Accidents of providence
Brown, Stacia M.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2012.
FIC BRO
During the mid-seventeenth-century persecution of unwed mothers in the
aftermath of Charles I's execution, Rachel Lockyer is arrested and tried
for
murder when a dead child is found in the woods after her affair with
Leveller
William Walwyn.
All I did was shoot my man
Mosley, Walter.
New York : Riverhead Books, c2012.
MYS MOS
When Zella Grisham is accused of both shooting her boyfriend and
stealing more than six million dollars from the Rutgers Assurance Corp.,
Leonid
McGill investigates, while his own family's life begins to unravel
around him.
All necessary force : a Pike Logan thriller
Taylor, Brad, 1965-
New York : Dutton, c2012.
FIC TAY
A terrorist hit is coming. The CIA, FBI, and Department of Defense
systems have spiked, but traditional intel is going nowhere. It falls to the
Taskforce -- a top secret team that exists outside the bounds of U.S. law and is
charged with finding and destroying asymmetric threats -- to stop the unknown
conspirators. A shadowy trail leads the Taskforce through Asia and into Egypt,
where an attack leaves one hardened Taskforce member dead and another barely
breathing. Pike Logan and his partner, Jennifer Cahill, are forced to helm the
increasingly convoluted and dangerous mission.
Another woman
Vincenzi, Penny.
New York : Overlook Press, 2012, c1994.
FIC VIN
When the seemingly elated Cressida Forrest disappears without a trace
the night before her lavish wedding, a frantic search for answers
reveals
a fragile web of sexual and financial secrets involving two families.
Assume nothing
Haywood, Gar Anthony.
Sutton, Eng. : Severn House, c2011.
MYS HAY
"When Andy Baumhower plows his van into ex-cop Joe Reddick's car late
one night after dumping a body in the LA River, one of his three
accomplices to murder thinks the best way to ensure Reddick's silence
regarding
the accident is to threaten his estranged wife and young son with a
K-bar knife.
Bad mistake. Because Joe Reddick's lived the nightmare of losing a family to a
crazed killer once, and he's not going to let it happen again.
At the mercy of the queen : a novel of Anne Boleyn
Barnhill, Anne Clinard.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, c2012.
FIC BAR
"A sweeping tale of sexual seduction and intrigue at the court of Henry
VIII, At the Mercy of the Queen is a rich and dramatic debut historical
about Madge Shelton, cousin and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn. At the
innocent
age of fifteen, Lady Margaret Shelton arrives at the court of Henry VIII
and
quickly becomes the confidante of her cousin, Queen Anne Boleyn. But she
soon
finds herself drawn into the perilous web of Anne's ambition. Desperate
to hold
onto the king's waning affection, Anne schemes to have him take her
guileless
young cousin as mistress, ensuring her husband's new paramour will owe
her
loyalty to the queen. But Margaret has fallen deeply in love with a
handsome
young courtier. She is faced with a terrible dilemma: give herself to
the king
and betray the love of her life or refuse to become his mistress and
jeopardize
the life of her cousin, Queen Anne. "-- Provided by publisher.
An available man : a novel
Wolitzer, Hilma.
New York : Ballantine Books, c2012.
FIC WOL
When Edward Schuyler, a modest and bookish sixty-two-year-old science
teacher, is widowed, he finds himself ambushed by female attention.
Edward receives phone calls from widows seeking love, or at least lunch,
while
well-meaning friends try to set him up at dinner parties. The problem
is that
Edward doesn't feel available. He's still mourning his beloved wife,
Bee, and
prefers solitude and the familiar routine of work, gardening, and
bird-watching.
But then his stepchildren surprise him by placing a personal ad in The
New York
Review of Books on his behalf. Responses flood in, and Edward is torn
between
his loyalty to Bee's memory and his growing longing for connection.
The baker's daughter
McCoy, Sarah, 1980-
New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
FIC MCC
After an interview with an elderly baker leaves her feeling like she is
the one who revealed too much--especially about her Border Patrol
husband,
Riki--El Paso journalist Reba Adams, as well as her interview subject
and Riki,
must confront the ghosts of the past.
The battle of the crater : a novel of the Civil War
Gingrich, Newt.
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2011.
FIC GIN
A tale inspired by the crushing 1864 Union defeat at the Battle of the
Crater follows the investigation of reporter and Lincoln confidante
James
O'Reilly, who retraces the tragedy and explores how a promising campaign
went
wrong.
Believing the lie
George, Elizabeth, 1949-
New York : Dutton, c2012.
MYS GEO
Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to
investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's
uncle, the
wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an
accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But
when
Lynley enlists the help of his friends, Simon and Deborah St. James, the
trio's
digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies,
and
motives. Deborah's investigation of the prime suspect -- Bernard's
prodigal son
Nicholas, a recovering drug addict, leads her to Nicholas's wife -- a
woman with
whom she feels a kinship, a woman as fiercely protective as she is
beautiful.
Lynley and Simon delve for information from the rest of the family,
including
the victim's bitter ex-wife and the man he left her for, and Bernard
himself. As
the investigation escalates, the Fairclough family's veneer cracks, with
deception and self-delusion threatening to destroy everyone from the
Fairclough
patriarch to Tim, the troubled son Ian left behind.
Boca daze
Forman, Steven M.
New York : Forge, c2012.
MYS FOR
Armed with his unfailing wit and his Boston-bred fighting skills,
retired Boston cop Eddie Perlmutter walks straight into the most
dangerous game
of his life when he tries to shut down a string of illegal pill mills.
Breakdown
Paretsky, Sara.
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, c2012.
LP MYS PAR
When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago's most influential
families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, investigator
Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a hostile
media
campaign against a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch's
childhood in
Nazi-occupied Lithuania.
Catch me
Gardner, Lisa.
New York : Dutton, c2012.
MYS GAR
Detective D.D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside
D.D.'s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition :
Charlene
Rosalind Carter Grant believes that she will be murdered in four days.
And she
wants Boston's top detective to handle her death investigation. Charlie
tells a
chilling story : each year at 8:00 P.M. on January 21, a woman has died.
The
victims have been childhood best friends from a small town in New
Hampshire ;
the motive remains unknown. Now only one friend, Charlie, remains to
count down
her final hours.
A catered St. Patrick's Day : a mystery with recipes
Crawford, Isis.
New York : Kensington Books, c2012.
MYS CRA
When Mike Sweeney is found floating in a vat of green beer and the
nephew of one of their best customers is accused of the crime, Bernie
and Libby
Simmons, the owners of A Little Taste of Heaven, must find the real
killer.
The chalk girl
O'Connell, Carol, 1947-
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2011.
MYS OCO
Mallory returns -- for a case unlike any other. The eight-year-old girl appeared
in New York's Central Park one day : red-haired, blue-eyed, dirty-faced, smiling
widely. She looked perfect, like a porcelain fairy -- except for the blood on
her shoulders. It fell from the sky, she told the police. It happened while she
was looking for her Uncle Red, who had turned into a tree. Right, they thought,
poor child. And then they found the body in the tree ...
