Dr. Katherine Dunne felt her family needed some bonding since the trauma of her husband's death four years ago and she planned a family boat trip. Her new husband, a high-powered attorney, couldn't come on their trip but encouraged them to go without him. "Sail" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan does describe how the family finally does essentially bond again but not before they were seriously in danger of death. Their wrecked boat leaves them stranded on a deserted island and when they see a small plane hover over them piloted by their stepfather they think they will be rescued. They didn't know his intent was to kill them to inherit his wife's fortune. Things didn't go as planned however, and a very bloody ending finally provides justice and peace for the Dunne family. ...more

November 12, 2008

"Off Season," by Anne Rivers Siddons (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99) ...more

September 28, 2008

This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. "Nigger," he demanded, "have you got any money?" ...more

July 25, 2008

Two of the five feet that have washed up on the shores of British Columbia in the past year belonged to the same person, but no identities have been determined in any of the cases, police said Thursday. ...more

July 11, 2008

The Pasco Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Service was held Thursday evening at the historic Pasco County Courthouse. ...more

May 3, 2008