Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
April 2019 - June 2019
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
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NEW RELEASE By Baldacci, David Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Confronted by the first murder suspect of his early career while visiting his hometown, FBI detective Amos Decker reexamines startling connections to another crime that make him question if he arrested the wrong man years earlier. |
NEW RELEASE By Berg, Elizabeth Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A baking class instructor, her haunted assistant, and a youth reeling from a family tragedy discover the power of community while navigating complicated choices and uncertain futures. |
Back on murder: a Roland March mystery By Bertrand, J. Mark Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Roland March, a Houston detective with something to prove, gets a chance to redeem himself when he is transferred to a missing person case--the disappearance of the teenage daughter of a famous evangelist. |
Long black curl: a novel of the Tufa By Bledsoe, Alex Publishing Date: 2015 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "In all the time the Tufa have existed, only two have ever been exiled: Bo-Kate Wisby and her lover, Jefferson Powell. They were cast out, stripped of their ability to make music, and cursed to never be able to find their way back to Needsville. Their crime? A love that crossed the boundary of the two Tufa tribes, resulting in the death of several people. Somehow, Bo-Kate has found her way back"-- |
By Brinkley, William Publishing Date: 1988 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The survival of the human race depends on the desperate courage of the men and women on an American ship. As uncontrollable events occur, an extremely precarious arrangement is made with the women on board for the sake of safety and of human hope. |
By Brunstetter, Wanda E. Publishing Date: c2011 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Can a man burdened by memories of yesterday find hope in the land of tomorrow? Will peace-loving Samuel and Esther fight for their newfound love? How will God manage to untangle these star-crossed lovers before any damage is done? |
By Brunstetter, Wanda E. Publishing Date: c2012 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC When Timothy Fisher decides to move his wife, Hannah, and daughter, Mindy, to Christian County, Kentucky, where two of his brothers now reside, Hannah is very reluctant to leave her Amish home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |
By Cameron, Claire Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC 40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate.But the unforgiving landscape takes its toll, and Girl is left alone to care for Runt, a foundling of unknown origin. As Girl and Runt face the coming winter storms, Girl realizes she has one final chance to save her people, even if it means sacrificing part of herself.In the modern day, archaeologist Rosamund Gale works well into her pregnancy, racing to excavate newly found Neanderthal artifacts before her baby comes. Linked across the ages by the shared experience of early motherhood, both stories examine the often taboo corners of women's lives. Haunting, suspenseful, and profoundly moving, The last Neanderthal asks us to reconsider all we think we know about what it means to be human. |
By Cleave, Chris Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC London, 1939. The day war is declared, Mary North leaves finishing school unfinished, goes straight to the War Office, and signs up. Tom Shaw decides to ignore the waruntil he learns his roommate Alistair Heath has unexpectedly enlisted. Then the conflict can no longer be avoided. Young, bright, and brave, Mary is certain shed be a marvelous spy. When she isbewilderinglymade a teacher, she finds herself defying prejudice to protect the children her country would rather forget. Tom, meanwhile, finds that he will do anything for Mary. And when Mary and Alistair meet, it is love, as well as war, that will test them in ways they could not have imagined, entangling three lives in violence and passion, friendship and deception, inexorably shaping their hopes and dreams. |
By Cleveland, Karen Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "Vivian Miller is a dedicated CIA counterintelligence analyst assigned to uncover the leaders of Russian sleeper cells in the United States. On track for a much-needed promotion, she's developed a system for identifying Russian agents, seemingly normal people living in plain sight. After accessing the computer of a potential Russian operative, Vivian stumbles on a secret dossier of deep-cover agents within America's borders. A few clicks later, everything that matters to her--her job, her husband, even her four children--are threatened. Vivian has vowed to defend her country against all enemies, foreign and domestic. But now she's facing impossible choices. Torn between loyalty and betrayal, allegiance and treason, love and suspicion, who can she trust?"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Coben, Harlan Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on"-- |
Midnight blue: the Sonja Blue collection By Collins, Nancy A. Publishing Date: ©1995 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The asylum was called Elysian Fields - an irony completely lost on the inmates, many of whom were drugged into oblivion. But Sonja Blue was different. Her body was able to neutralize the drugs. And once her mind cleared, escaping from the asylum was easy. |
