Recently Received Riveting Reads: December 2017
Selective list of new fiction recently received
New Fiction
- Book Club Babies byCall Number: F LeeISBN: 9781496705808Publication Date: 2017-11-28In the colorful small town of Cherico, Mississippi, librarian Maura Beth McShay is preparing for an exciting new installment in her own life story--with some help from the Cherry Cola Book Club. The weekly gatherings allow townsfolk to share hopes, fears, and practical advice about parenting and pregnancy, along with anecdotes both poignant and hilarious.
- Dangerous Illusions byCall Number: F HannonISBN: 9780800727673Publication Date: 2017-10-03Trish Bailey is on overload trying to deal with a demanding job, an ailing mother, and a healing heart. When a series of unsettling memory lapses leads to a tragic death--and puts Trish under police scrutiny--her world is once again thrown into turmoil. Did Trish simply make a terrible mistake or is there more to the case than meets the eye?
- Death at Nuremberg byCall Number: F GriffinISBN: 9780399176746Publication Date: 2017-12-26Assigned to the Nuremberg war trials, special agent James Cronley, Jr., finds himself fighting several wars at once, in the dramatic new Clandestine Operations novel about the birth of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Cold War.
- Elmet byCall Number: F MozleyISBN: 9781616208424Publication Date: 2017-12-05The family thought the little house they had made themselves in Elmet, a corner of Yorkshire, was theirs, that their peaceful, self-sufficient life was safe. Cathy and Daniel roamed the woods freely, living outside all conventions. Their father built things and hunted, sometimes he would disappear, forced to do secret, brutal work for money, but to them he was a gentle protector. Narrated by Daniel after a catastrophic event has occurred, Elmet mesmerizes even as it becomes clear the family's solitary idyll will not last.
- Forks, Knives, and Spoons byCall Number: F DeCesareISBN: 9781943006106Publication Date: 2017-04-18Forks, Knives, and Spoons is a light-hearted, thought-provoking coming of age story that takes readers on a nostalgic journey back to the 1980s and 1990s. Romantic, witty and warm. There are three kinds of guys: forks, knives, and spoons. That is the final lesson that Amy York's father sends her off to college with, never suspecting just how far his daughter will take it.
- The Girl in Times Square byCall Number: F SimonsISBN: 9780062444356Publication Date: 2017-12-19Living in bustling New York City, Lily Quinn is struggling to finish college as well as pay her rent. But that all pales in comparison when Amy, her best friend and roommate, disappears without a trace. Spencer O'Malley, a cynical NYPD detective assigned to Amy's case, immediately captures Lily's attention. Though he is wary and wrestling with his own demons, he, too, is irresistibly drawn to Lily. But fate has more in store for Lily than she ever expected.
- The Ice House byCall Number: F SmithISBN: 9780802127082Publication Date: 2017-12-05The Ice House follows the beleaguered MacKinnons as they weather the possible loss of the family business, a serious medical diagnosis, and the slings and arrows of familial discord. The Ice House is a vibrant portrait of multifaceted, exquisitely human characters that readers will not soon forget. It firmly establishes Laura Lee Smith as a gifted voice in American fiction.
- In This Moment byCall Number: F KingsburyISBN: 9781451687620Publication Date: 2017-11-07From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a brand-new Baxter Family novel about a beloved high school principal who starts a Bible Study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit.
- Lady Jayne Disappears byCall Number: F PolitanoISBN: 9780800728755Publication Date: 2017-10-03When Aurelie Harcourt's father dies in debtor's prison, he leaves her just two things: his wealthy family, whom she has never met, and his famous pen name, Nathaniel Droll. Her new family greets her with apathy and even resentment. Only the quiet houseguest, Silas Rotherham, welcomes her company. When Aurelie decides to complete her father's unfinished serial novel, writing the family into the story as unflattering characters, she must keep her identity as Nathaniel Droll hidden.
- Left to Chance byCall Number: F NathanISBN: 9781250091116Publication Date: 2017-11-21No one knows why Teddi Lerner left her hometown, but everyone knows why she's back. Twelve-year-old Shayna-- talented, persistent, and adorable--persuaded "Aunt Tee" to return to Chance, Ohio, to photograph her father's wedding. Even though it's been six years since Shay's mother, Celia, died, Teddi can hardly bear the thought of her best friend's husband marrying someone else. But Teddi's bond with Shay is stronger than the hurt.
