My first tryst with the bargain books at the dollar store was a novel co-authored by Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan, who just happened to be a classmate of mine at Guilford College.  Curiosity prompted my first daring dollar purchase; however, the novel, Justice For None, proved to be very entertaining and well written so I resolved to frequent the dollar store and its small inventory of discounted books.
A few weeks ago I added three more dollar hardbacks–all novels–to my summer reading regime:  The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow; The Secret Supper by Javier Sierra; The Interpretation Of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld.  The novel I am currently reading, The Last Witchfinder, is a worthy followup to Hackman and Lenihan’s work and with the addition of its quirky approach–the book itself is the primary creative initiator and dictates itself to the author it chooses–appeals to the natural philosopher in me.  Check out your local dollar store where you may find bargains that don’t involve wrapping paper and off-brand batteries.