Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
March 2015 - April 2015
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
Additional information about each title can be found in the catalog (click on the title). For older acquisition lists choose from Select another list. To request any of these titles please contact your local library branch.
Haunted: a Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novel By Hooper, Kay Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "When Deacon James's younger sister Melanie calls him, terrified, he goes to her aid in the small Georgia town of Sociable. What he finds is a scared young woman in the grip of what she insists is a paranormal nightmare--and murder. Two local men have been killed under mysterious circumstances. And Melanie is the prime suspect. Trinity Nichols left a high-stress job for quiet, small-town life. But news of the murders has left her--and the town--on edge, especially when there is nothing remotely ordinary about how the men died. And her investigation is yielding more than she bargained for, including a group of strangers who have descended on Sociable, some with abilities Trinity finds hard to believe, and agendas she refuses to trust. For some reason, they know a lot more than they should about what's happening in town. And what's happening is growing stranger by the minute. Now Trinity, Deacon, and this odd band of FBI agents must work together to solve a series of disturbances so incredible that Trinity, and the town of Sociable, will be changed forever. She just isn't certain who--or what--will be left standing when it's all over"-- |
By Johnson, Shelton Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Elijah Yancy was born with African and Indian blood in 1863 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Emancipation Day. But freedom is not synonymous with equality in Spartanburg. Out of fear for his safety, Elijah's parents force him to leave home at age 16. With few options, Elijah makes his way to Nebraska and enlists in the U.S. Cavalry. During stints in the Philippines, Cuba, and the Presidio, Elijah struggles with orders to subdue people fighting for their freedom. It isn't until he gets posted to Yosemite National Park that Elijah finally comes into his own. Patrolling the beautiful and wild nature preserve, Elijah has time to process all he has seen and been through, while finding comfort in a place indifferent to the color of his skin. Johnson's telling of Elijah's life takes the form of a diary written in prose with a soothing cadence, a medium in which a man feels at liberty to be brutally honest about himself and his circumstances. Johnson's novel is an engaging and poetic meditation on what it means to be truly free. Copyright 2009 Booklist Reviews. |
By Kellerman, Jonathan Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "A series of horrifying events occur in quick succession in the same upscale L.A. neighborhood. A backyard renovation unearths an infant's body, buried sixty years ago. And soon thereafter in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far from the body of a young woman shot in the head. Helping LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis to link these eerie incidents is brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. But even the good doctor's vast experience with matters both clinical and criminal might not be enough to cut down to the bone of this chilling case--and draw out the disturbing truth."--Provided by the publisher. |
By Kendal, Claire Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Like the bestselling novels of Gillian Flynn and S. J. Watson, The Book of You--an utterly original fiction debut--is a sophisticated psychological thriller that will haunt you long after it reaches its terrifying, breathtaking conclusion"-- |
By King, Lily Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "English anthropologist Andrew Banson has been alone in the field for several years, studying the Kiona river tribe in the Territory of New Guinea. Haunted by the memory of his brothers' deaths and increasingly frustrated and isolated by his research, Bankson is on the verge of suicide when a chance encounter with colleagues, the controversial Nell Stone and her wry and mercurial Australian husband, Fen, pulls him back from the brink. Nell and Fen have just fled the bloodthirsty Mumbanyo and, in spite of Nell's poor health, are hungry for a new discovery. When Bankson finds them a new tribe nearby, the artistic, female-dominated Tam, he ignites an intellectual and romantic firestorm between the three of them that burns out of anyone's control" -- |
By Kirino, Natsuo Publishing Date: 2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC In a crowded Tokyo suburb, four teenage girls indifferently wade their way through a hot, smoggy summer. When one of them, Toshi, discovers that her next door neighbor has been brutally murdered, the girls suspect the killer is the neighbor's son. But when he flees, taking Toshi's bike and cell phone with him, the four girls get caught up in a tempest of dangers that rise from within them as well as from the world around them. |
The rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell By Klaber, William Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC One day in 1855 Lucy Lobdell cut her hair, changed clothes, and went off to live her life as a man. By the time it was over, she was notorious. Lucy lived at a time when women did not commonly travel unescorted, carry a rifle, sit down in bars, or have romantic liaisons with other women. To gain those freedoms Lucy had to endure public scorn and wrestle with a sexual identity whose vocabulary had yet to be invented. |
By Kline, Christina Baker Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to 'aging out' out of the foster care system. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse.... As she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren't as different as they seem to be. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance. Molly discovers that she has the power to help Vivian find answers to mysteries that have haunted her for her entire life--answers that will ultimately free them both. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are."--from publisher's description. |
NEW RELEASE By Kurtz, Katherine Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Alaric Morgan always knew his purpose in life--to stand alongside the king of Gwynedd. The old king knew that whichever of his sons succeeded to the throne would benefit from having a Deryni at his side. Alaric and the young Prince Brion Haldane were bound together by magic--a magic to be called upon when Brion was most in need. Now eighteen, Brion has ascended to the throne and seven-year-old Alaric has come to court. Through the coming years, both will grow to manhood and come to realize their destinies. Brion will strive to solidify his power and position, seek out a bride to secure his legacy, and ultimately, when faced with an unbeatable foe, call upon Alaric to fulfill his oath. Meanwhile, Alaric slowly learns the extent of his powers and how to use them, and will face the prejudice that many have against Deryni in its ugliest form. He will experience bittersweet first love, great personal loss, and the hard lessons one gains from both. And he will be there to unleash the full power of his Deryni magic at Brion's command. For Alaric is--and always will be--the King's Deryni" -- |
