Bad Monkeys

Bad Monkeys

by Matt Ruff

Jane Charlotte is arrested for murder, but when she tells the police that she is actually a member of a secret organization dedicated to fighting crime, they put her in the psychological ward. Jane claims to be part of a division nicknamed the Bad Monkeys, who are supposed to track down and kill really evil people who have managed to escape justice. Apparently, this secret organization has access to all kinds of nifty stuff, like the NC gun, which kills its victim through natural causes. If you believe Jane (and the police don’t), this secret group hides tiny security cameras in pictures of eyes on posters, dollar bills, etc., and their operatives communicate through the Daily Jumble (that puzzle in the newspaper where you have to unscramble words).

Bad Monkeys is the story Jane tells a psychologist who is trying to find out if she is crazy or just lying. It is part thriller, part science fiction, and part satire. You don’t know if Jane is crazy, if she’s telling the truth, or if she’s crazy and telling the truth until the very end.

If you want, you can read the first chapter online at the author’s website.

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Diablo Valley CollegeAdult Basic EducationPS3568.U3615 B33 2008bAVAILABLE

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Clayton.FIC RUFF, M.In library
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El Cerrito.FIC RUFF, M.Checked out, due 9/18/10
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Orinda.FIC RUFF, M.In library
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San Pablo.FIC RUFF, M.In library
Walnut Creek Park Place.FIC RUFF, M.In library
Walnut Creek Park Place.FIC RUFF, M.Checked out, due 9/22/10

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What Happened to Cass McBride?

What Happened to Cass McBride?

by Gail Giles

What happened to Cass McBride? Well, the short version is that she’s buried in a box with a crude air supply and a walkie-talkie so that Kyle, the guy who put her there, can keep taunting her. Why did Kyle put her in a box? The simple answer is that she may have had something to do with his brother David’s suicide. The real story, of course, is more complicated.

Kyle seems to hold all the cards, since he’s not in a box, but the police are looking for Cass, and as long as she can keep Kyle talking, she has a chance.

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LafayetteYoung AdultYA FIC GILES, G.Checked out, due 9/1/10
MartinezYoung AdultYA FIC GILES, G.In library
OrindaYoung AdultYA FIC GILES, G.In library
OrindaYoung AdultYA FIC GILES, G.In library
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Sleeper Code

Sleeper Code

by Tom Sniegoski

Tom Lovett suffers from a rare form of narcolepsy that causes him to sleep for days at a time. At least, that’s what he thought. Then Tom discovers that he, and other people with his condition, are secretly being trained as assassins while they are “asleep.” Sleeper Code and its sequel, Sleeper Agenda, describe Tom’s attempt to escape the group that is training him and take some control over his own life and mind.

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Hercules.YA FIC SNIEGOSKI, T.In library
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MartinezYoung AdultYA FIC SNIEGOSKI, T.Checked out, due 8/30/10
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