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This is the first in a trilogy of mystery novels by Swedish author Stieg Larsson.  This debut novel has been hugely successful internationally and has been a hit with reviewers and readers alike.

This is one of Jeanna's favourites.

This book will appeal to a lot of different people.  In the late 1800's when Hawaii is being colonized by Americans and Christianity is changing the culture of the native people, the young girl Rachel stumbles upon a link to her native Hawaiian heritage.  She is accused of having leprosy and is sent to an isolated quarantine colony on the island Moloka'i.

A perennial favourite for graduates of all ages, this is a great story about finding your way in life.

And for a limited time we have a FREE luggage tag with purchase of this book!

Local author Lawrence Froot was born at home during a violent Pacific storm. His journey takes you through the turbulent war years to the mid 1960's. Lawrence was a child growing up and living in poverty on the wild coast. The story takes place at a time in history when the economy of the great depression had shifted to a new prosperity. Old ways of harvesting timber and commercial fishing for a meagre living were becoming more modern and economically viable. Meet the interesting characters who shared life with the author during these changing times. Go to sea with the crews of various vessels as they sail the oceans and lakes of North America from the boiling tropics to the frozen seas of Alaska. Share in the tragedies of lost ship mates and the excitement of discovering new ports of call as Lawrence travels through the stormy Pacific, Atlantic and islands of the Caribbean.

Book 3 in the Millenium Triology wasn't released until May 25 but still managed to make it on our May best seller list.

This Swedish Mystery series was a huge hit in Europe and is guarenteed to be seen this summer on a beach near you.

It is generally known that the West Coast's once-great commercial fishing industry has fallen on hard times, but as Alan Haig-Brown demonstrates in this new book, reports of its demise are exaggerated. A veteran of the industry himself, Haig-Brown here offers a "state of the industry" report, discovering pockets of surprising activity among the vistas of closed processing plants, downsized fleets and corporate concentration.

This is a staff favorite that has stayed under the radar of the best seller lists.

This book follows a young woman who is accused of stealing and sent to a prison colony in Australia.

This little book is a fantastic card stuffer for someone who has just lost a loved one.  It is a very small book (with a very small price) that packs a great deal of insight about the grieving process.

Written and published by Nanaimo's Pat Smekal.

Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted "stand-in mother," Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina—a town that holds the secret to her mother's past.

This is a novella about Bree Tanner, one of the characters from Eclipse from the Twilight Series.

New in Paperback!

First book in the Hunger Games trilogy.

You must be getting tired of hearing our staff rave about it.  All we can say is, if you haven't read it, you should.

Catching Fire is the sequel and mark your calendars for the final book in this series "Mockingjay". It will be released August 24, 2010.