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Erica Spindler.
Blood vines
When Alexandra Owens travels to Sonoma, California, to unearth her mysterious past, she finds herself racing to discover the connection between her terrifying visions and a string of ritualistic murders.
Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC Ret., with Donald A. Davis.
Clean kill
Just as Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Swanson is about to deal with foreign operatives bent on assassinating Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in order to sabotage a peace agreement, his old nemesis, Juba, resurfaces to exact revenge on the man that nearly took his life.
Eric Flint and K.D. Wentworth.
The crucible of empire
A novel cowritten b a two-time Nebula Award finalist is the sequel to The Course of Empire, a book about a warlike people working with their alien invaders to face and even greater threat.
Thomas Kaufman.
Drink the tea
After he takes on the 25-year-old case of his best-friend's missing daughter, private investigator Willis Gidney is accused of murder and thrown in jail, a bad start to a case that will pit him against a ruthless corporation, a two-faced congressman and a young woman desperate to conceal her past.
David Carkeet.
From away
Making his way home from Vermont after a one-night-stand gone wrong, model-train specialist Denny Braintree is mistaken for a missing local and hesitantly assumes a new personality before he is wrongly accused of murdering his would-be lover.
Jodi Picoult.
House rules
Unable to express himself socially but possessing a savant-like knack for investigating crimes, a teenage boy with Asperger's Syndrome is wrongly accused of killing his tutor when the police mistake his autistic tics for guilty behavior.
Rhys Bowen.
The last illusion
Harry Houdini's wife hires Irish immigrant private investigator Molly Murphy to uncover the truth behind the on-stage death of a magician's assistant in order to clear Houdini's name and find the person truly responsible for the death.
Susan Wilson.
One good dog
After Adam March has a nervous breakdown that causes him to lose his job, his wife and the life he has worked so hard to achieve, he must fulfill a community-service obligation at a soup kitchen, where he meets Chance, a pit bull bred for fighting who ends up being Adam's best shot at redemption.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Dan Simmons follows Custer's ghost in the body of a Sioux warrior with paranormal talents in his new "historical novel with a supernatural slant."
Dan Simmons.
Black Hills
Ceremoniously attending the battlefield death of General George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn, a young Sioux warrior invokes the general's spirit, who haunts the Native American with visions of the pasts and futures of legendary historical figures.
Joanne Fluke.
Apple turnover murder : a Hannah Swensen mystery with recipes
When baker Hannah Swensen steps out of her comfort zone during a massive fund-raising event, she gets more than she bargains for when the show's host--and ex-lover of both her and her younger sister--is found dead holding one of Hannah's delectable pastries in his hand.
Nancy Atherton.
Aunt Dimity down under
Devastated to learn that her beloved neighbors, Ruth and Louise Pym, are dying, Lori Shepherd agrees to their request that she find their long-lost brother in New Zealand, a search that unravels complicated family secrets.
Jessica Conant-Park & Susan Conant.
Cook the books
Reeling from her breakup with her boyfriend Josh, Chloe Carter works as an assistant cookbook writer in Boston, until the mysterious death of one of Josh's friends brings him back into her life, in this Gourmet Girl Mystery with recipes.
David Corbett.
Do they know I'm running?
Coming of age in a California immigrant town, 18-year-old Roque is entreated by his war vet brother to retrieve his deported uncle, an effort that relies on dangerous gangs that control the path between El Salvador and the U.S. border.
Gabrielle Zevin.
The hole we're in
Roger and George Pomeroy's struggles with financial troubles lead to a series of poor choices that affect their three children, especially Patsy, the youngest, who will spend her life fighting to overcome the decisions' consequences.
Peter Bognanni.
The house of tomorrow
Homeschooled teenager Sebastian Prendergast is forced by his grandmother's stroke to venture out of his geodesic dome habitat and befriends a chain-smoking teen who introduces him to pop culture through the punk band they form together.
Kate White.
Hush
After a coworker with whom she has a one-night stand is murdered the next day, Lake Warren lies to police due to her entanglement in a custody battle for her children, a lie that leads the police to scrutinize her and someone to leave dangerous clues on her doorstep.
Anne Bishop.
Shalador's lady : a black jewels novel
Lady Cassidy, the Rose-Jeweled Queen of Shalador, comes out of hiding to restore her throne and prove her ability to rule, but is wary of the visions of the Black Widows, who see danger on the horizon.
Laura Childs.
The teaberry strangler
Theodosia Browning discovers the body of the local map store owner in an alley behind her tea shop, and is alarmed by Detective Tidwell's theory that she was the intended victim.
Black Hills
Ceremoniously attending the battlefield death of General George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn, a young Sioux warrior invokes the general's spirit, who haunts the Native American with visions of the pasts and futures of legendary historical figures.
Joanne Fluke.
Apple turnover murder : a Hannah Swensen mystery with recipes
When baker Hannah Swensen steps out of her comfort zone during a massive fund-raising event, she gets more than she bargains for when the show's host--and ex-lover of both her and her younger sister--is found dead holding one of Hannah's delectable pastries in his hand.
Nancy Atherton.
Aunt Dimity down under
Devastated to learn that her beloved neighbors, Ruth and Louise Pym, are dying, Lori Shepherd agrees to their request that she find their long-lost brother in New Zealand, a search that unravels complicated family secrets.
