San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt returns in “The Hunter,” another fantastic thrill ride from author John Lescroart.

Vanessa wonders if there is more to life than small-town Maine. While she considers herself normal, she soon learns she is much, much more.

Best sellers for the week of Jan. 12, 2012

You can buy the Kevin Kling-Chris Monroe picture book “Big Little Brother” for $17.95 and read it to your child. Or you can buy the iPad app of “Big Little Brother” for $7.99 and hear Kling read it himself — and also watch the characters move and hear the toys talk.

THIS AREA IS well-known for it’s outstanding recreational
opportunities, but did you know about the community’s fabulous inns, restaurants and shops? Even though we central Mainers can reach the town in about an hour, we tend toward I-95 and longer trips north and south, even for an evening’s dinner. Turn that vehicle west and you will
find a warm and welcoming community offering everything that gives Maine bragging rights for its quality of life.

Fictional Belfry, Maine, is one of those wacky small towns where the locals know just about everything about everybody’s business. One thing they don’t know, however, is who made off with dead Doc O’Neil’s half million dollars. Well, actually four people know — and they’re not saying.