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The vintage photos appearing in this catalog are a result of the Oklahoma Images project, a collection of pictures and essays that illustrate the history of Central Oklahoma. Find photographs, art works, primary source materials, and essays that tell the story of the people who have called Oklahoma home. These images can be found on the MLS website www.metrolibrary.org.

On the cover: National Builders Supply Company This photo, taken in 1911 by That Man Stone, shows the supply company as it was located at 619 W. Main in Downtown Oklahoma City. 1

BEST SELLERS Alex Cross’s Trial

Cat of the Century

By James Patterson

By Rita Mae Brown

Alex Cross passes a family tale along to his children in a book he’s written about his great-uncle Abraham. In 1900 Ben Corbett was a lawyer in Washington, D.C. fighting against oppression and racism. President Theodore Roosevelt asks him to return to his hometown to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. He meets Abraham and together they vow to break the reign of terror, but the truth may break his heart. FIC

Harry Haristeen’s beloved neighbor Aunty Tally is about to turn 100, and the alumnae association of Tally’s alma mater is throwing a big bash in her honor. A killer blizzard bears down and a board member goes missing. Harry and her menagerie of mystery solvers track down the truth behind a perfect storm of embezzlement, political corruption, and long smoldering enmity that can explode into murder. MYS

The Confession

Blown Away

By John Grisham

By Sharon Sala

In 1998 Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a high school cheerleader. He buried her body and watched as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donte Drumm, a local football star. Nine years have passed and Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis is suffering from an inoperable brain tumor and for the first time in his life he decides to do what is right and confess. How can he convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they’re about to execute an innocent man? FIC

Off-duty county sheriff, Brynn McKenzie is called out to investigate a 911 call from an isolated vacation house on Lake Mondac. She finds a visiting Milwaukee couple have been shot dead, but there is one lone survivor. Brynn realizes that the perpetrators are still there. Unable to call for backup, deprived of her gun, and her car, she takes her charge and escapes into the hostile wilderness in a cat-and-mouse chase. ROM

Body Work

By Sarah Paretsky

Even Money

V.I. Warshawski is in Chicago’s Club Gouge when the star of the show known as the Body Artist invites members of the audience to draw on her body. When a woman sketches a picture, a soldier flies into a drunken rage. V.I. later finds the woman dying in an alley and the soldier is presumed guilty. He is now comatose after a drug overdose and V.I. decides to try and find what had set him off. MYS

Small time bookmaker, Ned Talbot’s world is turned upside down by a man who claims to be his father, long thought dead. When the mysterious stranger is murdered, Ned feels compelled to find out exactly what is going on. The more he discovers, the longer the odds become for his own survival. MYS

By Dick Frnacis & Felix Francis

BEST SELLERS The Reversal

Fire and Ice By Julie Garwood

By Michael Connelly

Reporter Sophie Rose is working at a small newspaper, covering local personalities such as William Harrington, the 5K runner whose trademark is red socks. Those socks and Sophie’s business card tucked inside are practically all that’s found after Harrington is killed near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, seemingly in a polar bear attack. She heads north to investigate, and after an attack on her life is assigned Jack MacAlister as a bodyguard. Soon, more fighting than passion prevail. ROM

Defense attorney Mickey Haller never thought that he would work for the prosecution until imprisoned child killer Jason Jessup is granted a retrial based on new DNA evidence. Haller must face down a celebrity DA who has already started trying it in the media. The convict is released on bail and now Haller fears the worst: This killer may have just gotten started. MYS

Loving a Lost Lord

Eighty-two- year old Olivia Morrow faces a momentous choice, expose a devastating family secret, or take it with her to her grave. She has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun being considered for beatification by the Catholic Church. The letters give evidence that Catherine gave birth to a son and gave him up for adoption. His daughter Monica stands as the rightful heir to the family fortune, but there are those who will stop at nothing, even murder, to prevent this from happening. FIC

The Shadow of Your Smile By Mary Higgins Clark

By Mary Jo Putney Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor of the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. He’s happy to hear that the beauty tending his wounds is his wife. Mariah Clarke’s prayers for a way to deter a bullying suitor are answered by the man washed ashore on the beach. Convincing him that he is her husband is easy, but now a passion begun in fantasy has become real. ROM

