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New Fiction Releases
July 2009

These books are being published and released this month. They have been ordered by the Library and will be available soon.

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General Fiction . Mystery & Detective . Romance . Science Fiction & Fantasy

 

 General Fiction

American Adulterer
By Jed Mercurio
A provocative tale based on JFK’s White House years portrays the thirty-fifth president as a politically savvy champion of human rights whose compulsive sexual appetites cause him to pursue an endless stream of conquests, with devastating results.

Any Minute
By Joyce Meyer and Deborah Bedford
Sarah Harper is too busy for her family until a car accident leaves her clinically dead to the “outside” and her spirit’s experience transforms her view of the past, present, and future. When she is revived, she becomes a changed woman.

The Best of Times
By Penny Vincenzi
In the wake of a massive highway collision outside London, panicked survivors share their experiences and backgrounds while anxiously awaiting help, including a bridegroom who hopes to get to the church on time, a young woman in premature labor, and a widow who would reunite with a first love.

Black Hills
By Nora Roberts
His dreaded summer visits to his grandparents’ South Dakota ranch improved by a maturing friendship with neighbor Lil Chance, Cooper Sullivan enters adulthood haunted by his and Lil’s discovery of a hiker’s body. Years later, Cooper is unexpectedly called upon to assist his grandparents and Lil when the unsolved killing is linked to vandalism at Lil’s wildlife refuge.

The Blue Notebook
By James A. Levine
Sold into sexual slavery as a young girl, fifteen-year-old Batuk spends her days within a cage in Mumbai’s child-prostitute district where she records her thoughts and stories in a diary.  Levine is a renowned scientist who is donating proceeds of the book’s sale to the International and National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children.

Burn
By Linda Howard
The best-selling author of such works as Death Angel and Up Close and Dangerous presents a latest dual-genre work of romantic suspense featuring psychologically compelling themes that culminate in an unexpected conclusion.

The Castaways
By Elin Hilderbrand
Vacationing together in celebration of their tight-knit friendships, four prominent Nantucket couples are shattered by a boating accident that kills two of their number, an event that sends the island into mourning and reveals unexpected truths about their private lives.

Cherry Bomb
By J. A. Konrath
A follow-up to Fuzzy Navel’s cliff-hanger ending finds Lieutenant Jacqueline Daniels attending the funeral of the loved one who was killed at the end of the previous work and receiving a phone call from homicidal escapee Alex Kork, who reinitiates their deadly game of cat and mouse.

The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder
By Rebecca Wells
Guided by a feminine force called “Moon Lady,” Calla Lily Ponder bursts into life, thriving in her small Louisiana town until the break-up with her first love pushes her to New Orleans, where she discovers she has the power of “healing hands” to change lives and end pain -- including her own.  By the author of the best-selling Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

The Crying Tree
By Naseem Rakha
When her fifteen-year-old son is killed shortly after their family relocates to Oregon, the grieving mother secretly exchanges letters with the killer in a desperate hope to forgive him and move on, a correspondence that sparks an explosive confrontation when it is discovered by her husband years later.

The Defector
By Daniel Silva
A tale set after the best-selling Moscow Rules finds Gabriel Allon attempting to resume his honeymoon when he learns of the disappearance of a suspected double agent who recently saved his life, a situation for which British intelligence blames Allon, due to his enabling of the man’s alleged activities.

The Doomsday Key
By James Rollins
The best-selling author of The Last Oracle and The Judas Strain presents a new work in which the Sigma Force must solve a centuries-old secret involving coded prophecies about dark events leading to a future apocalypse.

The Embers
By Hyatt Bass
Preparing for her big wedding day, Emily Ascher’s joy is hindered by the secrets surrounding her brother’s death sixteen years ago and her father’s possible involvement, yet when revelations are made, everyone is forced to face the truth and finally come to terms with the past as a family.

Emily’s Ghost:  A Novel of the Bronte Sisters
By Denise Giardina
A reimagining of the life of the nineteenth-century writer finds an intelligent and fiercely independent young Emily refusing to bow to period conventions and spending her nights walking the moors before falling in love with idealistic clergyman William Weightman, an ill-fated relationship that inspires Wuthering Heights.

Exiles in the Garden
By Ward Just
Settling in Georgetown after rejecting his family’s life in politics, newspaper photographer Alec witnesses the émigré gatherings at the home of his next-door neighbors, watches the disintegration of his marriage upon his refusal of an assignment in Vietnam, and compares himself to his anti-fascist commando father-in-law.

The Fixer Upper
By Mary Kay Andrews
Reluctantly accepting help to refurbish a recently inherited Georgia family home after losing her public relations job, Dempsey Jo Killebrew is quickly overwhelmed by the enormity of the task, which is further hampered by a cantankerous squatter.

Girl in a Blue Dress
By Gaynor Arnold
Recently widowed Dorothea Gibson examines her difficult life with a late, beloved celebrity author during Queen Victoria’s reign, in this novel based upon the real-life troubled marriage of Charles Dickens.

