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Sara Paretsky.
Hardball
Hired to track down a man who has been missing for forty years, V.I. Warshawski inadvertently unearths old skeletons from Chicago's history and her own family, a situation marked by a young cousin she has never met and the untimely death of a nun.
J.P. White.
Every boat turns south
Publishers Weekly says "This stylish debut novel from poet White (The Salt Hour) brings to mind John D. MacDonald's Florida noirs, but with a modern sensibility."
James R. Benn.
Evil for evil
A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery
Beverle Graves Myers.
Her deadly mischief : a Tito Amato mystery
Returning to the stage singing the lead role at the Teatro San Marco, Tito Amato is the only person who saw Zulietta Giardino pushed to her death from a fourth-tier box.
Richard Bach.
Hypnotizing Maria
"An exploration of deep spiritual and philosophical issues through the eyes of a pilot"--Provided by publisher.
Jacquelyn Mitchard.
No time to wave goodbye
In a book that revisits the family featured in the author's best-selling The Deep End of the Ocean, the Cappadora family is once again in peril after adult son Vincent's acclaimed film about the families of abductees leads to Beth Cappadora once again leading her family in search of the truth that can save a life.
Ann Cleeves.
Red bones : a thriller
In the aftermath of a young archaeologist's discovery of human remains that may be modern, Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate a case that is further complicated by the subsequent murder of an elderly woman.
Shandi Mitchell.
Under this unbroken sky
Out of prison, Theo Mykolayenkos tirelessly clears his untamed land on the 1938 Canadian prairie and begins to heal himself; his wife, Maria; his children; and his sister, Anna; but soon Anna's rogue husband, the scheming Stefan, returns, stirring up rancor that will end in tragedy.
Sheldon Russell.
The yard dog
Assigned to security work at a German POW camp in Oklahoma, a disillusioned Hook Runyon and his moonshiner sidekick, Runt, stumble on the dead body of a coal picker and uncover a dangerous conspiracy involving Nazi prisoners and stolen art.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in Dan Brown’s new thriller, “The Lost Symbol”
Dan Brown.
The lost symbol
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling The Da Vinci Code once again features Robert Langdon and weaves five years of the author's research into the story's twelve-hour timeframe, in an exhilarating thriller that is full of surprises.
Thad Carhart.
Across the endless river
A tale inspired by the life of Sacagawea's son traces his birth during the Lewis and Clark expedition and youth as a ward of William Clark through his travels in Europe, where he is introduced to a profoundly different culture, has a passionate affair, and reevaluates his life on the frontier.
Jim Kelly.
Death wore white
Rookie detective Peter Shaw and his veteran partner investigate the murder of a truck driver stranded in a blizzard, and end up reviewing the failed child abuse charge brought about by Peter Shaw's father, who was also a detective, years before.
Gerald Elias.
Devil's trill
Living in self-imposed exile while berating his students, blind violin instructor Daniel Jacobus attends a Carnegie Hall competition where a cursed Stradivarius is stolen and an old nemesis is brutally murdered, a situation that forces Daniel to prove his innocence for both crimes.
Andrea Kane.
Drawn in blood
Former FBI agent Sloane Burbank's father witnessed a crime that has now come back to haunt him and Sloane must either betray his secret or withhold the information from the man she loves, former colleague Derek Parker, in a sequel to the best-selling author's novel Twisted.
Charles Todd.
A duty to the dead
World War I nurse Bess Crawford promises Lieutenant Arthur Graham that she will carry his dying request to his brother, a request that is treated with skepticism, leading Bess to carry it out herself and put her own life at risk for Arthur's sake.
James Landis.
The last day
Returning to his New Hampshire home after his tour of service in Iraq, an army sniper has a profound religious experience through which he recalls the role of his faith in influencing the time he spent in an adversarial country and his growing appreciation for its culture.
Tracy Kiely.
Murder at Longbourn
Dumping her boyfriend and her unhealthy lifestyle on New Year's, Elizabeth Parker accepts her aunt's invitation to host a murder-mystery party only to see the festivities shattered by an unscripted killing that is further complicated by a childhood nemesis's scheme.
Seanan McGuire.
Rosemary and rue
Retreating into the human world after being rejected by her Faerie family, half-fae changeling Toby finds her anonymity compromised by the murder of a high-profile countess who binds her to investigate, a situation that forces Toby to resume her fae position among dubious companions.
Aaron Elkins.
Skull duggery
While on vacation in Mexico, skeleton detective Gideon Oliver is called in to determine the cause of death on two sets of suspiciously misidentified remains.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Nicholas Sparks is Back With a Story of Love, New & Lasting
Nicholas Sparks.
The last song
Her teenage life turned upside-down by her parents' divorce and her father's relocation out of state, Ronnie Miller remains bitter three years later when her mother urges her to spend a summer with her father, a concert pianist who is quietly immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church
Marcus Sakey.
The amateurs
Four friends with dreams for a better life go too far with a plan to change their situation, and to save their own lives, they've had to take the lives of others, causing tensions to flare as things unravel and forcing each to wonder which is more dangerous: the men coming after them or their best friends?