By Lescroart, John T. Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Raised by loving adoptive parents, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt never had an interest in finding his birth family--until he gets a chilling text message from an unknown number: "How did ur mother die?" The answer is murder, and urged on by curiosity and the mysterious texter, Hunt takes on a case he never knew existed, one that has lain unsolved for decades. |
NEW RELEASE By Leveen, Lois Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A "new telling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, told from the perspective of Juliet's nurse. In Verona, a city ravaged by plague and political rivalries, a mother mourning the death of her day-old infant enters the household of the powerful Cappelletti family to become the wet-nurse to their newborn baby. As she serves her beloved Juliet over the next fourteen years, the nurse learns the Cappelletti's darkest secrets. Those secrets--and the nurse's deep personal grief--erupt across five momentous days of love and loss that destroy a daughter, and a family"--Amazon.com. |
By Lewis, Simon Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Teenage English backpackers Jake and Will are mismatched travel partners in China, near the Burmese border. Obstreperous Jake meets Howard, a middle-aged expat, who offers to guide them to a spectacular waterfall in the jungle unknown to anyone other than the "tribals." Howard tells him that beautiful native girls swim in the pool beneath the falls. Jake agrees immediately, but when he tells Will about their upcoming adventure, Will balks, and they argue. Ultimately, Will agrees, but Howard's real agenda causes events to quickly spin out of control. People begin to die, and Will and Jake end up stalking each other in the jungle with tribal crossbows. Morality, even normalcy, collide with Eden, a timeless theme, and in Lewis' hands, a serviceable one. Will, Jake, and Howard are skillfully portrayed. The teens are callow but in different ways, and Howard, who fancies himself a student of the subtle, ancient game of Go, repeatedly manipulates each. Lewis (Bad Traffic, 2008), who also wrote the Rough Guide to Beijing, packs verisimilitude into his portrait of a region virtually unknown to crime fans. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews. |
By Loehfelm, Bill Publishing Date: c2009 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Brothers Kevin and Danny Curran dig up several bodies buried on the grounds of the long-abandoned Bloodroot Children's Hospital, a horrifying concentration camp--like institution for kids from which Danny was adopted. Soon Kevin finds himself enmeshed in a complicated plan involving an illegal property development project. |
By Maazel, Fiona Publishing Date: 2014, c2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Thurlow Dan is the founder of the Helix, a cult that promises to cure loneliness. The Helix has become a national phenomenon, and attracted the attention of governments worldwide. But Thurlow, camped out in his Cincinnati headquarters, is lonely, for his ex-wife, Esme, and their daughter, whom he hasn't seen in ten years. Esme is a covert agent who has spent her life spying on Thurlow, mostly to protect him from the law... and now her superiors are demanding results. |
By Mansell, Jill Publishing Date: [2013] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Dexter leads a charmed existence in London, with money, looks, and girlfriends galore. Life's fantastic... until Dex's sister dies and his world changes overnight. Astonishing everyone, including himself, Dex leaves the city behind, takes charge of his eight-month-old niece Delphi, moves to a beautiful Cotswolds village, and sets about working on his parenting skills. His neighbors, including cartoonist Molly, seem friendly enough. But Dex can't shake the notion that he's missing something important.... |
NEW RELEASE By McEwan, Ian Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London presiding over cases in family court. She is fiercely intelligent, well respected, and deeply immersed in the nuances of her particular field of law. Often the outcome of a case seems simple from the outside, the course of action to ensure a child's welfare obvious. But the law requires more rigor than mere pragmatism, and Fiona is expert in considering the sensitivities of culture and religion when handing down her verdicts. But Fiona's professional success belies domestic strife. Her husband, Jack, asks her to consider an open marriage and, after an argument, moves out of their house. His departure leaves her adrift, wondering whether it was not love she had lost so much as a modern form of respectability; whether it was not contempt and ostracism she really fears. She decides to throw herself into her work, especially a complex case involving a seventeen-year-old boy whose parents will not permit a lifesaving blood transfusion because it conflicts with their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses. But Jack doesn't leave her thoughts, and the pressure to resolve the case--as well as her crumbling marriage--tests Fiona in ways that will keep readers thoroughly enthralled until the last stunning page"-- |
By McGinniss, Joe Publishing Date: c2008 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The lucrative yet dangerous world of a teenage call-girl service lures Chase and his childhood friend, Michele, in Las Vegas. |
By Mehta, Gita Publishing Date: 1994 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Set on the banks of India's holiest river amid the constant traffic of pilgrims, archaeologists, policemen, priests, and traders, A River Sutra weaves the richness of India into the dangerous lives of its characters. A bureaucrat retires to the sacred river in search of tranquility only to encounter a girl fleeing her kidnappers, a naked ascetic and the child he has saved from prostitution, a teacher who confesses to murder, a millionaire monk, and a musician silenced by desire. Instead of finding serenity, the bureaucrat is forced to confront the powers of mythology, religion, music, and philosophy, and to acknowledge that the holy river has a sanctity more threatening than he can imagine. In this exquisitely written novel, Gita Mehta uses the traditional forms of Indian story-telling to explore the savagery of human love and to illuminate the paradoxes of India. |
By Meyer, Philipp Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Comanche Indian captive Eli McCullough must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong -- a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny. |
By Miller, Madeline Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War. |