A charitable body
Barnard, Robert.
New York : Scribner, c2012.
MYS BAR
Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond Dagger- winning crime
writer, dissects family bonds at their best and worst in this stunning novel of
suspense.
Come in and cover me
Phillips, Gin.
New York : Riverhead Books, c2012.
FIC PHI
Using her talent for connecting with the ghosts around her in her
career as an archaeologist, Ren is guided by the ghosts of two Mimbres
women
while pursuing the most important discovery of her career.
The compassion of Father Dowling
McInerny, Ralph, 1929-2010.
Detroit, MI : Five Star/Gale Cengage Learning, c2011.
MYS MCI
The confession
Todd, Charles.
New York : William Morrow, c2012.
MYS TOD
Troubled Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge wrestles with a startling
and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false
confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal
murder.
The confession
Todd, Charles.
New York : HarperLuxe, c2012.
LP MYS TOD
Troubled Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge wrestles with a startling
and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false
confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal
murder.
Conqueror : a novel of Kublai Khan
Iggulden, Conn.
New York : Delacorte Press, c2011.
FIC IGG
Tells the story of the rise of Kublai Khan to take over his grandfather
Genghis Khan's empire, as well as China, in a novel that focuses on
the brutal competition between Kublai and his three brothers.
Copper Beach : [a Dark Legacy novel]
Krentz, Jayne Ann.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
FIC KRE
Within the pages of very rare books, some centuries old, lie the secrets
of the paranormal. Abby Radwell's unusual psychic talent has made her
an expert
in such volumes -- and sometimes taken her into dangerous territory.
After a
deadly incident in the private library of an obsessive collector, Abby
receives a blackmail threat, and rumors swirl that an old alchemical
text known
as The Key has reappeared on the black market. A number of ruthless
people are
searching for the book. Some believe that Abby can find it for them ...
The crown
Bilyeau, Nancy.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012.
MYS BIL
Leaving her Dominican Order to stand by a cousin who has been condemned
to death by Henry VIII, novice Joanna Stafford and her father are
arrested and ordered by the Bishop of Winchester to recover a religious
artifact
believed to hold a sacred power.
D. C. dead
Woods, Stuart.
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, c2012.
LP MYS WOO
Seemingly out of the blue, Stone Barrington and NYPD detective Dino
Bacchetti receive a most welcome invitation from the White House. It
seems that
President Will Lee needs their investigative talents -- and legendary
discretion
-- for a particularly sensitive case. For his part, Stone is pleased to
discover
they'll be working with his former partner in crime (and in bed), CIA
agent
Holly Barker. In the exclusive world of Washington politics, power and
privilege
often go hand in hand with private indulgences and clandestine affairs.
Dead last
Hall, James W. (James Wilson), 1947-
New York : Minotaur Books, c2012.
MYS HAL
When a real-life serial killer begins to copy storylines featured on a
popular cable television crime series, the reclusive Thorn joins forces
with
an Oklahoma policewoman in a case that implicates the show's head writer
and
leading man.
Dead low tide
Lott, Bret.
New York : Random House, c2012.
MYS LOT
While most of the residents in the wealthy, historic Charleston enclave
of Landgrave Hall are asleep at two-thirty in the morning, Huger
Dillard
and his father, "Unc," are heading, via jonboat, to the adjoining golf
course.
Blinded by a terrible accident that killed his wife, Unc prefers to
practice his
golf game when no one is watching. But before anyone can even tee off,
Huger
makes a grisly find : a woman's body, anchored deep in the mud at the
water's
low tide. The discovery sets off a chain of events that puts Huger and
his
family up against secret military forces, old friends, longtime
neighbors, lost
loves, and shadowy global networks. The only thing connecting them all
is
Landgrave Hall--and the treacherous reason why this area is so important
to so
many people.
Death benefit
Cook, Robin, 1940-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2012, c2011.
LP FIC COO
Pia Grazdani is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely
with Columbia University Medical Center's premier scientist on
cutting-edge
research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement
organs for
critically ill patients. Through her work with the brilliant molecular
geneticist Dr. Tobias Rothman, Pia knows she will be given the chance to
fulfill
her ambition to participate in medical discoveries that can help
millions while
bringing her a measure of personal peace that may once and for all push
aside
memories of her difficult and abusive childhood. But when tragedy
strikes in the
lab, Pia, with the help of infatuated classmate George Wilson, must
investigate
an unforeseen calamity in the hospital's supposedly secure bio-safety
lab.
Death comes to Pemberley
James, P. D.
New York : Random House Large Print, c2011.
LP MYS JAM
"A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most
admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane
Austen's
beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional
mayhem. It
is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life
together at
Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Their peaceful, orderly world
seems
almost unassailable. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine
of the
great house. They have two fine sons, Fitzwilliam and Charles.
Elizabeth's
sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live nearby; her father visits
often;
there is optimistic talk about the prospects of marriage for Darcy's
sister
Georgiana. And preparations are under way for their much-anticipated
annual
autumn ball. Then, on the eve of the ball, the patrician idyll is
shattered. A
coach careens up the drive carrying Lydia, Elizabeth's disgraced sister,
who
with her husband, the very dubious Wickham, has been banned from
Pemberley. She
stumbles out of the carriage, hysterical, shrieking that Wickham has
been
murdered. With shocking suddenness, Pemberley is plunged into a
frightening
mystery. Inspired by a lifelong passion for Austen, P.D. James
masterfully re-
creates the world of Pride and Prejudice, electrifying it with the
excitement
and suspense of a brilliantly crafted crime story, as only she can write
it"--
From publisher.
Death of kings : a novel
Cornwell, Bernard.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2011.
FIC COR
The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in
the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales
series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword
Song,
this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a
gripping
tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in
time, as
Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and
Vikings alike-
-hangs desperately in the balance.
Death of kings : a novel
Cornwell, Bernard.
New York : HarperLuxe, [2012], c2011.
LP FIC COR
The story of Saxon claimants to the throne during the forming of
England at the end of the ninth century continues as Alfred the Great
lays dying
and the fate of the Angles, Saxons, and Vikings hangs in the balance.
Defending Jacob : a novel
Landay, William.
New York : Delacorte Books, c2012.
MYS LAN
Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban
Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his
community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife,
Laurie,
and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England
town, Andy
is blindsided by what happens next : his fourteen-year-old son is
charged with
the murder of a fellow student.
A devil is waiting
Higgins, Jack, 1929-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2012.
LP FIC HIG
"A devil is indeed waiting. The President is coming to London, but not
to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing
to
anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London
Muslims think
the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. Urgently, Sean
Dillon,
General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the
"Prime
Minister's private army" are called in, augmented by an extraordinary
new
recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon.
