Author: Herron, Mick, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F HERRON Format: Books Summary: "Mick Herron, author of the Slough House novels, is on his way to becoming one of the most critically acclaimed and culturally important crime fiction writers of the twenty-first century. He has been awarded both the Gold and Steel Daggers by the Crime Writers' Association and has been called "the John Le Carré of the future" (BBC). But Mick Herron does more than "just" write flawlessly suspenseful spy thrillers. He is a craftist of the highest order, irrepressibly versatile in form (novels, novellas, short fiction) and mood (witty, taut, spooky, laugh-out-loud funny), whose "efficient, darkly witty, tipped-with-imagery sentences . . . feel purpose-built to perforate [our] private daze of illiteracy" (The Atlantic). Now, for the first time, Herron's short fiction has been collected into one volume. In Dolphin Junction, devoted fans and future converts alike will find much to amuse, delight, and terrify them. Five standalone nerve wrackingly thrilling crime fiction stories are complemented by four mystery stories featuring the Oxford wife-and-husband detective team of shrewd Zoë Boehm and hapless Joe Silvermann. The collection also includes a peek into the past of Jackson Lamb, irascible top agent at Slough House"--
Author: Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936- author. Mitchell, David, writer of introduction. Published: 2021 Call Number: F BYATT Format: Books Summary: "A ravishing, luminous selection of short stories from the prize-winning imagination of A. S. Byatt, drawn from her entire career. Mirrors shatter at the hairdressers when a middle-aged client explodes in rage. Snow dusts the warm body of a princess, honing it into something sharp and frosted. Summer sunshine flickers on the face of a smiling child who may or may not be real. Medusa's Ankles celebrates the very best of A. S. Byatt's short fiction, carefully selected from a lifetime of writing. Peopled by artists, poets, and fabulous creatures, the stories blaze with creativity and color. From ancient myth to a British candy factory, from a Chinese restaurant to a Mediterranean swimming pool, from a Turkish bazaar to a fairy-tale palace, Byatt transports her readers beyond the veneer of the ordinary--even beyond the gloss of the fantastical--to a place rich and strange and wholly unforgettable"--
Author: Higashino, Keigo, 1958- author. Murray, Giles, translator. Published: 2021 Call Number: F HIGASHIN Format: Books Summary: "A popular young girl disappears without a trace, her skeletal remains discovered three years later in the ashes of a burned out house. There's a suspect and compelling circumstantial evidence of his guilt, but no concrete proof. When he isn't indicted, he returns to mock the girl's family. And this isn't the first time he's been suspected of the murder of a young girl, nearly twenty years ago he was tried and released due to lack of evidence. Detective Chief Inspector Kusanagi of the Homicide Division of the Tokyo Police worked both cases." --
Author: McCallin, Luke, 1972- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F MCCALLIN Format: Books Summary: "It's the final days of the Great War and four years of grinding conflict has warped more than one man's mind. When a secret meeting of top brass is called someone sets off a bomb that kills all the attendees. It looks for sure that one of the men in Gregor Reinhardt's company is the culprit. But since that man killed himself, the General is looking for someone else to share the blame. Reinhardt must prove his trooper innocent if he hopes to avoid the fate of a co-conspirator. The search for answers leads Reinhardt deep into a potential conspiracy populated by mutinous soldiers, a mysterious Russian nobleman, and a pair of doctors who may be doing more than treating battlefield injuries. The trenches are home to any number of horrors, but what if the greatest danger is right next to you?"--
Author: Samet, Elizabeth D., author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 940.5373 Format: Books Summary: "From the acclaimed author of No Man's Land and Soldier's Heart, a wide-ranging work of cultural history and criticism that reexamines the impact of post-World War II myths of the "good war.""-- "In Looking for the good war, Elizabeth D. Samet examines the literature, art, and culture that emerged after World War II, bringing her expertise as a professor of English at West Point to bear on the complexity of the postwar period in national life. She exposes the confusion about American identity that was expressed during and immediately after the war, and the deep national ambivalence toward war, violence, and veterans--a history that was suppressed in subsequent decades by a dangerously sentimental attitude toward the United States' supposedly exceptional history and destiny." --Front jacket flap
Author: Rodsky, Eve, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 158.1 Format: Books Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and "the Marie Kondo of relationships" comes an inspirational guide for setting new personal goals, rediscovering your interests, cultivating creativity, and reclaiming your Unicorn Space"-- Eve Rodsky realized that even when the domestic workload becomes more balanced, people still report something missing in their lives--that is, unless they prioritize and devote time for activities that not only fill their calendars but also unleash their creativity. Rodsky calls this vital time Unicorn Space--the active and open pursuit of creative self-expression in any form that makes you uniquely you. To help readers embrace all the unlikely, surprising, and delightful places where their own Unicorn Space may be found, she speaks with trailblazers, thought leaders, academics, and countless others who have discovered theirs everywhere--from activism to artistic endeavors to second careers. --adapted from front jacket flap
Author: Kane, Darby, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F KANE Format: Books Summary: "Can one man be that unlucky? Elisa Wright is a mom and wife, living a nice, quiet life in a nice, quiet town. She's also convinced her brother-in-law is a murderer. Josh has one dead wife and one missing fiancée, and though he grieved for them he starts dating someone new. Elisa fears for that woman's safety, and she desperately wants to know what happened to her friend, Josh's missing fiancée. Searching for clues means investigating her own family. And she doesn't like what she finds. A laptop filled with incriminating information. Other women. But when Elisa becomes friends with Josh's new girlfriend and starts to question things she thinks are true, Elisa wonders if the memories of a horrible incident a year ago have finally pushed her over the edge and Josh is really innocent. With so much at stake, Elisa fights off panic attacks and a strange illness. Is it a breakdown or something more? The race is on to get to the truth before another disappearance because there's a killer in the family...or is there?"--
