Perry's parents insist that he take Gobi, their quiet, Lithuanian exchange student, to senior prom but after an incident at the dance he learns that Gobi is actually a trained assassin who needs him as a henchman, behind the wheel of...
New York (State)
- Author:Schreiber, JoeSummary:
- Author:Moser, NancySummary:
Moser whisks listeners away to 1895 Newport, Rhode Island--summer playground to the elite of the Gilded Age--for a tale of unexpected romance. As the lives of an immigrant dressmaker, her socialite friend, and their unlikely suitors...
- Author:Cannato, Vincent J.Summary:
Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry. From eyewitness accounts, Cannato weaves together a poignant testament to the hopes and fears of "huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
- Author:Langewiesche, WilliamSummary:
American Ground is the story - until now untold - of the people who responded to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Within days, William Langewiesche made his way into the innermost recesses of the collapse...
- Author:McSmith, ToblySummary:
Aspiring actor August Greene just landed a coveted spot at the prestigious School of Performing Arts in New York. There's only one problem: his conservative parents won't accept that he's transgender. And to stay with his...
- Author:Begley, LouisSummary:
Old-school lawyer Albert Schmidt has spent years climbing the ladder of success. But now, at what should be the pinnacle of his career, he is widowed, forcibly retired and harbors mixed feelings about his daughter's impending marriage....
- Author:Block, LawrenceSummary:
Presents Matthew Scudder, private-eye, on the trail of kidnappers and murderers in New York City.
- Author:Redmond, Lissa MarieSummary:
When cold case detective Lauren Riley returns to work months after being stabbed by a fellow police officer, it's clear that her troubles are far from over. The body of a young woman has been found in the same woods as a murder...
- Author:Kunstler, James HowardSummary:
It is a stormy Christmas Eve in little Union Grove when Daniel Earle arrives back from his two-year sojourn. Sick and exhausted, he shares the story of the break-up of the nation into three uneasy independent regions. Meanwhile, Union...
- Author:Parr, DeliaSummary:
A widow with family far away, 51-year-old Emma fills her loneliness by caring for her boarding house guests and sharing her own special blend of wisdom and humor. One stormy night, a rap at her door interrupts her musings. The 80-year-...
- Author:Lee, Chang-raeSummary:
Now in his seventies and retired, Doc Hata still resides in his large home of thirty years in Bedley Run, New York. A polite and unassuming man, he harbors secrets of his past as a medic in the Japanese Army during World War II.
- Author:Redmond, Lissa MarieSummary:
When an Icelandic man is murdered on the streets of Buffalo, the brutality of the case triggers Lauren Riley's memories of the first cold case she investigated, a case that she's been unable to solve.
- Author:Harkness, Deborah E.Summary:
Scholar Diana Bishop mistakenly requests a bewitched manuscript for her research. She belongs to a family of witches--but because she's avoiding using her powers in favor of scientific pursuits, she sends the manuscript back into...
- Author:Morris, Lynn, Morris, GilbertSummary:
By 1866, Dr. Cheney Dufall has had her fill of places where people distrust her skill simply because she is a woman. So she and her assistant, Shiloh, return to Cheney's home in New York City, wher she can set up practice among "...