True Blue

Relentless

By David Baldacci

By Dean Koontz

Mason Perry was a top cop in the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime, and then spent two years in prison. She’s back on the outside and has one mission, to be a cop once more. She has to solve a major case on her own, and will have to work in the shadows even with her police chief sister on her side. A vindictive U.S. attorney will do anything to send Mason back to jail. FIC

Literary critic Shearman Waxx can kill a good book with just a few acidly worded sentences. Respect Waxx’s opinion and you might escape with your career intact. Cross him and he’ll destroy you, your family, and everything you hold dear. Author Cubby Greenwich, his wife Penny, their brilliant six-year-old, Milo, and their uniquely talented non-collie, Lassie, are about to learn the true meaning of “culture war.” FIC 3

NONFICTION America By Heart

Dewey’s Nine Lives

By Sarah Palin

By Vickie Myron

Sarah Palin has traveled the country extensively and has visited cities and towns, and military bases. She has met thousands of Americans who have shared with her their hopes and dreams, their love of country, and their fears about what lies ahead. Inspired by these encounters, she celebrates the enduring strengths and virtues that have made this country a beacon of liberty and hope. BIO

The legacy of Dewey Readmore Books the library cat continues. In traveling the world and meeting thousands of fans, Librarian Myron was touched by the heartfelt stories she heard about other cats. There are touching and heartwarming details that will inspire and entertain you, and you will discover that everyone has a place, everyone makes a difference, and everyone can change the world. SS

Complete Photo Guide to Crochet

Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes or Less

By Margaret Hubert

By Robyn Webb

This is the ultimate reference for all forms of crochet, both for beginners and experienced alike. Essential tools and all the techniques for standard crochet and specialty methods are thoroughly explained. Techniques include: traditional crochet, freeform crochet, Tunisian crochet, Broomstick lace, hairpin lace, and Bruges lace, and overlay crochet. ARC

Having diabetes and a busy schedule doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice taste or nutrition. This book makes meal planning easy and includes full menus, complete with their own recipes. It is chock full of recipes such as, Quick Chili, Spinach Orange Salad, French Burgers, and Chocolate Spice Pudding. All are sumptuous, and easy to make. HAF

Cookie Craft

Health for Seniors

By Valerie peterson & Janice Fryer

By Peter Abrahams

Creatively decorated cookies make any day special, whether it’s pretty blue filigree flowers or a three dimensional Halloween Haunted House. You’ll be able to turn cookies from ordinary to extraordinary, thanks to clever techniques and a variety of fabulous designs. You will get all the basics so beginners can decorate like a pro. HAF

Pain is a symptom and not a disorder in itself, but it should never be ignored and should always be investigated without delay. Pain management is a specialty in medicine and yet many people are unaware that they can be referred to pain management clinics by their family doctor. With the information in this book and with regular health checks you should be able to enjoy a good quality of life for many, many years. HEA 4

NONFICTION Hearts West

as it is enlightening to see how the parade of absurdity continues to play out. HIS

By Chris Enss

The Only Clutter Control Book You’ll Ever Need

Thousands of men traveled West desperate to strike it rich during the Gold Rush. There they outnumbered women twelve to one. This is true life stories of mail-order brides of this era. Some found soul mates, others found themselves in desperate situations. Here also, are the actual hearts and hands personal advertisements that began some of the longdistance courtships. HIS

By Andrea Mattel Are you sick of overstuffed kitchen cabinets, closets ready to explode, and rooms full of junk piled sky-high? This practical no-nonsense guide shows you how to: bust closet clutter, slay the clutter monsters under your bed, crack down of paper pileup, keep your high traffic living areas clutter-free, and organize the smart way with clutter control “quickies.” HAF

It’s Taken Years to Get This Old By Karen O’Connor

The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children

You’re wiser, your life is a bit more settled, and you get to spoil your grandkids. Getting older offers these advantages, and at least one more: senior moments to smile and laugh about. O’Connor takes a lighthearted look at the “perils” of growing older, such as ordering a Coke and fries at a bank drive-thru. She gives inspirational reflections, and lively prayers, and plenty of funny anecdotes. HUM

By Stormie Omartian Each chapter in this book will help you discover insightful, motivating questions that will encourage and challenge you to deepen your prayer life for the children you raised. As you explore biblical promises and principles, you’ll see the areas of your adult children’s lives that you pray over, their spiritual and physical health, their protection and well-being, their marriage and family, and more. REL