The Girl Who Played with Fire
By Stieg Larsson
On the eve of the publication of a sex-trafficking expose, two reporters responsible for the magazine story are murdered.  The fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to Lisbeth Salander, a genius hacker, prompting the magazine’s publisher, Mikael Blomkvist, to launch his own investigation to vindicate Salander just as she becomes the prey of a murderous hunt.

Guardian of Lies
By Steve Martini
Paul Madriani investigates the case of a woman accused of murder and a million-dollar heist, a trial that will unravel a conspiracy involving rare coins, an ex-CIA agent, a former soviet scientist, and a missing nuclear device being prepared for a trip to the U.S.

Hot Pursuit
By Suzanne Brockmann
A sixth installment in the best-selling series that includes Gone Too Far finds troubleshooter Alyssa Locke protecting an old friend who is running for public office, a job that is complicated by family demands and the reemergence of the “Dentist” serial killer.

House Secrets:  A Joe DeMarco Thriller
By Mike Lawson
After Joe DeMarco is asked by the speaker of the House to probe the apparent accidental death of a reporter who was trailing presidential hopeful Senator Paul Morelli, his investigation spirals out of control as dirty secrets and divided loyalties threaten, and freelance operatives, a sinister chief of staff, and characters from Joe’s New York past come out of the woodwork.

In the Heart of the Canyon
By Elisabeth Hyde
A rafting trip through the Grand Canyon changes the lives of everyone on board, including JT Maroney, a jaded guide; unemployed Peter, who is avoiding his family; septuagenarian veteran rafters Ruth and Lloyd, who know they will never make this trip again; and teenager Amy Van Doren and her mother, who will face the most daunting journey of all.

The Lace Makers of Glenmara
By Heather Barbieri
Fleeing for Ireland in the wake of a failed relationship, twenty-six-year-old fashion designer Kate Robinson finds herself in a coastal Gaelic village and bonds with the members of a lace-lingerie-making society, through whom she finds healing by listening to their stories of loss and suffering.

Last Light Over Carolina
By Mary Alice Monroe
A New York Times best-selling author presents the haunting story of a Southern shrimping village where, after a boat goes missing, the entire town rallies to find the lost vessel and its captain, Bud Morrison.

The Penny Pinchers Club
By Sarah Strohmeyer
Shopaholic Kat discovers her husband’s secret bank account and embarks on a drastic cost-cutting mission that unites her with an eccentric club of like-minded individuals, who pump their own gas and retrieve dinner from grocery-store Dumpsters.

Persona Non Grata:  A Novel of the Roman Empire (Gaius Ruso)
By Ruth Downie
A third installment in the series that includes Medicus finds Gaius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, returning to Gaul only to receive an icy greeting from his relatives and news of hard times, a situation that is complicated by the untimely murder of the family’s chief creditor.

A Plague of Secrets
By John Lescroart
The best-selling author of Betrayal puts Dismas Hardy back on the case as Maya Townshend, the beautiful San Francisco socialite and niece to the mayor, becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cover-ups, and tabloid-fueled controversy after the murder of two acquaintances.

Ravens
By George Dawes Green
Stopping at a convenience store to fix a leaky tire, Shaw McBride and Romeo Zderko learn that a winning lottery ticket was purchased from the same location and devise a plot to steal half of the prize money, a scheme for which they take a family hostage and subject its members to sanity-breaking fear.

Resurrecting Midnight
By Eric Jerome Dickey
The best-selling author of Dying for Revenge returns with another noir-inspired tale featuring the skilled gun-for-hire, Gideon, who takes an assignment from a former lover in Arizona that pits him against another group of assassins in Argentina.

Return to Sullivan’s Island
By Dorothea Benton Frank
A long-awaited sequel to the best-selling Sullivan’s Island brings readers back to the steamy low country of South Carolina and continues the story of the family and relationships of Susan Hamilton.

Shadow of Betrayal
By Brett Battles
When a terrorist organization abducts children as part of a plot against the western world, freelance operative Jonathan Quinn reluctantly takes the case and uncovers a more sinister truth that forces him to question the trustworthiness of those closest to him.

The Shimmer
By David Morrell
Stricken by guilt over his role in a fatal high-speed chase, Santa Fe police officer Dan Page discovers that his wife has gone missing and may be among a group of people at an abandoned military base in Texas where mysterious lights have been appearing in the sky.

Short Girls
By Bich Minh Nguyen
Two estranged Vietnamese sisters, each wrestling with their own lives, careers, and romances, are reunited at their father’s American citizenship party and forge a new relationship.

Storm Cycle
By Iris Johansen
Computer genius Rachel Kirby struggles with imminent death of her seriously ill sister before she receives a mysterious e-mail from John Tanek, an archaeologist who may know of a cure and who has been trapped inside a collapsed Egyptian tomb by dangerous adversaries.

There’s Something About St. Tropez
By Elizabeth Adler
Brought together by a rental scam for which they arrive at the same small seaside hotel, five international vacationers including television detective Mac Reilly, his girlfriend Sunny, and their intrepid canines, find themselves sorting out the lives of victims, a situation that is further complicated by an international art heist, a murder, and a haunting.

