Check out our calendar for some great events @ the library.
|
|
|
A long petal of the sea : a novel
by Isabel Allende
Sponsored by the poet Pablo Neruda to flee the violence of the Spanish Civil War, a pregnant widow and an army doctor unite in an arranged marriage only to be swept up by the early days of World War II. Simultaneous. Tour.
|
|
|
The daughter's tale : a novel
by Armando Lucas Correa
A tale of love and redemption based on the 1944 Oradour-Sur-Glane massacre follows an octogenarian's receipt of a cache of letters, written by her mother during World War II, that uncover decades of secrets. 150,000 first printing.
|
|
|
When You See Me
by Lisa Gardner
FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy and Sergeant Detective DD Warren join forces with Flora Dane and true-crime savant Keith Edgar to investigate the secrets of a deceased serial killer. By the award-winning author of The Neighbor. (suspense). Simultaneous.
|
|
|
Perfect Little Children
by Sophie Hannah
Spying on a former best friend she has not seen in years, Beth is alarmed when she discovers that the woman’s children do not appear to have aged. By the best-selling author of The Monogram Murders. 75,000 first printing.
|
|
|
The Museum of Desire
by Jonathan Kellerman
When a crime of unprecedented malice occurs in a deserted Bel Air mansion, LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware navigate blind mazes in their efforts to identify links among the victims and how they were killed. (suspense). Simultaneous.
|
|
|
Empire of Lies
by Raymond Khoury
In a groundbreaking thriller set in an alternate future where Europe has been conquered by the Ottoman Empire, a feted officer in the sultan’s secret police begins questioning his violent orders. By the best-selling author of The Last Templar.
|
|
|
The peppermint tea chronicles
by Alexander McCall Smith
Changes come to 44 Scotland Street as Bertie and his friends and family are drawn into drama that surprisingly brings them closer than ever before. Original.
|
|
|
Pursuit : a novel of suspense
by Joyce Carol Oates
A new bride experiences a recurrence of a childhood nightmare before attempting suicide, compelling her husband to uncover her torturous upbringing by an abusive parent. By the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys.
|
|
|
Lost
by James Patterson
Tasked with combating international crime, Detective Tom Moon searches for two Russian nationals who have built a vast, powerful European crime syndicate that reaches into Miami in this new collaboration from the world’s best-selling author. (suspense). Simultaneous.
|
|
|
A divided loyalty
by Charles Todd
Investigating the murder of an unknown victim who was found within a great prehistoric circle near Stonehenge, Rutledge follows unreliable clues to an impossible conclusion that places him on the wrong side of Scotland Yard. 100,000 first printing.
|
|
Second Look These books were among our most popular large prints checked out in the past few months.
|
|
|
Sunset beach
by Mary Kay Andrews
Reluctantly accepting a job with her father's law firm, Drue finds herself investigating the possibility of corruption within the office after a suspicious death at a nearby resort
|
|
|
Redemption
by David Baldacci
When he runs into Meryl Hawkins, the first arrest Amos Decker made as a young detective, on a trip to his hometown, Amos digs into the old case and finds a connection with a new crime
|
|
|
Moondust Lake
by T. Davis Bunn
"An executive in the family business, Buddy Helms lives and works under the thumb of his powerful father. Seeking a retreat from his disillusionment, frustration, and rage, he grabs at the solitude of Moondust Lake, where he meets psychotherapist Kimberly Sturgiss and learns to search for the things in life that matter, embrace them, and never let go"
|
|
|
The big kahuna
by Janet Evanovich
When unlikely partners FBI agent Kate O'Hare and con man Nicholas Fox investigate a missing Silicon Valley billionaire known as the Big Kahuna, they go undercover as a married couple in Paia, Maui, to find the man's son
|
|
Due to some changes in the library online card catalog, it sometimes is harder to place holds on books that are owned by other libraries for pick up in Rocky Hill. If you find you are unable to place an item on hold to be picked up in Rocky Hill, please email cora@rockyhillct.gov with titles of large print book recommendations. We will then place the hold for you. Thanks!
|
|
|
|