Central Kansas Library System

A cross-country road trip with the second Saturday Book Club goes afoul when the four women meet the author of a classic, beloved children's book at he Ball of Twine in Cawker City, Kansas, and offer her a ride to Branson, Missouri.

"Fred Daniels, a Black man, is picked up by the police after a brutal double murder and tortured until he confesses to a crime he did not commit. After signing a confession, he escapes from custody and flees into the city's sewer system."--

"He carries a dangerous secret, but can he survive long enough to expose it? Count Dimitri Sokolov has been charged with overseeing construction of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway, but during this work, he witnesses an appalling crime, the truth of which threatens the Russian monarchy. In an effort to silence him, the czar has stripped Dimitri of his title, his lands, and his freedom . . . but Dimitri has one asset the czar knows nothing about:...

When shy and reserved Maggie Ferringer was called for jury duty she never expected to be kidnapped by an escaped convict. But when Cain Cannon disguised as a prison guard pulls a gun she has no choice but to be taken hostage. Cain claims that he's innocent of killing his girlfriend six years ago and now he wants revenge on the people who put him behind bars. Soon Maggie becomes more than just a hostage to Cain. As they slowly begin to share the secrets...

"Matt Battles was an outcast in his own home town. Robbery and murder had been done and, despite a total lack of proof, many thought that Matt--and his pal, Johnny Kidd, who had disappeared after the crime--had been in on it. Then Matt was offered a chance to clear both their names by Sheriff Tom Chisholm--a man he'd considered his foe. All he had to do was get caught in a trumped-up robbery, and then get close to a trio of desperados doing time in...