazz band and a theater troupe. However, he is transfixed by the new headmistress and French teacher, Madame la Directrice. His resolve to learn everything about her leads to his liberation as an artist. 2000.## Miss Julia Takes Over RC 52836 by Ann B. Ross read by Terry Hayes Sales 2 cassettes Elderly Julia Springer hires private detective J.D. Pickens to find her late husband's mistress, Hazel Marie, who hasn't returned from a date. With Little Lloyd, Hazel's son, in tow, the trio end up at the NASCAR races. Sequel to Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind (RC 49141). 2001.## Mr. Spaceman RC 51058 by Robert Olen Butler read by Bruce Nelson 2 cassettes A friendly extraterrestrial, whose English is laced with TV slogans, has a mission to complete on New Year's Eve 1999. Searching for the best way to present a message to humankind, he consults with twelve people on a bus he beams up to his spaceship. Some strong language. 2000.## My Dream of You RC 51906 by Nuala O'Faolain read by Terry Donnelly 3 cassettes Kathleen de Burca, an expatriate travel writer in London, is propelled into a midlife crisis by the sudden death of a friend and coworker. Returning to her native Ireland to conduct research for a novel, she finds her historical consciousness awakened along with long-dormant emotions. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man RC 52846 by Joseph Heller read by Fred Major 1 cassette Pota, a novelist whose first book many years ago made him a legendary figure, seeks a subject for his final work. A possible title, A Sexual Biography of My Wife, elicits laughter from his wife and agent. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Prodigal Summer RC 51048 by Barbara Kingsolver read by Carole Jordan Stewart 3 cassettes At Zebulon Mountain in southern Appalachia, reclusive ranger Deanna Wolfe allows young hunter Eddie Bondo into her cabin and private space. In the valley two other women redefine their roles while championing ecological issues. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Ram with Red Horns RC 51178 by Rhys Davies read by Barbara Caruso 2 cassettes Small-town West Wales, 1960s. When Rhonwen learns that her sixty-year-old husband, Adda, has been carrying on an affair, she decides to make herself a widow--and succeeds. But visions of a ram with red horns prevent her from enjoying her new life, and she confronts her husband's mistress. 1996.## ravenShadow RC 51358 by Win Blevins read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes After Joseph Blue Crow plunges into a destructive midlife crisis, he rediscovers his Lakota roots through a vision quest. As his spirit journeys back one hundred years to 1890 and the massacre of his people at Wounded Knee, he regains his spiritual orientation. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.## The Scent of Water RC 51360 by Elizabeth Goudge read by Jill Ferris 2 cassettes (Reissue) Middle-aged businesswoman Mary Lindsay retires to an English country home, left to her by an eccentric cousin (whom she never met). Seeking solutions to her own problems, Mary helps her neighbors solve theirs. At the same time, she begins to understand her cousin's enigmatic personality. 1963.## Schmidt Delivered RC 52579 by Louis Begley read by David Elias 2 cassettes In this sequel to About Schmidt (RC 44886), the retired attorney is still living on Long Island with his much younger, promiscuous girlfriend when his estranged daughter returns home demanding money. Meanwhile, Schmidt's neighbor, a billionaire Egyptian-American, also has financial propositions. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Songcatcher: A Ballad Novel RC 52905 by Sharyn McCrumb read by Kimberly Schraf 3 cassettes Folksinger Lark McCourry is preparing to record an album and wants to locate a song she vaguely remembers from childhood. The story of Lark's search is interwoven with the stories of her ancestor Malcolm McCourry, who learned the song from a sailor on his way to America in 1751, and the generations between. 2001.## Stigmata RC 49527 by Phyllis Alesia Perry read by Tracy Mickens-Hundley 2 cassettes When fourteen-year-old Lizzie inherits a trunk containing her great-grandmother's diary and a quilt made by her grandmother, her life changes forever. For Lizzie begins having out-of-body experiences that transport her back to the days of slavery, from which she awakens with bloody scars on her back and wrists. Some strong language. 1998.## The Tall Pine Polka RC 51693 by Lorna Landvik read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Runaway heiress Lee O'Leary runs the cafe in Tall Pine, Minnesota, where eccentric neighbors gather. A Hollywood B movie puts the town on the map and makes twenty-two-year-old local beauty Fenny Ness an instant celebrity. Fenny and Lee also find themselves parties in a romantic rivalry. Some strong language. 1999.## Thinks... RC 52688 by David Lodge read by George Holmes 3 cassettes Comedy of manners in the British academic world. Ralph Messenger is director of cognitive science at the University of Gloucester. Helen Reed, a recent widow, has taken the post of writer-in-residence. Ralph, who though married indulges in illicit affairs, is attracted to Helen. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Valley of the Dolls RC 50906 by Jacqueline Susann read by Kimberly Schraf 4 cassettes (Reissue) New York City, 1945. Three beautiful young women--Anne, Neely, and Jennifer--become best friends as each seeks success in the world of show business. Their dependence on pills, referred to as dolls, becomes their way of coping with life. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1966.## The Woman Next Door RC 53035 by Barbara Delinsky read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes When Gretchen, a reclusive young widow in a suburban cul-de- sac, becomes pregnant, the other three women on the block suspect their husbands. Graham and Amanda struggle with infertility, Karen knows Lee cheats, and Georgia travels for work while Russ stays home. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Gothic### Dance upon the Air RC 52276 by Nora Roberts read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Nell Channing fakes her death to escape the clutches of her abusive wealthy husband. Mysteriously drawn to Three Sisters Island--to which she is unknowingly connected through her ancestors--she works for Mia Devlin, a witch, who introduces Nell to her own latent powers. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Frenchman RC 52480 by Velda Johnston read by Jack Fox 1 cassette (Reissue) Hoping to forget an unhappy love affair, Joan Creighton, twenty-seven, agrees to go abroad with elderly cousin Muffy, the widow of a former U.S. president, and Muffy's ever- present bodyguard. They will be escorted by a French courier. However, a plan to kidnap the ex-First Lady creates danger and romance for Joan. 1976.## Hidden Passions: Secrets from the Diaries of Tabitha Lenox RC 52062 by Alice Alfonsi read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Harmony, New England, harbors a centuries-old witch with a grudge. Tabitha knows all of the inhabitants' secrets-- mistresses, illegitimate babies, blackmail, and substance abuse. She creates even more trouble by casting spells of her own. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Midnight Bayou RC 53204 by Nora Roberts read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Declan Fitzgerald, tired of being a Boston lawyer, buys Manet Hall near New Orleans with plans to restore the old plantation. But he does not expect to find his house haunted by rape, murder, and betrayal. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Morning After RC 51112 by Suzanne Forster read by MaryBeth Wise 2 cassettes Shortly after Temple Banning moves to California, she awakens alone in a honeymoon suite with a marriage license listing a husband she's never met. Fearing amnesia from a previous bout with a deadly virus, Temple reluctantly turns to mysterious Mark Challis for help. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## Paradise County RC 52227 by Karen Robards read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Alexandra Haywood inherits a Kentucky horse farm from her bankrupt father, following his suicide. Along with trouble from a trainer who refuses to be fired, her rebellious teenage half-sister, and ghosts in the mansion, she finds herself targeted by a serial killer. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Growing Up### Half a Life RC 53063 by V.S. Naipaul read by Gordon Gould 2 cassettes The coming-of-age story of Willie Chandran, the son of a Brahman and a woman of lower caste whose disastrous union haunts Willie's existence. Escaping India for London, Willie tries to create a new identity as a writer, and marries a woman from Africa. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 RC 53040 by Garrison Keillor read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Fourteen-year-old Gary is suffering from hormonal anxieties in the summer of 1956. His family belongs to an evangelical group with strict behavioral rules, so he must keep his fantasies to himself. Yet those fantasies find a release when Gary is given an Underwood typewriter. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Meely LaBauve RC 51539 by Ken Wells read by Rick Foucheux 1 cassette Fifteen-year-old Emile "Meely" LaBauve leads an adventurous life in the bayous with his beloved gator-hunting Cajun daddy. But Meely ends up in jail and his father on the lam after the latest of their numerous run-ins with the law. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Saving Agnes RC 50249 by Rachel Cusk read by Cyn Delafield 2 cassettes Agnes Day, a recent college graduate, moves to London with two former classmates and takes a job with a trade magazine. As she recovers from her first love affair, she struggles to find her place in the adult world by trying to control everything around her. Some strong language. Whitbread First Novel Award. 1993.## Thumbsucker RC 51230 by Walter Kirn read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes Still a thumbsucker in high school, Justin Cobb is finally hypnotized by his hippie dentist into losing his habit. Anxious to find a replacement, Justin tries smoking, drinking, Ritalin, debating, fly-fishing, and religion, but finds solace nowhere. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.## Truth and Bright Water RC 52378 by Thomas King read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes Summer in a Montana reservation town moves in unexpected directions after Tecumseh and his cousin Lum witness a woman dancing on a clifftop and then leaping into the river below. Tecumseh helps a trompe l'oeil artist make a derelict church "disappear" but cannot deal so easily with Lum's unhappiness. Some strong language. 1999.## West Side Story RC 50927 by Irving Shulman read by Celeste Lawson 1 cassette A novelization of the Broadway musical. Sweet and innocent Maria, whose brother Bernardo is leader of the Puerto Rican gang the Sharks, falls in love with Tony, former head of the rival Jets. Inevitably, tragedy occurs. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1961.## Windchill Summer RC 52210 by Norris Church Mailer read by Jill Fox 4 cassettes Sweet Valley, Arkansas; 1969. College student Cherry spends a summer working in the pickle plant with her best friend, Baby, a Filipino. Vietnam veterans are returning, and drugs and hippies are becoming common. Cherry's life changes, however, when former classmate Carlene is murdered. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## World of Pies RC 50867 by Karen Stolz read by Peg Gilleland 1 cassette Vignettes of growing up in small-town Texas, with regional recipes included. In 1962 Roxanne, a baseball-playing tomboy, learns how to bake for the pie contest and encounters racial prejudice for the first time. In high school she is embarrassed by her mother's pregnancy. And tragedy strikes the family. 2000.## Historical### Abe RC 51798 by Richard Slotkin read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes A historian fictionalizes Lincoln's early years. Young Abe struggles with his beloved mother's death and his disapproving father. His education is shortened by the family's need for money. Leaving home, he travels the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, where he encounters slavery and frontier life. 2000.## Abyssinian Chronicles RC 52138 by Moses Isegawa read by Ken Kliban 4 cassettes Living in postcolonial Uganda, Mugezi tells of his childhood in a rural community with his father and grandfather, and his years in the capital city, where he is first exposed to despotism and hardship. Recalls a repressive period in the seminary and the tyrannical reign of Idi Amin and its aftermath. 2000.## The Americans: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 8 RC 52644 by John Jakes read by Bob Askey 5 cassettes (Reissue) The year 1883 takes a new generation of Kents from San Francisco's Barbary Coast to Newport and New York City. While an elegant family member dances in the grand ballrooms of society hostesses, Eleanor, Carter, and Will face the challenge of immigrant Americans. Sequel to The Lawless (RC 52643). Some strong language. 1980.## Avalon RC 50957 by Anya Seton read by George Holmes 3 cassettes (Reissue) Romance and political intrigue in late-tenth-century England. French prince Rumon falls in love with Merewyn, a Cornish girl of peasant and Viking blood. Rumon has also fallen under the spell of powerful Alfrida, who becomes queen of England. Once freed, he learns that Merewyn is in the North American lands colonized by Norsemen. 1965.## The Bastard King RC 53535 by Jean Plaidy read by Anne Flosnik 3 cassettes The story of William the Conqueror, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, and his rise to power. William successfully invades England in 1066, claiming the promised throne. But treachery and unrest continue. Prequel to The Lion of Justice (RC 40330). 1974.## The Bastard: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 1 RC 52646 by John Jakes read by Bob Askey 4 cassettes (Reissue) Saga about Phillipe Charboneau, the half-French illegitimate son of an English nobleman. Denied his inheritance, he changes his name to "Philip Kent" and flees to Boston in 1772 to begin a new life. Followed by The Rebels (RC 52647). Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1974.## The Binding Chair; or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society RC 51740 by Kathryn Harrison read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Shanghai, 1899. Beautiful Chinese courtesan May marries Arthur Cohen after he becomes fascinated with her bound feet. Arthur's young niece Alice soon takes the place of the daughter May has given up. But Alice's mother resents her opium-smoking sister-in-law's influence. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## The Black Rose RC 51665 by Tananarive Due read by Bob Moore 4 cassettes Sarah Breedlove, orphaned at age seven, strives to overcome her poverty-stricken childhood in 1860s and 1870s Louisiana. She establishes her own laundry business, develops a line of hair-care products, turns her kitchen into a beauty parlor, and becomes Madame C.J. Walker--America's first black female millionaire. Based on research by Alex Haley. 2000.## Blonde RC 50255 by Joyce Carol Oates read by Laura Giannarelli 7 cassettes in 2 containers In this fictionalized biography of Marilyn Monroe, Oates chooses to elaborate on symbolic events in the actress's life and to explore her interior world. She presents her interpretation of Monroe's childhood in Los Angeles, her marriages, and major roles in movies. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Cane River RC 52281 by Lalita Tademy read by Mary Kane 3 cassettes Tademy's fictionalized account of her maternal ancestors, from 1834 to the 1950s, begins with her enslaved great- great-great-great-grandmother Elisabeth and continues with three generations of successively lighter descendents. She describes these women's struggle for freedom and justice on a Creole plantation in Cane River, Louisiana. Some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Celia Garth: A Story of Charleston in the Revolution RC 53091 by Gwen Bristow read by Nanette Savard 3 cassettes Twenty-year-old Celia Garth is a dressmaker in Charleston, South Carolina, when the Revolutionary War breaks out. She sides with the patriots, helping Francis Marion by providing him with information obtained from her Tory customers. 1959.## Cherokee Dragon: A Novel of the Real People RC 51184 by Robert J. Conley read by Robert O'Keefe 2 cassettes A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century Cherokee leader Dragging Canoe, who envisions the unification of all Native Peoples to block the westward expansion of Europeans in the United States. His efforts to achieve this and to preserve ancestral lands incorporate many Cherokee beliefs and traditions. 2000.## The Clan of the Cave Bear RC 52680 by Jean M. Auel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 4 cassettes (Reissue) After her people perish in an earthquake during the Ice Age, Cro-Magnon woman Ayla is adopted by a beetle-browed Neanderthal clan. Banished several times for flouting taboos, Ayla finally realizes that she must leave the group, doomed to extinction, and seek out her own kind. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1980.## Command the Sun: The Liberty Bell, Book 7 RC 51415 by Gilbert Morris read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Boston, 1779. In this sequel to The Right Hand of God (RC 49661) Matthew Bradford regrets having claimed the title Sir Matthew Rochester. In England he becomes entangled with Claude Aumont and Aumont's niece, Stella, and loses his fortune. Matthew then returns to America and finds true contentment. 2000.## A Daughter of the Land RC 51307 by Gene Stratton-Porter read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes (Reissue) Kate Bates, the youngest daughter in a large family of rich Indiana farmers, resents the fact that she is not to be educated or given her own land. Kate finally rebels and spends years struggling to achieve her dreams. 1918.## Dreamer RC 49957 by Charles Johnson read by Chuck Young 2 cassettes During the tense summer of 1966 in Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers are trying to quell outbreaks of violence. Matthew Bishop introduces King to Chaym Smith, who could easily pass as King's double. Their struggle against racial prejudice and social upheaval is presented from Bishop's point of view. 1998.## Driven with the Wind: Cheney Duvall, M.D., Volume 8 RC 52149 by Lynn Morris and Gilbert Morris read by Suzanne Toren 2 cassettes Although Dr. Cheney Duvall finally gets her wish when Shiloh Irons-Winslow proposes, she cannot accept, because Shiloh is not a Christian. And that is just one of the obstacles the two must overcome before they can be together. Sequel to Island of the Innocent (RC 50077). 2000.## Face of the Rising Sun: The First Americans, Volume 9 RC 52295 by William Sarabande read by John Polk 4 cassettes The Ice Age is ending, and Warakan, now a man, longs for peace and companionship. Yet he still harbors a desire for vengeance. As possessor of the sacred stone, he will soon fulfill his destiny. Sequel to Shadow of the Watching Star (RC 52294). Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.## Faded Coat of Blue RC 50818 by Owen Parry read by Nick Sullivan 2 cassettes Washington, D.C.; 1861. Captain Abel Jones--a Welshman late of Queen Victoria's service--is assigned by General George McClellan to investigate the murder of a young abolitionist officer. While probing the crime, Jones uncovers corruption, graft, drugs, and illicit sex, and he is eventually ordered off the case. Some strong language. 1999.## Falling Angels RC 53613 by Tracy Chevalier read by Anne Flosnik 2 cassettes The day after Queen Victoria's death, two five-year-olds meet beside their families' cemetery plots. Maude is skeptical and analytic, Lavinia romantic and sentimental. Maude's mother rebels against a claustrophobic marriage to become a suffragist, but at great personal cost. Their voices and many others in counterpoint reveal a society in crisis. Bestseller 2001.## Flashman and the Tiger: and Other Extracts from The Flashman Papers RC 52112 by George MacDonald Fraser read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes In three new episodes of the purported memoirs of a "scoundrel, amorist, and self-confessed poltroon" of the Victorian era, Sir Harry Flashman manages to save Emperor Franz-Josef of Austria from assassination, flees Zulu warriors in Africa, and fights a duel. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.## Forbidden City RC 52023 by William Bell read by Gary Tipton 2 cassettes When seventeen-year-old Alex accompanies his photojournalist father to China in 1989, he witnesses the violent protest demonstration in Tiananmen Square. Injured in the melee, but with provocative film coverage in his pockets, Alex escapes with help from a student. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 1990.## Fordlandia RC 52207 by Eduardo Sguiglia read by Fred Major 2 cassettes In the late 1920s Henry Ford established an Amazon jungle plantation, Fordlandia, intending to grow enough rubber to meet auto industry needs. Horacio, from Buenos Aires, accepts the job of recruiting local workers--but he will encounter many obstacles on this doomed project. Some strong language. 2000.## Forever Amber RC 52434 by Kathleen Winsor read by Martha Harmon Pardee 6 cassettes (Reissue) England, 1660. Beautiful, young, illegitimate Amber St. Clare falls in love and flees to London with Lord Carlton. Pregnant and abandoned, she embarks on a life of ill repute- -eventually becoming King Charles II's mistress. But she never forgets Carlton. 2000 foreword by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1944.## The Gates of the Alamo RC 51379 by Stephen Harrigan read by David Hartley-Margolin 4 cassettes Saga of the legendary mission in the Mexican territory called Texas in 1835-1836. Incorporates the fictional characters of Edmund McGowan, a traveling botanist; widow Mary Mott, a San Antonio innkeeper; and her sixteen-year-old son Terrell, with historical personalities. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Gemini: The House of Niccolň, Volume 8 RC 51387 by Dorothy Dunnett read by Gordon Gould 6 cassettes In this sequel to Caprice and Rondo (RC 48897) Nicholas de Fleury, former merchant and banker, returns to Scotland after four years. There, joined by his wife, Gelis, and son, he becomes involved in court intrigue and the truth behind his heritage. Some violence. 2000.## Gilded Splendour RC 52265 by Rosalind Laker read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Carpenter's apprentice Thomas Chippendale first met Isabella Woodleigh when he made a chair for her to use while convalescing in Yorkshire. Each had a dream of the future: he to become a renowned carpenter; she to become his patroness. Neither foresees the heartache they will endure. Some descriptions of sex. 1982.## Glory and the Lightning RC 51310 by Taylor Caldwell read by Nanette Savard 5 cassettes (Reissue) Even in her childhood, people close to Aspasia recognized her intelligence and her chances for becoming a magnificent courtesan. Aspasia pursues her destiny to Athens, where she encourages her lover, statesman and orator Pericles, to establish a true democracy there. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 1974.## The Golden Age RC 51122 by Gore Vidal read by Jim Zeiger 4 cassettes Fictional coverage of the American cultural and political scene from 1939, when the United States debated entering World War II, until 1954 after the Korean War. Caroline Sanford, producer-actress and Washington newspaper publisher, and her journalist nephew provide insider views on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's and Harry Truman's terms of office. Bestseller 2000.## Harry Gold RC 52848 by Millicent Dillon read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Fictionalized biography of Harry Gold, a Jewish American chemist who became a Soviet spy. Recounts his early life in depression-era Philadelphia and tells how the loss of a job led him to accept another that set him on the path to becoming a spy who would have connections with Klaus Fuchs and the Rosenbergs. 2000.## House of Illusions RC 51486 by Pauline Gedge read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes In this sequel to Lady of the Reeds (RC 45180) Thu, Pharaoh Ramses' former concubine, has been exiled to her village for plotting his death. Thu seeks redemption but jeopardizes her life as well as her son's when she contacts the royal court. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 1997.## The Iceweaver RC 52546 by Margaret Lawrence read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes New York state, 1809. In this sequel to The Burning Bride (RC 50538), midwife Hannah Trevor dies, leaving her grown deaf daughter, Jennet, destitute. Meanwhile, surveyor John Frayne returns, wealthy, to reclaim his late Tory father's house. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## The Imperialists RC 51250 by William Stuart Long read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes In this sequel to The Nationalists (RC 35500) the children of the original Australian colonists pursue their dreams. At center stage is Tolo Mason and his wife, Java, who comb the outback in search of gold, but find danger among the aborigines. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1990.## In the Name of Salomé RC 52380 by Julia Alvarez read by Gabriella Cavallero 3 cassettes Historical saga based on the true story of Camila Henríquez, daughter of the Dominican poet Salomé Ureńa de Henríquez (1850-1897). Both mother and daughter were rebels: Salomé in her patriotic poems and Camila in her sexual preference and her relinquishment of a safe retirement to teach in Castro's Cuba. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Ingenious Pain RC 50803 by Andrew Miller read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes An eighteenth-century English surgeon is renowned for his medical prowess, but his inability to feel pain or empathy brands him as a man without a soul. He undergoes an excruciating transformation before coming to experience human emotions. Impac Dublin Literary Award. 1997.## Island of Ghosts RC 49715 by Gillian Bradshaw read by David Elias 3 cassettes Second century A.D. Having been defeated by Rome, the Sarmatians swear allegiance to the emperor. Lord Ariantes and his Sarmatian cavalry are assigned to patrol restless Britain. As Ariantes struggles with his Roman identity, he falls in love with a British lady and averts a druid revolt. Some violence. 1998.## Lady of Sherwood RC 50965 by Jennifer Roberson read by George Holmes 3 cassettes In this sequel to Lady of the Forest (RC 36560) King Richard, returned to the throne by Sir Robert of Locksley and Lady Marian of Ravenskeep, dies after naming two successors, princes John and Arthur. When John becomes king, Robert--as Robin Hood--and Marian become outlaws in a quest for justice. 1999.## The Lawless: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 7 RC 52643 by John Jakes read by Bob Askey 5 cassettes (Reissue) Continues the chronicle of the divided family during the post-Civil War period when both corruption and prosperity transform the nation. The Kents struggle to rebuild a shattered financial empire. Sequel to The Warriors (RC 52642). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1978.## Liar's Moon: A Long Story RC 51679 by Philip Kimball read by Michael Russotto 2 cassettes Settlers and cowboys present their perceptions of the Western frontier in the post-Civil War years. An itinerant preacher depicts a gruesome version of God's plan and man's follies. Others describe the region as gritty, vulgar, desperate, and boring--but filled with vitality and hope. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Losing Nelson RC 50819 by Barry Unsworth read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes London, 1997. Young Charles Cleasby loves playing chess, but his father redirects him on a path that leads the boy to become obsessed with Lord Nelson. Believing his life parallels Nelson's, Charles reenacts his battles, starts to write his biography, and gradually comes to regard his hero as a flawed human being. 1999.## The Lost Band RC 51807 by Don Coldsmith read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes At the annual gathering of the People to celebrate the Sun Dance, a warrior claims the empty space at the Council circle for the Lost Band. Story Keeper relates the saga of his people, the Forest Band, who were almost annihilated by another tribe generations ago. 2000.## Lost River RC 52945 by Paxton Riddle read by Suzanne Toren 3 cassettes Tale of the Oregon Modoc tribe's relocation to an Oklahoma reservation in the 1860s. Winema--married to a white miner-- tries to help negotiate a peaceful settlement between the two cultures. But betrayals occur on both sides, leading to bloodshed. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Lying with the Enemy RC 51434 by Tim Binding read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes 1943. Major Lentsch heads the German occupation force on the British Channel island of Guernsey. Lentsch is in love with Isobel, the ex-girlfriend of Inspector Ned Luscombe. When Isobel is murdered the men form an uneasy alliance to investigate the crime. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1998.## The Man in the Box RC 49528 by Thomas Moran read by Bruce Nelson 2 cassettes In 1943 Austria, teenager Niki Lukasser's family hides a Jewish physician in a secret room in its barn. Niki and his blind girlfriend, Sigi, take care of the doctor and try to relieve his loneliness. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.## Master of the Crossroads RC 52156 by Madison Smartt Bell read by Frank Coffee 6 cassettes Three years into the 1790s Haitian slave revolt, Toussaint L'Ouverture rises through the ranks, becoming the island's supreme military commander. Episodes from the lives of ordinary Haitians caught in revolutionary turmoil punctuate the chronicle of Toussaint's struggle. Sequel to All Souls' Rising (RC 42403). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Morgan's Run RC 50934 by Colleen McCullough read by Jim Zeiger 6 cassettes In 1787 Bristol gunsmith Richard Morgan is wrongly accused of a crime and transported to the newly discovered territory of Australia. After almost a year at sea, the convicts arrive in a desolate land where Morgan learns to survive and finds love again. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Nowhere Else on Earth RC 51830 by Josephine Humphreys read by Jill Fox 3 cassettes The hardworking Indian residents of Scuffletown, North Carolina, struggle to survive as the Civil War is ending. Teenager Rhoda Strong, daughter of a Scotsman and a Lumbee mother, relates the circumstances surrounding the community's demand for an end to the fighting, even if it means a Union victory. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## On Secret Service RC 51622 by John Jakes read by Annie Wauters 4 cassettes During the Civil War, as Lon Price is gathering military intelligence for the Pinkerton agency, he arrests Confederate sympathizer Margaret Miller. Meanwhile, actress Hanna Siegel, disguised as a Union soldier, is captured by Confederate major Fred Dasher. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## One Hundred Girls' Mother RC 52725 by Lenore Carroll read by Jill Ferris 3 cassettes San Francisco, 1895. Thomasina McIntyre commits one year of service to the Presbyterian Occidental Mission. At twenty- six, she goes on her first raid of a bordello to rescue a young Chinese woman from prostitution. Thereafter, aiding Chinese immigrants and teaching them Christianity become Thomasina's lifework. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Pearl Harbor RC 52469 by Randall Wallace read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Daredevil pilots and lifelong best friends, Danny Walker and Rafe McCawley find their bond tested when they confront their love for the same woman, Evelyn, a navy nurse. Their personal dilemma unfolds amid the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its aftermath. Ties in with the movie, Pearl Harbor. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Priestess of Avalon RC 52664 by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson read by Suzanne Toren 3 cassettes Avalon priestess Eilan, called Helena in the Roman tongue, disobeys her vows in order to follow her heart. She leaves Avalon at the side of Roman officer Constantius, thereby unwittingly changing the religious destiny of Britain: their son, Constantine, is destined to be the first Christian emperor. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots RC 51914 by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes When twelve-year-old Nicola leaves a traveling group of players in France to become the "fool" for Queen Mary, she finds pleasing physical comforts--warm clothes, good food, and a soft bed. But being the Queen's confidante in a sixteenth-century court of intrigue is more dangerous than she imagined. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## Rise to Rebellion RC 52454 by Jeff Shaara read by Robert Sams 5 cassettes Historical fiction about the American Revolution, covering the period from the Boston Massacre in March 1770 to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the summer of 1776. Events are told from the viewpoint of Benjamin Franklin, John and Abigail Adams, British general Thomas Gage, and George Washington. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Sacred Shore: Song of Acadia, Book 2 RC 52083 by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes In The Meeting Place (RC 49353), eighteenth-century friends Catherine and Louise switched babies so Louise's French daughter could receive medical care--an action with far- reaching consequences when the French were suddenly expelled from Acadia. Nicole, now eighteen, learns of her true identity and hears that an English nobleman is searching for her. 2000.## The Sand-Reckoner RC 51943 by Gillian Bradshaw read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes During the First Punic War in 264 B.C., young Archimedes, with his slave Marcus, returns home to Syracuse from his mathematical studies in Alexandria when his father becomes ill. He soon enters King Hieron's service as an engineer and devises catapults for defense against the Romans. 2000.## Sarah's Psalm RC 51662 by Florence Ladd read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Sarah, a married Harvard student of African literature, travels to Senegal in the 1960s to learn more about the writer Mangane. Later divorced, she weds Mangane and raises their two sons in the country she loves. But her work on women's rights brings violence that shakes her world. ALA/Black Caucus Award. 1996.## Scandalmonger RC 52400 by William Safire read by Jim Zeiger 4 cassettes Political scandals of the late eighteenth century are revealed by James Thomson Callender, a Scottish fugitive and journalist hired to write incendiary articles regarding men of power. Selecting Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson as his primary targets, he describes their alleged sexual indiscretions. 2000.## The Shelters of Stone RC 53756 by Jean M. Auel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 6 cassettes Continues the saga of prehistoric society from The Plains of Passage (RC 31965). Ayla and Jondalar, with their two horses and a wolf, arrive at the caves of the Zelandonii-- Jondalar's people--and receive a mixed welcome. Ayla, as an outsider with strange customs, strives to win acceptance. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2002.## The Shepherd Kings RC 50612 by Judith Tarr read by Barbara Caruso 5 cassettes In ancient Egypt, Kemni--gifted with dreams of future events--travels to Crete as King Ahmose's envoy to seek an alliance against the Shepherd Kings who hold Lower Egypt. He enjoys amorous adventures with the local priestesses but dreams of Iphikleia, who will become his queen. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.## Shining King: The Children of the Lion, Volume 18 RC 51108 by Peter Danielson read by John Horton 2 cassettes The Scholar recalls the death of King Saul, then speaks of David, the Shining King, who is to secure his kingdom, and of the Child of the Lion who will fight by his side. Sequel to The Death of Kings (RC 38505). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1995.## The Sixth Wife RC 52377 by Jean Plaidy read by Jill Ferris 3 cassettes (Reissue) Katharine Parr is twice a wealthy widow in 1543 when she catches the interest of the despotic ruler Henry VIII. She becomes his sixth wife, enduring four years of marriage before the king dies and leaves her free to remarry. But her enemies continue to plot against her. 1953.## Slammerkin RC 52460 by Emma Donoghue read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes London, 1760s. Mary Saunders loves fine lace and linens. But unlike her seamstress mother, Mary wants to own them. Unfortunately, her desire for finery leads to a fateful mistake, and Mary becomes a prostitute. Even when she later tries to reform, her love for beautiful fabrics leads to disaster. Descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## Snow Mountain Passage RC 53093 by James D. Houston read by Michael Scherer 2 cassettes Fictionalized account of the horrific ordeals of the California-bound Donner Party, stranded in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846, including their desperate resort to cannibalism. The tale of James Reed, expelled from the group and subsequently a rescue-party organizer, is interspersed with childhood recollections provided decades later by his elderly daughter. 2001.## St. Thomas's Eve RC 52431 by Jean Plaidy read by Jill Ferris 2 cassettes (Reissue) Thomas More, a scholarly lawyer, reluctantly answers the call to serve King Henry VIII. But the king decides to divorce, initiating a religious conflict that resounds throughout the country. The More family receives riches and honors, but Thomas cannot forsake his conviction that divorce is a sacrilege. 1954.## The Tale of Murasaki RC 51570 by Liza Dalby read by Catherine Byers 3 cassettes A fictional reminiscence by the eleventh-century Japanese female author of The Tale of Genji (RC 14167), Murasaki Shikibu. She records her love of beauty and poetry, her arranged marriage, service at court--its ceremonies and traditions--and why she wrote her novel. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Tide of Life RC 51981 by Catherine Cookson read by Corrie James 3 cassettes (Reissue) In northern England at the turn of the century, sixteen- year-old Emily's kindly widowed employer--and suitor--dies suddenly, and the girl must take a housekeeping post to support her consumptive sister. Although Larry Birch abuses his invalid wife, Emily comes to care for him. And she becomes entangled in the family secrets. Some strong language. 