Author: Picoult, Jodi, 1966- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F PICOULT
Format: Large print
Summary: "Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the art auction world. She's not engaged yet, but she knows her boyfriend Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their getaway to the Galápagos. But then a virus appears, and Finn breaks the news: It's all hands on deck at the hospital. He has to stay behind. You should still go, he assures her, since it would be a shame for their trip to go to waste. So, reluctantly, she goes. Completely isolated, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself" -- Back cover.
Author: Balogh, Mary, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F BALOGH
Format: Large print
Summary: "Justin Wiley has been Earl of Brandon for six years. A dark, dour man, he nonetheless takes it as his responsibility to care for his half-sister Maria when her mother dies. Maria loathes Justin, and her friend Lady Estelle Lamarr can see how his very name upsets her. When Justin invites Estelle and her brother to accompany Maria to Everleigh Park to help with her distress, she agrees for Maria's sake. As secrets unravel in Maria's homecoming, Justin, too, uncovers his desire for a countess. And, while he may believe he's found an obvious candidate in Lady Estelle, she is most certain that they could never make a match"--
Author: Liu, Ken, 1976- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F LIU
Format: Books
Summary: "Princess Théra, once known as Empress Üna of Dara, entrusted the throne to her younger brother in order to journey to Ukyu-Gondé to war with the Lyucu. She has crossed the fabled Wall of Storms with a fleet of advanced warships and ten thousand people...In Dara, the Lyucu leadership as well as the surviving Dandelion Court bristle with rivalries as currents of power surge and ebb and perspectives spin and shift"--
Author: Cleland, Jane K., author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F CLELAND
Format: Books
Summary: "Antiques appraiser Josie Prescott is in the midst of filming a segment for her new television show. Josie's Antiques, when the assistant director interrupts to let her know she has a visitor. Josie reluctantly pauses production and goes outside, where she finds an elegant older woman waiting to see her. Veronica Sutton introduces herself as an old friend of Josie's father, who had died twenty years earlier. Veronica seems fidgety, and after only a few minutes, hands Josie a brown paper-wrapped package, about the size of a shoebox, and leaves. Mystified, Josie opens the package, and gasps when she sees what's inside: a notecard bearing her name-in her father's handwriting-and a green leather box. Inside the box are two letters in transparent plastic sleeves. The first bears the salutation, "My dear Cassandra," the latter, "Dearest Fanny." Both are signed "Jane Austen." Could her father have really accidentally found two previously unknown letters by one of the world's most beloved authors-Jane Austen? Reeling, Josie tries to track down Veronica, but the woman has vanished without a trace. Josie sets off on the quest of a lifetime to learn what Veronica knows about her father and to discover whether the Jane Austen letters are real. As she draws close to the truth, she finds herself in danger, and learns that some people will do anything to keep a secret-even kill"--
Author: Cussler, Dirk, author. Cussler, Clive, creator.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F CUSSLER
Format: Large print
Summary: In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director, Dirk Pitt, discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea over 60 years later, new clues emerge to its hidden existence. But Pitt and his compatriot Al Giordino have larger worries when they are ordered to recover a failed hypersonic missile from Luzon Strait. Only someone else is after it, too a rogue Chinese military team that makes their own earth-shattering discovery, hijacking a ship capable of stirring the waters of the deep into a veritable Devil's Sea. From the cold dark depths of the Pacific Ocean to the dizzying heights of the Himalaya Mountains, only Dirk Pitt and his children, Summer and Dirk Jr can unravel the mysteries that will preserve a religion, save a nation and save the world from war.
Author: Cornwell, Bernard, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F CORNWELL
Format: Books
Summary: "Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it's been his home ever since. He's a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favor, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows--a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge." -- provided by publisher.