Jessica Conant-Park & Susan Conant.
Cook the books
Reeling from her breakup with her boyfriend Josh, Chloe Carter works as an assistant cookbook writer in Boston, until the mysterious death of one of Josh's friends brings him back into her life, in this Gourmet Girl Mystery with recipes.
David Corbett.
Do they know I'm running?
Coming of age in a California immigrant town, 18-year-old Roque is entreated by his war vet brother to retrieve his deported uncle, an effort that relies on dangerous gangs that control the path between El Salvador and the U.S. border.
Gabrielle Zevin.
The hole we're in
Roger and George Pomeroy's struggles with financial troubles lead to a series of poor choices that affect their three children, especially Patsy, the youngest, who will spend her life fighting to overcome the decisions' consequences.
Peter Bognanni.
The house of tomorrow
Homeschooled teenager Sebastian Prendergast is forced by his grandmother's stroke to venture out of his geodesic dome habitat and befriends a chain-smoking teen who introduces him to pop culture through the punk band they form together.
Kate White.
Hush
After a coworker with whom she has a one-night stand is murdered the next day, Lake Warren lies to police due to her entanglement in a custody battle for her children, a lie that leads the police to scrutinize her and someone to leave dangerous clues on her doorstep.
Anne Bishop.
Shalador's lady : a black jewels novel
Lady Cassidy, the Rose-Jeweled Queen of Shalador, comes out of hiding to restore her throne and prove her ability to rule, but is wary of the visions of the Black Widows, who see danger on the horizon.
Laura Childs.
The teaberry strangler
Theodosia Browning discovers the body of the local map store owner in an alley behind her tea shop, and is alarmed by Detective Tidwell's theory that she was the intended victim.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Find familiar favorites on the new fiction shlelves this week -- and a few new authors who might become favorites
Dana Stabenow.
A night too dark : a Kate Shugak novel
When a man believed to have committed suicide reappears from the wilderness, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Trooper Jim Chopin struggle to identify the remains of a mysterious victim, a case that is complicated by political factors at the local gold mine.
Adriana Trigiani.
Brava, Valentine
When Valentine Roncalli discovers a long-lost shoe design, a family secret unravels that helps her take control of the company from a conniving relative, but first she seeks the counsel of her ex-fiancGe, Bret Fitzpatrick, to help re-boot the business.
J.D. Robb.
Fantasy in death
Investigating the bizarre murder of a millionaire video game maven within a locked room, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is baffled by a lack of suspects and the victim's demise in spite of his considerable resources.
Paula Reed.
Hester
Widowed Hester Prynne travels with her wealthy heiress daughter to England in search of a quiet life only to land in the inner circle of power-hungry Oliver Cromwell, who wishes to harness Hester's ability to recognize the sins and hypocrisy of others.
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
Matthew's story : from sinner to saint
Disappointing his family with his choice to become a tax collector, Levi abandons his initial calling to become a priest and begins questioning the nature of his existence after hearing rumors about a man who is reputed to be the prophesied Messiah.
James Grippando.
Money to burn : a novel of suspense
Presents a story of greed and murder set in the high-stakes atmosphere of New York's Wall Street
Robert B. Parker.
Split image
Overwhelmed by a double homicide involving a mob hit, a high-ranking crime figure, and twin mafia wives, Jesse Stone increasingly succumbs to alcoholism before agreeing to assist fellow investigator Sunny Randall on a seemingly unrelated case.
Katharine McMahon.
The crimson rooms
Haunted by the death of her World War I soldier brother, struggling attorney Evelyn Gifford is astonished to learn that her brother fathered a child with a young nurse, a situation that is complicated by a case involving a wrongfully convicted veteran.
A night too dark : a Kate Shugak novel
When a man believed to have committed suicide reappears from the wilderness, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Trooper Jim Chopin struggle to identify the remains of a mysterious victim, a case that is complicated by political factors at the local gold mine.
Adriana Trigiani.
Brava, Valentine
When Valentine Roncalli discovers a long-lost shoe design, a family secret unravels that helps her take control of the company from a conniving relative, but first she seeks the counsel of her ex-fiancGe, Bret Fitzpatrick, to help re-boot the business.
J.D. Robb.
Fantasy in death
Investigating the bizarre murder of a millionaire video game maven within a locked room, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is baffled by a lack of suspects and the victim's demise in spite of his considerable resources.
Paula Reed.
Hester
Widowed Hester Prynne travels with her wealthy heiress daughter to England in search of a quiet life only to land in the inner circle of power-hungry Oliver Cromwell, who wishes to harness Hester's ability to recognize the sins and hypocrisy of others.
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
Matthew's story : from sinner to saint
Disappointing his family with his choice to become a tax collector, Levi abandons his initial calling to become a priest and begins questioning the nature of his existence after hearing rumors about a man who is reputed to be the prophesied Messiah.
James Grippando.
Money to burn : a novel of suspense
Presents a story of greed and murder set in the high-stakes atmosphere of New York's Wall Street
Robert B. Parker.
Split image
Overwhelmed by a double homicide involving a mob hit, a high-ranking crime figure, and twin mafia wives, Jesse Stone increasingly succumbs to alcoholism before agreeing to assist fellow investigator Sunny Randall on a seemingly unrelated case.