1976.## Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War RC 51957 by Steven Pressfield read by L.J. Ganser 3 cassettes Fifty years after the Battle of Thermopylae, described in The Gates of Fire (RC 49266), a warrior recounts the tale of the general Alcibiades, kin of Pericles and pupil of Socrates, who led Athens against Sparta and the Peloponnesian league but was later assassinated by his bodyguard Polemides. 2000.## Time beyond Beginning: The First Americans, Volume 10 RC 52296 by William Sarabande read by John Polk 3 cassettes Ne'gauni, deserted as a child and left to die, was raised by the last two members of the Forest People. Now a hardened warrior, he begins a dangerous journey to fulfill a prophecy. Sequel to Face of the Rising Sun (RC 52295). Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.## The Titans: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 5 RC 52641 by John Jakes read by Edward Bryce 3 cassettes (Reissue) The Kent dynasty and the nation experience the Civil War. In New York the family empire faces destruction, while in Washington the Kents are drawn into espionage. On the southern battlefields, they rally with pride and honor. Sequel to The Furies (RC 52649). 1976.## Too Far Afield RC 51834 by Günter Grass read by Fred Major 5 cassettes As two German men in their seventies discuss the reunification of the country after the fall of the Berlin Wall, their conversation roams back and forth in time from 1989 to the Third Reich to the events of 1871 and the earlier attempts at unification. 2000.## Triumph of the Lion: The Children of the Lion, Volume 19 RC 51109 by Peter Danielson read by John Horton 2 cassettes Once more the Teller of Tales is called upon to recount a story from the days of King David. Here he tells of how David, aided by the young soldier Sunu, attempts to take over Jerusalem. Sequel to The Shining King (RC 51108). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1995.## War Woman: A Novel of the Real People RC 52728 by Robert J. Conley read by Gabriella Cavallero 3 cassettes In 1580 when Whirlwind, a Cherokee maiden, is sixteen, she compels her twin brother and five others to join her on a dangerous trip to Florida to trade with the Spaniards. On this tragic journey she proves her leadership abilities and is renamed War Woman. Violence. 1997.## The Warriors: The Kent Family Chronicles, Vol. 6 RC 52642 by John Jakes read by Gordon Gould 4 cassettes (Reissue) As the Civil War draws to an end, the divided Kent family's stirring triumphs and defeats thrust them into the forefront of a new era. Romantic entanglements, lust, and murder are woven into their destiny. Sequel to The Titans (RC 52641). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977.## Where I'm Bound RC 52694 by Allen B. Ballard read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Renowned historian provides a fictionalized account of an all-black regiment in the Civil War. Escaped slave Joe Duckett becomes a cavalry scout with the Union army. Alongside other escaped slaves and freedmen, Duckett fights for freedom and family. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Wind Done Gone RC 52453 by Alice Randall read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Characters from Gone with the Wind (RC 33082) are re-created in a novel that examines plantation life and nineteenth- century southern society through the eyes of a biracial woman. Cynara resents her privileged, legitimate, white half-sister, but during Reconstruction she comes into her own as an independent woman. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War RC 51621 by Howard Bahr read by Ted Stoddard 4 cassettes Cumberland, Mississippi; 1865. Forty-year-old former professor Gawain Harper arrives home from the war to his sweetheart, Morgan Rhea, and finds the town in the grip of poverty, hunger, and hatred. Then his future father-in-law demands that Harper avenge the murder of another daughter. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Holidays### The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story RC 53292 by Jan Karon read by Michele Schaeffer 1 cassette The townspeople of Mitford hold a spontaneous snowman- building contest. Bestseller 2001.## Skipping Christmas RC 52929 by John Grisham read by Steven Carpenter 1 cassette Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Winter Nights RC 52196 by Francis Ray and others read by Colleen Delany 2 cassettes Three holiday romances featuring African Americans. In "Until Christmas" Samantha becomes a housekeeper for Principal Rawlings and his twins. "Kwanzaa Angel" finds Erin being reintroduced to an old high school crush. In "'Round Midnight" radio talk-show host Summer falls in love with her director. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Human Relationships After the War RC 52232 by Alice Adams read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes In this sequel to A Southern Exposure (RC 41886), life changes in the small southern town of Pinehill during the Second World War. Transplanted Yankee Cynthia Baird is unfaithful while her husband Harry is in London. Their daughter Abigail returns north to attend college. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Any Way the Wind Blows RC 53010 by E. Lynn Harris read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes After being jilted by Basil Henderson in Not a Day Goes By (RC 50887), African American actress Yancey Braxton becomes a popular singer in Los Angeles. She returns to New York, where Basil, a sports agent, is dating both sexes. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Being Dead RC 52563 by Jim Crace read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes A married couple, both doctors of zoology, are found spread- eagled, murdered, and robbed on a beach--Joseph's hand clasping Celice's ankle, a loving gesture even in death. Descriptions of their bodies' return to the elements are interspersed with the couple's love story beginning on that same sand thirty years before. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Blues Dancing RC 50254 by Diane McKinney-Whetstone read by Tracy Mickens-Hundley 2 cassettes 1990s Philadelphia. Twenty years ago, Verdi, daughter of a prosperous southern minister, was turned on to drugs by Johnson, a black student leader at college. She was rescued by Professor Rowe, who left his wife for Verdi. But now Johnson is back in town. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Conformist RC 51315 by Alberto Moravia read by Faith Potts 2 cassettes As a young boy Marcello feels a conflict between pleasure in violent acts--like killing lizards--and his desire to be "normal." His struggle continues into adulthood during the Mussolini era, until he receives an assignment that causes him to lose control. Basis for the 1970 film by Bernardo Bertolucci. Some violence. 1951.## Contempt RC 51299 by Alberto Moravia read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes The story of an Italian screenwriter whose frustrations provoke a marital crisis. His suspicions and relentless questioning of his wife's feelings push her into the betrayal he so fears. Basis for the film Le Mépris by Jean- Luc Godard. 1954.## Dear Will RC 51817 by Karl Ackerman read by Gary Tipton 2 cassettes Will has just become a successful Washington, D.C., literary agent when he meets the perfect girlfriend in thirty-nine- year-old attorney Annie. The problem is that Annie wants a baby right away. Will resists until he receives a letter in the mail from his daughter--a daughter he never knew existed. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Death of Vishnu RC 51564 by Manil Suri read by Yolande Bavan 2 cassettes Lowly servant Vishnu lies dying on the landing that has been his space in a Bombay apartment building, drifting through memories and thoughts of immortality. Meanwhile the everyday dramas of the residents swirl around him: wives' squabbles, religious misunderstandings, and an ill-conceived elopement. Bestseller 2001.## The Deposition of Father McGreevy RC 52375 by Brian O'Doherty read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes After hearing a story in a pub in the 1950s about a defrocked priest, dead women, and an Irish village abandoned in 1940, William Maginn travels to Kerry. By luck more than skill, he obtains the written statement--presented here--of Father McGreevy concerning those events. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Booker Prize finalist. 1999.## Disobedience RC 52026 by Jane Hamilton read by John Polk 2 cassettes The Shaw family has just left Vermont for Chicago. High school senior Henry describes how he accidentally opens his mother's e-mail and discovers that she is having an affair. The knowledge intrigues him as he explores the mysteries of love, sex, and marriage. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Do unto Others RC 51495 by Kristin Lattany read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Forty-nine-year-old Zena loves her hair salon, her husband Lucius, her best friend and employee Vy, and all things African. Initially overjoyed when given the chance to act as mother to a visiting young African woman, Zena soon changes her mind. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## DogBreath Victorious RC 51802 by Chad Henry read by Chris Parente 1 cassette Tim Threlfall is the lead of an alternative Seattle rock group named DogBreath. With Phoebe, a singer, they join a battle-of-the-bands contest hoping to clinch a record contract. Tim is humiliated, however, when his mom's secret band, The Angry Housewives, wins instead. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.## Dupont Circle RC 52785 by Paul Kafka-Gibbons read by Chris Parente 2 cassettes Three couples who live in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., contemplate love and matrimony. Judge Bailey Allard falls in love with the female housemate whom his son recommended. Allard's clerks, Max and Eve, plan to wed, and his gay son wants to marry his lover. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## A Fine Balance RC 53004 by Rohinton Mistry read by Yolande Bavan 5 cassettes India, 1975. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has declared a state of emergency, and the resulting upheavals thrust together four struggling people. Dina, a widowed seamstress in her forties, takes in Maneck, the college-age son of a school friend, along with two low-caste tailors, Ishvar and his nephew Om. Some violence. 1995.## The First Time RC 51223 by Joy Fielding read by Erin Jones 3 cassettes Jake, who married Mattie sixteen years ago because she was pregnant, leaves her for his latest mistress. Meanwhile, Mattie experiences odd symptoms and learns she has Lou Gehrig's disease. When Jake insists on moving back in, the couple's relationship slowly changes. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Follow the Stars Home RC 51392 by Luanne Rice read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Dianne had one date with pediatrician Alan McIntosh before his sailor brother, Tim, swept her off her feet and then bolted when he learned their unborn child would be disabled. Now, as Alan helps Dianne with eleven-year-old Julia, they both hide their feelings. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Hummingbird House RC 50804 by Patricia Henley read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes Feeling burned-out after eight years of nursing in Nicaragua, Kate breaks up with her gunrunner lover to return to the States. Stopping over in Guatemala, Kate finds romance with a Catholic priest and commits herself to supporting the human rights of homeless orphans and victimized indigenous people. Some strong language. 1999.## The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love RC 51224 by Joan Medlicott read by Terry Hayes Sales 3 cassettes Three widowed roommates leave their Pennsylvania boardinghouse for the North Carolina mountains to look at a dilapidated farmhouse one of them has inherited. Against the wishes of their children and landlady, the women move in and soon find their lives dramatically changed--for the better. 2000.## The Last Time They Met RC 52100 by Anita Shreve read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes Now in her early fifties, minor poet Linda Fallon is caught off-guard when she encounters her first love, the famous poet Thomas Janes, at a literary festival. Through their conversations, their passionate and tumultuous past unfolds. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## A Little Love RC 51785 by C.C. Medina read by Erin Jones 3 cassettes In alternating chapters of the book, four Latina women in Miami discuss their romantic lives in English and in Spanish. Divorced Cuban Isabel feels like a failure, Mercy concentrates on selling real estate while waiting for "seńor right," Lucinda's husband betrays her, and Julia resists marrying her lover. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Looking Back RC 52348 by Belva Plain read by Kimberly Schraf 3 cassettes Cecile, raised in a privileged family; Amanda, from humble southern roots; and Norma, gifted and yet always troubled, met in college and became inseparable friends. But an act of betrayal by one of them jeopardizes their friendship and the lives of their loved ones. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.## Many Stones RC 52044 by Carolyn Coman read by Ann Hodapp 1 cassette More than a year after her older sister, Laura, was murdered in South Africa, Berry is still depressed and numb. On a trip with her estranged father to the school where Laura worked, Berry gradually becomes reconciled with her grief and her father. For junior and senior high readers. Printz Honor book. 2000.## The Married Man RC 51933 by Edmund White read by Frank Coffee 3 cassettes In this portrayal of a gay love affair in the time of AIDS, a young Parisian architect leaves his wife and commits to a relationship with an older HIV-positive American. Part romance, part travelog, and a chronicle of the toll of AIDS. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Marrying the Mistress RC 51910 by Joanna Trollope read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Recounts the effects on an entire family, including grandchildren, when British judge Guy Stockdale announces he is leaving his wife of forty years to marry his mistress of seven years. At first his sons take their mother's side, but soon no one behaves as expected, and family loyalties begin to change. 2000.## Moth Smoke RC 51540 by Mohsin Hamid read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes When Daru's childhood friend Ozi and his wife Mumtaz return to Pakistan from New York City, the friendship dissolves. The affluent Ozi is moving with the elite while Daru is spiraling downward--losing his bank job, using and dealing drugs, and having a reckless affair with Mumtaz. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Music and Silence RC 51974 by Rose Tremain read by Anne Flosnik 4 cassettes In 1629, English lute player Peter Claire, twenty-seven, arrives in Denmark to become part of King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. When Peter falls in love with the king's estranged wife's handmaiden, he realizes he has come to a place where light and dark, good and evil, and music and silence wage war. Whitbread Award. 1999.## Norwegian Wood RC 52525 by Haruki Murakami read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes Toru Watanabe is overcome by sadness when he hears the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood." It evokes the events of that long-ago autumn of 1969 when he made love to Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend, Kizuki, who had committed suicide two years before. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Off Keck Road RC 51410 by Mona Simpson read by Jill Fox 1 cassette A novella venturing into the hearts of three women--Bea, June, and Shelley--who have ties to Green Bay, Wisconsin. In the opening vignette, Bea drives her Christmas-present car to pick up the more-popular but less-wealthy June while both are home from college in 1956. Bestseller 2000.## On Bear Mountain RC 51765 by Deborah Smith read by Madelyn Buzzard 3 cassettes The lives of two very different families are entangled when a Georgia college commissions a New York artist to create a sculpture in the 1960s. Years afterwards, the sculptor's son comes to claim the scrap-metal bear and encounters a woman to whom a peculiar destiny has drawn him since childhood. Strong language. 2001.## The Persia Café RC 51556 by Melany Neilson read by Nanette Savard 2 cassettes Fannie has grown up in segregated Mississippi, runs the Persia Café, and is married to her high school sweetheart, Will Leary. In the summer of 1962, her perceptions of her hometown and her husband are altered when she discovers the body of a murdered African American youth, Earnest March. Some strong language. 2001.## Peyton Place and Return to Peyton Place RC 51035 by Grace Metalious read by Madelyn Buzzard 5 cassettes Two novels that relate stories of incest, rape, murder, adultery, and betrayal among the residents of a small, seemingly placid New England mill town in the late 1930s and 1940s. The books were regarded as lurid and scandalous when first published. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1959.## A Place to Come To RC 52041 by Robert Penn Warren read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes (Reissue) Jed Tewksbury, aided by a dedicated teacher and a football scholarship, rises from the backwoods of Alabama to become a literature professor. He fights in World War II, marries twice, and carries on a torrid love affair before making peace with himself and his past. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977.## A Recipe for Bees RC 50556 by Gail Anderson-Dargatz read by Anne Hancock 2 cassettes Retired beekeeper Augusta Olsen reminisces about her past life on a remote, hardscrabble British Columbia farm, while she awaits the outcome of her son-in-law's surgery. She recalls rebelling against her mirthless husband and father- in-law, working at desperate jobs in town, befriending the local minister, and having an affair. 1998.## Resurrecting Mingus RC 53013 by Jenoyne Adams read by Saidah Arrika Ekulona 2 cassettes A young attorney reflects upon her relationship with her family and her biracial heritage. Mingus Browning's parents are divorcing, and she is torn between the father she has always been close to, the mother she may have to defend in divorce proceedings, and a sister whose loyalty is in doubt. Bestseller 2001.## The Romantics RC 52514 by Pankaj Mishra read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Samar, a sheltered Brahmin student of modest means, moves to bustling Benares, India, where he encounters corruption and Westerners for the first time. He is captivated by Catherine, a sophisticated young French woman, whose ultimate betrayal causes him great emotional turmoil. Some strong language. 2000.## Rules of the Wild RC 50058 by Francesca Marciano read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes A young Italian woman, Esmé, a member of the expatriate community in Nairobi, Kenya, tells her story of self- discovery. Describes her love for two men: Adam, who leads safaris and shows her the natural beauty of Africa; and Hunter, a reporter covering the massacres in 1990s Rwanda. Some strong language. 1998.## The Same Embrace RC 51549 by Michael Lowenthal read by Bruce Nelson 2 cassettes Twenty-four-year-old twins choose different paths toward self-realization: Jacob loudly proclaims his gay activism in Boston, while Jonathan searches for meaning as an Orthodox Jew in a Jerusalem yeshiva. Their estrangement ends when they face their grandmother's medical crisis. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998.## Scarlet Feather RC 51764 by Maeve Binchy read by Anne Flosnik 4 cassettes Cooking-school friends Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have created the Scarlet Feather catering company in Dublin. During their first year, as they get off to a good start professionally, they struggle in their personal lives with troubled family members. Then they must recover from a devastating break-in. Bestseller 2000.## Seasons under Heaven RC 51217 by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock read by Janis Gray 2 cassettes Each mother living on Cedar Circle has her own concerns. One is a single mom, another suffers from empty-nest syndrome, the third wants a career, and the fourth faces an uncertain future. As they bond together to save a dying child, they discover the preciousness of life. 1999.## Showers in Season RC 52213 by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock read by Janis Gray 3 cassettes In this sequel to Seasons under Heaven (RC 51217), the women of Cedar Circle once again band together to save their children. Single mom Cathy is dealing with a troubled son, while Tory and her husband must accept the prospect of having a child with Down syndrome. 2000.## Singing Boy RC 52203 by Dennis McFarland read by Fred Major 2 cassettes When Malcolm is shot one night by a man in a Corvair, his wife, Sarah, and young son, Harry, witness his murder. While Sarah withdraws into prolonged mourning, Malcolm's friend Deckard, a Vietnam vet, copes by looking after Sarah and Harry. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Smoke Jumper RC 53067 by Nicholas Evans read by Michele Schaeffer 3 cassettes Julia Bishop meets Ed Tully first but soon is introduced to his best friend and fellow forest firefighter Connor Ford. That summer a catastrophic fire forces Julia to choose between the two men she has come to love. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Speak RC 49958 by Laurie Halse Anderson read by Celeste Lawson 1 cassette Melinda starts high school ostracized after she called the police during a summer drinking party. What everyone doesn't know is that she was raped and the boy still taunts her in school. Eventually, Melinda chooses to confront the pain and tell someone. For senior high and older readers. Some violence. 1999.## Storm Riders RC 51497 by Craig Lesley read by Michael Russotto 3 cassettes College instructor Clark Woods is a foster parent to Wade, a young native Alaskan boy with fetal alcohol syndrome, who is a relative of Clark's ex-wife. As the years pass and Wade exhibits increasingly troubling behavior, Clark realizes his love is not enough. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Sugar RC 53355 by Bernice L. McFadden read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes When prostitute Sugar Lacey inherits a house in Bigelow, Arkansas, in 1955, the other African American women ostracize her. Churchgoing neighbor Pearl Taylor, however, befriends Sugar because she looks like Pearl's murdered daughter. Eventually they share secrets. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.## The Summerhouse RC 52370 by Jude Deveraux read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Leslie, Ellie, and Madison first met on their twenty-first birthday at the DMV in New York City. Now, on their fortieth birthday, these women meet again to take stock of their lives and the choices they've made. But they don't expect the opportunity they are about to be offered. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Triumph of Katie Byrne RC 52292 by Barbara Taylor Bradford read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes Katie, Carly, and Denise, all seventeen, have aspirations of becoming actresses on Broadway--and they actually have potential. But one night a devastating event shatters their dreams. It is up to Katie to triumph over adversity. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.## When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune RC 52125 by Lori Aurelia Williams read by Gail Nelson 2 cassettes Shayla sets out to write about her African American neighborhood in Houston, but she winds up involved in people's problems. Her sister disappears and her new friend, Kambia, daughter of a prostitute, is being abused. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2000.## Where the Sea Used to Be RC 49254 by Rick Bass read by Michael Kramer 4 cassettes Recounts the struggle between Old Dudley, a veteran oil driller, his daughter Mel, a naturalist, and two geologists whom Dudley has hired to drill for oil in Montana's Swan Valley. Both men are Dudley's protégés, and each will become Mel's lover. Some strong language and some violence. 1998.## Humor The Accidental Bride: A Romantic Comedy RC 51193 by Janice Harayda read by Celeste Lawson 2 cassettes Lily left her New York journalism career when recruited by her Ohio hometown paper and is engaged to marry wealthy attorney Mark. When Lily suddenly realizes she'd rather be single in New York, she must wait for Mark to finish a trial in California before breaking up with him. 1999.## All the Answers RC 51004 by Anne C. LeMieux read by Gary Roan 1 cassette Eighth-grader Jason is failing algebra. His father is on his case, and the twin brother of the girl Jason likes is his worst enemy. Jason tries to cheat his way out of a bad grade, but his schemes begin to catch up with him. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson RC 52089 by Louise Rennison read by Ein Jones 1 cassette A fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl records important events in her journal, describing life at school and at home with her toddler sister and troublemaking cat. Georgia and her boy-crazy girlfriends spend their spare time on beauty treatments and devising strategies for catching the right guy's attention. For senior high readers. 1999.## Anonymous Rex: A Detective Story RC 51606 by Eric Garcia read by Robert Sams 3 cassettes L.A. shamus Vincent Rubio is a loser--few clients, his car repossessed, and basil addiction. He's also a dinosaur-- literally--one of thousands who still inhabit the earth disguised as humans. Investigating arson at a dino nightclub, Vincent stumbles on an interspecies breeding conspiracy. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Casual Rex RC 53313 by Eric Garcia read by Robert Sams 3 cassettes In this sequel to Anonymous Rex (RC 51606), private Los Angeles detectives Vincent Rubio and Ernie Watson--dinosaurs masquerading as humans--take on a case involving a cult. Some dinos want to discontinue their human disguises and assert their natural superiority, and some are murdered. Strong language and some violence. 2001.## The Chisellers RC 51681 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette Dublin, 1970. Agnes's brood of seven--whom she calls the "chisellers"--are a few years older than in The Mammy (RC 51680) and are causing her more heartache. But Mark, the eldest, makes a bold move at the furniture factory and finds his dream girl. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1995.## The Clothes They Stood Up In RC 51770 by Alan Bennett read by Suzanne Weintraub 1 cassette When Mr. and Mrs. Ransome return home from a night at the opera, they discover their flat has been burgled. Nothing is left--not even a roll of toilet paper. And then, just after the insurance company has settled their claim, they receive an interesting letter about their belongings. Some strong language. Bestseller 1998.## Fool's Gold RC 51717 by Jane S. Smith read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes A New York Review of Books listing for a rental house in the south of France offers the perfect vacation for an artist couple needing a respite. Naturally, not everything lives up to their expectations, but that doesn't matter to their two children, who find a treasury of Celtic gold. 2000.## The Granny RC 51682 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette Dublin, 1980. In this sequel to The Chisellers (RC 51681) Agnes is forty-seven when Mark announces the birth of her new grandson and calls her "Granny." Agnes feels old for the first time, but manages to stay at the center of her family's activities. Strong language. 1996.## The Mammy RC 51680 by Brendan O'Carroll read by Terry Donnelly 1 cassette In 1960s working-class Dublin newly widowed Agnes Browne-- called Mammy by her seven children--goes directly to Social Welfare on the day of her husband's death. She meets challenges head-on with plucky courage, great wit, and as much good humor as she can muster. Prequel to The Chisellers (RC 51681). Strong language. 1994.## Mimi's Ghost RC 52823 by Tim Parks read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes In this dark-humor continuation of Juggling the Stars (RC 36393), Morris has eluded arrest after murdering Mimi, his first wife, and is now married to her sister, Paola. But with the voluptuous Mimi's ghost whispering incitements, Morris finds killing ever easier. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1995.## Princess in the Spotlight: The Princess Diaries, Vol. 2 RC 52779 by Meg Cabot read by Erin Jones 1 cassette Sequel to The Princess Diaries (RC 51524). In New York, fourteen-year-old Mia is horrified that her mom is pregnant and marrying her algebra teacher. Meanwhile, Grandmčre from Genovia trains Mia to be a princess and conduct press interviews. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller 2001.## Semi-Tough RC 52159 by Dan Jenkins read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes (Reissue) Football player Billy Clyde Puckett of the New York Giants comes to Los Angeles with his pals for an epic duel with the Jets in the Super Bowl. Followed by Life Its Ownself (RC 21223). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1972.## Slab Rat RC 51417 by Ted Heller read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Zachary Arlen Post changed his name and his entire resume to snag his associate-editor position at It magazine. He covets promotions and hopes to marry into a prestigious family. But now a newly hired Harvard man threatens to outpace him. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Stella in Heaven: Almost a Novel RC 51994 by Art Buchwald read by John Polk 1 cassette In alternating chapters, Roger Folger, now sixty-one, and Stella, his wife of thirty-eight years who died two years earlier, communicate between Earth and Heaven via the Divine Telephone Service. Stella, concerned about Roger's being alone, sets out to find him a new wife--with unexpected results. 2000.## Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves RC 52588 by P.G. Wodehouse read by David Cutler 1 cassette (Reissue) Complications arise when Bertie Wooster proposes to a girl for a friend who is too shy to do so. But the girl, who loves Bertie, thinks he is speaking for himself. 1962.## Legal Themes### Actual Innocence RC 51096 by Barry Siegel read by Mark Ashby 2 cassettes A judge requests that California attorney Greg Monarch look into a death row case. The environmental activist prisoner is a troubled former lover of Monarch's, and he fears she may well have murdered a geologist--or perhaps she was framed. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.## The Advocate RC 51707 by Bill Mesce and Steven G. Szilagyi read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes England, 1943. Two American bombers suddenly attack a third plane as well as civilian witnesses on the ground. As Major Harry Voss of the Judge Advocate General's office delves into the incident, he uncovers secrets that the higher-ups want to keep concealed. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Hollowpoint RC 52720 by Rob Reuland read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Burned-out, alcoholic, Brooklyn assistant district attorney Andrew "Gio" Giobberti prosecutes the boyfriend of a murdered fourteen-year-old single mother. Gio suffers from guilt over his own daughter's death--caused by his negligence--and helping this victim's family somehow assuages his self-reproach. Strong language and some violence. 2001.## Invasion of Privacy RC 52074 by Perri O'Shaughnessy read by Mary Kane 3 cassettes Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly is defending her son's birth father, Kurt Scott, against a homicide charge. Coincidentally, Nina once worked for Kurt's first wife, filmmaker Terry London. Now Kurt is the main suspect in Terry's murder. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1996.## The Jury RC 52455 by Steve Martini read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes Attorney Paul Madriani and his San Diego partner, Harry Hinds, defend David Crone, a genetic research physician accused of murdering his beautiful African American rival at the university. Their case is threatened, however, when the main witness for the defendant commits suicide. Some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Motion to Suppress RC 52073 by Perri O'Shaughnessy read by Mary Kane 3 cassettes Attorney Nina Reilly and her son relocate to Lake Tahoe to recover from her divorce. Nina's first new case involves Misty, a promiscuous cocktail waitress accused of murdering her abusive husband. While Nina investigates, she and Misty are almost killed. Some violence and some strong language. 1995.## Murder One RC 53350 by William Bernhardt read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid, last seen in Silent Justice (RC 51283), frees--on a technicality--nineteen-year-old stripper Keri from serving time for killing her cop boyfriend. The police force retaliates against his law office, jeopardizing colleague Christina McCall's life. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2001.## No Defense RC 51425 by Kate Wilhelm read by Madelyn Buzzard 3 cassettes While defending Lara Jessup--now accused of murdering her much older husband--Oregon attorney Barbara Holloway unearths clues about the disappearance of the victim's son many years ago. Other new evidence in several unsolved murders implicates a local judge who is being considered for a Supreme Court appointment. Some strong language. 2000.## Nothing but the Truth RC 50500 by John Lescroart read by Ray Foushee 3 cassettes Attorney Dismas Hardy's wife, Frannie, is in jail after refusing to reveal a friend's secret to a grand jury. The friend is Ron Beaumont, whose politically connected wife, Bree, has been murdered. To spring Frannie quickly, Dismas searches for proof that Ron is innocent. Some strong language. 1999.## Obstruction of Justice RC 52313 by Perri O'Shaughnessy read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly witnesses Ray de Beers's death by lightning. But after Ray's father orders the body exhumed, he is killed. Nina is hired to defend Ray's son against murder charges. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1997.## Plain Truth RC 52800 by Jodi Picoult read by Erin Jones 3 cassettes When Philadelphia attorney Ellie Hathaway retreats to her aunt's house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she's drawn into an unusual case--an Amish girl accused of murdering her newborn after a hidden pregnancy. Ellie calls former beau, psychiatrist John Cooper, to help the troubled defendant. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Secret Sanction RC 53151 by Brian Haig read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes Army lawyer Major Sean Drummond is assigned to investigate the massacre of thirty-five Serbs by a U.S. Special Forces team in Kosovo. Drummond and defense attorney Captain Lisa Morrow interrogate the Green Berets and uncover secret missions, a mutiny, and conspiracies that lead to murder. Violence and strong language. 2001.## Silent Justice RC 51283 by William Bernhardt read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes Tulsa attorney Ben Kincaid and his student assistant, Christina McCall, represent the parents of eleven children who died from cancer caused when a local machinery corporation dumped toxic chemicals into the town's drinking water. Meanwhile, a serial killer is murdering employees of the company. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Summons RC 53285 by John Grisham read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Law professor Ray Atlee arrives at the family home in rural Mississippi and discovers his elderly father dead--and three million dollars in cash. Ray decides not to tell his drug- addicted brother about the loot. But someone is soon after him and the money. Some strong language. Bestseller 2002.## Suspicion of Malice RC 51661 by Barbara Parker read by Colleen Delany 3 cassettes Miami attorney Gail Connor, secretly pregnant, agrees to defend ballet student Bobby Gonzalez against a charge of murder. But Bobby's girlfriend is the daughter of Anthony Quintana, Gail's ex-fiancé. And Bobby's alibi involves smoking pot with a judge. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.## The Vendetta Defense RC 51883 by Lisa Scottoline read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Philadelphia lawyer Judy Carrier represents seventy-nine- year-old Tony Lucia, who killed his rival, Angelo Coluzzi, for murdering his wife sixty years ago in Italy. While preparing his defense, Judy is drawn into a deadly vendetta and also falls in love with Tony's grandson, Frank. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Verdict RC 52018 by Barry Reed read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes (Reissue) Cynical Boston attorney Frank Galvin accepts a shaky malpractice suit against the largest Catholic hospital in the country. He is briefly tempted by a generous out-of- court settlement. But Galvin risks everything to win against his formidable adversaries--the Church, the medical profession, and the legal establishment. Some strong language. 1980.## Writ of Execution RC 52461 by Perri O'Shaughnessy read by Mary Kane 2 cassettes Lake Tahoe attorney Nina Reilly is hired to help a young woman who has won millions in a casino but who can't reveal her true identity. Nina's sometime lover, Paul van Wagoner, helps to investigate even as witnesses are being murdered. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Literature### Atlas Shrugged RC 51074 by Ayn Rand read by Michael Scherer 10 cassettes in 2 containers (Reissue) Dagny Taggart, manager of a transcontinental railroad, opposes executives who relinquish control over their enterprises in exchange for security through government regulations. Espouses the clear-cut social values of the author's philosophy of objectivism within a fictional story line. Thirty-fifth anniversary edition with new introduction in 1992. Some strong language. 1957.## Boredom RC 51292 by Alberto Moravia read by Rick Rohan 2 cassettes Dino, an Italian artist from a wealthy, pampered background, recalls having always felt "bored" or detached from reality. Now in his mid-thirties, he becomes fixated on Cecilia, a young model, and sets about trying to "own" her, blurring the distinctions between sex, money, and love. 1960.## The Claudine Novels RC 50562 by Colette read by Anne Hancock 5 cassettes The first four works by the twentieth-century French author: Claudine at School, Claudine in Paris, Claudine Married, and Claudine and Annie. They portray a country girl born in France in 1884 and how she grows up to become a sensuous woman. Some descriptions of sex. 1962.