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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 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. …More

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 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. …More

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 …More

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 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 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 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 …More

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 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 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! …More

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 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 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 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. …More

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 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. …More

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 …More

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 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 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 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 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