She has
her own deep contacts, but the more she investigates, the more she
discovers
herself in a very dark place indeed. For the assassination plan is only
the
beginning. ".
The drop : a novel
Connelly, Michael, 1956-
New York : Little Brown & Co, c2011.
LP MYS CON
Detective Harry Bosch investigates a cold case and the murder of a city
councilman's son. The cases are unrelated but they twist around each
other
like the double helix of a DNA strand. One leads to the discovery of a
killer
operating in the city for as many as three decades; the other to a deep
political conspiracy that reached back into the dark history of the
police
department.
Egypt : the book of chaos
Drake, Nick, 1961-
New York : HarperCollins, c2011.
MYS DRA
The young widow of King Tutankhamen struggles to maintain power by
dispatching loyal chief detective Rahotep to forge a dubious alliance
with the
militant Hittites.
The end of Sparta : a novel
Hanson, Victor Davis.
New York : Bloomsbury Press, c2011.
FIC HAN
In this sweeping and deeply imagined historical novel, acclaimed
classicist Victor Davis Hanson re-creates the battles of one of the
greatest
generals of ancient Greece, Epaminondas. At the Battle of Leuktra, his
Thebans
crushed the fearsome army of Sparta that had enslaved its neighbors for
two
centuries. We follow these epic historical events through the eyes of
Melon,
a farmer who has left his fields to serve with Epaminondas--swept up,
against
his better judgment, in the fever to spread democracy even as he yearns
to
return to his pastoral hillside.--From Amazon.
Explosive eighteen : a Stephanie Plum novel
Evanovich, Janet.
New York : Random House Large Print, c2011.
LP MYS EVA
Before Stephanie can step foot off Flight 127 Hawaii to Newark, she's
knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, and
she's
flying back to New Jersey solo. Worse still, her seatmate never returned
to the
plane after the L.A. layover. Now he's dead, in a garbage can, waiting
for
curbside pickup. And a ragtag collection of thugs and psychos, not to
mention
the FBI, are all looking for a photograph the dead man was supposed to
be
carrying. Only one other person has seen the missing photo-- Stephanie
Plum. Now
she's the target, and she doesn't intend to end up in a garbage can.
The fear index
Harris, Robert, 1957-
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2011.
FIC HAR
Dr. Alex Hoffmann's name is carefully guarded from the general public,
but within the secretive inner circles of the ultra rich, he is a legend.
He has developed a revolutionary form of artificial intelligence that
predicts
movements in the financial markets with uncanny accuracy. His hedge
fund, based
in Geneva, makes billions. But one morning before dawn, a sinister
intruder
breaches the elaborate security of his lakeside mansion, and so begins a
waking
nightmare of paranoia and violence as Hoffmann attempts, with increasing
desperation, to discover who is trying to destroy him.
First you try everything
McCafferty, Jane.
New York : Harper, c2012.
FIC MCC
Depicts the unraveling relationship between husband and wife Evie and
Ben as one tries to live a free, alternative lifestyle, while the other
becomes content to wear a suit and tie to an office job.
The flame alphabet
Marcus, Ben, 1967-
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2012.
FIC MAR
A terrible epidemic has struck the country and the sound of children's
speech has become lethal. Radio transmissions from strange sources
indicate that people are going into hiding.
The flight of Gemma Hardy : a novel
Livesey, Margot.
New York : Harper, c2012.
FIC LIV
When her widower father drowns at sea, Gemma Hardy is taken from her
native Iceland to Scotland to live with her kind uncle and his family.
But the
death of her doting guardian leaves Gemma under the care of her
resentful aunt,
and it soon becomes clear that she is nothing more than an unwelcome
guest at
Yew House.
Four below : an Inspector McLusky novel
Helton, Peter.
New York, NY : Soho Press, c2011.
MYS HEL
Settling into a new job at the beginning of a severe winter in Bristol,
Detective Inspector McLusky discovers unsettling links between local
murders, accidents and fatal overdoses, a situation that is further
complicated
by his rivalry with Kat Fairfield.
Gideon's corpse
Preston, Douglas J.
New York : Grand Central Publishing, c2012.
MYS PRE
A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage
at gunpoint, killing one and causing a massive standoff. A plume of
radiation above New York City leads to a warehouse, where, it seems, a
powerful
nuclear bomb was assembled just hours before. Sifting through the
evidence,
authorities determine that the unthinkable is about to happen : in ten
days, a
major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack. Ten days.
And
Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of
New York
to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse --
far
worse -- than mere Armageddon.
Gideon's corpse
Preston, Douglas J.
New York : Grand Central Pub., c2012.
LP MYS PRE
A top nuclear scientist turns homicidal, taking an innocent family
hostage at gunpoint. Gideon Crew, a colleague of the scientist at Los
Alamos, is
called in to talk the man down. But the standoff ends in an explosion of
violence. When the authorities discover the scientist's body is
intensely
radioactive, and that he had recently embraced Islamic extremism, all
hell
breaks loose.
A grown-up kind of pretty
Jackson, Joshilyn.
New York : Grand Central Publishing, c2012.
FIC JAC
A grown up kind of pretty
Jackson, Joshilyn.
New York : Grand Central Pub., c2012.
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"A novel that follows a young woman's search for the truth about who her mother really is"--Provided by publisher.
Heft
Moore, Liz, 1983-
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c2012.
FIC MOO
Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his rambling Brooklyn home
in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year old Kel
Keller
navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on
what seems
like a promising baseball career - if he can untangle himself from his
difficult
family life. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel's mother,
Charlene, a
former student of Arthur's. After nearly two decades of silence, it is
Charlene's unexpected phone call to Arthur - a plea for help - that
shatters
their isolation.
Helpless
Palmer, Daniel, 1969-
New York : Kensington Books, c2012.
FIC PAL
Returning home to Shilo, New Hampshire, to raise his teenage daughter
after his ex-wife is murdered, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins becomes the
target of vicious rumors and implicated in a series of disturbing
crimes.
Home front
Hannah, Kristin.
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2012.
FIC HAN
All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars
have a cost .... Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to
face the
pressures of everyday life -- children, careers, bills, chores -- even
as their
twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then an unexpected deployment
sends
Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home,
unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother,
it
agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a soldier she has always
understood
the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored
version
of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth. But
war
will change Jolene in ways that none of them could have foreseen. When
tragedy
strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his
own -- for
everything that matters to his family.
Hope: a tragedy : a novel
Auslander, Shalom.
New York : Riverhead Books, c2012.
FIC AUS
Relocating his family to an unremarkable rural town in New York in the
hopes of starting over, Solomon Kugel must cope with his depressive
mother,
a local arsonist, and the discovery of a believed-dead historical
specimen
hiding in his attic.
