Wednesday, November 2, 2011

New Books





HPL's New Books

Below is a partial list of our new books. To see the full list, download the Excel file for:  2011 .  To see new books from other years try:  2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, or 2006.

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Riptide
Riptide
By Adair, Cherry
2011-08 - St. Martin's Press
9780312371982 Check Our Catalog

"New York Times"-bestselling author Adair plunges into the dangerous world of high-seas treasure hunting, where one man's greatest passion unlocks one woman's wildest fantasies. Original. …More


Last Man in Tower
Last Man in Tower
By Adiga, Aravind
2011-09 - Knopf Publishing Group
9780307594099 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

With fearlessness and insight, Aravind Adiga broadens his canvas to give us a riveting story of money and power, luxury and deprivation, set in the booming city of Mumbai. …More


The Tale of Castle Cottage
The Tale of Castle Cottage
By Albert, Susan Wittig
2011-09 - Berkley Publishing Group
9780425243503 Check Our Catalog


The latest in the Cottage Tales series-starring Miss Potter herself!
It's the heart of summer in 1913, and Beatrix is eager to marry her fianc?, solicitor William Heelis. But there are a few obstacles blocking the happy couple's path to the altar, like the troubled remodeling of Castle Cottage-Will and Beatrix's future home... …More


Paper Chasers
Paper Chasers
By Anthony, Mark
2007-09 - Q-Boro Books
9781933967301 Check Our Catalog

After tragedy strikes, Professor Rashawn Ams attempts to reintroduce herself to life. The common threads of lust, greed, and obsession bind three important men in her life. The only problem is one of these men is a killer. …More


The Hitman's Woman
The Hitman's Woman
By Archer, Devon Vaughn
2011-09 - Urban Books
9781601624628 Check Our Catalog

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Wonderland Creek
Wonderland Creek
By Austin, Lynn N.
2011-10 - Bethany House Publishers
9780764209192 Check Our Catalog

Happily-ever-after librarian Alice Ripley unexpectedly finds herself in a real-life adventure filled with mystery and romance in the 1930's as she serves rural communities. …More


As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
By Beaton, M. C.
2011-10 - Minotaur Books
9780312387020 Check Our Catalog

The picturesque village of Winter Parva has decided to warm the winter months by roasting a pig in the town square. Agatha, always one for a good roasting, has arrived with her former protge and current rival in the private detection racket to enjoy the merriment. But as the rotary spit is placed over a bed of fiery charcoals, Agatha realizes that things are not as they seem. 288 pp. 75,000 print. …More


Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection
Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection
By Bendis, Brian Michael
Illustrator Bagley, Mark
2007-03 - Marvel Comics
9780785124924 Check Our Catalog

Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Ultimate Spider-Man in one colossal trade paperback! High school, puberty, first dances - there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and superhuman powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin's assualt on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities - such as bringing down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime in New York City! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #1-13. …More


The Night Strangers
The Night Strangers
By Bohjalian, Chris
2011-10 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780307394996 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

Chip and Emily Linton buy a Victorian in New Hampshire. In the basement there's a mysterious door sealed by 39 bolts—39 being exactly the number of passengers who died when pilot Chip was forced to land his regional jet on Lake Champlain. Soon Chip is haunted (literally) by the dead passengers. …More


Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run
By Box, C. J.
2010-04 - Putnam Adult
9780399156458 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title

The Edgar Award-winning author of the bestselling Joe Pickett series really knows how to create a complex situation, add suspense, and then twist the tale with surprises that make for an intense and satisfying read ("The Denver Post"). …More


Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
By Brandman, Michael
2011-09 - Putnam Adult
9780399157844 Check Our Catalog

Paradise, Massachusetts, is preparing for the summer tourist season when a string of car thefts disturbs what is usually a quiet time in town. In a sudden escalation of violence, the thefts become murder, and chief of police Jesse Stone finds himself facing one of the toughest cases of his career. …More


Headstone
Headstone
By Bruen, Ken
2011-10 - Mysterious Press
9780802126009 Check Our Catalog

Evil has many guises and Jack Taylor has encountered most of them. But nothing before has ever truly terrified him--until he confronts an evil coterie named Headstone, which has committed a series of random, insane, violent crimes in Galway, Ireland. 256 pp. …More