By Connelly, Michael Publishing Date: [2001] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The last coyote: Taking a hard look at his life after a streak of bad luck, LAPD detective Harry Bosch decides to tackle the unsolved decades-old murder of his mother and uncovers a devastating truth--Novelist. |
NEW RELEASE By Cumming, Charles Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC Renowned author Kit Carradine is approached by an MI6 officer with a seemingly straightforward assignment: to attend a literary festival in Morocco and track down a mysterious woman hiding somewhere in the exotic, perilous city of Marrakesh. But when Carradine learns the woman is a dangerous fugitive with ties to international terrorism, the glamour of being a spy is soon tainted by fear and betrayal. |
By Deutermann, Peter T Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "P. T. Deutermann's previous novels of the US Navy in World War II - Pacific Glory, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and Sentinels of Fire - have been acclaimed by reviewers and readers for their powerful drama and authentic detail.In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942-1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the offensive and appoints a host of new destroyer commanders, including a wild-card named Harmon Wolf. An American Indian from a Minnesota reservation, Wolf has never fit in with the traditional Navy officer corps. But under Halsey, Wolf's aggressive tactics and gambling nature bring immediate results, and he is swiftly promoted to Commodore of an entire destroyer squadron.What happens next will change Wolf's life, career, and the fate of his ships forever. An epic story of courage, disaster, survival, and triumph that culminates in the pivotal battle of Vela Gulf, The Commodore is a masterful novel of an unlikely military hero"-- |
By Deutermann, Peter T Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "P. T. Deutermann's previous novels of the US Navy in World War II - Pacific Glory, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and Sentinels of Fire - have been acclaimed by reviewers and readers for their powerful drama and authentic detail. In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942-1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the offensive and appoints a host of new destroyer commanders, including a wild-card named Harmon Wolf. An American Indian from a Minnesota reservation, Wolf has never fit in with the traditional Navy officer corps. But under Halsey, Wolf's aggressive tactics and gambling nature bring immediate results, and he is swiftly promoted to Commodore of an entire destroyer squadron. What happens next will change Wolf's life, career, and the fate of his ships forever. An epic story of courage, disaster, survival, and triumph that culminates in the pivotal battle of Vela Gulf, The Commodore is a masterful novel of an unlikely military hero"-- |
Scarlet nights: an Edilean novel By Deveraux, Jude Publishing Date: 2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC In Edilean, Virginia, undercover detective Mike Newland uses Sara Shaw to track down a woman who is one of the most notorious criminals in the United States--and also happens to be the mother of Greg Anders, the man whom Sara plans to marry and who leaves her without explanation three weeks before the wedding. |
How to be an American housewife By Dilloway, Margaret Publishing Date: c2010 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC The story of Shoko, a Japanese woman who married an American GI, and her grown daughter, Sue, a divorced mother whose life as an American housewife hasn't been what she'd expected. When illness prevents Shoko from traveling to Japan, she asks Sue to go in her place. The trip reveals family secrets that change their lives in dramatic and unforeseen ways. |
By Driscoll, Teresa Publishing Date: [2017] Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC "A missing girl. A tormented witness. A web of lies. And someone is watching... When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it - until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she's decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls - beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard - has disappeared. A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and she's not the only one who can't forget. Someone is sending her threatening letters - letters that make her fear for her life. Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Anna's friends and family might have something to hide. Anna's best friend, Sarah, hasn't been telling the whole truth about what really happened that night - and her parents have been keeping secrets of their own. Someone knows where Anna is - and they're not telling. But they are watching Ells." -- back cover. |
NEW RELEASE By English, Talley Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: FIC Call Number: FIC A novel about a girl on the cusp of her teenage years, who is growing up faster than she ever hoped she would. When Teagan's father abruptly abandons his family and his farm, Teagan finds herself wading through the wreckage of what was once an idyllic life, searching for something--or someone--to hold on to. What she finds is Ian, short for Obsidian: the magnificent but dangerously headstrong horse her father left behind. But even as she grows close to Ian, patiently training him, trying to overcome her fear of him, Teagan is learning that life and love are fragile. |
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