Uncaged The Singular Menace Book 1 John Sandford & Michele Cook

Singular is a ruthless corporation conducting unspeakable experiments.  A radical animal-rights group raids their Eugene, Oregon lab.  The raid turns into a disaster but Odin Remby escapes with a set of encrypted flash drives and a post-surgical dog.

Shay Remby gets a frantic call from Odin.  He is on the run and is currently in the LA area.  Almost immediately, Singular’s security team shows up to question her.  Shay knows her brilliant autistic hacker brother needs immediate help.  She arrives in Hollywood with $58 and a handmade knife.

John Sandford and Michele Cook have written a fast paced thriller for young adults.  It is a definite page-turner and adults should also try it.  There is tension throughout and some very likable characters. The artist, Twist, who takes Shay in almost immediately upon her arrival in Hollywood, seems almost too good to be true but he adds an extra dimension to the story. 

 I enjoyed the book and will look for the sequel. Nancy

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The Long Way Home by Louise Penny

In How the Light Gets In, the previous book in this series, Clara's husband Peter Morrow, was banished from Three Pines by Clara, but told he could come back in a year if he still loved her and could accept her rising success as an artist while his own artistic career was in a decline. One year later, and a few weeks after the date of return, Clara goes to Former Chief Inspector Gamache who has retired to the remote village of Three Pines in Canada, to get help to find Peter. No answer from Peter was not what Clara was expecting.
10th in the series, you may want to start with the first book, Still Life. 
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Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger

Minnesota author, William Kent Krueger has a new book out in his long running series based in northern Minnesota. Put your name on the reserve list to read this suspenseful Cork O'Connor mystery.

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Act of War by Brad Thor

After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem— no one knows if she can be trusted.

But when six exchange students go missing, two airplane passengers trade places, and one political-asylum seeker is arrested, a deadly chain of events is set in motion.

With the United States facing an imminent and devastating attack, America’s new president must turn to covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath to help carry out two of the most dangerous operations in the country’s history.

Code-named “Gold Dust” and “Blackbird,” they are shrouded in absolute secrecy as either of them, if discovered, will constitute an act of war. from Brad Thor's website: http://www.bradthor.com/

Have a Nice Guilt Trip by Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella

Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. Their series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. In praise of Lisa and Francesca's books, Booklist says, "No subject is off-limits here, as Scottoline and Serritella include relevant quips for women from 18 to 82. With the title serving as a sure-fire indicator, readers can count on an ab-toning laugh session, a silly giggle, a sympathetic sigh, and a lump in the throat as life’s moments are rehashed through the keen eyes and wits of this lovable mother-daughter duo." In HAVE A NICE GUILT TRIP, Lisa and Francesca continue to share their lives in their hilarious, and often, poignant stories. from scottoline.com

Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon

The eighth major novel in the Outlander series of novels continues the story of Jamie and Claire.  Diana Gabaldon has her own website: http://www.dianagabaldon.com/
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