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April 2007
Look for these titles in the new book section at the
front of the library!
Cat
Pay the Devil by Shirley Rousseau Murphy, is a Joe Grey
mystery. Joe and Dulcie (a pair of four-legged detectives) discover
that Cage Jones has escaped from prison, and is coming after Dulcie's
human, Wilma because she testified against him, and because he's
certain she has stolen his hidden cache.
Broken
for You by Stephanie Kallos, begins as septaugenarian Margaret
Hughes takes in young Wanda Schultz as a boarder. Margaret has lived
alone in her mansion for years, with only a massive collection of
valuable antiques for company. Wanda arrives with only her broken
heart and a plan to find her wayward boyfriend. As their friendship
develops, their armor falls away and Margaret and Wanda find the
hidden strength they didn't know they had.
When
the Light Goes by Larry McMurtry, finds Duane Moore unable to
readjust to life in Thalia, the small, dusty, West Texas hometown in
which he has spent all of his life after a two-week trip to Egypt. The
more he tries to get back to the rhythm of his old life, the more he
realizes that he should have left Thalia long ago--everybody he cared
for seems to have moved on without him, to new lives or to death. The
only consolation is meeting the young, attractive geologist, Annie
Cameron, and that his psychiatrist, Honor Carmichael, who after years
of rebuffing him has decidedly taken a new interest in him.
In Queen
of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King, Clare makes a living as a
divorce coach to help men and women mend their broken hearts, all the
while refusing to fall in love again herself, until she meets Lex, a
charismatic sea captain and recent arrival in town.
In Looks
to Die For by Janice Kaplan, decorator Lacy Fields turns her
talents from tracking down priceless antique furniture to chasing a
clever killer when her prominent plastic surgeon husband is hauled off
in handcuffs for the murder of a young wannabe actress.
Shopaholic
& Baby by Sophie Kinsella, finds Becky living the perfect
life with a job at London's biggest new store, house-hunting with
husband Luke, and a baby on the way, until she discovers that her new
celebrity obstetrician is Luke's glamorous ex-girlfriend.
The
Suspect by John Lescroat, has Gina Roake, a partner in Dismas
Hardy's firm, eager to take on a high profile murder case involving a
doctor found dead in her hot tub. The prime suspect is the woman's
husband, who stand to gain millions in insurance money, but he seems
to have a perfect alibi. Gina finds herself strangely drawn to him at
first, then has to confront the possibility of a dark history lurking
in his past
In The
Fifth Vial by Michael Palmer, a disgraced medical student
travels to South America to deliver a research paper that could save
her career, and instead becomes the victim of an unspeakable crime.
Thousands of miles away, a brilliant, reclusive scientist, dying from
an incurable disease is on the verge of perfecting a serum that could
save millions of lives, and bring others inestimable wealth. In
Chicago, a disillusioned private detective, is hired to determine the
identity of a John Doe, killed on a Florida highway, with mysterious
marks on his body. Three seemingly disconnected lives surge
unrelentingly toward one another, moving ever closer to the ultimate
confrontation against a deadly secret society with godlike aspirations
and roots in antiquity.
Dry
Ice by Stephen White - The brilliant, determined murderer
Michael McClelland has left the Colorado State Mental Hospital--and
he's coming after Alan Gregory's family. The timing couldn't be
deadlier; like a wounded animal, Alan is in a deeply vulnerable state,
facing severe doubts about his professional life, his marriage, and
his own psyche. And McClelland holds the most powerful weapons of all:
secrets from Alan's past. Secrets Alan thought he had successfully
buried years ago. Secrets not even his wife knows. Time is running out
as Alan scrambles to outwit his nemesis while confronting each of his
worst nightmares.
The
Villa by Nora Roberts, is the story of Sophia Giambelli, who
works as the PR executive for her family's Napa Valley winery. When
the family matriarch announces a merger with a rival winery, Sophia
finds herself with a new role and a new partner, the rugged Tyler
MacMillan.
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