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Garrison Keillor.
A Christmas blizzard
A wealthy and depressed man bound for Christmas in the tropics is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota to visit an ailing aunt, arriving just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. By the author of Pilgrims: A Novel of Lake Woebegon.
Donna VanLiere.
The Christmas secret
Working long hours to make ends meet while struggling to protect her young children from their manipulative father, Christine Eisley saves the life of an elderly department-store employee and sets in motion a difficult series of events that leads her to a new relationship
Linda Lael Miller.
A Creed country Christmas : a Montana Creeds novel
In 1910, in the untamed Montana wilderness, schoolteacher Juliana Mitchell, disowned for her refusal to marry, discovers that she is no longer averse to marriage when she meets widowed rancher Lincoln Creed, who is searching for a governess for his young daughter.
Cleo Coyle.
Holiday grind
Coffeehouse manager and head barista Clare Cosi and her NYPD detective boyfriend discover the snowy body of a man dressed up in a Santa suit, and become convinced the death was more than a mugging gone awry.
Heather Graham.
Home in time for Christmas
When she rescues a man claiming to be a patriot soldier sentenced to death by British authorities, Melody Tarleton takes the stranger to her parents' house, where a little Christmas magic, some enchanted petals, and ancient potions take them on an unimaginable adventure.
Kate Jacobs.
Knit the season : a Friday Night Knitting Club book
Dakota Walker--along with her father, her grandparents and her mother's best friend, Catherine--visits her Gran for the Christmas holidays in Scotland, where the family members reminisce about Dakota's mother, Georgia, from Georgia's childhood to her blissful time as a doting new mom, in a story that takes place a year after the best-selling Knit Two.
Emily Brightwell.
Mrs. Jeffries and the yuletide weddings
Inspector Witherspoon and his staff find their preparations disrupted for the Yuletide wedding of Betsy and Smythe when they discover the murder of a middle-aged spinster by someone hoping to make it look like a random crime.
T. D. Jakes.
Jennifer Chiaverini.
A quilter's holiday : an Elm Creek quilts novel
The Elm Creek Quilters are home for the holidays, during which days spent hand-stitching heartfelt gifts for loved ones brings forth the true spirit of generosity and kindness, especially when Gwen gifts a quilt project to her mentor's bone-marrow donor.
Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer.
A wish for Christmas
Cape Light residents reflect on their past and future during the Christmas holiday, including David, recently returned home after serving in Afghanistan to find his widowed father remarried, and Lillian who comes to the aid of a friend in need.
Wally Lamb.
Wishin' and hopin' : a Christmas story
A holiday novella focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello as Christmas approaches in 1964, then looks forward from the past to the present to measure what America has gained and what it has lost.
The memory quilt : A Christmas story for our times
A grandmother learns 10 life lessons from the story of Jesus's birth in the Bible, inspiring her to create quilts for children at a local shelter, in a first Christmas story from the best-selling author of Reposition Yourself: Living Life without Limits.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Shaara's New "No Less than Victory" Concludes His WWII Trilogy
Jeff Shaara.
No less than victory : a novel of World War II
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Rising Tide and The Steel Wave imagines the Battle of the Bulge from the perspectives of Eisenhower, Patton, Churchill, Hitler and an assortment of young soldiers.
Katherine Hall Page.
The body in the sleigh : a Faith Fairchild mystery
Faith Fairchild looks for a connection between the death of Norah, a teenage drug addict whose body was found in an antique sleigh, and the discovery of a newborn baby boy in the manger in spinster Mary Bethany's barn on Christmas Eve.
Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated and adapted by Peter Ackroyd.
Canterbury tales
A prose translation of the classic 14th-century poem seeks to retain Chaucer's vigorous and bawdy style while rendering its contents more accessible to modern readers, in a version that places an emphasis on the humanity of key characters.
Mark Arsenault.
Loot the moon
Former journalist and beaten-down gambler Billy Povich returns in the sequel to the acclaimed Gravewriter only to find himself targeted by a killer who doesn't like Billy's meddling in a case involving the murder of Superior Court Judge Gilbert Harmony.
Sarah Jane Stratford.
The midnight guardian : a millennial novel
Remembering the devastation of World War I on the vampire communities, ancient vampires break their policy against interfering in human affairs upon the outbreak of World War II but find the Nazi war machine more formidable than anticipated.
Steven F. Havill
Red, green, or murder
Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrances. But Bill soon finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher in the back of his SUV, headed out to meet an ambulance.
Jeri Westerson.
Serpent in the thorns : a Crispin Guest medieval noir
After the French king's courier is killed by a crossbow in a tavern, a barmaid seeks the assistance of fourteenth-century detective Crispin Guest, who soon finds himself the prime suspect in the murder, one that could draw France and England into war.
