Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2015 - October 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.
By Wiggs, Susan Publishing Date: c2013 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Set to inherit half of Bella Vista, a one hundred-acre apple orchard in a town called Archangel, along with a half-sister she's never heard of, Tess Delaney, who makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their rightful owners, discovers a world filled with the simple pleasures of food and family. |
By Williams, Thomas Publishing Date: 1988, c1974 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC An English professor writes a novel that mirrors his experiences in a college town after the Second World War - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Winston, Lolly Publishing Date: 2005, c2004 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC 36-year-old Sophie Stanton has just lost her husband to cancer. But instead of the five stages of grief, there are fourteen: Denial, Oreos, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Ashes, Lust, Waitressing, Mentoring, Dating, Baking, Acceptance, Goodwill, and Thanksgiving. Determined to be a good widow, Sophie nonetheless ends up scarfing cartons of ice cream for breakfast, weeping in the produce section, and showing up at work in her robe and bunny slippers. In no time, she finds she's lost not only her husband but her job and waistline as well. Hoping to reinvent her life, she moves to Ashland, Oregon. However, instead of finding a rugged Sam Shepard kind of guy, she finds herself involved in ever more hilariously confused adventures. Will she drop in a pile, or will she recover? |
Taiko: an epic novel of war and glory in feudal Japan By Yoshikawa, Eiji Publishing Date: 2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Toyotomi Hideyoshi wants to serve the emperor as a samurai in the 16th century, and through his perseverance and hard work he becomes the Taiko, the absolute ruler of Japan in the emperor's name. - (Baker & Taylor) |
By Davis, Lydia Publishing Date: 2014 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS A fifth collection by the author of the National Book Award finalist, Varieties of Disturbance, includes pithy one-liners, exploratory observations and letters of complaint, including "A Small Story About a Small Box of Chocolates," in which a professor is stymied by her choices. |
When mystical creatures attack By Founds, Kathleen Publishing Date: [2014] Classification: FIC Call Number: SS Collects humorous, whimsical, and strange stories that combine unusual subject matter with emotional expression and exhibit a broad diversity of form. |
NEW RELEASE By Lemberger, Michal Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: FIC Call Number: SS A fictional account of women in the bible. |
NEW RELEASE By McGuane, Thomas Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS "As his mother's dementia worsens, a devoted, favored son is shocked to learn of his mother's past; a father's meager outdoor skills are no match for a terrifying turn in the weather; old friends holding too many grudges go camping and hire a suicidal guide with too many rules. In several stories, unlikely alliances form: an eccentric neighbor who babysits for a busy, unstable couple becomes overly attached; an accomplished cattle geneticist gets sidetracked by the glamour of a stranger's easy money; an injured ranch owner is charmed by his hired help -- and becomes collateral damage in a classic art world heist. In all, the acuity of McGuane's darkly comic vision is surpassed only by the compassion he manifests for even the rascalliest of his creatures"-- |
NEW RELEASE The American lover: and other stories By Tremain, Rose Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: FIC Call Number: SS "Trapped in a London apartment, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage, miles from Moscow. A young woman who is about to marry a rich aristocrat instead begins a torrid relationship with a construction worker. A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. A middle-aged woman cares for her injured mother at Christmas. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor, Daphne du Maurier" -- |
NEW RELEASE By Albert, Susan Wittig Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "This Thanksgiving, be grateful for China Bayles who teams up with an old friend to solve a complex case of theft and murder in a South Texas ranching community."-- |
NEW RELEASE By Black, Cara Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M "Paris, April 1999: Aimee Leduc has her work cut out for her--running her detective agency and fighting off sleep-deprivation as she tries to be a good single mother to her new bebe. The last thing she has time for now is to take on a personal investigation for a poor manouche (French Gypsy) boy. But he insists his dying mother has an important secret she needs to tell Aimee, something to do with Aimee's father's unsolved murder a decade ago. How can she say no? The dying woman's secret is even more dangerous than her son realized. When Aimee arrives at the hospital, the boy's mother has disappeared. She was far too sick to leave on her own--she must have been abducted. What does she know that is so important it is worth killing for? And will Aimee be able to find her before it is too late and the medication keeping her alive runs out? Set in the seventh arrondissment, the quartier of the Parisian elite, Murder on the Champ de Mars takes us from the highest seats of power in the Ministries and embassies through the city's private gardens and the homes of France's oldest aristocratic families. Aimee discovers more connections than she thought possible between the clandestine "Gypsy" world and the moneyed ancien regime, ultimately leading her to the truth behind her father's death. After all, for Aimee, murder is never far from home"-- |
NEW RELEASE As chimney sweepers come to dust By Bradley, C. Alan Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "Flavia rules! In this New York Times bestselling series of enchanting mysteries, youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes -- but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools!"-- |
NEW RELEASE Tail gait: a Mrs. Murphy mystery By Brown, Rita Mae Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M "There's nothing like a tail well-told. Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with an all-new mystery featuring Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and ever-faithful Tee Tucker the corgi"-- |
NEW RELEASE The Alpine zen: an Emma Lord mystery By Daheim, Mary Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M A conclusion to the long-running mystery series finds Emma investigating the arrival and illness of a young woman who is searching for the mother who abandoned her, a case that is complicated by Vida's altered state, a stalker and a reclusive artist. |
A model murder: a Jack Prester mystery By Dengler, Sandy Publishing Date: c1993 Classification: M Call Number: M Four captivating models work against the dramatic backdrop of the rocky shores of Acadia National Park, but tragedy strikes when one of the women is murdered. |
Murder on the mount: a Jack Prester mystery By Dengler, Sandy Publishing Date: c1994 Classification: M Call Number: M Even with the aid of his beautiful partner, Evelyn Brant, and his faithful Labrador retrever, Maxx, it looks like Jack Prester will be spending Christmas in Mount Rainier National Park investigating a mystery. |
The quick and the dead: a Jack Prester mystery By Dengler, Sandy Publishing Date: c1995 Classification: M Call Number: M Jack Prester and Evelyn Brant again put their lives on the line to find out who is out to protect the park's national resources at all costs even murder. |
NEW RELEASE By Flanders, Judith Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "It's just another day at the office for book editor Samantha Clair ... [including] lunch scheduled with gossipy author Kit Lowell, whose new book will deliciously dish the dirt on the fashion industry. But little does she know how much trouble Kit's book is about to cause-- before it even goes to print. When police inspector Field turns up at the venerable offices of Timmins & Ross, asking questions about an undelivered package that was addressed to Sam, she knows something is wrong. The messenger sent to deliver the package was murdered, and then Kit goes missing"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Grafton, Sue Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M "Of #1 New York Times-bestselling author Sue Grafton, NPR's Maureen Corrigan said, "Makes me wish there were more than 26 letters." With only two letters left, Grafton's many devoted readers will share that sentiment. X: The number ten. An unknown quantity. A mistake. A cross. A kiss. X: The shortest entry in Webster's Unabridged. Derived from Greek and Latin and commonly found in science, medicine, and religion. The most graphically dramatic letter. Notoriously tricky to pronounce: think xylophone. X: The twenty-fourth letter in the English alphabet. Sue Grafton's X: Perhaps her darkest and most chilling novel, it features a remorseless serial killer who leaves no trace of his crimes. Once again breaking the rules and establishing new paths, Grafton wastes little time identifying this sociopath. The test is whether Kinsey can prove her case against him before she becomes his next victim"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "The macabre discovery of a downed WWII plane with the pilot's skeleton still inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family's secrets in the seventh Ruth Galloway mystery" -- |