Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:

FICTION

2014-07 f american missionAmerican Mission
Matthew Palmer
A story inspired by the U.S. Foreign Service veteran author’s contributions to certifying conflict-free diamonds follows the disgrace of former State Department star Alex Baines, who starts over at a Congo mining facility that is being oppressed by corrupt interests.

2014-07 f book of lifeBook of Life
Deborah Harkness
Historian and witch Diana Bishop and her vampire scientist husband Matthew Clairmont return from a trip to the past still searching for the elusive alchemy tome Ashmole 782 in the final installment of the trilogy after Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night.

2014-07 f care and managementCare and Management of Lies
Jacqueline Winspear
In this tale of love and friendship tested by separation and war in 1914, Kezia struggles to keep her ordered life from unraveling after her husband enlists to fight for his country, while Thea, her best friend, sister-in-law and suffragette, is drawn reluctantly to the battlefield.

2014-07 f cat sitter's nineCat Sitter’s Nine Lives
Blaize Clement & John Clement
Witnessing an explosive head-on collision while driving through her hometown, Dixie rescues one of the drivers, who bafflingly claims the next day that he is her husband at the same time a befuddled bookstore owner and his fluffy orange cat go missing.

2014-07 f catchCatch
Taylor Stevens
Passing as a man while working at sea for a security company she discovers is part of a gunrunning operation, Vanessa Michael Munroe escapes a pirate attack and agrees to help find her crewmates only to discover that the hijackers were seeking the ship captain.

2014-07 f cityCity
Dean Koontz
Jonah Kirk, a gifted musician, relates the terrible and wonderful events of 1967 that impacted his family and friends, from his indomitable “piano man” grandfather and struggling singer single mother to the everyday saints and sinners who shaped his life.

2014-07 f close your eyesClose Your Eyes, Hold Hands
Chris Bohjalian
Living in an igloo of ice and trash bags half a year after a cataclysmic nuclear disaster, Emily, convinced that she will be hated as the daughter of the drunken father who caused the meltdown, assumes a fictional identity while protecting a homeless boy.

2014-07 f competitionCompetition
Marcia Clark
While interviewing students in the aftermath of a Columbine-style high school shooting in the San Fernando Valley, L.A. Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight and Detective Bailey Keller realize the facts don’t add up and the real killers may still be out there.

2014-07 f dead will tellDead Will Tell
Linda Castillo
Investigating a murder that was staged to look like a suicide, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder follows scanty clues to a long-ago tragedy, a case that is complicated by a second suspicious suicide and the acquittal of the man responsible for killing an agent’s family.

2014-07 f for all timeFor All Time
Jude Deveraux
When Graydon meets bridesmaid Toby at his brother’s wedding, he becomes enthralled with her, despite his destiny to marry a noble woman, and asks her to help him hide on Nantucket away from his regal responsibilities in this follow-up to True Love.

2014-07 f grand centralGrand Central
Karen White and others
Presents short stories–which all take place in New York City in and around Grand Central Station on the day after World War II ends–from 10 bestselling authors, including “Kissing Room” by Melanie Benjamin, “I’ll Be Seeing You” by Sarah Jio, and “Lucky One” by Jenna Blum.

2014-07 f grave matterGrave Matter
Anna Lee Huber
After a caretaker is murdered and a grave disturbed at Dryburgh Abbey near her childhood home, Lady Kiera Darby teams up with attractive agent Sebastian Gage to catch the grave robber, who is digging up old bones for ransom, before there is another victim.

2014-07 f houndedHounded
David Rosenfelt
Asked to care for the orphaned 4-year-old son and Bassett hound of a murdered ex-convict, defense attorney Andy Carpenter finds his circumstances further complicated when his friend, police officer Pete Stanton, is wrongly accused of the crime.