Katharine McMahon.
The crimson rooms
Haunted by the death of her World War I soldier brother, struggling attorney Evelyn Gifford is astonished to learn that her brother fathered a child with a young nurse, a situation that is complicated by a case involving a wrongfully convicted veteran.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Have some fun with Jaffarian's new mystery or try the first in a new series by the Gears
Connie Willis.
Blackout
Stranded in the past during World War II, three researchers from the future investigate period behavior and seek each other out in a shared effort to return to their own time.
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
Coming of the storm
A first entry in a new series by the Golden Spur Award-winning authors of People of the Raven traces the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans in 1539 as viewed by Chickasaw trader Black Shell, who witnesses the brutal progress of Hernando de Soto's military.
Sue Ann Jaffarian.
Corpse on the cob : an Odelia Grey mystery
Our favorite plus-sized heroine is back! Trouble grows faster than a corn crop in July when Odelia reunites with her long-lost mom in a corn maze at the Autumn Fair. For starters, there's the dead body in the cornfield. Then there's her mom crouched beside the corpse--with blood on her hands ...
Joyce Carol Oates.
A fair maiden
Approached by an elegant older gentleman while babysitting in Bayhead Harbor, sixteen-year-old Katya Spivak is entranced by his sophisticated home and eventually agrees to pose for his newest painting before realizing that he may have a hidden agenda.
Michael Palmer.
The last surgeon
Working in a mobile clinic while struggling with the challenges of PTSD, veteran doctor Nick Garrity searches for a missing war buddy and finds himself pitted against a terrifying psychopath who is disguising some of his kills as suicides.
Don DeLillo.
Point Omega
Jim Finley, a young filmmaker, attempts to convince Richard Elster, a former secret war advisor, to tell his story on film, an endeavor complicated by the arrival of Richard's daughter from New York and a devastating event that throws everything into question.
Julie Compton.
Rescuing Olivia
Contentedly spending time with a secretive woman until she disappears following a motorcycle crash, Anders is wrongly blamed for the accident and resolves to expose hidden truths from her past, an effort that rekindles his own troubles and places his life in danger.
Adam Haslett.
Union Atlantic
A property rights battle between young banker Doug Fanning and retired teacher Charlotte Graves is marked by Charlotte's bank-president brother, Charlotte's tenacious grip on sanity, and a troubled high school senior.
Lori Lansens.
The wife's tale
Having gained weight and anxieties throughout her twenty-five-year marriage, Mary Gooch is dismayed when her husband fails to return home, a situation that compels Mary to locate and fight for him while combating unhealthy habits.
Blackout
Stranded in the past during World War II, three researchers from the future investigate period behavior and seek each other out in a shared effort to return to their own time.
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear.
Coming of the storm
A first entry in a new series by the Golden Spur Award-winning authors of People of the Raven traces the first contact between Native Americans and Europeans in 1539 as viewed by Chickasaw trader Black Shell, who witnesses the brutal progress of Hernando de Soto's military.
Sue Ann Jaffarian.
Corpse on the cob : an Odelia Grey mystery
Our favorite plus-sized heroine is back! Trouble grows faster than a corn crop in July when Odelia reunites with her long-lost mom in a corn maze at the Autumn Fair. For starters, there's the dead body in the cornfield. Then there's her mom crouched beside the corpse--with blood on her hands ...
Joyce Carol Oates.
A fair maiden
Approached by an elegant older gentleman while babysitting in Bayhead Harbor, sixteen-year-old Katya Spivak is entranced by his sophisticated home and eventually agrees to pose for his newest painting before realizing that he may have a hidden agenda.
Michael Palmer.
The last surgeon
Working in a mobile clinic while struggling with the challenges of PTSD, veteran doctor Nick Garrity searches for a missing war buddy and finds himself pitted against a terrifying psychopath who is disguising some of his kills as suicides.
Don DeLillo.
Point Omega
Jim Finley, a young filmmaker, attempts to convince Richard Elster, a former secret war advisor, to tell his story on film, an endeavor complicated by the arrival of Richard's daughter from New York and a devastating event that throws everything into question.
Julie Compton.
Rescuing Olivia
Contentedly spending time with a secretive woman until she disappears following a motorcycle crash, Anders is wrongly blamed for the accident and resolves to expose hidden truths from her past, an effort that rekindles his own troubles and places his life in danger.
Adam Haslett.
Union Atlantic
A property rights battle between young banker Doug Fanning and retired teacher Charlotte Graves is marked by Charlotte's bank-president brother, Charlotte's tenacious grip on sanity, and a troubled high school senior.
Lori Lansens.
The wife's tale
Having gained weight and anxieties throughout her twenty-five-year marriage, Mary Gooch is dismayed when her husband fails to return home, a situation that compels Mary to locate and fight for him while combating unhealthy habits.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Peter Straub, Parnell Hall, & Kristin Hannah are just a few favorite authors with new books out this month.
Bernard Cornwell.The burning land
After breaking with King Alfred of Wessex and joining the Danes and the Vikings in hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg, warlord Uhtred switches sides again after Alfred's daughter pleads with him to take command of the Mercian army and protect Britain from being conquered.