- Mother of All Pigs byCall Number: F HalasaISBN: 9781944700348Publication Date: 2017-11-14The Sabas family lives in a small Jordanian town that for centuries has been descended upon by all manner of invader, the latest a scourge of disconcerting Evangelical tourists. The border town relies on a blackmarket trade of clothes, trinkets , and appliances -- the quality of which depends entirely on who's fighting -- but the conflict in nearby Syria has the place even more on edge than usual.
- The Ninth Grave byCall Number: F AhnhemISBN: 9781250103208Publication Date: 2017-12-05On a cold winter evening, the Swedish minister of justice disappears without a trace. At the same time the wife of a famous Danish TV-star is found brutally murdered in her home north of Copenhagen. Soon more bodies are discovered, all missing different body parts. As criminal investigator Fabian Risk and Danish counterpart Dunja Hougaard race to put the pieces together, they are dragged into a conspiracy worse than anyone could imagine.
- One Station Away byCall Number: F OlafssonISBN: 9780062677488Publication Date: 2017-12-05There are the three women who animate Olaf Olafsson's brilliantly rendered One Station Away. Magnus, a New York neurologist--son to one, lover to another, and doctor to a third--is the thread that binds these women's stories together as he navigates relationships defined by compromise and misunderstanding, guilt and forgiveness, and, most of all, by an obsessive attempt to communicate.
- Ross Poldark byCall Number: F GrahamISBN: 9781492622079Publication Date: 2015-06-09In book 1, the first novel in Winston Graham's hit series, a weary Ross Poldark returns to England from war, looking forward to a joyful homecoming with his beloved Elizabeth. But instead he discovers his father has died, his home is overrun by livestock and drunken servants, and Elizabeth-believing Ross to be dead-is now engaged to his cousin. Ross has no choice but to start his life anew.
- Three Daughters of Eve byCall Number: F ShafakISBN: 9781632869951Publication Date: 2017-12-05Peri, a married, wealthy, beautiful Turkish woman, is on her way to a dinner party at a seaside mansion in Istanbul when a beggar snatches her handbag. As she wrestles to get it back, a photograph falls to the ground -- an old polaroid of three young women and their university professor. A relic from a past -- and a love -- Peri had tried desperately to forget.
- The War Bride's Scrapbook byCall Number: F PrestonISBN: 9780061966927Publication Date: 2017-12-05A World War II love story, narrated through a new bride's dazzling array of vintage postcards, newspaper clippings, photographs, and more. In her second scrapbook novel, Caroline Preston has once again pulled from her own extraordinary collection of vintage memorabilia, transporting us back to the lively, tumultuous 1940s and introducing us to an unforgettable, ambitious heroine who must learn to reconcile a wartime marriage with a newfound self-confidence.
New Fiction
- The Boy byCall Number: F HoagISBN: 9781101985397Publication Date: 2018-12-04When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he's ever seen. Genevieve's seven-year-old son, P.J., has been murdered by an alleged intruder, yet Genevieve is alive and well, a witness inexplicably left behind to tell the tale. There is no evidence of forced entry, not a clue that points to a motive. Who would murder a child and leave the only witness behind?
- The Demon Crown byCall Number: F RollinsISBN: 9780062381736Publication Date: 2017-12-05To save mankind's future, the members of Sigma Force must make a devil's bargain as they join forces with their most hated enemy to stop an ancient threat in this gripping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins.
- Enchantress of Numbers byCall Number: F ChiaveriniISBN: 9781101985205Publication Date: 2017-12-05In Enchantress of Numbers, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini unveils the passions, dreams, and insatiable thirst for knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing - a young woman who stepped out of her father's shadow to achieve her own laurels and champion the new technology that would shape the future.
- From Sand and Ash byCall Number: F HarmonISBN: 9781503939325Publication Date: 2016-12-01Italy, 1943--Germany occupies much of the country, placing the Jewish population in grave danger. As children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. But the church calls to Angelo and, despite his deep feelings for Eva, he chooses the priesthood. Now, more than a decade later, Angelo is a Catholic priest and Eva is a woman with nowhere to turn.
- The House on Foster Hill byCall Number: F WrightISBN: 9780764230288Publication Date: 2017-11-21Kaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced to face the terrifying realization she has nowhere left to hide.