## The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol RC 50339 by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol read by Michael Scherer 3 cassettes Thirteen stories newly translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Four from Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1831-32): "St. John's Eve," "The Night before Christmas," "The Terrible Vengeance," and "Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt." From the Petersburg tales: "Nevsky Prospect," "The Diary of a Madman," "The Nose," and "The Overcoat" among others. 1998.## Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkühn as Told by a Friend RC 50209 by Thomas Mann read by Gary Telles 5 cassettes Mann's modern reworking of the Faust legend occurs in the decades preceding World War II in Germany. Portrays the tragedy of a composer who loses his capacity for compassion in exchange for gaining musical inspiration. New translation by the award-winning John E. Woods. 1947.## Embers RC 53619 by Sándor Márai read by Anne Flosnik 1 cassette Hungary, 1940. The old general, Henrik, entertains his closest childhood friend, whom he has not seen in forty-one years. As he talks and questions Konrad, a complex history of friendship, passion, and betrayal is untangled. First published in Budapest in 1942. Translated by Carol Brown Janeway. Bestseller 2001.## The End of the Affair RC 52415 by Graham Greene read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes (Reissue) London, 1939. Author Maurice Bendrix has a long-running love affair with Sarah Miles, the wife of a civil servant, which ends abruptly. Years later Bendrix explores the emotions that still torment him and ponders Sarah's commitment to a God he cannot fathom. 1951.## How It Is RC 52613 by Samuel Beckett read by Rick Rohan 1 cassette An anguished, disembodied voice expresses a grim, fragmentary vision of human life stripped to its essence in this experimental fiction by the Irish-born winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Originally written in French in 1961 and translated into English by the author. Some strong language. 1964.## Independent People: An Epic RC 52256 by Halldór Laxness read by Bruce Huntey 4 cassettes A saga of Icelandic peasant life in which Bjartur, a stubborn sheep farmer, struggles to buy and maintain his own land. An independent man, he outlives several wives to raise his brood, including an adopted daughter. By the 1955 Nobel Prize winner. Some strong language. 1946.## The Literary West: An Anthology of Western American Literature RC 50784 edited by Thomas J. Lyon read by Erik Sandvold 4 cassettes More than forty selections, most written by twentieth- century authors such as Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Jack Schaefer, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Gary Snyder, Louis L'Amour, Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Denise Chávez, Amy Tan, and Sam Shepard. Includes chronology of events and suggested reading. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Man with the Golden Arm RC 51436 by Nelson Algren read by Barry Bernson 4 cassettes The underworld of Chicago's West Side in the late 1940s is portrayed through Frankie Machine--a poker dealer with a "golden arm" and morphine-addicted hustler with a bad conscience. Complete text followed by critical essays. Some strong language. National Book Award. 1949.## The Map of Love RC 52254 by Ahdaf Soueif read by Jill Fox 4 cassettes Dashing Pasha Sharif courts British widow Anna nearly a century before American journalist Isabel falls in love with courtly conductor Omar. A trunkful of family journals and letters link the pairs of lovers as they surmount cultural obstacles in Egypt. Booker Prize Finalist. 1999.## The Ox-Bow Incident RC 52564 by Walter Van Tilburg Clark read by Gary Telles 2 cassettes (Reissue) Nevada, 1885. Wrangler Art Croft reluctantly joins a group of citizens in a small town who hastily form a posse to catch murdering cattle rustlers. Three men are accused of the crime and--although there are some doubts about their guilt--lynched. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Some violence and some strong language. 1940.## Quincas Borba RC 51180 by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis read by Robert Blumenfeld 2 cassettes In this companion to The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas (RC 47272), eccentric philosopher Quincas Borba dies, leaving his vast fortune and his dog--perhaps his reincarnation--to an unsophisticated young man who cared for him. But danger and madness lurk within the gift of sudden wealth. First published in Brazil in 1891. 1998.## Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne RC 52031 by Nathaniel Hawthorne read by Fred Major 2 cassettes (Reissue) A selection of fifteen tales from three published collections of short stories by the nineteenth-century New Englander. Includes an introduction by Alfred Kazin. 1966.## Siddhartha RC 52190 by Hermann Hesse read by Steven Carpenter 1 cassette Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of a young Brahmin who abandons his comfortable home to wander through the Indian countryside seeking enlightenment. Based on the early life of Buddha. Originally published in German in 1922. 2000.## Soul Mountain RC 51463 by Xingjian Gao read by David Hartley-Margolin 4 cassettes A semi-autobiographical, philosophical novel by the Chinese Nobel laureate. The protagonist, in reprieve from death, wanders through the Chinese landscape in search of Lingshan (Soul Mountain), describing his spiritual and physical quests. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Too Far to Go: The Maples Stories RC 51354 by John Updike read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) A collection of seventeen stories about Richard and Joan Maples, written between 1956 and 1979. Traces the decline and fall of their marriage, from its buoyant early stages, through the child-rearing years, to the confession of infidelities and eventual divorce. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1979.## Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither RC 52958 by Herman Melville read by Michael Scherer 8 cassettes Three of Melville's early novels, set in Polynesia in the South Seas and based on his sailing experiences. Typee (1846) contrasts idyllic island living with restrictive western manners. The sequel, Omoo (1847), pursues this theme in Tahiti, while Mardi (1849) tells of an allegorical voyage. 1849.## You Can't Go Home Again RC 50279 by Thomas Wolfe read by L.J. Ganser 5 cassettes (Reissue) Bitter and nostalgic, Wolfe's sequel to The Web and the Rock (RC 50278) continues the story of George Webber, now a successful novelist but unsuccessful lover. He returns home to old Catawba, only to be sadly disillusioned by the discovery that everything he once loved there no longer exists. 1934.## Medical Themes### The Hades Factor RC 50768 by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes Dr. Jon Smith and his fiancée, Dr. Sophia Russell, at the army's institute for infectious diseases investigate a virus that is creating a deadly epidemic. Jon is soon warned off by the FBI, while Sophia contacts a colleague in Peru where a similar disease wiped out a tribe. Some violence. Bestseller 2000.## Shannon's Way RC 52672 by A.J. Cronin read by Tom Martin 2 cassettes (Reissue) Scotland, 1919. In this sequel to The Green Years (RC 32524), Robert Shannon completes his medical training and dedicates his life to research. He falls in love with Jean Law, one of his students, but religious differences keep them apart. 1948.## Shock RC 53066 by Robin Cook read by Faith Potts 2 cassettes Harvard coeds Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner fund a stay in Venice for academic pursuits by donating ova to the Wingate Infertility Clinic. Later Joanna, seeking to learn what happened to her gametes, convinces Deborah to help her investigate. They don't like their findings. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Unnatural Causes RC 50572 by Leah Ruth Robinson read by Joni Siani 2 cassettes Dr. Evelyn Sutcliffe's friend and hospital coworker is preparing dinner for her when he falls ill from poisonous mushrooms found in the anonymous gift basket Evelyn received. Horrified when her friend dies, Evelyn wonders if she was the intended victim and if the killer was her lover's stalker. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Year of the Intern RC 52472 by Robin Cook read by Gary Tipton 2 cassettes Follows a year in the life of an idealistic hospital intern. During that time, Dr. Peters becomes a psychologically aberrant but fully accredited doctor. The new physicians criticize both the treatment they receive and the American Medical Association, and advocate changing the system. Some strong language. 1972.## Mystery and Detective### Actor RC 52222 by Parnell Hall read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes New York private investigator Stanley Hastings accepts the lead in a summer theater production on behalf of an old college chum. The once-aspiring thespian meets an assortment of fellow players, including a soap opera star. Then the stage manager is murdered. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 1993.## All the Lucky Ones Are Dead: An Aaron Gunner Mystery RC 51462 by Gar Anthony Haywood read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Private investigator Aaron Gunner, last seen in Not Long for This World (RC 35086), is hired by the father of gangsta rap star C.E. Digga Jones to investigate his death--supposedly a suicide. Gunner's other job entails guarding African American right-wing radio announcer Sparkle Johnson. Violence and strong language. 1999.## Arms and the Women RC 51362 by Reginald Hill read by George Holmes 3 cassettes After Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe's wife, Ellie, is almost abducted, Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel suspects the attempt is linked with an active police case. But Detective Constable Shirley Novello, who is guarding Ellie, traces the cause to Ellie's membership in a radical feminist group. Some violence. 1999.## Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil RC 52363 by Nancy Atherton read by Michele Schaeffer 1 cassette Lori travels to a country estate near Scotland to evaluate a book collection for the owners, newlyweds Jared and Nicole. Eerie things begin to happen, involving a handsome stranger and a tragic wartime romance. Lori seeks her ghostly Aunt Dimity's help in banishing an evil presence from the past. 2000.## Aunt Dimity: Detective RC 53303 by Nancy Atherton read by Michele Schaeffer 1 cassette American Lori Willis lives in Finch, an English town in the Cotswolds, with her husband and young twins. When newcomer Prunella Hooper is found murdered, Lori investigates with the help of her Aunt Dimity's ghost--while the villagers hide secrets. 2001.## The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 RC 52419 edited by Donald E. Westlake read by Jim Zeiger 4 cassettes Anthology of twenty contemporary mystery short stories. In "Motel 66" by Barbara D'Amato, a couple makes the mistake of returning to their honeymoon site. "The Guilty Party" by Shel Silverstein tells of a judge who gives a rapist an unusual choice. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Betrayal in Death RC 52142 by J.D. Robb read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes New York City, 2059. Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a series of ritualistic murders of employees at her husband Roarke's upscale hotel. She suspects career criminal Sylvester Yost. But when Roarke's best friend, con man Mick Connelly, arrives from Ireland, he complicates matters. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Big Silence: An Abe Lieberman Mystery RC 52134 by Stuart M. Kaminsky read by Richard Davidson 2 cassettes Detective Abe Lieberman's partner, Bill Hanrahan, slips up while guarding a turncoat mobster's family, leaving the ex- wife dead and the son abducted. Lieberman also contends with street crime, a deranged street person, a grieving brother, a divorcing daughter, and a stray dog. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Birds of Prey RC 51757 by J.A. Jance read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Retired Seattle homicide detective J.P. Beaumont accompanies his newly wed grandmother on her honeymoon on a cruise ship to Alaska. When one of the passengers disappears, Beaumont becomes part of an FBI operation involving a religious group that is targeting doctors--some of whom are aboard. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Black Widow's Wardrobe RC 51485 by Lucha Corpi read by Barbara Pinolini 2 cassettes Detective Gloria Damasco witnesses the attempted murder of the Black Widow, a woman who had served time for killing her husband. Damasco's investigation of the incident leads her to Mexico, where she learns of the widow's connection with Dońa Marina from the time of the conquistador Cortés. 1999.## Blackmail RC 51041 by Parnell Hall read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Hapless private detective Stanley Hastings becomes involved in a blackmail scheme that leads to multiple murder--with himself as the prime suspect. Assisted by his wife, Stanley pursues the investigation--despite being led astray by red herrings. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1994.## Blackwater Spirits RC 52318 by Miriam Grace Monfredo read by Laura Giannarelli 3 cassettes Seneca Falls, 1857. New in town, female doctor Neva Cardoza is up to her elbows in corpses. Meanwhile librarian Glynis Tryon investigates these mysterious deaths. When half- Iroquois Jacques Sundown is accused of murder, Glynis joins constable Cullen Stuart in the struggle to discern the truth. 1995.## Blood Lure RC 51690 by Nevada Barr read by Suzanne Toren 2 cassettes Park ranger Anna Pigeon travels to Montana's Glacier National Park to study the DNA of grizzly bears. A bear attacks Anna's tent on her first night out camping. On the way back to the base camp, she discovers a woman's mutilated body. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Blood Rain: An Aurelio Zen Mystery RC 51604 by Michael Dibdin read by Peter Gil 2 cassettes Italian detective Aurelio Zen is sent to Sicily to spy on the anti-Mafia operations of the state police for which his adopted daughter Carla is installing a computer system. Zen is totally demoralized after two sudden deaths in his family. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.## Blue Deer Thaw RC 51397 by Jamie Harrison read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes Corpses begin to surface with the spring thaw in sparsely inhabited Absaroka County, Montana. Sheriff Jules Clement investigates the circumstances while courting his deputy, Caroline Fair, and contending with the wedding of his best friends in the newly renovated hotel outside Blue Deer. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Blue Hole RC 51782 by G.D. Gearino read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes Georgia, 1969. In a single day Charley is expelled from school, loses his girlfriend, and is ostracized for injuring the school's star quarterback. But he is hired by a beautiful photographer searching for a boy missing from a hippie commune. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1999.## Candyland: A Novel in Two Parts RC 52498 by Evan Hunter and Ed McBain read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes While in New York City on business, Los Angeles sex addict Ben Thorpe pursues his hobby relentlessly. He becomes a prime suspect, however, when a hooker he visited is murdered. Detectives Emma Boyle and Jimmy Morgan collaborate on the case. (Coauthors are the same person.) Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2001.## The Cat Who Smelled a Rat RC 51464 by Lilian Jackson Braun read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Moose County awaits the first snowfall, hoping it will end the drought that may be the cause of a rash of fires. Columnist Jim Qwilleran suspects arson when his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum demand his attention with catfits. Then a murder occurs, and the local bookstore goes up in flames. Bestseller 2001.## A Citizen of the Country RC 52067 by Sarah Smith read by Mary Kane 3 cassettes France, 1911. Physician and psychologist Alexander von Reisden, now a father married to a blind woman, travels to Montfort castle to help a disturbed theater producer, Count André, who fears his wife is a murderous sorceress. Meanwhile, Alexander struggles with his own family secrets. Sequel to The Knowledge of Water (RC 43212). 2000.## Claws and Effect RC 51888 by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Everyone in Crozet, Virginia, is suffering from the winter doldrums. The hottest topic in town is a chain letter promising good luck to those who contribute to Crozet Hospital. Then medical staff begin turning up dead. Naturally, feline Mrs. Murphy and her associates must investigate. Some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Cold Flat Junction RC 51763 by Martha Grimes read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes In this sequel to Hotel Paradise (RC 44447), twelve-year-old Emma Graham is still searching for clues to old murders in her family when Ben Queen is released from prison. When Ben's daughter is killed, he becomes the prime suspect and Emma may be in danger. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.## Cold Is the Grave RC 52150 by Peter Robinson read by Graeme Malcolm 3 cassettes Chief Constable Riddle asks Chief Inspector Alan Banks to quietly find his runaway teenage daughter, who has appeared on an Internet pornography site. Banks returns with Emily Riddle, but she experiences more trouble at home in Yorkshire, England. Sequel to In a Dry Season (RC 49545). Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Cold Paradise RC 51894 by Stuart Woods read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Attorney Stone Barrington flies to Palm Beach to find a mystery woman a wealthy computer geek fancies. The lady turns out to be shady Allison Manning, from Dead in the Water (RC 44806), and Barrington accepts her as a client as well. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## The Color of Death RC 52408 by Bruce Alexander read by George Holmes 2 cassettes London, 1772. A rash of home invasions and murders occurs, apparently committed by black men. After blind magistrate Sir John Fielding is wounded, his assistant, Jeremy Proctor, tracks down the gang with the help of the Bow Street Runners. 2000.## A Conspiracy of Paper RC 51312 by David Liss read by David Cutler 3 cassettes London, 1719. Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish ex-boxer who makes his living as a detective, investigates the death of a businessman. Weaver's father, who had been a stockjobber, was also recently murdered. Eventually, Weaver uncovers a violent cabal of financiers whose actions lead to a stock market crash. Some violence. 2000.## Cruel as the Grave: A Medieval Mystery RC 51126 by Sharon Kay Penman read by Barbara Caruso 2 cassettes London, 1193. Justin de Quincy is entrusted by Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine to learn whether her son, the imprisoned crusader-king Richard Lionheart, is still alive. Meanwhile, a neighbor asks Justin to investigate the murder of a young Welsh girl. Sequel to The Queen's Man (RC 47849). Some violence. 1998.## Daddy's Little Girl RC 53709 by Mary Higgins Clark read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Reporter Ellie Cavanaugh of Atlanta returns to Westchester County, New York, to protest the parole of wealthy heir Rob Westerfield, convicted of murdering her teenaged sister twenty-two years ago. Even as Ellie reopens the case and starts a web site, she experiences some doubts. Then someone threatens her life. Bestseller 2002.## Daniel Plainway; or, The Holiday Haunting of the Moosepath League RC 52840 by Van Reid read by Mitzi Friedlander 4 cassettes Maine, Christmas 1896. In this companion to Mollie Peer... (RC 50656), Daniel Pathway believes that a little boy named Bird, who is rescued from kidnappers, is the son of his deceased goddaughter. He enlists the support of the Moosepath League to investigate. 2000.## Dead and Gone: An Inspector Luke Thanet Novel RC 52267 by Dorothy Simpson read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Detective Inspector Thanet and his partner, Lineham, investigate the death of the wife of ambitious barrister Ralph Mintar, whose daughter also disappeared under curious circumstances four years ago. The two policemen soon uncover extramarital affairs, incest, blackmail, and more murders among the wealthy. Meanwhile, Thanet becomes a grandfather. 1999.## A Deadly Shade of Gold RC 53062 by John D. MacDonald read by Richard Davidson 3 cassettes (Reissue) The death of his friend Sam Taggart takes Florida private detective Travis McGee to Mexico to find the murderer. The only evidence in the case is a priceless pre-Columbian gold statuette. Some strong language. 1965.## Death Benefits RC 52527 by Thomas Perry read by Ray Foushee 3 cassettes Security advisor Max Stillman takes young insurance analyst John Walker with him to investigate the misconduct of Walker's ex-lover, agent Ellen Snyder. Snyder approved a twelve-million-dollar payout to a bogus claimant and then disappeared. Stillman and Walker crisscross the country unraveling the lucrative scheme. Strong language and some violence. 2001.## Death in Holy Orders RC 51889 by P.D. James read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Young seminarian Ronald Treeves is found dead on the beach near his school. Although an inquest rules the death accidental, his adoptive father, Sir Alred (a wealthy arms manufacturer), receives an anonymous note and insists on a murder investigation by Adam Dalgliesh. Bestseller 2001.## Death of a Dentist RC 52686 by M.C. Beaton read by Jamie Horton 1 cassette Awakened with an agonizing toothache, Scottish police constable Hamish Macbeth seeks out the nearest quack, who would rather pull teeth than save them. But when Hamish arrives, the dentist is dead, with all his teeth drilled. And it turns out that the dentist was quite the ladies' man. 1997.## Death of a Gossip RC 52730 by M.C. Beaton read by John Horton 1 cassette Scottish constable Hamish MacBeth investigates the death of a guest at a local fishing school. The obnoxious decedent, Lady Jane Winters, had insulted everyone--including MacBeth and a child--before her body was discovered. Some strong language. 1985.## The Ditched Blonde: A Carl Wilcox Mystery RC 51246 by Harold Adams read by Fred Major 1 cassette Itinerant sign painter Carl Wilcox is in Greenhill, South Dakota, when the sheriff asks him to investigate the four- year-old case of a pregnant teenager's murder. But soon after Wilcox starts asking questions, another homicide occurs. Some violence. 1995.## Dr. Death RC 51275 by Jonathan Kellerman read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Los Angeles detective Milo Sturgis seeks help from psychologist Alex Delaware when a doctor who is known for mercy killing is murdered in his "suicide van." Suspects include the relatives of his victims and his own son. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.## Dying for Chocolate RC 52160 by Diane Mott Davidson read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes To escape from her abusive ex-husband, caterer Goldy Bear accepts a summer job cooking for a retired general. After one of her suitors dies in a car accident, she joins another, Detective Tom Schulz, in the investigation. And soon her son, Arch, is in danger. Some violence and some strong language. 1992.## Evan and Elle: A Constable Evans Mystery RC 51395 by Rhys Bowen read by Graeme Malcolm 1 cassette An arsonist strikes in the northern Welsh village of Llanfair, attacking properties owned by foreigners. Madame Yvette's newly opened French restaurant is the latest target, but this time a man dies. Constable Evan Evans becomes saddled with outside police interference in his investigation. Some violence. 2000.## Evan Can Wait: A Constable Evans Mystery RC 53153 by Rhys Bowen read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes Constable Evan Evans discovers that his girlfriend's ex- husband is part of a group of documentary filmmakers, in Llanfair, Wales, to extricate a German bomber from the lake. Then a crew member, investigating the theory that invaluable art was hidden in the mine shafts during the war, is murdered. 2001.## Evanly Choirs: A Constable Evans Mystery RC 51371 by Rhys Bowen read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes Constable Evan Evans and the village of Llanfair, Wales, welcome the summer stay of world-renowned opera star Ifor Llewellyn--until his drinking and argumentative behavior become evident. When Llewellyn is discovered murdered, Evans delves into the singer's past while local ladies vie for the constable's attention. Some violence. 1999.## Evans Above: A Constable Evans Mystery RC 50945 by Rhys Bowen read by Graeme Malcolm 1 cassette Evan Evans, the newly assigned North Wales constable for the village of Llanfair, is searching for two missing hikers who are later discovered murdered. While hunting for a possible serial killer, Evans also contends with two local ladies who are vying for his attentions, as well as with competing ministers' wives. 1997.## Ex-Libris RC 53097 by Ross King read by David Cutler 3 cassettes London, 1660. Bookseller Isaac Inchbold is commissioned by impoverished widow Alethea Greatorex, daughter of the late Sir Ambrose Plessington, to locate a palimpsest stolen by Cromwell's soldiers during the civil war. The mild-mannered merchant is thus thrust into a world of political intrigue, treachery, and murder. 1998.## The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery RC 50749 by Elizabeth Peters read by Barbara Rappaport 3 cassettes Amelia Peabody and her extended family, including her niece Lia and Lia's new husband, David, are headed to Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season. But their expedition is overshadowed by the accusation that David has been selling forged antiquities. Amelia's son, Ramses, strives to clear David as numerous bodies turn up. 1999.## Fall of a Cosmonaut RC 52114 by Stuart M. Kaminsky read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes Russian Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov of the Moscow police and his colleagues handle three cases--a Mir cosmonaut lands and disappears; a director's epic film about Tolstoy is stolen and held for ransom; and a research parapsychologist is murdered. 2000.## False Scent RC 52385 by Ngaio Marsh read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes (Reissue) When the beloved "queen of the British theater" is murdered in a cloud of perfume, the case literally reeks with likely suspects. It is up to Superintendent Roderick Alleyn to sniff out the motives and bring the killer to justice. 1960.## Fearless Jones RC 52362 by Walter Mosley read by Bob Moore 2 cassettes Watts, 1954. African American bookstore owner Paris Minton calls on his friend, Fearless Jones, when he gets entangled in a case of stolen Swiss bonds. The two try to protect an elderly Jewish couple but get in over their heads. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## The First Deadly Sin RC 52696 by Lawrence Sanders read by Chuck Benson 5 cassettes (Reissue) Captain Edward Delaney accepts an undercover assignment to track down the serial killer who attacks his victims with an ice ax. The murders take place in an upper East Side precinct in New York. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 1973.## Flashfire RC 52206 by Richard Stark read by John Polk 2 cassettes After Parker is stiffed by his partners in a bank robbery, he vows revenge and tracks them to their next job--a jewelry heist in Palm Beach. With the help of his lover, Claire, and real estate agent Leslie Mackenzie, Parker stalks his victims--and their loot. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Flashpoint: A Carlotta Carlyle Mystery RC 52212 by Linda Barnes read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes Boston private detective Carlotta Carlyle investigates the murder of elderly client Valentine Phipps, who had alluded to a mysterious hidden treasure. She also has to contend with her teenage "sister" Paolina's misadventures and an arsonist who torches Carlotta's house. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Forgotten RC 52898 by Faye Kellerman read by Richard Davidson 3 cassettes Hate crime leads to murder after a small synagogue is vandalized. As Rina Lazarus and her husband, LAPD detective Peter Decker, investigate, they learn their son, Jacob, knows the teenage suspect, Ernesto Golding. Then Golding and his therapists are found dead. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Golden Child RC 50837 by Penelope Fitzgerald read by Andy Chappell 1 cassette (Reissue) A London museum official is sent to Russia when the museum suspects there may be fakes among the treasures in a popular "Golden Child" exhibit. He learns that all the real golden treasures are in the Kremlin and returns to find the old archaeologist who first uncovered them murdered in the museum library. 1977.## Grandmother Spider: A Charlie Moon Mystery RC 52604 by James D. Doss read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Shaman Daisy Perika predicts the giant arachnid that lives beneath Lake Navajo will attack. Her hunch appears true when two men--one a government research scientist and the other a Native American truck driver--disappear from the lake's shore. Daisy's nephew, Ute lawman Charlie Moon, isn't buying it. Some strong language. 2001.## Graveyard Dust RC 51129 by Barbara Hambly read by Richard Davidson 3 cassettes New Orleans, 1834. Free man of color Benjamin January's voodoo queen sister, Olympia Corbier, is accused of poisoning a white man. Ben is determined to free her from the squalid jail as yellow fever sweeps the city. His investigation uncovers the intermingled Creole lineage of the deceased. Some violence. 1999.## Half Moon Street RC 51233 by Anne Perry read by Terry Hayes Sales 3 cassettes With Charlotte in Paris, Superintendent Thomas Pitt devotes his time to the case of a murdered photographer found dressed as a woman. With the help of his mother-in-law, Caroline--who is married to an actor--Pitt investigates the Victorian stage and the underground world of pornography. Some violence. 2000.## The Hanging Garden: A John Rebus Mystery RC 50932 by Ian Rankin read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes Edinburgh detective inspector Rebus investigates a suspected Nazi criminal, as well as a gang war between local mobs who are importing prostitutes from eastern Europe. When his daughter is injured in a hit-and-run accident, Rebus suspects it's a payback. Strong language and some violence. 1998.## Harm Done RC 50401 by Ruth Rendell read by Graeme Malcolm 3 cassettes Inspector Reginald Wexford investigates the disappearance of two teenage girls, the abduction of a three-year-old, and the release of a pedophile into a tough neighborhood. Wexford's daughter Sylvia, a social worker, soon educates him about the world of abused women and their children. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## Havana Heat: A Lupe Solano Mystery RC 52070 by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera read by Barbara Pinolini 2 cassettes Miami private investigator Lupe Solano is hired by two fellow Cubans to recover invaluable art works from Havana. Her clients want to retrieve property from their family home before Fidel Castro sells it. Lupe soon becomes involved in art forgery, smuggling, and murder. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## He Shall Thunder in the Sky RC 51073 by Elizabeth Peters read by Barbara Rappaport 4 cassettes In the winter of 1914-15, the extended Peabody Emerson family returns to Egypt for further archaeological excavation, even as World War I reaches the Middle East. Amid the turmoil, Sethos, the master criminal and Amelia's nemesis, reappears. Bestseller 2000.## Hit List RC 52270 by Lawrence Block read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Hit man Keller lives an orderly life. He gets his assignments from humorous Dot, works on his stamp collection between jobs, and conscientiously serves on a jury. His routine is disrupted when Keller realizes someone is trying to kill him. Sequel to Hit Man (RC 49625). Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## House of Smoke RC 51987 by J.F. Freedman read by Faith Potts 4 cassettes Santa Barbara private investigator Kate Blanchard is hired by Laura Sparks to solve the mystery surrounding the death of her lover while he was in jail. But uncovering secret schemes in Laura's wealthy, politically powerful family puts Kate's life in danger. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 1996.## The Immaculate Deception RC 52147 by Iain Pears read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes Newlywed Flavia di Stefano of Italy's Art Theft Squad is assigned to quietly track down a stolen masterpiece on loan from the Louvre. Meanwhile, Flavia's husband, art historian Jonathan Argyll, is tracing the history of her boss's favorite painting. The two uncover political corruption, kidnapping, and murder. 2000.## The Indian Sign RC 51421 by Les Roberts read by John Polk 2 cassettes As Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich is being hired by a toy manufacturer to uncover an industrial spy, he notices an elderly Native American--who is later murdered. Curiosity leads Jacovich to become involved in a pro bono case of infant kidnapping--and additional murders. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## The James Dean Affair: A Neil Gulliver and Stevie Marriner Novel RC 52010 by Robert S. Levinson read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Reporter Neil Gulliver and his ex-wife, actress Stevie Marriner, are in the audience when a man resembling an aged James Dean murders a participant during a ceremony honoring the late celebrity. The two delve into the mystery of the resurrected Dean. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Judas Judge: A Kevin Kerney Novel RC 51627 by Michael McGarrity read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes New Mexico state cop Kevin Kerney returns to his boyhood neighborhood to investigate a murderous rampage along a stretch of highway. The sixth victim is wealthy judge Vernon Langsford, whose family had previously lost two other members. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.## Judgment in Death RC 51691 by J.D. Robb read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes New York City, 2059. Policewoman Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a crooked cop in one of her husband's nightclubs. When another officer with dubious connections is later killed, Eve suspects a vigilante. She also then becomes a target. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Killer's Cousin RC 52612 by Nancy Werlin read by Christopher Walker 1 cassette High school senior David Yaffe is exiled to his uncle's house after being acquitted of murder. There he is haunted by his dead cousin, Kathy, and harassed by her eleven-year- old sister, Lily. He learns there is another killer in the house. For senior high readers. 1998.## The Last King of Texas RC 51477 by Rick Riordan read by Robert Sams 3 cassettes A medievalist is murdered at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Just after private investigator Tres Navarre is asked to replace the deceased professor, a mail bomb explodes and the sleuth accepts the job his mother called "safe." Navarre tracks the killer into the Mexican drug underworld. Some strong language. 2000.## Last Puzzle and Testament RC 52268 by Parnell Hall read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Puzzle Lady Cora Felton is judging a crossword contest devised by a now-deceased heiress to make her repugnant relatives compete for her fortune. As the rivals scramble to solve clues, two murders occur. It falls to Cora's niece, Sherry, to find the killer. Sequel to A Clue for the Puzzle Lady (RC 49605). 2000.## Lead, So I Can Follow: A Carl Wilcox Mystery RC 51248 by Harold Adams read by Fred Major 1 cassette Itinerant sign painter Carl Wilcox and his wife Hazel--who met in No Badge, No Gun (RC 50444)--are spending their honeymoon camping, when they hear a murder committed. They are soon hired to investigate that death along with a suspicious suicide. Both cases lead to beautiful women. Some violence. 2000.## Locked Inside RC 53395 by Nancy Werlin read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Filthy-rich orphan Marnie Skyedottir, daughter of a dead New Age singer, lives at boarding school with only an anonymous computer buddy, "Elf," for a friend. When she is kidnapped during spring break, Elf is her sole hope for rescue. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2000.## The Marble Mask RC 53054 by Archer Mayor read by John Polk 2 cassettes Detective Joe Gunther has just joined the new Vermont Bureau of Investigation when the police discover the fifty-year-old frozen corpse of a French-Canadian mob leader on Mount Mansfield near Stowe. No one knows why the gangster's disappearance went unnoticed. Gunther is handed the puzzle. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Midnight Come Again RC 52816 by Dana Stabenow read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Following the death of her lover, in Hunter's Moon (RC 49633), depressed Kate Shugak takes a job in a coastal village as a cargo pilot. Meanwhile, Alaska state trooper Jim Chopin is sent there under cover to investigate Russian smugglers. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Money, Money, Money: A Novel of the 87th Precinct RC 52928 by Ed McBain read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes A lion almost kills Detective Steve Carella when he tries to remove a woman's body from the zoo den. Carella and Fat Ollie Weeks uncover drug smugglers, counterfeit money, hit women, and Arab terrorists while pursuing the case. They also face off with the Treasury Department. Violence and strong language. 2001.## Murder Being Once Done RC 50959 by Ruth Rendell read by Graeme Malcolm 1 cassette Detective Chief Inspector Wexford is recuperating from an illness at his nephew Howard Fortune's London home. Fortune is also a policeman heading the case of a young girl found murdered in a cemetery. Wexford, bored, begins to investigate the crime on his own. Some violence. 1972.## Murder Carries a Torch: A Southern Sisters Mystery RC 51503 by Anne George read by Cyn Delafield 2 cassettes Matron sisters Mary Alice and Patricia Anne track their cousin Luke's wife of forty years and her lover, a snake- handling preacher, to a church. When they arrive, they not only discover a woman's body but learn the preacher has also been murdered. Luke's wife, however, is still missing. Some strong language. 2000.