The Latest Craze By Jeff Fleischer Human history is full of examples of irrational mass behavior, from Tulipomania in the 1630s to the Tickle Me Elmo rush of the 1990s. Greed, whimsy, fear, and madness have driven us to lose our minds over railroads, dances, satellites, and electric fans. Will we ever learn? Probably not, but it’s as entertaining 5

NONFICTION Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself By Alan Alda Alan Alda has written an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years. When he is saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile, he looks for a sense of meaning that would make his extra time count. He listens in on things he’s heard himself saying in private and in public at critical times in his life. BIO

Was Napoleon Poisoned? By Peter Haugen

Discover the secrets of royal history’s most enduring mysteries and scandals, from ancient times to the present. Explore some of history’s greatest cold cases and follow their investigative trails to unearth fascinating discoveries. Ranging from the personal to the political, from the battlefield to the bed chamber, these mysteries are packed with all manner of intrigue and misbehavior. HIS © Metropolitan Library System

MLS Oklahoma Images Collection.

Cold Storage House, Around 1900, ice companies made home deliveries of ice. Horse-drawn wagons and later trucks brought around ice in blocks of 25 to 100 pounds to residential customers. These blocks were placed in ice boxes in the home where they performed the same role as our modern refrigerators. 6

FICTION Amerikan Eagle

behavior becomes her dark, inescapable secret as her life spins out of control.

By Alan Glenn

Fall From Pride

Sam Miller is a cop trying to stay on the right side of his boss, the law and his conscience in 1943 Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When a body is found by the railroad tracks with a number tattooed on the wrist, Sam could walk away, but the case leads him into a lethal vortex of politics, espionage, rebellion, and international intrigue. Then the people he thinks he knows best, his wife, his brother, and his colleagues reveal new identities, and millions of people will live or die all because of Sam.

By Karen Harper

After getting permission from her church elders, Sarah Kauffman paints murals on a few of the Amish community’s barns. The works of art were intended to draw more tourists to the Home Valley in the struggling economy. Instead, a menace has arrived and one by one each barn is set ablaze and destroyed. Beliefs are challenged, a way of life is questioned, and family secrets are exposed.

Born to Die

Fragile

By Lisa Jackson

By Lisa Unger

Two women who died bear an uncanny resemblance to Dr. Kacey Lambert, but there was no real connection between them. Kacey starts to notice things that tie the dead women’s lives and her own. All have links to Trace O’Halleran, the man Kacey just started dating. Then more lookalikes start dying and the killer is getting bolder, she knows that it’s only a matter of time before hers is the next name on a list of those who were born to die.

Maggie and Jones and their teenage son, Rick, live in The Hollows, a small town outside of New York City. Rick’s girlfriend, Charlene, mysteriously disappears, and Jones, as the lead detective on the case, is acting strangely. As a trained psychologist and mother, Maggie is determined to uncover the truth. She pursues her own leads and exposes a long buried town secret.

An Irish Country Doctor By Patrick Taylor

Dancing on Glass

Barry Laverty jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice in Ballybucklebo Northern Ireland. Then he meets Dr. Fingal O’Reilly, the older physician who has his own way of doing things. Through him, Barry gets to know all the village’s colorful and endearing residents who make every day an education for the inexperienced young doctor.

By Pamela Binnings Ewen Amalise sees Phillip as a charming, magnetic artist, unlike any man she has known. Day by day she is pulled deeper and deeper into a relationship that she doesn’t understand, and with a man who isn’t what he seems. Phillip draws her away from family, friends, and her faith. His insidious 7

FICTION Never Look Away

Rusted Tin

What begins as a pleasant family outing at an amusement park turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. David Harwood is just a small town reporter but now the only thing he cares about is restoring his family. Desperate for any clue, he dives into his own investigation. For every new piece of evidence he uncovers, he finds more questions, and moves ever closer to a shattering truth.

Zeke Wolpert is sheriff of Keith County, Nebraska who turns a blind eye to the illegal activities of outlaws who pay him for the privilege. Now the outlaws have set their sights on a Wells Fargo shipment that’s worth a fortune. It’s a chance for Zeke to get enough money to retire but it’s also an opportunity for him to honor the badge he wears by serving on the right side.

