Most Requested BooksJune 2009 Below is a list of the most requested books by library users in Marin County. Titles may be requested and held for you for $0.50 using the "REQUEST" button on catalog pages. The Scarecrowby Michael Connelly Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Forced out of the "Los Angeles Times" amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder.... more... Gone Tomorrowby Lee Child Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: "New York Times"-bestselling author Child returns with his latest explosive and nearly impossible to put down ("People") thriller. Jack Reacher is back and he's been cast as a suspect on the world's biggest stage: New York City. New York City. Two in the morning.... more... The Elegance of the Hedgehogby Muriel Barbery Published 2008 by Europa Editions Paperback, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: In this enthralling international bestseller, two girls live inconspicuous lives in the center of an elegant Paris apartment building. It is only when a stranger moves into their building--and sees through the girls' disguises--that Paloma and Rene discover their kindred spirits.... more... First Familyby David Baldacci Published 2009 by Grand Central Publishing Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILYIt began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party.... more... Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoirby Christopher Buckley Published 2009 by Twelve Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Bestselling author Buckley's most personal and transcendent work--the tragicomic true story of the year in which he lost both of his parents. The author offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a mother or father. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F.... more... The Last Olympianby Rick Riordan Published 2009 by Hyperion Books Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: In this momentous final book in the "New York Times"-bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday unfolds. As the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.... more... Cutting for Stoneby Abraham Verghese Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel--an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.... more... Tea Time for the Traditionally Builtby Alexander McCall Smith Published 2009 by Pantheon Books Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: The 10th installment of the bestselling The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents. The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents .... more... The 8th Confessionby James Patterson Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the "perfect" murder.... more... Brooklynby Colm Toibin Published 2009 by Scribner Book Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: From the award-winning author of "The Master" comes a moving historical novel set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, concerning a young woman torn between her family and her past in Ireland and the American who wins her heart. Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Toibin's sixth novel, "Brooklyn," is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.... more...
The Scarecrowby Michael Connelly Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Forced out of the "Los Angeles Times" amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder.... more...
The Scarecrowby Michael Connelly Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English.
Find this book in our catalog
Jacket Notes: Forced out of the "Los Angeles Times" amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paperto write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder.... more...
Gone Tomorrowby Lee Child Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: "New York Times"-bestselling author Child returns with his latest explosive and nearly impossible to put down ("People") thriller. Jack Reacher is back and he's been cast as a suspect on the world's biggest stage: New York City. New York City. Two in the morning.... more...
Gone Tomorrowby Lee Child Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: "New York Times"-bestselling author Child returns with his latest explosive and nearly impossible to put down ("People") thriller. Jack Reacher is back and he's been cast as a suspect on the world's biggest stage: New York City. New York City. Two in the morning.... more...
The Elegance of the Hedgehogby Muriel Barbery Published 2008 by Europa Editions Paperback, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: In this enthralling international bestseller, two girls live inconspicuous lives in the center of an elegant Paris apartment building. It is only when a stranger moves into their building--and sees through the girls' disguises--that Paloma and Rene discover their kindred spirits.... more...
The Elegance of the Hedgehogby Muriel Barbery Published 2008 by Europa Editions Paperback, English.
Jacket Notes: In this enthralling international bestseller, two girls live inconspicuous lives in the center of an elegant Paris apartment building. It is only when a stranger moves into their building--and sees through the girls' disguises--that Paloma and Rene discover their kindred spirits.... more...
First Familyby David Baldacci Published 2009 by Grand Central Publishing Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILYIt began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party.... more...
First Familyby David Baldacci Published 2009 by Grand Central Publishing Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILYIt began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party.... more...
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoirby Christopher Buckley Published 2009 by Twelve Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: Bestselling author Buckley's most personal and transcendent work--the tragicomic true story of the year in which he lost both of his parents. The author offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a mother or father. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F.... more...
Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoirby Christopher Buckley Published 2009 by Twelve Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: Bestselling author Buckley's most personal and transcendent work--the tragicomic true story of the year in which he lost both of his parents. The author offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a mother or father. In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F.... more...
The Last Olympianby Rick Riordan Published 2009 by Hyperion Books Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: In this momentous final book in the "New York Times"-bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday unfolds. As the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.... more...
The Last Olympianby Rick Riordan Published 2009 by Hyperion Books Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: In this momentous final book in the "New York Times"-bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's 16th birthday unfolds. As the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.... more...
Cutting for Stoneby Abraham Verghese Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel--an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.... more...
Cutting for Stoneby Abraham Verghese Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: A stunning debut novel from the author of "My Own Country": an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, fathers and sons, doctors and patients, exile and home. A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel--an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.... more...
Tea Time for the Traditionally Builtby Alexander McCall Smith Published 2009 by Pantheon Books Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: The 10th installment of the bestselling The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents. The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents .... more...
Tea Time for the Traditionally Builtby Alexander McCall Smith Published 2009 by Pantheon Books Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: The 10th installment of the bestselling The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents. The latest installment of this universally beloved and best-selling series finds Precious Ramotswe in personal need of her own formidable detection talents .... more...
The 8th Confessionby James Patterson Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the "perfect" murder.... more...
The 8th Confessionby James Patterson Published 2009 by Little Brown and Company Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: As San Francisco's most glamorous millionaires mingle at the party of the year, someone is watching--waiting for a chance to take vengeance on Isa and Ethan Bailey, the city's most celebrated couple. Finally, the killer pinpoints the ideal moment, and it's the "perfect" murder.... more...
Brooklynby Colm Toibin Published 2009 by Scribner Book Company Hardcover, English. Find this book in our catalog Jacket Notes: From the award-winning author of "The Master" comes a moving historical novel set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, concerning a young woman torn between her family and her past in Ireland and the American who wins her heart. Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Toibin's sixth novel, "Brooklyn," is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.... more...
Brooklynby Colm Toibin Published 2009 by Scribner Book Company Hardcover, English.
Jacket Notes: From the award-winning author of "The Master" comes a moving historical novel set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, concerning a young woman torn between her family and her past in Ireland and the American who wins her heart. Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Toibin's sixth novel, "Brooklyn," is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.... more...