Peter Straub.A dark matter
Years after a 1960s religious guru's clandestine activities with his most fervent acolytes results in a grisly murder, a man struggles to make sense of what happened to his wife and friends by writing a book for which he asks former followers to relive their experiences
Tim Green.False convictions
Working with a charity organization dedicated to freeing wrongly convicted prisoners, defense attorney Casey Jordan assists an indigent man who was victimized by a corrupt small-town court, a case that turns unexpectedly violent
Robert Stone.Fun with problems :stories
A volume of short works by the National Book Award-winning author of Dog Soldiers includes the stories of a screenwriter's decades-long affair with a drug-addicted actress, a Silicon Valley executive who receives an unwelcome guest and a scuba diver who guides uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return.
Tim Dorsey.Gator a-go-go
After a Miami crime gang ruins his spring break by targeting a snitch's son, drug-addled Serge A. Storms and his equally bloodthirsty deputy, Coleman, aim to track down the gang members and take them out.
Billy Lombardo.The man with two arms
Driven to perfect an unprecedented ambidextrous ability by his dedicated father, baseball pitcher Denny skyrockets into the major leagues and breaks numerous records before an unscrupulous reporter misrepresents Denny's father's character.
Parnell Hall.The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady : a Puzzle Lady mystery
After she accidentally frames her nemesis--Minami, the Sudoku Lady--for a murder at which a Sudoku puzzle was left at the scene, Cora Felton must clear her rival's name and trap the real killer, in a mystery that includes four Sudoku puzzles and two crossword puzzles.
Chris Bohjalian.Secrets of Eden
Haunted by the final words of a newly baptized congregation member who was subsequently murdered by her husband, the Reverend Stephen Drew abandons his pulpit to spend time with an author who writes best-selling books about angels.
Kristin Hannah.Winter garden
Reunited when their beloved father falls ill, sisters Meredith and Nina find themselves under the shadow of their disapproving mother, whose painful history is hidden behind her rendition of a Russian fairy tale told to the sisters in childhood.
After breaking with King Alfred of Wessex and joining the Danes and the Vikings in hopes of reclaiming Bebbanburg, warlord Uhtred switches sides again after Alfred's daughter pleads with him to take command of the Mercian army and protect Britain from being conquered.
Peter Straub.A dark matter
Years after a 1960s religious guru's clandestine activities with his most fervent acolytes results in a grisly murder, a man struggles to make sense of what happened to his wife and friends by writing a book for which he asks former followers to relive their experiences
Tim Green.False convictions
Working with a charity organization dedicated to freeing wrongly convicted prisoners, defense attorney Casey Jordan assists an indigent man who was victimized by a corrupt small-town court, a case that turns unexpectedly violent
Robert Stone.Fun with problems :stories
A volume of short works by the National Book Award-winning author of Dog Soldiers includes the stories of a screenwriter's decades-long affair with a drug-addicted actress, a Silicon Valley executive who receives an unwelcome guest and a scuba diver who guides uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return.
Tim Dorsey.Gator a-go-go
After a Miami crime gang ruins his spring break by targeting a snitch's son, drug-addled Serge A. Storms and his equally bloodthirsty deputy, Coleman, aim to track down the gang members and take them out.
Billy Lombardo.The man with two arms
Driven to perfect an unprecedented ambidextrous ability by his dedicated father, baseball pitcher Denny skyrockets into the major leagues and breaks numerous records before an unscrupulous reporter misrepresents Denny's father's character.
Parnell Hall.The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady : a Puzzle Lady mystery
After she accidentally frames her nemesis--Minami, the Sudoku Lady--for a murder at which a Sudoku puzzle was left at the scene, Cora Felton must clear her rival's name and trap the real killer, in a mystery that includes four Sudoku puzzles and two crossword puzzles.
Chris Bohjalian.Secrets of Eden
Haunted by the final words of a newly baptized congregation member who was subsequently murdered by her husband, the Reverend Stephen Drew abandons his pulpit to spend time with an author who writes best-selling books about angels.
Kristin Hannah.Winter garden
Reunited when their beloved father falls ill, sisters Meredith and Nina find themselves under the shadow of their disapproving mother, whose painful history is hidden behind her rendition of a Russian fairy tale told to the sisters in childhood.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Enjoy some suspense from Kay Hooper, Jack Higgins, & Noah Boyd this week.
Kay Hooper.Blood ties :a Bishop / Special Crimes Unit novel
When part of a murdered body is discovered on a running trail in a sleepy Tennessee town, three agents from the FBI's elite Special Crimes Unit are dispatched to investigate and discover an unearthly series of killings.
Noah Boyd.The bricklayer
The FBI recruits Steve Vail, an agent it has just fired, to solve a brilliant and deadly extortion plot where a group called Rubaco Pentad is killing human targets one by one unless the bureau gives them cash, with the dollar amount and body count escalating each time the agency doesn't pay up.
Marian Keyes.The brightest star in the sky
Seven neighbors in a Dublin townhouse find their lives entangled by the visitation of a sassy and prescient spirit that causes them to rethink their relationships, careers and values.
Joan Hess.Merry wives of Maggody :an Arly Hanks mystery
After local golf instructor Tommy Ridner wins a premier bass-fishing boat by hitting a hole-in-one in a golf tournament, only to be found dead later, Sheriff Arly Hanks must take on the case just as the cut-throat golf tournament begins anew.
