Youth]]> Black Blood, Gemma must learn who she can actually trust, and that the people who are closest to her might actually be her enemies, and that Harrison and Gabe might not be who they appear to be at first glance either.

Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beaches, one of the branch libraries, and Anastasia State Park.]]> Melissa Pearl]]> 2012]]> Black Blood. Published by the author, 2012.]]> Young adults to adults]]> Mystery or Thriller
]]> **Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**

This novel follows multiple characters in St. Augustine, who are connected by the thread between them and a recent murder near the pier at St. Augustine Beach. Both police departments (St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach) and the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department are on the case, trying to identify the body and track down the culprit. Meanwhile, the killer is still at-large and the police uncover the connection of the deceased to a Mexican drug cartel.

Other notable local locations visited include King Street, St. Francis House, and Anastasia Island State Park.]]> Walker Newton]]> [2015]]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> Blinding Tide. St. Augustine Beach, FL: Wahoo Publishing House, [2015].]]> Adults]]> Psychological]]>
Mariner Newland Dillard meets with his ex-lover, Belinda, after 28 years. They reminisce on their time in St. Augustine during the 70s when Newland fell in love with an archaeology student, Shawn, and her mysterious, paranormal existence and the involvement of all of them in a coven.

Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to St. Augustine Beach, the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Park, the Castillo de San Marcos, and the Matanzas River.]]> Jonathon St. John]]> 2004]]> Candledancer. AuthorHouse, 2004.]]> Contemporary, Adult]]> Adults]]> Mystery or Thriller
Travel]]> Proctor Library. Flagler College student, Luke Fisher writes papers when he must, and surfs whenever he can. Retiree, Sam Floyd, bored of retirement, takes a part-time security job at Flagler College. Salvador Deaz, convicted drug smuggler in Maine, gets out of prison and heads south. How will the lives of these four intersect?

Other notable locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to Scarlett O'Hara's, King Street, and St. Augustine Beach.

P.S. The description of the Proctor Library pre-date the 2015, 2016, and 2022 renovations.]]> Christopher Gallen]]> 2003]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> Salt Run. Writers Club Press, 2003.]]> Adults]]> Youth]]>
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Bridge of Lions, the Alligator Farm, and Bird Island Point (on Anastasia Island).]]> Evelyn Elkins]]> 1953]]> 1st edition]]> Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.

]]> Chuck: A Story of the Florida Pinelands. J.B. Lippincott, 1953.]]> Middle school-aged children]]> Detective Morgan Ponce, a descendant of the original settlers of St. Augustine, works against time while investigating the murder of both an important congressman and his wife. Ponce digs up information on other government officials while avoiding threats to his life. Several local Minorcan names are also used for characters in this book.

Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to Lincolnville, the Castillo de San Marcos, the Bridge of Lions, the airport, Palm Valley, Guana River State Park, Anastasia State Park, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

]]> Lawrence Scott]]> 2002]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> Cracker Cop. Dunbury, CT: Rutledge Books, 2002.]]> Adults]]> Mystery or Thriller
Romance]]> **Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**

A fishing trip gone wrong leads R.J. Decker hot on the trail for a murderer. However, crazy characters and treacherous locales may stand in the way of him getting out of the caper alive. There's something in the water; the real question is whether or not it will obscure the path to the truth....

The identifiable local location is Crescent Beach on Anastasia Island.

]]> Carl Hiaasen]]> New York: Penguin

Reprint:
New York:
Grand Central Publishing]]> 1987
2003]]> Internet Archive.]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1^st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.]]> Hiaasen, Carl. Double Whammy. Penguin, 1987.

Reprint:
Hiaasen, Carl. Double Whammy. Grand Central Publishing, 2003.]]> Adults (bawdy)]]> Youth]]> Great Western Series of a teenage man and his friends, both young and old. They yacht into the Matanzas River at St. Augustine, taking a detour up the San Sebastian River before travelling up to Jacksonville to cruise down the St. Johns to the Indian River. The party interacts with locals when not hunting, fishing, or yachting.

Other notable local locations visited include the old and new (current) St. Augustine Lighthouses, the sea wall, the Castillo de San Marcos, the U.S. Barracks (St. Francis Barracks), the St. Augustine Hotel which burned down in 1887, and St. George Street.]]> Oliver Optic [pseud. for William Taylor Adams]]]> 1880]]> HathiTrust.]]> Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.

Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.

McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1^st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.

]]> Down South; or, Yacht Adventures in Florida. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1880.]]> Young adults to adults]]> **Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**

Escaped prisoner and serial killer Mick is on the run, taking a young girl named Sunny hostage after she cold-bloodedly kills a man. They makes their way to Florida and the Ancient City. With Bonnie Fitzgerald (and the rest of the country) looking for Mick, the pair must navigate new sights while also evading the law, no matter how dangerous that may be for them both.

Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include Hastings, Crescent Beach, the Bridge of Lions, Anastasia Island, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse.]]> Walker Newton]]> 2014]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> East Coast Toast. St. Augustine, FL: Wahoo Publishing House, 2014.]]> Adults (bawdy)]]>
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the St. Augustine Lighthouse, the Bridge of Lions, the Castillo de San Marcos, the Cathedral Basilica, St. George Street, and the Old City Gates.]]> Frances Keiser]]> 2002]]> Internet Archive.]]> Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?

The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]> First Discoveries. St. Augustine, FL: Sagaponack Books, 2002.]]> Pre-K to beginning readers]]>