Julesburg Public Library

At what point does a group of strangers become a community? When young Bendigo Shafter and a ragtag bunch of travelers settle in the rugged Wyoming mountains, they quickly come to depend on a toughness and wisdom many of them never knew they possessed. Led by the beautiful and resourceful widow Ruth Macken, the settlers battle harsh winters, renegade opportunists, and the destructive lure of gold. Through these brutally demanding experiences, young...

Tired travelers and exhausted truckers have stopped at rest areas on the nation's highways for decades to refuel, grab a bite, and maybe get some shut-eye, but one man's rest stop is another's hunting ground. For years the defenseless, the weary, and the stranded have disappeared along interstates and tollways, vanishing without a trace. But these seemingly unconnected incidents are no coincidence, and a serial killer stalks the roads.

In the last few years, Cussler's Numa Files novels, written with Paul Kemprecos, have only grown more popular-and more eagerly anticipated. "Cussler's multitude of fans arrive at the table expecting a roiling stew of seafaring adventure, exotic travel destinations, cutting-edge science and a splash of romance. In White Death, they will find their expectations extravagantly fulfilled" (Publishers Weekly). And they will find them fulfilled again in...

Renting a cottage in a picturesque Hampshire village to escape her crumbling marriage, Iris Grey is commissioned to paint the portrait of a celebrated crime writer before a tension-filled Christmas Eve party is thrown into turmoil by an untimely death.

"A beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past vanishes while hiking, leaving her family to piece together her secrets, in this keenly observed novel for readers of Emma Straub and Maria Semple--from the bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything"-- "Billie is a beautiful Berkeley mom with a radical past--a teenage runaway from Northern California who took up with a group of environmental activists wanted by the FBI, lived dangerously,...

Native American game warden John Fox discovers the body of wildlife activist Trish O'Neill in a Colorado prairie dog town. Fox, who felt he'd earned the right to a simple life, sees 'simple' slipping from his grasp. For before long he finds himself entangled in murder, mystery, romance and more. Meanwhile, Trish's sister Faith questions the circumstances of O'Neill's death. She also rejects history's silent treatment of her hero crush, Cavalry Capt....

What do a dead environmentalist, the widow who inherits a large fortune, a Las Vegas developer with mob connections and a sexy female singer have in common? That is what Wily Spiver is about to find out as the roving newspaper reporter follows a meandering trail of clues leading ultimately to the deadly scene and what unfolds after that fateful night. Check-in was easy for Wily Spiver. Easy on the eyes that is, as Lucy Branch stood behind the registration...

Martha Johnson, a recent widow, has decided she needs to reach out to new friends and a new hobby. She chose pottery until her teacher is found dead inside his kiln. This leads her to suspect her new friends and to forget about pottery for the time being. This is the 4th book in the Martha Johnson series.