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Color Me Dark Color Me Dark Patricia McKissack An ordinary girl living extraordinary events. Her family, Love, characterizes her comfortable, secure world in Bradford Corners, TN. Until Uncle Pace is murdered by the KKK. The Author gradually e… OL14860530W
The bone thief The bone thief Jefferson Bass New York Times bestselling author Jefferson Bass delivers an authentic and knuckle-biting thriller in which forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton must confront a crime of unimaginable proportions… OL14932785W
The widow of the south The widow of the south Hicks, Robert A story based on the true experiences of a Civil War heroine finds Carrie McGavock witnessing the bloodshed of the Battle of Franklin, falling in love with a wounded man, and dedicating her home as a… OL15156312W
The Eternal Ones The Eternal Ones Kirsten Miller Haven Moore has always lived in the town of Snope City, Tennessee with her heartbroken mother and tyrannical grandmother. But for as long as she can remember, Haven has experienced visions of a past … OL15169005W
Then he ate my boy entrancers Then he ate my boy entrancers Louise Rennison After trying to take Hamburgeragogoland, also known as the United States, by storm when her family vacations in Memphis, Tennessee, a British teen returns home to deal with the attentions of too many… OL15822392W
God says no God says no James Hannaham Gary Gray marries his first girlfriend, a fellow student from Central Florida Christian College who loves Disney World as much as he does. They are nineteen years old, God-fearing, and eager to start… OL17690023W
The piper The piper Lynn S. Hightower Nine weeks after the death of her brother, Olivia James receives an enigmatic phone call from him just as she is preparing to move into the home where he died, and soon the place that she loves exper… OL17872390W
On the run On the run Jo Davis "Tonio knows that loneliness is the price he has to pay to avoid being hurt again. But the strictly by-the-book cop has never expected to be blindsided by a woman who pulls him right out of his self-… OL17915871W
Blood on Copperhead Trail Blood on Copperhead Trail Paula Graves "Bitterwood's new department chief, Doyle Massey, had a lot to prove to investigator Laney Harvey. Her take-no-prisoners attitude and his devil-may-care personality were destined to clash. Yet when t… OL17916892W
The bone yard The bone yard Jefferson Bass Dr. Bill Brockton discovers the dark side of the Sunshine State when he is called in to investigate human remains found on the grounds of a boys' reform school in Florida. OL18153825W
The Foreign Student The Foreign Student Susan Choi Highly acclaimed by critics, The Foreign Student is the story of a young Korean man, scarred by war, and the deeply troubled daughter of a wealthy Southern American family. In 1955, a new student arr… OL1848948W
Cripple Creek Cripple Creek James Sallis Ex-policeman, ex-con, former therapist, Turner has become Deputy Sheriff in a small town, hoping to escape his past. But ghosts are unleashed, undangering all that matters to him now. OL1909114W
Craving temptation Craving temptation Deborah Fletcher Mello While running for Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, attorney and co-owner of the Just Desserts bakery Troy Elliot puts everything on the line when he falls in love with his rival's beautiful campaign mana… OL19997259W
The Pinch The Pinch Stern, Steve It's the late 1960s. The Pinch, once a thriving Jewish community centered on North Main Street in Memphis, has been reduced to a single tenant. Lenny Sklarew awaits the draft by peddling drugs and sh… OL20003043W
Memory House Memory House Linda Goodnight "Julia fills her void from a missing child and a failed marriage with the routine of running Peach Orchard Inn in Honey Ridge, Tennessee. While doing renovations on the inn, Eli, an ex-con with a mot… OL21808763W
The Devil's Bones The Devil's Bones Jefferson Bass A classic work of female psychology that uses seven archetypcal goddesses as a way of describing behavior patterns and personality traits is being introduced to the next generation of readers with a … OL275886W
Throwback Throwback Frank C. Strunk "A breakout book. A rich layering of thought and emotion...take it beyond the thriller genre." -- "The Cincinatti Post" Cole Clayfield is called a throwback by those who know him. A Kentucky mountain… OL3264674W
The small world of Binky Braverman The small world of Binky Braverman Richard Egielski,Rosemary Wells Binky Braverman's stay with his aunt and uncle in Memphis unexpectedly proves to be full of adventure when characters on the boxes and jars in their kitchen come to life and become his friends. OL32869W
The orchard keeper The orchard keeper Cormac McCarthy 'The Orchard Keeper' tells of John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father. OL40884W
Chill of Fear Chill of Fear Kay Hooper,Dick Hill FBI agent Quentin Hayes always knew he had an unusual talent, even before he was recruited by Noah Bishop for the controversial Special Crimes Unit. But, as gifted as he is, for twenty years he's bee… OL504634W
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