Sunday, July 5, 2009

Favorites Lescroart, Cherryh, and Deaver Have New Novels on the Library Shelves

John Lescroart
A plague of secrets
The best-selling author of Betrayal puts Dismas Hardy back on the case as Maya Townshend, the beautiful San Francisco socialite and niece to the mayor, becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cover-ups, and tabloid-fueled controversy after the murder of two acquaintances.

C.J. Box.
Below zero
Shocked by a phone message that Sherry's believed-dead foster daughter may have survived the events of Winterkill, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett becomes increasingly suspicious when subsequent calls are placed from locations where serious crimes have occurred.

C. J. Cherryh.
Conspirator : Foreigner # 10
Cajeiri, the son of Tabini-aiji, the leader of the Western Association, becomes a target of factions determined to destroy his father's rule and runs away to follow Bren Cameron, his human paidhi, to his country retreat.


Ridley Pearson.
Killer summer
Overseeing an annual wine auction that attracts high-competition connoisseurs from all over the country, Blaine County Sheriff Walt Fleming provides security for a trio of invaluable bottles that have been targeted by thieves, an assignment that turns deadly when a bomb is detonated at the auction's start.

Chris Grabenstein.
Mind scrambler : a John Ceepak mystery
Learning that a former crush, Katie, is happily employed as a magician's assistant, Sea Haven police officer Danny Boyle is shocked by Katie's subsequent murder and teams up with partner John Ceepak in a race against time to find the killer.

Lee Goldberg.
Mr. Monk and the dirty cop
When obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk is let go after the latest round of budget cuts, he will not stop investigating, even without pay, especially when Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop.

Kerry Greenwood.
Murder on a midsummer night : a Phryne Fisher mystery
Greenwood's Australian flapper investigates an apparent suicide and searches for the illegitimate heir to a fortune.

Jeffery Deaver.
Roadside crosses : a Kathryn Dance novel
When a troubled teenager is pushed over the edge by cyber-bullies, he plots a violent revenge for which he plants roadside crosses throughout the Monterey peninsula, a situation for which body-language expert Kathryn Dance and Monterey County Sheriff's Senior Deputy Michael O'Neil race against the clock to stop the youth from acting on his rage.

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.
Swimsuit
Investigating the disappearance of a supermodel during a Hawaii photo shoot, reporter Ben Hawkins hopes to help the victim and gather material for his next best-seller but receives a shocking visit that compels him to make a dangerous deal.


Gregg Hurwitz.
Trust no one
Decades after a teenage indiscretion ends his stepfather's life and sends him into hiding, Nick Horrigan lives a quiet existence under the radar that is shattered by a terrorist's demand that Nick speak with him under the threat of a nuclear retaliation.

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