Book of Dreams
Book of Dreams
By Bunn, T. Davis
Author Bunn, Davis
2011-10 - Howard Books
9781416556701 Check Our Catalog

Bunn delivers a thrilling novel about a psychologist whose psychic gifts are unleashed when she has to rely on an ancient manuscript to interpret the dreams of a mysterious client. As Elena's own dreams take a dramatic turn, she wonders how she can better understand and fulfill the will of God. 352 pp. 35,000 print. …More


Heartless
Heartless
By Carriger, Gail
2011-06 - Orbit
9780316127196 Check Our Catalog

Soulless Lady Alexia Maccon is at it again; only this time the trouble is not her fault. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Original. …More


The Affair
The Affair
By Child, Lee
2011-09 - Delacorte Press
9780385344326 Check Our Catalog

Ever wonder why Jack Reacher left the Military Police and became a one-man freelance vigilante squad? Child goes back 14 years to show how it all happened. …More


Ready Player One
Ready Player One
By Cline, Ernest
2011-08 - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
9780307887436 Check Our Catalog

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut--part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by "Blade Runner," and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed. …More


The Burning Soul
The Burning Soul
By Connolly, John
2011-09 - Atria Books
9781439165270 Check Our Catalog

Randall Haight has a secret: He is a convicted murderer, a man with the blood of a young girl on his hands. He has built a new life for himself in the small Maine town of Pastor's Bay, but someone has discovered the truth about him. He is being tormented by anonymously sent reminders of his crime. He wants private detective Charlie Parker to make them go away. But another girl has gone missing, this time from Pastor's Bay itself, and her family has its own secrets to protect. …More


The Q Continuum: #03 Q-Strike
The Q Continuum: #03 Q-Strike
By Cox, Greg
1998-09 - Pocket Books
9780671019228 Check Our Catalog

The galactic barrier has fallen and Q's oldest enemy is free once more--and Captain Picard and his crew find themselves in the middle of a cosmic war between vastly powerful entities. …More


The Star Trek: The Lost Era: 2328-2346: The Art of the Impossible
The Star Trek: The Lost Era: 2328-2346: The Art of the Impossible
By DeCandido, Keith R. A.
2003-09 - Pocket Books/Star Trek
9780743464055 Check Our Catalog

The never-before-told story of the Betraka Nebula "Incident"--the 18-year cold war between the Klingon Empire and the Cardassian Union--is revealed as the Federation attempts a dangerous diplomatic solution. Original. …More


Forbidden
Forbidden
By Dekker, Ted
Author Lee, Tosca
2011-09 - Center Street
9781599953540 Check Our Catalog

In the distant future, a dystopian world is ruled by The Order that controls humanity by genetically removing all emotions but fear. When young Rom Elias receives a cryptic message written on animal skin and a vial of blood from a man who seems to know a lot about his father's death, he risks everything to escape the Order and find out what the vellum and vial mean. …More


Adjustment Team: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Two
Adjustment Team: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Two
By Dick, Philip K.
2011-07 - Subterranean Press
9781596063952 Check Our Catalog

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The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers
By Diffenbaugh, Vanessa
2011-08 - Ballantine Books
9780345525543 Check Our Catalog

The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past. …More


Always a Temptress
Always a Temptress
By Dreyer, Eileen
2011-09 - Forever
9780446542050 Check Our Catalog

His greatest battle is just beginning" . . ."
Captain Harry Lidge has done his duty. After losing too many good men on the battlefield, he's ready to put his responsibilities behind him and live a life free of care. But first he has one last mission: find out what the most outrageous woman in London, the same woman who betrayed him nearly a decade earlier, is concealing, before her secrets take down the crown.
Her heart is the only thing she won't risk . . . ""
Surrounded by ardent admirers and a few loyal friends, Lady Kate Seaton glides through the ton on a confection of couture gowns and bon mots. No one suspects that beneath her lighthearted fa ade Kate hides a sorrow so scandalous she'll do anything to keep it hidden. But only when she trusts Harry with the truth and only when he trusts her with his heart can they stop the villains all too willing to kill Kate to attain their ultimate goal: destroy England
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