Latest great reads at Maricopa Public Library

When I wrote my column in early January, I shared with you my failure of ignoring the classics for quite sometime and I decided that I should take action.

So to start off the New Year, I decided to read Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. However, I must admit there’s an ulterior motive in choosing that particular title, and you’ll soon find out why.

So let’s begin shall we and I’m happy to report that some of your favorite authors’ decided to make 2012 the year to share new books with some of their biggest fans.

Alexander McCall Smith brings back his favorite lady Isabel Dalhousie in The Forgotten Affairs of Youth. In the latest installment to the series, Isabel is helping a woman find her biological father while dealing with her own family issues.

The Pendleton is a building with a history and residents who now call it home are dealing with strange occurrences in Dean Koontz’s 77 Shadow Street.

Medieval England is the setting for Maureen Ash’s A Deadly Penance, a Templar Night mystery. Templar Bascot de Marins must investigate a murder at Lincoln Castle. A servant has been murdered and the jealous husband may not be the prime suspect.

Robin Cook explores the world of medicine and medical insurance in Death Benefit. A medical student Pia Grazdani and her classmate George Wilson investigate an accident in the medical lab where they work.