Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
November 2018 - January 2019
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.
By Wells, Ken Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC From award-winning "Wall Street Journal" writer Ken Wells comes this surprising, picaresque gem of a novel about being on the wrong side of the law in the bayous and backwaters of Louisiana. |
By Wilton, Robert Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC It is 1648 and Britain is at war with itself. The Royalists are defeated but Parliament is in turmoil, its power weakened by internal discord. Royalism's last hope is Sir Mortimer Shay, a ruthless veteran of decades of intrigue who must rebuild a credible threat to Cromwell's rule, whatever the cost. John Thurloe is a young official in Cromwell's service. Confronted by the extent of the Royalists' secret intelligence network, he will have to fight the true power reaching into every corner of society: the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey. |
Treasons' tide: from the archives of the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey By Wilton, Robert Publishing Date: 2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Britain, 1805: Invasion and defeat by the Emperor Napoleon is imminent. An intense, imaginative and darkly atmospheric historical spy thriller - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carre. 'A sparkling gem of a novel' - M C Scott - (Gardners) |
By Zola, Émile Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband's earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever"--Page 4 of cover. |
Flash fiction: very short stories Publishing Date: ©1992 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS "How short can a story be and still truly be a story? This volume of seventy-two very short fictions, none much more than 750 words in length, demonstrates to our repeated satisfaction that less can be more, small can stand tall, and the diminutive can be dynamically and dramatically complete. Here for enjoyment and study are very short pieces by acknowledged modern masters -- including Raymond Carver, Richard Brautigan, Margaret Atwood, Julio Cort©Łzar and Tim O'Brien -- as well as fiction by newer talents, who have embraced the short form with much gusto and considerable grace. With a rich variety of stories and authors, subjects and styles and sensibilities, these flashes of fiction make for eclectic -- and often electric -- reading. The volume is a must for readers and writers, indeed for anyone interested in the finely sharpened edge of contemporary literature"--Jacket. |
Hieroglyph: stories and visions for a better future Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Born of an initiative at the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, this remarkable collection unites a diverse group of celebrated authors, prominent scientists, and creative visionaries--among them Cory Doctorow, Gregory Benford, Charlie Jane Anders, David Brin, and Neal Stephenson--who contributed works of "techno-optimism" that challenge us to imagine fully, think broadly, and do Big Stuff. Inside this volume you will find marvels of imagination and possibility, including a steel tower so tall that the stratosphere is just an elevator ride away, a drone-powered Internet, crowdfunded robots descending on the moon, cities that work like a single cell of algae powered entirely by the sun, and much more. |
The bell tolls for no one: stories By Bukowski, Charles Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Previously uncollected pulp fiction by the 20th century American master. |
Sharpe's Christmas: two short stories By Cornwell, Bernard Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Two stories featuring Richard Sharpe and set during Christmas. |
Philip K. Dick's electric dreams By Dick, Philip K Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Though perhaps most famous as a novelist, Philip K. Dick wrote more than one hundred short stories over the course of his career, each as mind-bending and genre-defining as his longer works. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams collects ten of the best. In "Autofac," Dick shows us one of the earliest examples (and warnings) in science fiction of self-replicating machines. "Exhibit Piece" and "The Commuter" feature Dick exploring one of his favorite themes: the shifting nature of reality and whether it is even possible to perceive the world as it truly exists. And "The Hanging Stranger" provides a thrilling, dark political allegory as relevant today as it was when Dickwrote it at the height of the Cold War. Strange, funny, and powerful, the stories in this collection highlight a master at work, encapsulating his boundless imagination and deep understanding of the human condition. |
The essential Ellison: a 35-year retrospective By Ellison, Harlan Publishing Date: 1987 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Harlan Ellison has won countless awards in his literary career, including the Edgar, the Hugo, and the Nebula. He died in 2018. - (Houghton) |
The paper menagerie and other stories By Liu, Ken Publishing Date: [2016] Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Presents the author's selection of his best short stories, as well as a new piece, in a collection that includes "The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary," "Mono No Aware" and "The Waves." |