Payback at Morning Peak

Seattle ad executive Alan Christofferson has lost his job, his home and his wife all at the same time. As he sits with a bottle of pills in his hand, he hears a voice telling him to live. He decides to go on a walk. With only the barest of essentials, he leaves behind all that he’s known and heads for the farthest point on his map: Key West, Florida. The people he encounters, and the lessons they share with him, will save his life.

By Ralph Compton

By Linwood Barclay

The Walk By Richard Paul Evans

By Gene Hackman

Jubal Young is left with only memories of the peaceful days with his ma, pa, and beautiful sister. Now the homestead is burned to the ground and he had to bury the bodies. He rides into New Mexico looking for the renegades and payback. No one can stop Jubal from redeeming justice.

Whiplash

Pursuit

By Catherine Coulter

By Karen Robards

When the cancer drug Culovort suddenly runs short, P.I. Erin Pulaski is hired to prove that something more sinister is going on at Schiffer Hartwin Pharmaceutical. On the same night that Erin finds proof of malfeasance, the company’s “Mr. Fix-It” is found murdered behind their headquarters. Special Agents Savich and Sherlock are sent to handle the case. The brutal murder can only mean that the pharmaceutical company has a secret of epic proportion that they will do anything to keep hidden.

Yesterday rookie attorney Jessica Ford was meeting with the First Lady at a Washington, D.C., hotel. Today she is told that she’s the only survivor of a wreck that killed everyone else in the car, including the First Lady. Secret Service agent Mark Ryan doesn’t believe the crash was an accident, because one by one everyone who knows something about those final hours is turning up dead. 8

ROMANCE The Bridegroom

teaching position at the school and her quiet life takes a surprising turn when she meets the handsome father of one of her pupils. He appears to be a doting father and gentleman, but one truth lies at the heart of the murders, all of the victims were intimately connected to him. Elizabeth wonders if this is a mere coincidence or worse.

By Linda Lael Miller Gideon Yarbro is an undercover agent renowned for stopping outlaws, but now he must stop a wedding. Lydia Fairmont will lose everything if she doesn’t honor her betrothal to a heartless banker, unless she marries someone else instead. Gideon makes her his reluctant wife and carries her off to Stone Creek. Now they have a vengeful ex-fiancé on their trail and a hired gun on the loose.

The Irish Warrior By Kris Kennedy Legendary Irish warrior Finian O’Melaghlin is held captive by the despised English Lord Rardove. He finds aid from an unlikely source, Senna de Valery. Risking both their lives, she releases Finian but their plight has just begun. He vows to protect the woman who saved his life, but soon learns she is a pawn in a much larger battle. Senna has an unbreakable link to a priceless treasure many centuries old.

Between the Sheets By Robin Wells There are probably worse things than having the entire country think that you’re the girl who gave the president-elect a fatal heart attack, but Emma Jamison can’t think of any. She retreats to her grandmother’s small town for a fresh start. She meets Max Duval who is running for office in Chartreuse, Louisiana. He would like to get to know her better, but a Geraldo wannabe is watching everyone’s actions for the tabloids. Can Max follow his heart and still win the election?

Knave’s Honor By Margaret Moore Outlaw Finn saves Lady Elizabeth d’Averette from unspeakable violence, and she agrees to reward his actions. She joins him in a dangerous subterfuge to rescue his brother and expose the long held secrets of the royal court. Her adventurous spirit seems to be a true match to his own. Could a noble beauty really care for a common son of the hills of Eire?

His Wicked Sins By Eve Silver In the halls of Burndale School a serial killer with a proclivity for blonde women has struck again, this time murdering two of its teachers. Elizabeth Canham has accepted a 9

ROMANCE The MacKade Brothers: Devin & Shane

responsibilities. Sondra thankful, widowed with a child on the way, inherits the Curly Q. Dylan Ward is saddled with a city girl who’s the new owner of the ranch he wanted to buy. Grace Willard becomes the guardian of two children, and also gets a ranch hand who feels obligated to keep promises he made to them, and to check on Grace’s care-giving skills. Victoria Thankful has gone from riches to rags. She rear ends Chris Ratcliff’s prized Corvette. He’s trying to raise his willful teenage sister, but could Victoria bring unexpected help?