Jasper Fforde.Shades of grey :the road to High Saffron
Color Control Agency employee and House of Red member Eddie Russett experiences discontent with his limited vision when he meets Gray Nightseer Jane, who suggests that their color-blind world was brought about by a disaster that nobody is allowed to acknowledge.
Louise Erdrich.Shadow tag
After she discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, Irene America turns it into a manipulative farce, while secretly keeping a second diary that includes her true thoughts about her shaky marriage, its affect on her children, and her struggles with alcohol.
Sandi Ault.Wild penance
After witnessing a dramatic death in the Gorge, Jamaica Wild examines a secret, ancient religious group that reenacts Jesus' crucifixion and practices excessive penance, but is warned not to investigate too closely when someone makes an attempt on her life.
Jack Higgins.The wolf at the door
When several members of an elite intelligence unit are murdered by an unknown assailant with formidable resources, Sean Dillon finds his life in danger upon attempting to obtain evidence proving that an old nemesis is the killer.
When part of a murdered body is discovered on a running trail in a sleepy Tennessee town, three agents from the FBI's elite Special Crimes Unit are dispatched to investigate and discover an unearthly series of killings.
Noah Boyd.The bricklayer
The FBI recruits Steve Vail, an agent it has just fired, to solve a brilliant and deadly extortion plot where a group called Rubaco Pentad is killing human targets one by one unless the bureau gives them cash, with the dollar amount and body count escalating each time the agency doesn't pay up.
Marian Keyes.The brightest star in the sky
Seven neighbors in a Dublin townhouse find their lives entangled by the visitation of a sassy and prescient spirit that causes them to rethink their relationships, careers and values.
Joan Hess.Merry wives of Maggody :an Arly Hanks mystery
After local golf instructor Tommy Ridner wins a premier bass-fishing boat by hitting a hole-in-one in a golf tournament, only to be found dead later, Sheriff Arly Hanks must take on the case just as the cut-throat golf tournament begins anew.
Jasper Fforde.Shades of grey :the road to High Saffron
Color Control Agency employee and House of Red member Eddie Russett experiences discontent with his limited vision when he meets Gray Nightseer Jane, who suggests that their color-blind world was brought about by a disaster that nobody is allowed to acknowledge.
Louise Erdrich.Shadow tag
After she discovers that her husband has been reading her diary, Irene America turns it into a manipulative farce, while secretly keeping a second diary that includes her true thoughts about her shaky marriage, its affect on her children, and her struggles with alcohol.
Sandi Ault.Wild penance
After witnessing a dramatic death in the Gorge, Jamaica Wild examines a secret, ancient religious group that reenacts Jesus' crucifixion and practices excessive penance, but is warned not to investigate too closely when someone makes an attempt on her life.
Jack Higgins.The wolf at the door
When several members of an elite intelligence unit are murdered by an unknown assailant with formidable resources, Sean Dillon finds his life in danger upon attempting to obtain evidence proving that an old nemesis is the killer.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Check out "Deep Creek", a historical thriller of the Old West by a new writing team while you're trying to keep warm this winter.
Carl Weber
Big girls do cry
When plus-sized beauty Isis and her sister, Egypt, start a new chapter of the Big Girls Book Club in Richmond, Virginia, they discover that drama follows them everywhere as they deal with family issues, scandalous new members, and betrayal.
Dana HandDeep Creek
Investigating the discovery of more than 40 murdered Chinese gold miners in a 19th-century Idaho territory lake, lawman Joe Vincent teams up with an ambitious company researcher and a metis mountain guide to track the killers across the Pacific Northwest.
Robin Hobb
Dragon keeper
Trader's wife Alise and 16-year-old Thymara must join the caravan traveling up the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River, with the aim of relocating weakened dragons from outside their home town of Cassarick to the long-lost city of Kelsingra.
Wallace StrobyGone til November
After Deputy Sara Cross discovers that her ex-partner fatally shot a man during a routine traffic stop and the details do not support his story that the man had pulled a gun, Sara must follow the truth no matter where it leads in order to protect herself and her son.
Claire SeeberLullaby
After Jess Finnegan's new husband and their eight-month-old son disappear during a trip to the Tate Museum, the police launch a massive manhunt and Jess discovers that the people closest to her are not what they seem.
William BoydOrdinary thunderstorms
After a chance meeting with a stranger leads Adam Kindred to lose his home, family, friends, job, and reputation, the London police and a hired killer are after him, and Adam joins the army of the missing who live underground as he tries to sort through his life.
Blaize ClementRaining cat sitters and dogs
Despite the efforts of Lieutenant Guidry--Dixie Hemingway's on-again, off-again boyfriend--to find a missing girl who may be a witness to a murder, Dixie finds that she must go it alone to confront criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Lindsey DavisRebels & traitors
When Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposite sides of the English Civil War, meet during one of the era's most crucial events, they share a mutual attraction, but endless plots, strange alliances, and shadows from the past threaten to tear them apart.
Chris KnopfShort squeeze
After one of Southampton real estate lawyer Jackie Swaitkowski's clients attempts to evict his sister-in-law from his own home, he turns up dead, and Jackie finds herself working on something more dangerous than real estate.
