california

After a private eye finds a $5,000 deposit to her bank account is not a mistake--but a set-up--she unravels the frame-up. The murder trail she follows leads to her front door.

A woman wrongly convicted of murdering her husband hires private detective Kinsey Millhone to find the real killer.

When children begin disappearing in the small town of Moonlight Bay, the police turn a blind eye and refuse to help look for the children, so Christopher Snow sets out to find them, and he discovers a secret that the entire police force will kill to keep quiet.

Imagines the coming-of-age story of young Julia, whose world is thrown into upheaval when it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a catastrophic threat to all life.

Recounts the author's experiences caring for a flock of chickens on a farm north of San Francisco, documenting her personal discovery, political commitment, and the joys of relating to animals.

Examines cultural issues in the American health care system through the case of Lia, a Hmong-American girl suffering from epilepsy whose treatment by doctors in California conflicted with the traditional healing beliefs held by her family.

Jake, who is a pariah because of the results of his risk-taking behavior, seeks adrenaline rushes to clear his dark thoughts, but when the girl he loves gets caught up in taking chances, too, the consequences are devastating.

When nine disparate characters are trapped together after an earthquake, each of them takes a turn telling "one amazing thing" about his or her life.

Autobiography of physician and writer Adeline Yen Mah, discussing her emotionally abusive childhood, experiences of isolation and loneliness, success as a student, and triumphant struggle to achieve freedom and a new life.