Author: Clayton, Meg Waite, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F CLAYTON
Format: Books
Summary: "Wealthy, beautiful Nanee was born with a spirit of adventure. For her, learning to fly is freedom. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, this woman with an adorable dog and a generous heart joins the Resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, Nanee uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety." --Front jacket flap
Author: Couric, Katie, 1957- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP B COURIC
Format: Large print
Summary: In this memoir, the iconic media star discusses her professional and personal life, including losing her husband at a young age, her historic turn as anchor of the CBS Evening News, and experiences dealing with gender inequality. For more than 40 years Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest memoir, she reveals how she has balanced her personality, intellectual curiosity and desire to be taken seriously while facing a host of challenges: an eating disorder, sexism, the perils of celebrity-- and rebuilding her life with two young daughters after her husband, Jay Monahan, died of colon cancer. Couric writes about the culture at CBS-- rife with gender inequality and predatory behavior-- and the downfall of Matt Lauer. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Simpson, Rosemary, 1942- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F SIMPSON
Format: Books
Summary: "Heiress-turned-sleuth Prudence MacKenzie, with the help of photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis and the famous journalist Nellie Bly, frantically searches for two orphans who had come to her for help-and who are now on the run from a dangerous predator"-- "May 1890: As NYU Law School finally agrees to admit female law students, Judge Mackenzie's daughter Prudence weighs her choices carefully. Chief among her concerns is how her decision would affect the Hunter and Mackenzie Investigative Law agency and her professional and personal relationship with the partner who is currently recuperating from a near fatal shooting. But an even more pressing issue presents itself in the form of a street urchin, whose act of petty theft inadvertently leads Prudence to a badly beaten girl he is protecting." --Front jacket flap
Author: Williams, Beatriz, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F WILLIAMS
Format: Books
Summary: Two intertwined stories--one set in 1924 and featuring Geneva "Gin" Kelly and another set in 1998 featuring Ella Dommerich--follow these two determined women as they uncover long-buried secrets and unsettle New York City's richest families. June 1925. Flapper Geneva "Gin" Kelly prepares for respectable marriage to Oliver Anson Marshall, a steadfast Prohibition agent who happens to hail from one of New York's most distinguished families. When the head of the notorious East Coast rum-running racket--Anson's mortal enemy--turns up murdered at a society funeral, Anson is sent back undercover...and into the jaws of a trap from which not even Gin can rescue him. June 1998. Ella Dommerich's ninety-something aunt Julie ropes her into digging up dirt on Senator (and Presidential candidate) Franklin Hardcastle in order to settle old family scores. When the Hardcastle secrets lead to a web of shady dealings Ella has uncovered in her job as a financial analyst, Elle is soon standing alone between a legendarily ruthless family and the prize it has sought for generations.
Author: Feeney, Alice, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F FEENEY
Format: Large print
Summary: "Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Think you know the person you married? Think again ... Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can't recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam's wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn't randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn't want them to live happily ever after. Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget"--
Author: Saunders, Kate, 1960- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F SAUNDERS
Format: Books
Summary: In the spring of 1853, private detective Laetitia Rodd receives a delicate request from a retired actor, whose days on the stage were ended by a theatre fire ten years before. His great friend, and the man he rescued from the fire, Thomas Transome, has decided to leave his wife, who now needs assistance in securing a worthy settlement. Though Mrs. Rodd is reluctant to get involved with the scandalous world of the theatre, she cannot turn away the woman in need. She agrees to take the case.
Author: Graham, Heather, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F GRAHAM
Format: Large print
Summary: "She is someone's darkest desire Playing the victim of a vampire king on an island off New Orleans is actress Avalon Morgan's creepiest role to date. It's also scary good fun--until the victim of a real killer is discovered on set, laid out for all to see. With production shut down, Avalon can't stop thinking about the chilling crime scene, or Grayson Avery, the investigator working the case. With a rising body count and zero leads, Gray can't help but be impressed by Avalon's amateur sleuthing, which takes her to the darkest corners of the internet, where killers confess their crimes. One such account is a dead ringer for the murders, but when the evidence vanishes, nobody believes Avalon--except for Gray. With no one they can trust, Avalon and Gray are determined to unbury the truth at any cost, but a return to the deadly island could be the last thing they do"--
Author: Kapelke-Dale, Rachel, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F KAPELKED
Format: Books
