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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Canyons of Night: Book Three of the Looking Glass Trilogy By Castle, Jayne 2011-08 - Jove Books 9780515149883 Check Our Catalog The island of Rainshadow is home to the mysterious, privately-owned woods known only as the Preserve. Now, after fifteen years away, both Charlotte Enright and her teen crush, Slade Attridge, have returned. But will their psi talents and Slade's dust bunny companion be enough to keep them from getting drawn into the darkness at the heart of the Preserve? …More

City of Ash By Chance, Megan 2011-06 - Broadway Books 9780307461032 Check Our Catalog In her most riveting story yet, Chance ("Prima Donna, An Inconvenient Wife") brings to life the catastrophe that ravaged 19th-century Seattle--and the unforgettable characters whose lives it changed forever. …More

Birds of Paradise By Abu-Jaber, Diana 2011-09 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393064612 Check Our Catalog A multilayered, beautifully textured novel about family and self, self-indulgence and generosity, against the vivid backdrop of contemporary Miami. …More

The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies By Albert, Susan Wittig 2011-07 - Berkley Prime Crime 9780425241288 Check Our Catalog A brand-new mystery in the "exceptional" ("Booklist") series by the national bestselling author. Rumors are sprouting in Depression-era Darling, Alabama. The town's newest visitors, Nona Jean Jamison and Miss Lake, may be the Naughty and Nice Sisters from the Ziegfeld Frolic, who specialize in dancing nearly naked. The Dahlias suspect more than modesty when Nona denies her association. They'll have to dig through clues to get to the root of the mystery... …More

Long Drive Home By Allison, Will 2011-05 - Free Press 9781416543039 Check Our Catalog In this riveting novel, a happily married man makes a mistake that results in a teenager's death and sends his own life into a devastating tailspin. …More

Only Time Will Tell By Archer, Jeffrey 2011-08 - St. Martin's Press 9780312539559 Check Our Catalog From the internationally bestselling author of "Kane and Abel" and "A Prisoner of Birth" comes "Only Time Will Tell," the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. …More

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron By Ashley, Jennifer 2011-08 - Berkley 9780425240496 Check Our Catalog A renowned rake, Cameron Mackenzie doesn't care if Ainsley Douglas has a virtuous excuse for sneaking around his bedchamber. He only cares that she's at his mercy. But what starts out as a lusty diversion may break Cam's own rules. Original. …More

Dirty South By Atkins, Ace 2004-03 - William Morrow & Company 9780060004620 Check Our Catalog Nick Travers has 24 hours to save the life of a former New Orleans Saints teammate, in this gritty, atmospheric thriller from the author of "Dark End of the Street." …More

Millennium People By Ballard, J. G. 2011-07 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393081770 Check Our Catalog In this novel, an explosion at Heathrow takes the life of psychologist David Markham's ex-wife. In response, he infiltrates the antigovernment group responsible for the bombing--and begins to fall under its sway.--"Library Journal." …More

Death in High Places By Bannister, Jo 2011-08 - Minotaur Books 9780312573539 Check Our Catalog Two friends embark on a climb of treacherous Anarchy Ridge but only one will make it down alive. Unjustly blamed for his friend's haunting death, the other must run for his life as a mourning father seeks revenge. …More

Jane and the Canterbury Tale: Being a Jane Austen Mystery By Barron, Stephanie 2011-08 - Bantam 9780553386714 Check Our Catalog Three years after news of her scandalous husband's death, Adelaide Fiske is at the altar again, her groom a soldier on the Marquis of Wellington's staff. The prospects seem bright for one of the most notorious women in Kent--until Jane Austen discovers a corpse on the ancient Pilgrim's Way that runs through her brother Edward's estate. As First Magistrate for Canterbury, Edward is forced to investigate, with Jane as his reluctant assistant. But she rises to the challenge and leaves no stone unturned, discovering mysteries deeper than she could have anticipated. It seems that Adelaide's previous husband has returned for the new couple's nuptials--only this time, genuinely, profoundly dead. But when a second corpse appears beside the ancient Pilgrim's Way, Jane has no choice but to confront a murderer, lest the next corpse be her own. …More

Legends of the Ferengi By Behr, Ira Steven Author Wolfe, Robert Hewitt With Wolf, Robert Hewitt 1997-08 - Star Trek 9780671007287 Check Our Catalog For centuries the famous Ferengi "Rules of Acquisition" have been the guiding principles of the galaxy's most successful entrepreneurs. But the wisdom behind them was not won without a high cost in lives and latinum. Now at last these inspiring tales of avaricious Ferengi wresting monetary gain from the jaws of poverty are available to the profit-hungry across the galaxy! …More

Avengers - Volume 1 By Bendis, Brian Michael Illustrator Romita, John 2011-02 - Marvel Comics 9780785145004 Check Our Catalog "Contains material originally published in magazine form as Avengers #1-6"--Tp verso. …More

