For more information about Programs for Children, visit the Children’s Program page.

Program Listings

Monday, March 15th, 7 p.m.
Join Dominican University staff members Dan Bulow, Director of Building and Grounds, and Dawn Morse, project manager, as they talk about the renewed use of an old 60,000 gallon cistern on campus. The cistern will help to save the Village of River Forest 4-6 million gallons of water each year.

Thursday, March 18th, 7 p.m.
FRESH Movie Screening
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are reinventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision of our food and our planet’s future. FRESH connects audiences not with facts and figures or apocalyptic policy analysis, but with personal stories of change.

Saturday, March 20th, 10-11:30 a.m.
“Green Your Property” Panel!
Our panel of experts (including a local architect, weatherization contractor, ecological landscape designer/installer, and green home supply store owner) will offer helpful strategies for “greening” your home and property. Members of the panel are experienced with energy upgrades and additions to historic homes, new construction, renewable energy, composting, rain harvesting, and can recommend a host of materials and products for your home. We will leave plenty of time for Q & A!

Tuesday, March 23rd, 7 p.m.
Concordia professor of biology, Rebecca Trueman, will present “Let’s not pass the tipping point: a short science lesson and uncommon changes to reduce your carbon footprint.” This interactive session will illuminate current science, the dangers of “passing the tipping point” and what you can do to reduce radiation trapping gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Bring your comments and questions.

Saturday, March 27th, 1 p.m.
Come to Something Old to Something New: Special Creations by You, presented by Diane Sapienza. Learn how to re-purpose old doilies, plates, jewelry and more for your own contribution to going green.

All programs are FREE and open to the public. To register for any of these programs, give the library a call at 708-366-5205.

More info about Being Active About the Environment @ Your Library
What is your library already doing to be environmentally responsible?
Libraries have always been green! When you borrow and return something from our wealth of materials it gets reused again and again. Library books can be read and enjoyed without cluttering up your shelves or the landfills. Stop by to read our magazines and newspapers, and prevent multiple copies from ending up in the trash. Or check out a Kindle, iPod or Sony Reader at the library and read or listen to library books digitally.

Here are some additional ways we can help you do your part:
The library offers canvas bags for checkout to help you carry your books- no more plastic bags.
Save paper by registering your email with the library for updates on your account, and for our monthly events newsletter.
Renew your materials online or over the phone, and pay fines online to save gas and energy. For more information on programs for Adults, visit the Programs for Adults page of our website.

Thursday, March 11, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Teen Tech Craft
Stop by the library after school to make a personalized case for your digital device (iPod, cell phone, etc). All materials will be provided.

Saturday, March 13, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Teen Digital Storytelling
Come to this program and learn about Microsoft Photo Story. Use your pictures to tell a story. Then add effects, music, and more. Space is limited, so sign-up is encouraged.

Questions? Call Margaret, our Teen librarian, at 708-366-5205 x 317 for more information.

For more information about Programs for Teens, visit the Teen’s Program page.

March

Teen Library Council Meeting
Monday, March 8th, 6:15-7:00 p.m.
Make the library a cooler place for teens and gain valuable leadership experience by joining the RFPL Teen Library Council (TLC)! Advance registration is required; open to teens in grades 7-12. Contact Margaret at 708-366-5205 x 317 for more info.

Middle School Comics Club
Friday, March 12th, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Teens: come for manga and anime, crafts, games, and to chat about your favorite comics.

Teen Tech Week Programs!

Teen Tech Week- March 7-13, 2010

On Saturday, March 13, drop in for Digital Storytelling from 2-3:30 p.m.Learn to use Microsoft Photo Story and use your pictures to tell a story. Add music, effects, and more. Space is limited, so signup is encouraged.

The River Forest Public Library will be closed each year for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. We will be open on all other holidays.

The River Forest Community Center is located at 8020 W. Madison in River Forest. All elected officials are especially encouraged to attend this town hall meeting. For more information, please visit the River Forest Village website or contact the village at 708-366-8500.

Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan
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And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture by Bill Wasik
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Benjamin Franklin: an American Life by Walter Isaacson
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The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century by Steve Coll
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Blink by Malcom Gladwell
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Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port
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Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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The Dip by Seth Godin
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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins
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Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
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The Girls From Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow
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The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
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House of Cards: a tale of hubris and wretched excess on Wall Street by William Cohan
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How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
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I Am the New Black by Tracy Morgan
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I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-up Comedy’s Golden Era by William Knoedelseder
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In Fed We Trust by David Wessel
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
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Lords of Finance: the bankers who broke the world by Liaquat Ahamed
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Master of the Senate by Robert Caro
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My Remarkable Journey by Larry King
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The Myth of Laziness by Melvin Levine
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The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin
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Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
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Practicing Catholic by James Carroll
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Rapt by Winnifred Gallagher
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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life by Alice Schroeder
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Talent Is Overrated by Geoffrey Colvin
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Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
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True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
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Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
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Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
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What on Earth Have I Done? by Robert Fulghum
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Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend by James S Hirsch
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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
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Atonement by Ian McEwan
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Bleeding Kansas by Sara Paretsky
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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
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Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
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The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz
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Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
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Eldest by Christopher Paolini
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The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini
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The Foreigner by Francie Lin
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The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
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Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K.
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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Home by Marilynne Robinson
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John Cheever Audio Collection by John Cheever
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Long Spoon Lane by Anne Perry
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
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Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney
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Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
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The Marriage Spell by Mary Jo Putney
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My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
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New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
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Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
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The Pact by Jodi Picoult
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Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
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Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
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Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
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The Senator’s Wife by Sue Miller
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The Shack by William Young
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Snobs by Julian Fellowes
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
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Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
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The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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Wicked by Gregory Maguire
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The 5th Horseman by James Patterson
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24 Hours by Greg Iles
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Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
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Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
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The Apostle by Brad Thor
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The Appeal by John Grisham
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Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
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Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman
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Banker by Dick Francis
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Bethlehem Road by Anne Perry
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Betrayal in Death by J.D. Robb
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Beverly Hills Dead by Stuart Woods
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Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson
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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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Black Cross by Greg Iles
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Blood Memory by Greg Iles
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Blowback by Brad Thor
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Body Double by Tess Gerritsen
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Born in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Broker by John Grisham
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The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
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Buckingham Palace Gardens by Anne Perry
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Butcher’s Hill by Laura Lippman
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By Order of the President by W.E.B. Griffin
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Callander Square by Anne Perry
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Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb
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Chiefs by Stuart Woods
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A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
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Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods
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Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Copper Bracelet by Jeffrey Deaver, et al
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Creation in Death by J.D. Robb
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Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
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Cross Country by James Patterson
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The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
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Dead Sleep by Greg Iles
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Deep Lie by Stuart Woods
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Die Trying by Lee Child
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Dirty Work by Stuart Woods
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Divided in Death by J.D. Robb
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Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie
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Echo Burning by Lee Child
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The Enemy by Lee Child
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Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
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False Impression by Jeffrey Archer
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False Memory by Dean Koontz
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Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
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A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
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The First Commandment by Brad Thor
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First Family by David Baldacci
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Foreign Body by Robin Cook
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Fresh Disasters by Stuart Woods
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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Glory in Death by J.D. Robb
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A Grave Talent by Laurie R. King
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The Hard Way by Lee Child
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Hardly Knew Her by Laura Lippman
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Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Hostage by W.E.B. Griffin
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Hot Mahogany by Stuart Woods
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The Hunters by W.E.B. Griffin
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Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb
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Immortal in Death by J. D. Robb
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In a Strange City by Laura Lippman
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Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
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Interlude in Death by J.D. Robb
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Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb
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Killing Floor by Lee Child
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The Last Place by Laura Lippman
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Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters
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Life Sentences by Laura Lippman
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb
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Memory in Death by J.D. Robb
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Midnight in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
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Mortal Fear by Greg Iles
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
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Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
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New York Dead by Stuart Woods
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No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman
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Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
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One Shot by Lee Child
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Origin in Death by J.D. Robb
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Palindrome by Stuart Woods
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Persuader by Lee Child
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Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain
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Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
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Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
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Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
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Purity in Death by J.D. Robb
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Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
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Rapture in Death by J. D. Robb
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Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Riesling Retribution: a Wine Country Mystery by Ellen Crosby
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A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
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Running Blind by Lee Child
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Rutland Place by Anne Perry
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Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb
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Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
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Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb
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Seven Dials by Anne Perry
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The Shooters by W.E.B. Griffin
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Simple Genius by David Baldacci
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Sleep No More by Greg Iles
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Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz
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Southampton Row by Anne Perry
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Still Life by Louise Penny
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Stone Cold by David Baldacci
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Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Sugar House by Laura Lippman
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Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb
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Takedown by Brad Thor
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The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan
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Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood
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Tripwire by Lee Child
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Turning Angel by Greg Iles
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Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb
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Visions in Death by J.D. Robb
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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
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White Cargo by Stuart Woods
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Without Fail by Lee Child
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Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
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Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
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Worst Fears Realized by Stuart Woods
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