## Murder Gets a Life: A Southern Sisters Mystery RC 49044 by Anne George read by Cyn Delafield 2 cassettes Petite retired-teacher Patricia Anne and her portly, well- to-do, thrice-widowed sister, Mary Alice, have another adventure when Mary Alice's son, Ray, unexpectedly marries. Checking out the new bride, Sunshine Dabbs, and her odd family, the sisters find a murdered man in the Dabbs's trailer. Some strong language. 1998.## Murder in Havana RC 52892 by Margaret Truman read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes Retired CIA employee Max Pauling, last seen in Murder in Foggy Bottom (RC 50815), obligingly goes to Cuba to ascertain whether an American drug firm headed by a former senator is illegally operating there. He is met in Havana by beautiful Celia Sardińa, whose own mission threatens Max's survival. 2001.## Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery RC 52479 by Elliott Roosevelt read by Janis Gray 2 cassettes Washington, D.C.; 1943. When an armed White House lawyer is discovered murdered in the Lincoln Bedroom, it is up to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Captain Ed Kennelly to quietly find his killer. The president and his generals are secretly planning the invasion of Europe and cannot be disturbed. 2000.## Murder, She Meowed RC 52586 by Rita Mae Brown and Sneaky Pie Brown read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Postmistress Harry of Crozet, Virginia, investigates the murder of two jockeys after the steeplechase races at Montpelier, James Madison's former estate. But it is her pets--feline Mrs. Murphy and corgi Tee Tucker--who uncover the clues. Some violence and some strong language. 1996.## Murder@maggody.com: An Arly Hanks/Maggody Mystery RC 51249 by Joan Hess read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes The natives fear the encroachment of pornography when a computer lab is established at the Maggody, Arkansas, high school. Sure enough, police chief Arly Hanks finds herself battling smut, and then an unwed teenage mother is murdered. Some violence. 2000.## Must the Maiden Die RC 52076 by Miriam Grace Monfredo read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Seneca Falls, New York; 1861. Librarian Glynis Tryon assists constable Cullen Stuart in investigating the murder of local businessman Roland Brant. Suspects include the victim's son and a missing mute kitchen maid. Meanwhile, Glynis's niece, Emma, is experiencing wedding jitters. 1999.## The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Poirot's First Case RC 51162 by Agatha Christie read by Tom Martin 2 cassettes In Hercule Poirot's first case the retired Belgian police detective investigates the death of Emily Cavendish, an elderly heiress, who, to the distress of her stepchildren, had recently married a fortune hunter. 1920.## The Night She Died RC 52494 by Dorothy Simpson read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes (Reissue) British inspector Luke Thanet delves into the murder of pretty Julie Holmes. His investigation uncovers the story of a disturbed young woman who witnessed an unsolved murder as a child. Thanet suspects Julie's killer is the same person she saw long ago. But some clues point to her husband. 1981.## The Night Visitor: A Shaman Mystery RC 51710 by James D. Doss read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Ute policeman Charlie Moon investigates a disappearance associated with a paleontological dig excavating mammoth bones. Meanwhile, his aunt Daisy Perika, a shaman, is involved with an older, related injustice dealing with the supernatural. 1999.## No More Dying Then RC 51356 by Ruth Rendell read by Graeme Malcolm 1 cassette Chief Inspector Wexford and his assistant, Mike Burden, are called in to investigate the disappearance of a second child from the village. Burden, recently widowed, complicates the case by falling in love with the missing youth's mother. Soon after, the first child's body is discovered. Some violence. 1971.## Nobody's There RC 52030 by Joan Lowery Nixon read by Jill Fox 1 cassette Seventeen-year-old Abbie is sentenced to community service for vandalizing her dad's girlfriend's house. Her job is to assist elderly Edna Merkel. But Mrs. Merkel turns out to be an amateur private investigator, who drags Abbie into a mystery that almost gets both killed. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## One Virgin Too Many RC 52721 by Lindsey Davis read by George Holmes 2 cassettes Rome, A.D. 74. Following Two for the Lions (RC 50956), Gaia Laelia, a wealthy six-year-old, tries to hire a reluctant Marcus Didius Falco to protect her from her religious relatives. When a priest from another cult is murdered and Gaia disappears, Falco and his partners investigate. Some violence. 1999.## Open Season RC 53008 by C.J. Box read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Joe Pickett, a Wyoming game warden, discovers the bodies of three outfitters. His investigation leads to an endangered species, ruthless businessmen willing to ruin the environment, and threats to his beloved family. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Outfoxed RC 50586 by Rita Mae Brown read by Miranda Daniloff 3 cassettes Jane Arnold, master of Virginia's Jefferson Hunt Club, must name an assistant to lead the hounds. Vying for the prestigious job are dissolute native Fontaine Buruss and wealthy Yankee Crawford Howard. When Fontaine is murdered, many of the members become suspects. Meanwhile, the neighborhood "critters" observe--and discuss--the humans around them. Some strong language. 2000.## P Is for Peril RC 51899 by Sue Grafton read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Private investigator Kinsey Millhone is hired by prominent physician Dowan Purcell's ex-wife to find him. Medicare investigators are looking for the elderly doctor, too, although his current wife isn't. Also, Kinsey is curious about her office landlord's past when she discovers he's suspected of patricide. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Papers of Tony Veitch RC 51350 by William McIlvanney read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes Scottish police detective Jack Laidlaw investigates the mysterious death of a vagrant. An aristocrat's daughter and a mysterious young college student are implicated in the crime; Laidlaw's search leads him through the Glasgow underworld, where a mob war is brewing. Some violence and some strong language. 1983.## Paradise Lost: A Joanna Brady Mystery RC 52914 by J.A. Jance read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Joanna Brady's twelve-year-old daughter, Jennifer, and her classmate, Dora, discover a body during a Girl Scout campout. Joanna, sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, fears for her daughter's safety when Dora is later murdered. Joanna also suspects her new husband, Butch, of infidelity. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Perish Twice RC 51335 by Robert B. Parker read by Constance Crawford 2 cassettes In this sequel to Family Honor (RC 48857) Boston P.I. Sunny Randall is hired briefly by a feminist lesbian to protect her against a stalker, but a murder and puzzling loose ends keep Sunny unofficially on the case. Meanwhile, both Sunny's sister and a good friend experience troubling breakups. Strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The PMS Outlaws RC 52266 by Sharyn McCrumb read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes While forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson is hospitalized for depression over the disappearance and presumed death of her husband, her attorney brother, Bill, buys a mansion with an unwanted elderly resident. Bill's partner, meanwhile, is trying to find an escaped convict and her female lawyer who target lustful men to rob and humiliate. 2000.## Point Deception RC 52890 by Marcia Muller read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Writer Guy Newberry arrives in northern California to research a thirteen-year-old mass murder mystery for a new book. Deputy Rhoda Swift can't forgive herself for not solving the crime many years ago. So the two collaborate to catch the serial killer after more women are murdered. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.## Potshot RC 51768 by Robert B. Parker read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes Young Mary Lou Buckman hires Spenser to investigate a local outlaw, the Preacher, and his gang for the murder of her husband in Potshot, Arizona. The gang has the town and its lawmen intimidated, so Spenser calls in some cohorts to help him. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## A Rag, a Bone, and a Hank of Hair RC 51238 by Jonathan Gash read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Lovejoy is hired by a criminal associate to find out who is flooding the market with fake gemstones. When Lovejoy discovers that a London friend has been murdered and his business seized by an unscrupulous dealer, he helps the widow and son avenge the wrong. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## Red Sky in Mourning RC 50946 by Patricia H. Rushford read by Judith Ann Gantly 2 cassettes Ex-policewoman Helen Bradley leaves Oregon for the coast of Washington state to finish writing a travel guide. There she learns that the author of an earlier edition has been murdered--maybe because of what she discovered during her research. Soon Helen is working with the Coast Guard, investigating a fisherman's death. Some violence. 1997.## The Remorseful Day RC 51164 by Colin Dexter read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes Although Chief Inspector Morse is suffering from complications of diabetes, his supervisor assigns him to the year-old murder case of a promiscuous, middle-aged nurse. His assistant Sergeant Lewis soon becomes suspicious of Morse's handling of the case and begins to mistrust him. Subtitled "The Final Inspector Morse Novel." 1999.## Resort to Murder: A Henrie O Mystery RC 52104 by Carolyn Hart read by Cyn Delafield 2 cassettes Retired journalist Henrie O travels to Bermuda to support her grandchildren Diana and Neal when their father remarries a wealthy widow--beautiful, flirtatious Connor Bailey. Henrie investigates when the hotel is plagued with ghosts and murders and the wedding guests become endangered. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Roll Over and Play Dead RC 52701 by Joan Hess read by Suzanne Toren 2 cassettes Bookstore owner Claire Malloy and her teenage daughter, Caron, reluctantly agree to pet-sit a pair of basset hounds. But when the dogs and other neighborhood pets disappear, Claire suspects that animal dealer Newton Churls is selling them for laboratory experiments. 1991.## Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry RC 52240 by Harry Kemelman read by Barry Bernson 2 cassettes (Reissue) Unassuming Rabbi Small is sharply criticized for permitting a suicide to be buried in his congregation's cemetery, so he attempts to prove that the death was murder. By his Talmudic reasoning the rabbi not only does this, but identifies the killer as well. 1966.## Scar Tissue: A Brady Coyne Novel RC 52416 by William G. Tapply read by Richard Davidson 2 cassettes Boston attorney Brady Coyne investigates the apparent death of a friend's teenage son. But there is no body, and the local police seem agitated. Then the friend himself disappears after giving Coyne a sealed envelope holding disturbing photographs. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2000.## Scream in Silence RC 51288 by Eleanor Taylor Bland read by Nanette Savard 2 cassettes Detective Marti MacAlister and her partner Vic Jessenovik investigate a serial arsonist who is terrorizing Lincoln Prairie, Illinois. In one house the body of a former classmate of Vic's is discovered. Meanwhile, Marti has remarried and lives with a blended family, while Vic copes with his sick wife. Some strong language. 2000.## The Secret Ingredient Murders: A Eugenia Potter Mystery RC 53049 by Nancy Pickard read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Genia Potter leaves her Arizona ranch to help counsel her teenaged great-niece and nephew in Devon, Rhode Island. There she teams up with an aspiring cookbook writer to host a dinner for cooking aficionados, only to find him murdered the night of the party. Her troubled great-nephew is the prime suspect. 2001.## Seduction in Death RC 53132 by J.D. Robb read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes New York City lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates serial killings of single women, who are first targeted in a chat room and later overpowered with a date-rape drug during their first encounters with the killer or killers. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Set in Darkness: An Inspector Rebus Novel RC 52693 by Ian Rankin read by Graeme Malcolm 3 cassettes Inspector John Rebus is assigned to a bogus task force for the new Scottish parliament. He contends with inexperienced- -but noble class darling--Inspector Derek Linford, while determining whether a newly discovered corpse, a homeless man's suicide, and a murdered politician are connected. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Shaman's Bones: A Shaman Mystery RC 51725 by James D. Doss read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Shaman Daisy Perika asks her Ute lawman nephew, Charlie Moon, to call Scott Parris, the Granite Creek chief of police. She informs them of her dream foretelling the imminent, violent deaths of people starting to the north. Parris, knowing her powers, takes her warning seriously and cancels his vacation. 1997.## Ship Shapely: A Gil Yates Private Investigator Novel RC 51251 by Alistair Boyle read by Roy Avers 1 cassette Private investigator Gil Yates, alias mild-mannered Malvin Stark, is retained by a widow to investigate her husband's disappearance. Apparently boater Les Quincy hired five beautiful girls in Hawaii to sail--and share his bunk--with him, but they returned to shore without him. 1999.## The Silver Dolphin RC 52121 by Velda Johnston read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes (Reissue) Sag Harbor, Long Island; 1840s. Beautiful Fiona, the daughter of an indentured servant, is suspected of killing her elderly wealthy husband, Torrance Ravencroft. But even though Fiona is in love with another man, she is innocent of murder. 1979.## Skinhead RC 51697 by Jay Bennett read by Bob Askey 1 cassette A midnight phone call summons nineteen-year-old Jonathan Atwood to meet a dying stranger across the country. Intrigued, Jonathan agrees, only to run afoul of a vicious neo-Nazi gang when he reaches his destination. The trip is to change his life and his attitudes forever. For junior and senior high readers. 1991.## Slaves of Obsession RC 52000 by Anne Perry read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes William Monk's client, Daniel Alberton, is murdered. The main suspect--a Union arms buyer--and Daniel's daughter have absconded to America. William and his wife, Hester, travel to Manassas, Virginia, where they witness the first Battle of Bull Run before escorting the Yankee back to England for trial. Some violence. 2000.## Some Lie and Some Die RC 51688 by Ruth Rendell read by Graeme Malcolm 1 cassette (Reissue) Inspector Wexford investigates the murder of a girl during a huge music festival starring Zeno Vedast, a local boy who has become a megalomaniacal rock star. But the town has been invaded by 80,000 hippie concert attendees and all are considered suspects. Some violence. 1973.## Spanking Watson RC 51194 by Kinky Friedman read by Gary Telles 2 cassettes Private detective Kinky Friedman is fed up with the falling ceiling plaster caused by Winnie Katz's lesbian dance troupe upstairs. But when Winnie receives a death threat, Kinky and his gang, the "Village Irregulars," gear up to find the perpetrator. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Stalking Horse RC 52314 by Miriam Grace Monfredo read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Seneca Falls, New York; 1861. Librarian Glynis Tryon's niece Bronwen joins Pinkerton's Detective Agency and is sent to Montgomery, Alabama. Undercover, Bronwen overhears a plot to assassinate newly elected president Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore. She escapes and telegraphs her aunt for help. 1998.## The Stick Game: A Gabriel Du Pré Mystery RC 51287 by Peter Bowen read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Du Pré finds a connection between two investigations: the disappearance of a teenage boy and the frequency of birth defects among Native Americans living near the Persephone gold mine. The first case begins as Du Pré and longtime companion Madelaine visit a Crow people's fair in Montana. Strong language. 2000.## Sticks and Scones RC 51891 by Diane Mott Davidson read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Caterer Goldy temporarily moves to a Colorado castle to prepare an Elizabethan feast. Her husband, deputy Tom Schulz, is out of town tracking down stamp thieves. The castle turns out to be haunted and Tom's investigation leads him there, as well. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.## Sugarplum Dead RC 52223 by Carolyn Hart read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes As Annie and Max Darling plan Christmas in South Carolina, murder intervenes. An aging film star announces she is leaving her fortune to a psychic foundation, and then her sister is killed. Annie's long-lost father is accused, and another murder occurs. Some strong language. 2000.## Suspension RC 52236 by Richard E. Crabbe read by Jack Fox 4 cassettes New York City, 1883. While investigating a murder, police sergeant Tom Braddock learns that former Confederate soldiers led by Thaddeus Sangree plan to blow up the new Brooklyn Bridge. Braddock also deals with the murder victim's son and a corrupt superior. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Talented Mr. Ripley; Ripley under Ground; Ripley's Game RC 50315 by Patricia Highsmith read by MaryBeth Wise 6 cassettes Three complete psychological crime novels featuring the well-mannered and unscrupulous Tom Ripley. In the first, Ripley is commissioned to persuade a young expatriate in Italy to return to his family in the States. But Ripley is so taken with Dickie Greenleaf and his comfortable existence, he decides to become Dickie--by murdering him. Some violence. 1974.## Through a Gold Eagle: A Glynis Tryon Mystery RC 52587 by Miriam Grace Monfredo read by Laura Giannarelli 3 cassettes Seneca Falls, New York; 1859. Librarian Glynis Tryon witnesses a murder aboard the train carrying her and her niece home. But the victim has left a packet of evidence with Glynis that leads to a counterfeiting scheme involving abolitionist John Brown. And more murders occur before the culprits are caught. 1996.## The Tightrope Walker RC 52119 by Dorothy Gilman read by Martha Harmon Pardee 1 cassette (Reissue) A disturbing note found in a hurdy-gurdy sends Amelia Jones to Joe Osbourne, a graphologist, to learn about Hannah, its author. Joe is intrigued by the message and by Amelia. Soon they are on the road to Maine to investigate the mystery behind Hannah's frightening words. 1979.## Total Recall: A V.I. Warshawski Novel RC 52911 by Sara Paretsky read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Pursuing two seemingly unrelated cases, the private eye explores insurance fraud and probes the past to help her mentor, Dr. Lotty Herschel. Lotty is being stalked by a man who claims he's a child survivor of the Holocaust--and a relative. V.I. investigates whether he is an imposter. Bestseller 2001.## Tough Cookie RC 51377 by Diane Mott Davidson read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes When her kitchen is shut down by inspectors, Goldy Schultz begins hosting a TV cooking show and working as a personal chef. She also plans to sell a valuable pair of skis to ex- boyfriend Doug Portman. Then Doug's body is found on a ski slope and everything goes terribly wrong. Includes recipes. 2000.## A Traitor to Memory RC 52293 by Elizabeth George read by Mitzi Friedlander 6 cassettes Is there a connection between a woman killed in a hit-and- run accident on a rainy night in London and a violinist who has recently lost his ability to play? It is up to Detective Inspector Lynley to solve the mystery. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Twice Bitten RC 50970 by Gerald Hammond read by Phil Regensdorf 2 cassettes Scottish kennel owner John Cunningham is suspected in the murder of one of his assistant's boyfriends, as Cunningham had refused to be blackmailed by the deceased. Somehow, the crime is connected with a gun-shy dog that Cunningham was forced to sell the previous year. 1998.## Two for the Lions: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel RC 50956 by Lindsey Davis read by George Holmes 3 cassettes Rome, A.D. 73. Following Three Hands in the Fountain (RC 50618), Falco begins work for the census, searching for tax evaders. Then the emperor's favorite lion is killed, leading to an investigation of the gladiators. And Falco's lover, Helena, must go to Africa, where the lions originate, to help her brother. Some violence. 1998.## Uncommon Clay RC 52280 by Margaret Maron read by Catherine Byers 2 cassettes Judge Deborah Knott travels to hear cases in Randolph County, North Carolina, where the red clay has produced generations of potters. But when one of the parties in an ongoing divorce case is murdered, Deborah suspects that someone is killing the male members of the artisan Nordan clan. Some strong language. 2001.## Vineyard Blues: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery RC 51454 by Philip R. Craig read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes Retired Boston policeman J.W. Jackson is hired by slumlord Ben Krane to investigate arson. While Jackson has little desire to help the despicable real estate broker prosper, he suspects that an unidentified body found in the latest fire is that of a friend. Some strong language. 2000.## While Other People Sleep RC 52670 by Marcia Muller read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Someone is impersonating San Francisco private investigator Sharon McCone, destroying her reputation and her credit as well as harassing her family. McCone is determined to track down this culprit who breaks into her house and takes lovers in her name. Some strong language. 1998.## Who Are You? RC 50248 by Joan Lowery Nixon read by Marilyn Gleason 1 cassette When wealthy Douglas Merson is shot and seriously injured, detectives discover he's been keeping a file for years on high school student Kristi Evans. Intrigued that Merson, like herself, is an artist, Kristi is determined to find out why this stranger is watching her. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.## Occult### The Angry Angel: Sisters of the Night, Volume 1 RC 50510 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro read by Barbara Caruso 3 cassettes 1500. Kelene, fourteen, has been blessed with dreams of God's militant angels telling her how to keep her family safe. But as they flee toward Sarajevo to escape the advancing Ottomans, Kelene--on the verge of womanhood--finds her dreams being invaded by a dark angel. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Black House RC 52919 by Stephen King and Peter Straub read by David Hartley-Margolin 5 cassettes Some twenty years after The Talisman (RC 21209), retired homicide detective Jack Sawyer tries to help rural Wisconsin police solve a series of brutal murders. Gradually Jack is drawn back to the parallel universe that he had forgotten. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Cinnamon: Shooting Stars, Volume 1 RC 52915 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette Cinnamon Carlson spends her time dreaming of imaginary worlds. It is her escape from a mother who has mental breakdowns, a father who always seems distant, and an overbearing grandmother. But it is her teacher who gives her the hope of real escape. Followed by Ice (RC 52916). Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque RC 51191 by Joyce Carol Oates read by Laura Giannarelli 3 cassettes Twenty-seven psychological horror tales that delve into "the waking nightmares of life." In the title story a wayward girl is invited to the sumptuous home of the trial judge who had suspended her sentence. There she discovers the ulterior motive for his magnanimity. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Come Twilight: A Novel of Saint-Germain RC 52228 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro read by Fred Major 4 cassettes Spain, 621. Vampire Sanct' Germain discovers Csimenae, a young woman abandoned by her people fleeing the plague. To keep her alive after she gives birth to a son, he gives her some of his blood. Over the next five hundred years, Sanct' Germain discovers he has created a dangerous adversary. 2000.## Communion Blood: A Novel of Saint-Germain RC 51245 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro read by Fred Major 4 cassettes When his employer, Olivia Clemens, died a true death, vampire Niklos Aulirios inherited her property. But his claim is being questioned by someone purporting to be a relative of Olivia's husband. Niklos invokes the help of fellow vampire Ragoczy Sanct' Germain, who also knows Olivia was never married. 1999.## Honey: Shooting Stars, Volume 4 RC 53121 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette Honey has grown up on a farm run by her fanatically religious grandfather. She has a remarkable talent for playing the violin, and her teacher has paired her up with a brilliant pianist. Her grandfather, however, opposes the relationship. Sequel to Rose (RC 53120). Bestseller 2001.## Ice: Shooting Stars, Volume 2 RC 52916 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette Ice Goodman lives in a silent world of her own choosing, never speaking unless it is absolutely necessary. Consequently she has no friends, and her mother has come to hate her. But when Ice reveals her extraordinary singing voice, her entire world changes. Sequel to Cinnamon (RC 52915). Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Merrick RC 50880 by Anne Rice read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes One of the most dangerous yet trusted vampires, David Talbot, recounts his involvement with Merrick, an octoroon descendent of the Mayfair Witches, and tells what happens when he asks her to call up the ghost of a monster child. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Rainy Season RC 51548 by James P. Blaylock read by Conrad Feininger 2 cassettes When Phil Ainsworth accepts the guardianship of his ten- year-old niece, Betsy, he has no idea of what the future holds. He has been getting eerie sensations in the house he inherited, but when Betsy arrives, she has the ability to sense the past and hear the voices of the dead. 1999.## Rose: Shooting Stars, Volume 3 RC 53120 by V.C. Andrews read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette When Rose's father tragically dies, she discovers he had kept secrets that change her family's life dramatically. For Rose the revelation means a new home and private school, as well as a chance to showcase her love for dancing. Sequel to Ice (RC 52916). Bestseller 2001.## The Shining RC 51373 by Stephen King read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes (Reissue) Jack and Wendy Torrance come face-to-face with terror when they become caretakers of a haunted old hotel in the snowy mountains of Colorado. Their five-year-old son Danny, who appears to have psychic powers, is the first to sense the evil in the building. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 1977.## The Soul of an Angel: Sisters of the Night, Volume 2 RC 50511 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro read by Barbara Caruso 4 cassettes The Zucchars are wealthy shipping merchants in sixteenth- century Venice. Their sons' tales of adventure entice daughter Fenice to travel, even though her parents insist upon marriage. After she stows away on a family ship and is discovered, she finds herself alone in a city besieged by a bloodthirsty demon. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Touching Evil RC 53064 by Kay Hooper read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Someone is duplicating crimes from 1934 by killing women in Seattle, Washington. The police hope to get help from Maggie Barnes, a sketch artist with the uncanny ability to use victims' memories to draw very accurate pictures of their attackers. But this time Maggie draws hands. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Whisperer and Other Voices RC 52733 by Brian Lumley read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Eight short stories and a novella of horror. In "No Sharks in the Med," a newlywed couple honeymooning in Greece is stalked by two brothers on an isolated island. In "Vanessa's Voice," a dead singer's husband is haunted by remembered sounds. 2001.## The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection RC 50082 edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling read by John Horton 6 cassettes Collection of thirty-eight stories and eight poems covering a range from fairy tales to gothic horror. Authors include Kelly Link, Stephen King, Jane Yolen, Steven Millhauser, Jorge Luis Borges, Peter Straub, Charles de Lint, Ilan Stavans, and A.S. Byatt. 1999.## Political### The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born RC 51318 by Ayi Kwei Armah read by Michael Scherer 2 cassettes A dedicated and honest middle-class civil servant in a newly independent African country is scorned by his wife and fellow citizens for his truthfulness and good intentions. Widespread popular cynicism and disillusionment are being fueled by the corrupt political regime in the nation's capital. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1968.## Count Julian RC 51529 by Juan Goytisolo read by Peter Gil 2 cassettes The author, considered one of Spain's great modern novelists, creates a deranged exile's stream-of- consciousness diatribe against his homeland under Franco. The protagonist, obsessed with the legendary Count Julian who betrayed his homeland to the invading Moors in the Middle Ages, dreams of another invasion in which destruction will be total. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1974.## The First Counsel RC 51470 by Brad Meltzer read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes When young White House attorney Michael Garrick takes the president's daredevil daughter Nora on a first date, they see Michael's married boss leave a gay bar and make a money drop. Michael endures nightmarish consequences--including becoming a murder suspect. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Protect and Defend RC 51353 by Richard North Patterson read by Martha Harmon Pardee 4 cassettes A death on the Supreme Court enables new president Kerry Kilcannon, from No Safe Place (RC 47001), to nominate pro- choice judge Caroline Masters, from The Final Judgment (RC 41627). But Masters has just been involved in a controversial case involving a pregnant fifteen-year-old with pro-life parents. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Psychological### The Fountainhead RC 53087 by Ayn Rand read by Steven Carpenter 6 cassettes (Reissue) Although he is expelled from school, Howard Roark is determined to succeed as an architect, rejecting the conventional path of his friend Peter Keating and the wiles of his destructive lover Dominique Francon. Some descriptions of sex. 1943.## Grasshopper RC 52427 by Barbara Vine read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Young Clodagh Brown loves heights but suffers from claustrophobia. As a teenager she climbed electrical pylons until an accident claimed her boyfriend's life. While in London, Clodagh joins a group of eccentrics who enjoy climbing rooftops. But tragedy strikes again. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## On Parole RC 51669 by Akira Yoshimura read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Former teacher Shiro Kikutani is paroled after sixteen years for murdering his wife and her lover's mother. With the help of his parole officers, Shiro adjusts to a life of constant supervision. But when he remarries, his new spouse becomes obsessed with obtaining him a pardon. Some violence. 1999.## Veronika Decides to Die RC 51803 by Paulo Coelho read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes When Veronika, a young Slovene, attempts suicide, she considerately chooses an overdose of tranquilizers to leave less mess and is dismayed to wake up at an infamous lunatic asylum. Her doctor administers an unorthodox treatment to provoke her desire to live. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1998.## The Wave RC 52013 by Todd Strasser read by Brian Conn 1 cassette In order to help his students understand the complacency of the German population under Nazi rule, high school teacher Ben Ross initiates an experimental game in his history class. The rest of the school soon joins in, but things get out of control. For junior and senior high readers. 1981.## You Don't Know Me RC 52544 by David Klass read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Geeky fourteen-year-old John convinces himself that no one notices him. At "anti-school" the lonely boy barely tolerates his unconcerned teachers. Yet the abuse he routinely receives from his mother's live-in boyfriend is real, and John has need of attention. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2001.## Religion### Other books with religious themes can be found in categories such as family, historical fiction, and westerns.## Bookends RC 51461 by Liz Curtis Higgs read by Janis Gray 3 cassettes Unmarried historian Dr. Emilie Getz has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown to write a commemorative history of her Moravian church. Unfortunately, her careful research leads to the eighteenth hole of a golf course being built by Jonas Fielding, a laid-back developer who believes God wants him to bring joy into Emilie's life. 2000.## The Church Ladies RC 52819 by Lisa E. Samson read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Middle-aged Poppy Fraser, mother of two young adults and one five-year-old, struggles to come to terms with being a minister's wife. After her husband Duncan's recent career change, Poppy must cope with competitive church life in a small town, finding help in weekly ecumenical meetings with other Christian women. 2001.## Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne RC 53137 by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Rayford Steele and members of the Tribulation Force prepare to rescue God's chosen people. Meanwhile, followers of Nicolae Carpathia gather at the temple, where they plan to take the mark in Nicolae's presence--and where Nicolae plans to declare himself God. Sequel to The Mark (RC 51272). Bestseller 2001.## The Gospel according to the Son RC 51268 by Norman Mailer read by Dick Jenkins 1 cassette First-person account of the story of Jesus and the gospels from his own point of view. Reveals his human side, including his doubts and his passions. Recounts his life and times, his ministry, and his conflict with the devil. 1997.## Lying Awake RC 51657 by Mark Salzman read by Kimberly Schraf 1 cassette Sister John of the Cross is a longtime resident of a Carmelite monastery. For years she has experienced spiritual visions, after which she composes poetry. But lately she has also suffered severe headaches. She learns that surgery can cure her, but she fears it will entail the loss of her visions. Bestseller 2000.## The Mark: The Beast Rules the World RC 51272 by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Three days into the Great Tribulation, Nicolae Carpathia is proclaiming himself the true Christ. Yet many see him as Satan. The Tribulation Force struggles to survive, as Carpathia orders all people to receive the Mark (a visible tattoo and an implanted biochip) or face the guillotine. Sequel to The Indwelling (RC 50275). Bestseller 2000.## Return to the Heartland: Heartland Heritage Series, Book 4 RC 51141 by June Masters Bacher read by Jill Ferris 3 cassettes California, 1945. After the war twenty-year-old aspiring writer Marvel Harrington and her family are finally able to return home to Texas. Although her first love, Titus, is presumed dead, Marvel continues to believe that her faith in God might bring his return. Sequel to Where Lies Our Hope (RC 36466). 1993.## Siddhartha RC 52190 by Hermann Hesse read by Steven Carpenter 1 cassette Nobel Prize-winning author's tale of a young Brahmin who abandons his comfortable home to wander through the Indian countryside seeking enlightenment. Based on the early life of Buddha. Originally published in German in 1922. 2000.## The Visitation RC 52043 by Frank Peretti read by Fred Major 3 cassettes Without warning, Antioch, Washington, has suddenly become an avenue for miracles and religious sightings. In search of answers, the national media rush to the forgotten town. At center, a former pastor battles against his replacement--a self-proclaimed messiah capable of healing the sick and the lame. 1999.## Romance### After Innocence RC 51207 by Brenda Joyce read by Sharon Murray 3 cassettes By 1901 when she is twenty, Sofie O'Neal has her life mapped out. She will support herself as an artist and never marry. Her mother agrees, believing suitors would be turned off by Sofie's limp from a childhood injury. They are both shocked when handsome rake Edward Delanza begins encouraging Sofie otherwise. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1994.## After the Parade RC 51964 by Dorothy Garlock read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Before shipping out for World War II, Johnny Henry had a misunderstanding with his wife, Kathleen, that jeopardized their marriage. Although Johnny returns home a hero, Kathleen's hurt is too deep for reconciliation. When a stalker kidnaps Kathleen, Johnny becomes her only hope. Sequel to With Heart (RC 49110). Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Ain't No River RC 52719 by Sharon Ewell Foster read by Gail Nelson 2 cassettes Suspended from her Washington, D.C., position by her racist supervisor, African American attorney Garvin Daniels returns to North Carolina. Materialistic Garvin becomes suspicious of her grandmother's relationships with a younger man and a troubled teenager. Meemaw, however, helps Garvin to understand love and to trust God. 2001.## All about Passion RC 53361 by Stephanie Laurens read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Gyles Rawlings, the thirty-five-year-old earl of Chillingworth, has decided to take a wife. He wants a lady of suitable birth and breeding to provide him with heirs. He chooses Francesca Rawlings and believes he is meeting her in her garden. But a surprise awaits him at the altar. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## All the Time in the World RC 51812 by Liz Nickles read by Ann Hodapp 1 cassette After giving her college valedictory speech, twenty-one- year-old Nicki faints, then is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Refusing to spend her remaining months hospitalized, Nicki vacations in Greece with friends. There she falls in love, but decides not to inform her beau of her condition. Strong language. For senior high readers. 