G.A. McKevettWicked craving
Helping out her good friend Detective Sergeant Dirk Coulter, voluptuous P.I. Savannah Reid is hot on the trail of a shady weight loss therapist who tricked his patients into losing their money instead of their weight, and who supposedly killed his wife Maria.
Big girls do cry
When plus-sized beauty Isis and her sister, Egypt, start a new chapter of the Big Girls Book Club in Richmond, Virginia, they discover that drama follows them everywhere as they deal with family issues, scandalous new members, and betrayal.
Dana HandDeep Creek
Investigating the discovery of more than 40 murdered Chinese gold miners in a 19th-century Idaho territory lake, lawman Joe Vincent teams up with an ambitious company researcher and a metis mountain guide to track the killers across the Pacific Northwest.
Robin Hobb
Dragon keeper
Trader's wife Alise and 16-year-old Thymara must join the caravan traveling up the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River, with the aim of relocating weakened dragons from outside their home town of Cassarick to the long-lost city of Kelsingra.
Wallace StrobyGone til November
After Deputy Sara Cross discovers that her ex-partner fatally shot a man during a routine traffic stop and the details do not support his story that the man had pulled a gun, Sara must follow the truth no matter where it leads in order to protect herself and her son.
Claire SeeberLullaby
After Jess Finnegan's new husband and their eight-month-old son disappear during a trip to the Tate Museum, the police launch a massive manhunt and Jess discovers that the people closest to her are not what they seem.
William BoydOrdinary thunderstorms
After a chance meeting with a stranger leads Adam Kindred to lose his home, family, friends, job, and reputation, the London police and a hired killer are after him, and Adam joins the army of the missing who live underground as he tries to sort through his life.
Blaize ClementRaining cat sitters and dogs
Despite the efforts of Lieutenant Guidry--Dixie Hemingway's on-again, off-again boyfriend--to find a missing girl who may be a witness to a murder, Dixie finds that she must go it alone to confront criminals who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Lindsey DavisRebels & traitors
When Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, who are on opposite sides of the English Civil War, meet during one of the era's most crucial events, they share a mutual attraction, but endless plots, strange alliances, and shadows from the past threaten to tear them apart.
Chris KnopfShort squeeze
After one of Southampton real estate lawyer Jackie Swaitkowski's clients attempts to evict his sister-in-law from his own home, he turns up dead, and Jackie finds herself working on something more dangerous than real estate.
G.A. McKevettWicked craving
Helping out her good friend Detective Sergeant Dirk Coulter, voluptuous P.I. Savannah Reid is hot on the trail of a shady weight loss therapist who tricked his patients into losing their money instead of their weight, and who supposedly killed his wife Maria.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Marion Zimmer Bradley & Carol Berg add new books to the fantasy shelves.
Marion Zimmer Bradley and Deborah J. Ross.
Hastur Lord
Regis Hastur, lord of the most powerful of the domains in Darkover, struggles to protect his world from becoming a military base for the new federation being created by the technologically advanced Terran Empire
Anne Tyler.
Noah's compass
Preparing to retire early from an unfulfilling teaching job that supplanted his dream of becoming a philosopher, Liam Pennywell struggles to remember missing memories of the night before he awoke in the hospital with a head injury, an effort that leads to unexpected discoveries.
Daniel Suarez.
Freedom
After the outbreak of a brutal civil war in the American Midwest stemming from the Daemon's civilization-rebuilding activities, reluctant Daemon operative Pete Sebeck leads a small band of enlightened humans in an effort to protect the new world order.
Lou Berney.
Gutshot straight
When ex-con Charles "Shake" Bouchon frees Gina, a housewife he is supposed to deliver to a sleazy 400-pound strip-club owner, he and Gina soon have the Armenian mob on their tail and they must flee to Panama while toting religious artifacts that are just as valuable to the thugs as Gina is.
Paul Adam.
Paganini's ghost
After an unsavory art dealer is found dead in his hotel room, violinmaker Giovanni Castiglione must search for an instrument once owned by famed violinist Niccolßo Paganini--and solve a mystery that has gone unanswered for over a century.
Kaki Warner.
Pieces of sky
Unprepared for the hardships of the Wild West, English authoress and milliner, Jessica Thornton, sets out in search of her brother, and must put her life in the hands of the rough rancher Brady Wilkins after her stagecoach crashes.
David Malouf.
Ransom
A reimagining of the story of Priam's effort to claim the slain body of his son finds the grief-stricken Achilles striking out against Hector after the death of Patroclus during the siege of Troy, an act that invokes a passionate bereavement in the king and ultimately results in a powerful confrontation.
Carol Berg.
The spirit lens : a novel of The Collegia Magica
Librarian and failed student of sorcery Portier de Savin-Duplais is asked by the King of Sabria to investigate an attempted murder with disturbing magical implications in the first book of a new fantasy trilogy.
Spencer Quinn.
Thereby hangs a tail : a Chet and Bernie mystery
A follow-up to Dog On It finds the human-and-canine investigative team endeavoring to rescue an abducted show dog, a case that is complicated by reporter Susie Sanchez's disappearance and Chet's separation from Bernie.
based on an idea by Jeffery Deaver.