Summary: "Dare Me meets Black Swan and Luckiest Girl Alive in a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Thirteen years ago, Delphine abandoned her prestigious soloist spot at the Paris Opera Ballet for a new life in St. Petersburg--taking with her a secret that could upend the lives of her best friends, fellow dancers Lindsay and Margaux. Now 36 years old, Delphine has returned to her former home and to the legendary Palais Garnier Opera House, to choreograph the ballet that will kickstart the next phase of her career--and, she hopes, finally make things right with her former friends. But Delphine quickly discovers that things have changed while she's been away...and some secrets can't stay buried forever. Moving between the trio's adolescent years and the present day, Rachel Kapelke-Dale's The Ballerinas explores the complexities of female friendship, the dark drive towards physical perfection in the name of artistic expression, the double-edged sword of ambition and passion, and the sublimated rage that so many women hold inside--all culminating in a twist you won't see coming, with magnetic characters you won't soon forget"--
Author: Goldberg, Gerald Jay, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F GOLDBERG
Format: Books
Summary: "A classic mystery set in the shadowy back alleys and opulent homes of Paris, starring hard-nosed police inspector Paul Mazarelle, of The Paris Directive, out to solve the murder of a fellow private eye."-- "In the shadowy back alleys and opulent homes of Paris, hard-nosed police inspector Paul Mazarelle of The Paris Directive sets out on the trail of a serial killer. A murdered man is discovered dangling inside the tunnels of a Paris canal--the only clue, the tarot card in his pockets: the Hanged man. When an innocent suspect is railroaded into prison for the homicide, Mazarelle sets off on the hunt for the real killer." --Front jacket flap
Author: Grant, Kimi Cunningham, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: F GRANT
Format: Books
Summary: "A father and daughter living in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in Kimi Cunningham Grant's These Silent Woods, a mesmerizing novel of suspense. No electricity, no family, no connection to the outside world. For eight years, Cooper and his young daughter, Finch, have lived in isolation in a remote cabin in the northern Appalachian woods. And that's exactly the way Cooper wants it, because he's got a lot to hide. Finch has been raised on the books filling the cabin's shelves and the beautiful but brutal code of life in the wilderness. But she's starting to push back against the sheltered life Cooper has created for her-and he's still haunted by the painful truth of what it took to get them there. The only people who know they exist are Scotland, an overly friendly hermit with murky intentions, and Cooper's old friend, Jake, who visits each winter to bring them food and supplies. But this year, Jake doesn't show up, setting off an irreversible chain of events that reveals just how precarious their situation really is. Suddenly, the boundaries of their safe haven have blurred-and when a stranger wanders into their woods, Finch's growing obsession with her could put them all in danger. When a shocking disappearance threatens to upend the only life Finch has ever known, Cooper is forced to decide whether to keep hiding-or finally face the sins of his past. Vividly atmospheric and masterfully tense, These Silent Woods is a poignant story of survival, sacrifice, and how far a father will go when faced with losing it all"--
Author: Ruhl, Sarah, 1974- author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP B RUHL
Format: Large print
Summary: "Sarah Ruhl has just survived a high- risk pregnancy when she discovers the left side of her face is paralyzed. She is assured that 95 percent of Bell's palsy patients experience a full recovery. But Sarah is in the unlucky 5 percent. So Ruhl begins a decade-long search for a cure while grappling with the reality of her new face. In a series of meditations, Ruhl chronicles her journey. She explores the struggle of a body yearning to match its inner landscape, the pain postpartum depression, being a playwright and working mom to three small children, and the desire for a resilient spiritual life in the face of illness"--
Author: Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F BRUNSTET
Format: Large print
Summary: "Welcome to Walnut Creek, Ohio, where Orley and Lois Troyer own an antique store they call "Memory Keepers." Though knowledgeable in antiques and their repair, their real talent is in mentoring folks who are hurting and don't even know it. Enter Jeff, a restaurateur, and Rhonda, a hotel manager, who recently moved to Amish country for the slow pace, but the change of scenery puts even more stress on their already strained marriage. Will an antique sled be the last straw, or will it lead to unexpected revelations and the fulfillment of dreams?"--
Author: Baker, Chandler, author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: LP F BAKER
Format: Large print
Summary: "Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too... but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? When the Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, an exclusive suburban neighborhood, Nora meets a group of high-powered women--a tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling author--with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a resident's wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women aren't hanging on by a thread. But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that's worth killing for. Calling to mind a Stepford Wives gender-swap, The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the "second shift" is equally shared--and what it may take to get there"-- Provided by publisher.
Author: McManus, Karen M., author.
Published: 2021
Call Number: Y MCMANUS
Format: Books
Summary: Estranged friends Ivy, Mateo, and Cal witness a murder while skipping school, and the only way they can solve it is by revealing what they have been hiding from one another--and themselves. Ivy, Mateo, and Cal are having a tough time--for their own individual reasons. When they show up to school late, it seems like the perfect opportunity to turn a bad day around. They spot another Carlton High student skipping school--and follow him to the scene of his own murder. Their day turns from dull to deadly. And it's about to get worse. --adapted from front jacket flap
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