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.

Pearl in the Sand By Afshar, Tessa 2010-09 - Moody Publishers 9780802458810 Check Our Catalog Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible's answer is yes. At the age of fifteen Rahab is forced into prostitution by her beloved father. In her years as a courtesan, she learns to mistrust men and hate herself. Into the emotional turmoil of her world walks Salmone, a respected leader of Judah. Through the tribulations of a stormy relationship, Rahab and Salmone learn the true source of one another's worth in God and find healing from fear and rejection. …More

The Omega Theory By Alpert, Mark 2011-02 - Touchstone Books 9781416595342 Check Our Catalog David Swift and Monique Reynolds desperately try to" "stop a group of religious zealots from re-creating the Big Bang. …More

Halo: Cryptum By Bear, Greg 2011-01 - Tor Books 9780765323965 Check Our Catalog Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Bear goes deep into the time of the ancient engineering race of the Forerunners in this new entry into the "New York Times"-bestselling Halo] series. Fans will discover who the race is, how it harnessed technology and engineering, and what caused them to disappear. …More

Death of a Chimney Sweep By Beaton, M. C. 2011-02 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446547390 Check Our Catalog In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager's fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn't believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete's body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it's up to Hamish to discover who's responsible for the dirty deed--and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes. …More

The Secret Soldier By Berenson, Alex 2011-02 - Putnam Adult 9780399157080 Check Our Catalog John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia in a cutting-edge novel of modern suspense from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. John Wells may have left the CIA, but it hasn't left him. A mysterious call brings a surprise meeting with the aged monarch of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah. "My kingdom is on a precipice," he tells Wells. "Powerful factions are plotting against me, and my own family is in danger. I don't know who I can trust, but I'm told I can trust you." Reluctantly, and with the secret blessing of the CIA, Wells goes undercover; but the more he learns, the more complicated things become, and soon he, too, is unsure whom to trust, in Saudi Arabia or Washington. One thing, however, is clear: If the conspirators prevail, it will mean more than the fall of a monarch-it may be the beginning of the final conflagration between America and Islam. …More

When the Killing's Done By Boyle, T. Coraghessan 2011-02 - Viking Books 9780670022328 Check Our Catalog Principally set on the wild and sparsely inhabited Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, Boyle's powerful new novel combines pulse-pounding adventure with a socially conscious, richly humane tale about endangered animals and those who protect them. …More

Iron Dust: A Western Story By Brand, Max 2010-04 - Five Star (ME) 9781594148361 Check Our Catalog …More

The Illumination By Brockmeier, Kevin 2011-02 - Pantheon Books 9780375425318 Check Our Catalog What if our pain was the most beautiful thing about us? From a bestselling and award-winning author comes a new novel of stunning artistry and imagination about the wounds we all bear and the light that radiates from us all. …More

Aftermath By Brown, Tracy 2011-02 - St. Martin's Griffin 9780312555221 Check Our Catalog Friendship, love, betrayal, and forgiveness collide in bestselling and critically acclaimed author Brown's not-to-be-missed sequel to "Snapped." …More

Exposed By Chase, Nicholas Author Chase, Naomi 2011-02 - Dafina Books 9780758253200 Check Our Catalog A scintillating edge-of-your-seat story about a woman who will do anything to keep a secret hidden, "Exposed" is a jaw-dropping tale of sensuality and suspense ideal for fans of Devon Scott and Mary B. Morrison. …More

The Union Quilters: An ELM Creek Quilts Novel By Chiaverini, Jennifer 2011-02 - Dutton Books 9780525952039 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Chiaverini delivers a powerful story of a remarkable group of women coping with changing roles and the extraordinary experiences of the Civil War. In 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania, abolitionism is prevalent, even passionate, so the local men rally to answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms. Thus the women of Elm Creek Valley's quilting bee are propelled into the unknown. …More

Open City By Cole, Teju 2011-02 - Random House 9781400068098 Check Our Catalog …More

Deep Black: Death Wave By Coonts, Stephen Author Keith, William H. Author Coonts, Deborah 2011-02 - St. Martin's Press 9780312671136 Check Our Catalog A renegade government and a terrorist cell have gained access to nuclear artillery shells that they intend to detonate in the Canary Islands to cause a massive landslip that will crash on the eastern seaboard. Only Charlie Dean and his team at Desk Three can help avert catastrophe. …More

