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August 2006
Look for these titles in the new book section at the
front of the library!
In The
Futurist by James P. Othmer, Yates, a successful futurist,
Yates makes his living furnishing forecasts to world governments,
corporations, and leadership forums, but his life begins to unravel
when his girlfriend leaves him for a teacher and he presents a
career-ending speech.
Penumbra
by Carolyn Haines, is the story of Jade Dupree,a beautician and
undertaker's assistant with a gift for smoothing the ravages of death
from the faces of her clientele. But her strange talent isn't the only
thing that sets her apart from the townspeople of tiny Drexel,
Mississippi. Jade is half-black and the unacknowledged bastard
daughter of Drexel's first lady, the imperious Lucille Longier. Jade's
half-sister, the pale, fragile, and legitimate Marlena, is married to
Lucas Bramlett, the wealthiest man in the region. Jade accepts that
she'll never truly be part of the town and lives her life the best she
can, until one hot summer day in 1952 when Marlena, on a tryst with
her lover, is savagely beaten and her young daughter kidnapped.
Determined to find her niece before it's too late, Jade accepts help from a white sheriff's deputy, Frank Kimble. The forbidden attraction that ignites between them threatens to add to the violence already brewing in
town.
Shamus
in the Green Room by Susan Kandel, finds Los Angeles writer
Cece Caruso thrilled that her biography of the legendary Dashiell
Hammett is headed for the big screen. Even better, she's been hired to
tutor Rafe Simic, the actor cast as the lead. But in the midst of
teaching him the ABCs of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, the body
of a woman is discovered and Rafe's picture is found among her
effects. The woman was an old flame, and the facts--and Rafe's
alibi--just don't add up. Cece, who makes her living getting into the
minds of mystery writers, can't help but ask questions.
A
Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin, is the next
installment in the author's 'A Song for Fire and Ice' cycle. The war
of the Five Kings has finally ground to an uneasy halt, with House
Lannister and their allies the apparent victors. With the death of the
monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King's Landing.
Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still
exist, but as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not
long before survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to
gather. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, daring new plots and dangerous new
alliances are formed, while surprising faces--some familiar--are seen
emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take
up the challenges ahead.
Undead
and Unpopular by Mary Janice Davidson, continues the madcap of
adventures of Betsy the Vampire Queen as she deals with a contingent
of vampires from Europe, Jessica's devastating illness, and a zombie
in the attic.
In The
Abortionist's Daughter by Elisabeth Hyde, Diana Duprey, an
outspoken abortion doctor, is found floating facedown in her pool. A
national figure, Diana inspired passion and ignited tempers---never
more so than on the day of her death. Her husband, Frank, an attorney
in the D.A.'s office, had fought bitterly with her on the day of her
murder. Yet to reveal the nature of their fight would cost him not
only his career, but a relationship he will go to any lengths to
protect, and Diana's daughter, Megan, a college freshman, had also
quarreled with Diana that day, and her role in her mother's murder
will prove more significant than she ever could have anticipated. The
Reverend Stephen O'Connell, founder of the town's pro-life coalition,
obviously had issues with Diana, but his anger extended beyond the
political to the personal -- namely, Dr. Dupree's involvement with his
own troubled teenager. Meanwhile, the detective on the case grapples
to make sense of it all.
Chameleon
by Richard Hains, follows financial adventurer Jon Phillips, who has
worked his way up to the very top of one of Wall Street's largest
investment banks as its head bond trader. But after years of
selfishness and extravagance he begins to yearn for a change that will
help him rediscover his roots and lost identity. He is planning to
exit his career with a secure future through a fraudulent deal that
will be one of the largest ever seen on Wall Street. But when the deal
goes spectacularly wrong, Jon's world collapses -- and now he's on the
run from some very dangerous people looking to recover their lost
millions.
No
Good Deeds by Laura Lippman, finds Tess Monaghan becoming
involved in the investigation into the unsolved murder of a young
federal prosecutor when her boyfriend brings home a young street kid
who may hold the key to the case.
In The
American by Andrew Britton, renegade CIA agent Ryan Kealey,
along with British-born agent Naomi Kharmai, must track former U.S.
soldier Jason March, a brilliant assassin who has aligned himself with
a Middle East terror network bent on the annihilation of the United
States.
Piece
of My Heart by Peter Robinson, follows Detective Inspector
Alan Banks as he probes the killing of a freelance music journalist.
What he finds takes his investigation back in time more than thirty
years and into the heart of the mystery surrounding a decades-old
crime linked to a popular rock band.
Lilah
by Marek Halter, is the third book in the author's Canaan Trilogy.
Lilah, sister of Ezra--the high priest destined to lead the Jews back
to Jerusalem, gives up her plans to marry a Persian warrior for her
faith, but when her brother orders all Jewish men to abandon their
foreign-born wives, Lilah rebels.
In Rusty
Nail by J.A. Konrath, somebody is sending Lt. Jacqueline Jack
Daniels snuff videos starring people she knows who had been involved
in one of her previous cases. With her partner Herb hospitalized,
she's on her own, following a trail of death through the Midwest, on a
collision course with the smartest and deadliest adversary she's ever
known.
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