The house at sea's end : a Ruth Galloway mystery
Griffiths, Elly.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
MYS GRI
"Forensic archeologist, Dr. Ruth Galloway is back--this time investigating a gruesome WWII war crime" -- Provided by publisher.
The house of silk : a Sherlock Holmes novel
Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-
New York : Mulholland Books, c2011.
MYS HOR
It is 1890. A year after Holmes's death, Watson--now in a retirement
home--narrates a tale of Sherlockian detection that could tear apart the
very
fabric of society. The story opens with a train robbery in Boston, and
moves to
the innocuous setting of Wimbledon.
How it all began
Lively, Penelope, 1933-
New York : Viking, 2012, c2011.
FIC LIV
When Charlotte Rainsford is accosted by a petty thief on a London
street, the consequences ripple across the lives of acquaintances and
strangers alike. A
marriage unravels after an illicit love affair is revealed through an
errant
cell phone message, a posh yet financially strapped interior designer
meets a
business partner who might prove too good to be true, an old-guard
historian
tries to recapture his youthful vigor with an ill-conceived idea for a
TV
miniseries and a middle-aged central European immigrant learns to speak
English
and reinvents his life with the assistance of some new friends.
The hunter
Lescroart, John T.
Waterville, Me. : Wheeler Pub., c2012.
LP MYS LES
When an anonymous tip reveals that his birth mother was murdered and her
killer never identified, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt
engages in a chilling cat-and-mouse game to track down the surviving
members of
his biological family.
Hurt machine : a Moe Prager mystery
Coleman, Reed Farrel, 1956-
Cincinnati, OH : Tyrus Books, c2011.
MYS COL
Entreated by his ex-wife to solve the murder of her estranged sister,
private investigator Moe Prager learns that the victim, a New York EMT,
died
after refusing to give assistance to a dying man.
I am gold
James, Bill, 1929-
Woodstock, VT : Countryman Press ; New York : Distributed by W.W.
Norton & Company, 2011, c2010.
MYS JAM
A woman and her stepson are gunned down while driving to school on a
quiet residential street. A former bodyguard kills himself by firing two
pistols
simultaneously. Was the woman's killer really after her husband, the
notorious
drug baron Mansel Shale? And what possible connection could Shales's
collection
of pre-Raphaelite have to the killings?
Iago : a novel
Snodin, David.
New York : Henry Holt, c2011.
FIC SNO
A sequel to Shakespeare's "Othello" imagines the adversarial
relationship between the escaped and accused title character and chief
inquisitor Annibale Malipiero, who obsessively explores Iago's possible
role in
an Ottoman conspiracy.
The jaguar : a Charlie Hood novel
Parker, T. Jefferson.
New York : Dutton, c2012.
MYS PAR
When the songwriter wife of a corrupt sheriff's deputy is kidnapped by a
ruthless Gulf cartel leader who orders her to compose a folk ballad
about
his life, her resulting song captures the attentions of her husband and
Charlie
Hood, who work together to rescue her.
The last nude
Avery, Ellis.
New York : Riverhead Books, c2011.
FIC AVE
Leela's book : a novel
Albinia, Alice, 1976-
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012, c2011.
FIC ALB
Leaving New York to return to Dehli, Leela disrupts the plans for her
nephew's wedding and unsettles the lives of her sister and
brother-in-law.
The leopard
Nesbo, Jo, 1960-
New York : Random House Large Print, c2011.
LP MYS NES
"After two young women are found dead, both drowned in their own blood,
Inspector Harry Hole is compelled to return to Norway to see his dying
father and to investigate the brutal crime, which may be the work of a
serial
killer"--From publisher.
Little girl gone : a novel
Campbell, Drusilla.
New York : Grand Central Pub., c2012.
FIC CAM
Madora was seventeen, headed for trouble with drugs and men, when
Willis rescued her. Fearful of the world and alienated from family and
friends,
she ran away with him and for five years they have lived alone, in near
isolation. But after Willis kidnaps a pregnant teenager and imprisons
her in a
trailer behind the house, Madora is torn between her love for him and
her sense
of right and wrong.
The little Russian
Sherman, Susan.
Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint, c2012.
FIC SHE
"The Little Russian spotlights an exciting new voice in historical
fiction, an assured debut that should appeal to readers of Away by Amy
Bloom or
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. The novel tells the story of Berta
Alshonsky,
who revels in childhood memories of her time spent with a wealthy family
in
Moscow--a life filled with salons, balls, and all the trappings of the
Upper
Class--very different from her current life as a grocer's daughter in
the Jewish
town of Mosny. So when a mysterious and cultured wheat merchant walks
into
the grocery, Berta's life is forever altered. She falls in love, unaware
that he
is a member of the Bund, The Jewish Worker's League, smuggling arms to
the
shtetls to defend them against the pogroms sweeping the Little Russian
countryside. Married and established in the wheat center of Cherkast,
Berta has
recaptured the life she once had in Moscow. So when a smuggling
operation goes
awry and her husband must flee the country, Berta makes the vain and
foolish
choice to stay behind with her children and her finery. As Russia
plunges into
war, Berta eventually loses everything and must find a new way to
sustain the
lives and safety of her children. Filled with heart-stopping action,
richly
drawn characters, and a world seeped in war and violence; The Little
Russian is
poised to capture readers as one of the hand-selling gems of the
season"--
Provided by publisher.
Locked on
Clancy, Tom, 1947-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2012, c2011.
LP FIC CLA
Although his father had been reluctant to become a field operative,
Jack Ryan Jr. wants nothing more. Privately training with a seasoned
Special
Forces drill instructor, he's honing his skills to transition his work
within
the Campus from intelligence analysis to hunting down and eliminating
terrorists
wherever he can -- even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns for reelection as
President
of the United States. But what neither father nor son knows is that the
political and the personal have just become equally dangerous.
The look of love
Clark, Mary Jane Behrends.
New York : William Morrow, c2012.
MYS CLA
Piper Donovan accepts when the owner of Elysium, an exclusive spa and
plastic surgery center, offers an all-expense paid trip to Los Angeles
to create
a dazzling and unique wedding cake. The job also gives Piper the time
and
distance she needs to sort out her feelings for handsome FBI agent Jack
Lombardi. The ultra-luxurious spa caters to the rich and famous in need
of a
little "refreshing" -- a nip here, a tuck there, a little Botox, a
little detox
... But no sooner does Piper arrive than a guest is brutally murdered in
one of
the private bungalows.
The look of love
Clark, Mary Jane Behrends.
New York : Harperluxe c2012.
LP MYS CLA
Professional wedding cake decorator and amateur sleuth Piper Donovan is
on cake creating assignment at a West Coast luxury spa for the wealthy
and
famous--where nip and tuck and murder are offered in equal measures.
Lothaire
Cole, Kresley.
New York : Gallery Books, c2012.
FIC COL
Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore's most
ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde's crown. But bloodlust and
torture
have left him on the brink of madness -- until he finds Elizabeth
Peirce, the
key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to
offer up
her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented
mind
and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer
experience.
