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Gone For Good / by Coben, Harlan,1962-author.(CARDINAL)346011;
On October 17, eleven years ago, Julie Miller was found brutally strangled in the basement of her house in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. On that day, Will's brother, Ken Klein, became the subject of an international manhunt accused of the crime. He has not been seen since. Will has tried to get on with his life in the intervening years. He has a beautiful new girlfriend, Sheila, and a job working with the homeless. But when his mother reveals, on her deathbed, that Ken is still alive, and shortly afterwards Sheila disappears, the cracks start to show in his landscape again. But it is only when he finds that Sheila herself is wanted for a savage double murder that his life actually starts to fall apart.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Sacred:A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel / by Lehane, Dennis,author.(CARDINAL)383485;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Private Investigators- Fiction | Crime- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense.; Private investigators;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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The Butterfly Lampshade / by Bender, Aimee,author.(CARDINAL)646369;
The first novel in ten years from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake, a luminous, poignant tale of a mother, a daughter, mental illness, and the fluctuating barrier between the mind and the worldOn the night her single mother is taken to a mental hospital after a psychotic episode, eight year-old Francie is staying with her babysitter, waiting to take the train to Los Angeles to go live with her aunt and uncle. There is a lovely lamp next to the couch on which she's sleeping, the shade adorned with butterflies. When she wakes, Francie spies a dead butterfly, exactly matching the ones on the lamp, floating in a glass of water. She drinks it before the babysitter can see.Twenty years later, Francie is compelled to make sense of that moment, and two other incidents -- her discovery of a desiccated beetle from a school paper, and a bouquet of dried roses from some curtains. Her recall is exact -- she is sure these things happened. But despite her certainty, she wrestles with the hold these memories maintain over her, and what they say about her own place in the world.As Francie conjures her past and reduces her engagement with the world to a bare minimum, she begins to question her relationship to reality. The scenes set in Francie's past glow with the intensity of childhood perception, how physical objects can take on an otherworldly power. The question for Francie is, What do these events signify? And does this power survive childhood?Told in the lush, lilting prose that led the San Francisco Chronicle to say Aimee Bender is "a writer who makes you grateful for the very existence of language," The Butterfly Lampshade is a heartfelt and heartbreaking examination of the sometimes overwhelming power of the material world, and a broken love between mother and child.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | GeneralLC Subjects:-Taste-Family secrets-Psychological fiction-Bildungsromans.; Families; Family secrets; Magical realism; Taste;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15
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What momma left behind / by Sproles, Cindy,author.(CARDINAL)347870;
Worie Dressar is 17 years old when influenza and typhoid ravage her Appalachian Mountain community in 1877, leaving behind a growing number of orphaned children with no way to care for themselves. Worie's mother has been secretly feeding a number of these little ones on Sourwood Mountain. But when she dies suddenly, Worie is left to figure out why and how she was caring for them.Plagued with two good-for-nothing brothers--one greedy and the other a drunkard--Worie fights to save her home and the orphaned children now in her begrudging care. Along the way, she will discover the beauty of unconditional love and the power of forgiveness as she cares for all of Momma's children.Storyteller and popular speaker Cindy K. Sproles pens a tender novel full of sacrifice, heartache, and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Historical fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Christian | Historical- Fiction | Historical | GeneralLC Subjects:-Appalachian Mountains-Rural conditions-19th Century-Christian fiction-Historical fiction.; Rural conditions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Haven Point / by Hume, Virginia,author.;
"A sweeping debut novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on Maine's rocky coastline. In 1944, Maren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort--and to see the world beyond her family's cornfields. As a cadet nurse at Walter Reed Medical Center, she's swept off her feet by Dr. Oliver Demarest, a handsome Boston Brahmin whose family spends summers in an insular community on the rocky coast of Maine. Maren soon discovers that the residents of Haven Point are skeptical of newcomers, and their quick wartime marriage raises eyebrows. Although the chilly reception gives her pause, Maren can't deny the charm of the old house on the cliff, and she vows to make Oliver's family her own. But during the summer of 1970, tragedy strikes otherwise idyllic Haven Point--and in the aftermath, Oliver and Maren's seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie, vows never to return. Nearly fifty years later, Maren's granddaughter, Skye, has arrived in Maine to help scatter Annie's ashes. Maren knows that Skye inherited her mother's view of Haven Point, and that she finds the place--and the people--snobbish and petty. But she also knows that Annie never told her daughter the whole truth about what happened that fateful summer. Over seven decades of a changing America, through wars and storms, betrayals and reconciliations, Haven Point explores what it means to belong to a place, and to a family, which holds as tight to its traditions as it does its secrets"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Women- Fiction | Family Life | GeneralLC Subjects:-Families-Generations-Family secrets-Maine.; Families; Family secrets; Generations; Man-woman relationships; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 32 / Total copies: 33
