Thursday, September 7, 2017

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The Child
The Child
By Barton, Fiona
2017-06 - Berkley Books
9781101990483 Check Our Catalog One of the most highly anticipated thrillers of the year--as seen in People, Entertainment Weekly, Time, USA Today, Bustle, Good Housekeeping.com, HelloGiggles, The Boston Globe, PureWow, The Dallas Morning News, and more
"The Child is a perfect blend of beach read and book club selection. It's a fascinating and fitting follow-up to …More


Lady Midnight
Lady Midnight
By Clare, Cassandra
2016-03 - Margaret K. McElderry Books
9781442468351 Check Our Catalog
HPL patron: Extended story of Emma and Jalion, shadowhunters. Lots of mystery and paranormal. Follow them along their journey and search their secrets. Excellent story line. A must for all paranormal readers.
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Promise Me
Promise Me
By Coben, Harlan
2007-03 - Signet Book
9780451219244 Check Our Catalog In the past six years, none of entertainment agent Myron Bolitar's clients have been murdered--a real positive for his business. But all that is about to change when a well-intentioned promise goes nightmarishly wrong, and Bolitar must become a hero again to save a young girl's life in this follow-up to "Darkest Fear." …More


The Girl with Braided Hair
The Girl with Braided Hair
By Coel, Margaret
2007-09 - Berkley Publishing Group
9780425217122 Check Our Catalog
Awards:
Colorado Book Award (2008)

In 1973, Liz Plenty Horses was accused of betraying the militant American Indian Movement. Now, the skeleton of a woman is discovered, but the police hesitate. Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O'Malley must unravel the truth--even if it incites a killers malice.
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The Late Show
The Late Show
By Connelly, Michael
2017-07 - Little Brown and Company
9780316225984 Check Our Catalog Introducing Renee Ballard, a fierce young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest beat, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.


Renee Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood--also known as the Late Show--beginning many investigations but finishing none, as each morning she turns everything over to the day shift. A once
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Odessa Sea
Odessa Sea
By Cussler, Clive
2016-11 - G.P. Putnam's Sons
9780399575518 Check Our Catalog "Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones"*, Dirk Pitt responds to a mysterious Mayday signal from a deserted ship that draws him toward a deadly Cold War secret in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck, when he responds to an …More


Blackberry Pie Murder
Blackberry Pie Murder
By Fluke, Joanne
2014-02 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758280374 Check Our Catalog It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery. . .or can she? …More


Cinnamon Roll Murder
Cinnamon Roll Murder
By Fluke, Joanne
2012-02 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9780758234933 Check Our Catalog When Hannah learns that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. But minor injuries for the keyboard player turn deadly when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest. …More


Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
By Gerritsen, Tess
2015-10 - Ballantine Books
9781101884348 Check Our Catalog A gripping standalone thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series


INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYLOS ANGELES TIMESANDSUSPENSE MAGAZINE



In a shadowy antiques shop in Rome, violinist Julia Ansdell happens upon a curious
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C Is for Corpse
C Is for Corpse
By Grafton, Sue
2012-08 - Griffin
9781250020253 Check Our Catalog He was young-maybe twenty or so-and he must once have been a good-looking kid. Kinsey could see that. But now his body was covered in scars, his face half-collapsed. It saddened Kinsey and made her curious. She could see he was in a lot of pain. But for three weeks, as Kinsey'd watched him him doggedly working out at the local gym, putting himself through a grueling exercise routine, he never …More


Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
By Grann, David
2017-04 - Doubleday Books
9780385534246 Check Our Catalog
HPL patron: Excellent book and good history. Important telling of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma being killed one at a time for their oil money. The creation of the FBI stopped this.
HPL patron: This book shares the historical facts of the Osage "Reign of Terror." This shows the way of life the Native People endured during a very …More