Amor eterno: eleven lessons in love By Martin, Patricia Preciado Publishing Date: c2000 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS It brings a mother to her knees to plead for her son's safe return from war. It draws a grown woman back to the site of cherished childhood memories. It keeps the passion and romance of youth alive in an older woman's heart. It brings together heiresses and busboys, lawyers and chambermaids. Only love, the magical elixir that transcends boundaries and relieves heartaches, can do these things. Through earthy, charming stories that blend songs, letters, and prayers, Patricia Preciado Martin explores the hidden places of the soul and the human longing for amor eterno, eternal love. Forbidden love, enchanted love, and desperate love are just some of the varieties of love that get mixed into this sweet concoction of romance, wit, and instruction. A delicious combination of modern sensibility and folk wisdom—including recipes for fresh breath and special prayers to Saint Valentine—this book tells universal tales of devotion and desire. Seeking love in many forms, Martin's characters relive unforgettable experiences, pursue elusive destinies, give themselves with abandon, and yearn for home. Love is the mysterious and miraculous emotion that leads them to deny or indulge their deepest needs. Amor Eterno is a passionate and humorous collection of stories that will inspire us to treasure and share the loves we have known. - (Chicago Distribution Center) |
Paris for one and other stories By Moyes, Jojo Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS "Quintessential Jojo Moyes, Paris for One and Other Stories is an irresistibly romantic collection filled with humor and heart. Nell is twenty-six and has never been to Paris. She's never even been on a romantic weekend away--to anywhere--before. Everyone knows traveling abroad isn't really her thing. But when Nell's boyfriend fails to show up for their romantic mini-vacation, she has the opportunity to prove everyone--including herself--wrong. Alone and in Paris, Nell uncovers a version of herself she never knew existed: independent and intrepid. Could this turn out to be the most adventurous weekend of her life?"-- |
The whore's child: and other stories By Russo, Richard Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS In this entrancing first collection of stories, a master storyteller focuses on a fresh and fascinating range of human behaviour, revealing himself as an even more versatile and accomplished writer than his acclaimed novels have shown. - (Gardners) |
By Beaton, M. C Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: M Call Number: M "Sergeant Hamish Macbeth--Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman--returns in M.C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times bestselling series. DEATH OF AN HONEST MAN Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair. He told Jessie Currie--who repeated all the last words of her twin sister--that she needed psychiatric help. "I speak as I find," he bragged. Voices saying, "I could kill that man," could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. And someone did. Now Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after Chief Inspector Blair berated Charlie one too many times, and the policeman threw Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?"-- |
The cat who sang for the birds By Braun, Lilian Jackson Publishing Date: c1998 Classification: M Call Number: M A series of strange events, starting with an act of vandalism and culminating in a mysterious chain of death and disappearance, has Pickax in an uproar. It seems that this spring, a cat's fancy may turn to crime solving. Book #20. |
After the funeral: a Hercule Poirot mystery By Christie, Agatha Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: M Call Number: M "When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say, 'It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it ... But he was murdered, wasn't he?' In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery"--Page 4 of cover. |
By Cleeves, Ann Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: M Call Number: M Hoping for a fresh start, an English family moves to the remote Shetland islands, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn beside their home, rumors of her affair with the husband spread like wildfire. As suspicion and resentment of the family blazes in the community, Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez is called in to investigate. He knows it will mean his boss, Willow Reeves, returning to run the investigation, and confronting their complex relationship. With families fracturing and long-hidden lies emerging, Jimmy faces the most disturbing case of his career. |
Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: a Jesse Stone novel By Coleman, Reed Farrel Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: M Call Number: M Jesse Stone is back on the job after a stint in rehab, and the road to recovery is immediately made bumpy by a series of disturbing and apparently racially motivated crimes, beginning with the murder of an African American woman. Then, Jesse's own deputy Alisha--the first black woman hired by the Paradise police force--becomes the target of a sophisticated frame-up. As he and his team work tirelessly to unravel the truth, he has to wonder if this is just one part of an even grander plot, one with an end game more destructive than any of them can imagine. At the same time, a mysterious young man named Cole Slayton rolls into town with a chip on his shoulder and a problem with authority--namely, Jesse. Yet, something about the angry twenty-something appeals to Jesse, and he takes Cole under his wing. But there's more to him than meets the eye, and his secrets might change Jesse's life forever. |
By Crosby, Ellen Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: M Call Number: M When the untimely death of a fellow winemaker is blamed on an innocent migrant worker whose community threatens to boycott her harvest unless she clears his name, Lucie Montgomery is blindsided by a decades-old family secret. |