HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for: 2012.  To see new books from other years try:  2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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A Time for Patriots By Brown, Dale 2012-04 - Harper 9780061990007 Check Our Catalog When the nation's economy collapses and thousands of Americans turn against their own government, Patrick McLanahan must enlist the aid of his son and his fellow citizens to hunt down terrorists any way they can. Available in a tall Premium Edition. …More

Run with the Hunted Charles Bukowski By Bukowski, Charles Author Bukowkski, Charles Editor Martin, John 1994-05 - Ecco Press 9780060924584 Check Our Catalog The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience--a must for this counterculture idol's legions of fans. …More

Creole Belle By Burke, James Lee 2012-07 - Simon & Schuster 9781451648133 Check Our Catalog Picking up where "The Glass Rainbow" ended, "Creole Belle" finds David Robicheaux recuperating in New Orleans--near the site an oil well blowout on the Gulf. Robicheaux is visited by a mysterious visitor and is surprised by what's inside a floating block of ice. …More

Kill You Twice By Cain, Chelsea 2012-08 - Minotaur Books 9780312619787 Check Our Catalog America's most seductive serial killer is back, haunting every page of bestseller Cain's latest heart-stopping thriller, this time drawing Portland detective Archie Sheridan deeper into the dark secrets of her past. …More

Kushiel's Avatar By Carey, Jacqueline 2004-03 - Tor Books 9780765347534 Check Our Catalog "With help from a huge but vividly characterized cast, Phedre's final quest turns these grand abstractions into the stuff of life."--"Locus" The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good ... and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: "Love as thou wilt." Phedre no Delaunay is a woman pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. Her path has been strange and dangerous, and through it all the devoted swordsman Joscelin has been at her side. Her very nature is a torturous thing for them both, but he is sworn to her and he has never violated his vow: to protect and serve. But Phedre's plans put Joscelin's pledge to the test, for she has never forgotten her childhood friend Hyacinthe. She has spent ten long years searching for the key to free him from his eternal indenture, a bargain he struck with the gods-- to take Phedre's place as a sacrifice and save a nation. Phedre cannot forgive-- herself or the gods. She is determined to seize one last hope to redeem her friend, even of it means her death. The search will bring Phedre and Joscelin across the world, to distant courts where madness reigns and souls are currency, and down a fabled river to a land forgotten by most of the world. And to a power so mighty that none dare speak its name. …More

Amongst Thieves By Carter, Quentin 2007-12 - Triple Crown Publications 9780979951725 Check Our Catalog After serving 15 years in prison, Ramon Delay is back on the grimey streets of Kansas City, and the demons of his past are dragging him on a detour which may lead to a dead end. Ramon again finds himself amongst his loyal crew of thieves, who hold him down whil mobbing his way to the top of one of Kansas City's most lucrative empires. But two women have their own agends for Ramon - Yawni, a 38-year-old diva with intentions of becoming wifey and Jayde, a 22-year-old sack-chaser whose seductive ploys weigh heavily on Ramon's pockets and wellbeing. After repeatedly neglecting the loyalty of his friends in pursuit of youth, fortune and fame, Ramon finds that even thieves must honor the code of the streets or pay the piper. When old friends turn to enemies and the streets' greed comes calling, will Ramon realize if there is still honor "Amongst Thieves?" …More

Stained Cotton By Carter, Quentin 2008-06 - Triple Crown Publications 9780979951718 Check Our Catalog Qu'bon Cartez is a conniving, womanizing hoodfella that knows no boundaries when it comes to money. His brother, O'bon, finds himself having to survive the game of being his only sibling. Together they'll navigate you through a single tale of lies, lust and revenge. Two very unpredictable endings will teach you why it's called "Stained Cotton." HPL Patron:  Great author! HPL patron: This book is amazing!  I could not and would not putit down.  I'm going to recommend it to all my friends. …More

Thug Matrimony By Clark, Wahida 2012-03 - Dafina Books 9780758212566 Check Our Catalog Angel, Jaz, Tasha, and Kyra are four girlfriends pulling themselves out of the ghetto--and trying to bring their hearts up to higher ground with them. But when an unwanted guest crashes Angel's wedding, all the rage and bloodlust from the Uhood comes bustin' out. …More