Peter Mayle.
The vintage caper
When the exclusive wine collection of a rich Hollywood lawyer is stolen by a cultivated thief, former lawyer and connoisseur Sam Levitt follows leads from Bordeaux to Provence while receiving assistance from a beautiful French colleague
Daniel Judson.
The violet hour
The Shamus Award-winning author of The Poisoned Rose offers the tale of Caleb Rakowski, who works at, and lives above, his friend Eric Carver's body shop and shelters his pregnant friend from an abusive husband, only to learn the truth about Eric and be propelled into a world of trouble over the course of Mischief Night, Halloween, and the Day of the Dead.
Penny Vincenzi.
Windfall
A best-selling tale in Britain follows the experiences of doctor's wife Cassia Fallon, whose unexpectedly large inheritance causes her to question her marriage, future, and sensible lifestyle before she starts wondering about the negative influence of her good fortune on her beliefs.
No less than victory : a novel of World War II
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Rising Tide and The Steel Wave imagines the Battle of the Bulge from the perspectives of Eisenhower, Patton, Churchill, Hitler and an assortment of young soldiers.
Katherine Hall Page.
The body in the sleigh : a Faith Fairchild mystery
Faith Fairchild looks for a connection between the death of Norah, a teenage drug addict whose body was found in an antique sleigh, and the discovery of a newborn baby boy in the manger in spinster Mary Bethany's barn on Christmas Eve.
Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated and adapted by Peter Ackroyd.
Canterbury tales
A prose translation of the classic 14th-century poem seeks to retain Chaucer's vigorous and bawdy style while rendering its contents more accessible to modern readers, in a version that places an emphasis on the humanity of key characters.
Mark Arsenault.
Loot the moon
Former journalist and beaten-down gambler Billy Povich returns in the sequel to the acclaimed Gravewriter only to find himself targeted by a killer who doesn't like Billy's meddling in a case involving the murder of Superior Court Judge Gilbert Harmony.
Sarah Jane Stratford.
The midnight guardian : a millennial novel
Remembering the devastation of World War I on the vampire communities, ancient vampires break their policy against interfering in human affairs upon the outbreak of World War II but find the Nazi war machine more formidable than anticipated.
Steven F. Havill
Red, green, or murder
Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrances. But Bill soon finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher in the back of his SUV, headed out to meet an ambulance.
Jeri Westerson.
Serpent in the thorns : a Crispin Guest medieval noir
After the French king's courier is killed by a crossbow in a tavern, a barmaid seeks the assistance of fourteenth-century detective Crispin Guest, who soon finds himself the prime suspect in the murder, one that could draw France and England into war.
Peter Mayle.
The vintage caper
When the exclusive wine collection of a rich Hollywood lawyer is stolen by a cultivated thief, former lawyer and connoisseur Sam Levitt follows leads from Bordeaux to Provence while receiving assistance from a beautiful French colleague
Daniel Judson.
The violet hour
The Shamus Award-winning author of The Poisoned Rose offers the tale of Caleb Rakowski, who works at, and lives above, his friend Eric Carver's body shop and shelters his pregnant friend from an abusive husband, only to learn the truth about Eric and be propelled into a world of trouble over the course of Mischief Night, Halloween, and the Day of the Dead.
Penny Vincenzi.
Windfall
A best-selling tale in Britain follows the experiences of doctor's wife Cassia Fallon, whose unexpectedly large inheritance causes her to question her marriage, future, and sensible lifestyle before she starts wondering about the negative influence of her good fortune on her beliefs.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Check Out Gregory Maguire's Little Match Girl: "Matchless: a Christmas story"
Gregory Maguire.
Matchless : a Christmas story
The best-selling author of the Wicked Years series reimagines the Hans Christian Anderson tale "The Little Match Girl," intertwining the title character's tale with that of Frederik, whose own yearnings are a catalyst for a better future for himself and his family, in a book that suggests transcendence and the permanence of spirit.
William G. Tapply.
Dark tiger
A fishing guide who woke up in a hospital seven years ago with unexplained talents and no memories, Stoney Calhoun is visited by a mysterious stranger who promises to solve Stoney's problems if he will investigate a staged murder/suicide pact.
Jess Walter.
The financial lives of the poets
Matt Prior is losing his job, his wife, and his house, and he's about to lose his mindùuntil he discovers a way that he might just possibly be able to save it all ... and have a pretty damn great time doing it, in a comic and heartfelt novel from a National Book Award nominee.
Richard Belzer with Michael Black.
I am not a psychic!
A first novel by the actor best known for his portrayal of detective John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit presents the story of a television actor whose dinner with a friend culminates in a street brawl, a tabloid scandal, and his friend's disappearance.