2014-07 f how to tell toledoHow to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky
Lydia Netzer
A deeply religious scientist who searches the stars for proof of the existence of God and a pragmatist mathematician overseeing the construction of a massive superconductor fall in love, only to discover that their mothers orchestrated their romance.

2014-07 f identityIdentity
Ingrid Thoft
Assigned to help Renata Sanchez, a single mother who wants to learn the confidential identity of her daughter’s sperm donor, private investigator Fina Ludlow encounters more trouble than anticipated when the donor is murdered within hours of the case going public.

2014-07 f inside manInside Man
Jeff Abbott
Going undercover in one of Miami’s most prominent and dangerous families to discover who murdered his friend, Sam Capra, playing a part where one wrong move means death, faces off against an unstable tycoon whose darkest secret could destroy them all.

2014-07 f last night at theLast Night at the Blue Angel
Rebecca Rotert
In early 1960s Chicago, Naomi Hill, a fiercely ambitious, yet extremely self-destructive jazz singer at the Blue Angel club, embarks on a desperate journey to stardom, while her 10-year-old daughter Sophie becomes even more anxious as she struggles for her mother’s love.

2014-07 f phantom instinctPhantom Instinct
Meg Gardiner
Struggling to rebuild her life a year after a club shooting, bartender Harper Flynn searches for the escaped gunman with the help of L.A. Deputy Sheriff Aiden Garrison, whose injuries in the same incident left him with a rare type of perception blindness.

2014-07 f power playPower Play
Catherine Coulter
In the wake of attempts made on the life of a U.S. ambassador over wrongful accusations about her role in her fiancé’s death, Lacey Sherlock survives a drive-by shooting before learning that psychopath Blessed Backman has escaped from his mental hospital.

2014-07 f prime minister's secret agentPrime Minister’s Secret Agent
Susan Elia MacNeal
Returning as a teacher to her former training camp in western Scotland after a traumatic undercover mission in Berlin, Maggie investigates a series of deadly poisonings and Churchill’s growing stockpile of biological weapons in anticipation of a Nazi invasion.

2014-07 f remains of innocenceRemains of Innocence
J. A. Jance
While investigating two separate cases, Sheriff Joanna Brady must discover if the death of a family friend whose body was found in a limestone cavern in Cochise County is linked to the discovery of a fortune in $100 bills hidden in the Massachusetts house of a hoarder.

2014-07 f revealingRevealing
Suzanne Fisher Woods
Possessing uncanny intuition that is dismissed by her Amish community, Naomi King is forced to choose between her intellect and her instincts when a shocking secret is revealed about a man she has come to love, in a conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Calling.

2014-07 f seagrass pierSeagrass Pier
Colleen Coble
Saved by a heart donor whose murder she uncannily begins to remember, transplant recipient Elin Summerall is exposed as a witness and flees for her life to a remote beach cottage on Hope Island where she begs for protection for her family from a skeptical former love.

2014-07 f sight unseenSight Unseen
Iris Johansen & Roy Johansen
When her carefully honed sensory skills determine that a deadly accident on San Diego’s historic Cabrillo Bridge is actually a murder scene, intelligence sniper Kendra Michaels discovers a gruesome pattern of killings that mirror her most notorious cases.

2014-07 f tom clancy supportTom Clancy Support and Defend
Mark Greaney
Shattered by a terrorist attack that kills a friend and his family, FBI agent Dominic Caruso, the nephew of President Jack Ryan, pursues a fugitive National Security Council staffer who would leak critical American intelligence to Russia and various terrorist organizations.

2014-07 f wayfaring strangerWayfaring Stranger
James Lee Burke
A decade after taking a shot at Bonnie and Clyde during one of their notorious armed robberies, Weldon Holland escapes death during the Battle of the Bulge and marries a beautiful young woman with whom he seeks his fortune along the Texas-Louisiana oil coast.

NONFICTION

2014-07 nf $50 home makeover$50 Home Makeover: 75 Easy Projects to Transform Your Current Space into Your Dream Place–for $50 or Less!
Shaunna West
A guide with step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs includes more than 70 projects for the home, each of which costs $50 or less to complete.