Author: Faye, Lyndsay, author. Faye, Lyndsay. Adventure of the stopped clocks. Faye, Lyndsay. Song of a want. Faye, Lyndsay. Our common correspondent. Faye, Lyndsay. River of silence. Published: 2021 Call Number: F FAYE Format: Books Summary: "A new collection of Sherlockian tales that shows the Great Detective and his partner, Watson, as their acquaintances saw them"-- How well did those who worked with Sherlock Holmes know him? The peripheral characters-- Irene Adler, Geoffrey Lestrade; witnesses to the cases; even his cook and housekeeper, Martha Hudson-- what did they think of the man and his methods? Discover aspects of Holmes and Watson that you have never seen before. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Gong, Chloe, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y GONG Format: Books Summary: "Though secrets and lies keep Juliette and Roma apart, a monster still prowls the city of Shanghai, and the two are going to have to put aside their differences to end this threat to once and for all"--
Author: Kaufman, Amie, author. Kristoff, Jay, author. Sequel to : Kaufman, Amie. Aurora burning. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y KAUFMAN Format: Books Summary: "When we last saw Squad 312, they working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally. But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated. Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem. Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy's most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too. Actually saving the galaxy, though? Now that will take a miracle."--Amazon
Author: Patel, Neel, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F PATEL Format: Books Summary: "From rising star Neel Patel ("refreshing...defiant...consistently surprising" --New York Times), a darkly funny and heartbreaking debut novel about an Indian-American family confronting the secrets between them. Renu Amin always seemed perfect: with a doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. But as the one-year anniversary of her husband's death approaches, Renu is binge-watching soap operas and simmering with old resentments. She can't stop wondering if, thirty-five years ago, she chose the wrong life. In Los Angeles, her son, Akash, has everything he ever wanted, but as he tries to kickstart his songwriting career and commit to his boyfriend, he is haunted by the painful memories he fled a decade ago. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash returns to Illinois, hoping to finally say goodbye and move on. Together, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. Renu sends an innocent Facebook message to the man she almost married, sparking an emotional affair that calls into question everything she thought she knew about herself. Akash slips back into bad habits as he confronts his darkest secrets-including what really happened between him and the first boy who broke his heart. When their pasts catch up to them, Renu and Akash must decide between the lives they left behind and the ones they've since created, between making each other happy and setting themselves free. By turns irreverent and tender, filled with the beats of '90s R&B, Tell Me How to Be is about our earliest betrayals and the cost of reconciliation. But most of all, it is the love story of a mother and son each trying to figure out how to be in the world"--
Author: Thao, Dustin, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y THAO Format: Books Summary: Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls his cellphone expecting to hear his voicemail--but then Sam answers, and suddenly their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go.
Author: Kinew, Wab, 1981- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: Y KINEW Format: Books Summary: When Bugz, who is caught between the worlds of life on the Rez and the virtual world, meets Feng, they form an instant bond as outsiders and gamers and must both grapple with the impact of family challenges and community trauma. "An indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds both real and virtual in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Bugz is caught between two worlds. In the real world, she's a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and reserve life. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massive multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has been sent from China to live with his aunt, a doctor on the reserve, after his online activity suggests he may be developing extremist sympathies. Meeting each other in real life, as well as in the virtual world, Bugz and Feng immediately relate to each other as outsiders and as avid gamers. As their connection is strengthened through their virtual adventures, they find they have much in common in the real world, too: both must decide what to do in the face of temptations and pitfalls, and both must grapple with the impact of family and community trauma. But betrayal threatens everything Bugz has built in the virtual world, as well as her relationships in the real world, and it will take all her newfound strength to restore her friendship with Feng and reconcile the parallel aspects of her life: the traditional and the mainstream, the east and the west, the real and the virtual."--
Author: De Jongh, Babette, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: PB DEJONGH Format: Books Summary: "Heather Gabriel already had the love of lifetime. Now a widowed mother struggling with grief, the stay-at-home mom's biggest priority is keeping her children's lives as stable as possible. So when her new job at the Magnolia Bay Animal Shelter brings Heather and business consultant Adrian Crawford together to work on a special project, Heather doesn't know how to feel about the attraction building between them. Adrian feels the attraction too, but ever since he lost everything to Hurricane Katrina, Adrian learned not to form too many attachments. Even so, seeing the love Heather has for her kids and the animals makes Adrian wonder if the bachelor lifestyle is really what he wants. With the animals on the farm to guide them, Heather and Adrian soon realize they can only have a future together if they are willing to heal from the past."--Back cover.
