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Final Analysis - Catherine Crier
In October 2002, Susan Polk, a housewife and mother of three, was arrested for the murder of her husband, Felix. The arrest in her sleepy northern California town kicked off what w... -
F Is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton
SUMMARY: When Kinsey Millhone first arrives in Floral Beach, California, it’s hard for her to picture the idyllic coastal town as the setting of a brutal murder. Seventeen years ag... -
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks and... -
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - Lyman Frank Baum
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Fantasy lovers of all ages will rejoice at this chance to travel once again to the marvelous land of Oz! A California earthquake sends Dorothy Gale and her new fr... -
Dead Beautiful - Yvonne Woon
From School Library JournalGr 7 Up–Renée Winters, after being inexplicably called into California's Redwood forest, walks right up to the spot where both of her parents lay dead af... -
Dawn Patrol - Don Winslow
The author of The Winter of Frankie Machine (“another instant classic”—Lee Child) is back with a razor-sharp novel as cool and unbridled as its California surfer heroes, as heart-s... -
Darkness Under the Sun (Novella - Dean Koontz
SUMMARY:Dean Koontz is the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever Anna, and the enduring ... -
Dark Water - Laura McNeal
From School Library JournalGr 8 Up–The catastrophic wildfires that ravaged Southern California in 2007 serve as the backdrop for this compelling story of a forbidden romance with t... -
Cannery Row - John Steinbeck
Amid the honky-tonks and sardine canneries of Monterey, California, a motley band forms a colorful—even idyllic—world of its own. Unburdened by the material necessities of the more... -
California Schemin' - Kate George
A Californian vacation sounds like a great idea to Bree MacGowan, until a dead woman falls into her life. It’s enough to make a girl wish she’d never heard of California. Richard H...