Wednesday, July 20, 2011

HPL's New Books


HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for:  2011 .  To see new books from other years try:  2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.


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Now You See Her
Now You See Her
By Patterson, James
Author Ledwidge, Michael
2011-06 - Little Brown and Company
9780316036214 Check Our Catalog

A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York--including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But when an innocent man is framed for murder, she knows that she can't let him pay for the real killer's crimes. In a story of wrenching suspense, Patterson gives fans his most head-spinning, action-filled story yet. …More


Tick Tock
Tick Tock
By Patterson, James
Author Ledwidge, Michael
2011-01 - Little Brown and Company
9780316037914 Check Our Catalog


A rash of horrifying crimes tears through New York City, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that these offenses are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. All too soon, another appalling murder leads Detective Michael Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan.
HPL patron:  Awesome.  James Patterson is a fantastic writer.
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Hope Rekindled
Hope Rekindled
By Peterson, Tracie
2011-06 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764208911 Check Our Catalog

When this spirited matchmaker finds her own match, will overwhelming obstacles prevent her from finding happiness and fulfillment? Set in eastern Texas in the 1880's. …More


Somebody Else's Man
Somebody Else's Man
By Poole, Daaimah S.
2009-10 - Dafina Books
9780758222473 Check Our Catalog

"Essence"-bestselling author Poole burns up the pages with a sizzling story of friendship gone wrong. …More


The Profession: A Thriller
The Profession: A Thriller
By Pressfield, Steven
2011-06 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780385528733 Check Our Catalog

The bestselling author of "Gates of Fire, The Afghan Campaign," and "Killing Rommel" returns with a stunning, chillingly plausible near-future thriller about the rise of a privately financed and global military industrial complex. …More


Chocolate Sangria
Chocolate Sangria
By Price-Thompson, Tracy
2004-02 - One World/Strivers Row
9780375757792 Check Our Catalog

Juanita Lucas is a young woman living in a housing project in Brooklyn. Although she has a very light complexion, she is proud of her blackness, even as she takes a beating from the very sistahs she tries so hard to emulate. Her only friend, Scooter Morrison, is an upwardly mobile brother who also happens to be young, gifted, and gay. Then a chance encounter with two fine Puerto Rican men changes Juanita's and Scooter's lives in ways they could never have imagined. There is Conan, a hardworking man who wrestles with both his love for Juanita and his guilt over his brother's death; and Jorge, an unscrupulous bad-boy thug who has no problem using what he's got to get what he wants, until he comes dangerously close to getting scorched by his own flames.
Fast-paced, suspenseful, and unpredictable, "Chocolate Sangria explores the hearts of two lovers who get caught in the great cultural divide--
and the devastating consequences of keeping secrets, telling lies, and betraying those you love.
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Camouflage
Camouflage
By Pronzini, Bill
2011-06 - Forge
9780765325648 Check Our Catalog

David Virden hires Nameless to find his ex-wife and deliver some papers to her. But she refuses the papers and sends a message to Virden to never contact her again. His colleague, Tamara, tells Nameless that Virden threatens to sue and claims that the woman they located isn't his wife. Then he disappears and his fiance hires Nameless to find out why. …More


Tigerlily's Orchids
Tigerlily's Orchids
By Rendell, Ruth
2011-06 - Scribner Book Company
9781439150344 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

From one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation ("People") comes a psychologically thrilling novel about the eccentric inhabitants of a London apartment building, the secrets they keep, and how knowing too much about one's neighbors might be deadly. …More


The Hot Gate: Troy Rising III
The Hot Gate: Troy Rising III
By Ringo, John
2011-05 - Baen Books
9781439134320 Check Our Catalog

The fight to free the Earth from alien domination began in "Live Free or Die," and continued in "Citadel." Now Tyler Vernon and his troops aboard the gigantic battle station "Troy" face a desperate battle with the forces of galactic tyranny. …More


Chasing Fire
Chasing Fire
By Roberts, Nora
2011-04 - Putnam Adult
9780399157448 Check Our Catalog

Number-one "New York Times"-bestselling author Nora Roberts--America's favorite writer ("The New Yorker")--delves into the world of elite firefighters who thrive on danger and adrenaline--men and women who wouldn't know how to live life if it wasn't on the edge. …More


The Wreckage: A Thriller
The Wreckage: A Thriller
By Robotham, Michael
2011-06 - Mulholland Books
9780316126403 Check Our Catalog