The Sentry By Crais, Robert 2011-01 - Putnam Adult 9780399157073 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; now they face a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a protection gang, he offers his help, but neither of them wants it. Pike and Elvis Cole soon learn that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem. …More

Barnacle Love By De Sa, Anthony 2010-08 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781565129269 Check Our Catalog Shortlisted for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize. At the heart of this collection of intimately linked stories is the relationship between a father and his son--and both the promise and the disappointment inherent in the choices made by the father and the expectations placed on the son. …More

The Matchmaker of Kenmare By DeLaney, Frank 2011-02 - Random House 9781400067848 Check Our Catalog Set in 1943, this follow-up to "Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show" finds Ben McCarthy meeting an enigmatic woman--Miss Begley, the sharp-witted matchmaker of Kenmare--and a powerful friendship begins. …More

Genevieve By Dickey, Eric Jerome 2006-04 - New American Library 9780451218490 Check Our Catalog The sensational "New York Times" bestselling novel, now in paperback Genevieve is brilliant and beautiful. Her husband has a thriving career. Together, they have a beautiful home in Los Angeles. Together, they're crazy in love. Then one day a family tragedy brings Genevieve back to her Alabama hometown, back to a past she hoped her husband would never discover, and back to secrets shared by her sister Kenya-mysterious, teasing, and dangerously irresistible. Soon, Genevieve's husband will discover the truth about his wife and her family. Something he was never meant to know-and a desire he was never meant to explore. …More

Electric Barracuda By Dorsey, Tim 2011-02 - William Morrow & Company 9780061876899 Check Our Catalog In the latest laugh-riot thriller from the "New York Times"-bestselling author, Dorsey's hero, Serge Storms, is finally being chased by the authorities. Are his days numbered? …More

Pecos Valley Revival By Duncan, Alice 2011-01 - Five Star (ME) 9781594149269 Check Our Catalog …More

Girl Who Fell from the Sky By Durrow, Heidi W. 2011-01 - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9781616200152 Check Our Catalog This debut novel tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish mother and a black G.I., who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy. Growing up in the 1980s, she confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white. …More

Breach of Trust By Ellis, David 2011-02 - Putnam Adult 9780399157103 Check Our Catalog Jason Kolarich returns in this shocking thriller from the award-winning author of "The Hidden Men." …More

Never Far from Home By Ellis, Mary 2010-01 - Harvest House Publishers 9780736927338 Check Our Catalog Fifteen-year-old Emma Miller finishes school, starts her own wool business, and is longing for someone to court. When the object of her affection is a handsome English sheep farmer, with a fast truck and modern methods, her deacon father, Simon, knows he has more than the farm alliance to worry about. …More

Now You See Her By Fielding, Joy 2011-02 - Atria Books 9781416585312 Check Our Catalog A newly-divorced woman embarks on a desperate search for her daughter, believed to have drowned two years earlier. …More

Fire in the Sky By Hunter, Erin 2010-05 - HarperCollins 9780060871345 Check Our Catalog The Seeker bears explore the unknown as they leave the safety of land and strike out onto the Arctic ice. But the ice presents new dangers to the bears, and shocking revelations about the past tear the foursome apart. …More

Fadeaway Girl By Grimes, Martha 2011-02 - Viking Books 9780670022441 Check Our Catalog The beguiling young sleuth Emma Graham returns. Martha Grimes returns to her twelve-year-old heroine, Emma Graham, in this suspenseful sequel to the bestselling "Belle Ruin." Emma continues her investigation into the strange disappearance of the four- month-old Slade baby from the Belle Ruin Hotel more than twenty years before. The sudden appearance in town of the baby's father, Morris Slade, makes her even more determined to learn the truth. Then a mysterious drifter named Ralph Diggs appears at the Hotel Paradise, looking for work, ingratiating himself with everyone there. Everyone, that is, except Emma. The perceptive Emma is bound once again to delight fans of the previous books "Hotel Paradise, Cold Flat Junction, " and "Belle Ruin," and certain to win new readers with her intuition and humor. …More