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New Fiction Arrivals at MPL |
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Here are our new arrivals, click the title to view in our catalog:
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Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation
by M. P. Woodward
The discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.
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Run for the Hills
by Kevin Wilson
Madeline Hill and her mom have lived alone on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee, since her dad left; one day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and announces she's his half-sister, and he wants Mad to join him for a crazy road trip to find their father and half siblings.
also available in audio
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Last Second Chance
by Lucy Score
A contemporary romance novel in which Joey Greer is great at raising horses and holding grudges. Eight years ago, her high school sweetheart fled to Hollywood of all places. She vowed never to forgive or forget. Now big-shot screenwriter Jackson Pierce is back in Blue Moon demanding another chance.
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Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Surviving a near-fatal shooting, injured police officer Sloan Cooper moves back to her quiet hometown and investigates a string of mysterious disappearances across three states in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author.
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We Live Here Now
by Sarah Pinborough
Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a house--and a marriage--gone terribly wrong.
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An Unexpected Grace
by Tracie Peterson
Actor Parker Bennett returns home to Kalispell after ten years and reunites with his first love, widowed Johanna St. John, who is juggling life as a mother and businesswoman. Just as Parker and Johanna believe they have a second chance at love, strange things start happening that threaten their chance at a new beginning together.
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Mansion Beach
by Meg Mitchell Moore
From Summer Stage bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore comes another delicious summer read following a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against the backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle, perfect for readers of Pineapple Street and Sex and Vanity.
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Where the Rivers Merge
by Mary Alice Monroe
The first of two epic novels celebrates one intrepid woman's life across multiple generations in the American South.
also available in audio
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It's a Love Story
by Annabel Monaghan
From the USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV actress-turned-Hollywood producer whose "fake it till you make it" mantra sets her on a crash course with her past, forcing her to spend a week on Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love.
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The Tenant
by Freida McFadden
Blake Porter, desperate to keep his life afloat after losing his job, rents a room to the seemingly perfect Whitney, but as strange occurrences escalate and secrets unravel, he realizes too late that she's woven a deadly trap within his own home.
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The River Is Waiting
by Wally Lamb
Corby Ledbetter, grappling with addiction, prison life, and the tragedy that shattered his family, finds unexpected kindness and connection behind bars, as he seeks redemption and hopes for forgiveness from those he's hurt the most.
also available in audio
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Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
Three childhood friends reunite in their hometown after a fourth falls into a coma and uncover a dark, forgotten past that threatens to consume them all in the new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of Odd Thomas.
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Never Flinch
by Stephen King
From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines--one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker--featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.
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The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly
In 2016, grieving Mari Starwood visits Martha's Vineyard and uncovers a surprising connection to the Smith sisters, who, during World War II, balanced family struggles, romance, and whispers of espionage while running a farm and forming a transformative book club.
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Return to Sender
by Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire is back after the escapades of First Frost and encounters one of his most baffling cases in Wyoming's brutal and unforgiving Red Desert.
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Marble Hall Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Back in England, editor Susan Ryeland is working on a continuation novel called Pünd's Last Case, in which writer Eliot Crace has concealed clues about his grandmother's death by poison, but when another murder follows, Susan becomes the number one suspect.
also available in audio
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Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen
A dim-witted Proud Boys reject becomes entangled in a bizarre web of corruption and intrigue involving a hitchhiker, a con artist, an eccentric millionaire and a power-hungry politician in the new novel by the best-selling author of Bad Monkey.
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Doggone Bones
by Carolyn Haines
When a local pet activist's dog is stolen, Sarah Booth and the Delaney Detective Agency race against time to find the thieves who are shady breeders involved in illegal dogfighting in the latest addition to series following Blue Christmas Bones.
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One Golden Summer
by Carley Fortune
A radiant escape to the lake from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and This Summer Will Be Different
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The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers
Nicole Monroe, still haunted by her sister Kasey's unexplained disappearance seven years ago, teams up with Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished under similar circumstances, as they unravel buried secrets and risk everything to uncover the truth about their missing loved ones.
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Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay
Five families gather for Parents Weekend at a small college in Northern California, but their kids—Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella—never show up for dinner, and FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller must discover if the sins of their parents have caused them peril.
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Skin and Bones
by Paul Doiron
An Edgar-award nominated author offers a collection of eight short stories in the bestselling Mike Bowditch series, including one brand new story.
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South of Nowhere
by Jeffery Deaver
When a levee collapses in Northern California, Colter Shaw and his disaster response specialist sister, Dorion, race to locate a missing family and uncover whether sabotage, not nature, threatens the town's survival.
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Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins
A deeply felt multigenerational family story is augmented with a family tree and map. By a #1 New York Times best-selling author.
also available in audio
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The Children of Eve
by John Connolly
When private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find Wyatt Riggins, who vanished after a cryptic message, he uncovers a sinister web involving the abduction of four children linked to relentless killers, a cartel boss, and the chilling truth about the enigmatic Children of Eve.
also available in audio
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Nightshade
by Michael Connelly
Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
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The Love Haters
by Katherine Center
Video producer Katie Vaughn heads to Key West to profile Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tom“Hutch” Hutcheson, but between his family drama, her escalating lies, and their growing attraction, she must confront her fears and find courage in paradise.
also available in audio
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The Last Ferry Out
by Andrea Bartz
Abby travels to the storm-ravaged Isla Colel seeking answers about her fiancée Eszter's mysterious death, but as expats reveal chilling secrets and a key witness vanishes, she uncovers a web of lies that may put her own life in jeopardy.
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Whistle
by Linwood Barclay
New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.
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My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
Jarrod has felt distanced from his daughter Liv since the death of Jarrod's partner Charlie, but when Liv finds boyfriend Zel murdered, Jarrod rushes to her aid and they comb for clues across the Coachella Valley while a killer's on the loose.
also available in audio
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Death at a Highland Wedding
by Kelley Armstrong
Living as a Victorian-era housemaid after slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day detective Mallory Atkinson joins Dr. Duncan Gray at a Highland wedding-turned-murder in the fourth novel of the series following Disturbing the Dead.
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