Book Discussion Title List

February 6, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. - Beautiful Lies a novel by Lisa Unger

An impulsive good deed transforms the mundane life of Ridley Jones, a young New York City writer, when she receives a mysterious package that forces her to question everything she knows about herself and sends her on a dangerous quest.

March 5, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. - Night Road by Kristin Hannah

 After a string of foster homes and the death of her heroin-addict mother, Lexi Baill is taken in by a newly discovered great-aunt who lives a spartan life near Seattle.  Lexi soon meets Mia and her loving twin brother, Zach.  The friendship flourishes, and Mia's mother draws Lexi into the family circle.  A slowly growing attraction between Zach and Lexi begins, but then Lexi, Mia, and Zach collectively make a bad decision that results in a tragedy with extreme repercussions.

April 2, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

 U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, come to Shutter Island's Ashcliffe Hospital in search of an escaped mental patient, but uncover true wickedness as Ashcliffe's mysterious patient treatments propel them to the brink of insanity.

May 7, 2012 @ 6:00 p.m. - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

When artifacts from Japanese families sent to interment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at a Seattle hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.