Jefferson, twice Hamilton, Burr, too.

Zacks, Richard. (2005). The pirate coast: Thomas Jefferson, the first marines, and the secret mission of 1805. New York: Hyperion.

Found on shelf; seems interesting.

Kennedy, Roger G. (2000). Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson: a study in character. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.

ditto.

Impressive thriller by first-time novelist

Expats, Chris Pavone. New York : Crown, 2012.

Kirkus:  A thoroughly competent and enjoyable thriller with unanticipated twists that will keep readers guessing till the end.

{ from 3/10/12}

Luis Urrea

A patron asked for The devil's highway : a true story.  The hummingbird's daughter and  Into the beautiful North also look interesting.

www.luisurrea.com

1Q84

An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.

Have seen this before; hstess at Cucina 24 in Asheville, NC was reading it when we went in for dinner on Wednesday 25 April, 2012.