SHARK!!

The summer of 1916 was a scorcher.  To escape the heat of the city, New Yorkers flocked to the thriving seaside playgrounds of Coney Island and the Jersey Shore -- only to be terrorized by (amazingly) a rogue great white shark.  In Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence, Pulitzer Prize nominee Michael Capuzzo delves into the fear and panic of the weeks following the first attack, painting a vivid portrait of the era and the characters who inhabited it.  HM

Some Like it Hot

Bumbling Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum is no stranger to dangerous situations. But things hit a little too close to home in Janet Evanovich's 16th Plum installment, Sizzling Sixteen ,when Stephanie's sleazy boss, Vinnie, is kidnapped and held for ransom because of outstanding gambling debts. As much as Stephanie would like to leave Vinnie to the dogs who nabbed him, no Vinnie means no work. And no work means paycheck. And no paycheck means no new shoes (or no food or rent payments, for that matter). And, oh yeah, Vinnie is family... Stephanie teams up with former 'ho, Lula, and trigger-happy office manager, Connie, to find Vinnie--and in the process anger the wrong people. In the end, the good guys win and the bad guys are put behind bars for a long, long time. Add to the mix a Hobbit convention, a hungry alligator, a sexy male bounty hunter, and plenty of firepower. While Plum adventures aren't particularly deep, they're a fun way to pass an afternoon. And Sizzling Sixteen delivers in a big way!