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Death qualified : A Mystery of Chaos by Kate Wilhelm
Recommended by June King
Here is an interesting excerpt from this book about Barbara, who had given up the law five years before, but she's still "death qualified," still able to defend clients in Oregon who face the death penalty if convicted. True? I don't know:

"Babies make every know human sound in their babbling. The impossible French vowels, seventeen different clicks, the muti-tones of the Chinese, you name it, babies produce them all, and they drop only those that don't get reinforced. Extinction, it's called. They repeat the sounds they hear and lose the others; including some that can't be learned as an adult."

Books by Larell K. Hamilton or Christine Feehan
Recommended by Lesa Monahan
FIC Hamilton
FIC Feehan
Both have a series and all are worth reading. They have a story and people it is fun to read about. Not just blood and gore (boring).

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Recommended by Julie Dykes
Set in the early 60's, Edward and Florence embark on their wedding night with nerves and trepidation. McEwan expertly weaves their lives past and present into one seamless, heartbreaking day.

Firstborn by Robin Lee Hatcher
Recommended by Paula Oliver
Fiction - FIC HATCHER
This was the first of Robin Lee Hatcher's books I read, and I picked it up because of the subject matter- adoption. The basic premise of the book is that an adult adoptee decides to search for her birth parents, and deals with the emotions this brings up in her and her adoptive parents as well as her birth parents. I am an adoptee, and I am always interested to see how the complexities of adoption are handled- especially in fiction. To my utter amazement, Robin Lee wrote about all three parts of the adoption triad- birth parent, adoptee and adoptive parent- with accuracy regarding the feelings of all involved. I contacted Robin Lee via her website, and asked how she was able to portray so accurately something that is difficult to explain, even for those involved. She graciously answered me- within a couple of days- and said she had done a lot of research. That is very obvious, and is a trademark of Robin Lee Hatcher's writing. I heartily recommend any of her books!

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Recommended by Debra Prohaska
Horror/Fiction - FIC HILL
Stephen King may now retire without leaving a gaping hole in the world of horror-ghost literature. Joe Hill has arrived, in all his lock the doors, leave the lights on, look over your shoulder glory.
Webmaster note: Joe Hill is the pen name of Joe King, son of Stephen King.

Any book by T. Davis Bunn,Gilbert Morris, Catherine Cookson or Judith Pella
Recommended by Jo Byrd Huddleston
Historical Romance Mystery Novels - FIC/Author's Last Name
Deep and interesting, well-written, not shallow fiction.

The Entire Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker
Recommended by Jerry Marr, Mystery fan/Computer hobbyist
Mystery - MYS PARKER
Good plots, interesting characters, and consistency through the entire series.