PRINTSummer's In-Demand Books
Check out this sampling of the most-requested books at the Columbia Public Library
July 12, 2012 | 12:00 a.m. CST
By Nora Roberts
Publisher: Putnam
Release date: April 17
Price: $27.95 (hardcover)
A night of drinking and debauchery changed Elizabeth Fitch’s life forever. Twelve years later, she takes on a new identity as the reclusive Abigail, who designs elaborate security systems for a living. Her secretive nature catches the attention of the local police chief, who believes she needs his help.
11th Hour
By James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release date: May 7
Price: $27.99 (hardcover)
In the latest installment of Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club series, homicide detective Lindsay Boxer must track down a millionaire’s murderer. She soon realizes the murder weapon was taken from her department’s evidence locker.
Stolen Prey
By John Sandford
Publisher: Putnam
Release date: May 15
Price: $27.95 (hardcover)
The 22nd book of Sandford’s Prey series peeks into the life of detective Lucas Davenport, who is confronted with a gruesome murder scene after an entire family is slaughtered in its upscale home. His instincts lead him to believe this was retribution from a Mexican drug gang.
Fifty Shades Darker
By E.L. James
Publisher: Vintage
Release date: April 17
Price: $15.95
In the sequel to this year’s best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey, Ana Steele has ended her risqué relationship with controlling entrepreneur Christian Grey. Although she starts a new life and a new career, she can’t get Grey out of her head. When he contacts her with a provocative new proposition, she finds she can no longer resist him. Soon she learns more about his damaging past and is forced to decide whether he’s worth sticking with.
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
By A.J. Jacobs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release date: April 10
Price: $26.00 (hardcover)
After reading the entire encyclopedia and living biblically for a year, Jacobs is back in another quest for perfection. In this comedic memoir, he experiments on everything from his teeth to his toenails in his two-year struggle for ultimate health. He subjects himself to ridiculous exercise regimens such as anti-gravity yoga and tries extreme diets, including eating nothing but raw food. At the end of the experience, he finally makes a decision between ultimate perfection and cupcakes with his kids.