Author: Forden, Sara Gay, author. Published: 2021 2000 Call Number: B GUCCI Format: Books Summary: Chronicles the rollercoaster ride of Maurizio Gucci, from Guccio Gucci's leather shop in the early 1900s to the Investscorp takeover of the multimillion dollar corporation in 1993 and Maurizio's 1995 murder by his ex-wife. "On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan's elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan's chief of police entered the sumptuous palazzo of Maurizio's ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani--nicknamed 'The Black Widow' by the press--and arrested her for the murder." --Front jacket flap
Author: Kortchik, Lana, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: F KORTCHIK Format: Books Summary: While on a train headed for labor camps under Nazi command, Lisa, a young Russian woman, is rescued by resistance fighters and falls in love with Maxim, one of the battalion members, who has dark secrets, while Maxim's wife, Irina, trapped in a government job back in Kyïv, risks her life to help her neighbors, and both women must face a hard decision. Ukraine, 1943. On a train to Germany, Lisa Smirnova is terrified for her life, heading for one of Hitler's labor camps. Lisa wonders if she'll ever see her family again. In Nazi-occupied Kiev, Irina Antonova could be arrested at any moment. Trapped in a job registering the endless deaths around her, she risks her life secretly helping her neighbors, while her husband has joined the resistance, fighting the German advance. --adapted from back cover
Author: Seal, Mark, 1953- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: 791.43 Format: Books Summary: "The incredible true story of the making of The Godfather-one of America's most popular cinematic masterpieces-featuring interviews with the director, producer, cast, and crew, just in time for the film's fiftieth anniversary"-- The Godfather: over the years, many versions of various aspects of the movie's fiery creation have been told. Seal sifts through the evidence, has extensive new conversations with director Francis Ford Coppola and several heretofore silent sources, and complements them with colorful interviews with key players. In doing so, he provides insights into how the movie whose success some initially doubted roared to glory. The creators of The Godfather had to contend with the real-life members of its subject matter: the Mob. Location permits were inexplicably revoked; producer Al Ruddy's car was found riddled with bullets. The film saved Paramount Pictures, minted a new generation of movie stars, made author Mario Puzo rich and famous, and sparked a war between the sharks of Hollywood and the highest echelons of the Mob. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Lighte, Carrie, author. Published: 2021 Call Number: LP F LIGHTE Format: Large print Summary: Arleta Bontrager's convinced no Amish man will marry her after she got a tattoo while on Rumspringa, so she needs money to get it removed. But taking a job caring for Noah Lehman's sick grandmother means risking losing her heart to a man who has his own secrets. Might revealing their truths release them from the past ... and open up a future together?
Author: Michaels, Fern, author. Published: 2021 1995 Call Number: LP F MICHAELS Format: Large print Summary: "As children, Callie, Brie, Bode, and Sela shared a rare closeness, the kind that seems destined to last forever. Though their backgrounds could hardly have been more different, none of that mattered when they played together in the grounds of Callie's lavish home. There, they learned about love, loyalty, and forgiveness, never realizing how little they really knew about each other or about Pearl, the woman who was a mother figure to them all. Callie's upcoming wedding to wealthy local scion Wyn Archer offers an opportunity for a reunion, though reconnecting may not be as straightforward as the bride planned. For Sela, returning to Parker Manor provides a brief escape from her unhappy marriage. Brie is now an ambitious FBI agent, and no longer willing to be Callie's freckle-faced shadow. Bode, an orphan who had been taken in by Callie's father, has reasons for wanting to avoid the event entirely. But despite their misgivings, they'll find themselves back together, confessing to feelings long unspoken, and confronting secrets that may change the rest of their lives."--
Author: Frampton, Megan, 1964- author. Published: 2021 Call Number: PB FRAMPTON Format: Books Summary: In this delightful flip of a classic romance trope, Megan Frampton creates a handsome, witty, hero in need of a wealthy bride who meets his match in Lady Jane Capel, from A Wicked Bargain with the Duke. It's a well-known fact that when a man is in search of a bride, a good dowry is never a hindrance. Thomas Sharpe is handsome, well-bred, and desperately in need of a wealthy bride. His father has lost their income, his sister needs looking after, and so to save them all from a life of poverty he travels to London in search of an heiress. Enter Lady Jane Capel. After her fiancé ended their engagement two years ago, Jane boldly left her parents' home and moved in with her half-brother Percy. What does one more scandal matter to a family with such a curious reputation? Jane is independent, but not as well versed in life--and love--as she wants. The two of them strike a deal: Thomas will show her all there is to know about the world --and intimacy--and Jane will help him find a bride. But the more time they spend together and the closer they get, the two of them soon realize that things aren't so simple when it comes to men and women...