1999.## Almost Home RC 52262 by Barbara Freethy read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Years after her mother's death, Katherine Whitfield finds a clue to the identity of the father she never knew. Katherine leaves California for Kentucky, where her search for her father is complicated by her growing feelings for irritating but attractive horse trainer Zach Tyler. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## Angel of Hope RC 51369 by Lurlene McDaniel read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette In this sequel to Angel of Mercy (RC 50608) Heather comes home from Africa and persuades her mother, a physician, to return to Uganda with her. But Heather becomes deathly ill and her younger sister Amber agrees to go in her place. For senior high readers. 2000.## At Last RC 52263 by Barbara Bretton read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Gracie Taylor and Noah Chase, friends since they were children, once planned to marry. But because her grandmother was his family's maid, Noah's father tore them apart. Eight years later, both are back in Idle Point, Maine, but new obstacles threaten to keep them apart. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## At Long Last RC 52242 by Shirlee Busbee read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Mississippi, 1797. When Arabella Montgomery's younger half- brother gambles away the family plantation, she seeks out the new owner--her former lover, Tony Daggett. In order to provide for the family, Arabella agrees to become his mistress. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Be My Valentine RC 53218 by Sheila Rabe read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes When her boyfriend refuses to commit, Shelby takes the advice of her mother, romance writer Diana Valentine, and invents another guy to make him jealous. The only problem is that she picks a common name, David Jones, for the fictitious rival, with a real person attached to it--someone she falls in love with. 2001.## A Bend in the Road RC 53017 by Nicholas Sparks read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes New Bern, North Carolina. Deputy Sheriff Miles Ryan is still mourning the loss of his wife two years earlier in a hit- and-run accident. Sarah Andrews, his son's teacher, is coping with a nasty divorce. Miles and Sarah fall in love, but their future is shattered when a secret is uncovered. Some strong language. 2001.## The Black Lyon RC 52135 by Jude Deveraux read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Ranulf de Warbrooke is called the Black Lion because of his looks and demeanor. Yet Lady Lyonene, whose fiery spirit matches his, sees beneath the rough surface a man capable of being gentle. When vicious lies separate them, only Ranulf can save their marriage. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1980.## Black Sheep RC 49351 by Georgette Heyer read by Liz Solar 2 cassettes (Reissue) Twenty-eight-year-old Abigail Wendover has been sought after by many eligible suitors, but none appealed to her. Now as she attempts to save her young niece Fanny from the fortune- hunting Stacy Calverleigh, Abigail is drawn to his socially unfit uncle, Miles Calverleigh. 1966.## Blue Horizons RC 51815 by Faith Baldwin read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Josephine Bruce was born and raised at Blue Horizons, an estate in south Florida. But now she works there as the social secretary to the new owner, Mrs. Bobbie Rivers. Josephine's life is further complicated when Mrs. Rivers's son and stepson fall in love with her. 1941.## Bodyguard RC 52406 by Suzanne Brockmann read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes FBI agent Harry O'Dell reluctantly protects beautiful Mafia widow Alessandra Lamont from her late husband's associates. But Harry falls in love. So when police protection fails, he disguises Alessandra and takes her into his own family circle. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Rita Award. 1999.## Bookends RC 51461 by Liz Curtis Higgs read by Janis Gray 3 cassettes Unmarried historian Dr. Emilie Getz has returned to her Pennsylvania hometown to write a commemorative history of her Moravian church. Unfortunately, her careful research leads to the eighteenth hole of a golf course being built by Jonas Fielding, a laid-back developer who believes God wants him to bring joy into Emilie's life. 2000.## The Border Hostage RC 52456 by Virginia Henley read by Corrie James 3 cassettes Raven Carleton, a medieval English beauty, is engaged to marry Englishman Christopher Dacre. But while out riding early one morning, she encounters a Scottish "borderer," Heath Kennedy, who mistakes her for a gypsy. Raven soon becomes a pawn in the long-standing border wars. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Born to Be Wild RC 52797 by Patti Berg read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Lauren Remington is determined to become the major wedding planner for Palm Beach society. Days before the nuptials of the year, however, her caterer dies. Lauren's only hope lies in the leather-clad Max Wilde, whose speciality is ribs. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Brazen Virtue RC 53372 by Nora Roberts read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Mystery writer Grace McCabe comes to Washington, D.C., to visit her sister, Kathleen, hoping for rest and a sisterly bond. But everything changes when Kathleen, who works at night as a phone-sex operator, is strangled to death. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1988.## The Bride RC 52154 by Julie Garwood read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Britain, 1102. Scottish lord Alec Kincaid is ordered by the king to wed an English woman. He impulsively settles on a baron's youngest daughter, Jamie, while his friend, Daniel, takes her sister, Mary. But Jamie resents the marriage because she is promised to another. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.## Bride for a Night RC 52793 by Patti Berg read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Cairo McKnight married Duncan Kincaid on a whim five years ago in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted one day and one night. All Cairo has to show for it is a precocious son and an annulment. But now her son needs a father. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Burning Point RC 52507 by Mary Jo Putney read by Jill Fox 3 cassettes Divorcée Kate Donovan and ex-husband Patrick inherit her father's demolition company--but only if they live together for a year. Both love the business, so they reluctantly agree. Kate also discovers that her father's death might not have been an accident. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Can't Take My Eyes Off of You RC 51140 by Kasey Michaels read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Cold feet over her upcoming wedding sends socialite Shelby Taite on a quest to experience real life. Escaping to a small town and a job in a diner, Shelby doesn't realize her family sent security expert Quinn Delaney to anonymously protect her. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Career by Proxy RC 51301 by Faith Baldwin read by Margaret Strom 2 cassettes Joan Armstrong, twenty-two, has been raised in luxury, is well-traveled, and speaks several languages. But she is restless and wants a job. When former secretarial school classmate Adelaide becomes ill, Joan jumps at the chance to fill in until Adelaide can return to work. 1939.## The Carousel RC 51599 by Richard Paul Evans read by Terence Aselford 1 cassette Ogden, Utah; 1989. In this sequel to The Locket (RC 47309), Michael Keddington and Faye Murrow decide to elope before Faye leaves for medical school in Maryland. But they are deluged with troubles--disapproving parents, work demands, deaths, and more--that try their marriage. Bestseller 2000.## A Chance Encounter RC 51617 by Mary Balogh read by Vanessa Maroney 2 cassettes Governess Elizabeth Rossiter is shocked to discover that a guest at a nearby manor house is none other than her secret ex-husband Robert Denning, the current marquess of Hetherington. The two had eloped six years before but separated after two days. Now Elizabeth both loves and hates him. 1985.## Cheaters RC 50637 by Eric Jerome Dickey read by Peter Jay Fernandez 3 cassettes Stephan, influenced by his promiscuous father, sabotages relationships. Darnell, hurt by his wife's disapproval of his writing, contemplates an affair. Chanté, a Stephan castoff, becomes hardened. But these young, affluent African Americans in Los Angeles are all eventually helped through soul-searching and friends. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1999.## The China Bride RC 52269 by Mary Jo Putney read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Macao, China; 1832. On his last adventure before returning home, Kyle Renbourne marries Scottish-Chinese orphan Troth Montgomery. Believing Kyle has been executed, Troth journeys to England to inform his twin, Dominic. But suddenly Kyle resurfaces. Sequel to The Wild Child (RC 49450). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Considering Kate RC 51947 by Nora Roberts read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette Natasha's daughter Kate knows she made the right decision to abandon her ballet career and return home to open a ballet school in the old building she always loved. But the building needs renovation, and Kate's mother knows just the man to do it. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## The Constant Companion RC 52015 by Marion Chesney read by Madelyn Buzzard 1 cassette When Lady Amelia Godolphin decides she needs a companion, she sends for her cousin, Maria Lamberton. But Maria has just died and her niece, needing a new abode, decides the position is perfect for her. Thus Constance Lamberton arrives in London, and soon turns Lady Amelia's world upside down. 1980.## Cosmos Coyote and William the Nice RC 51998 by Jim Heynen read by John Polk 2 cassettes When he is sent to live with relatives in rural Iowa--as an alternative to a Seattle juvenile detention center--high school senior Cosmos falls in love with a religious girl and reconsiders his values and beliefs. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2000.## The Countess RC 51166 by Claire Delacroix read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes Twice widowed, her estate lost, and her daughter dreading an arranged marriage, Eglantine flees to the wilds of Scotland in hopes of finding love matches for her girls. But she must also deal with a clan chieftain who wants her land--and her. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## The Countess Misbehaves RC 52045 by Nan Ryan read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Lady Madeleine leaves England to marry Lord Enfield in America. Believing death is imminent during a hurricane at sea, she succumbs to the charms of Armand de Chevalier. But Madeleine survives, and once in New Orleans, she must face the consequences of her actions. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Courting Susannah RC 52389 by Linda Lael Miller read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Seattle, 1906. Learning her best friend has died in childbirth, Susannah McKittrick arrives from Nantucket to care for the infant. Susannah finds the widower to be an embittered man who hasn't even given his daughter a name. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2000.## Darkling I Listen RC 53018 by Katherine Sutcliffe read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes Notorious Hollywood actor Brandon Carlyle returns home to Ticky Creek, Texas, after his release from prison on a manslaughter charge. But his troubles aren't over--the local sheriff harasses him, a fan stalks him, and tabloid reporter Alyson James shows up. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001.## Dawn in Eclipse Bay: Eclipse Bay Trilogy, Volume 2 RC 52286 by Jayne Ann Krentz read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes In this sequel to Eclipse Bay (RC 51009), the feud between the Harte and Madison families continues to simmer. So when Lillian Harte accepts Gabe Madison as a client of her matchmaking service, she is not prepared for the relationship to turn personal. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Day Dreamer RC 52626 by Jill Marie Landis read by Kimberly Schraf 3 cassettes New Orleans, 1816. After Celine Winters kills a wealthy man in self-defense, she trades places with a desperate girl who wants to avoid an arranged marriage. Celine thus weds handsome but troubled Cord Moreau, who is returning to his Caribbean island plantation. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.## The Day We Met RC 51165 by Barbara Bretton read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Lonely, single mother Maggy O'Brien falls in love and has a whirlwind romantic weekend in Atlantic City with divorced policeman Conor Riley. But once back home, they encounter disapproval from their families. Will their mutual attraction stand the test of time? Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.## Desert Kiss/Besos en el Desierto RC 51652 by Gloria Alvarez read by María Pino 2 cassettes Archaeologist Patricia Martínez is finally getting the chance to go on an expedition into Texas's Solitario Desert. But her guide is Daniel Rivera, a man whose heart she broke years ago. Neither is prepared for what they discover in the desert. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bilingual book in English and in Spanish. 1999.) Disguised Blessing RC 51206 by Georgia Bockoven read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes When Catherine's fifteen-year-old daughter is burned in an accident, she learns the true character of her fiancé--and cancels the wedding. Then Catherine meets Rick Sawyer, a fireman and mentor in the burn unit, who is also a college friend of her brother's. Together they struggle to repair the teen's life. 2000.## The Duchess RC 52457 by Bertrice Small read by Anne Flosnik 3 cassettes England, 1795. Quinton Hunter, the impoverished Duke of Sedgwick, marries young Allegra Morgan, the daughter and only heir of the country's richest man. Although the practical pair agree not to fall in love, circumstances change after they experience many adventures together. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Edge of Town RC 52852 by Dorothy Garlock read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Missouri, 1922. Farm girl Julie Jones has taken care of her siblings since her mother's death. When Evan Johnson, a veteran and son of the town drunk, returns home, they fall in love. But each has secrets. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001.## For All Your Life RC 51304 by Emilie Loring read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes (Reissue) Anne Kendrick, a contented New York career woman, suddenly becomes the heir of a wealthy woman she has never met. When Anne goes to claim her large estate on a wild mountain top, she has no idea of the nightmare that awaits her. 1952.## For Love Alone RC 52136 by Shirlee Busbee read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes When Lady Sophy Marlowe's husband died she vowed never to wed again--except for love. Viscount Ives Harrington wants to marry only to have an heir. But when a conspiracy growing out of the Napoleonic Wars throws them together, the two find unexpected passions ignited. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Forever True / Sólo Tuya RC 50976 by Elaine Alberro read by various narrators 2 cassettes When Elena García's escort for her quinceańera becomes ill, her father's cleaning lady's illegitimate son Antonio fills in. They fall in love, but Elena's parents (descendants of Cuban aristocracy) object to the match. Eight years later, however, perspectives change. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bilingual edition in English and Spanish.] 1999.## Gay Courage RC 50861 by Emilie Loring read by Anne Mullen 2 cassettes (Reissue) Nancy Caswell, daughter of a respected clergyman, attracts the attention of wealthy, polo-playing Geoffrey Hilliard when she tumbles from a hayrack in a rainstorm. 1928.## Going Overboard RC 53024 by Christina Skye read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes Photographer Carolina Sullivan tries to hire gorgeous Ford McKay as a model while on a cruise ship. McKay, a Navy Seal, is elusive until he learns that protecting Carly is his undercover assignment. Both workaholics attempt to avoid an affair. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001.## The Golden Collar RC 52123 by Elizabeth Cadell read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes (Reissue) Henry Eliot, a British architect, is sent to Portugal to purchase land for his fiancée's father, Sir Bertram Stonor. But negotiating a deal becomes increasingly distasteful, especially after he meets the landowner's lovely niece, Teresa. 1968.## Gypsy Lady RC 52246 by Shirlee Busbee read by Mitzi Friedlander 4 cassettes 1803. When spy Jason Savage, on a mission for Thomas Jefferson, seduces a beautiful Gypsy girl in Britain, he doesn't realize that she is also working for others on a secret scheme. But after he discovers Catherine's true identity, he insists on an immediate marriage. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1977.## Heart of a Warrior RC 52279 by Johanna Lindsey read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes In this sequel to Keeper of the Heart (RC 37332), Dalden, the warrior son of Tedra and Challen, travels to Earth to prevent his enemy, Jorran, from taking over the planet. There he meets gorgeous, six-foot-tall Brittany Callaghan and decides to make her his mate. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Heart of the Sea RC 51351 by Nora Roberts read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Wealthy American Trevor Magee returns to his ancestral village of Ardmore, Ireland, and falls in love with ambitious Darcy Gallagher. But the native ghosts have their own plans. Sequel to Tears of the Moon (RC 50766). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Henrietta RC 51228 by Marion Chesney read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes Twenty-six-year-old Henrietta Sandford seems destined for spinsterhood, which suits her unwed vicar brother, Henry, who wishes her to serve as his hostess. But when she receives a sizable inheritance from their great aunt, Henrietta travels to London with plans to conquer high society. 1979.## Her Own Prince Charming RC 52684 by Eva Rutland read by Martha Harmon Pardee 1 cassette Paula Grant wants to be a veterinarian. She struggled for years to earn enough money to live on and attend school. But her world is turned upside down when polo prince Brad Vandercamp sweeps her off her feet while she is serving champagne at a dinner party. 1999.## Here Comes the Sun! RC 51227 by Emilie Loring read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes (Reissue) On her way to meet her prospective husband, Julie Lorraine leaves the train to rescue a dog. She is followed by James Trafford, who believes the dog belongs to Julie. Suddenly, Julie finds herself married to James and involved in a world of political intrigue and heartrending doubt. 1924.## The High Road RC 51389 by Faith Baldwin read by Jill Ferris 2 cassettes Jill Hamilton, twenty-five, has had a multitude of jobs during her seven years in New York. Currently, she is companion to a wealthy man's two spoiled granddaughters and niece. When Jill reencounters Dan Hardy, whom she originally met on a cruise, she leaves her work and follows him to South America. 1937.## Hollywood Wives: The New Generation RC 52288 by Jackie Collins read by Colleen Delany 3 cassettes In this follow-up to Hollywood Wives (RC 19248), the women in the California movie industry still covet fame, fortune, and power. Forty-year-old superstar Lissa Roman maintains a successful career, but is on her fourth divorce when her nineteen-year-old daughter, Nicci, is kidnapped. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2001.## Honey Moon RC 51147 by Susan Elizabeth Phillips read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Orphaned sixteen-year-old tomboy Honey Moon is unexpectedly picked by fortyish cowboy actor Dash Coogan to costar in his television show. Over the following decade the relationships between Honey and Dash, and between Honey and a third costar, Eric Dillon, go through dramatic changes. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 1993.## Host Family RC 51293 by Mameve Medwed read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes For twenty years Daisy and Henry Lewis have been hosts for foreign students attending Harvard University, until Henry leaves with the last one. Daisy, in turn, takes up with Truman Wolff, while their two respective children fall in love together. But which relationships will stand the test of time? 2000.## I Do, I Do, I Do RC 52398 by Maggie Osborne read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes 1897. Three wealthy spinsters--Juliette, Clara, and Zoe--vow revenge when they discover that their new husband, Jean Jacques Villette, is a bigamist who absconded with each of their fortunes. But while tracking the scoundrel to Alaska, each of them finds her true love. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## In My Wildest Dreams RC 53202 by Christina Dodd read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Victorian England. Celeste, the gardener's daughter, always wanted to marry Ellery, the youngest son of the Throckmorton family. After her schooling, she returns as governess to Garrick Throckmorton's children. To make sure Celeste does not interfere with Ellery's impending nuptials, Garrick puts himself in an unplanned position. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## The Indiscretion RC 52278 by Judith Ivory read by Vanessa Maroney 3 cassettes Devonshire, England, 1899. Lydia Bedford-Browne, daughter of a viscount, is lost on a moor for three days with Texan Sam Cody. The two begin a lusty love affair. But after their rescue, the very proper lady tries to distance herself from the handsome millionaire. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Island of Dreams RC 52414 by Katherine Stone read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Denver architect Pierce Rourke believes in dreams for others. Yet when he meets librarian Ana Finch, who has moved to Denver from Boston, Pierce begins to believe in dreams for himself. But Pierce and Ana must first overcome demons from their past. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Jewelled Path RC 52155 by Rosalind Laker read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes (Reissue) Even as a child Irene Lindsay knew she wanted to design jewelry, but her father, a London jeweler, only wanted her safely married. Yet despite his opposition and a broken love affair, Irene would carve out a career for herself in turn- of-the-century Europe. Some descriptions of sex. 1983.## Julie and Romeo RC 52577 by Jeanne Ray read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Sixty-year-old divorcée Julie Roseman runs into fellow florist Romeo Cacciamani at a seminar. Though their families perpetuate a mysterious, long-standing feud, Julie finds the widowed Romeo nonetheless appealing. As their romance develops, the couple hide from their horrified children and Romeo's bitter mother. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Just Imagine RC 52918 by Susan Elizabeth Phillips read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes When Kit Weston, eighteen, learns Baron Cain has inherited the South Carolina plantation where she grew up, she travels to New York City to kill him. Working as Cain's stable "boy," she gets her chance to try. Then she learns Cain is her guardian. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2001.## Just the Way You Are RC 52495 by Barbara Freethy read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Widow Phoebe MacGuire has a string of pearls she needs to complete before she dies. She wants her two granddaughters, who may still love the same man, to find that one last pearl. She believes that only then will they find happiness in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Kiss RC 53294 by Danielle Steel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Isabelle Forrester, wife of a Paris banker and mother of an extremely ill son, and Bill Robinson, a married Washington power broker, have had a telephone friendship for years. When they finally meet in London, their relationship begins to change. Then they are involved in a deadly crash. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## A Kiss to Remember RC 52903 by Teresa Medeiros read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Sterling Harlow, Duke of Devonbrooke, returns to claim the estate left after his estranged mother's death. But Laura Fairleigh would inherit the manor only if she marries immediately. When Sterling falls off his horse and loses his memory, Laura hastily arranges a wedding. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Lady Margery's Intrigue RC 51263 by Marion Chesney read by Gillian Green 2 cassettes Lady Margery Quennell, twenty-three, is beside herself upon learning that her father is selling their family estate, Chelmswood, to pay the mounting debts incurred in keeping his new wife happy. But Margery's schemes to find a suitable husband do not go as planned. 1980.## The Last Time I Saw Paris RC 53102 by Elizabeth Adler read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Lara is devastated after her husband leaves on an extended business trip with his girlfriend and cancels their second honeymoon. Lara decides to use the tickets to Paris for herself and her new lover as she continues a journey of self-discovery. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.## Leap of Faith RC 52282 by Danielle Steel read by Margaret Strom 1 cassette Marie-Ange's privileged French childhood ends at age eleven, when her parents and brother are killed. Having no other relatives, the girl is sent to an elderly aunt in Iowa, who treats her as a servant. Marie-Ange's only friend is Billy Parker, who stands by her when she faces a devastating betrayal. Bestseller 2001.## A Light on the Veranda RC 52783 by Ciji Ware read by Ann Hodapp 3 cassettes Sequel to Midnight on Julia Street (RC 49453). King Duvallon asks his sister, Daphne, a harpist, to return to Natchez for his wedding. For Daphne, that means losing her New York position, facing her former fiancé, and having disturbing visions of her ancestors. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Lone Eagle RC 51892 by Danielle Steel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Kate Jamison, seventeen, falls for Joe Allbright, twenty- nine, in 1940. Unwilling to commit to marriage, Joe, a pilot, goes off to war. Kate marries another and has children. Eventually Joe reenters her life, forcing Kate to confront her love for him and his need to fly free. Bestseller 2001.## Lost and Found RC 51658 by Jayne Ann Krentz read by Margaret Strom 2 cassettes Art appraiser Cady Briggs assists Internet artifact-recovery specialist Mack Easton with his appraisals. They finally meet and fall in love. When her great-aunt Vesta dies suspiciously, the two investigate. Suspects include Cady's cousin and her aunt's gallery cohorts and rivals. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Love and Glory RC 52002 by Robert B. Parker read by Brian Conn 1 cassette Boone Adams first meets Jennifer Grayle, the love of his life, at a college dance in 1950. They become lovers despite very different backgrounds. But when Boone is drafted to serve in Korea, Jennifer marries someone else, and Boone's life falls apart. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1983.## Love's Bounty RC 52033 by Rosanne Bittner read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Wyoming, 1884. Young Callie Hobbs hires bounty hunter Christian Mercy to help her track down the five cowboys who raped and murdered her mother. Along the trail Callie falls in love with the handsome, educated gunslinger. But Christian has his own tragic past. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Loves Me, Loves Me Not RC 51456 by Barbara Jean Hicks read by Suzanne Weintraub 2 cassettes Thirty-five-year-old Bonny is still anguished five years after her husband, Timothy, left her. Shocked when her ex returns to their small town to win her back, Bonny begins dating men from a personal ad placed by her nieces. Her faith finally convinces her to listen to Timothy's story. 2000.## The Marquis Takes a Bride RC 52374 by Marion Chesney read by Kristin Allison 1 cassette In this Regency romance, Lord Charles marries his granddaughter Jennie off to Lord Charrington. But the naive country girl loves her manipulative and deceitful cousin Guy. Once Jennie enters society life in London, her husband waits patiently for her to mature. 1980.## Mercy RC 53042 by Julie Garwood read by Mitzi Friedlander 3 cassettes Dr. Michelle Renard saves the life of federal attorney Theo Buchanan in New Orleans before returning home to the bayou. Theo decides to thank her in person and discovers that she is being harassed and threatened by unknown locals. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001.## Merely Married RC 51922 by Patricia Coughlin read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes England, 1819. Adrian Devereau, the Duke of Raven, is tired of being endlessly pursued to marry. He concocts a scheme to wed a dying girl and thus become a grieving widower. Adrian finds the perfect victim in Leah Stretton--but then she recovers. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.## Midnight Bride RC 52939 by Susan Carroll read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes The St. Leger family saga continues as Lance's twin, Val, struggles to accept his fate of having to live a solitary life. Yet young Kate hopes to change his mind with sorcery. Sequel to The Night Drifter (RC 52938). Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2001.## A Midnight Clear RC 52006 by Katherine Stone read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes Trauma surgeon Jace Colton meets lonely Julia Hayley on a plane from Chicago to London during the Christmas holidays. Both are trying to forget their past losses. After a whirlwind romance, Jace continues his trip to the Balkan war zone as a medical volunteer and Julia returns home pregnant. 1999.## More than a Mistress RC 53118 by Mary Balogh read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Jane Ingleby came to Regency-era London to escape scheming relatives. Walking through Hyde Park, she happens upon a duel. Her screams result in the duke of Tresham's being shot and Jane's becoming his nurse for three weeks. Later she is given three options for her future. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## More than Memory RC 53094 by Dorothy Garlock read by Margaret Strom 2 cassettes In 1949, Nelda Hansen, pregnant with Lute Hanson's child, was forced by her father to marry Lute and divorce him almost immediately. Now, nine years later, Nelda returns to Iowa where she and Lute grew up, and where Lute still lives. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Mrs. Washington and Horowitz, Too RC 52709 by Henry Denker read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes Elderly New York widower Sam Horowitz is lonely, but with the encouragement of his African American friend and former nurse, Harriet Washington, he volunteers at a Harlem hospital's neonatal unit. And with a little matchmaking from Mrs. Washington he falls in love. 1993.## My Dearest Enemy RC 51921 by Connie Brockway read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Devon, England; 1887. When Horatio Thorne passes away, he leaves his estate to suffragette Lillian Bede--provided she makes the farm profitable within five years. His rightful heir, Avery Thorne, travels around the world, exchanging goading letters with his adversary, Lillian. Eventually, they meet. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.## Nell RC 52069 by Jeanette Baker read by Anne Flosnik 3 cassettes Two women, Nell Fitzgerald from the sixteenth century and Jillian Fitzgerald from the twentieth century, are united across time in their search for love. But for both, the conflicts between between England and Ireland, Catholics and Protestants, lead to tragedies that tear each from her beloved. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## The Night Drifter RC 52938 by Susan Carroll read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Eldest son Lance St. Leger's ability to night drift sends his spirit away from his body. On one such occasion he meets Lady Rosalind Carlyon, an Arthurian fan, who believes he is Sir Lancelot du Lac's ghost. Sequel to The Bride Finder (RC 49219). Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## No Man's Mistress RC 53119 by Mary Balogh read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Viola Thornhill is happy being the mistress of Pinewood Manor, an estate left to her by the earl of Bamber. But her contentment is shattered when Lord Ferdinand Dudley arrives, claiming to be the new owner. Sequel to More than a Mistress (RC 53118). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.## No Time for Love RC 52640 by Emilie Loring read by Becky Parker 2 cassettes (Reissue) Julie is drawn into a world of international intrigue when she investigates a jewel theft that has clouded her family's good name. She meets and falls in love with Mark, who is rich, powerful, and mysterious and has no time for romance. 1970.## Not a Day Goes By RC 50887 by E. Lynn Harris read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes As this sequel to Abide with Me (RC 48031) and others opens, former football star Basil Henderson calls off his wedding to actress Yancey Braxton. The story backtracks to describe their romance and the secrets that ultimately cause the breakup. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## An Offer from a Gentleman RC 52891 by Julia Quinn read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes England, 1815. Sophie Beckett, bastard daughter of a nobleman, becomes nothing more than a servant when her father remarries. But she manages to attend a masquerade ball where she captivates the heart of Benedict Bridgerton, the catch of the season. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson RC 52090 by Louise Rennison read by Erin Jones 1 cassette Following Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (RC 52089), fourteen-year-old Georgia continues writing her journal. She worries about moving to New Zealand, keeping her sister and cat out of trouble, and being in love with an older boy. For senior high readers. 2001.## The Orchid Hunter RC 51357 by Jill Marie Landis read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Growing up on an African island, Joya Penn often has nightmares about someone who looks like her. In London, Janelle Mandeville has the same experience. The arrival of orchid hunter Trevor Mandeville on Joya's island helps uncover a long-kept secret about these two women. Some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Out of the Blue RC 51716 by Sally Mandel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Teacher Anna Bolles has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair the day she visits a photography exhibit in New York City. There she meets exhibitor Joe Malone, who, she later declares, "swept me off my feet...and I wasn't even on my feet." Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Passion and the Flower RC 52131 by Barbara Cartland read by Gabriella Cavallero 1 cassette (Reissue) Paris, 1867. All of Paris tries to meet Lokita, the lovely and secretive young ballet dancer. Prince Volkonski, on holiday from the Russian court, succeeds--but only briefly. The prince's blue blood, Lokita's mysterious background, and a protective duenna are all obstacles to the couple's happiness. 1978.## Peel My Love like an Onion RC 51125 by Ana Castillo read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes Carmen becomes a professional flamenco dancer in Chicago, despite a leg crippled by childhood polio. She tells the story of her midlife crisis and a romantic triangle-- herself; Augustín, an older married lover; and Manolo, a younger dancer--including their desertion, and how she wins them back. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.## The Perfect Gift RC 51167 by Christina Skye read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Nicholas Draycott has hired jewelry designer Maggie Kincade to showcase an international gem exhibition. But her late father is suspected of being a jewel thief, and Nicholas implores his friend, Jared MacNeill, to investigate. Sequel to Bride of the Mist (RC 45317). 1999.## Plain Jane RC 51989 by Fern Michaels read by Sharon Murray 3 cassettes When frumpy, overweight college student Jane Lewis and another coed, Connie, were attacked by five men, only Connie was raped. Later Connie committed suicide. Now a successful psychiatrist, Jane is treating a patient who stirs up memories of that night. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Porch Swings and Picket Fences: Love in a Small Town RC 51453 by Lisa Tawn Bergren and others read by Janis Gray 2 cassettes Four romantic tales in which loyalty and faith lead to love. In "Tarnished Silver" a New Yorker falls for a rural preacher. In "Twice in a Blue Moon" a widow and widower rekindle their relationship. "Texas Two-Step" reconciles a divorcing young couple. And "The Boy Next Door" depicts neighborly romance. 1999.## Prairie Song RC 52735 by Cheryl Anne Porter read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes In 1889, pregnant Kate Chandler flees from her abusive employer in New York City to join a land rush in Oklahoma. Once there she enlists the help of gunslinger Cole Youngblood, who needs a caretaker for his orphaned niece and nephews. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Reflections and Dreams RC 52676 by Nora Roberts read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes Companion to Considering Kate (RC 51947) consisting of two novels. Reflections focuses on Nick Davidov's star ballerina, Lindsay Dunne, who returns home to care for her mother and opens a studio. Dance of Dreams features Lindsay's student, Ruth Bannion. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 1983.## Regency Gold RC 52368 by Marion Chesney read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Jean Lindsay has been raised by her drunken uncle, Reverend Hamish. Much of her life has been spent in daydreams that often include the Marquess of Fleetwater, providing a bright spot in the endless ridicule of wealthy neighbors. Then a discovery makes Jean's dreams become reality. 1980.## Rich Girl, Poor Girl RC 51355 by Faith Baldwin read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes In Riverport, a small town just across the river from Canada, Doc Ballard is retiring, and Jonathan Kimber, the son of an old friend, is taking over his practice. When Jonathan meets Doc's niece, Rose, he likes her immediately. But the daughter of the town's wealthy ex-state senator wants him for herself. 