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At the edge of the haight / by Seligman, Katherine,1953-author.(CARDINAL)846761;
"When Maddy Donaldo, a homeless woman who has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator, her relatively stable life is upended"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Coming of Age- Fiction | Urban & Street Lit- Fiction | Family Life | GeneralLC Subjects:-Homeless persons-Murder-Thrillers (Fiction); Coming of age.; Families.; Homeless persons; Murder; Urban & Street Lit.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 20
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Never Again, No More 4:What Goes Around / by Untamed,1979-author.;
As Pooch works tirelessly to realign the Dope Boy Clique from prison, Trinity and Terrence seem to be falling apart at the seams. Life has moved on for LaMeka. She has the career and the new man she's always wanted. Gavin is playing for keeps, but Tony is alive and well. With a new lease on life, he wants his family back and will do whatever it takes to remove Gavin from the picture. Lucinda struggles to adapt to the new normal of her stepdaughter, Jessica, and Aldris' ex-fiancee, Jennifer. When Lucinda finds solace in an unexpected friend, Aldris is left struggling to keep his blended family together. After Lincoln shows up and wreaks havoc for Charice and Ryan, it's Ryan who's left having to correct his errors to make his wife happy again.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Urban fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | African American & Black | Urban & Street LitLC Subjects:-African Americans-African American women-Urban fiction.; African American & Black; Women; African American women; African Americans; Man-woman relationships; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rag and Bone / by Clifford, Joe,author.(CARDINAL)341605;
One Man's Personal Crusade Against Corporate GreedHaving spent ten months on the run after he was framed for the murder of an estate-clearing associate, handyman Jay Porter returns to his hometown of Ashton, New Hampshire. During his time as a fugitive, he searched for a hard drive?evidence that would put his longtime nemeses Adam and Michael Lombardi behind bars. But he came up empty handed.He has nothing. No hard drive, no hope. He hasn't spoken to his ex-wife and son in almost a year and he's broke. With his reputation tarnished and employment opportunities nonexistent, Jay takes a charity assignment from old friend/flame Alison Rodgers and learns of a fire at Alison's former rehab farm. Jay is convinced that the Lombardis started a fire as a scare tactic to pressure Alison to sell.As Jay begins to look into the origins of the fire, he hopes he will finally be able to put away his enemies. But he soon discovers that evil isn't so easy to define, and that sometimes we need to take the law into our own hands if we want justice.Perfect for Fans of Dennis Lehane.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Amateur sleuths; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Amateur Sleuth- Fiction | Crime- Fiction | Noir- Fiction | Small Town & Rural- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense- Fiction | Thrillers | PsychologicalINGRAM Categories:- Demographic Orientation | Rural- Demographic Orientation | Small Town.; Small Town & Rural;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A Little Christmas Spirit / by Roberts, Sheila,1951-author.;
The best Christmas giftsfamily, friendship and second chancesare all waiting to be unwrapped in this sparkling new novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Sheila Roberts.Single mom Lexie Bell hopes to make this first Christmas in their new home special for her six-year-old son, Brock. Festive lights and homemade fudge, check. Friendly neighbors? Uh, no. The reclusive widower next door is more grinchy than nice. But maybe he just needs a reminder of what matters most. At least sharing some holiday cheer with him will distract her from her own lack of romanceStanley Mann lost his Christmas spirit when he lost his wife and he sees no point in looking for it. Until she shows up in his dreams and informs him its time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but shes determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. He can start by being a little more neighborly to the single mom next door. In spite of his protests, hes soon making snowmen and decorating Christmas trees. How will it all end?Merrily, of course. A certain Christmas ghost is going to make sure of that!
Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Romance fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Romance | Holiday- Fiction | Romance | Romantic Comedy- Fiction | Women- Fiction | Romance | Clean & Wholesome.; Female friendship; Holidays; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy; Women; Women.; Women's friendships.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Murder Board:A Boston Crime Thriller / by Shea, Brian,author.;
A Boston homicide detective sets out to find a young girl's killer-and confronts the dark world of city politics and organized crime. The crime sent shockwaves through the entire city.But for Boston homicide detective Michael Kelly, the case hits particularly close to home.Kelly was born and raised only a few blocks from where the girl's body was found. He still has friends living in the old neighborhood.Some are cops.Others run the Irish mob.And when Kelly's investigation uncovers a shocking conspiracy, he realizes that he'll need to use all of his unique connections to solve the case.Because Kelly is determined to bring the killer to justice.Whatever the cost.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Fiction.; Political fiction.; BISAC Categories:- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural- Fiction | Thrillers | Crime- Fiction | Thrillers | PoliticalLC Subjects:-Murder-Boston (Mass.)-Thrillers (Fiction); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Murder; Police procedural;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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