Say Amen, Again By Billingsley, ReShonda Tate 2011-07 - Gallery Press 9781416578062 Check Our Catalog A #1 "Essence"-bestselling author delivers a spiritual and engaging novel featuring the wife of Pastor Lester Adams, as she struggles to reconcile with her husband and the consequences of his adulterous actions. …More

By His Majesty's Grace By Blake, Jennifer 2011-07 - Mira Books 9780778312437 Check Our Catalog …More

Back of Beyond By Box, C. J. 2011-08 - Minotaur Books 9780312365745 Check Our Catalog Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. …More

The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara By Brooks, Terry 2011-08 - Del Rey Books 9780345484208 Check Our Catalog After more than three decades of captivating epic fantasy readers, the storytelling magic of "New York Times" bestselling author Terry Brooks's Shannara saga continues to enthrall. Now the fascinating chronicle of Shannara's prehistory reaches a thrilling new peak in the sequel to "Bearers of the Black Staff." …More

Ghost Story By Butcher, Jim 2011-07 - Roc 9780451463791 Check Our Catalog The eagerly awaited new novel in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling series. When last seen, the mighty wizard detective Harry Dresden wasn't doing well. In fact, he had been murdered by an unknown assassin. But being dead doesn't stop him when his friends are in danger. Except now he has nobody, and no magic to help him. …More

Shelter Mountain By Carr, Robyn 2007-05 - Mira Books 9780778324294 Check Our Catalog The second book of Carr's Virgin River trilogy. Having found solace from her abusive marriage in Virgin River, Paige meets Preacher, who has taken her and her son under his protective wing. Paige knows a good man when she sees one, and it's not long before she's falling in love with him. Original. …More

Every Bitter Thing Sweet By Carrington, Roslyn 2001-08 - Dafina Books 9781575668512 Check Our Catalog In her richly drawn debut novel, A Thirst For Rain, Roslyn Carrington took readers to the foothills of northern Trinidad and into a close-knit community of men and women who struggled against grinding poverty -- and yet dared to reach for a life of beauty and meaning. Now, EVERY BITTER THING SWEET continues the bittersweet and captivating story of Rory and Odile, two of A Thirst For Rain's most intriguing characters. As children, Rory and Odile were drawn together by a pure and innocent love...and torn apart by an act of rage that changed their lives forever. Four years later, they have chosen different paths, but their lives remain ever entangled. Odile, an exquisite beauty, is determined to show the world she needs neither a university education nor the help of a well-off older man to become "somebody". And Rory, grown from a troubled child into a giant of a man, denies his body's power and the lure of the boxing ring -- certain that he has inherited the terrible legacy of his abusive father: the "blood-mark" of violence. Rory and Odile each struggle for independence and self-understanding. But it is only when they confront each other -- and the past -- that they find what they have been searching for: courage, strength, and the redemptive power of forgiveness... …More

Contagious By Carter, Quentin 2007-03 - Triple Crown Publications 9780976789482 Check Our Catalog Maurice Jones is a smooth, conniving player who specializes in manipulating young women for his own financial gain. Tired of dealing with the same naive women day after day, Maurice searches for the one female who can match his wit. Nekole Mitchell is a scheming hood wench who slithers her way into Maurice's life, spreading her sweet but deadly venom amongst Maurice's circle of friends. What begins as a game for Maurice turns into a "Contagious "cycle of lust, disgust, and murder, when everyone becomes a victim of their own stratagem. HPL patron: I can't believe just one girl can change so many people's lives. She did seem like poison at the end. …More

Against All Enemies By Clancy, Tom With Telep, Peter 2011-06 - Putnam Adult 9780399157301 Check Our Catalog The master of international intrigue and explosive action introduces a new hero for a new era of warfare . . . against a new kind of threat. Get ready to meet ex-Navy SEAL Max Moore. A terrorist bombing in Pakistan wipes out Max Moore's entire CIA team. As the only survivor, the former Navy SEAL plunges deeper into the treacherous tribal lands to find the terrorist cell, but what he discovers there leads him to a much darker conspiracy in an unexpected part of the globe?the US/Mexico border. Here a drug war rages between the Juarez and Sinaloa cartels. The landscape is strewn with bodies, innocents and drug dealers alike, but is there an even deadlier enemy lurking in background? Into this deadly brew, Moore leads a group of specially selected agents whose daring actions reveal shocking answers and uncover an unholy plan?a strike against the very heart of America. HPL patron: High action-good Tom Clancy as usual. …More

Cursed By Clark, Carol Higgins 2009-04 - Scribner Book Company 9781416562177 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Regan Reilly series comes another thrilling mystery featuring the intrepid PI and her NYPD detective husband Jack--coinciding with the release of Mary Higgins Clark's newest thriller. …More