William G. Tapply, author of the Boston lawyer-turned crime-solver Brady Coyne mystery series, died of leukemia Tuesday, July 28 at his Hancock, NH home. He was 69. He was known also for his collected essays, a book about his father, and his articles and columns in "Field & Stream" and other magazines. Mr. Tapply had also introduced a new series featuring Stoney Calhoun in 2004. The third book in this series will be published posthumously, this fall.

Looking for suspenseful books like the Da Vinci Code? Do you also like the drama and fantasy in Twilight or the Harry Potter series--and think they are great books for adults as well? Here's a list of Adult and Young Adult titles for you to try. Most of them are nice, long reads because once you find a good book, you don't want it to end too soon! Also take a look at our Teen Librarian's suggestions.

• The genesis code by John Case
• The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• The Merlin trilogy by Mary Stewart
• Jonathan Strange & Mr.

In the Shadow of Gotham, Stefanie Pintoff's debut, won the first Minotaur Books/MWA Best First Crime Novel award. It's the Twentieth Century and crime detection has begun to take advantage of the new sciences available: fingerprints, profiling. Detective Simon Ziele has moved to Dobson, a small town in New York's Westchester county, a train-ride from New York City, following the tragic death of his fiance in the wreck of the steamship General Slocum in 1904. Ziele had been one of the NYC detectives called to scene to rescue survivors, but he was unable to save Rachel, his fiance.

Born in Flint, Michigan, Harris was a New York Times bestselling author. He was best known for his novels portraying African American men.

New titles in Vietnamese are coming in to the library. Out on the shelf today are two books by the ever popular Quynh Dao: Bên b̀ơ quạnh hiu and Ch´ơp b̂̉e mưa ngûòn. And more titles are on the way!

I always enjoy movie adaptations of favorite books. Even when I don't agree with the director's interpretation of the work (the end of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince had me downright angry!) there is a special magic in seeing beloved characters come to life on screen. If you also enjoy books and their film adapations, here's a list for you.

Atonement: Book / DVD

with strong female characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense, try these titles and authors:    

Green Lantern has gotten a huge revitalization from Geoff Johns as it takes on an epic, action charged quality where heroes clash and sometimes die on a grand scale. Take a look at the Sinestro Corps Wars books and the newly recieved Rage of the Red Lanterns. It's all building up to the mega event Blackest Night, and it's got the DC fan base in a frenzy of anticipation. Check it out.

Medical thrillers come in all genres!  If you like Dean Koontz and Michael Chrichton, give these books a try:

The new International Language books are coming in almost too fast to blog! Fiction, cookbooks, biographies and so much more can be found on the shelf, or by searching online.

Did you know that Detroit was founded on July 24, 1701 by French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac? Commemorate the occasion with Madame Cadillac's Ghost by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos - a fun mystery about two kids left on their own to explore the Detroit Historical Museum (pictured left). If you get the chance, why not have your own adventure at the DHM? Admission is free during the month of July so it's definitely worth the trip!

What do you get when you cross the absurd humor of Kurt Vonnegut with a bunch of talking fridges, one spin-dryer and a paranoid city government?  You get the hilarious and offbeat novel Love In the Time of Fridges by Tim Scott.  Ex-cop Huckleberry Lindbergh finds his way back to New Seattle and into a whole heap of trouble after eight years of being away. 

To celebrate the 60th year of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation will present a book-a-day blog on the Fiction winners from 1950 to 2008.Then, on September 21st, you will have a chance to select The Best of the National Book Awards Fiction and win two tickets to the 2009 National Book Awards by visiting the Foundation’s web site at www.nationalbook.org for the first time in its history the Awards will open to a public vote.

Lush, descriptive language and wildly creative (a girl who gets her magic from drinking cups -she mixes in honey for her own special kick), Robin Mckinley's characteristic style is all over this book. The best thing about Chalice, however, is that Mckinley knows how to bring out the complexities of the human heart in a way that puts other fantasy authors to shame. This is very sophisticated fantasy.

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote. With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly Golightly is top notch in style and a sensation wherever she goes. Her brownstone apartment vibrates with martini-soaked parties as she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Yet Holly never loses sight of her ultimate goal.

If you are looking for an exciting book with lots of action and a quick pace, check the books listed below!

If you are looking for books with a strong plot and story that will keep you reading you may also be interested in the following book list that we put together based on one of our patron's request:

or Terry McMIllan, Kimberla Lawson Roby, ReShonda Tate Billingsley try these titles:

• Rosalyn McMillan Knowing
• Omar Tyree A Do Right Man
• Carl Weber So You Call Yourself a Man
• Mary Monroe The Company We Keep
• HoneyB Single Husbands
• Noire Hittin the Bricks
• Timmothy B.

We've had a request for stories that get you caught up from the first page, as do books by Diana Gabaldon, Dan Brown, Stephenie Meyer, and Jodi Picoult. If this sounds good to you, try these titles:

• Testimony by Anita Shreve
• Marked by P. C.