1936.## Riley in the Morning RC 51779 by Sandra Brown read by Jill Fox 1 cassette Preparing for a party, media producer Brin Cassidy is shocked to see her estranged husband, television personality Jon Riley, appear on her doorstep after seven months. During the long, eventful evening, flashbacks trace their passionate relationship and reveal the reason she left. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 1985.## Ritual of Proof RC 52287 by Dara Joy read by Nanette Savard 2 cassettes Jorlan Reynard, an intelligent, attractive young nobleman, has vowed he will never be fastened to a woman. Against his wishes, She-Lord Green Tamryn bids for his hand. To ensure that the wedding occurs, Green forgoes the Ritual of Proof that Jorlan is a virgin. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Royal Summons RC 53359 by Elizabeth Cadell read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes (Reissue) Ellen Berg, whose mother died when she was three, has grown up in Arizona. On her father's death, Ellen inherits a fifteenth-century English manor house through her maternal lineage. Arriving in England, she finds a lovely mansion, a formidable aunt, and a handsome young archaeologist. 1972.## Sacred Sins RC 52025 by Nora Roberts read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes A killer loose on the streets of Washington, D.C., has earned the nickname "The Priest," since he strangles his victims with a clerical scarf and leaves a note forgiving them of their sins. Psychiatrist Teresa Court offers to help find the killer and almost becomes a victim. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1987.## Scandalous RC 51766 by Karen Robards read by Anne Flosnik 2 cassettes England, 1810. Lady Gabriella Banning learns her half- brother, Marcus, is dead. She fears she and her sisters will become destitute because their cousin inherits the title. Gabby develops a scheme to save them. Then someone shows up claiming to be Marcus. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Scottish Bride RC 51685 by Catherine Coulter read by Kristin Allison 2 cassettes England, 1815. Tysen Sherbrooke, thirty-one, has been informed that he is now Baron Barthwick of Kildrummy Castle. Feeling a responsibility to visit his new property, he travels to Scotland, where he finds himself in a world of unexpected complications. Sequel to The Heiress Bride (RC 35913). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Seventh Heaven RC 51795 by Catherine Anderson read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Joe Lakota and Marilee Nelson, friends since childhood, loved each other deeply. But a devastating event that Marilee refused to share with Joe caused a separation. Now, ten years later, divorced, and with a four-year-old son, Joe returns to their hometown hoping for reconciliation. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## Slightly Shady RC 51767 by Amanda Quick read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes Regency romance in which Lavinia Lake and her niece, Emeline, return to England after a run-in with despicable private investigator Tobias March in Italy. But Lavinia needs March's services to give Emeline a successful London season. And March proves irresistible. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Some Old Lover's Ghost RC 51302 by Judith Lennox read by Vanessa Maroney 4 cassettes British biographer Rebecca Bennett, following a miscarriage and romantic breakup, is hired to write the life story of elderly dame Tilda Franklin--a popular social activist. Rebecca falls for Tilda's grandson. Their relationship is threatened when she uncovers many family secrets--including a murder. 1997.## Someone to Love RC 52967 by Kasey Michaels read by Vanessa Maroney 2 cassettes London, England; the Regency. Kipp Rutland, viscount Willoughby, enters into a marriage of convenience to young widow Abigail Backworth-Maldon. Abby is relieved to restore some wealth to her batty in-laws and send them back to the countryside. The two didn't expect to fall in love. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001.## The Stanislaski Brothers: Mikhail and Alex RC 51352 by Nora Roberts read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Relates the tempestuous love affairs of the Stanislaski brothers. In Luring a Lady, Mikhail is attracted to the owner of the rundown apartment building in which he lives. In Convincing Alex, Bess McNee must convince Officer Stanislaski that she is really a scriptwriter. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Stanislaski Sisters: Natasha and Rachel RC 51908 by Nora Roberts read by Kristin Allison 3 cassettes Taming Natasha recounts Natasha's enchantment with a child who visits her toy store--and her growing affection for the girl's father. Falling for Rachel relates what happens when a lawyer shares joint custody with the brother of a difficult teenager. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Summer Dreams/Sueńos de Verano RC 51653 by Hebby Roman read by María Pino 2 cassettes As children Natalia and Rafael were close friends because of her grandmother. As adults, they went separate ways. Now Natalia has broken a longtime engagement and has returned to visit her grandmother in New Mexico, wondering if Rafael will be interested in a bookish schoolteacher. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bilingual edition in English and in Spanish. 1999.) Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas RC 52887 by James Patterson read by Jill Ferris 1 cassette Katie Wilkinson, a book editor in New York, believes she has found the perfect man when she meets poet Matt Harrison. They are having a wonderful time together. Then without warning he gives her a diary his wife had written for their son and disappears. Bestseller 2001.## Sweet Sixteen RC 51813 by Allison Raine read by Jill Fox 1 cassette Laurel is miserable over being the new girl in town-- especially when her sixteenth birthday is coming up. Dylan is also unhappy living with his father. When the two eventually meet at school, they form a plan that might just work. For senior high readers. 2000.## Temptation RC 51895 by Jude Deveraux read by Colleen Delany 2 cassettes New York, 1909. Temperance O'Neil, twenty-nine, has become quite famous for her work as a women's rights activist. But suddenly she finds herself forced to move to Edinburgh, where she will serve as housekeeper for her new stepfather's nephew while she also finds him a wife. Some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.## The Texan RC 52110 by Joan Johnston read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes When modern-day Texas Ranger Owen Blackthorne and veterinarian Bayleigh Creed team up in Big Bend wilderness to save their brothers, they have a history of family feuds to overcome. Life-and-death decisions force them to admit their growing attraction. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## This Heart of Mine RC 52086 by Susan Elizabeth Phillips read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Unlike her sister, who owns the successful Chicago Stars football team, Molly gave away her inheritance and survives by writing children's books. Now her crush on the Stars' quarterback leads to both physical and emotional problems. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Time and Again RC 53136 by Nora Roberts read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes In Time Was, Caleb Hornblower leaves Philadelphia in the twenty-third century, crash lands in Oregon in the twenty- first century, and falls in love with his rescuer, Liberty. In Times Change, his brother Jacob arrives hoping to convince Caleb to return home. Instead, Jacob is smitten by Liberty's sister. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## To Love and to Honor RC 51222 by Emilie Loring read by Mitzi Friedlander 2 cassettes Twenty-four-year-old heiress Cindy Clinton was married (by proxy) to the son of her father's business partner. As soon as both older men have died, Cindy begins divorce proceedings. Then a handsome, mysterious emissary from her husband arrives in town and begs her not to leave him. 1950.## The Villa RC 51884 by Nora Roberts read by Gabriella Cavallero 3 cassettes Tereza Giambelli merges her world-renowned family wine company with that of her second husband, vintner Eli MacMillan. She arranges for her granddaughter, Sophia, and his grandson, Tyler, to work together. The move causes family conflicts and uncovers secrets, threatening the business. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Vintner's Luck RC 51976 by Elizabeth Knox read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes France, 1808. Denied marriage to the woman he loves, Sobran Jodeau takes two bottles of his family's wine and heads for the hills. There he meets Xas, a male "fallen angel," and concludes that Xas has been sent to guide him. But Xas falls in love with Sobran. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Washington Avalanche, 1910 RC 51825 by Cameron Dokey read by Mitzi Friedlander 1 cassette Fleeing her conniving guardian stepbrother, seventeen-year- old Ginny Nolan boards a Seattle-bound train and meets young Virginia, who is apprehensive over her imminent arranged marriage to a stranger. The girls temporarily trade identities, giving Virginia a chance to assess the fiancé. But unexpected love and an avalanche intervene. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## The Wedding Trap RC 51801 by Eva Rutland read by Erin Jones 1 cassette Two days before her wedding, Judy Taylor tells her parents she doesn't want to marry Ben Cruz. Ben secretly leaves town on their wedding day. Fortunately, best man Jake Mason rescues Judy from a horrible scene at the church and soon finds himself feeling very comfortable with her. 1998.## Wicked Widow RC 51555 by Amanda Quick read by Corrie James 2 cassettes Madeline Deveridge, known as the Wicked Widow, is thought by many to have killed her husband and to also be mad. But Madeline and her aunt are being haunted, so the widow calls upon the only person who can help--Artemis Hunt, a master of Vanza. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.## Wife for a Day RC 52506 by Patti Berg read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Samantha Jones's life has been one tragedy after another. But all that changes when she delivers a tuxedo to millionaire rancher Jack Remington. He is in Palm Beach to attend his sister's engagement party, and he needs a fiancée. Samantha is the perfect candidate. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1999.## Winter Nights RC 52196 by Francis Ray and others read by Colleen Delany 2 cassettes Three holiday romances featuring African Americans. In "Until Christmas" Samantha becomes a housekeeper for Principal Rawlings and his twins. "Kwanzaa Angel" finds Erin being reintroduced to an old high school crush. In "'Round Midnight" radio talk-show host Summer falls in love with her director. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Science Fiction### Aftermath RC 50923 by Charles Sheffield read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes A supernova disaster in 2026 causes worldwide devastation and computer failure, leaving survivors with different agendas: an American movement vying to control the globe; three cancer victims reviving a serial-murderer doctor from "judicial sleep" to treat them; and a Mars expedition becoming cult prisoners. Prequel to Starfire (RC 50924). Strong language. 1998.## All Tomorrow's Parties RC 51134 by William Gibson read by Robert O'Keefe 2 cassettes Colin Laney--from Idoru (RC 42981)--discovers another nodal point on his computer. A universe-altering event will occur on San Francisco's Bay Bridge, now a squatters' shantytown after structural damage. Laney hires ex-cop Rydell--from Virtual Light (RC 37441)--to stop a killer and prevent billionaire Cody Harwood from taking over the world. Strong language. 1999.## American Gods RC 52917 by Neil Gaiman read by Fred Major 4 cassettes On his way to his wife's funeral, ex-convict Shadow meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who has an uncanny knowledge of Shadow's life. Accepting Wednesday's job offer throws Shadow into a supernatural world where ancient gods abound. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001.## Anonymous Rex: A Detective Story RC 51606 by Eric Garcia read by Robert Sams 3 cassettes L.A. shamus Vincent Rubio is a loser--few clients, his car repossessed, and basil addiction. He's also a dinosaur-- literally--one of thousands who still inhabit the earth disguised as humans. Investigating arson at a dino nightclub, Vincent stumbles on an interspecies breeding conspiracy. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Ascending RC 52937 by James Alan Gardner read by Barbara Caruso 3 cassettes A friend of Festina Ramos, Oar, tells her own story in this sequel to Expendable (RC 52936). Although Oar's transparent body is indestructible, her mind will become catatonic at age fifty, and she is now forty-nine. Oar has much to accomplish before she hibernates. Some strong language. 2001.## Brown Girl in the Ring RC 52063 by Nalo Hopkinson read by Gary Telles 2 cassettes Toronto is abandoned after the riots and is now ruled by Rudy and his vicious gang. Ti-Jeanne, her baby, and her grandmother live by selling ancient herbs and medicines. But when the outside world needs organ transplants, Ti-Jeanne invokes ancient magic to survive. Violence and strong language. 1998.## Casual Rex RC 53313 by Eric Garcia read by Robert Sams 3 cassettes In this sequel to Anonymous Rex (RC 51606), private Los Angeles detectives Vincent Rubio and Ernie Watson--dinosaurs masquerading as humans--take on a case involving a cult. Some dinos want to discontinue their human disguises and assert their natural superiority, and some are murdered. Strong language and some violence. 2001.## ChronoSpace RC 52820 by Allen Steele read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes In 2314, a group of historians fly back into the past to document the 1937 explosion of the Hindenburg. Their participation in the transatlantic voyage destroys their world and its time line. "Angels," to prevent further spacetime damage, must stop humanity's time travel. 2001.## City of Golden Shadow: Otherland, Volume 1 RC 52924 by Tad Williams read by Erik Sandvold 6 cassettes A global conspiracy is threatening to shut down Earth in favor of a more exclusive place--Otherland. The Earth's children are being captured through the Internet and virtual reality, and only a few people are willing to foil the conspiracy scheme. Followed by River of Blue Fire (RC 52925). Violence and strong language. 1996.## The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke RC 52509 by Arthur C. Clarke read by John Polk 9 cassettes Contains all of the renowned science fiction author's short pieces written during a nearly seventy-year span. The more- than-one-hundred entries include "The Sentinel," "The Hammer of God," and "Guardian Angel." 2000.## Colonization: Down to Earth RC 51043 by Harry Turtledove read by Roy Avers 5 cassettes This sequel to Colonization: Second Contact (RC 49668), which occurs twenty years after alien Lizards invade Earth, finds humans still resisting domination. Members of both species are being cross-raised, the Third Reich remains a menace, and the addicting ginger trade continues. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Coming RC 53234 by Joe Haldeman read by Jill Fox 2 cassettes Florida, 2054. When astronomy professor Dr. Aurora Bell receives a message indicating the approach of aliens, she estimates that they will reach Earth on New Year's Day. As the day approaches, politicians, religious leaders, and mobsters are all drawn in to the frenzy of anticipation, drowning out Bell's pleas for reason. Strong language. 2000.## Crescent City Rhapsody RC 51754 by Kathleen Ann Goonan read by Erin Jones 4 cassettes In this prequel to Queen City Jazz (RC 42173) and Mississippi Blues (RC 51753), Goonan traces the history of the nanotech revolution back to 2012. There a moment of silence created by an electromagnetic pulse in the atmosphere and a murder in New Orleans set the stage for a nano-transformed world. Some strong language. 2000.## Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora RC 52151 edited by Sheree R. Thomas read by Peter Jay Fernandez 4 cassettes This anthology of African American science fiction, fantasy, and essays spans more than one hundred years and entails a wide range of styles and subjects. Includes works by modern authors including Samuel Delany and Octavia Butler, as well as writings by early literary pioneers such as Charles Chestnutt and George Schuyler. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Deepsix RC 51893 by Jack McDevitt read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes In three weeks, planet Deepsix will be destroyed in a collision with a rogue gas giant heading its way. Before it's too late, Priscilla Hutchins and a team of scientists set out to investigate life-forms on the planet. Their discoveries leave them deeply perplexed. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Diaspora RC 52484 by Greg Egan read by John Polk 3 cassettes It is the end of the second millennium and the planet has evolved into a network of probes, satellites, and servers. Humanity, also, has reconfigured itself into three groups: software, robots, and fleshers. When a cosmic disaster occurs, the various units form an alliance to explore the universe. 1998.## Dune: House Corrino; Prelude to Dune, Volume 3 RC 53145 by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson read by J.P. Linton 4 cassettes This sequel to Dune: House Harkonnen (RC 50949) concludes the series of prequels to Dune (RC 44126). Padishah emperor Shaddam IV of the House of Corrino tries to gain absolute power by creating a synthetic spice known as amal--a substitute for melange, the spice found only on Dune. Bestseller 2001.## Dune: House Harkonnen; Prelude to Dune, Volume 2 RC 50949 by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson read by J.P. Linton 5 cassettes This sequel to Dune: House Atreides (RC 49477) continues the prequel to Dune (RC 44126). Shaddam is currently ruler of the Known Universe, but his position is threatened by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, who, in his desire for dominance, is plotting against the House of Atreides and the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. Bestseller 2000.## Eater RC 52485 by Gregory Benford read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Long before there was time, a black hole became a wandering entity, feeding on asteroids and planets and tending to destroy everything in its path. When it reaches the edge of our solar system, three scientists must prevent it from annihilating Earth and its inhabitants. 2000.## Expendable RC 52936 by James Alan Gardner read by Barbara Caruso 2 cassettes Officially a member of the Explorer Corps, Festina Ramos recognizes that unofficially she is "expendable." Her elite military company is not expected to return from its missions. Now Festina's new assignment is a trip to the planet Melaquin, but she plans to survive. Some strong language. 1997.## Farnham's Freehold RC 51448 by Robert A. Heinlein read by Fred Major 2 cassettes A futuristic story involving race issues. When Hugh Farnham's bomb shelter is catapulted two thousand years into the future, he encounters a new world order. Farnham and the white race, who are blamed for a disastrous war, are expected to be slaves. Some strong language. 1964.## Forever Free RC 53546 by Joe Haldeman read by Rick Rohan 2 cassettes Man, a race of clones, exiles humans, including veteran Mandella, to the snow-covered planet Middle Finger after the Forever War. Mandella revolts against being a genetic resource for Man, rallying his cohorts to begin humanity anew. Sequel to The Forever War (RC 48659). 1999.## From the Dust Returned: A Family Remembrance RC 53357 by Ray Bradbury read by David Hartley-Margolin 1 cassette Ten-year-old Timothy, a mortal foundling and the family historian, relates the story of the gala homecoming of the far-flung, time-defying Elliott clan to their mysterious, ramshackle Illinois mansion. Among the company are slumbering telepathic shape-shifter Cecy and bat-winged Uncle Einar. Bestseller 2001.## The Gate to Women's Country RC 51702 by Sheri S. Tepper read by Gabriella Cavallero 2 cassettes Events in the life of Stavia, from age ten to womanhood, at a time when human civilization has evolved into a social system divided along gender lines. Women have taken over running the country, while the men live in closed military garrisons--with a gate to the outside world. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1988.## The Grand Ellipse RC 52614 by Paula Volsky read by Anne Flosnik 5 cassettes The republic of Vonahr needs a magical weapon to annihilate the imperialistic Grewzians, who threaten to conquer the world. A young Vonahrish adventuress must win the "Grand Ellipse" race to obtain an audience with the king who controls the arsenal. 2000.## Greenhouse Summer RC 51242 by Norman Spinrad read by Chris Parente 2 cassettes The world is on the brink of environmental disaster with global warming. At the United Nations environmental conference in Paris, spin doctor Monique Calhoun realizes "Condition Venus" is imminent, and, with the aid of an assassin, rushes to save the world. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Hammerfall: The Gene Wars, Book 1 RC 52458 by C.J. Cherryh read by Rick Rohan 3 cassettes In a universe of warring interstellar empires and powerful nanotechnology, ruler Ila sends rebel warrior Marak to seek the source of his visions. Marak journeys into the desert accompanied by other divinely mad people. Some strong language. 2001.## I Who Have Never Known Men RC 50231 by Jacqueline Harpman read by Celeste Lawson 1 cassette Of forty women incarcerated underground for over twelve years, the youngest leads the group to freedom when the male guards suddenly disappear. But above ground they find themselves in the middle of nowhere and their explorations uncover no life. The leader outlives the other women to contemplate her fate. 1997.## In Green's Jungles: Book of the Short Sun, Volume 2 RC 51950 by Gene Wolfe read by John Horton 3 cassettes In this sequel to On Blue's Waters (RC 51139), Horn's quest for the lost charismatic hero Silk has taken him from the Blue world to the jungles of the humid Green, a planet with a dying red sun and populated by alien inhumi blood drinkers and their human slaves. 2000.## Inversions RC 51433 by Iain M. Banks read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes On a distant planet two strange travelers become assistants to separate rulers. Doctor Vosill, a lowly female, becomes physician to ailing King Quience, while warrior DeWar is the personal bodyguard to General UrLeyn. Both are mistrusted as outsiders and, although they never meet, both are connected. Violence and strong language. 1998.## Jupiter RC 52839 by Ben Bova read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes Astrophysicist Grant Archer wants to do research work on the Moon. But the New Morality, Earth's conservative theocratic ruling coalition, has other plans for him. When they order him to spy on scientists who are suspected of a covert subversive research agenda on Jupiter, Archer's loyalties are put to the test. 2001.## Kingdom of Cages RC 52912 by Sarah Zettel read by Erin Jones 4 cassettes With humanity facing extinction, Helice and her daughters, Chena and Teal, take refuge on the planet Pandora, a near match to Earth. Instead of safety, however, they find terror. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2001.## Krondor: Tear of the Gods; the Riftwar Legacy, Book 3 RC 52233 by Raymond E. Feist read by Gary Tipton 2 cassettes In this sequel to Krondor: The Assassins (RC 50913), the sorcerer Sidi sets pirates on the high seas to pursue the miraculous gem that enables communication with the gods. If the mage gains possession of the jewel, ultimate evil will reign in the kingdom--unleashing terror and death. Bestseller 2000.## The Light of Other Days RC 51432 by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Industrialist Hiram Patterson develops the WormCam, a new technology capable of vision-spectrum imaging that ends personal privacy. But the WormCam can do more; harnessing the power of wormholes, it can see into the past. This is the story of the creators of this machinery and what humans decide to do with it. 2000.## The Martian Race RC 51423 by Gregory Benford read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes A commercial firm sponsors humanity's first expedition to the Red Planet. On January 11, 2018, astronaut Julia spots a filmy white mist issuing from a thermal vent. Excitement over the possibility of Martian life is countered by a series of accidents. And there is no NASA backup. Strong language. 1999.## Men in Black: The Green Saliva Blues RC 51835 by Dean Wesley Smith read by Fred Major 1 cassette Jay and Elle of the secret Men in Black organization charged with defending Earth against aliens are locked in a battle with the Zahurians, a race of plants that has invaded the planet to devour animal and human flesh. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.## Midnight Robber RC 52011 by Nalo Hopkinson read by Madelyn Buzzard 2 cassettes Sixteen-year-old Tan-Tan is forced to leave her planet, Toussaint, and the other Caribbean descendants to live in a prison world with her abusive father, a criminal. But Tan- Tan murders him and escapes to make her way among the indigenous species. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## The Mind Pool RC 51877 by Charles Sheffield read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes In the twenty-third century, humans are the only species in the galaxy who know how to travel between stars. When a group of intelligent nonliving biological constructs becomes a threat to all life, it is up to humanity to save the day. Followed by The Spheres of Heaven (RC 51761). Some violence. 1993.## Mississippi Blues RC 51753 by Kathleen Ann Goonan read by Erin Jones 4 cassettes In this sequel to Queen City Jazz (RC 42173), Verity frees the plague-striken citizens of Cincinnati. Launching a new nanotech raft, she and her charges travel down the Mississippi River to the city of Norleans, rumored to have a cure. Some strong language. 1997.## Nebula Awards 33: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52723 edited by Connie Willis read by Nick Sullivan 2 cassettes A selection of 1997's best short writings and an excerpt from the Nebula Award winner for best novel, Vonda N. McIntyre's The Moon and the Sun. Features the grand master, Poul Anderson; Nebula Award winners Jerry Oltion, Nancy Kress, and Jane Yolen; and among the runners-up, Gregory Feeley. Some strong language. 1999.## Nebula Awards Showcase 2000: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52390 edited by Gregory Benford read by J.P. Linton 3 cassettes Short stories as well as essays revolving around the art of science fiction writing, publishing, and movie-making. Includes William Tenn's Author Emeritus Award acceptance speech, "My Life and Hard Times in SF." Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Nightfall and Other Stories RC 51219 by Isaac Asimov read by Fred Major 3 cassettes (Reissue) Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later expanded into a novel (RC 32812), tells of a civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969.## The Octagonal Raven RC 52809 by L.E. Modesitt read by Brian Conn 3 cassettes Daryn joins the Federal Service as a combat pilot in a world in which genetic enhancement has created an effective oligarchy of wealth and ability. When he becomes one of the ruling oligarchs, he must rely on a self-selecting power structure and his mental agility to survive assassination attempts. 2001.## On Blue's Waters: Book of the Short Sun, Volume 1 RC 51139 by Gene Wolfe read by John Horton 3 cassettes In this sequel to the series the Book of the Long Sun, mill owner Horn agrees that the inhabitants of the Planet Blue are sinking into savagery. He sets off with others to find Patera Silk aboard the interstellar ship Whorl and convince him to become their leader. Some violence. 1999.## On the Beach RC 53090 by Nevil Shute read by Annie Wauters 6 cassettes (Reissue) An atomic war has destroyed all life in the Northern Hemisphere and the lethal fallout is moving southward. A group of people in Australia, including American navy Commander Dwight Towers, are faced with impending annihilation. They must decide how to spend the precious days remaining to them. 1957.## Playing God RC 50620 by Sarah Zettel read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Lynn Nussbaumer and her company, Bioverse Incorporated, are hired to cleanse an entire planet of a plague that was caused by the fierce feuding among rival factions of the matriarchal Dedelphis. Lynn attempts to relocate the inhabitants onto spaceships, but the Dedelphis distrust humans and take her hostage. Some violence. 1998.## The Quiet Invasion RC 51427 by Sarah Zettel read by Erin Jones 3 cassettes At the crucial juncture when Dr. Helen Failia learns that funding is being withdrawn for Venera, her permanent research colony for Venus, an alien artifact is found on the planet's surface. The ensuing human contact with extraterrestrial life forms yields repercussions that are far from benign. 2000.## The Redemption of Althalus RC 52429 by David Eddings and Leigh Eddings read by J.P. Linton 5 cassettes Althalus, an unrepentant rogue, accepts employment from a stranger to steal a book from the House at the End of the World. But when he encounters a goddess in the form of a cat, he learns that he must save humanity from a god determined to destroy the universe. 2000.## River of Blue Fire: Otherland, Volume 2 RC 52925 by Tad Williams read by Erik Sandvold 6 cassettes The band of virtual explorers who entered Otherland are now trapped by the Grail Brotherhood. Unable to go off-line and leave, they follow a river looking for an escape. Instead, they find more and more bizarre landscapes. Sequel to City of Golden Shadow (RC 52924). Violence and strong language. 1998.## The Secret of Life RC 52902 by Paul McAuley read by Anne Flosnik 3 cassettes 2026. A fungus with unique DNA is spreading across the Pacific Ocean, and scientists believe it is connected with a previous Chinese mission to Mars. Biologist Mariella Anders, hired by NASA, travels to Mars to investigate. While she is there, the Chinese release a hazardous microorganism. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2001.## Ship of Fools RC 51885 by Richard Paul Russo read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes The spaceship Argonos has been wandering aimlessly in space for decades and has not made landfall in fourteen years. The crew is growing restless. Then a faint signal lures them to an unknown planet where they make a gruesome discovery. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Skies of Pern RC 51759 by Anne McCaffrey read by Martha Harmon Pardee 3 cassettes Thanks to AIVAS, which has allowed Pern inhabitants to alter the orbit of Red Star and eliminate the Thread, Pern is now undergoing its last Threadfall. Therefore, dragonriders must find new occupations. But before they do, Pern endures a new threat. Follows Dragonseye (RC 44828). 2001.## The Spheres of Heaven RC 51761 by Charles Sheffield read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes In this sequel to The Mind Pool (RC 51877), humans are under quarantine by Stellar Authority for killing other intelligent forms of life. However, Authority ships sent out to investigate distant time links in the galaxy have disappeared, and it is humans who are best qualified to rescue them. Some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Star Wars: Cloak of Deception RC 52666 by James Luceno read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes The Trade Federation is being victimized by terrorists who demand an end to the Federation's strong-arm tactics on shipping routes. So when Supreme Chancellor Valorum is targeted by assassins, he calls for an emergency summit. Followed by Episode I, the Phantom Menace (RC 50064). Some violence. For senior high and older readers. Bestseller 2001.## Star Wars: Darth Maul, Shadow Hunter RC 51911 by Michael Reaves read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes In events preceding Episode I, the Phantom Menace (RC 50064), Darth Sidious launches his plan to destroy the Republic. When Sidious learns he is being double-crossed, he sends Darth Maul to find the traitor. But Maul may be too late. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. Bestseller 2001.## Star Wars: The New Jedi Order; Dark Tide II, Ruin RC 51954 by Michael A. Stackpole read by Erik Sandvold 2 cassettes Luke Skywalker is having difficulty keeping the Jedi together as they withstand the relentless attacks by the alien Yuuzhan Vong. But hope is on the horizon as several knights, traveling to the planet Garqi, uncover a secret that might prove useful against their enemies. A Star Wars Novel. Some violence. 2000.## Star Wars: The New Jedi Order; Agents of Chaos II, Jedi Eclipse RC 52417 by James Luceno read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes As the Yuuzhan Vong continue their attack on the New Republic, which is now stretched to the breaking point, Han's estranged wife, Leia, oversees the evacuation of people from the aliens' path. Luke struggles to keep the Jedi Knights together. And Han is caught up in a race against time. Some violence. 2000.## Starfire RC 50924 by Charles Sheffield read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes Sky City space colony, 2053. As an international team constructs a protective shield for Earth against an impending particle storm, a series of mysterious murders disrupts the project. Dr. Oliver Guest--the convicted serial killer from Aftermath (RC 50923)--is blackmailed into tracking the killer. But personal ambition also threatens the enterprise. 1999.## Strange Travelers RC 51605 by Gene Wolfe read by Gary Telles 3 cassettes Fifteen stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror first published between 1990 and 1997. In "Bed and Breakfast" a traveler warns an unexpected woman guest to be careful of the demons who frequent the inn near Hell, not realizing that she herself might be a fiend. 2000.## Thief of Time: A Novel of Discworld RC 52661 by Terry Pratchett read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Because the Auditors are cosmic beings who want order and predictable events, humans irritate them. An Auditor in disguise commissions a horologist to build the ultimate clock. A small group soon realizes the danger of the timepiece--time will stop once the clock starts ticking. 2001.## The Truth: A Novel of Discworld RC 52115 by Terry Pratchett read by David Hartley-Margolin 2 cassettes When the dwarfs create a printing press in the city of Ankh- Morpork--in defiance of the ruler's decree against such machines--William de Worde, a rebellious scribe, establishes a daily newspaper. Then the chief Patrician is accused of a serious crime, and William will stop at nothing to get the truth. Some strong language. 2000.## Turnabout RC 52466 by Margaret Peterson Haddix read by Jill Fox 1 cassette In the year 2000, nursing home centenarians Melly and Anny Beth take part in an unethical medical experiment to reverse aging. But the process can't be halted, and by 2085 they are teenagers who need to be adopted before they become children. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.## Zeitgeist RC 52499 by Bruce Sterling read by Alec Volz 2 cassettes It's 1999, and Leggy Starlitz, a shameless entrepreneur, believes that he can use his all-girl fake band to smuggle lip gloss and pantyhose into the Islamic world. But there are conditions for his partners--the scheme should end before the year 2000 and none of the girls must die. Strong language. 2000.## Short Stories### After the Plague: Stories RC 52920 by T. Coraghessan Boyle read by Barry Bernson 2 cassettes Sixteen short stories about human interactions, many imbued with wry humor. The title piece conveys a survivor's fears upon encountering a few other remaining people after a worldwide epidemic and has a surprise ending. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America RC 53107 edited by Loren D. Estleman read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Twenty nontraditional western tales. "The Guardians," a story by Don Coldsmith, is based on a historical incident in which Native Americans are not attackers but protectors. In "A Piano at Dead Man's Crossing," Johnny D. Boggs writes a moving narrative from the perspective of a piano. Some strong language. 2001.## The Angel on the Roof: The Stories of Russell Banks RC 52865 by Russell Banks read by Bruce Huntey 3 cassettes Thirty-one short stories dealing mainly with domestic life by the author of Cloudsplitter (RC 45966) and others. In "The Visit" a man returns to one of his childhood homes to remember his abusive, alcoholic father and the last year that he lived with the family. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 RC 52419 edited by Donald E. Westlake read by Jim Zeiger 4 cassettes Anthology of twenty contemporary mystery short stories. In "Motel 66" by Barbara D'Amato, a couple makes the mistake of returning to their honeymoon site. "The Guilty Party" by Shel Silverstein tells of a judge who gives a rapist an unusual choice. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Best American Short Stories, 2000: Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines RC 52245 edited by E.L. Doctorow read by Fred Major 3 cassettes Twenty-one tales that cover a wide range of emotions and situations, exploring issues related to cultural diversity in the United States. Many of the protagonists are African American, Latino, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, or Trinidadian. Includes works by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Junot Díaz, Nathan Englander, Jhumpa Lahiri, and others. Some strong language. 2000.## The Bridegroom: Stories RC 52512 by Ha Jin read by Fred Major 2 cassettes A dozen short stories set in China, by the winner of the National Book Award for Waiting (RC 49107). In "Flame" head nurse Nimei, married to a lackluster man, receives a letter from her spurned first love, Hsu Peng, who is now a high- ranking officer. Some strong language. 2000.## A Century of Great Western Stories RC 51381 edited by John Jakes read by Bob Askey 5 cassettes Thirty western short stories from the twentieth century. Includes work by Louis L'Amour, Jack London, Elmer Kelton, Luke Short, Max Brand, and Zane Grey. Introduction by John Jakes. Some violence. 2000.