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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410427441
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Fireworks Over Toccoa
By Stepakoff, Jeffrey
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410427441
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Ghost Shadow
By Graham, Heather
A "USA Today" and "New York Times"-bestselling author delivers the first bookin an original back-to-back ghost paranormal trilogy. Original.
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There are those who walk among us who are no longer alive, but not yet crossed over. They seek retribution...vengeance...to warn. Among the living, few intuit their presence.Katie O'Hara is one who can. As she's drawn deeper and deeper into a gruesome years-old murder, whispered warnings from a spectral friend become more and more insistent. But Katie "must" uncover the truth: could David Beckett really be guilty of his fiancee's murder? Worse--the body count's rising on the Island of Bones, andthe dead seem to be reenacting some macabre tableaux from history. The danger is increasing by the moment--especially as Katie finds herself irresistibly drawn to David, who may be responsible for more than just one killing....
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2010-07
Putnam Adult
9780399156588
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The Rembrandt Affair
By Silva, Daniel
Gabriel Allon returns in the spellbinding new novel from a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author. It has been six months since Gabriel's showdown with Ivan Kharkov. Now, having severed his ties with the Office, Gabriel has retreated to the Cornish coast. But an unspeakable act of violence once again draws Gabriel into a world of danger when an art restorer is brutally murdered and the newly discovered Rembrandt on which he has been working is taken.
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"Of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best." -"The Kansas City Star "The perfect book for fans of well-crafted thrillers ... the kind of page- turner that captures the reader from the opening chapter and doesn't let go." -"The Associated Press" "Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. " Over the course of a brilliant career, Daniel Silva has established himself as "the gold standard" of thriller writers ("Dallas Morning News") who "has hit upon the perfect formula to keep espionage-friendly fans' fingers glued to his books, turning pages in nearly breathless anticipation" ("BookPage"). But now, having reached "the pinnacle of world-class spy thriller writing" ("The Denver Post"), Silva has produced his most extraordinary novel to date-a tale of greed, passion, and murder spanning more than half a century, centered on an object of haunting beauty. "Two families, one terrible secret, and a painting to die for .....
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2010-06
Vintage Books USA
9780307474711
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One Day
By Nicholls, David
Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable . . . brilliant--Nick Hornby. This international bestseller that follows an unlikely couple for one decade--on the same day each year--is soon to be a major motion picture from Focus Features/ Random House Films.
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2010-06
Little Brown and Company
9780316096157
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Private
By Patterson, James
Author Paetro, Maxine
Jack Morgan, a former Marine and CIA agent, inherits his father's renowned security and detective business. Getting to the bottom of an NFL gambling scandal and an unsolved LAPD investigation into 18 school girl slayings would be enough. On top of all that, Morgan takes on solving the horrific murder of his best friend's wife.
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The police can't help you Former Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum force and maximum discretion. The secrets of the most influential men and women on the planet come to Jack daily--and his staff of investigators uses the world's most advanced forensic tools to make and break their cases. The press will destroy you Jack is already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend's wife, Jack's former lover, has been killed. It nearly pushes him over the edge. Instead, Jack pushes back and devotes all of Private's resources to tracking down her killer. Only one place to turn: Private But Jack doesn't have to play by the rules...
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2010-06
Random House
9781400065455
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
By Mitchell, David
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Mitchell, a Man Booker Prize finalist for "Cloud Atlas", returns with a story set at the turn of the 18th century around Dejima, an artificial island located in Nagasaki Bay and used as a trade outpost by the Dutch East Indies Company.
David Mitchell explores Japan's hidden treasuresReview by Robert Weibezahl A versatile and imaginative writer, David Mitchell has earned a devoted following for his virtuosic novels, two of which have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. With his sumptuous new novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Mitchell eschews the postmodern razzle-dazzle of Cloud Atlas and Number9Dream for a more straightforward, albeit exquisitely detailed, historical romance about a Dutch outpost in Nagasaki harbor at the turn of the 19th century and Japan's reluctant passage from isolation to trading partner of the West. Dejima was an artificial island off the coast of Nagasaki that contained the warehouses and employee lodgings of the Dutch East Indies Company. Joined to the mainland by a short bridge, the island was off-limits to most Japanese, and likewise the Dutch were, with few exceptions, not permitted to cross over into Nagasaki. The young clerk Jacob de Zoet arrives there in 1799 on a five-year contract, hoping to earn his fortune and return to Zeeland to marry his beloved. The pious son of a pastor, Jacob is a diligent, intelligent and inquisitive clerk, more open than many of his compatriots to the cultural curiosity that is Japan...
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2010-07
Atria Books
9780743294270
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Fly Away Home
By Weiner, Jennifer
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From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "In Her Shoes" and "Good in Bed" comes a novel about a family of women who seek refuge in an old beach house.
