In the first of the Father Tim novels, Karon enchants with a story of the newly retired priests spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: "Come home."

The unearthing of what seems to be the 14,000-year-old skeleton of a male Caucasian from an Oregon riverbank raises important cultural issues in Mitchell's latest book (after 2000's Spirit Sickness) about Bureau of Indian Affairs Investigator Emmett Parker and FBI Special Agent Anna Turnipseed, who are both part-Native American. Not only does the discovery go against most theories of when Caucasians arrived in the area, it also looks as though Native...

Joseph Wambaugh returns to glamorous Palm Springs and its ever-mysterious desert to give readers a suspense novel rich in astonishing plot twists, fascinating characters, and the penetrating humor for which he is famous. Three mismatched people--one of whom is a police officer--become involved in the trail of an elusive and dangerous fugitive on a secret mission. Show More Show Less

Kylie Shaw finds herself attracted to Russ Colton, a private investigator who's in Knights Bridge to keep his Hollywood-costume-designer client out of trouble.

Traces the history of Colorado's Indians from the early bison hunters and the rise of the Plains culture to the continuing attempts to maintain Indian identity in the American society.

When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last place she expects to be sent is a human private school in Palm Springs, California. But at their new school, the drama is only just beginning.

On his 18th birthday, Wolf Truly goes to the top of the mountain near Palm Springs with the intention of jumping off; instead, he meets three women from three generations of one family, and through a series of missteps, they get lost. Together the four of them spend five days trying to make their way down the mountain pushing themselves, and each other, beyond their limits.

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