Watchlist : a serial thriller
Jeffery Deaver helms a collaborative effort by 21 thriller writers--including Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline and Joseph Finder--that includes two novellas--The Chopin Manuscript, in which Harold Middleton discovers that a score by Chopin holds a deadly secret, and its sequel The Copper Bracelet, which finds Harold drawn into a plot that could lead to a nuclear war.
Hastur Lord
Regis Hastur, lord of the most powerful of the domains in Darkover, struggles to protect his world from becoming a military base for the new federation being created by the technologically advanced Terran Empire
Anne Tyler.
Noah's compass
Preparing to retire early from an unfulfilling teaching job that supplanted his dream of becoming a philosopher, Liam Pennywell struggles to remember missing memories of the night before he awoke in the hospital with a head injury, an effort that leads to unexpected discoveries.
Daniel Suarez.
Freedom
After the outbreak of a brutal civil war in the American Midwest stemming from the Daemon's civilization-rebuilding activities, reluctant Daemon operative Pete Sebeck leads a small band of enlightened humans in an effort to protect the new world order.
Lou Berney.
Gutshot straight
When ex-con Charles "Shake" Bouchon frees Gina, a housewife he is supposed to deliver to a sleazy 400-pound strip-club owner, he and Gina soon have the Armenian mob on their tail and they must flee to Panama while toting religious artifacts that are just as valuable to the thugs as Gina is.
Paul Adam.
Paganini's ghost
After an unsavory art dealer is found dead in his hotel room, violinmaker Giovanni Castiglione must search for an instrument once owned by famed violinist Niccolßo Paganini--and solve a mystery that has gone unanswered for over a century.
Kaki Warner.
Pieces of sky
Unprepared for the hardships of the Wild West, English authoress and milliner, Jessica Thornton, sets out in search of her brother, and must put her life in the hands of the rough rancher Brady Wilkins after her stagecoach crashes.
David Malouf.
Ransom
A reimagining of the story of Priam's effort to claim the slain body of his son finds the grief-stricken Achilles striking out against Hector after the death of Patroclus during the siege of Troy, an act that invokes a passionate bereavement in the king and ultimately results in a powerful confrontation.
Carol Berg.
The spirit lens : a novel of The Collegia Magica
Librarian and failed student of sorcery Portier de Savin-Duplais is asked by the King of Sabria to investigate an attempted murder with disturbing magical implications in the first book of a new fantasy trilogy.
Spencer Quinn.
Thereby hangs a tail : a Chet and Bernie mystery
A follow-up to Dog On It finds the human-and-canine investigative team endeavoring to rescue an abducted show dog, a case that is complicated by reporter Susie Sanchez's disappearance and Chet's separation from Bernie.
based on an idea by Jeffery Deaver.
Watchlist : a serial thriller
Jeffery Deaver helms a collaborative effort by 21 thriller writers--including Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline and Joseph Finder--that includes two novellas--The Chopin Manuscript, in which Harold Middleton discovers that a score by Chopin holds a deadly secret, and its sequel The Copper Bracelet, which finds Harold drawn into a plot that could lead to a nuclear war.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Robert Crais, Lauren Willig, & John Lescroart have new novels on the library shelves
Robert Crais
The First Rule: A Joe Pike NovelElvis Cole's taciturn partner, Joe Pike, investigates an attack on former associate Frank Meyer, a one-time mercenary whose family has been murdered by a professional hit crew and who police suspect has been keeping a dangerous secret.
Melanie Benjamin
Alice I Have Been
Octogenarian Alice, who as a child inspired Lewis Carroll's famous Wonderland character, looks back on a life marked by an implacable mother, her halcyon days in Oxford and the sons who went off to war.
Lauren Willig
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
Sent to India to weather the scandal of her hasty marriage, Lady Penelope finds herself in the treacherous court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where she encounters freedom and deception before her athletic talents draw the attentions of Captain Alex Reid and a dangerous spy.
Amy Greene
Bloodroot
A tale told from myriad viewpoints follows a family from the Great Depression to the present, describing the experiences of a wild young mountain girl, her protective grandmother, the men who love her and the children who struggle to manage her untamed legacy.
John Burdett
The Godfather of Kathmandu
Struggling to focus on a promotion-making case while studying under an exiled drug-pushing Tibetan lama, Thai police detective Sonchai Jitplecheep finds his efforts complicated by a new appointment, his battle for control of an illegal network and a captivating Tantric practitioner
Beth Hoffman
Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community
John Lescroart
Treasure Hunt
Released from desk work when a high-profile San Francisco activist is murdered, Hunt Club private investigator Mickey Dade discovers that the victim was involved in suspicious deals that also implicate the beautiful Alicia Thorpe
The First Rule: A Joe Pike NovelElvis Cole's taciturn partner, Joe Pike, investigates an attack on former associate Frank Meyer, a one-time mercenary whose family has been murdered by a professional hit crew and who police suspect has been keeping a dangerous secret.
Melanie Benjamin
Alice I Have Been
Octogenarian Alice, who as a child inspired Lewis Carroll's famous Wonderland character, looks back on a life marked by an implacable mother, her halcyon days in Oxford and the sons who went off to war.