Deon Meyer ; translated from the Afrikaans by K.L. Seegers.
Blood safari
Emma Le Roux hires a personal security expert when her believed-dead brother is named as a suspect in the murders of five people, a situation that exposes her to political tensions, corruption, and life-threatening violence.
Freda Warrington.
Elfland
When the passage to the Other World fails to open on the designated Night of the Summer Stars due to great danger in the realm, Aetherials Auberon and Rose form a forbidden alliance to breach the gates.
Amit Chaudhuri.
The immortals
Trained in the classical idiom but teaching popular modern songs to wealthy clients whose lifestyle he covets, voice teacher Shyam Lal of 1980s Bombay accepts his star pupil's sixteen-year-old child, Nirmalya, as a student of Indian classical music, an undertaking that poses unexpected consequences.
Carolina De Robertis.
The invisible mountain
Follows the story of the fiercely independent women of the Firielli family as their lives, relationships, and the pursuit of their dreams take them from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and the United States.
Thomas Harlan.
Land of the dead
When a weapon of the Old Ones, from the time of the First Sun, is discovered in a region of space, archeologist Gretchen Anderssen must investigate, and then tame or destroy it, to keep it from the hands of opposing powers.
Jane Lindskold.
Nine gates
Brenda Morris discovers that she is a member of the Chinese Zodiak, possessing some powers of the Rat, and must work with the Thirteen Orphans to rescue the Four Guardians of the Land Between, who are under magical attack.
Kate Ledger.
Remedies
Simon Bear, a respected doctor, and Emily Bear, a partner in a PR firm, excel in their professional lives, but have hit a rut in their marriage after a devastating loss fifteen years ago, a situation that is further complicated when a lover from Emily's past resurfaces and forces her to examine her marriage anew.
Kat Richardson.
Vanished : a Greywalker novel
Private Investigator Harper Blaine discovers she can bridge the world between the living and the paranormal after a near-death experience, and becomes Greywalker, taking on a case for vampires and delving into the mysteries of her own dark past.
The last song
Her teenage life turned upside-down by her parents' divorce and her father's relocation out of state, Ronnie Miller remains bitter three years later when her mother urges her to spend a summer with her father, a concert pianist who is quietly immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church
Marcus Sakey.
The amateurs
Four friends with dreams for a better life go too far with a plan to change their situation, and to save their own lives, they've had to take the lives of others, causing tensions to flare as things unravel and forcing each to wonder which is more dangerous: the men coming after them or their best friends?
Deon Meyer ; translated from the Afrikaans by K.L. Seegers.
Blood safari
Emma Le Roux hires a personal security expert when her believed-dead brother is named as a suspect in the murders of five people, a situation that exposes her to political tensions, corruption, and life-threatening violence.
Freda Warrington.
Elfland
When the passage to the Other World fails to open on the designated Night of the Summer Stars due to great danger in the realm, Aetherials Auberon and Rose form a forbidden alliance to breach the gates.
Amit Chaudhuri.
The immortals
Trained in the classical idiom but teaching popular modern songs to wealthy clients whose lifestyle he covets, voice teacher Shyam Lal of 1980s Bombay accepts his star pupil's sixteen-year-old child, Nirmalya, as a student of Indian classical music, an undertaking that poses unexpected consequences.
Carolina De Robertis.
The invisible mountain
Follows the story of the fiercely independent women of the Firielli family as their lives, relationships, and the pursuit of their dreams take them from Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and the United States.
Thomas Harlan.
Land of the dead
When a weapon of the Old Ones, from the time of the First Sun, is discovered in a region of space, archeologist Gretchen Anderssen must investigate, and then tame or destroy it, to keep it from the hands of opposing powers.
Jane Lindskold.
Nine gates
Brenda Morris discovers that she is a member of the Chinese Zodiak, possessing some powers of the Rat, and must work with the Thirteen Orphans to rescue the Four Guardians of the Land Between, who are under magical attack.
Kate Ledger.
Remedies
Simon Bear, a respected doctor, and Emily Bear, a partner in a PR firm, excel in their professional lives, but have hit a rut in their marriage after a devastating loss fifteen years ago, a situation that is further complicated when a lover from Emily's past resurfaces and forces her to examine her marriage anew.
Kat Richardson.
Vanished : a Greywalker novel
Private Investigator Harper Blaine discovers she can bridge the world between the living and the paranormal after a near-death experience, and becomes Greywalker, taking on a case for vampires and delving into the mysteries of her own dark past.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Two Feisty, Aging Brothers Settle Their Differences in Casares “Amigoland”
Oscar Casares.
Amigoland
Encouraged in his senior years by a good-natured housekeeper to make amends with the brother with whom he has shared a long estrangement, Don Celestino secretly liberates Don Fidencio from a nursing home and embarks on a journey to Mexico to investigate a family legend at the heart of their dispute.
Sophie Littlefield.