- A Hundred Small Lessons byCall Number: F HayISBN: 9781501165139Publication Date: 2017-11-28When Elsie Gormley leaves the Brisbane house in which she has lived for more than sixty years, Lucy Kiss and her family move in. As they settle in, Lucy and her husband Ben struggle to navigate their transformation from adventurous lovers to new parents. But the house has secrets of its own, and the rooms seem to share recollections of Elsie's life with Lucy.
- In the Fall They Come Back byCall Number: F BauschISBN: 9781632864000Publication Date: 2017-12-12Ben Jameson begins his teaching career in a small private school in Northern Virginia. He is idealistic, happy to have his first job after graduate school, and hoping some day to figure out what he really wants out of life. And in his two years teaching English at Glenn Acres Preparatory School, he comes to believe this really is his life's work, his calling. But his desire to "save" his students leads him into complicated territory, as he becomes more and more deeply involved with three students.
- It Happened at 2 in the Morning byCall Number: F HruskaISBN: 9781945551178Publication Date: 2017-11-14Brash young New York lawyer Tom Weldon happens to witness the 2 a.m. murder of a business tycoon and finds himself held captive with the murdered man's arrogant daughter. The two escape and go on the run, trying to stay one step ahead of a hitwoman while Tom unravels the mystery behind the violence.
- Little Broken Things byCall Number: F BaartISBN: 9781501133602Publication Date: 2017-11-21I have something for you. When Quinn Cruz receives that cryptic text message from her older sister Nora, she doesn't think much of it. They haven't seen each other in nearly a year and thanks to Nora's aloofness, their relationship consists mostly of infrequent phone calls and an occasional email or text. But when Nora shows up at the lake near Quinn's house just hours later, a chain reaction is set into motion that will change both of their lives forever.
- Louis l'Amour's Lost Treasures byCall Number: F L'AmourISBN: 9780399177545Publication Date: 2017-10-24The first of its kind, a unique volume of twenty-one unpublished gems from one of the twentieth century's most popular and prolific writers. Exploring the creative process of an American original, the Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures project will uncover the hidden history behind the author's best known novels . . . and his most mysterious and ambitious unfinished works.
- The Murderer's Maid byCall Number: F MailmanISBN: 9780997066449Publication Date: 2017-10-30Bram Stoker Award finalist Erika Mailman brings the true story of the brutal murder of Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother into new focus by adding a riveting contemporary narrative. The Murderer's Maid interweaves the stories of two women: one, the servant of infamous Lizzie Borden, and the other a modern-day barista fleeing from an attempt on her life.
- Now That You Mention It byCall Number: F HigginsISBN: 9781335903358Publication Date: 2017-12-26The Tufts scholarship that put Nora Stuart on the path to becoming a Boston medical specialist was a step forward. Being hit by a car and then overhearing her boyfriend hit on another doctor when she thought she was dying? Two major steps back. Injured in more ways than one, Nora feels her carefully built life cracking at the edges. There's only one place to land: home.
- A Place at Our Table byCall Number: F ClipstonISBN: 9780310349013Publication Date: 2017-11-14Kayla Dienner has suffered her fair share of heartache, which is why she vows to protect her heart at all costs . . . until she meets Jamie Riehl. Along with his volunteer work at the local fire department, running his Amish farm keeps Jamie Riehl busy. He barely has time to eat at the family table, never mind find someone to date. But when he meets Kayla Dienner, he is smitten.
- Spy of the First Person byCall Number: F ShepardISBN: 9780525521563Publication Date: 2017-12-05In searing, beautiful prose, Sam Shepard's extraordinary narrative leaps off the page with its immediacy and power. It tells in a brilliant braid of voices the story of an unnamed narrator who traces his memories of work, adventure, and travel as he undergoes medical tests and treatments for a condition that is rendering him more and more dependent on the loved ones who are caring for him.
- The Wake Up byCall Number: F HydeISBN: 9781542047951Publication Date: 2017-12-05Something has been asleep in forty-year-old cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte for a long time. It all comes back in a rush during a hunting trip, when he's suddenly attuned to the animals around him, feeling their pain and fear as if it were his own. But the newfound sensitivity of Aiden's "wake up" has its price. He can no longer sleepwalk through life, holding everyone at arm's length.
- You Can Run byCall Number: F MosbyISBN: 9781681775586Publication Date: 2017-12-05When a car crashes into a garage on an ordinary street, the attending officer is shocked to look inside the damaged building and discover a woman imprisoned within. As the remains of several other victims are found in the attached house, police believe they have finally identified the Red River Killer--a man who has been abducting women for nearly twenty years and taunting the police with notes about his crimes.