## The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol RC 50339 by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol read by Michael Scherer 3 cassettes Thirteen stories newly translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Four from Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1831-32): "St. John's Eve," "The Night before Christmas," "The Terrible Vengeance," and "Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt." From the Petersburg tales: "Nevsky Prospect," "The Diary of a Madman," "The Nose," and "The Overcoat" among others. 1998.## The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque RC 51191 by Joyce Carol Oates read by Laura Giannarelli 3 cassettes Twenty-seven psychological horror tales that delve into "the waking nightmares of life." In the title story a wayward girl is invited to the sumptuous home of the trial judge who had suspended her sentence. There she discovers the ulterior motive for his magnanimity. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Demonology: Stories RC 52304 by Rick Moody read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Thirteen tales of people possessed in some way, several written in experimental form. The title story, the last in the collection, is a heartfelt elegy for a sister who died unexpectedly while putting her two young children to bed. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2000.## Don't Tell Anyone RC 53322 by Frederick Busch read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Short stories and a novella concerning families and betrayal. In "Heads," a widowed mother watches her daughter- -a law school student who was raped--fall apart. In "Still the Same Old Story," a teenage daughter suffers as a result of her parents' infidelities. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2000.## Dream Stuff: Stories RC 51941 by David Malouf read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes Nine short stories by the Australian author of the prize- winning Remembering Babylon (RC 40780). In the title piece a writer returns to Australia after years away, mingling memories and fragments of his past with dreams and an encounter with a nighttime assailant who seems like a bad hallucination. Some strong language. 2000.## Equal Love: Stories RC 51282 by Peter Ho Davies read by Steven Carpenter 1 cassette A dozen stories about the bonds of family ties. In "The Next Life" Lim, a young Chinese American and dutiful son, hires professional mourners to keep vigil with his father's casket. Joining them in a high stakes poker game, Lim surprises all with his change of luck. Some strong language. 2000.## The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein RC 51609 by Robert A. Heinlein read by Michael Scherer 3 cassettes Eight fantasy stories from the 1940s and 1950s. Real-world characters are challenged by inexplicable events in "Magic, Inc.," "And He Built a Crooked House," "They," "Waldo," "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag," "Our Fair City," "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants," and "All You Zombies." 1999.## First Love, and Other Tales RC 52638 by Ivan Turgenev read by Jo Marks 3 cassettes (Reissue) Eight short stories drawn from real life by the poetic nineteenth-century Russian author. Includes "The Singers," "Bezhin Meadow," "Mumu," "Assya," "First Love," "Knock, Knock, Knock," "Living Relics," and "Clara Milich." 1968.## For the Relief of Unbearable Urges RC 50583 by Nathan Englander read by Dan Bloom 2 cassettes Nine tales that depict protagonists caught up in difficult circumstances in which the strictures of their Orthodox Judaism clash with life in the modern world. In the title story, when a wife spurns her husband's amorous advances, he finds extramarital relief that leads to a painful problem. 1999.## Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories RC 53585 by Alice Munro read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Nine short stories exploring conflicting emotions and introspection. In "What Is Remembered," a woman reminisces about an impulsive tryst with a stranger early in her married days and how that memory became a treasured fantasy sustaining her through a humdrum existence. Some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Heavy Water and Other Stories RC 50660 by Martin Amis read by Fred Major 2 cassettes In these nine stories Amis often views life with an inverted or unusual vision. In "Career Move," poems, rather than prose, have become the subject matter of films. And in "Straight Fiction," homosexuality, rather than heterosexuality, has become the norm. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.## The Home Front: Collected Stories RC 51936 by Margaret Craven read by Jill Ferris 3 cassettes (Reissue) Twenty-five selections by the author of I Heard the Owl Call My Name (RC 37368). First published in the Saturday Evening Post between 1942 and 1962, they include portrayals of young women working diligently on the home front during World War II and missionaries posted to British Columbia. 1962.## Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel RC 51932 by John Updike read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Twelve tales and a sequel to the quartet of "Rabbit" novels- -a novella, Rabbit Remembered, set in Brewer, Pennsylvania. In "The Women Who Got Away," Martin recalls the wife- swapping early years of his marriage and a surprise encounter years later. Some strong language. 2000.## The Literary West: An Anthology of Western American Literature RC 50784 edited by Thomas J. Lyon read by Erik Sandvold 4 cassettes More than forty selections, most written by twentieth- century authors such as Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Jack Schaefer, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Gary Snyder, Louis L'Amour, Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Denise Chávez, Amy Tan, and Sam Shepard. Includes chronology of events and suggested reading. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## Lovers for a Day RC 50755 by Ivan Klíma read by Kimberly Schraf 2 cassettes Twelve short stories written between 1962 and 1994, portraying new, old, or mismatched lovers. In "A Baffling Choice," a twenty-six-year-old married mother astonishes her husband (and the divorce court judge) by having an affair with a neighbor who requires crutches to walk and is many years her senior. 1999.## The Man to Send Rain Clouds: Contemporary Stories by American Indians RC 49582 edited by Kenneth Rosen read by Jim Zeiger 1 cassette (Reissue) Short stories and poems by Native American writers. They range from fictional reminiscences of Kit Carson and Geronimo to a portrayal of the plight of an Indian who stops overnight in Gallup, New Mexico. The title piece recounts a traditional burial that is altered to incorporate an additional act by a Catholic priest. Some strong language. 1974.## The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story RC 53292 by Jan Karon read by Michele Schaeffer 1 cassette The townspeople of Mitford hold a spontaneous snowman- building contest. Bestseller 2001.## Nebula Awards 33: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52723 edited by Connie Willis read by Nick Sullivan 2 cassettes A selection of 1997's best short writings and an excerpt from the Nebula Award winner for best novel, Vonda N. McIntyre's The Moon and the Sun. Features the grand master, Poul Anderson; Nebula Award winners Jerry Oltion, Nancy Kress, and Jane Yolen; and among the runners-up, Gregory Feeley. Some strong language. 1999.## Nebula Awards Showcase 2000: The Year's Best SF and Fantasy Chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America RC 52390 edited by Gregory Benford read by J.P. Linton 3 cassettes Short stories as well as essays revolving around the art of science fiction writing, publishing, and movie-making. Includes William Tenn's Author Emeritus Award acceptance speech, "My Life and Hard Times in SF." Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2000 RC 52253 edited by Shannon Ravenel read by John Polk 3 cassettes Twenty selections from southern fiction. Mary Helen Stefaniak pays homage to an icon in "A Note to Biographers regarding Famous Author Flannery O'Connor." "Good-Hearted Woman," by Melanie Sumner, recounts a sexy high school girl's summer spent slumming at her daddy's factory. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Nightfall and Other Stories RC 51219 by Isaac Asimov read by Fred Major 3 cassettes (Reissue) Twenty science fiction stories written between 1941 and 1967. The title piece, considered a classic of the genre and later expanded into a novel (RC 32812), tells of a civilization on the planet Lagash, where night falls once in two thousand years. Asimov's comments and notes precede each story. 1969.## Off the Mangrove Coast RC 52857 by Louis L'Amour read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Nine tales based on L'Amour's early adventures as a boxer, hobo, and worldwide wanderer. In the title piece, four men cross the China Sea in a stolen boat, seeking the cash from a sunken freighter. Besides the dangers of risky diving equipment and sharks, they face their mutual distrust. 2000.## The Pecos Kid Returns: A Western Duo RC 52148 by Dan Cushman read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Two western stories featuring the Pecos Kid and his companions, Hernandez Flanagan and Big Jim Swing. In "Raiders of the Stage Trails," they masquerade as stagecoach robbers to catch the real crooks. In "Tamers of the Deadfall Towns," they tackle cattle rustlers. Follows The Pecos Kid (RC 50786). Some violence. 1951.## Porch Swings and Picket Fences: Love in a Small Town RC 51453 by Lisa Tawn Bergren and others read by Janis Gray 2 cassettes Four romantic tales in which loyalty and faith lead to love. In "Tarnished Silver" a New Yorker falls for a rural preacher. In "Twice in a Blue Moon" a widow and widower rekindle their relationship. "Texas Two-Step" reconciles a divorcing young couple. And "The Boy Next Door" depicts neighborly romance. 1999.## Prize Stories, 1999: The O. Henry Awards RC 52488 edited by Larry Dark read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes These twenty short stories selected from magazines include first, second, and third prize-winning entries by Peter Baida, Cary Holladay, and Alice Munro. In a "A Nurse's Story," Mary McDonald helps her colleagues organize a union for her patients' sake. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Prize Stories, 2000: The O. Henry Awards RC 52501 edited by Larry Dark read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes Culled from magazines, these twenty short stories represent the best of the year. Includes first, second, and third prize-winning entries by John Edgar Wideman, Beth Lordan, and Mary Gordon. In "The Gilgul of Park Avenue," a financial consultant suddenly discovers his Jewish soul. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## A River Runs through It and Other Stories RC 53083 by Norman Maclean read by Rick Foucheux 2 cassettes (Reissue) The author of Young Men and Fire (RC 35639) re-creates his early years in Montana. In "A River Runs through It" he reminisces about fly fishing with his brother and father in the 1930s. Other stories deal with summer jobs in logging and fighting fires. Some strong language. 1976.## Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner RC 52182 by F.X. Toole read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Six short stories about the sport of boxing. In "Million $$$ Baby," trainer Frankie Dunn helps a hillbilly woman realize her dream of being in the ring. In the title story, "Mac" McGee coaches teenage "Puddin" Pye into the Olympics but a local gang intervenes. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne RC 52031 by Nathaniel Hawthorne read by Fred Major 2 cassettes (Reissue) A selection of fifteen tales from three published collections of short stories by the nineteenth-century New Englander. Includes an introduction by Alfred Kazin. 1966.## Sermons and Soda-Water RC 50753 by John O'Hara read by Conrad Feininger 2 cassettes Three novellas in which reporter Jim Malloy describes American social mores around the 1930s. In The Girl on the Baggage Truck he narrowly avoids becoming the plaything of an aging actress. Imagine Kissing Pete deals with an adulterous marriage, and in We're Friends Again Malloy reflects on money and sex. 1960.## The Situe Stories RC 51654 by Frances Khirallah Noble read by Nanette Savard 1 cassette Eleven short stories involving "situes," the Arabic word for grandmothers. In "The American Way," a henpecked Syrian husband in an extended household solves his gambling problem by becoming a bookie. His larger income pleases his family, and the situe is happy and proud of his enterprise. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Speaking with the Angel: Original Stories RC 51907 edited by Nick Hornby read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes Twelve first-person narratives by British and American writers. New short stories by Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Helen Fielding, Roddy Doyle, and Irvine Welsh. In Nick Hornby's "NippleJesus," a museum security guard recounts what happened to a controversial artwork. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Station Wagon Set RC 51285 by Faith Baldwin read by Colleen Delany 3 cassettes Six interconnected stories set in a fictional suburban town. Little Oxford "is definitely gentry and definitely county," and Baldwin relates tales of these commuters and weekenders whose lives are concerned mainly with love affairs and marital entanglements. 1938.## The Stories of J.F. Powers RC 52855 by J.F. Powers read by Roy Avers 3 cassettes Three collections of Powers's short stories from 1947, 1956, and 1975 are presented together. Many concern the daily preoccupations of priests in the Midwest, as in "A Losing Game," in which the new curate, Father Fabre, maneuvers with the senior pastor for a typing table. 1975.## Strange Travelers RC 51605 by Gene Wolfe read by Gary Telles 3 cassettes Fifteen stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror first published between 1990 and 1997. In "Bed and Breakfast" a traveler warns an unexpected woman guest to be careful of the demons who frequent the inn near Hell, not realizing that she herself might be a fiend. 2000.## Too Far to Go: The Maples Stories RC 51354 by John Updike read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes (Reissue) A collection of seventeen stories about Richard and Joan Maples, written between 1956 and 1979. Traces the decline and fall of their marriage, from its buoyant early stages, through the child-rearing years, to the confession of infidelities and eventual divorce. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1979.## The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories RC 52677 edited by Carlos Fuentes and Julio Ortega read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Anthology of thirty-nine short stories from various Latin American countries. Includes old masters of the form such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, and Gabriel García Márquez and recent authors Fernando Ampuero, Juan Villoro, and Rodrigo Fresán. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1998.## The Whisperer and Other Voices RC 52733 by Brian Lumley read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Eight short stories and a novella of horror. In "No Sharks in the Med," a newlywed couple honeymooning in Greece is stalked by two brothers on an isolated island. In "Vanessa's Voice," a dead singer's husband is haunted by remembered sounds. 2001.## Winter Nights RC 52196 by Francis Ray and others read by Colleen Delany 2 cassettes Three holiday romances featuring African Americans. In "Until Christmas" Samantha becomes a housekeeper for Principal Rawlings and his twins. "Kwanzaa Angel" finds Erin being reintroduced to an old high school crush. In "'Round Midnight" radio talk-show host Summer falls in love with her director. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.## Wonderful Town: New York City Stories from the New Yorker RC 51374 edited by David Remnick read by Jim Zeiger 5 cassettes An anthology of forty-four timeless short stories set in the diversity of New York City, selected from seventy-five years of the New Yorker. Includes such writers as John Cheever, Woody Allen, John O'Hara, James Thurber, Vladimir Nabokov, Susan Sontag, and Dorothy Parker. Some strong language. 2000.## The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection RC 50082 edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling read by John Horton 6 cassettes Collection of thirty-eight stories and eight poems covering a range from fairy tales to gothic horror. Authors include Kelly Link, Stephen King, Jane Yolen, Steven Millhauser, Jorge Luis Borges, Peter Straub, Charles de Lint, Ilan Stavans, and A.S. Byatt. 1999.## Spies### Brandenberg RC 49780 by Glenn Meade read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes British intelligence agent Joseph Volkmann is investigating an apparent drug-smuggling case involving the murder of a reporter in Paraguay. When Volkmann uncovers a cache of bomb-grade uranium, his focus shifts from narcotics to an international neo-Nazi conspiracy. Sequel to Snow Wolf (RC 43906). Violence and some strong language. 1997.## The Crook Factory RC 51978 by Dan Simmons read by Mark Ashby 3 cassettes Ernest Hemingway sets up a counterespionage ring, the Crook Factory, in Cuba in 1942 and uses his boat, Pilar, to lure submarines. These fictionalized World War II adventures related by FBI agent Joe Lucas are eventually linked to Hemingway's suicide in 1961. Strong language. 1999.## Dead Men Living RC 51797 by Brian Freemantle read by Fred Major 3 cassettes The frozen corpses of two officers in World War II uniforms- -one American and one English--and a Russian woman are discovered in Siberia. The British agent in Moscow, Charlie Muffin, is assigned to the case. But not everyone wants the past revealed. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Dead Reckoning RC 51385 by Clive Egleton read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes London. A murdered woman is discovered to be impersonating SIS agent Peter Ashton's wife, Harriet, an ex-operative. The intelligence agency then discovers that their personnel files have been compromised. As Ashton investigates, he uncovers a sinister Pakistan/Indian plot involving anthrax. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.## A Gathering of Spies RC 52794 by John Altman read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Nazi Katarina Heinrich is undercover in America for almost a decade before she learns the secrets of the atomic bomb. Meanwhile in London, Harry Winterbotham is recruited to become a double agent. The two meet in England with disastrous results. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Guns of Navarone; Force 10 from Navarone RC 51660 by Alistair MacLean read by David Cutler 4 cassettes Two classic World War II adventures. In The Guns of Navarone, a British sabotage team must destroy Nazi weapons so that a small Greek island can be evacuated. In Force 10 from Navarone, three allied spies are assigned an impossible mission in Yugoslavia. Some violence and some strong language. 1968.## The Honey Trap RC 52732 by Clive Egleton read by Graeme Malcolm 2 cassettes British intelligence agent Peter Ashton investigates the murder of Adam Zawadzki, a Queen's Messenger in Costa Rica. A neighbor is also murdered in Zawadzki's London house. Vexed by instructions from his supervisor, Jill Sheridan, Ashton begins to suspect traitors are working inside the agency. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Hong Kong: A Jake Grafton Novel RC 51730 by Stephen Coonts read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes Admiral Jake Grafton is sent to Hong Kong to discover whether his old buddy "Tiger" Cole, the consul general, is involved in anticommunist plots and banking scandals. But Jake's wife, Callie, is abducted. Amidst civil unrest, Grafton has to ferret out her location. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## The Hunted RC 53079 by Alan Jacobson read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes When psychologist Lauren Chambers's husband, Michael, fails to return from a ski trip, she enlists the help of private investigator Nick Bradley. It appears that Michael was injured, has amnesia, and has been told by the FBI that he's an undercover agent. Violence and strong language. 2001.## The Kill Artist RC 52432 by Daniel Silva read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Israeli spy Gabriel Allon is retired when he is called in on one last case. His Palestinian nemesis, Tariq, is on a mission to derail the Middle East peace talks. Gabriel enlists his former lover, French supermodel Jacqueline Delacroix, to assist him. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Kingdom of Shadows RC 52580 by Alan Furst read by Steven Carpenter 2 cassettes Paris, 1938. Hungarian Nicholas Morath owns an advertising agency in Paris and enjoys the bohemian life. His uncle, diplomat Count Polanyi, requests favors from time to time, and these errands become increasingly dangerous as the Nazis begin their conquest of Europe. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Little America RC 52662 by Henry Bromell read by David Hartley-Margolin 3 cassettes Historian Terry Hooper investigates his father's involvement in the assassination of a young Middle Eastern king in 1958. Terry spent his childhood in exotic locations and is determined to learn the truth about his father, a retired CIA spy. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled RC 51161 by Dorothy Gilman read by Suzanne Toren 1 cassette Part-time CIA agent Mrs. Pollifax and cohort John Farrell are dispatched to Syria to find the young woman who, after thwarting an airplane hijacking, was kidnapped by terrorists. 2000.## The Prometheus Deception RC 51052 by Robert Ludlum read by David Hartley-Margolin 4 cassettes After fifteen years in the field, spy Nick Bryson is forced to retire and becomes a college teacher. Years later the CIA informs him that the ultraclandestine agency he had worked for is not part of the U.S. government. Recruited to reinfiltrate the organization, Nick isn't sure who to trust. Strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Red Gold RC 51127 by Alan Furst read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes France, 1941. Inept spy Jean Casson returns to a desolate Paris after an unsuccessful love affair. But he is once again recruited to work for the Resistance and falls in love with a Jewish woman. Sequel to The World at Night (RC 46730). Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1999.## Sports### The Good Body RC 52962 by Bill Gaston read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Former hockey player Bob Bonaduce returns home to Fredericton, New Brunswick, after a twenty-year absence to become reacquainted with his son, Jason, and wife, Leah. He enrolls in Jason's college but doesn't tell anyone he is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Some strong language. 2000.## The Green RC 51736 by Troon McAllister read by Steven Carpenter 2 cassettes Alan Bellamy, the U.S. Ryder Cup team captain who is desperate to find a twelfth player, settles on south Floridian hustler and amazing golfer Eddie Caminetti. The selection leads to unforeseen and humorous consequences. Strong language. 1999.## The Legend of Bagger Vance: Golf and the Game of Life RC 52016 by Steven Pressfield read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Krewe Island, Georgia; 1931. Rannulph Junah, a local, embittered war hero, joins a golf match with legendary players Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. With help from his African American caddy, Bagger Vance, Rannulph reconciles the past through the spirituality of the game. 1995.## Playing without the Ball: A Novel in Four Quarters RC 52792 by Rich Wallace read by Brian Conn 1 cassette After his dad moves away, basketball-obsessed Jay stays alone in his small hometown to finish his senior year of high school. But when he is cut from the school team, Jay joins a church league and continues playing while struggling to survive. Strong language. For senior high readers. 2000.## Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner RC 52182 by F.X. Toole read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Six short stories about the sport of boxing. In "Million $$$ Baby," trainer Frankie Dunn helps a hillbilly woman realize her dream of being in the ring. In the title story, "Mac" McGee coaches teenage "Puddin" Pye into the Olympics but a local gang intervenes. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Semi-Tough RC 52159 by Dan Jenkins read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes (Reissue) Football player Billy Clyde Puckett of the New York Giants comes to Los Angeles with his pals for an epic duel with the Jets in the Super Bowl. Followed by Life Its Ownself (RC 21223). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1972.## The Whistling Toilets RC 53211 by Randy Powell read by John Polk 1 cassette Sixteen-year-old Stan spends the summer helping his childhood friend--fifteen-year-old tennis champion Ginny-- overcome her career slump. He also coaches inner-city Seattle kids while Ginny decides whether she wants to assume a normal teenage life. For senior high readers. 1996.## Suspense### Abduction RC 51403 by Robin Cook read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes Perry Bergman's marine exploration company encounters problems drilling into a sea mountain under the Atlantic Ocean. He joins a diving team on a submersible craft, and they discover a subterranean world far beyond anything they'd imagined. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Afterburn RC 51478 by Colin Harrison read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes Ruthless millionaire businessman and ex-Vietnam POW Charlie Ravich is fighting to save his company, while he advertises for someone to have his baby. He meets con artist Christina Welles--just out of jail and hiding from the mob. Soon all the players converge. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.## America: A Jake Grafton Novel RC 53012 by Stephen Coonts read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes A nuclear-powered submarine is hijacked by terrorists not long after an antiballistic-missile defense system satellite disappears. An attack is launched on both Washington, D.C., and New York City. Rear Admiral Jake Grafton, last seen in Hong Kong (RC 51730), heads the rescue team. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Angels and Demons RC 51799 by Dan Brown read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes Professor of religious iconology Robert Langdon is called to the Vatican to investigate the murder of a physicist by the brotherhood of the Illuminati, a secret medieval society. Joining Langdon is the victim's beautiful daughter, Vittoria, and scientists from CERN, a Swedish research facility. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Be the One RC 51986 by April Smith read by Barbara Pinolini 2 cassettes Los Angeles Dodgers baseball scout Cassidy Sanderson becomes concerned when her latest rookie is blackmailed over an incident in his native Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Cassidy's new lover, developer Joe Galinis, appears to be involved in turning Cassidy into another convenient target. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## The Bear and the Dragon RC 50854 by Tom Clancy read by David Hartley-Margolin 7 cassettes in 2 containers Newly elected U.S. president Jack Ryan is quickly embroiled in complex political situations with cataclysmic implications. Among them, the discovery of vast gold and oil resources in Siberia, which attracts the covetous attention of China, could lead to dire consequences. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Bird's-Eye View RC 52907 by J.F. Freedman read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Disgraced professor Fritz Tullis photographs a murder while birdwatching on his family's Maryland estate. With the help of his mother, Mary, ornithologist Maureen O'Hara, and Baltimore cop Marcus DeWilde, Tullis investigates and discovers that a prominent politician is involved. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Black Sunday RC 53082 by Thomas Harris read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes (Reissue) To protest American policies in the Middle East, a fanatical terrorist group plots the annihilation of 80,000 Super Bowl spectators. Their prime weapon is Michael Lander, a deranged ex-navy pilot seeking revenge, and his handler--beautiful assassin Dahlia Iyad. Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1975.## Blackout RC 51418 by John J. Nance read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes Airliners are suddenly being shot down by unknown terrorists. When investigative reporter Robert MacCabe--from The Last Hostage (RC 48369)--survives one such crash in Vietnam, he discovers that the culprits are after his laptop computer. FBI agent Kat Bronsky joins him in the search for the shadowy group. Violence. 2000.## The Blue Nowhere RC 52096 by Jeffery Deaver read by Michael Russotto 3 cassettes Silicon Valley computer genius--and sociopath--Jon "Phate" Holloway plays deadly real-life video games: he hacks into computers and kills their owners. The state police Computer Crimes Unit turns to imprisoned hacker Wyatt Gillette, who traces his former colleague's moves. But a traitor exists. Strong language and some violence. 2001.## Broken Wings RC 51447 by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker read by Fred Major 2 cassettes FBI profiler Jake Donovan, recently fired for political reasons, is recalled to investigate the suicide of the director. Along with other ex-agents--including sexy Katie McManus--Donovan assembles a special team that uncovers blackmail, deceit, and treachery within the bureau. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1999.## Burn Factor RC 52801 by Kyle Mills read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Quinn Barry is a computer programmer and an aspiring FBI agent. Quinn gets demoted when she discovers an apparent serial killer while working at the agency. She continues her investigation with the help of onetime suspect, Eric Twain. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001.## Chaos Theory RC 51279 by Gary Krist read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Two seventeen-year-old Washington, D.C., friends--white Jason Rourke and black Dennis Monroe--venture into a seedy neighborhood to buy marijuana. But the transaction sours and the next day they learn that the dealer, an undercover cop, has been found dead. Although innocent, the two are soon on the run. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Chill Factor RC 51294 by Chris Rogers read by Annie Wauters 3 cassettes Attorney-turned-bounty-hunter Dixie Flannigan is shocked when she witnesses Edna Pine, an old friend and neighbor, rob a bank and die in the process. When two other "granny bandits" are also killed, the subsequent investigation leads to a mysterious "Shepherd" and his network of associates. Some violence and some strong language. 2000.## Chosen Prey RC 51896 by John Sandford read by Christopher Walker 2 cassettes Minneapolis Deputy Chief Lucas Davenport is searching for a serial killer. The unknown perpetrator is actually James Qatar, a fastidious art history teacher. His other hobby is combining Internet porn shots with faces of women he secretly photographs, and then sketching the results. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001.## Code to Zero RC 51273 by Ken Follett read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes In January 1958, as the United States prepares to launch its answer to Soviet satellite Sputnik, key space scientist Luke Lucas wakes up in a public toilet with a hangover and amnesia. Luke must reconstruct his identity in order to thwart a sabotage plot--and the clock is ticking. Some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Constant Gardener RC 51467 by John Le Carré read by David Hartley-Margolin 4 cassettes After his young wife Tessa's murder in Kenya, British diplomat Justin Quayle investigates her death and the disappearance of her African colleague. He eventually discovers that Tessa had uncovered a scheme involving a multinational pharmaceutical company that unethically tests drugs on the local populace. Strong language. Bestseller 2001.## A Darkness More than Night RC 51468 by Michael Connelly read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Retired FBI agent Terry McCaleb, from Blood Work (RC 45883), is recovering from a heart transplant, when the LAPD requests his assistance in a torture-murder case. His main suspect becomes detective Harry Bosch, from Angels Flight (RC 47526), who is in court testifying against a deranged movie director. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Darwin's Blade RC 52726 by Dan Simmons read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Southern California accident-reconstruction expert Dr. Darwin Minor stumbles across a billion-dollar insurance scam organized by the Russian Mafia and becomes a target. But Minor, a widowed ex-marine sniper, and state investigator Ms. Sydney Olson set a trap. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Deal with the Dead RC 52517 by Les Standiford read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Miami builder John Deal wins a large contract but later learns of organized crime connections. He also discovers that his late father had custody of a missing fortune. Now the mob, the owner's son, and a corrupt government official are demanding payment. Violence and strong language. 2001.## Death from the Woods RC 51535 by Brigitte Aubert read by Corrie James 2 cassettes Elise is left a blind and mute quadriplegic after a terrorist attack, but she can still think and hear. When she becomes the confidant of a little girl who knows the identity of a serial child killer, Elise becomes a target herself. Winner of the French Grand Prix de Litérature. Strong language and some violence. 1996.## Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go RC 49537 by George P. Pelecanos read by Conrad Feininger 2 cassettes Nick Stefanos, alcoholic Washington, D.C., bartender, is also a private investigator. While on a bender, he ends up in a park and witnesses a murder. The police seem uninterested in a dead black teenager, so Nick delves into the drug and porno underworld with the help of another PI, Jack LaDuke. Strong language and violence. 1995.## Echo Burning RC 52302 by Lee Child read by Christopher Walker 3 cassettes Battered-wife Carmen Greer's wealthy Texan husband is coming home from prison. She wants to leave, but fears losing her young daughter. She tries to enlist itinerant ex-military cop Jack Reacher to kill him. Instead Reacher hires on as a ranch hand to protect her. Violence and some strong language. 2001.## Edge of Danger RC 51559 by Jack Higgins read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Wealthy Arab-English earl Paul Rashid and his family declare revenge on U.S. president Jake Cazalet after their mother is accidentally killed by a double agent. But counterterrorist and ex-IRA gunman Sean Dillon stands in the way. Companion to The White House Connection (RC 48434). Some violence. Bestseller 2001.## Envy RC 53050 by Sandra Brown read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes Publisher Maris Matherly-Reed is so intrigued by the story line of a manuscript that she travels from New York to Georgia to meet the author. Her actions set in motion the uncovering of a rivalry between friends that sent one to prison and made the other famous. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Fan Club RC 52712 by Irving Wallace read by Chuck Benson 4 cassettes (Reissue) Four ordinary men meet in a bar and conspire to physically possess the world's most coveted and worshipped love goddess, actress Sharon Fields. The four proceed with their plan. Only they don't know the real Sharon. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 1974.## Fatal Voyage RC 52789 by Kathy Reichs read by Erin Jones 2 cassettes Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan helps identify victims from a plane crash in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. After she finds a foot that doesn't match any of the passengers, Tempe is taken off the case in disgrace--forcing her to investigate possible local shenanigans. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Final Target RC 52099 by Iris Johansen read by Nanette Savard 2 cassettes Psychologist Jessica Riley treats the president's catatonic seven-year-old daughter, Cassie, after a kidnapping attempt. Jessica's sister, Melissa, psychically communicates with Cassie. The sisters and shady international broker Michael Travis return Cassie to the scene of the crime hoping to heal her. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## First to Die RC 51887 by James Patterson read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes A serial killer of newlyweds prompts an investigation by Lindsay Boxer, a San Francisco homicide detective recently diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood disease. She recruits a medical examiner, a journalist, and a district attorney (all women) to help find the murderer. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Flight RC 53076 by Jan Burke read by Gregory Gorton 3 cassettes Ten years after police detective Philip Lefebvre was suspected of killing a teenager--the only witness to a multiple murder--and destroying crucial evidence, the missing lawman's body is discovered. Reporter Irene Kelly's husband, homicide investigator Frank Harriman, reopens the old case and uncovers a conspiracy. Violence and strong language. 2001.## From the Corner of His Eye RC 51274 by Dean Koontz read by Chuck Benson 4 cassettes Junior Cain feels rejuvenated after pushing his beloved bride to her death, but he senses enemies in a spooky cop and a boy named Bartholomew. As Cain ruthlessly seeks Barty, the gifted boy uses quantum physics to overcome his blindness. Violence, some descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Good German RC 53016 by Joseph Kanon read by John Horton 3 cassettes Reporter Jake Geismar returns to Berlin after the fall of the Nazis to cover the Potsdam Conference and to find former lover, Lena. While there, he discovers an American soldier's body. Sensing a big story, he follows a path revealing war crimes. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2001.## Greenwich RC 51441 by Howard Fast read by Bruce Huntey 1 cassette Wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut, residents Richard and Sally Castle host a dinner party that includes as guests a priest and a nun--Monsignor Donovan and Sister Pat Brody. Richard is an ex-government employee with a dark secret and before long the past catches up with him. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Headwind RC 52810 by John J. Nance read by Alec Volz 3 cassettes When an international warrant threatens former American president John Harris, commercial jet pilot Craig Dayton defiantly takes off with Harris on board. While airborne, Harris arranges assistance from disbarred judge Jay Reinhart and a group of World War II veterans. 