Love in a nutshell
Evanovich, Janet.
New York : Random House Large Print, c2011.
LP FIC EVA
"Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she's been fired
from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to
go
is to her parents' summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene's Harbor,
Michigan.
Kate's plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem
is, she
needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory. Matt
Culhane
wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging
his
company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself
into
Culhane's business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit,
Matt
will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated.
But
several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to
trust
her. And she is falling hard for her boss. Can these two smoke out a
saboteur,
save Kate's family home, and keep a killer from closing in ... all while
resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor,
heart,
and loveable characters, Love in a Nutshell is delicious fun"-- Provided
by
publisher.
Lunatics
Barry, Dave.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
FIC BAR
Philip Horkman is a happy man, the owner of a pet store called The Wine
Shop and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. Jeffrey Peckerman is
the
sole sane person in a world filled with jerks and morons and he's having
a
really bad day. The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly
escalating
series of events that will send them running for their lives, pursued by
the
police, soldiers, terrorists, subversives, bears and a man dressed as
Chuck E.
Cheese.
Midnight guardians : a Max Freeman thriller
King, Jonathon.
Sutton, England : Severn House, 2011, c2010.
MYS KIN
When private eye Max Freeman is hired to investigate a conspiracy
involving fake claims to Medicare, he quickly realizes the scheme is
much more
dangerous than anyone assumed. And when the Brown Man, a former drug
kingpin who
once helped Max catch a serial killer, reappears in a slick new guise,
Max must
reclaim his street instincts, to protect not just the citizens of South
Florida,
but also his girlfriend, Detective Sherry Richards.
Midnight in Austenland : a novel
Hale, Shannon.
New York : Bloomsbury USA, c2012.
FIC HAL
Enjoying a vacation at a theme resort where employees and guests dress
like characters from Jane Austen's novels, Charlotte wonders if she has
stumbled on a murder scene when her hosts behave suspiciously.
Miss Dimple rallies to the cause
Ballard, Mignon Franklin.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012, c2011.
LP MYS BAL
Participating in a community rally to raise funds for World War II
troops, first-grade teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick enlists the aid of
her fellow
teachers when a skeleton is found at the edge of a field at the same
time an
event helper goes missing with the war bond money.
The mountain of gold
Davies, J. D.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2012.
FIC DAV
Beset by pirates, Knights of Malta, and saboteurs, Matthew Quinton
sails to Africa in this buoyant sequel to Gentlemen Captain. When a
captured
Barbary pirate saves his neck with the story of a fabled mountain of
gold,
Captain Matthew Quinton has his doubts. But King Charles II can't
resist the
chance to outstrip the Dutch with a limitless source of wealth. With
the
devious corsair aboard, Quinton embarks on a voyage beyond the map's
edge, still
convinced that the mountain is mere legend. But as attempts to sabotage
his
mission draw closer to the mark, he begins to wonder...
Mr g : a novel about the creation
Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
New York : Pantheon Books, c2012.
FIC LIG
Bored with his existence in the shimmering Void with his bickering
Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g wakes up from a nap one day and
decides to
create the universe only to be challenged by intellectual rival Belhor.
Mr. Kill
Limon, Martin, 1948-
New York : Soho Crime, c2011.
MYS LIM
On a crowded train from Pusan to Seoul, the brutal rape of a young
mother sparks rage on the powder-keg peninsula of Korea, pitting Koreans
against
Americans and the 8th Army brass against the truth. Eyewitness accounts
indicate
the culprit was most likely a U.S. serviceman, but by the time Sergeants
George
Sueno and Ernie Bascom, U.S. Army investigators, are called in, the
rapist has
disappeared and anti-American fervor in this proud Asian country is
threatening
to explode. George and Ernie search in vain for the culprit, all the
while
becoming entangled in the web of military apologists who deny that any
Americans
were involved, and the designs of a beautiful blonde musician who fronts
an all-
female country western band. Delay causes more tragedy--and this time
murder--
and sets off a frantic search for a killer that stretches from the
sizzling hot
Demilitarized Zone to the cold waters of the Yellow Sea and introduces
George
Sueno and Ernie Bascom to a ruthless Korean homicide investigator known
to
anyone foolish enough to cross him as Mr. Kill.
Murder season
Ellis, Robert, 1954-
New York : Minotaur Books, c2011.
MYS ELL
"Detective Lena Gamble knows how to handle the hottest cases--do it
fast and keep her head down because if it all goes south, the department
won't
hesitate to make a scapegoat out of her. So when she gets called to the
scene of
a double murder at Club 3 AM, the A-list hangout for Hollywood celebs,
she knows
the fun is only beginning. And she's not wrong. It's just much worse
than that.
As expected, one of the victims is club owner Johnny Bosco, one of the
most well
-connected men in Hollywood politics. But the shocker comes when Lena
sees the
other: 25-year-old Jacob Gant, acquitted just days ago of murdering his
16-year-
old neighbor, after L.A.'s latest trial-of-the-century. But are these
victims of
a father's righteous anger or is something bigger at play? Robert
Ellis's third
white-knuckled thriller delivers all the twists and turns fans have come
to
expect, with plenty more to spare"-- Provided by publisher.
The night eternal : book III of the Strain trilogy
Toro, Guillermo del, 1964-
New York : HarperLuxe, c2011.
LP FIC TOR
A ragtag network of humans--Eph, a brilliant scientist; Vasiliy Fet, an
exterminator; and Gus, a former gangbanger--are determined to disrupt
and
destroy the vampire new world order.
Nightwoods : a novel
Frazier, Charles, 1950-
New York : Random House Large Print, c2011.
LP FIC FRA
Charles Frazier, the author of National Book Award winning Cold
Mountain, presents a new novel. In Nightwoods, Frazier envisions a late
1950s
North Carolina through the eyes of Luce, a single woman who must care
for the
quiet twins of her murdered sister, Lily.
Norumbega Park
Giardina, Anthony.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2012.
FIC GIA
Norumbega Park begins with a vision. Richie Palumbo, the most prosaic
of men, gets lost one night in 1969 while driving home with his family.
He finds himself in the town of Norumbega, a hidden town, remote and
gorgeous,
at the far edges of Boston's western suburbs. He sees an old, venerable
house
there, and without quite knowing why, decides he must have it. The
repercussions
of Richie's wild dream to own a house in this town lead to a forty year
odyssey
for his family. For Jack, his son, Norumbega becomes a sexual
playground, until
he meets one ungraspable girl and begins a lifelong pursuit of
her. For
Joannie, his daughter, the challenges of living here lead her to pursue
the
contemplative life. For Stella, Richie's wife, life in Norumbega leads
to a
surprising growth as both a sexual and spiritual being.
The odds
O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-
New York : Viking, c2012.