Wicked Ways
Wicked Ways
By Jackson, Lisa
Author Bush, Nancy
2014-09 - Kensington Publishing Corporation
9781617734151 Check Our Catalog
HPL patron: Exciting book! Who done it, romance and the paranormal. Keeps you reading, waiting to see how the story evolves. Five star read!
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Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis
By King, Stephen
2000-08 - Pocket Books
9780671024246 Check Our Catalog Although it is difficult to believe, the Sixties are not fictional: they actually happened.
No matter the format, Stephen King's work is spellbinding because the author himself is spellbound. The first hugely popular writer of the TV generation, King published his first novel, Carrie, in 1974, the year before the last U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam. Images from that war -- and protests …More


Damia
Damia
By McCaffrey, Anne
1993-02 - Ace Books
9780441135561 Check Our Catalog The fabulous sequel to McCaffrey's New York Times bestseller The Rowan. Unquestionably the most brilliant--and most impetuous--of the Rowan's children, Damia is determined to make her own way in the world. As she embarks on her quest, she's stung by a vision of an impending invasion--an invasion of such magnitude that even the Rowan cannot prevent it. …More


Freedom's Landing
Freedom's Landing
By McCaffrey, Anne
1996-05 - Ace Books
9780441003389 Check Our Catalog Kristin Bjornsen lived a normal life, right up until the day the Catteni ships floated into view above Denver. Now, as human slaves are herded into the maw of amassive vessel, Kristin realizes that her normal life is over, and her fight for freedom is just beginning. …More


Private: Gold
Private: Gold
By Patterson, James
With MacKenzie, Jassy
2017-05 - Bookshots
9780316438711 Check Our Catalog Money. Betrayal. Murder.That's a Private conversation.

Hired to protect a visiting American woman, Private Johannesburg's Joey Montague is hoping for a routine job looking after a nervous tourist. After the apparent suicide of his business partner, he can't handle much more. But this case is not what it seems--and neither is his partner's death.

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
By Chambers, Becky
2016-07 - Voyager
9780062444134 Check Our Catalog
The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, included on Library Journal's Best SFF of 2016, the Barnes & Nobles Sci-Fi Fantasy Blog Best Books of 2015, the Tor.com Best Books of 2015, Reader's Choice, as well as nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Kitschie, and the Bailey's Women's Prize.
Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through …More


No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
By Child, Lee
2017-05 - Delacorte Press
9780399593574 Check Our Catalog
HPL patron: I love the author, but would rather read one of his novels. They're the best.
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The Late Show
The Late Show
By Connelly, Michael
2017-07 - Little Brown and Company
9780316225984 Check Our Catalog Introducing Renee Ballard, a fierce young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest beat, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.


Renee Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood--also known as the Late Show--beginning many investigations but finishing none, as each morning she turns everything over to the day shift. A once
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A Game of Ghosts
A Game of Ghosts
By Connolly, John
2017-07 - Atria Books
9781501171895 Check Our Catalog "An epic supernatural suspense that will forever reset your standards for summer thrillers. From secret realms and horrific homicides to hauntings and criminal empires, there isn't a single dull sentence found in the pages of A Game of Ghosts--and you'll love it." --Redbook 10 Books You Have to Read This Summer
Books Every Dad Will Love This Father's Day--PopSugar …More


Micro
Micro
By Crichton, Michael
Author Preston, Richard
2011-11 - HarperTorch
9780060873028 Check Our Catalog After Crichton's death in November 2008, Preston ("The Hot Zone") was drafted to complete the work Crichton had begun on this novel. The setting: Hawaii. The characters: graduate students at a biotech company who get dumped into the rain forest and must use their science smarts to survive. …More


Dragon Teeth
Dragon Teeth
By Crichton, Michael
2017-05 - Harper
9780062473356 Check Our Catalog
Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel--a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting.
The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories even as lawless gold-rush towns begin …More


Pirate Latitudes
Pirate Latitudes
By Crichton, Michael
2009-11 - HarperTorch
9780061929373 Check Our Catalog This irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World offers a classic story of treasure and betrayal. "Pirate Latitudes" was discovered as a complete manuscript in Crichton's files after his death in 2008. …More


The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
By Goss, Theodora
2017-06 - Saga Press
9781481466509 Check Our Catalog Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders--and the bigger mystery of their own origins.
Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that …More

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