2014-07 nf double agentDouble Agent: The First Hero of World War II and How the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring
Peter Duffy
An account of a virtually unknown pre-World War II counterespionage operation describes how naturalized German-American agent William G. Sebold became the FBI’s first double agent and was a pivotal figure in the arrests of 33 enemy agents for the Nazis.

2014-07 nf factory manFactory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local–and Helped Save an American Town
Beth Macy
Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than 700 employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.

2014-07 nf have a nice guiltHave a Nice Guilt Trip
Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella
A latest essay collection by the Italian mother-daughter duo of Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim follows Lisa’s haphazard puppy-training adventures, while Francesca navigates the pitfalls of entering into a new romantic relationship following her ex-boyfriend’s marriage.

2014-07 nf liberty's torchLiberty’s Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
Elizabeth Mitchell
Describes the story of the young French artist and entrepreneur who set off for America after the Franco-Prussian War and how he envisioned, creatively funded and built the Statue of Liberty, one of the most recognizable monuments in the world and a powerful symbol of freedom.

2014-07 nf michelangeloMichelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
Miles J. Unger
An account of the life of the revolutionary art master is told through the stories of six of his greatest masterpieces including David and the Sistine Chapel, revealing how each expanded the medium’s range and reflected the trials of Michelangelo’s personal world.

2014-07 nf microbiome dietMicrobiome Diet: The Scientifically Proven Way to Restore Your Gut Health and Achieve Permanent Weight Loss
Raphael Kellman
Explains how to utilize the power of tiny, nutrient-extracting microbes found in human intestines and the influence they have on body functions from metabolism, hormones and cravings to help promote weight loss, mood, energy levels and overall health.

2014-07 nf mockingbird next doorMockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee
Marja Mills
A journalist who befriended the notoriously quiet and private author of To Kill a Mockingbird describes her personal friendship with Harper Lee and her sister and how she eventually moved in next door to the two women and become part of their life in Alabama.

2014-07 nf poking a dead frogPoking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today’s Top Comedy Writers
Mike Sacks
Presents behind-the-scenes stories from the comedy-writing world, including what goes on at The Onion and Saturday Night Live, with contributions from Adam McKay, Michael Schur, Marc Maron, Mel Brooks, Carol Kolb, Amy Poehler, and Terry Jones.

2014-07 nf skeleton crewSkeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America’s Coldest Cases
Deborah Halber
Citing tens of thousands of missing persons, unidentified remains and unsolved crimes in America, an introduction to amateur crime solving reveals how everyday concerned citizens can access online resources to help solve cold cases.

2014-07 nf supersurvivorsSupersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success
David B. Feldman & Lee Daniel Kravetz
Exploring the science of extraordinary accomplishments in the wake of trauma, and presenting real-life examples, two psychologists examine the phenomenon of supersurvivors, people who thrive and grow in ways never previously imagined after tragedy.

2014-07 nf tomlinson hillTomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name – One White, One Black
Chris Tomlinson
A companion to the prize-winning documentary traces the stories of two families, one black and one white, who descended from the same Texas slave plantation where the author’s ancestor was a forefront National Football League running back.

2014-07 nf virtual unrealityVirtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True?
Charles Seife
Explains how to separate fact from misinformation in the digital world, covering a wide range of interests from breaking news stories and online dating to program trading and Wikipedia, while arming readers with tools for discerning truth from fiction online.

2014-07 nf war of the whalesWar of the Whales: A True Story
Joshua Horwitz
Documents the efforts of crusading lawyer Joel Reynolds and marine biologist Ken Balcomb to expose a covert U.S. Navy submarine detection system that caused whales to beach themselves, an effort that challenged Ken’s loyalties and pitted them against powerful military adversaries.


Published on July 21, 2014.


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