2001.## Hemlock Bay RC 52909 by Catherine Coulter read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Married FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock, last seen in The Edge (RC 48769), rush to save Dillon's sister Lily from danger. Lily is still mourning her daughter's death. She also inherited some valuable paintings, and someone is willing to kill for them. Some violence and some strong language. 2001.## Hiding in the Shadows RC 51472 by Kay Hooper read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Awaking from a coma, Faith Parker learns that all her bills- -hospital and personal--were paid by Dinah Leighton, who is now missing. Then Faith begins to dream of a man she doesn't remember and of a violence that seems very real. Companion to Stealing Shadows (RC 51473). Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Hostage RC 53072 by Robert Crais read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Three men invade a house and take hostages after botching a robbery. The chief of police, Jeff Talley, soon discovers that the homeowner is a Mafia accountant. Talley's own family is kidnapped and held in exchange for the mob's computer disks. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Hot Springs RC 51332 by Stephen Hunter read by Jeremy Gage 4 cassettes Prequel to A Time to Hunt (RC 47031) and other stories featuring sharpshooter Bob Lee Swagger. When Bob Lee's hardened marine sergeant father returns from World War II, he is offered a job helping to clean up Hot Springs, Arkansas--a Mafia town full of casinos, whorehouses, and corruption. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Hunting Season RC 52710 by P.T. Deutermann read by Jim Zeiger 4 cassettes Former FBI contract-killer Edwin Kreiss's daughter is missing from an Appalachian hiking trip. Roanoke agent Janet Carter leads the search. Kreiss teams with Carter to uncover political scandal and motives for vengeance, but Kreiss has insider information--an effective weapon. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2001.## In a Heartbeat RC 52806 by Elizabeth Adler read by John Polk 2 cassettes New York millionaire Ed Vincent is shot and seriously wounded. Drifting in and out of consciousness, Ed desperately wants to protect his lover, single mother Mel Merrydew. While investigating, NYPD detective Marco Camelia also falls for Mel. Meanwhile, Mel uncovers Ed's past. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000.## Irresistible RC 51519 by Ethan Black read by Gary Telles 3 cassettes Wealthy sex crimes detective Conrad Voort is investigating New York City's first female serial killer. Even his ex- girlfriend Camilla, a television journalist, is a suspect. And Voort himself is an unwitting target. Sequel to The Broken Hearts Club (RC 49227). Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2000.## The Jasmine Trade: A Novel of Suspense Introducing Eve Diamond RC 53009 by Denise Hamilton read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes Los Angeles reporter Eve Diamond, investigating the murder of a Chinese teenager, discovers an underground world of "parachute kids"--wealthy Asians left unsupervised in America by their parents, who live abroad. She also uncovers sexual slavery, gangs, and other criminal activity. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## L.A. Dead RC 51598 by Stuart Woods read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Lawyer Stone Barrington leaves his Mafia fiancée, Dolce Bianchi, in Italy when his true love, Arrington Calder, calls for help from Los Angeles. Arrington is a suspect in the murder of her movie-star husband, Vance. Dolce is not happy. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.## The Light of Day RC 53207 by Eric Ambler read by Barry Bernson 2 cassettes (Reissue) Arthur Simpson, a petty thief and con man caught stealing traveler's checks from a hotel room, finds himself with no choice but to follow his "victim's" orders. If he refuses, he may be arrested by the Turkish or Greek police. Either way, he becomes involved in an international conspiracy. Some strong language. 1962.## Long Time No See RC 53058 by Susan Isaacs read by Norma Lana 2 cassettes Despite her policeman lover's admonitions, amateur sleuth Judith Singer searches for clues to the murder of a neighbor. Courtney Logan disappeared on Halloween night, and now in May her body has been found in her own pool. Sequel to Compromising Positions (RC 11629). Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Moving Target RC 52462 by Elizabeth Lowell read by Michele Schaeffer 2 cassettes Following her grandmother's violent death, Serena Charters inherits a piece of cloth, an illuminated Celtic manuscript, a numbered Swiss bank account, and a frightening warning. Now, as Serena tries to unravel her grandmother's mysterious past, she must keep on the move just to survive. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Mystic River RC 51758 by Dennis Lehane read by Fred Major 3 cassettes Sean, Jimmy, and Dave were eleven years old when Dave was briefly abducted from a Boston slum. Twenty-five years later, ex-con Jimmy's daughter is murdered, and Dave becomes a suspect. Sean, now a homicide detective, is assigned to the case. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Naked Detective RC 51794 by Laurence Shames read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes Key West retiree Pete Amsterdam is a private detective only for tax write-off purposes. So when a cross-dressing bartender wants protection from the local mob, Pete rejects the case--until the guy is murdered and his friend, a lithe yoga instructor, pleads for help. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## One Police Plaza RC 51265 by William J. Caunitz read by George Guidall 2 cassettes (Reissue) New York City police detective Dan Malone becomes suspicious of the murder of a low-level clerk who inexplicably had access to an elite club. When Malone discovers other odd contradictions in the victim's background, he is removed from the case but decides to solve the crime alone. Strong language. 1984.## Open Season RC 52910 by Linda Howard read by Ann Hodapp 2 cassettes Daisy Minor awakens on her thirty-fourth birthday and decides she needs her own place, a new wardrobe, a new look, and a husband. While making her transformation, she unknowingly witnesses a murder--placing her life in danger. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2001.## Out of the Shadows RC 51474 by Kay Hooper read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Psychic sheriff Miranda Knight moves to Tennessee, hoping to heal from her shattered relationship with FBI agent Noah Bishop. But when two teenagers are found tortured to death, another has disappeared, and her own sister is endangered, Miranda calls Noah for help. Companion to Hiding in the Shadows (RC 51472). Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Pagan Babies RC 50935 by Elmore Leonard read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Father Terry Dunn exacts revenge against murderers of his parishioners in Rwanda. Returning to Detroit, he meets Debbie Dewey--newly released from jail. Together they concoct a scheme to raise money--supposedly for African orphans. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller 2000.## The Program RC 52590 by Stephen White read by Colleen Delany 3 cassettes Single mom Peyton Francis is lucky to meet former hit man Carl Luppo in a witness-protection program, because she's in desperate need of his expertise. Their Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory and his pregnant assistant-D.A. wife Lauren risk danger by offering additional help. Violence and strong language. 2001.## Purple Cane Road RC 52243 by James Lee Burke read by Bruce Huntey 2 cassettes During a routine investigation, homicide cop Dave Robicheaux, now working for a Louisiana sheriff's department, discovers that his mother, who had abandoned him to his alcoholic father, was murdered by crooked cops decades ago. With his friend Clete Purcel and an out-of-town gunman for allies, Robicheaux hunts the killers. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Remembrance Day RC 51677 by Henry Porter read by Corrie James 3 cassettes Arriving in London from Boston, Con Lindow becomes a bombing victim. When the British police learn Lindow is an Irish national, he becomes a chief suspect. He teams up with an out-of-favor policeman to find the real bomber--the only way to prove Lindow's innocence. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.## Roses Are Red RC 51270 by James Patterson read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Picking up where Pop Goes the Weasel (RC 48868) left off, detective Alex Cross tries to convince girlfriend Christine to marry him. Meanwhile he becomes involved in a complex case with a perfectionist bank robber and terrorist called "Mastermind." Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Seven Up RC 52533 by Janet Evanovich read by Annie Wauters 2 cassettes Elderly mobster Eddie DeChooch slips through Trenton bail bondsman Stephanie Plum's fingers numerous times. As she searches the neighborhood for him, she also becomes engaged to cop Joe Morelli, despite her attraction to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Silent Joe RC 52111 by T. Jefferson Parker read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes When Orange County, California, supervisor Will Trona is murdered, his disfigured adopted son, Joe, blames himself. But Joe is also a county cop. While seeking revenge, he learns more about Will and the shady political deals he was involved in. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## A Small Death in Lisbon RC 51567 by Robert Wilson read by Robert Blumenfeld 3 cassettes Prize-winning British mystery traces the murder of a promiscuous teenager in 1990s Portugal to a Nazi officer's smuggling activities during World War II. Inspector José Coelho is assigned the case that leads him to an unusual conclusion. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Golden Dagger/Best Crime Novel. 1999.## Smoke Eaters RC 51491 by Christine Andreae read by Margaret Strom 3 cassettes When the Forest Service assigns Mattie McCulloch to direct her first fire operation, her son Jim is one of the troops. A member of her command secretly commits arson to kill a female firefighter; then Mattie finds Jim's name on the fatality list. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2000.## A Soldier's Duty RC 53206 by Thomas E. Ricks read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes New lovers, majors Cindy Sherman and Bud Lewis, have just arrived at the Pentagon when the president sends troops to Afghanistan. The "Sons of Liberty," a secret military organization, questions the move and plans a coup against the unpopular commander in chief. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001.## Speaking in Tongues RC 51565 by Jeffery Deaver read by Fred Major 2 cassettes A charismatic psychiatrist cleverly manipulates teenager Megan McCall and her divorced parents, kidnapping Megan and hiding her in an abandoned mental hospital. Her disappearance brings her parents together, but the doctor continues to wreak vengeance on her father. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Stealing Shadows RC 51473 by Kay Hooper read by Laura Giannarelli 2 cassettes Psychic Cassie Neill fails to prevent a murder in Los Angeles and flees to North Carolina. Once there, however, a stalker invades her mind. No one believes her until a body is found. Then she becomes a suspect. Companion to Hiding in the Shadows (RC 51472). Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Sweet Forever RC 50641 by George P. Pelecanos read by Chuck Young 2 cassettes In the mid-1980s, a car crash in front of a Washington, D.C., record store puts the owner and his manager in the middle of a cocaine-related power struggle involving crooked cops, teen gangs, and a missing bag of drug money. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1998.## Tell No One RC 52602 by Harlan Coben read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes New York City pediatrician David Beck's wife and lifelong sweetheart, Elizabeth, was tragically murdered eight years ago by a serial killer. Or so he thought. But the young doctor suddenly begins receiving mysterious e-mails containing information only Elizabeth would know. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2001.## The Third Option RC 53036 by Vince Flynn read by Jack Fox 3 cassettes CIA agent Mitch Rapp, last seen in Transfer of Power (RC 50675), is sent on a mission to Germany to assassinate a businessman selling arms to Saddam Hussein. When the couple assisting Rapp try to kill him, he goes undercover to investigate political intrigue. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## The Third Victim RC 51904 by Lisa Gardner read by Martha Harmon Pardee 2 cassettes The tiny sheriff's office of Bakersville, Oregon, appears ill-equipped to handle a school shooting by the sheriff's son. Officer Rainie Conner deals with state and federal authorities and revisits the long-ago charges of shooting her mother while she searches for what set the boy off. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## Tom Clancy's Net Force: Breaking Point RC 51396 by Steve Perry read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes June 2011. Net Force commander Alex Michaels's personal life is in turmoil. Yet he must turn his attention to stopping someone from illegally accessing information on an atmospheric weapon that can drive people mad. Sequel to Tom Clancy's Net Force: Night Moves (RC 50399). Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2000.## Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Line of Control RC 52675 by Jeff Rovin read by Jim Zeiger 3 cassettes Colonel Brett August leads Striker, the military arm of Op- Center, to Kashmir. He wants to prevent an Islamic cleric from inciting rebellion in this volatile region, but they are too late. War breaks out between India and Pakistan, and a nuclear confrontation is a real possibility. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2001.## Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Bio-Strike RC 51394 by Jerome Preisler read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes 2001. Roger Gordian, UpLink International, finds his life on the line and the fate of the world in his hands. Gordian comes down with a lethal virus, which Harlan DeVane, a criminal mastermind, has developed and is spreading around the world. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Twenty-Four Hours RC 52361 by Greg Iles read by Steven Carpenter 2 cassettes Will and Karen Jennings's child is taken by serial kidnapper John Hickey. While his cousin watches five-year-old Abby, and his wife guards Will in his convention hotel room, Hickey plans a night with Karen. Until now the children have not been harmed, but this time Hickey's vengeful. Violence and strong language. Bestseller 2000.## Under Cover of Darkness RC 51926 by James Grippando read by Chuck Benson 3 cassettes When the wife of prominent Seattle lawyer Gus Wheatley disappears during a rash of serial killings, FBI agent Andrea Henning suspects that she's dead. But as Gus begins his own investigation, he discovers strange things about his wife that point to her being an accomplice instead of a victim. Violence and strong language. 2000.## Violets Are Blue RC 53565 by James Patterson read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Detective Dr. Alex Cross continues to be tormented by calls from the elusive "Mastermind" killer while assisting an FBI investigation of nationwide ritualistic vampire murders. Sequel to Roses Are Red (RC 51270). Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 2001.## War Stories### Back to Battle RC 52320 by Max Hennessy read by David Cutler 2 cassettes (Reissue) The Royal Navy's indomitable Commander Kelly Maguire, skipper of a destroyer, pitches into the thick of battle in World War II. Again he demonstrates extraordinary courage and resourcefulness at Dunkirk, Crete, and Normandy. Sequel to The Dangerous Years (RC 51321). Some violence and some strong language. 1980.## A Boy Called H: A Childhood in Wartime Japan RC 51718 by Kappa Senoh read by Bill Wallace 4 cassettes Autobiographical novel of boyhood years in wartime Japan, depicting a closed society, secret police, press censorship, and enforced conformity. Explores contradictions between the boy's skepticism and his loyalty to the nation's leaders and the state party. Portrays consequences of his family's Christian faith and friendships with expatriates. 1999.## Dog Company Six RC 51836 by Edwin Howard Simmons read by Chris Parente 3 cassettes Marine reserve captain George Bayard is mobilized when the Korean War breaks out and ends up in the front lines of battle at Seoul, Inchon, and the Chosin Reservoir. After being wounded, Bayard faces the choice of going home or returning to his command. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000.## Forgotten Fire RC 52396 by Adam Bagdasarian read by Jonathan Davis 2 cassettes Vahan Kenderian is the twelve-year-old son of a rich and respected Armenian family when the 1915-1918 Turkish massacre of the Armenians begins. Suddenly Vahan becomes an orphan struggling for survival and witnessing the atrocities of war. Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2000.## The Guns of Navarone; Force 10 from Navarone RC 51660 by Alistair MacLean read by David Cutler 4 cassettes Two classic World War II adventures. In The Guns of Navarone, a British sabotage team must destroy Nazi weapons so that a small Greek island can be evacuated. In Force 10 from Navarone, three allied spies are assigned an impossible mission in Yugoslavia. Some violence and some strong language. 1968.## The Lion at Sea RC 51322 by Max Hennessy read by David Cutler 2 cassettes (Reissue) The bold adventures of midshipman Kelly Maguire of the Royal Navy during World War I. He begins the war aboard an obsolete battle cruiser and is captured by the Turks after Gallipoli. Escaping, Maguire is later involved in the Battle of Jutland. Some violence and some strong language. 1977.## The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War RC 52311 by James Brady read by Michael Scherer 2 cassettes In 1950 reserve captain Tom Verity, a single father and professor of Chinese, is recommissioned and sent to gather intelligence with the First Marine Division in North Korea. But the troops are ambushed by the Red Chinese armies and forced to retreat from the Chosin Reservoir. Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Rogue Warrior: Echo Platoon RC 51838 by Richard Marcinko and John Weisman read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes The Rogue Warrior's latest job finds him loaded down with seventy pounds of equipment, swimming toward an oil rig in the Caspian Sea where workers have been taken hostage. His mission: uncover the reasons behind attempts to destabilize Azerbaijan. Sequel to Rogue Warrior: SEAL Force Alpha (RC 46901). Violence and strong language. 2000.## Soldier X RC 53080 by Don Wulffson read by Mark Ashby 1 cassette In 1944, bilingual sixteen-year-old Erik Brandt, whose grandparents are Russian, is conscripted into the German army and sent to the eastern front. He is caught behind enemy lines and exchanges uniforms with a dead Russian soldier. But can he fake his identity for long? Violence. For senior high and older readers. 2001.## Special Ops: Brotherhood of War, Book 9 RC 51990 by W.E.B. Griffin read by Bruce Huntey 5 cassettes The U.S. military and the CIA plot to foil Che Guevara's attempt to spread Communism in the mid-1960s Congo. The Green Berets push him out of Africa but he turns up in Bolivia, where he dies under mysterious circumstances. Sequel to The Aviators (RC 29212). Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 2001.## The Special Prisoner RC 51430 by Jim Lehrer read by Richard Hauenstein 2 cassettes Fifty years after being a Japanese POW, retired Methodist bishop John Quincy Watson spies his chief interrogator and torturer at an airport and tracks him to his hotel room. As Watson confronts his old enemy, he finds his faith and pastoral training tested by the desire for vengeance. Violence and strong language. 2000.## SSN: Strategies of Submarine Warfare RC 50931 by Tom Clancy read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes Fifteen episodes of undersea combat aboard a nuclear sub, based on interactive computer game scenarios. Captain Mackey and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Cheyenne are dispatched to the Spratley Island chain in the South China Sea after the discovery of oil puts America and China on a deadly collision course. Bestseller 1996.## Westerns### American West: Twenty New Stories from the Western Writers of America RC 53107 edited by Loren D. Estleman read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Twenty nontraditional western tales. "The Guardians," a story by Don Coldsmith, is based on a historical incident in which Native Americans are not attackers but protectors. In "A Piano at Dead Man's Crossing," Johnny D. Boggs writes a moving narrative from the perspective of a piano. Some strong language. 2001.## Badger Boy RC 52321 by Elmer Kelton read by Ted Stoddard 2 cassettes As the Civil War is ending in 1865, Texas Ranger Rusty Shannon contends with frontier battles against the Comanches. When Rusty captures a white youth called Badger Boy, raised by Comanches, Rusty's own past returns to haunt him. Sequel to The Buckskin Line (RC 50220). Some strong language. 2001.## Blizzard: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 3 RC 52050 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes When three convicts escape from a Colorado prison, it is up to U.S. marshal Ridge Holloway to capture them. Unfortunately the family of one escapee is determined to protect them. When two women are taken hostage, mysterious man of God John Stranger helps them. Sequel to Silent Abduction (RC 52049). Some violence. 1995.## Blood of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 8 RC 51839 by William W. Johnstone read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Falcon MacCallister has concluded that he no longer needs to avenge his wife's murder. Now in 1881, as he travels across the Oklahoma Panhandle, he has a different mission--to ensure the building of the new railway. Sequel to Cry of Eagles (RC 51174). Strong language and some violence. 2000.## Blood on the Divide: The First Mountain Man, Volume 2 RC 53030 by William W. Johnstone read by John Polk 2 cassettes 1838. The Pardee brothers, along with renegade Indians expelled from various tribes, live by raiding and killing settlers traveling in wagons along the Oregon Trail. Mountain man Preacher learns of their schemes and sets out to defeat them. Sequel to Journey of the Mountain Man (RC 30046). Violence and strong language. 1992.## Blood on the Saddle: A Western Story RC 51625 by Dan Cushman read by Gregory Gorton 2 cassettes Montana Territory, 1880s. Billy Buttons is accused of murdering a slick businessman who wants his family's land. But instead of fleeing, Billy and his brother Clyde ride into town to surrender. Billy hires T.F. Boe, the best criminal attorney in the West. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 1998.## Boone's Lick RC 52386 by Larry McMurtry read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes For sixteen years, outspoken Mary Margaret has tolerated the wanderings of her husband, Dick, and enjoyed the company of his brother, Seth, who stays by her side. Now she's making an arduous wagon journey west with the whole family to tell Dick face to face that they are "quits." Some strong language. 2000.## Borden Chantry RC 52830 by Louis L'Amour read by John Polk 2 cassettes (Reissue) A mysterious gunman goes on a rampage, killing men in cold blood. Borden Chantry, who has reluctantly taken on the job of town marshal, is hard pressed to find the murderer. Sequel to Over on the Dry Side (RC 35987). Some strong language. 1977.## Buscadero RC 51257 by Bill Brooks read by Gary Roan 2 cassettes When Texas law catches up with Johnny Montana and his paramour Katie Swensen, he is ordered returned to Arkansas for trial. Texas Ranger Pete Winter is assigned to escort them. But there are others also looking for Montana, and Texas Ranger Henry Dollar must find them first. Violence. 1993.## A Century of Great Western Stories RC 51381 edited by John Jakes read by Bob Askey 5 cassettes Thirty western short stories from the twentieth century. Includes work by Louis L'Amour, Jack London, Elmer Kelton, Luke Short, Max Brand, and Zane Grey. Introduction by John Jakes. Some violence. 2000.## Circle of Fire: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 5 RC 52052 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Several small Montana ranches are being threatened by their larger neighbors. When tragedy strikes, the sheriff sends for John Stranger, armed with his Colt .45 and his Bible. However, an impersonator puts Stranger suddenly on the wrong side of the law. Sequel to Tears of the Sun (RC 52051). Some violence. 1996.## The Contract Surgeon RC 51305 by Dan O'Brien read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Fictionalized account of the friendship between Dr. McGillycuddy and Sioux leader Crazy Horse. McGillycuddy, a private physician working under contract for the army, must decide whether to act as a doctor or a friend when the seriously wounded chief faces cruel imprisonment. Some violence and some strong language. 1999.## Cry of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 7 RC 51174 by William W. Johnstone read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Falcon MacCallister continues his trek around the country seeking to avenge his wife's murder. After a stop in Tombstone, Arizona, he is confronted by the horrors of conflict with Apache Indians and vows revenge. Sequel to Song of Eagles (RC 51173). Violence and strong language. 1999.## Double-Cross: A Western Story RC 53173 by Stephen Overholser read by Chuck Benson 2 cassettes Cowboy Matt MacLeod enters the Denver jail on an errand. He notices an accused murderer who could pass for his twin. The unknown man is due to hang at noon the next day. Matt, however, cannot let the man die without an explanation. Some strong language. 2001.## Drumm's War RC 51439 by Bill Bragg and R.C. House read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Fictionalized account of Captain "Toy" Drumm and his platoon's 1845 assignment to report on Mexican strength in the newly annexed Texas. Drumm's attempt to avoid confrontation fails and his troops are soon surrounded. Strong language and some violence. 1992.## Fencing the Sky RC 51442 by James Galvin read by Fred Major 2 cassettes Modern-day western centers on rancher Mike Arans, who kills a long-hated neighbor known for injuring cattle with his ATV-induced stampedes. As Arans flees on horseback, flashbacks illustrate the problems faced by small-time ranchers in the late twentieth century. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## The Ferguson Rifle RC 52634 by Louis L'Amour read by Jack Fox 1 cassette (Reissue) To forget the death of his family, Ronan Chantry goes west. He joins trappers and meets Lucinda Falvey, who's looking for lost treasure. Together they fight for their lives against hostile Indians and thieves. Sequel to North to the Rails (RC 33979). Some violence. 1973.## From Where the Sun Now Stands RC 52947 by Will Henry read by L.J. Ganser 2 cassettes A young Nez Perce warrior, Chief Joseph's nephew, chronicles the treaty violations that forced his people on a trek from Oregon to Montana. The tribe's doomed campaign for freedom culminates in Chief Joseph's vow to "fight no more forever" in his 1877 surrender speech. Some violence and some strong language. Spur Award. 1960.## The Geraldi Trail RC 53081 by Max Brand read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Professional thief Jimmy Geraldi, who only steals from other crooks, finally settles down to marry his sweetheart. But when an old friend rides up with a posse after him, Geraldi takes his place and rides off. Soon he has to confront an old enemy in order to clear his name. 1999.## The Great Trek: A Frontier Story RC 51951 by Zane Grey read by Bob Askey 4 cassettes Two American cowpokes, Sterl Hazelton and Red Krehl, flee to Australia. As they drive a huge herd of cattle across wild and strange bush country, they battle the elements and hostile aborigines. First published in a condensed version as The Wilderness Trek (RC 10978). Some strong language. 1937.## Henry Plummer RC 51616 by Frank Bird Linderman read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Henry Plummer arrives in the Montana territories and is eventually elected sheriff. But the Masons organize a vigilante group to investigate the murders and robberies of miners in the region and soon suspect the lawman. Based on a true story. Foreword by the author's granddaughter. Some violence and some strong language. 1920.## The Literary West: An Anthology of Western American Literature RC 50784 edited by Thomas J. Lyon read by Erik Sandvold 4 cassettes More than forty selections, most written by twentieth- century authors such as Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, Jack Schaefer, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, Gary Snyder, Louis L'Amour, Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Denise Chávez, Amy Tan, and Sam Shepard. Includes chronology of events and suggested reading. Strong language and some violence. 1999.## Murphy RC 51376 by Gary Paulsen read by L.J. Ganser 1 cassette Al Murphy, thirty-two, is the sixty-four-dollar-a-month sheriff of Cincherville, Colorado. When twelve-year-old Sarah Penches is found raped and murdered in the livery stable, Murphy sets out to find the culprit. But before he can, several more people are killed. Prequel to Murphy's Gold (RC 28863). Some violence. 1987.## Murphy's Herd RC 51494 by Gary Paulsen read by Rick Rohan 1 cassette After giving up his career as a lawman, Al Murphy starts a new life as a rancher with his lover, Midge. But when he returns from a trip to town to find Midge murdered and his herd gone, grief-stricken Murphy once again becomes a manhunter. Violence and strong language. 1989.## The Ox-Bow Incident RC 52564 by Walter Van Tilburg Clark read by Gary Telles 2 cassettes (Reissue) Nevada, 1885. Wrangler Art Croft reluctantly joins a group of citizens in a small town who hastily form a posse to catch murdering cattle rustlers. Three men are accused of the crime and--although there are some doubts about their guilt--lynched. Introduction by Wallace Stegner. Some violence and some strong language. 1940.## The Pecos Kid Returns: A Western Duo RC 52148 by Dan Cushman read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes Two western stories featuring the Pecos Kid and his companions, Hernandez Flanagan and Big Jim Swing. In "Raiders of the Stage Trails," they masquerade as stagecoach robbers to catch the real crooks. In "Tamers of the Deadfall Towns," they tackle cattle rustlers. Follows The Pecos Kid (RC 50786). Some violence. 1951.## Prophet Annie: Being the Recently Discovered Memoir of Annie Pinkerton Boone Newcastle Dearborn, Prophet and Seer RC 52609 by Ellen Recknor read by Colleen Delany 3 cassettes Annie is twenty-two in 1881 when this humorous Western begins. She explains how she came to wed seventy-six-year- old Jonas Newcastle, who died in their marriage bed. Now Jonas's ghost inhabits Annie and his prophecies cause her some wild adventures. Some strong language. Spur Award. 1999.## Quiet Thunder: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 6 RC 52053 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes In this sequel to Circle of Fire (RC 52052), John Stranger, guided by his religious faith, becomes involved with blood brothers Quiet Thunder, a Sioux warrior, and Thann Tyler, son of an army captain, whose friendship is tested at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Some violence. 1996.## Rage of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 5 RC 51172 by William W. Johnstone read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Western territories, late 1870s. Falcon MacCallister, with a reputation as a cold-blooded killer, is searching the northwest for Nance Noonan, who ambushed Falcon's father, Jamie. Unfortunately, Noonan believes he has nothing to fear from his pursuer. Sequel to Scream of Eagles (RC 49665). Violence and strong language. 1998.## Rangers of the Lone Star RC 52796 by Zane Grey read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Texas Ranger Vaughn Steele and his special assistant, Russ Sittell, want to stop the outlaws and cattle rustlers in Fairdale, Pecos County. But Mayor Longstreth, a prominent rancher, doesn't like rangers interfering in his territory. Then his daughter and Steele fall in love. Some strong language. 1997.## Raven Mocker RC 52835 by Don Coldsmith read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Medicine woman Snakewater keeps to herself in a Cherokee village in the early 1800s. Because of her advanced age, the people begin to fear she is a Raven Mocker--one who can suck the breath and years of life from a dying person. Snakewater must flee the village and make a new start. 2001.## Revenge of the Mountain Man RC 53205 by William W. Johnstone read by John Polk 2 cassettes Colorado, 1880. Smoke Jensen, gunslinger turned rancher, vows revenge on the three men who shot his pregnant second wife. After sending Sally home to New Hampshire, he tracks down the shooters and discovers that they have a twenty- year-old grudge against him. Some violence and some strong language. 1988.## The Seventh Man RC 51135 by Max Brand read by Bob Askey 2 cassettes (Reissue) They said Dan Barry was the man no one could kill, that his dog was a tamed wolf, and that his horse was the fastest in the West. Vic Gregg knew all this: Barry had once saved his life. But now the law tells Vic he must betray Barry--or die. Some violence. 1921.## A Shelter of Hope: Westward Chronicles, Volume 1 RC 51115 by Tracie Peterson read by Gillian Green 2 cassettes Wyoming Territory, 1890. Raised by an abusive father since the age of ten, seventeen-year-old Simone Dumas finds herself in an even worse situation; she believes she has killed a man. Simone escapes to Chicago, where she meets Jeffery O'Donnell, who offers her hope and love. 1998.## Silent Abduction: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 2 RC 52049 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes Jim Logan's family has had many problems since the Civil War, dashing his dream of owning a cattle ranch. Although his employer's death provides an opportunity, tragic events threaten his future. But each time, Bible-inspired John Stranger is there to help. Sequel to Legacy (RC 39963). Some violence. 1994.## Snow Ghost: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 7 RC 52054 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes In this sequel to Quiet Thunder (RC 52053), John Stranger is in Butte City, Montana, where three years ago Payton Sturgis was hanged for murder. Sturgis had vowed to return and kill all who brought him to justice. Now those people are dying. Bible-toting Stranger is their only hope. Some violence. 1997.## Song of Eagles: Eagle Series, Book 6 RC 51173 by William W. Johnstone read by Jack Fox 2 cassettes Falcon MacCallister is in New Mexico territory visiting a family friend and meets Billy Bonney, aka Billy the Kid. When a cattle dispute erupts, pitting rancher against rancher, Falcon and Billy become involved in the Lincoln County War. Sequel to Rage of Eagles (RC 51172). Violence and strong language. 1999.## South Wind RC 52216 by Don Coldsmith read by Richard Hauenstein 3 cassettes A series of historical vignettes portrays the challenges faced by pro-slavery and pro-emancipation settlers in the Kansas Territory before the Civil War. The connected episodes present a saga of westward expansion through 1876. Sequel to Tallgrass (RC 46545). 1998.## Stonebreaker's Ridge: A Western Story RC 51869 by Ray Hogan read by Mimi Bederman 1 cassette Ex-bounty hunter, Jim Ryan, returns home to ranch his family's spread. But he is soon accused of killing a neighbor, his sweetheart's father. Jim finds himself on the wrong side of the law while trying to uncover the truth. Some violence. 2000.## Sun Dance: Sam Keaton; Legends of Laramie, Book 3 RC 52776 by Sigmund Brouwer read by Jim Zeiger 2 cassettes Wyoming Territory, 1875. Marshal Sam Keaton must figure out why there is a dead man in his office and why his expedition through Sioux lands is such a disaster. He struggles with alcoholism and strengthens his faith while solving these mysteries. Sequel to Moon Basket (RC 40217). Some violence. 2000.## Sun Mountain: A Comstock Memoir RC 50966 by Richard S. Wheeler read by Bob Askey 3 cassettes On January 1, 1900, journalist Henry Jackson Stoddard, age sixty-one, begins his recollections of people encountered and events witnessed in Virginia City and the Comstock Lode since his arrival there in 1861. Among his acquaintances was Samuel Clemens when he was a young reporter, and a mining town was the place to be. 1999.## Tears of the Sun: Journeys of the Stranger, Book 4 RC 52051 by Al Lacy read by Robert Sams 2 cassettes In this sequel to Blizzard (RC 52050), Bible-toting John Stranger has traveled to Apache Junction, Arizona, where he becomes caught up in a battle between the Tonto Apaches and the Arizona Zunis. He also has to save the newly married son of the governor and avert a weapons exchange. Some violence. 1995.## Ten and Me RC 51359 by Johnny D. Boggs read by David Hartley-Margolin 1 cassette New Mexico Territory, 1886. Jack Mackinnon spends his wedding day reflecting on his adventurous past. Along with fellow South Carolinian Dr. Ten Keough, Jack had joined the Texas Rangers. Their daring exploits were to become immortalized in the dime novels of Miss Robin Hunter. Some violence. 1999.## The Three Mustangeers RC 52202 by Will James read by Ray Foushee 2 cassettes Andy Thomas grows up on a badlands ranch where his father hides outlaws from the authorities. When Stub O'leary and Hugh Stanley ride off one day, Andy joins them to start an honest, respectable life in a new territory. 1933.## The Thundering Herd RC 52805 by Zane Grey read by John Polk 2 cassettes (Reissue) The Great Plains, 1874. Buffalo hunter Tom Doan has faced Comanche raids, stampedes, murder, and treachery in pursuit of the lucrative hide trade. With girlfriend Milly Fayre's help, he comes to believe the mass slaughter is wrong and turns against his fellow hunters. But now Milly is missing. Foreword (1953) by Loren Grey. 1924.## West to Comanche County RC 52008 by Doug Bowman read by Roy Avers 2 cassettes Kirb Renfro and his beloved bride leave Tennessee after the Civil War for a better life in Texas. But after Ellie is raped and murdered on their ranch, the cowboy vows revenge. Some violence. 2000.