Adult Fiction
The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver.
A woman awakes in the
morning to find that someone has picked her apartment's supposedly impregnable
door lock and rearranged personal items, even sitting beside her while she
slept. The intrusion, the police learn, is a message to the entire city of
carnage to come. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are brought in to investigate
and soon learn that the sociopathic intruder, who calls himself "the Locksmith,"
can break through any lock or security system ever devised. With more victims
on the horizon, Rhyme, Sachs and their stable of associates must follow the
evidence to the man's lair... and discover his true mission. Their hunt is
interrupted when an internal investigation in the police force uncovers what
seems to be a crucial mistake in one of Rhyme's previous cases. He's fired as a
consultant for the NYPD and must risk jail if he investigates the Locksmith
case in secret.
Down the Hatch by M. C. Beaton.
Private detective Agatha
Raisin, having recently taken up power-walking, is striding along a path in
Mircester Park during her lunch break when she hears a cry for help. Rushing
over, she finds an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swinburn, in the middle of the
green--with the body of an old man lying at their feet. The man, who the
coroner determines died by poisoning, was known as "the Admiral," a
gardener notorious for his heavy drinking, and Chief Inspector Wilkes writes
the death off as an accident caused by the consumption of weedkiller stored in
a rum bottle. Agatha is not convinced that anyone would mistake weedkiller for
rum but carries on with her work at Raisin Investigations, until she receives
an anonymous tip that the Admiral's death was no accident. Local gossip points
to the Swinburns themselves as the killers, spurred by a feud at the club where
they, as well as the Admiral, were members. Distraught at this accusation, they
turn to Agatha to clear their name, and she takes the case--despite the
warnings of Chief Inspector Wilkes. Agatha encounters one suspicious character
after another, becoming further enmeshed in the Admiral's own dark and shady
past. And when she's run off the road, narrowly escaping with her life, and
then another attack occurs, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the case
closed--and will stop at nothing to prevent Agatha from solving it.
Waiting on Love by Tracie Peterson.
Crisscrossing the Great
Lakes onboard her father's freighter ship, the Mary Elise, Elise Wright
has grown up cooking and caring for the crew. It is a life she loves. Unlike
her estranged sister, Elise has turned down numerous opportunities for a
"respectable life" with their wealthy relatives. And now, because of
promises she made to her dying mother, she's bound to the ship and her deeply
grieving father more than ever. Nick Clark is grateful to be hired on as
the Mary Elise's first mate as he works to overcome his own guilt and
others' censure for a fatal decision he made captaining another ship. He feels
protective of the Wrights and their generous natures, especially when a rough
new sailor seems intent on causing serious trouble. As the sailor's misdeeds
grow, tragedy swells up from another corner. Left to pick up the pieces of the
commitments they've made to themselves and to each other, Nick and Elise will
have to rely on their faith to see them through.
Adult Non-Fiction
An American Phoenix by Dawne Raines Burke.
In the first book-length
study of Storer College, Dawne Raines Burke tells the story of the historically
black institution from its Reconstruction origins to its demise in 1955.
Established by Northern Baptists in the abolitionist flashpoint of Harpers
Ferry, Storer was the first college open to African Americans in West Virginia,
and it played a central role in regional and national history. In addition to
educating generations of students of all races, genders, and creeds, Storer
served as the second meeting place (and the first on U.S. soil) for the Niagara
Movement, a precursor to the NAACP. An American Phoenix provides a
comprehensive and extensively illustrated history of this historically black
college, bringing to life not just the institution but many of the individuals
who taught or were educated there. It fills a significant gap in our knowledge
of African American history and the struggle for rights in West Virginia and
the wider world.
Guinness World Records
2022.
Despite the challenges of
the past year, it’s been business as usual at Guinness World Records, and our
researchers continue to field thousands of applications a month. Expect that
unique mix of remarkable humans, talented pets, incredible vehicles and
impressive sporting legends.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Big Shot by Jeff Kinney. J
After a disastrous field
day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic
career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one
more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a
mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot
on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their
chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can
happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he
rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?
Motor Mouse &
Valentino by Cynthia Rylant &
Arthur Howard. E
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