Barbara Kingsolver.
The lacuna
Presents the story of a man's search for safety in the grinding jaws of two nations, at a moment when the entire world seemed bent on reinventing itself at any cost. This book provides a story of identity, connection with our past, and the power of words to create or devastate.
Reginald Hill.
Midnight fugue : a Dalziel and Pascoe mystery
In novel set during a single October day, Andy Dalziel investigates the seven-year disappearance of Gina Wolfe's husband, a former detective who may either be in a fugue state or fleeing suspicion over leaks in a case he was working, in a mystery that is further complicated by loan shark Goldie Gidman and two henchmen from his past who are shadowing Gina.
Elmer Kelton.
Other men's horses
Setting out to arrest a trader accused of killing a horse thief, young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard finds the case complicated by the trader's honor-bound nature, a situation that makes Andy wonder if he is fighting on the right side.
Bill Willingham
Peter & Max : a Fables novel
Long ago, in the deepest dark of the Black Forest, two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother, Max - encounter ominous forces that change them both irreparably.
Steven F. Havill.
Race for the dying
Arriving in early twentieth-century Washington only to suffer a life-changing accident, young doctor Thomas Parks endures a painful convalescence during which he discovers that his supervising physician is perpetuating a fraudulent mail-order diagnosis business.
Cindy Woodsmall.
The sound of sleigh bells
Mourning the death of her fiancT, Beth Hertzler's heart is filled with remorse and loneliness, until she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, and when her beloved Aunt Lizzy sees the changes in her niece, Lizzy hunts down the artist, Jonah, determined that Beth meet the man with the hands that create healing art.
Matchless : a Christmas story
The best-selling author of the Wicked Years series reimagines the Hans Christian Anderson tale "The Little Match Girl," intertwining the title character's tale with that of Frederik, whose own yearnings are a catalyst for a better future for himself and his family, in a book that suggests transcendence and the permanence of spirit.
William G. Tapply.
Dark tiger
A fishing guide who woke up in a hospital seven years ago with unexplained talents and no memories, Stoney Calhoun is visited by a mysterious stranger who promises to solve Stoney's problems if he will investigate a staged murder/suicide pact.
Jess Walter.
The financial lives of the poets
Matt Prior is losing his job, his wife, and his house, and he's about to lose his mindùuntil he discovers a way that he might just possibly be able to save it all ... and have a pretty damn great time doing it, in a comic and heartfelt novel from a National Book Award nominee.
Richard Belzer with Michael Black.
I am not a psychic!
A first novel by the actor best known for his portrayal of detective John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit presents the story of a television actor whose dinner with a friend culminates in a street brawl, a tabloid scandal, and his friend's disappearance.
Barbara Kingsolver.
The lacuna
Presents the story of a man's search for safety in the grinding jaws of two nations, at a moment when the entire world seemed bent on reinventing itself at any cost. This book provides a story of identity, connection with our past, and the power of words to create or devastate.
Reginald Hill.
Midnight fugue : a Dalziel and Pascoe mystery
In novel set during a single October day, Andy Dalziel investigates the seven-year disappearance of Gina Wolfe's husband, a former detective who may either be in a fugue state or fleeing suspicion over leaks in a case he was working, in a mystery that is further complicated by loan shark Goldie Gidman and two henchmen from his past who are shadowing Gina.
Elmer Kelton.
Other men's horses
Setting out to arrest a trader accused of killing a horse thief, young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard finds the case complicated by the trader's honor-bound nature, a situation that makes Andy wonder if he is fighting on the right side.
Bill Willingham
Peter & Max : a Fables novel
Long ago, in the deepest dark of the Black Forest, two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother, Max - encounter ominous forces that change them both irreparably.
Steven F. Havill.
Race for the dying
Arriving in early twentieth-century Washington only to suffer a life-changing accident, young doctor Thomas Parks endures a painful convalescence during which he discovers that his supervising physician is perpetuating a fraudulent mail-order diagnosis business.
Cindy Woodsmall.
The sound of sleigh bells
Mourning the death of her fiancT, Beth Hertzler's heart is filled with remorse and loneliness, until she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, and when her beloved Aunt Lizzy sees the changes in her niece, Lizzy hunts down the artist, Jonah, determined that Beth meet the man with the hands that create healing art.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Robb, Grisham, & Baldacci Have New Books on the Shelves
Emily Arsenault.
The broken teaglass
Engaging in office flirtation and amateur sleuthing to alleviate the boredom of their jobs as dictionary updaters, Billy Webb and Mona Minot discover that someone has been lacing their dictionary files with clues to a long-unsolved murder
Peter Ackroyd.
