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November 20, 2009

New Arrivals · Adventure Fiction

These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

The dolphin people : a novel

November 13, 2009
Krol, Torsten.
New York : Harper Perennial, c2009.
356, 20 p. ; 21 cm.
From the author of "Callisto" comes a darkly comic tale in the tradition of aclassic adventure story.
Originally published: Sydney, N.S.W. : Picador, 2006.

Pirate latitudes : a novel

November 10, 2009
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008
New York : Harper, c2009.
312 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad, " guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself.

The wrecker

November 9, 2009
Cussler, Clive.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
470 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Detective Isaac Bell travels early-20th-century America pursuing thieves and killers. When train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line, Bell quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur is at work.
Map on lining papers

The hunt for Atlantis

November 9, 2009
McDermott, Andy.
New York : Bantam Books, 2007.
514 p. ; 17 cm.
The explosive first novel in a series from debut adventure thriller writer McDermott takes readers on a legendary journey to find the greatest treasure in human history--the lost city of Atlantis. Original.

Charlie class

November 6, 2009
Meadows, David E.
New York : Berkley Books, 2009.
x, 338 p. ; 18 cm.
In 1973, the Yom Kippur War in Israel draws the world's superpowers into action. Commander Mickey Brandon receives orders to patrol the Strait of Gibraltar and make sure the way is clear for the American naval forces. Meanwhile, Deniska Bagirli, captain of a Russian nuclear sub, has been ordered to intercept any American response, an order he interprets as permission to fire at will.

Rapture of the deep : being an account of the further adventures of Jacky Faber, soldier, sailor, mermaid, spy

November 5, 2009
Meyer, L. A. (Louis A.), 1942-
Boston : Harcourt, 2009.
454 p. ; 22 cm.
In 1806, star-crossed lovers Jacky Faber and Jaimy Fletcher are kidnapped by British Naval Intelligence and forced to embark on yet another daring mission--this time to search for sunken Spanish gold off the Florida coast.

Whiplash : a Dreamland thriller

November 2, 2009
Brown, Dale, 1956-
New York : Harper, c2009.
vii, 471 p. ; 18 cm.
"Hiding behind the bloody madness of tribal warfare in the Horn of Africa, Iranian functionary-turned-fanatic Bani Aberhadji has achieved the impossible--single-handedly creating a vast, invisible network dedicated to the construction, delivery, and detonation of a nuclear nightmare. Only by chance are American agents now learning of its existence, and it may already be too late. Born from the ashes of Dreamland, the covert strike force Whiplash is armed and ready to spring into action--led by Dreamland veterans Danny Fresh and former ace pilot, now Washington insider, Breanna Stockard. But Aberhadji's web of death is wide and well concealed...and the doomsday clock is ticking."--p. [4] of cover.

Whiplash : a Dreamland thriller

October 23, 2009
Brown, Dale, 1956-
New York : HarperLuxe, c2009.
x, 700 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
"Hiding behind the bloody madness of tribal warfare in the Horn of Africa, Iranian functionary-turned-fanatic Bani Aberhadji has achieved the impossible--single-handedly creating a vast, invisible network dedicated to the construction, delivery, and detonation of a nuclear nightmare. Only by chance are American agents now learning of its existence, and it may already be too late. Born from the ashes of Dreamland, the covert strike force Whiplash is armed and ready to spring into action--led by Dreamland veterans Danny Freah and former ace pilot, now Washington insider, Breanna Stockard. But Aberhadji's web of death is wide and well concealed--and the doomsday clock is ticking"--P. [4] of cover.

Gorgeous East

October 13, 2009
Girardi, Robert.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.
xii, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
A sweeping tale of love and redemption, honor and war, Robert Girardi's "Gorgeous East "follows three French For eign legionnaires of very different backgrounds from the cliffs of Mont Saint-Michel to Istanbul's ancient alley ways, from raucous Parisian bars to the desolate Sahara. "Gorgeous East "takes us on an epic and unfor get table ad ven ture with the wonderful John Smith, a lost Brooklynite they call the Handsome American Cowboy; Colonel de Noyer, the elder statesman slowly going mad; and Cap tain Pinard, whose past is so hideous he can't find love outside the Legion's walls. When a mission in the Sahara goes horribly wrong, one legionnaire must wage battle against a rogue terrorist group and rescue his brothers-in-arms. In this tremendous return to form, Girardi show cases his sheer love of language and lumi n ous sense of place to deliver a masterful novel of the hearts and minds of soldiers of fortune.

Pursuit of honor : a novel

October 8, 2009
Flynn, Vince.
New York : Atria Books, c2009.
431 p. ; 25 cm.
Mitch Rapp comes up against a new and deadly enemy when he is unofficially ordered to find three terrorists by any means necessary. They've attacked Washington D.C., killing 185 and wounding hundreds. So far, however, his investigation has been painfully complicated and has yet to yield a single solid lead--and the last thing Rapp expected was to be in New York City to decide the fate of a man that could be his cover.

Demon ex machina : tales of a demon-hunting soccer mom

September 24, 2009
Kenner, Julie.
New York : Berkley Books, 2009.
309 p. ; 21 cm.
From the "USA Today" bestselling author of "Deja Demon"--slaying demons is nothing compared to the terrible twos. Demon Hunter Kate Connor is having one hell of a month... In between demon patrols and teaching self-defense classes to the local moms, Kate has to deal with a teenage daughter who's gung-ho on being a demon slayer in training and a toddler son entering a tantrum phase that rivals anything from the pits of Hell. That's a lot for one woman to juggle, but on top of it all, Kate has to find a way to release the demon possessing her first husband, Eric, without destroying the man inside. Because if the demon within Eric gets free, it just might be more than one seriously stressed suburban mom can handle.

The hidden oasis

September 21, 2009
Sussman, Paul.
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009.
507 p. : map ; 24 cm.
With the help of her sister's friend, Flin Brodie, Freya Hannen sets out in search of the legendary lost oasis of Zerzura in Egypt, which supposedly houses a mythic stone, and could help Freya find out the truth behind her sister Alex's mysterious death.

cover not available

Every boat turns south

September 17, 2009
White, J. P.
Sag Harbor, NY : Permanent Press, c2009.
240 p. : map ; 23 cm.

The cavalier in the yellow doublet

September 11, 2009
Pérez-Reverte, Arturo.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2003.
369 p. ; 22 cm.
In the cosmopolitan world of seventeenth-century Madrid, with its posh theaters and gleaming palaces, Captain Alatriste and his protégé, Íñigo, become unwilling participants in a court conspiracy that could lead them both to the gallows.

Spartan gold

September 8, 2009
Cussler, Clive.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
603 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
"Thorndike Press large print basic"--T.p. verso.
"A Fargo adventure series"--Cover.

The twelve : a novel

September 2, 2009
Gladstone, William.
New York : Vanguard Press, 2009.
274 p. : port. ; 25 cm.
In the tradition of "The Celestine Prophecy," this novel will capture the imagination of a generation, as one man journeys to understand the age-old Mayan prophecy about the "end of time."
"12.21.12, a new beginning"--Jacket.

Treasure of the golden cheetah : a Jade del Cameron mystery

August 27, 2009
Arruda, Suzanne Middendorf, 1954-
New York : Obsidian, c2009.
vii, 357 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Intrepid photojournalist Jade del Cameron is about to embark on safari for a Hollywood film. But when the film's financial backer is stabbed to death, the trip is cast under a sinister pall. Now, Jade will be tested as never before.

cover not available

Flint and silver

August 26, 2009
Drake, John, 1944-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
581 p. (large print) : map ; 22 cm.
"A prequel to Treasure Island."

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