The Infernal Devices Series is a projected three book project set to be a companion prequel to the The Mortal Instruments Series. For list of […]
The Reckoners’ Plot to Kill Steelheart
“Every single person who manifested powers — we call them Epics — turned out to be evil.” David Charleston has devoted his young life to […]
Bad Horse Reigns: The Scalped Series by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guera
Scalped . . . crime noir tale that takes place on a modern day Native American Reservation.
The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners
Each year the Mystery Writers of America hand out the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (commonly called The Edgars) for the best in mystery published in […]
Autism Unveiled: The Reason I Jump
“Other kids seem to enjoy games about pretending and make-believe, but as a person with autism I never really see the point of them.” In […]
Vertigo Crime Comics: A Sickness in the Family
“I keep trying to pull us all together, but I can’t seem to get hold of all the pieces.” Sam narrates how his adopted family […]
Looking for Christian Fiction
Looking for Christian Fiction and Don’t Know Where to Turn? The Heights Matchmakers are here to help. We’ve assembled a series of book lists highlighting […]
Dreaming of Dexter
Dexter, America’s favorite serial killer, has become something of a national sensation — first with a series of solidly written novels and then with his […]
Graphic Novels and Collections I’ve Read This Year
The take-away is not how many graphic novels I’ve read but how many I was able to obtain through my branch library. I work as […]
To Live and Die in Philadelphia
Here at the Heights Library system, we’re nearly all fans of local author Richard Montanari — even those of us too timid to read his thrillers enjoy talking to him. And those of us who do read the Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano? We can’t get enough blood, guts and severely twisted killers.