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What's New in Books at the HCPL APRIL 26, 2017
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NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus builds on the popularity of NoveList and adds thousands of nonfiction titles to the mix. You can find the same great reading lists and recommended reads for nonfiction at NoveList Plus that you enjoy in NoveList.
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Sorry to disrupt the peace
by Patty Yumi Cottrell
As single, childless, partially employed 32-year-old Helen Moran searches her childhood home and attempts to uncover why her half-brother would kill himself, she will face her estranged family, her brother’s few friends and the overzealous grief counselor, Chad Lambo; and she may also discover what it truly means to be alive. A first novel.
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Spoils : a novel
by Brian Van Reet
A tale told from the rotating viewpoints of three characters on both sides of the fighting lines during the war in Iraq explores the motivations of military and religious soldiers whose fates are profoundly impacted by a decision that spins out of control. 75,000 first printing.
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The accusation
by Bandi
A first work of dissident fiction from North Korea, written by an anonymous author and smuggled out of the country, depicts a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime as it impacts a diverse range of people, from a disillusioned war hero to a family man who travels without a permit to visit his critically ill mother.
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Devil's breath : a Max Tudor mystery
by G. M. Malliet
When the body of a glamorous film star washes ashore from a luxury yacht, Max Tudor agrees to help former colleague Patrice Logan sift through numerous suspects to identify the killer. By the Agatha Award-winning author of Death of a Cozy Writer.
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The horseman
by Tim Pears
Follows the lives of an English farmer and his family on Lord Prideaux’s estate as at the start of World War I in 1911 in the first book of a new trilogy by the author of In the Place of Fallen Leaves.
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Our short history : a novel
by Lauren Grodstein
After finding out she is dying, a single mom contacts her ex, who left her alone rather than be a father, and is shocked to discover that he is suddenly excited to meet the child he never knew.
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Finding Gideon
by Eric Jerome Dickey
Calling in support from the beautiful Hawks when his latest job takes an unprecedented toll, jet-setting contract killer Gideon launches a plan to take down his nemesis, Midnight, who has assembled a team of mercenaries targeting Gideon's loved ones. By the best-selling author of The Blackbirds.
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A line made by walking
by Sara Baume
Retreating to her family's rural house to escape the challenges of urban life, twentysomething artist Frankie explores the chain of events that have challenged her mental stability and art education. By the award-winning author of Spill Simmer Falter Wither. 35,000 first printing.
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If we were villains : a novel
by M. L. Rio
Entreated to tell his side of the story to a detective who put him in prison a decade earlier for a murder he may not have committed, Oliver describes his past as a Shakespearean actor whose rivalry with a castmate escalated in dangerous ways. A first novel.
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The Dragon's Legacy
by Deborah A. Wolf
From debut author Deborah A. Wolf comes an epic fantasy in the tradition of Guy Gavriel Kay and Jacqueline Carey. The last Aturan King is dying. Control of his weakening power is a lure and the Emperor stirs in his Forbidden City. A warrior will become Queen, and a Queen will become a monster. “A world of large-scale epic fantasy ... This is a rare find and not to be missed.” New York Times best-selling author Barb Hendee. Original.
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