By Nora Roberts

Sheriff Devin MacKade knew it was his destiny to serve and protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. He also knew his future included Cassie Connor. After she married the wrong man, he tried to convince himself there would be other women. When she gets divorced, Devin follows his heart. Shane MacKade loves all women, and is surprised when he falls for Rebecca McKnight, a Ph.D.-toting academic. Are his days as a bachelor over?

Shadow Music

Never Marry a Stranger

By Julie Garwood

By Gayle Callen

Princess Gabrielle of St. Biel is a perfect bargaining chip for a king who needs peace in the Highlands. King John has arranged for her to marry a good and gentle laird. Upon her arrival in Scotland, she is entangled in Highland intrigue, as a battle royal flares between enemies old and new. Colm MacHugh makes no mistakes about the captivating princess, and her heart isn’t safe.

Presumed dead in battle, Captain Matthew Leland creates quite a scandal when he arrives at Madingley Court. No one is more surprised than Matthew when he discovers a woman waiting for him at home who claims to be his wife. Emily Grey’s little white lie was a desperate act of self-preservation. Her husband, a far-off fantasy, is now a flesh-and-blood man.

Oklahoma Weddings By C. Hake, K. Hake, & J. Johnson The Curly Q ranch has become a refuge for three people struggling with unexpected 10

ROMANCE Someone Like You

lost brother is behind it. Her sisters enroll Izzy in a survivor training camp. Her instructor, Nick, is determined that she won’t be left in the dark, in more ways than one. If he tells her the terrible truth behind why he’s helping her, he’ll never see her again.

By Leigh Greenwood At nineteen Rafe Jerry ran away to war after being betrayed by the woman he adored. He has become a crack soldier, but a traitor in the ranks turned him into a man to be feared. He has come back to California with two goals: to track down Laveau di Viere, and to break his father’s will. He will never run his father’s ranch, help to raise his half-brother, or give in to his love for Maria de la Guerra. Rafe realizes that the one thing he cannot fight is love.

Wish You Were Here By Lani Diane Rich Freya Daly is close to taking over her father’s Boston real estate business when he retires. When her dad sends her to Deer creek, Idaho, to buy a run-down campground, she doesn’t anticipate Nate Brody who has promised his dying father not to sell the land. Nate’s young daughter, Piper, winds her way into Freya’s heart almost as fast as Nate does. A search for a valuable heirloom and a dangerous secret from generations past are about to collide.

Straight From the Hip By Susan Mallery Izzy has always been the fearless Titan sister. When an oil rig blows up, she is left barely able to see. The sisters feel that the explosion was no accident and that their long-

MLS Oklahoma Images Collection. © Metropolitan Library System

OilField Panorama, (April 6, 1930) This view of Oklahoma City is from the top of #1 Minnie Lawton oil well in south Oklahoma oil field. Photo by Ward-Banks. 11

MYSTERIES A Crafty Killing

them, they have plenty of leads. Can she piece them together before she finds herself on the killer’s list?

By Lorraine Bartlett When Katie Bonner’s business partner, Ezra Hilton, is found bludgeoned to death, she becomes the manager of Artisans Alley, a collection of booths for craft sellers in a renovated apple warehouse. Katie has had more than her share of death, her late husband died in a car accident. When she digs deeper into Ezra’s murder, her husband’s death starts to look suspicious.

Flowerbed of State By Dorothy St. James Casey Calhoun’s passion for organic gardening and eye for detail have carried her into the most important patch of land in America, President’s Park, on which sits the White House. As she’s waiting for the First Lady to inspect her work, she is attacked from behind. Some damaged foliage leads her and the Secret Service to a dead woman in a trash can. Casey has to dig in and root out a killer.

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat By Sofie Kelly Kathleen Paulson’s new life in Mayville Heights, Minnesota is invaded by two strays, Hercules and Owen. When a murder interrupts the Wild Rose Summer Music Festival, Kathleen finds herself the prime suspect. She is stunned to realize that Owen and Hercules are truly special, perhaps even magical. Suddenly she’s relying on their skills to solve this crime and save her reputation.

Half-Price Homicide By Elaine Viets Helen Hawthorne’s job at the high-end designer consignment shop puts her at the beck and call of snobby customers. When one lady comes in with a purse to sell, she ends up screaming it out with her own husband and another customer. Later the lady is found dead in a dressing room with a hand painted scarf around her neck. Helen goes from being low on society’s totem to high on the police’s suspect list.