Trust Me
By Jeff Abbott
Working for his stepfather’s Washington think tank from the supposed anonymous safety of his computer, Luke Dantry is suddenly kidnapped at gunpoint and left for dead deep in the woods by the home-grown, Web-based terrorists he had been investigating online.

Undone
By Karin Slaughter
Fleeing to Atlanta to seek refuge in the aftermath of a violent act, Sarah Linton becomes unwittingly enmeshed in a case involving a tortured young ER patient, a situation that is investigated by special agents Will Trend and Faith Mitchell.

  Mystery & Detective
 (some titles may also be found in General Fiction)

All the Dead Voices
By Declan Hughes
Moving to Dublin to escape his painful past, private investigator Ed Loy takes on a new client in Ann Fogarty, who believes a suspect in custody for murdering her father years earlier is the wrong man, a case that is complicated by the death of a rising soccer star.

The Dead of Winter:  A John Madden Mystery
By Rennie Airth
A former police investigator tries to solve the murder of his employee, Rosa Novak, following clues through war-torn Europe in 1944, and discovers a connection between the victim, a murdered Parisian furrier, a member of the Resistance, and stolen diamonds.

Get Real
By Donald E. Westlake
Reluctantly agreeing to allow his gang to appear in a reality television cop show that promises a lucrative payout and legal protection, luckless thief John Dortmunder and his partner, Kelp, devise a secondary plot to deceive case-cracking TV viewers.

Greedy Bones:  A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery
By Carolyn Haines
Her latest attempt at stardom interrupted by the sudden and life-threatening illness of a friend’s husband, private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney looks into the perplexing illness which has been causing several rapid deaths, in a case that is further complicated by an insect infestation.

In the Valley of Ancient Rain Gods
By James Lee Burke
Starting a new life as the sheriff of a dried-out, broken-down border town in south Texas, Hackberry Holland is drawn into a murder investigation when nine dead prostitutes are dug up in the desert, forcing him to focus on something other than his own demons.

The Magician’s Death:  A Hugh Corbett Medieval Mystery
By P. C. Doherty
When a gathering of scholars intent on cracking the code of Roger Bacon’s Book of Secrets at Corfe Castle erupts in mayhem and murder, Sir Hugh Corbett finds himself challenged to solve the book’s puzzles himself in order to identify a killer.

Missing Mark
By Julie Kramer
A sequel to the best-selling Stalking Susan finds television reporter Riley Spartz investigating a story of a jilted romance, only to be swept up in a dangerous missing-persons case that is further complicated by disinterested law enforcement officers and Riley’s boss’s desire for high ratings.

Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop
By Lee Goldberg
When obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk is let go after the latest round of budget cuts, he will not stop investigating, even without pay, especially when Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop. 

Royal Flush
By Rhys Bowen
Sent home to Castle Rannoch in the wake of an employment scandal, Lady Georgiana becomes a companion to a divorcee who would seduce the Prince of Wales, an assignment that serves as a front during her secret mission to help Scotland Yard prevent an assassination attempt.

 Romance

The Husband Habit
By Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Repeatedly falling for men who hide the truths about their marital statuses, New Mexico chef Vanessa Chavez takes a vow of celibacy after a run-in with an irate wife, and resists the efforts of her friends to set her up before meeting a man who seems wrong for her in every way.

The Mist
By Carla Neggers
After winning big in Vegas, Lizzie Rush decides to take a break from the real world, until a mysterious man arrives who needs her help in finding known trafficker and lawbreaker Norman Eastbrook, who, escaping custody, has Lizzie on his list of people he wants to see dead.

The Moon Looked Down
By Dorothy Garlock
Shunned by her long-time neighbors at the height of World War II, German immigrant Sophie Heller finds her family wrongfully blamed for a tragic train accident and is unexpectedly defended by a handsome high-school teacher.

 Science Fiction & Fantasy
(some titles may also be found in General Fiction)

By Heresies Distressed
By David Weber
Finding unexpected love and purpose in a marriage of state to King Cayleb that united their kingdoms against a corrupt Church, Empress Sharleyan finds her efforts compromised by secrets that her husband has reluctantly kept, and a fabricated religion that has oppressed humanity for centuries.

Death’s Head:  Day of the Damned
By David Gunn
A third installment in the series that began with Death’s Head and Death’s Head: Maximum Offense continues the adventures of Sven Tveskoeg and his team of high-tech military enforcers.

Eye of the Storm (Posleen War)
By John Ringo
The newest installment in a critically acclaimed series sees General Michael O’Neal facing his biggest challenge yet as a new invasion from a previously unknown race threatens the Federation capital.

Wireless
By Charles Stross
A major collection by the Hugo Award-winning author of Accelerando and Saturn’s Children includes an original novella and a selection of speculative-fiction tales that reflect his visions about the origins of life and the state of the universe in the near and distant future.

 

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