Grisham – Testament

CELC

FIC G

Grisham

Personal Author:

Grisham, John.

Title:

The testament / John Grisham.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York : Doubleday, 1999.

Physical description:

435 p. ; 25 cm.

Summary:  The characters set this legal thriller in motion.

An eccentric, reclusive self-made billionaire  is  confined to a wheelchai, and looking for a way to die.  His heirs, to no one’s surprise–especially Troy’s–are circling like vultures.

A high-octane Washington lawyer’s second marriage is in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor.  Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time it’s going to be murder.

A young woman, who chose to give her life to God, lives and works with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.

ISBN:

0440234743 (pbk. : Island, ’00) : 7.99

Henderson – Negotiator

CELC

FIC H

Henderson

Personal Author:

Henderson, Dee.

Title:

The negotiator / Dee Henderson.

Publication info:

Sisters, OR : Multnomah Publishers, 2001.

Physical description:

312 p. ; 21 cm.

Series:

(O’Malley series. bk. 1)

Summary:

FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He’s about to meet Kate O’Malley, and his life will never be the same. She’s a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He’s about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator is one thing, but keeping her safe is another!

Introducing the O’Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O’Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache.

Subject term:

Government investigators–Fiction.

Subject term:

Hostage negotiations–Fiction.

ISBN:

1576738191 (trade pbk.) : $11.99

Eco – Name of the rose

CELC

FIC E

Eco

1983

Personal Author:

Eco, Umberto.

Title:

The name of the rose / Umberto Eco ; translated from the Italian by William Weaver.

Publication info:

San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1983.

Physical description:

502 p. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Translation of: Il nome della rosa.

Summary:An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery is not only a gripping story, but also a brilliant exploration of medieval philosophy, history, theology, and logic.

In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate a wealthy Italian abbey whose monks are suspected of heresy. His mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths patterned on the book of Revelation. Brother William turns detective, following a conspiracy bringing him face-to-face with the abbey’s  secrets, the subversive effects of laughter, and the Inquisition. Caught in a power struggle between the emperor he serves and the pope who rules the Church, Brother William discovers what is at stake is larger than any mere political dispute–that his investigation is being blocked by those who fear imagination, curiosity, and the power of ideas.

ISBN:

0151446474

Subject terms:  Monasteries–14th Century.

Subject terms:  Medieval Monastic Life.

Dekker – Adam

CELC

FIC D

Dekker

2008

Personal Author:Dekker, Ted, 1962

-Title:Adam / Ted Dekker.

Publication info:Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2008.

Physical description:388 p. ; 25 cm.

General Note:Includes an excerpt from “Sinner” (p. 385-388).

Summary:FBI behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark has been made famous by his arguments that religion is one of society’s greatest antagonists. What Daniel doesn’t know is that his obsessive pursuit of a serial killer known only as “Eve” will end in his own death at Eve’s hand. Twenty minutes later Daniel is resuscitated, only to be haunted by those twenty missing minutes of life. It soon becomes painfully clear that the only way to stop Eve is to recover those missing minutes by dying . . . again. What isn’t nearly as clear is just how many times he will have to die to discover the truth, not only about Eve, but about himself. To stop the killer, Daniel will have to face haunting realities about demon possession in the modern world–and reevaluate his own prejudice against religion

Subject term:Women serial murderers–Fiction.

Subject term:Criminal profilers–Fiction.

Subject term:Death–Fiction

ISBN:9781595540072