ANOTHER HIT FROM WEINERReview by Lizza Connor Bowen Jennifer Weiner's Fly Away Home opens with a scandal: a philandering senator caught with a much-younger mistress. But after the familiar headlines fade, a broken family flounders in their wake. Weiner creates realistic characters in the senator’s wife, Sylvie, and daughters Lizzie and Diana, all central to this story of unraveling and rebuilding relationships. Sylvie, who has long abandoned her personal ambitions to buoy her husband’s political aspirations, faces her newfound independence with a mix of joy and trepidation. She finally has the opportunity to pursue interests like cooking, dating and mothering the daughters she overlooked while trying to be the perfect politician’s wife, but she finds that freedom isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Lizzie and Diana are dealing with their own set of problems: Lizzie, a recovering addict, tries to prove to her family that she’s not a lifetime screw-up. However, she gets herself into a predicament that could grease the hinges for a relapse. Diana, a successful doctor, wife and mother, struggles to maintain a pristine exterior while her own loveless marriage deteriorates. While the subject matter is heavy, Fly Away Home isn’t a downer. Weiner’s light touch, especially evident in Diana’s sarcastic dialogue as well as with the amusing Selma, Sylvie’s Jewish, feminist mother who never lacks an opinion, makes this a quick and engaging summer read...
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2010-06
Five Star (ME)
9781594148347
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Whiskey Kills: A Killstraight Story
By Boggs, Johnny D.
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2010-06
Five Star (ME)
9781594148293
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Kansas Kid: A Western Duo
By Paine, Lauran
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2010-03
Bethany House Publishers
9780764207440
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Morning's Refrain
By Peterson, Tracie
Phoebe Robbins quickly realizes that her life in Sitka, Alaska, will be a far cry from what she knew in the East. The weather seems to be constantly rainy, goods are often scarce, and there's little entertainment, save the small orchestra she joins. There are also plenty of men actively seeking a wife, but it is Dalton Lindquist--with his swarthy good looks--who is the most intriguing part of this isolated existence. Despite their unusual first encounter, Phoebe dares to hope that the spark she feels between them is returned in equal measure. When Yuri Belikov, Dalton's best friend, begins to pursue her, Phoebe finds herself in a precarious position. Did she misread Dalton's interest? How will her decision between the two men affect their friendship? And what of the long-buried secret in her own family's past? In the challenges ahead, Phoebe will learn of consequence and forgiveness...and the power of love.
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As dark family secrets threaten the tranquility of the life he's come to love, Dalton Lindquist must make difficult choices about the future. To complicate matters, Phoebe Robbins falls into his life quite literally when Dalton rescues her after she tumbles overboard in the Sitka Harbor. He quickly loses his heart. But Dalton is not the only one who decides to seek Phoebe's attention--his best friend, Yuri, decides to court her when Dalton must travel from Sitka. But when Dalton realizes the depth of his love for Phoebe and returns, the two friends find that their battle for Phoebe's admiration is only the start of the problems that face them.
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2010-07
Center Point Large Print
9781602857827
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The Hard Time Bunch
By Adams, Clifton
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2010-07
Center Point Large Print
9781602858244
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Michael's Discovery
By Woods, Sherryl
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410426963
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Miss Julia Renews Her Vows
By Ross, Ann B.
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2010-07
Center Point Large Print
9781602857957
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On Folly Beach
By White, Karen
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410424716
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Whiplash
By Coulter, Catherine
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410427069
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The Whisper
By Neggers, Carla
"New York Times-" and "USA Today-"bestselling author Neggers pens an extraordinary novel that shows why readers proclaim that nobody does romantic suspense better.
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It was meant to be an adventure--a night alone on a remote Irish island. Archaeologist Sophie Malone never expected to find Celtic treasure or to end up in a fight for her life in a dark, desolate cave. Now, a year later, she's convinced answers to the mysteries of that night lie in Boston. Is the recent violence there connected to her night of terror? Who has the priceless gold artifacts that disappeared from the cave...and who is responsible for the whispers she heard in the dark?Nearly killed in an explosion a month ago, Boston detective Cyrus "Scoop" Wisdom has recovered from his injuries. He's after the bomber--and he thinks it's another cop. But when Sophie unknowingly leads him to a retired officer's body amid symbols of ritual sacrifice, it's clear nobody's safe, and everyone's a suspect. Tough and stubborn, Scoop is the best on the force at detecting lies...except maybe those of Sophie Malone. Together Sophie and Scoop face the greatest challenge of their lives: someone is using ancient rituals to commit modern-day murder--and the killing has only just begun.
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2010-07
Center Point Large Print
9781602857889
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Villa Mirabella
By Pezzelli, Peter
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410427779
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Live to Tell
By Staub, Wendy Corsi
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410427601
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The Country House Courtship
By Burkard, Linore Rose
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2010-07
Thorndike Press
9781410426871
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A Promise of Hope
By Clipston, Amy
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