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Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Chaz Perrone sets himself up for a heap of trouble when he tries to kills his wife by dumping her off the back of a cruise ship. She survives. Soon the cops, the ex-wife, and his criminal partners in an environmental cover-up are all out to get him, in this fast-paced comic pileup of a novel.

Gil's All-Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
Two guys in a pickup truck stop at a diner in the middle of nowhere and land in a bit of trouble. All they wanted was some dinner, but werewolf Duke and vampire Earl find themselves dealing with a zombie attack, a bit of a problem with undead cows, and a hole in the ice-chest that opens to a dark otherworldly dimension.

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty
Jessica Darling is the friend you wished you had in high school - smart, funny, and keenly observant. Her journal chronicles high school cliques, college pressures, and social drama with a voice that will appeal to fans of the TV show Daria or 80s Brat Pack movies.

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
Beta male and perpetual underdog Charlie Asher has his life turned to chaos by two events that happen at the same time - the birth of his baby daughter, and his strange transformation into a "Death Merchant", a sort of Death's Helper who must collect souls. Weird, observant, and entertaining.

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Maximum Ride is the leader of a group of winged kids who must try to uncover the secrets of their origins while avoiding the government scientists who are trying to recapture them and subject them to horrible experiments. Tightly plotted and full of humorous dialogue.

Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
This Spanish book reads like a darker, grittier take on the Three Musketeers. A beautifully written novel full of swordfights, drinking, poetry, and dirty politics. The first in a series.

The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer
From the author of the entertaining Bubbles mystery series, a well-written chick lit book about a group of friends who lose weight together and try to adjust to the changes it brings to their lives. For fans of Jennifer Weiner's Good in Bed.

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson
A pair of wreck divers discover a previously undocumented German U-boat 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Through harrowing dives, and painstaking research, a team tries to unlock the mysteries of the submarine while avoiding sharks and struggling with personal conflicts.

Bringing Down the House : The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich
College students backed by shady investors use card counting tricks to beat the odds at major casinos. A true story with a heist-flick feel.

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
A witty and engaging tour of strange science, mediums, archived ectoplasm, and other records of our attempts to investigate the spiritual world. From the author of Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, this is a skeptical and humorous work filled with odd details that will entrance.

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