A bad day for sorry
Running a sewing shop in rural Missouri while helping battered women to escape from abusive environments, salty Stella Hardesty assists a woman whose ne'er-do-well husband has run off with their two-year-old, a situation for which Stella must risk her own life to recover the boy.
Amanda C. Gable.
The Confederate general rides north
A 1968 summer road trip between an impulsive mom and her Civil War-buff eleven-year-old daughter poses unexpected challenges to the young girl's faith in her mother and her loyalty to the south when it raises her awareness of her family and the history she reveres.
Kenneth Abel.
Down in the flood
Investigating an embezzlement case when his world is decimated by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans prosecutor Danny Chaisson struggles to secure his family's safety while endeavoring to keep his suspects from using the disaster to escape. By the author of Cold Steel Rain.
Brigid Pasulka.
A long, long time ago and essentially true
Half a century after the marriage of her Polish grandparents is marred by World War II and a painful tragedy, Beata recreates their journey to KrakGow, where she encounters a youth culture torn between the city's past and future.
David Rosenfelt
.New tricks
Advocating on behalf of an adorable puppy whose owner was brutally murdered during a custody fight, Andy Carpenter realizes that the pup poss
esses a dangerous secret that several people are resorting to violence to obtain.
L. Jagi Lamplighter.
Prospero lost
Surviving with her family members for 400 years after the events of The Tempest, sorcerer's daughter Miranda enlists her siblings in a search for their missing father after receiving a warning about ancient demons who would harness their powers.
Boris Akunin ; translated by Andrew Bromfield.
Sister Pelagia and the red cockerel
In the wake of a messianic Jewish sect leader's murder aboard a steamer bound for Jerusalem, Sister Pelagia discovers that the victim was set up as a decoy while the real target tries to evade enemies, a situation that prompts her investigation throughout the Russian forests and Jerusalem's most holy sites.
Martha Moody.
Sometimes mine
Holding her other loved ones at a distance to safeguard herself from the disappointments that marked her early adulthood, cardiologist Genie Toledo shares a platonic relationship with a man with whom she once had a decade-long affair, a friendship that deepens when she learns he is terminally ill.
Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund.
The water's edge
When a couple discovers the body of a boy and sees a man limping away from the scene, Inspectors Konrad Sejer and Jakob Skarre make inquiries throughout the community of Solberglia and find the case complicated by another boy's disappearance and the couple's marital tensions.
Amigoland
Encouraged in his senior years by a good-natured housekeeper to make amends with the brother with whom he has shared a long estrangement, Don Celestino secretly liberates Don Fidencio from a nursing home and embarks on a journey to Mexico to investigate a family legend at the heart of their dispute.
Sophie Littlefield.
A bad day for sorry
Running a sewing shop in rural Missouri while helping battered women to escape from abusive environments, salty Stella Hardesty assists a woman whose ne'er-do-well husband has run off with their two-year-old, a situation for which Stella must risk her own life to recover the boy.
Amanda C. Gable.
The Confederate general rides north
A 1968 summer road trip between an impulsive mom and her Civil War-buff eleven-year-old daughter poses unexpected challenges to the young girl's faith in her mother and her loyalty to the south when it raises her awareness of her family and the history she reveres.
Kenneth Abel.
Down in the flood
Investigating an embezzlement case when his world is decimated by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans prosecutor Danny Chaisson struggles to secure his family's safety while endeavoring to keep his suspects from using the disaster to escape. By the author of Cold Steel Rain.
Brigid Pasulka.
A long, long time ago and essentially true
Half a century after the marriage of her Polish grandparents is marred by World War II and a painful tragedy, Beata recreates their journey to KrakGow, where she encounters a youth culture torn between the city's past and future.
David Rosenfelt
.New tricks
Advocating on behalf of an adorable puppy whose owner was brutally murdered during a custody fight, Andy Carpenter realizes that the pup poss
esses a dangerous secret that several people are resorting to violence to obtain.
L. Jagi Lamplighter.
Prospero lost
Surviving with her family members for 400 years after the events of The Tempest, sorcerer's daughter Miranda enlists her siblings in a search for their missing father after receiving a warning about ancient demons who would harness their powers.
Boris Akunin ; translated by Andrew Bromfield.
Sister Pelagia and the red cockerel
In the wake of a messianic Jewish sect leader's murder aboard a steamer bound for Jerusalem, Sister Pelagia discovers that the victim was set up as a decoy while the real target tries to evade enemies, a situation that prompts her investigation throughout the Russian forests and Jerusalem's most holy sites.
Martha Moody.
Sometimes mine
Holding her other loved ones at a distance to safeguard herself from the disappointments that marked her early adulthood, cardiologist Genie Toledo shares a platonic relationship with a man with whom she once had a decade-long affair, a friendship that deepens when she learns he is terminally ill.
Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund.
The water's edge
When a couple discovers the body of a boy and sees a man limping away from the scene, Inspectors Konrad Sejer and Jakob Skarre make inquiries throughout the community of Solberglia and find the case complicated by another boy's disappearance and the couple's marital tensions.
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