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1st to die [electronic resource]
James Patterson.
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Imagine a killer who thinks, "What is the worst thing anyone has ever done?" -- and then goes far beyond it! Four women who come to call themselves the Women's Murder Club -- a police detective, an assistant D.A., a reporter, and a medical examiner -- have the mettle to follow the leads to an impossibly heart-stopping conclusion, tracking and confronting the most terrifying serial killer ever imagined.
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2nd chance [electronic resource] : a novel
James Patterson with Andrew Gross.
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Master of suspense James Patterson enters a horrifying underworld with this second thriller in his dazzling new Women's Murder Club series. When a little girl is shot on the steps of a San Francisco church, Detective Lindsay Boxer knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with Chronicle reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant D.A. Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay tracks a terrifying killer who soon tries to turn his pursuers into his next victims. The unorthodox allegiances of the Women's Murder Club lead them to suspect the unexpected and unthinkable --the killer may be an ex-cop! But nothing the Club does can prepare them for the demented logic behind the killer's choice of victims.
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The 3-hour diet [electronic resource] : how low-carb diets make you fat and timing makes you thin
Jorge Cruise.
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Fad diets, especially low-carb diets do not work long-term. Just look at the science. These trendy "plans" usually end up making you fat. Why? They cause you to lose precious fat-burning lean muscle. And that slows down your metabolism and speeds up your weight gain. But with the 3-hour diet you will lose two pounds every week, starting first with belly fat. The key is to reset your metabolism with Jorge's revolutionary visual timing formula that has already helped millions of his online clients. This secret allows you to eat anything by ensuring you automatically eat every three hours. Based on the latest science, this plan will also reduce the stress hormone cortisol, which is responsible for stubborn belly fat. No foods are off limits with the 3-hour diet. It's time to lose weight and bring back the joy of eating.
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3 willows [electronic resource] : the sisterhood grows
Ann Brashares.
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summer is a time to grow seeds. Polly has an idea that she can't stop thinking about, one that involves changing a few things about herself. She's setting her sights on a more glamorous life, but it's going to take all of her focus. At least that way she won't have to watch her friends moving so far ahead.
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3rd degree [electronic resource]: a novel
James Patterson and Andrew Gross.
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Lindsay and Jill are enjoying a quiet afternoon in San Francisco when the townhouse across the street explodes into flames. A sinister note signed "August Spies" is found at the scene, while an infant who was asleep in the house at the time of the disaster remains unrecovered. As a wave of similar incidents erupts across town, the Women's Murder Club starts to identify a pattern of political terrorism that leads right back to August Spies. Now, with a child still missing and an upcoming meeting of G-7 nations that will provide the perfect stage for another attack, time is of the essence for three savvy detectives bent on putting a stop to the violence.
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4.50 from Paddington [electronic resource]
Agatha Christie.
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For an instant, the two trains ran side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth McGillicuddy witnessed a murder. She saw the body crumple. Then the other train drew away. Everyone but Miss Jane Marple was willing to dismiss her friend's distraught report. Diligently studying train routes, timetables, and tracks, Miss Marple imagines where the body might be. Her detective genius includes playing the little-old-lady card and, ultimately, winning the challenge of wits.
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The 4-hour work week [electronic resource] : escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich
Timothy Ferriss.
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Escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The twenty-eight-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years -- a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old tools and methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with a whole new way of living. Readers can lead a rich life by working only four hours a week, freeing up the rest of their time to spend it living the lives they want. The four-hour work week shows and explains: What is a lifestyle entrepreneur -- and why you should want to become one; How to kill your job; How to design a life; How to replace your dreams with goals; The 80/20 rule and how it increases productivity; How to add life after subtracting work; How to DEAL: define, eliminate, automate, and liberate; How to find your muse.
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4th of July [electronic resource] : a novel/ James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Patterson, James, 1947-
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After losing one of its own, Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club make a courageous return for their fourth and most chilling case ever -- one that could easily be their last. A young girl is killed in crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity.
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The 5th horseman [electronic resource] : a novel
James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
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A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is suddenly grasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. The hospital's doctors, some of the best in the nation, are completely mystified by her death. How did this happen? This is not the first such case at the hospital. Just as patients are about to be released with a clean bill of health, their conditions take a devastating turn for the worse. Accompanied by the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer probes deeper into the incidents. Could these cases just be appalling coincidences? Or is a maniac playing God with people's lives? When someone close to the Women's Murder Club begins to exhibit the same frightening symptoms, Lindsay fears no one is safe.
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The 6th target [electronic resource] : a novel
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro.
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When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt. And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannie--but the kidnappers aren't demanding ransom. Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one member of the club could be on the brink of death. And just when everything appears momentarily under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger. Lindsay must make a choice she never dreamed she'd face--with no certainty that either outcome has more than a prayer of success.
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The 7 habits of happy kids [electronic resource]
Sean Covey.
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For the Seven Oaks friends, there is always something to do. Whether they're singing along with Pokey Porcupine's harmonica or playing soccer with Jumper Rabbit, everyone is having fun and learning all sorts of things. These seven stories show how practicing the 7 Habits makes this possible for the whole Seven Oaks Community. From learning how to take charge of their own lives to discovering how balance is best, the Seven Oaks friends have tons of adventures and find out how each and every kid can be a happy kid by practicing the 7 Habits.
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7 life lessons from Noah's ark [electronic resource] : [how to survive a flood in your own life]
Michael Levine, Marguerite Gavin, Lloyd James.
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Using the lessons of Noah's ark, Michael Levine, founder and owner of Levine Communications, based in Los Angeles, offers a lighthearted approach to the serious business of taking stock, taking control, and transforming calamity into opportunity.
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