The Crime of Julian Wells By Cook, Thomas H. 2012-08 - Mysterious Press 9780802126030 Check Our Catalog Cook, one of America's most acclaimed suspense writers, has written a novel in the grand tradition of the twisty, cerebral thriller. It is a mystery of identity, or assumed identity; a journey into the maze of a mysterious life. …More

Trace By Cornwell, Patricia 2012-07 - Berkley 9780425250310 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago. In Trace, Scarpetta travels to Richmond, Virginia, at the odd behest of the recently appointed Chief Medical Examiner, who claims that he needs her help to solve a perplexing crime. …More

Backfire By Coulter, Catherine 2012-07 - Putnam Adult 9780399157325 Check Our Catalog San Francisco Judge Ramsey Hunt, longtime friend to FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, is presiding over the trial of Clive and Cindy Cahill--accused in a string of murders--when the proceedings take a radical turn. …More

Split Second By Coulter, Catherine 2011-07 - Putnam Adult 9780399157431 Check Our Catalog A serial killer is on the loose, and it's up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down. They soon discover that the killer has blood ties to the infamous and now long-dead monster Ted Bundy. Savich and Sherlock are joined by agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, and the chase is on. …More

Buried with Honor By Cross, Gary J. Author Cross, Matthew T. 2011-01 - Tate Publishing & Enterprises 9781617390692 Check Our Catalog …More

Redeemed By Dawn, Keshia 2012-05 - Urban Books 9781601628305 Check Our Catalog …More

Bared to You By Day, Sylvia 2012-06 - Berkley Publishing Group 9780425263907 Check Our Catalog …More

Have Tech, Will Travel By DeCandido, Keith R. A. Author Collins, Mike Author Edginton, Ian 2002-01 - Pocket Books 9780743439961 Check Our Catalog The bestselling e-book series is now in paperback! The Starfleet Corps of Engineers, overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott, can build, program, or figure out everything from alien replicators to doomsday machines. Captain David Gold, his first officer Commander Sonya Gomez, and the crew of the "U.S.S. da Vinci" put their lives on the line to save a colony world threatened by a deadly alien and rescue a ship trapped in the ravages of interphase. …More

The Lost Prince By Edwards, Selden 2012-08 - Dutton Books 9780525952947 Check Our Catalog The author of the beloved "New York Times"-bestselling novel "The Little Book" returns with a sequel about a love that is capable of bridging unfathomable distances. …More

A Hologram for the King By Eggers, Dave 2012-06 - McSweeney's Books 9781936365746 Check Our Catalog In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. In "A Hologram for the King," Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment -- and a moving story of how we got here. …More

Hold U Down By Ervin, Keisha 2006-07 - Triple Crown Publications 9780977880423 Check Our Catalog Robbing men, getting money and living lavishly is all they know. For Unique a.k.a. Nique, Kiara, Kay Kay and Zo', tomorrow isn't promised, love doesn't exist and men ain't shit. Stealing cars is their hustle and their way of doing it is Simply Unique. But jealousy, greed, love and envy are lurking in the shadows. For only the strong will survive and the weak shall fall. Unique knows this but the game of love has won her over. Once she decides to leave the only hustle she knows for the man she loves, her drama begins. When loyalty amongst family is questioned and their fate is unanswered, who will hold whom down? …More

Material Girl By Ervin, Keisha 2012-08 - Urban Books 9781601625182 Check Our Catalog From the bestselling author of "Me & My Boyfriend" comes a sophisticated love story filled with laughter, witty banter, and excessive shopping. …More

Reckless By Ervin, Keisha 2012-08 - Urban Books 9781601625205 Check Our Catalog …More

Miles to Go By Evans, Richard Paul 2012-02 - Pocket Books 9781439191460 Check Our Catalog A successful executive finds he has lost his wife, his home, and his business quite suddenly. He starts walking cross-country to Key West, but he is stabbed and confined to a hospital for a long, difficult recovery. A mysterious woman invites him into her home, and he soon finds that to complete his journey he must help her with her own. …More

Imperfect Bliss By Fales-Hill, Susan 2012-07 - Atria Books 9781451623826 Check Our Catalog A slapstick rendering of Pride and Prejudice also skewers high cultured academia and lowbrow reality TV. In this modern version of an Austen marriage novel, four beautiful sisters (American, biracial and college educated) find themselves at the whim of their imperious mother …More