Die Buying By Laura Disilverio After an injury sends her home from the military service, E. J. Ferris becomes a mall cop on a Segway. A local developer is found dead in a boutique window and E.J. enlists the help of her grandpa Atherton, a retired CIA operative. She also has the help of a night guard named Weasel, and with the three of

The More the Terrier By Linda O. Johnston Animal shelter manager, Lauren Vancouver, has taught herself a new trick, sleuthing. She finds out that her old mentor, 12

MYSTERIES Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder. Lauren jumps in to help find new homes for the animals, but Mamie is suddenly accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter is found dead. The aggressive businesswoman was bullying Mamie to join her organization by threatening to expose her hoarding. Lauren’s dogged determination to clear her former friend of murder may put a killer on her tail.

culprit. It becomes clear that someone is looking to plunge England into chaos.

Tempest in the Tea Leaves By Kari Lee Townsend Sunny Meadows is determined to make it on her own as a psychic when she moves to the quaint town of Divinity, New York. When she uses tea leaves to give a reading for a frazzled librarian, she sees a deadly vision. She tries to inform the police but is too late. The police deny her abilities and name her prime suspect. Now she had to use her visions to clear her name before the killer can put an end to her future.

Reel Murder By Mary Kennedy Radio talk show psychologist, Maggie Walsh, is getting into the swing of her new life in Cypress Grove, Florida. A big movie production hits town, and Maggie’s producer thinks that a few exclusive on-set interviews could mean a ratings boost. No sooner does Maggie get into a job as a script consultant than the leading lady ends up dead from a prop gun that’s been tampered with. She discovers a bevy of behind the scenes secrets that could be motives for murder.

Wanting Sheila Dead By Jane Haddam Being the offensive host of America’s Next Superstar has made Sheila Dunham the love of gossip columnists. The female contestants don’t love her at all, and on the first day of shooting someone fires a gun at her. One of the older ladies in the neighborhood where the show is being shot was attacked and is fighting for her life. Then the show is once more interrupted by gunfire and this time it is fatal. The victim isn’t Sheila, yet.

Sweet Revenge By Andrea Penrose In 1813 England, Lady Arianna Hadley is trying to discover her father’s murderer by acting the part of a French chef in one of London’s aristocratic households. When the Prince Regent is taken ill after consuming Arianna’s special chocolate dessert, she is at the center of a dangerous scandal. With the help of the Earl of Saybrook, an expertise in chocolate, they try to track down the real 13

LARGE PRINT The Barefoot Believers

begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship. They must trust in their history and in their hearts. ROM

By Annie Jones The three Cromwell sisters became two when their father abducted the baby and was never seen again. Katie and Jo have come back to the cottage in Florida where it all began. Katie will reconnect with the single father she ran from years ago. Jo will fall for the handsome minister of the Traveler’s Wayside Chapel. And the cottage caretaker, a young woman named Moxie, will get the surprise of her life. INSP

Charley’s Web By Joy Fielding

Charley Webb is a writer who pushes the limits in her controversial column for the Palm Beach Post. A death row inmate asks Charley to write her biography and expose the hidden truths behind her trial and conviction for the murders of three children. Charley jumps at the opportunity, but getting inside the mind of this troubled woman has her walking a fine line. FIC

Bed of Roses

By Nora Roberts Though men swarm around her, florist Emma Grant hasn’t found Mr. Right. The last place she’s looking is right under her nose. Architect Jack Cooke is so close to the women at the Vows wedding planning company that he’s practically family. He has

Crunch Time

By Diane Mott Davidson Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz tries to help her longtime friend Yolanda Garcia when the rental house she shares with her aunt Ferdinanda 14

LARGE PRINT The High Graders

is destroyed by arson. The pair move in with PI Ernest McLeod but then he is shot dead and his house set on fire, nearly killing Goldy, Yolanda, Ferdinanda, and nine beagle puppies that Ernest recently rescued from a puppy mill. Goldy has them all move in with her but even her house isn’t safe. Goldy swaps her chef’s hat for a sleuthing cap. MYS