Lauren Willig
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
Sent to India to weather the scandal of her hasty marriage, Lady Penelope finds herself in the treacherous court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, where she encounters freedom and deception before her athletic talents draw the attentions of Captain Alex Reid and a dangerous spy.
Amy Greene
Bloodroot
A tale told from myriad viewpoints follows a family from the Great Depression to the present, describing the experiences of a wild young mountain girl, her protective grandmother, the men who love her and the children who struggle to manage her untamed legacy.
John Burdett
The Godfather of Kathmandu
Struggling to focus on a promotion-making case while studying under an exiled drug-pushing Tibetan lama, Thai police detective Sonchai Jitplecheep finds his efforts complicated by a new appointment, his battle for control of an illegal network and a captivating Tantric practitioner
Beth Hoffman
Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community
John Lescroart
Treasure Hunt
Released from desk work when a high-profile San Francisco activist is murdered, Hunt Club private investigator Mickey Dade discovers that the victim was involved in suspicious deals that also implicate the beautiful Alicia Thorpe
Friday, January 8, 2010
Former veterinarian James Rollins brings us another thriller full of enthralling science and adventure.
James Rollins.
Altar of Eden
Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard and two neurobiologists, risks everything, including the life of her unborn child, to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem-cell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
Cynthia Eden.
Eternal hunter
Trying to hide her supernatural gift--and her identity as an Other--Assistant DA Erin Jerome, when an Other rogue begins "gifting" her bloody corpses, must team up with a bounty hunter who, a shape-shifter himself, dares her to reveal her true nature.
Jim Harrison.T
The farmer's daughter
From the author of Legends of the Fall and The English Major comes a collection of three novellas, in which the title novella depicts a home-schooled 15-year-old girl whose youth meets unexpected brutality, after which she must draw on her reserves to make herself whole.
Orson Scott Card.
Hidden empire
A sequel to the best-selling Empire finds Captain Cole becoming increasingly concerned about new U.S. President Averell Torrent's tough-handed foreign policy stance, a perspective that causes him to be targeted and prompts his investigation into the president's role in an assassination plot.
Douglas Preston.
Impact
Wyman Ford and a team of scientists must figure out how to destroy an alien doomsday weapon aimed at Earth, and the only tools at their disposal are the a handful of weaponless machines-- the Mars Orbiter, a lander and a few satellites--not much to work with, especially since they only have 60 hours to save the planet.
Charles de Lint.
Muse and reverie
A latest anthology of tales set in the "Newford" universe finds the culture of an everyday North American city transformed by magical elements nested in between its people and places.
Bridie Clark.
The overnight socialite
In a modern retelling of "Pygmalion," Lucy Ellis wants to be a fashion designer but ends up in retail, until just-dumped anthropologist Wyatt Hayes transforms her into the next "it" girl to prove himself, and soon they must confront the aristocracy.
Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck.
The sweet by and by
With her wedding only days away and only her faith to get her through the chaos, Jade Freedom Fitzgerald must contend with the sudden arrival of her wild sister and hippie mother, the latter of which is seeking reconciliation before she succumbs to a deadly illness, in a story written by a multi-platinum country music star.
Altar of Eden
Pregnant veterinarian Maura Kelly, along with U.S. Marshall Jack Menard and two neurobiologists, risks everything, including the life of her unborn child, to unravel the mystery of a smuggler's cache of mutated animals, a puzzle that involves fractal intelligence, stem-cell research, and a secret history of the Book of Genesis.
Cynthia Eden.
Eternal hunter
Trying to hide her supernatural gift--and her identity as an Other--Assistant DA Erin Jerome, when an Other rogue begins "gifting" her bloody corpses, must team up with a bounty hunter who, a shape-shifter himself, dares her to reveal her true nature.
Jim Harrison.T
The farmer's daughter
From the author of Legends of the Fall and The English Major comes a collection of three novellas, in which the title novella depicts a home-schooled 15-year-old girl whose youth meets unexpected brutality, after which she must draw on her reserves to make herself whole.
Orson Scott Card.
Hidden empire
A sequel to the best-selling Empire finds Captain Cole becoming increasingly concerned about new U.S. President Averell Torrent's tough-handed foreign policy stance, a perspective that causes him to be targeted and prompts his investigation into the president's role in an assassination plot.
Douglas Preston.
Impact
Wyman Ford and a team of scientists must figure out how to destroy an alien doomsday weapon aimed at Earth, and the only tools at their disposal are the a handful of weaponless machines-- the Mars Orbiter, a lander and a few satellites--not much to work with, especially since they only have 60 hours to save the planet.
Charles de Lint.
Muse and reverie
A latest anthology of tales set in the "Newford" universe finds the culture of an everyday North American city transformed by magical elements nested in between its people and places.
Bridie Clark.
The overnight socialite
In a modern retelling of "Pygmalion," Lucy Ellis wants to be a fashion designer but ends up in retail, until just-dumped anthropologist Wyatt Hayes transforms her into the next "it" girl to prove himself, and soon they must confront the aristocracy.
Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck.
The sweet by and by
With her wedding only days away and only her faith to get her through the chaos, Jade Freedom Fitzgerald must contend with the sudden arrival of her wild sister and hippie mother, the latter of which is seeking reconciliation before she succumbs to a deadly illness, in a story written by a multi-platinum country music star.
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