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November 20, 2009

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Eggs Benedict Arnold

November 20, 2009
Childs, Laura.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2009.
320 p. ; 18 cm.

Dead and kicking

November 20, 2009
Roberts, Wendy.
New York, N.Y. : Obsidian, c2009.
280 p. ; 18 cm.
Sadie Novak cleans up crime scenes for a living and is also blessed--or cursed--with the gift of second sight. As she digs out the home of a compulsive hoarder, Sadie discovers unexpected things, including an angry ghost who wants her to go away. And there are even more secrets beneath the surface that someone will kill to keep buried. Original.
"An Obsidian mystery."

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Murder has a sweet tooth

November 20, 2009
Bliss, Miranda.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2009.
231 p. ; 18 cm.

The awakening

November 20, 2009
Smith, L. J. (Lisa J.)
New York : HarperTeen, c2009, c1991.
253 p. ; 21 cm.
Two vampire brothers compete for high stakes--the love of Elena Gilbert, a beautiful high school senior who is searching for excitement.
Includes excerpts of of Volume II, "The struggle".

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Healing sands : a Sullivan Crisp novel

November 20, 2009
Rue, Nancy N.
Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, c2009.
424 p. 22 cm.

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Hard to hold

November 20, 2009
Tyler, Stephanie.
New York : Dell, c2009.
370 p. ; 17 cm.
"The Special Ops hero feared nothing--until he met a woman too hot to hold...Lieutenant Jake Hansen has survived some of the riskiest missions known to man. But now the wounded Navy SEAL faces his toughest job yet: smuggling Dr. Isabelle Markham out of Africa without triggering an international incident. Not easy to do when the gorgeous hostage happens to be a senator's daughter--and about as easy to resist as an oasis in the desert..."--p.[4] of cover.

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Silent screams

November 20, 2009
Lawrence, C. E.
New York : Pinnacle ; Godalming : Melia [distributor], c2009.
405 p. ; 17 cm.

Like no one else

November 20, 2009
Smith, Maureen.
New York : Dafina ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2009.
410 p. ; 17 cm.
After a devastating scandal derails her career, ballet dancer Tommie Purnell flees New York for Houston. Once her new dance studio takes off, the rest of Tommie's life follows suit. But when a local woman connected to Tommie turns up dead, Tommie doesn't know where to turn. Original.

Goodness and mercy

November 20, 2009
Griggs, Vanessa Davis.
New York : Dafina ; London : Turnaround [distributor], c2009.
304 p. ; 17 cm.
From the award-winning author of the Blessed Trinity trilogy comes the second book in a powerful series dealing with contemporary themes in a Christian setting.

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The better part of darkness

November 20, 2009
Gay, Kelly.
London : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
394 p. ; 17 cm.

Dating outside your DNA

November 20, 2009
Kelley, Karen.
New York : Brava, c2009.
279 p. ; 21 cm.
From the author of "Cosmic Sex, Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind," and "The Bad Boys' Guide to the Galaxy" comes the fourth hilarious, wildly sexy novel in the Planet Nerak series, where aliens and humans collide.

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Untraceable

November 20, 2009
Griffin, Laura, 1973-
New York : Pocket Star, 2009.
374 p. ; 17 cm.
"Alex Lovell makes people disappear. Turns out, she's not the only one. Private investigator Alexandra Lovell uses computer skills and cunning to help clients drop off the radar and begin new lives in safety. Melanie Bess, desperate to escape her abusive cop husband, was one of those clients. But when Melanie vanishes for real, Alex fears the worst, and sets out to discover what happened. Using every resource she can get her hands on--including an elite team of forensic scientists known as the Tracers, and a jaded, sexy Austin PD detective--Alex embarks on a mission to uncover the truth..."--p.[4] of cover.