By Louis L’Amour When Mike Shevlin rode into the ranching community of Rafter Crossing it had turned into a booming mining town. The cattlemen are determined to close down the mines because they’re poisoning the range water, and the miners are stealing the ore that belongs to Laine Tennison. Mike’s mission is to get Laine’s ore back. He also tries to unravel the mystery of Eli Patterson’s death. This was the man who had been like a father to Mike. WES

False Impressions By Terri Thayer April Buchert is struggling to come up with a winter wonderland of stamp designs for the coming Aldenville Ice Festival. She’s been preoccupied with the scandal surrounding the death of Mary Lou Rosen’s brother. She discovers that he faked his death and had been hiding out from the law. He had returned to Aldenville only to die for real in a car accident that was not an accident. MYS

From the MLS Oklahoma Images Collection.

Mayor W. J. Gault, official portrait (c. 1892) Gault was mayor of OKC 1890-1892. On April 22, 1889, he made the Land Run into the Unassigned Lands of central Oklahoma by train, positioning his claim where Oklahoma City developed.

LARGE PRINT Honor Thyself

her, a glimmer of recognition starts to bloom. Now he must choose between his sense of honor and love. FIC

By Danielle Steel Legend of film and stage Carole Barber has come to Paris to work on her novel. Then an act of terrorism leaves her alone, unconscious, and unidentified. As her identity emerges, the paparazzi swarm, her grown children rush to her bedside, and a mysterious stranger visits the woman he loved and never forgot. When she awakens, she remembers nothing. Every detail must be pieced back together. FIC

The Lord is My Shepherd By Debbie Viguie

As Cindyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church is getting ready to celebrate Easter, and Jeremiahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s temple is preparing for Passover, she literally stumbles over the body of an unknown man lying dead in the sanctuary. Cindy is the church secretary and Jeremiah is a Reformed rabbi with a past full of danger and excitement. The two find themselves working together to solve a murder and stop a serial killer. MYS

L.A. Outlaws

By T. Jefferson Parker Allison Murietta is a modernday Jesse James in Los Angeles. No one has gotten hurt until a job ends with ten gangsters lying dead and a half-million dollars worth of diamonds missing. Deputy Charlie Hood discovers the bodies and an eyewitness, Suzanne Jones. As he gets emotionally involved with 16

LARGE PRINT Murder Past Due

boardinghouse. A new boarder comes into their lives and changes everything. Economic desperation creates bitter social unrest in the town, and Ella finds herself relying on the new boarder’s soft spoken advice and steely resolve. ROM

By Miranda James

In Athena, Mississippi, Charlie Harris is the good natured librarian who walks his rescued Maine Coon cat on a leash. Godfrey Priest, famous author of gory bestsellers and Charlie’s former classmate, is the pride of Athena. Charlie remembers him as an arrogant jerk. Godfrey’s homecoming couldn’t possibly become worse: by lunch he’s put a man in the hospital and by dinner, Godfrey’s dead. Now it’s up to Charlie, with the help of his cat, to find the killer. MYS

Slices of Life By Judy Baer

Acorn Hill, the charming village tucked away in rural Pennsylvania, is abuzz, with activity. Windows are being washed, gardens tended, and guest rooms readied, all in preparation for the first all-school reunion. The Howard sisters, proprietors of the Grace Chapel Inn, are in the thick of the bustle. They are wanting to make this reunion a huge success and it won’t be easy. INSP

Rainwater By Sandra Brown Young widow Ella Barron has determined that the ravages of the Dust Bowl will not affect the life she has built for herself and her special child, Solly, in their Texas 17

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By Sandra Brown The murder of millionaire Paul Wheeler has all the elements of a blockbuster: rivalries, wealth, and the man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. Renowned lawyer Derek Mitchell is retained to defend the nephew of Paul Wheeler. Wheeler’s mistress, Julie Rutledge, who is also a suspect, believes that the nephew is the killer. The more Derek learns of the nephew’s darker side, the more he comes to believe Julie is right. They join forces to find the truth. ROM

Where Are You Now! By Mary Higgins Clark

Driven to solve the mystery of her older brother’s disappearance ten years ago, Carolyn MacKenzie is hoping that she and her mother will achieve closure. Her pursuit of the truth plunges her into a world of danger and unanswered questions. The police believe that Mack is a serial killer, but Carolyn’s search for the truth about her brother and for her brother himself leads her into a deadly confrontation. FIC

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