More Read Alikes.  Here are a few authors that read like Janet Evanovich that you may enjoy reading.
Sarah Shankman, Sarah Strohmeyer, Marne Davis Kellogg, Linda Barnes, Joan Hess, J. D. Robb, Linda Howard, Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, Carl Hiaasen, Susan Isaacs, Sharyn McCrumb, Lisa Scottoline, Rita Mae Brown, Carol Higgins Clark,  Diane Mott Davidson, Kathy Hogan Trochek, Sue Grafton, Judith Viorst, Donna Andrews.
Next Week we'll add a few more. 


Adult Book Discussion Group. Starting this week we will include upcoming book selections to be discussed by the Adult Book Discussion Group. The information can be found near the bottom of the blog, after all "New Materials".

Reminder. You can use the search box in the upper right to search all previous blogs.

 

New Materials

Adult

Buttons and Bones  by Monica Ferris 
Product Description

A new Needlecraft mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Blackwork. Owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth Betsy Devonshire heads for the Minnesota north woods to renovate an old cabin. But beneath the awful linoleum is something even uglier- the skeleton of a Nazi. Betsy's investigation yields the site of a former German POW camp, a mysterious crocheted rug, and an intricately designed pattern of clues to a decades-old crime.

The Weight Loss Cure  by Kevin Trudeau 
Product Description

By the #1 New York Times bestselling author Kevin Trudeau comes the last diet you will ever need. Imagine, you will lose at least 30 pounds in 30 days...with no hunger...no exercise...and no surgery!
An absolute cure for obesity was discovered almost fifty years ago by a British medical doctor. Tens of thousands of people used this simple, inexpensive, safe medical treatment and achieved miraculous, fast, and permanent weight loss. Stubborn area fat deposits melted away. Body reshaping of the hips, thighs, buttocks, and waist was so dramatic it appeared as if the patients received liposuction! Amazingly, this medical breakthrough has been debunked, discredited, and suppressed by the American Medical Association, the Food and Drug Administration, and other medical establishments throughout the world. Now, for the first time in fifty years, this revolutionary breakthrough discovery, which permanently cures the condition of obesity, is being released to the public.

More Natural "Cures" Revealed  by Kevin Trudeau 
Product Description

The United States Federal Trade Commission censored Kevin Trudeau’s first
book, Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You to Know About. That book still
saved lives. Now, the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers his
next blockbuster…. More Natural “Cures” Revealed: Previously Censored
Brand Name Products That Cure Disease.

This book:
• Explains why drug and food companies hide the truth about how their

products can cause disease.

 Young Adult

Amos Daragon: The Mask Wearer  by Bryan Perro 
Amazon.com Review 

Amazon Best Books of the Month, February 2011: Melding the best of mythology and fairytale, Amos Daragon #1: The Mask Wearer is the first book in a fast-paced adventure series for middle grade readers. Amos is a hero straight out of the Brothers Grimm--loyal, trustworthy, and very clever--outsmarting villains with their own nefarious schemes. In this classic story of good versus evil, Amos has been chosen as a Mask Wearer, tasked with combating forces of evil using the power embedded in four lost masks. Encountering gorgons, mermaids, nagas, and the Egyptian god Seth, Amos proves he is a fierce opponent and a steadfast friend. A satisfying conclusion sets the tone for the next book, and the mythology glossary at the end is an added bonus.

Picture Books

I'm Not  by Pam Smallcomb 
Amazon.com Review 

Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2011: In I’m Not. two friends with very different personalities and talents celebrate the activities they each do well, and the one that matters most--being a true blue friend. Without becoming cliché, I'm Not. demonstrates that whether we are shy or outgoing, good at art or good at spelling, everyone brings something special to a friendship.