New Arrivals at MPL
July 2019

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NONFICTION TITLES
America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
by Steven M Gillon

A leading historian who was also a close friend of John F. Kennedy, Jr., offers a deeply researched, personal, surprising and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon. 
 
Also available in audio.
American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
by Tim Alberta

The Politico Magazine chief political correspondent reveals how a decade of cultural upheaval, populist outrage and ideological warfare made the GOP vulnerable to a hostile takeover by an unlikely presidential candidate. 
 
 
The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, De Gaulle, and Von Choltitz saved the City of Light
by Jean Edward Smith

A prize-winning and best-selling historian tells the dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II, showing how the decision to free the city came at a heavy price—it slowed the Allied momentum and allowed the Germans to regroup.
 
Also available in audio.
The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip
by Jeff Guinn

Explains how two American business giants—Henry Ford and Thomas Edison—and their annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to American culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically. 
 
Also available in audio.
Inseparable: How Family and Sacrifice Forged a Path to the NFL
by Shaquem Griffin

NFL stars Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin's story of struggle and triumph reminds us powerfully that it's the very things that threaten to break us that allow us to become who we truly are.
On the Clock: What Low-wage Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane
by Emily Guendelsberger

A college-educated young professional details her struggles to find a qualitative job, detailing the grueling realities of hourly labor for the fastest-growing segment of the American workforce while outlining strategies for more humane employment practices. 
 
Also available in audio.
Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America
by Ben Cleary

A portrait of Stonewall Jackson shares insights into how he reconciled his deep religious beliefs with the institution of slavery, discussing his contradictory Civil War strategies and founding of an African-American Sunday School. 
 
Also available in audio.
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
by Maureen Callahan

An award-winning New York Post investigative journalist documents the story of enigmatic serial killer Israel Keyes and the efforts of the Anchorage PD and the FBI to capture him, discussing what his case reveals about 21st-century law enforcement.
Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

An enthusiastic, witty and informative introduction to the world of insects explains why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them. 
 
Also available in audio.
Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II
by Svetlana Aleksievich

A Nobel Prize-winning author presents an oral history of children’s experiences in WWII across Europe and Russia, providing a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human consequences of the war.
FICTION TITLES
Surfside Sisters
by Nancy Thayer

Returning to her Nantucket childhood home in the wake of personal and professional setbacks, a novelist is forced to settle old scores with her former best friend and unfaithful ex. 
 
Also available in audio.
Lost and Found
by Danielle Steel

Spurred by old memories and a life-changing accident, Madison embarks on a cross-country adventure to reconnect with three very different men to reevaluate her past choices. 
 
Also available in audio.
The New Girl
by Daniel Silva

The kidnapping of a mysterious girl from her Swiss boarding school ignites a secret war between Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon and an old enemy who would transform the future of the Middle East. 
 
Also available in audio.
Under Currents
by Nora Roberts

Discovering unexpected allies when his successful father's rages spiral out of control, Zane draws strength and insights from the darkness of the past to create a healthier family in adulthood. 
 
Also available in audio.
Window on the Bay
by Debbie Macomber

When single mom Jenna Boltz becomes an “empty nester,” she spreads her wings to rediscover herself — and her passions.
 
Also available in audio.
Lady in the Lake
by Laura Lippman

A divorced reporter in racially torn 1966 Baltimore triggers unanticipated consequences for vulnerable community members while investigating the murder of an African-American party girl.
 
Also available in audio.
Someone We Know
by Shari Lapeña

In a quiet suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses—and into the owners’ computers—and causing a stir by learning and sharing the residents secrets.
 
Also available in audio.
Smokescreen
by Iris Johansen

Racing to Africa when a village is attacked by guerilla forces, Eve Duncan begins to suspect a deeper plot before finding herself stranded in the jungle of an unstable country. 
 
Also available in audio.
Never Have I Ever
by Joshilyn Jackson

When her loved ones are put in danger by a blackmailer who threatens to expose dangerous secrets, a devoted family woman struggles to keep the upper hand in an escalating war of betrayal.
 
Also available in audio.
Almost Midnight
by Paul Doiron

When his best friend is released from prison under suspicious circumstances, warden investigator Mike Bowditch races to protect his friend's family only to uncover a violent criminal conspiracy.
 
Also available in audio.
Labyrinth
by Catherine Coulter

The #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series returns with another tour de force in which Agent Sherlock risks losing her career--and her sanity--over a case that is more complicated and twisted than any she's ever encountered.
 
Also available in audio.
The Russian
by Ben Coes

When criminals from the former Soviet Union establish a vicious underworld in the U.S., former Navy SEAL and CIA agent Rob Tacoma conducts a top-secret mission to neutralize the mob boss behind the murder of a CIA Special Ops leader.
 
Also available in audio.
 
Shamed
by Linda Castillo

Investigating a brutal murder and kidnapping in a once-peaceful Amish community, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder uncovers an Old Order settlement that hides a tragic secret. 
The Shameless
by Ace Atkins

Approached by two New York reporters to reopen a 20-year-old suicide case, Sheriff Quinn Colson finds the investigation complicated by a local crime syndicate's involvement in a gubernatorial election. 
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