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.
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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" -- |
NEW RELEASE By Hart, Carolyn G. Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "Annie Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, is hosting a party to celebrate successful Southern literary icon--and former Broward's Rock resident--Alex Griffith and his bestselling new novel, "Don't Go Home." But after the local paper announces that Griffith aims to reveal the real-life inspirations behind his characters, perhaps the author should take his own advice. Not everyone in town is ready to give him a glowing review. As Annie attempts damage control, her friend Marian Kenyon gets in a heated argument with Griffith. It's a fight Annie won't soon forget--especially after the author turns up dead. Despite an array of suspects to match Griffith's cast of characters--and a promise to her husband, Max, to steer clear of sleuthing--Annie's not about to let the police throw the book at her friend when the real killer remains at large.."-- |
NEW RELEASE By Johnson, Craig Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M Wyoming's beloved lawman must solve his coldest case yet when a T. rex skeleton surfaces--along with a dead rancher--in Absaroka County. |
By Lanier, Virginia Publishing Date: c1999 Classification: M Call Number: M Tracker and bloodhound trainer Jo Beth Sidden of Georgia investigates the murder of a woman billionaire. The search brings Jo face-to-face with her own ex-husband, a skinhead who wants to kill her. |
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection By McCall Smith, Alexander Publishing Date: [2012] Classification: M Call Number: M "Precious Ramotswe is back and, as usual, her plate is full! She's called in to tackle a mysterious disciplinary problem at her adopted daughter's school...Her infinitely trustworthy assistant, Grace Makutsi, is having trouble adjusting to wedded bliss, a problem to test even the formidable talents of Mma Ramotswe...And the estimable Clovis Andersen, author of The Principles of Private Investigation--the No. 1 Ladies' prized manual--has arrived, right there, in Botswana, on a case of his own. Bush tea anyone?"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Penny, Louise Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: M Call Number: M "Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache, who now live in the little Quebec village. But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true. And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth. What they uncover deep in the forest sets off a sequence of events that leads to murder, leads to an old crime, leads to an old betrayal. Leads right to the door of an old poet. And now it is now, writes Ruth Zardo. And the dark thing is here. A monster once visited Three Pines. And put down deep roots. And now, Ruth knows, it is back. Armand Gamache, the former head of homicide for the S©ret©♭ du Qu©♭bec, must face the possibility that, in not believing the boy, he himself played a terrible part in what happens next"-- |
NEW RELEASE The angel court affair: a Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel By Perry, Anne Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M "When Thomas Pitt is tasked with playing bodyguard to Sofia Delacruz, a young and controversial British preacher who has been living in Spain and has returned to England on a mysterious errand, he thinks it's a waste of Special Branch's time and resources. But when kidnappers manage to reach Sofia murdering two of her companions in the process. Pitt learns that the message the lovely evangelist was meant to deliver was far more urgent than he knew. With his career on the line, he races to unravel the truth behind Sofia's disappearance, enlisting the help of his beloved wife Charlotte and his old friend Victor Narraway. And he soon realizes that if he cannot find Sofia before it's too late, the consequences could destroy not only his reputation, but the British empire itself"-- |
The bad book affair: a mobile library mystery By Sansom, Ian Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: M Call Number: M Israel Armstrong lends the library's copy of American Pastoral to a troubled teenage girl and soon she disappears. Israel thinks there may be a connection, but he needs figure out what it is and find the girl, all while dealing with the trauma of a breakup and his impending 30th birthday. |
Murder in Little Italy: a gaslight mystery By Thompson, Victoria Publishing Date: 2006 Classification: M Call Number: M When a young mother who had delivered a new baby the day before is found dead and accusations fly between the girl's Irish mother and her Italian in-laws, midwife Sarah Brandt joins with Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to unravel the truth. |
NEW RELEASE By Winspear, Jacqueline Publishing Date: [2015] Classification: M Call Number: M Spring 1937. In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stability--and the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Now, all she wants is the peace she believes she might find by returning to India. But her sojourn in the hills of Darjeeling is cut short when her stepmother summons her home to England; her aging father Frankie Dobbs is not getting any younger. But on a ship bound for England, Maisie realized she isn't ready to return. Against the wishes of the captain, she disembarks in Gibraltar. Though she is on her own, Maisie is far from alone: the British garrison town is teeming with refugees fleeing a brutal civil war across the border in Spain. Yet the danger is very real. Days after Maisie's arrival, a photographer and member of Gibraltar's Sephardic Jewish community is murdered and Maisie becomes entanged in the case, drawing the attention of the British Secret Service. |
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