For the spice of variety, I am skipping the Top Ten this week.
Instead, I will tell you about the second ten most popular titles at the Library.
11- Lush Life by Richard Price - An urban thriller- social realism tinged with psychological nuance and steeped in violence.
12-The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky – The story of a lie and a strong mother/daughter bond- family fiction that stretches the limits of love and understanding.
13- Four Wives by Wendy Walker – Four affluent suburban women reveal the truths behind their lavish lifestyles.
14- First Patient by Michael Palmer – A country doctor must care for his old friend who happens to be the President and is probably being sabotaged by unknown enemies.
15-7th Heaven by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro- #7 in the Women’s Murder Club series- a missing teenager and a serial arsonist keep the action moving.
16- Sail by James Patterson & Howard Roughan – the “king of page turners” sets this one on a ten-day boat trip- the family that sails together, fails together.
17-T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton – the formula works, yet again- # 20 in the Milhone series.
18- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan – “Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants” – read on for the details.
19-Commoner:a novel by John Burnham Schwartz – heart-wrenching re-telling of the lives of the women who marry the Crown Princes of Japan- research into the mysteries of elaborate court life enhance the story.
20-Beautiful Boy: a Father’s Journey Through his Son’s Addiction by David Sheff- the anguished truth of meth addiction.
PS: There is one new title on the Top Ten list in the #10 spot. It’s Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella, who lavishes her wicked humor and charm on a new heroine whose lifestyle is familiar, but whose memory is missing.