FIC ONA
On the eve of their thirtieth anniversary, Marion and Art Fowler flee
to Niagara Falls for Valentine's weekend, desperate to make two great
bets.
Jobless, with their home approaching foreclosure and their marriage on
the brink
of collapse, Art and Marion liquidate their savings and book the bridal
suite at
the Falls' ritziest casino for a second honeymoon. While they sightsee
by day,
at night they risk it all at the roulette wheel, fighting to rescue
their home,
fix their finances and - against even greater odds-save their marriage.
150 pounds
Rockland, Kate.
New York : Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, c2011.
FIC ROC
"In the fast paced life of blogging, two women stand out: Alexis
Allbright, of Skinny Chick, and Shoshana Weiner, who writes Fat and
Fabulous.
Both have over five million loyal readers. Both are hungry for success.
But the
similarities stop there. With over 100 pounds on the scale separating
them,
weight isn't their only difference. Alexis is a loner who is so bitchy
the only
person who can stand her company is her gay best friend Billy. She gives
neurotic New Yorkers a run for their money with her strict daily workout
routine,
and weighing of food. Shoshana is Alexis's opposite. Living in Jersey
with rowdy
roommates, she is someone who "collects friends," as her mother puts it;
and
treasures a life of expanding circles...and waistlines. When both appear
as
panelists on a popular talk show, their lives intersect in ways neither
could
have imagined. In turns comedic, heartwarming--and familiar to any woman
who's
ever stepped on a scale--Alexis and Shoshana realize they have far more
in
common than either could have possibly imagined, and more importantly,
something
to offer" -- Provided by publisher.
One perfect shot : a Posadas County mystery
Havill, Steven.
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, c2011.
MYS HAV
"When a county employee is found shot to death in sun-drenched daylight
while sitting in his county road grader, Undersheriff Bill Gastner is
faced with puzzling questions. The simplest explanation--that an errant
bullet
from a careless target shooter's rifle blew out Larry Zipoli's
brains--is soon
discarded as inconsistencies surface. The fatal bullet shows no rifling
marks,
and investigation reveals that the shooter walked directly toward the
road
grader, in full view of the victim--who did nothing to defend himself.
In
addition to the demands of the investigation, Gastner learns that
Sheriff
Eduardo Salcido has hired a new deputy without discussing the matter
with his
undersheriff. And Gastner learns that the new hire is destined to be the
first
female road patrol deputy in the history of Posadas County. Thus begins
Gastner's relationship with Estelle Reyes, whose shrewd observations
shed
important light on a crime that rattles all kinds of skeletons lurking
in
Posadas County closets" -- from author's web site.
The orphan master's son : a novel
Johnson, Adam, 1967-
New York : Random House, c2012.
FIC JOH
Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother- a singer "stolen" to
Pyongyang - and an influential father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work
camp for
orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which
orphans
eat and which will be lent out for manual labor. Recognized for his
loyalty and
keen instincts, Jun Do comes to the attention of superiors in the state,
rises
in the ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return.
A parliament of spies : a mystery
Clark, Cassandra.
New York : Minotaur Books, c2012.
MYS CLA
York archbishop Alexander Neville taps Abbess Hildegarde to accompany
him on a trip to London, where she's to serve as his spy. Before they
set out, Neville's saucier is found dead in a wine vat, evidently
murdered. Set
in 14th century England during the turbulent reign of Richard II.
A perilous conception
Karp, Larry.
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, c2011.
MYS KAR
It's 1976 and Dr. Colin Sanford, an obstetrician practicing in the
Pacific Northwest and Dr. Giselle Hearn are working to be the first to
produce a
baby by in vitro fertilization. In due course, patient Joyce Kennett
gives
birth to a healthy boy. But why does her husband shoot both Hearn and
himself?
Can Emerald Police Detective Bernie Baumgartner find the answer?
Power play
Bova, Ben, 1932-
New York : Tor, 2012, c2011.
FIC BOV
Recruited by an ambitious senatorial candidate, astronomer Jake Ross is
directed to promote a new innovation for cheap energy, a situation that
is
complicated by the technology's hazards and the extreme tactics used by
both
political rivals.
Private: #1 suspect : a novel
Patterson, James, 1947-
New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2012.
LP MYS PAT
Since former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan started Private, it has
become one of the world's most powerful investigation firms, sought out
by
the rich and famous to discretely handle their most sensitive problems.
Private's investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most
technologically advanced in the world, and they always uncover the
truth. When a
former lover is found murdered in Jack's bed, he is instantly the number
one
suspect. While the police are investigating Jack, the mob strong arms
him into
recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals, and the beautiful
manager of a
luxury hotel chain persuades him to quietly investigate a spree of
murders
occurring on their properties. Fighting for his life on both sides of
the law,
Jack realizes that he may not be able to save himself this time.
Contains more
action, more intrigue, and more twists than ever before.
The quality of mercy : a novel
Unsworth, Barry, 1930-
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, c2011.
FIC UNS
Queen without a crown
Buckley, Fiona.
Surrey, UK : Creme de la Crime, c2011.
MYS BUC
Happily married to her third husband, Hugh Stannard, lady-in-waiting
Ursula Blanchard is hoping to give up her undercover work for Queen
Elizabeth l
in order to enjoy domestic bliss. But when Hugh unwittingly endangers
possession
of his ancestral home, Ursula is forced to take on a seemingly hopeless -
but
handsomely paid - private assignment, which the Queen spots is the
perfect cover
for a covert investigation into a group of rebel barons plotting to put
Mary,
Queen of Scots on the English throne . . .
Raylan
Leonard, Elmore, 1925-
New York : William Morrow/HarperCollinsPublishers, c2012.
FIC LEO
"After discovering his quarry naked in the bathtub, doped up and
missing his kidneys, Federal Marshall Raylan Givens becomes involved,
both
literally and figuratively, in a case involving the harvesting of organs
for
sale on the black market where this time the bad guys are girls" --From
publisher.
Red ruby heart in a cold blue sea
Rogers, Morgan Callan.
New York : Viking, c2012.
FIC ROG
"A captivating debut introducing a spirited young heroine coming of age
in coastal Maine during the early 1960s" --Provided by publisher.
Reefs and shoals : an Alan Lewrie naval adventure
Lambdin, Dewey.
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2012, c2011.
FIC LAM
Captain Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy is ordered to head to Cuba and
Spanish Florida to search for French and Spanish privateers who have
been
preying on British merchantmen and discover if the privateers have been
getting
aid from the Americans.
The rook : a novel
O'Malley, Daniel.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, c2012.
FIC OMA
A high-ranking member of a secret organization that battles
supernatural forces wakes up in a London park with no memory, no idea
who she is,
and with a letter that provides instructions to help her uncover a
far-reaching
conspiracy.
The rope
Barr, Nevada.
New York : Minotaur Books, 2012, c2011.
