Compete by Vera Nazarian (2015) Norilana Books 

Refugees from Earth have qualified to be saved by the Atlanteans, but taking the year-long journey requires training - in driving a space shuttle - the best scores will help determine the jobs these refugees can have once they land.  

Qualify by Vera Nazarian (2014) Norilana Books 

Earth will be destroyed by an asteroid that is too big to move off path - this is what the residents of Atlantis have returned from their far-off planet tell us - only teenagers can withstand the journey through space and there is only room for so many - so they must qualify for a position on the space fleet.  Can a nerd and her siblings qualify?

Pop Goes the Weasel by James Patterson (1999) Little Brown & Co. 

Alex Cross and his fiancé are engaged in a twisted mystery with a British diplomat who uses the courtroom as well as his murder weapon.

True Life Adventure by Julie Smith (1985) Mysterious Press 

Paul McDonald is a ghost writer – for a private detective.  When the man is murdered, Paul becomes the prime suspect and the next target.

Night of the Purple Moon by Scott Cramer (2012) Train Renoir Publishing 

Earth passes through a comet tail that makes the moon look purple and causes a pandemic that kills older teens and adults.  Abby Leigh and her little brother and her baby sister hide on a small island off the coast of Maine.  But Abby is facing adolescence and that could mean her death.

3rd Degree by James Patterson (2004) Little Brown & Co.

A member of the Women’s Murder Club is hiding a secret – one that could get all of them killed.