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New Large Print BooksJanuary 2021
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Troubles in paradise : a novel by Elin HilderbrandAs drama unfolds around her and her family after the death of her husband, who was leading a double life, Irene Steele gets some help from a mysterious source and a new beginning in the paradise of St. John after the truth is finally revealed.
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Chaos by Iris JohansenA CIA agent breaks into a billionaire’s mansion to secure financing for an unsanctioned mission in Africa to rescue schoolgirl hostages, including her sister, from a cold-blooded killer - by the best-selling author of the Eve Duncan series.
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A time for mercy by John GrishamCourt-appointed lawyer Jake Brigance puts his career and the safety of his family on the line to defend a 16-year-old murder suspect who is facing the death penalty - by the best-selling author of A Time to Kill.
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The searcher
by Tana French
Looking to start a new life in a small Irish village, former Chicago police officer Cal Hooper comes out of retirement to help find a missing kid and uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat.
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The sentinel by Lee ChildA latest entry in the best-selling series, co-written with the author’s brother, finds Jack Reacher following his lizard-brain instincts on a seemingly uneventful night in Nashville, where a recently fired man nurses an increasingly violent grudge.
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The book of two ways by Jodi PicoultExperiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past.
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Transcendent kingdom by Yaa GyasiA follow-up to the best-selling Homegoing finds a sixth-year PhD candidate grappling with the childhood faith of the evangelical church in which she was raised while researching the science behind the suffering that has devastated her Ghanaian immigrant family.
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The vanishing half by Brit BennettSeparated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a Black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage.
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The law of innocence by Michael ConnellyDefense attorney Mickey Haller utilizes his legal team’s resources from behind bars to organize his own defense when he is framed for murder by an unknown adversary - by the best-selling author of the Harry Bosch series.
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Moonflower murders : a novel by Anthony HorowitzHelping run her boyfriend's small Greek island hotel, a homesick London editor is irresistibly drawn to the story of a murder on the Suffolk coast and the wrongful incarceration of an innocent immigrant.
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Writers & lovers : a novel by Lily KingA follow-up to the award-winning Euphoria follows the story of a former child golf prodigy-turned-unemployed writer whose determination to live a creative life is complicated by her relationships with two very different men.
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The Thursday murder club by Richard OsmanMeeting weekly in their retirement village’s Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case.
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The return by Nicholas SparksMoving into a family beekeeper cabin to recuperate from war injuries, an Afghanistan veteran falls in love with a guarded sheriff while working with a sullen local teen to investigate the mystery of a grandparent’s death.
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Daylight by David BaldacciWhen her search for her sister clashes with one of John Puller’s high-stakes investigations, FBI agent Atlee Pine confronts traumatizing forces in the world of organized crime - by the best-selling author of A Minute to Midnight.
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A promised land by Barack ObamaIn the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency.
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Monogamy : a novel by Sue MillerDerailed by the sudden passing of her husband of 30 years, an artist on the brink of a gallery opening struggles to pick up the pieces of her life before discovering harrowing evidence of her husband’s affair.
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Leave the world behind : a novel by Rumaan AlamSheltering in a New York beach house with a couple that has taken refuge during a massive blackout, a family struggles for information about the power failure while wondering if the cut-off property is actually safe.
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A castaway in Cornwall by Julie KlassenLaura Callaway daily walks the windswept Cornwall coast, known for many shipwrecks but few survivors, and when a man with curious wounds and an odd accent is washed ashore, she cares for him while the mystery surrounding him grows.
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All the devils are here by Louise PennyHorrified when his billionaire godfather is targeted in a near-fatal accident, Chief Inspector Gamache follows clues deep within the Paris Archives to uncover gruesome, decades-old secrets - by the award-winning author of A Better Man.
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The evening and the morning by Ken FollettA prequel to the best-selling The Pillars of the Earth follows the experiences of a young boatbuilder, a scholarly monk, and a Norman noblewoman against a backdrop of the Viking attacks at the end of the 10th century in England.
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When no one is watching : a thriller by Alyssa ColeFinding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away.
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