MYS BAR
Thirty-five years old, fresh off the bus from New York City and nursing
a broken heart, Anna Pigeon takes a decidedly unglamorous job as a
seasonal employee of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. On her
day off,
Anna goes hiking into the park never to return. Her co-workers think
she's
simply moved on -- her cabin is cleaned out and her things gone. But
Anna
herself wakes up, trapped at the bottom of a dry natural well, naked,
without
supplies and no clear memory of how she found herself in this situation.
As she
slowly pieces together her memory, it soon becomes clear that some one
has
trapped her there, in an inescapable prison, and no one knows that she
is even
missing. Plunged into a landscape and a plot she is unfit and untrained
to
handle, Anna Pigeon must muster the courage, determination and will to
live that
she didn't even know she still possessed to survive, outwit and triumph.
Running the rift : a novel
Benaron, Naomi, 1951-
Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2012.
FIC BEN
Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold
medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from
everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must find a
way back
to a better life.
Scarecrow returns
Reilly, Matthew.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012.
FIC REI
Pitted against a secretive terrorist group that has seized control of
an island in the Arctic, Marine captain Shane Schofield and his crew are
ordered by the president to stop the organization's zealous plot to
destroy the
planet.
Shifting sands
Fraser, Anthea.
Sutton, Surrey : Severn House, c2011.
MYS FRA
Anna's family hope that the safari holiday in South Africa will help her to get
over her beloved husband's death, and come to terms with widowhood. No one is
more surprised than Anna herself when she finds herself strongly attracted to a
fellow member of the group, Lewis Masters, and despite her initial resistance,
she is soon drawn into a new relationship. Back home, however, Anna is deeply
perturbed when she learns that a young woman in Lewis's employ has died in
mysterious circumstances.
The silent oligarch
Morgan Jones, Chris, 1971-
New York : Penguin Press, c2012.
FIC MOR
Hired to expose the criminal networks of a Russian bureaucrat who has
amassed an illicit fortune, London investigator Benjamin Webster
uncovers
evidence that his target may also be responsible for the murder of a
colleague.
Slash and burn
Cotterill, Colin.
New York : Soho Crime, c2011.
MYS COT
Denied retirement once again when the Lao government requires him to
supervise an excavation for the remains of a U.S. fighter pilot who
crashed in
the jungle a decade earlier, national coroner Dr. Siri becomes
suspicious when a
series of fatal accidents culminates in the team getting trapped in a
cabin.
Sleepwalker
Robards, Karen.
Waterville, Me. : WheelerPublishing, 2012, c2011.
LP FIC ROB
The snow child
Ivey, Eowyn.
New York : Little, Brown and Company, c2012.
FIC IVE
A childless couple working a farm in the brutal landscape of 1920
Alaska discover a little girl living in the wilderness, with a red fox
as a
companion, and begin to love the strange, almost-supernatural child as
their
own.
Soft target
Hunter, Stephen, 1946-
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Large Print, 2012, c2011.
LP FIC HUN
Black Friday America's largest shopping mall Suburban
Minneapolis 3:00 p.m. Ten thousand people jam the aisles, the
corridors, the
elevators, and the escalators of America, the Mall a giant
Rubik's
Cube of a structure with its own amusement park located in the spacious
center
atrium. Of those people, nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight
have come
to shop. The other twelve have come to kill.
Start shooting : a novel
Newton, Charlie.
New York : Doubleday, c2012.
MYS NEW
Twenty-five years after a gruesome murder rocked Chicago, a local
newspaper runs an exposé on new evidence in the case, a smear
campaign that
stirs up bad blood for officer Bobby Vargas and his brother Ruben, a
high-
ranking detective.
Storm damage
Kovacs, Ed.
New York : Minotaur Books, c2011.
MYS KOV
Investigating the murder of a politically connected New Orleans bar
owner in the aftermath of a devastating Category 5 hurricane, former
police
officer and mixed-martial artist Cliff St. James discovers possible CIA
involvement in the crime and disturbing clues about his client.
The strangers on Montagu Street
White, Karen (Karen S.).
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012, c2011.
LP FIC WHI
With her relationship with Jack as shaky as the foundation of her
family home, psychic realtor Melanie Middleton is juggling several
problems.
There are the usual upsets that come with restoring her Tradd Street
home and
her mother urging her to go public with her sixth sense. But this new
problem is
more urgent. Nola, Jack's estranged young daughter, has appeared on
Melanie's
doorstep--damaged, lonely, and defiantly immune to her father's attempts
to
reconnect with her. As a special gift, Jack's mother has given Nola an
antique
dollhouse that depicts a precious tableau of a perfect Victorian family.
At
first, Nola is charmed with the present and Melanie is delighted and has
high
hopes that the girl will allow herself to be drawn into the family she's
never
known. But when night falls, some unnerving shadows are cast within the
miniature dollhouse rooms. By the time Melanie senses malevolent
presences, it's
too late. A new family with its own secrets and personal demons has
moved in and
is drawing Nola into its inescapable darkness.
The street sweeper
Perlman, Elliot.
New York : Riverhead Books, 2012, c2011.
FIC PER
Taken
Crais, Robert.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
MYS CRA
Hired along with Joe Pike to investigate the alleged kidnapping of a
wealthy industrialist's son, Elvis Cole goes undercover to infiltrate a
ring of
professional border kidnappers only to be abducted himself.
$10,000 in small, unmarked puzzles : a puzzle lady mystery
Hall, Parnell.
New York : Minotaur Books/Thomas Dunne, c2012.
MYS HAL
Stumbling over a murder scene while making a blackmail payment for a
young attorney, Cora Felton's efforts to solve the crime put her in the
path of
a killer who may be targeting her niece and her niece's new baby.
The Templar magician
Doherty, P. C.
New York : Minotaur Books, 2011, c2009.
MYS DOH
"The year is 1152, and Jerusalem is still in the hands of the
Crusaders, although the lofty ideals of before have now been replaced by
subtle
power-play. Meanwhile, in England, King Stephen is waging bloody war
against
Henry Fitzempress. The Templar Order, now fifty years old, is a wealthy
power,
glittering with tempting riches. Against this background of bloodshed,
Robert de
Payens, grandson of Eleanor, one of the co-founders of the Temple, and
Englishman
Edward Sendal find themselves caught up in a murder mystery when
Raymond, Count
of Tripoli, is brutally assassinated. Who would have wanted to murder
Raymond,
and is it possible that the answer may lie within the hallowed ranks of
the
Templar order itself?" --Book jacket.
A thinking man's bully : unstuck in time, unburdened by convention, and liberated from fact
Adelberg, Michael, 1967-
Sag Harbor, NY : The Permanent Press, c2011.
FIC ADE
After the attempted suicide of his son, a high school bully, Matt Duffy takes a cathartic look back at his rocky past.
Third grave dead ahead
Jones, Darynda.
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2012.