The casebook of Victor Frankenstein
An unlikely friendship between a pair of nineteenth-century Oxford students including researcher Victor Frankenstein and poet Percy Bysshe Shelly is marked by disparate religious beliefs that lead to Victor's grisly experimentations with corpses.
Patrick F. McManus.
The double jack murders : a sheriff Bo Tully mystery
After an escaped murderer sets his sights on Sheriff Bo Tully, the man that put him behind bars, Bo heads north to investigate the disappearance of two gold miners, in hopes of flushing out the escapee as well.
John Grisham
Ford County : stories
The author returns to Ford County, Mississippi--the setting of his popular first novel, "A Time to Kill"--in a surprising collection of stories.
J. D. Robb
Kindred in death
Investigating the brutal murder of her new captain's sixteen-year-old daughter, Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes she is closing in on the perpetrator only to encounter a series of teasing clues that suggest the identities of several possible suspects.
Carolyn Hart
Merry, merry ghost
When a determined heir moves to block a wealthy woman's attempt to include her newly discovered grandson in her will, it is up to good-intentioned ghost Bailey Ruth Raeburn to protect a little boy, foil a murderer, and save Christmas.
James Swain
The night monster : a novel of suspense
Witnessing the violent kidnapping of his daughter's basketball teammate, abduction specialist Jack Carpenter recognizes the snatcher from an unsolved case and sets out to rescue the girl before it is too late.
Christopher Moore
Paying back Jack
Agreeing to follow a Thai politician's "minor wife" to document her activities, private investigator Vincent Calvino wonders at his shady client's tragic past and is unwittingly swept up in a vengeance plot for which he narrowly avoids being framed for murder.
Sharon Fiffer
Scary stuff
The author of Hollywood Stuff offers a new mystery where, while visiting California, antique picker and associate detective Jane Wheel becomes embroiled in two cases involving her family, one of eBay-related mistaken identity involving her brother, and another that deals with her parents' friend being attacked at home.
David Baldacci
True blue
Fresh out of prison, disgraced ex-cop Mason "Mace" Perry, along with the help of her police chief sister, aids Roy Kingman, a lawyer trying to track down the killer of one of his law partners, all while a U.S. attorney looks for any reason to put Mace back behind bars
The broken teaglass
Engaging in office flirtation and amateur sleuthing to alleviate the boredom of their jobs as dictionary updaters, Billy Webb and Mona Minot discover that someone has been lacing their dictionary files with clues to a long-unsolved murder
Peter Ackroyd.
The casebook of Victor Frankenstein
An unlikely friendship between a pair of nineteenth-century Oxford students including researcher Victor Frankenstein and poet Percy Bysshe Shelly is marked by disparate religious beliefs that lead to Victor's grisly experimentations with corpses.
Patrick F. McManus.
The double jack murders : a sheriff Bo Tully mystery
After an escaped murderer sets his sights on Sheriff Bo Tully, the man that put him behind bars, Bo heads north to investigate the disappearance of two gold miners, in hopes of flushing out the escapee as well.
John Grisham
Ford County : stories
The author returns to Ford County, Mississippi--the setting of his popular first novel, "A Time to Kill"--in a surprising collection of stories.
J. D. Robb
Kindred in death
Investigating the brutal murder of her new captain's sixteen-year-old daughter, Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes she is closing in on the perpetrator only to encounter a series of teasing clues that suggest the identities of several possible suspects.
Carolyn Hart
Merry, merry ghost
When a determined heir moves to block a wealthy woman's attempt to include her newly discovered grandson in her will, it is up to good-intentioned ghost Bailey Ruth Raeburn to protect a little boy, foil a murderer, and save Christmas.
James Swain
The night monster : a novel of suspense
Witnessing the violent kidnapping of his daughter's basketball teammate, abduction specialist Jack Carpenter recognizes the snatcher from an unsolved case and sets out to rescue the girl before it is too late.
Christopher Moore
Paying back Jack
Agreeing to follow a Thai politician's "minor wife" to document her activities, private investigator Vincent Calvino wonders at his shady client's tragic past and is unwittingly swept up in a vengeance plot for which he narrowly avoids being framed for murder.
Sharon Fiffer
Scary stuff
The author of Hollywood Stuff offers a new mystery where, while visiting California, antique picker and associate detective Jane Wheel becomes embroiled in two cases involving her family, one of eBay-related mistaken identity involving her brother, and another that deals with her parents' friend being attacked at home.
David Baldacci
True blue
Fresh out of prison, disgraced ex-cop Mason "Mace" Perry, along with the help of her police chief sister, aids Roy Kingman, a lawyer trying to track down the killer of one of his law partners, all while a U.S. attorney looks for any reason to put Mace back behind bars
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