"The Lost Boys had numbers and firepower, but Evie Quimby knew the wilderness. For several generations, an elite circle of rich and powerful men has, by malfeasance, murder, and marriage, built a secret and impregnable empire. They call themselves The Lost Boys, and within the stately confines of an Adirondack fortress, lay the plans that carry them around the globe, infiltrating lives and fortunes. Their violations are casual and devastating - especially...

"Amelia Bedelia loves her school. Her whole class gets along--except when it rains. Then they split into two groups -- the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers. Both clubs ask Amelia Bedelia to join, but she doesn't want to choose between her friends. Luckily, Amelia Bedelia finds a solution that makes a big splash with everyone"--

By day an assistant at a prestigious London art house, Judith Rasleigh is at night a hostess at one of the capital's notorious champagne bars. She's transformed her accent and taught herself about wine -- and the art of discretion. When her efforts at a better life are destroyed, Judith accompanies one of the champagne bar's biggest clients to the French Riviera -- and finds a chance to recreate herself.

Mystery lovers have descended on Pine Hills for this year's book club competition, to be held at Krissy Hancock's bookstore café, but the killer in their midst seems determined to outwit all the armchair sleuths--and send Krissy to the remainder bin forever.

Helen Hawthorne's ex-husband arrives back in her life aboard the yacht of his new lady, Marcella, known as the Black Widow for her string of dead spouses, and when he goes missing and Helen is blamed, she and Marcella investigate.

Three mice friends learn that the best clubs include everyone.

"In the colorful small town of Cherico, Mississippi, librarian Maura Beth McShay is overseeing the opening of the new library and preparing for the birth of her first child with some help from the Cherry Cola Book Club. In another plot twist, her husband's sister has come to stay during her own pregnancy"--

Alexis juggles the responsibilities of organizing a cupcake club with the other challenges of middle school, including beating her friend to asking the boy they like to accompany her at the pep rally parade.

To celebrate the town's new library, librarian Maura Beth McShay and the Cherry Cola Book Club organizes a cooking contest to crown the "Queen of the Cookbooks."

"Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin -- the star of her own hit T.V. series -- is back on the case again in Down the Hatch. Private detective Agatha Raisin, having recently taken up power-walking, is striding along a path in Mircester Park during her lunch break when she hears a cry for help. Rushing over, she finds an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swinburn, in the middle of the green -- with the body of an...