FIC JON
Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley
Davidson is back! And she's drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay
awake because, every time she closes her eyes, she sees him: Reyes
Farrow, the
part human, part-supermodel son of Satan. Yes, she did imprison him for
all
eternity, but come on. How is she supposed to solve a missing persons
case, deal
with an ego-driven doctor, calm her curmudgeonly dad, and take on a
motorcycle
gang hell-bent on murder when the devil's son just won't give up?
Too much stuff : a novel
Bruns, Don.
Longboat Key, Fla. : Oceanview Pub., c2011.
MYS BRU
"Combine a 1935 hurricane, a massive train wreck, lost gold, and the
Florida Keys with two bumbling private detectives and you have Too much
stuff"--
Flyleaf.
The train of small mercies
Rowell, David.
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2011.
FIC ROW
In haunting and crystalline prose, The Train of Small Mercies follows six
characters intrepid search for hope among the debris of an American tragedy. In
New York, a young black porter struggles through his first day on the job, a staggering assignment aboard Robert F.
Kennedy's funeral train. In Pennsylvania, a woman creates a
tangle of
lies to sneak away from her disapproving husband and pay her respects to
the
slain senator, dragging her child with her. In Maryland, a wounded young
soldier
awaits a newspaper interview that his parents hope will restore his
damaged self
-esteem. In Washington, an Irish nanny in town to interview with
the
Kennedy family must reconcile the lost opportunity and the chance to
start her
life anew.
Triple shot : a Maggy Thorsen mystery
Balzo, Sandra.
Sutton, Surrey, England : Severn House, c2011.
MYS BAL
"There's a chill in the Wisconsin air and it's a shot in the arm--or
'triple shot' in this case--to Uncommon Grounds, the Brookhills
coffeehouse
owned by Maggy Thorsen and real estate maven Sarah Kingston. Not only is
their
relocation to the town's historic train station a success, the store's
autumn
drink, a 'Triple Shot, fully-leaded Espresso', is taking off, fueled by
hefty
doses of caffeine and sugar. All seems well, if a little jittery, in
Brookhills
as faded Chicago television personality Ward Chitown arrives in search
of a long
-hidden Mafia stash from an FBI raid in which three agents died. A
tragedy, but
it's agents from Sarah's profession, real estate, who are facing more
modern-day
peril as a stench begins to percolate through the coffeehouse, forcing
the
partners to investigate. In the process, they find that corpses--like
other bad
things--do indeed come in threes."--P. [2] of jacket.
The two weeks : a novel
Duberstein, Larry.
Sag Harbor, NY : The Permanent Press, c2011.
FIC DUB
Cal and Lara are happily married, though (problematically) not to one
another. And though they came of age in the sexual wilderness of the
1960's,
neither is seeking to expand any sexual horizons now, 10 years later.
Nevertheless, they find themselves in what each presumes to be
an
altogether trite situation--committed to monogamy and fidelity, yet so
powerfully drawn together that their Fall seems inevitable. The way out
proposed by Lara, a Two weeks carved out of their normal predictable
lives, is
intended of course to take two weeks and be done with. What happens to
these
attractive, lively, storm-tossed souls before, during, and after The
Two weeks is
the subject of Larry Duberstein's engaging new novel.
The underside of joy
Halverson, Sere Prince.
New York : Dutton, c2012.
FIC HAL
In the aftermath of her beloved husband's drowning death, Ella's
initial support from her in-laws dissolves as long-buried secrets and
family
tragedies are revealed in the wake of a bitter custody battle against
her
stepchildren's biological mother.
Vigilante
Cannell, Stephen J.
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2012, c2011.
LP MYS CAN
Lita Mendez was a thorn in the LAPD's side. An aggressive police critic
and gang activist, she'd filed countless complaints against the
department. So when she's found dead in her home, Detective Scully and
his
partner Hitchens fear the worst: that there's a killer in their ranks.
Outside
the crime scene, Nixon Nash and his television crew have set up shop.
Nash is
the charismatic host of a hit reality show called "Vigilante TV,"
dedicated to
beating the cops at their own game : solving murders before they can.
Now he has
the murder of Lita Mendez in his sights. He presents the detectives with
a
choice: either join his team, or prepare for a public takedown. But
Scully
suspects that Nash isn't the folk-hero he seems. If a detective got in
his way,
just how far would the TV host go in the name of self-promotion?
The villa of death : a mystery featuring Daphne du Maurier
Challis, Joanna.
New York : Minotaur Books, c2011.
MYS CHA
It's the summer of 1927 and aspiring novelist Daphne Du Maurier is
headed to Cornwall for the wedding of her dear friend Ellen Hamilton to
American
millionaire Teddy Grimshaw. Having met during the chaos of the Great
War, the
lovers were cruelly separated for nearly a decade by circumstance and
family
interference. Now the wedding ceremony -- held at Thornleigh Manor, a
grand
estate that has been in the Hamilton family for five centuries -- marks
a
renewed hope for the future. But joy quickly turns to devastation when
Teddy is
found murdered after the wedding.
Vulture peak
Burdett, John.
New York : Alfred A Knopf, c2012.
MYS BUR
The mordantly funny, propulsive, fiendishly entertaining new novel
featuring Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep--who has
already led
us through the author's four previous wildly praised Bangkok novels.
Sonchai is
back. And this time he's been put in charge of the highest profile
criminal case
in Thailand: ending trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a
massive
sting operation, traveling to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, and
Monte
Carlo, drawing in a host of unwitting players, including an aging rock
star
wearing out his second liver and Chinese twins known as the
Vultures--mysterious,
diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts
trade.
But closer to home, things are getting really dicey for Sonchai: there
are
rumors that his ex-prostitute wife is having an affair, and Sonchai will
soon
discover whether he's enlightened enough--forget Buddhism, think
jealousy--to
cope with his own compromised and compromising world.
The Winter Palace : a novel of Catherine the Great
Stachniak, Eva, 1952-
New York : Bantam Books, c2012.
FIC STA
An imaginative retelling of Catherine the Great's improbable rise to
power--as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible
servant
close to the throne.
The world we found
Umrigar, Thrity N.
New York : HarperLuxe, c2012.
LP FIC UMR
American divorcee Armaiti has six months to live and her last wish
is to see her three best friends again--Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta, all
in
Bombay. But Nishta's husband, Iqbal, a fellow university idealist turned
fundamentalist, will be the biggest obstacle to fulfilling Armaiti's
final
desire.
The world we found : a novel
Umrigar, Thrity N.
New York : Harper, c2012.
FIC UMR
As university students in late 1970's Bombay, Armaiti, Laleh, Kavita,
and Nishta were inseparable. Spirited and unconventional, they
challenged
authority and fought for a better world. But much has changed over the
past
thirty years. Following different paths, the quartet drifted apart, the
day-to-
day demands of work and family tempering the revolutionary fervor they
once
shared.