Someone is bombing the banks of Baghdad. On the streets of London, former cop Vincent Ruiz is robbed of his briefcase. And Richard North, a top-tier VP at an international finance powerhouse, vanishes. North holds the key that connects these three seemingly unrelated events--or did, until he disappeared without a trace. …More


The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
By Sakey, Marcus
2011-06 - Dutton Books
9780525952114 Check Our Catalog


Sakey ("The Blade Itself, Good People") returns with his most ambitious novel, a captivating story of love and memory, where the only thing more frightening than the questions are the answers.
HPL patron:  First book I read by author and loved it.  Will now read more.
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All I Need to Get by
All I Need to Get by
By Scott, Sophronia
Author Scott, Sophfronia
2004-03 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312318567 Check Our Catalog

Crita has come a long way from her small-town Ohio roots. A successful tax accountant living in Manhattan, she finally has the independent life that she dreamed of as a girl. However, with one fateful phone call, Crita's life is turned upside down. …More


Dreams of Joy
Dreams of Joy
By See, Lisa
2011-05 - Random House
9781400067121 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

Devastated after discovering the shocking truth about her mother and father, Joy (from the "New York Times" bestseller "Shanghai Girls") flees to China to find a new life (and her real father)--and Pearl, realizing what has happened, sets out for Mao's China, resolved to find her daughter. …More


Fallen
Fallen
By Slaughter, Karin
2011-06 - Delacorte Press
9780345528209 Check Our Catalog

Will Trent and Sara Linton, the beloved characters from Slaughter's two acclaimed series (and the bestseller "Broken"), are back on the case in this electrifying thriller about how far a woman, a cop, and a daughter will go. …More


One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
By Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich
Introduction by Bayley, John
1995-11 - Everyman's Library
9780679444640 Check Our Catalog

One of the most chilling novels ever written about the oppression of totalitarian regimes--and the first to open Western eyes to the terrors of Stalin's prison camps, this book allowed Solzhenitsyn, who later became Russia's conscience in exile, to challenge the brutal might of the Soviet Union. …More


44 Charles Street
44 Charles Street
By Steel, Danielle
2011-04 - Delacorte Press
9780385343145 Check Our Catalog

A magical transformation takes place in "New York Times"-bestselling author Steel's luminous new novel: Strangers become roommates, roommates become friends, and friends become a family in a turn-of-the-century house in Manhattan's West Village. …More


Miss Wayne & the Queens of DC
Miss Wayne & the Queens of DC
By Styles, T.
2010-06 - Cartel Publications
9780982391341 Check Our Catalog

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Raunchy (the Cartel Publications Presents)
Raunchy (the Cartel Publications Presents)
By Styles, T.
Author Styles, Toy
2010-11 - Cartel Publications
9780982391372 Check Our Catalog

At head of title: Cartel Publications presents. …More


The Candy Shop
The Candy Shop
By Swinson, Kiki
2007-02 - Melodrama Publishing
9781934157022 Check Our Catalog


Swinson at her best.
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I'm Still Wifey
I'm Still Wifey
By Swinson, Ki Ki
2005-11 - Melodrama Publishing
9780971702158 Check Our Catalog

While Kira's husband Ricky is behind bars serving federal time, she clings onto the hope that one day she?ll get a taste of sweet revenge for Russ?the nigga who played her! In the mix of all the drama, Kira unintentionally falls for a new ?hood rich cat who has it all. Money, good looks, and a girl back home in Jersey! This time around Kira plans to play by a different set of rules! Although, Ricky is locked down in a Virginia federal prison, it doesn?t stop his reign of terror. He gets wind of everything that went down with Kira and gives her a life altering ultimatum. Nevertheless, Kira refuses to adhere to his demand and Ricky has no choice but to suit up his street team. The question is: How will it end this time? …More


Outrage
Outrage
By Tanenbaum, Robert K.
2011-06 - Gallery Press
9781439149256 Check Our Catalog

In this latest installment of the bestselling series from Tanenbaum, a killer senses Marlene Ciampi closing in on him, and he'll do anything to avoid the death penalty. …More


Vaclav & Lena
Vaclav & Lena
By Tanner, Haley
2011-05 - Dial Press
9781400069316 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title


Offering a new glimpse at the American immigrant experience, a stunningly gifted young novelist delivers a timeless love story set in New York's Russian migrant community.
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