In the Bleak Midwinter
By: Julia Spencer-Fleming
Winner of almost every mystery award for first new novel, Julia Spencer-Fleming did it right with her first novel. A new female priest is in town and in her first week on the job, a baby is left on the doorstep of the church. Claire - along with the sheriff discover the secrets behind the baby’s birth and abandonment as well as a spark between them. A new priest and a married Sheriff adds a degree of intrigue as well as a very well written mystery.


Every Secret Thing
By: Laura Lippman
Ms. Lippman steps out of her Tess Monaghan series with her first stand alone. With a disturbing concept of kids killing kids - this book explores a variety of social issues with gripping suspense that won’t let you set it down.

Blindfold Game
By: Dana Stabenow
A stand alone thriller - this is a page turner. Terrorists plan to drop a dirty bomb on an Alaskan city. It’s up to a CIA agent and his wife, an executive officer on a Coast Guard cutter, to protect the people of their home state.