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Our little secret

November 20, 2009
Ambrose, Starr.
New York : Pocket Books, 2009.
356 p. ; 17 cm.
"On a mysterious search for her sister, she gets the sexy surprise of her life. Lauren Sutherland tries to set a good example for her twin sister, from her practical job to her dependable, if boring fiancé. So when impulsive Meg elopes with her boss, a U.S. senator twice her age, Lauren hops on a plane to talk her into an annulment...but comes face-to-face with the senator's handsome son, Drew, instead. Demanding to know what she's done with his father, Drew is as infuriating as he is annoyingly irresistible. But he's not the only one who mistakes Lauren's identity. A relentless foe is on a deadly hunt for the missing newlyweds--unless Lauren and Drew can find them first..."--p.[4] of cover.

Vampire sunrise

November 20, 2009
Douglas, Carole Nelson.
London : Simon & Schuster, c2009.
372 p. ; 17 cm.
The third novel in Douglas's bestselling urban-fantasy series about a sexy paranormal investigator who lives in a Las Vegas run by mobbed-up werewolves. Original.

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Dying scream

November 19, 2009
Burton, Mary (Mary T.)
New York : Zebra Books/Kensington Pub., c2009.
379 p. ; 18 cm.

Torn

November 19, 2009
Kenner, Julie.
New York : Ace Books, 2009.
310 p. ; 18 cm.
"Lily is in trouble of the deepest kind. Having been tricked by the forces of evil, she killed what she believed were 'demons' at will. Now she knows better, and with a little help from half angel, half demon Deacon Camphire, she must try to take down the bad guys from within as a double agent. Far easier said than done. The dark ones neither trust nor need Lily anymore. So to prove her loyalty, she'll have to lie, betray, and maybe even continue to kill the innocent. She thinks she can do all that--but when she's asked to work with the one demon she most despises, she may be willing to lose her soul to end his existence..."--P. [4] of cover.

Total oblivion, more or less : a novel

November 19, 2009
DeNiro, Alan.
New York : Spectra Ballantine Books, 2009.
306 p. ; 21 cm.

Stealing Fatima : a novel

November 19, 2009
Gaspar, Frank, 1946-
Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2009.
391 p. ; 23 cm.

Mr. Monk in trouble : a novel

November 19, 2009
Goldberg, Lee, 1962-
New York : Obsidian, c2009.
viii, 273 p. ; 22 cm.
In this new mystery starring one of television's best-loved characters ("Honolulu Star-Bulletin"), Monk and his assistant, Natalie, are sent to Trouble, California, to investigate the murder of a museum watchman.
"Based on the USA Network television series created by Andy Breckman."
"An original mystery novel"--Jacket.
"An Obsidian mystery."

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A good fall

November 19, 2009
Jin, Ha, 1956-
New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.
240 p. ; 22 cm.
"Stories"--Jacket.

Love at first click

November 19, 2009
Chandler, Elizabeth, 1954-
New York, NY : HarperTeen, c2009.
185 p. ; 21cm.
"I could no longer deny what the heat in my cheeks meant when I was around Flynn. I was falling for my sister's boyfriend. There's just something about Flynn. Yes, he's a tall, unbelievably gorgeous, dark-haired football player, but -- he's also sweet and nice and super easy to talk to. It's lucky I'm the photographer for the school paper, because my camera likes Flynn almost as much as I do. Unfortunately for me, so does my sister, and there's no way I can nab Flynn with her in the picture. But could this be the real thing?"--P. [4] of cover.

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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

November 19, 2009
Greenhalgh, Chris, 1963-
New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
326 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: London : Review, 2003, under title: Coco and Igor.

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword of Avalon

November 19, 2009
Paxson, Diana L.
New York : Roc, c2009.
xvi, 424 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
A boy raised in secret after traitors kill his parents will return to Avalon. When he does, he will be faced with a formidable task: to prove his worth as a son of the kings and lead his followers to victory, wielding the newly-forged sword, Excalibur.

Tragedy at two

November 19, 2009
Purser, Ann.
New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 2009.
293 p. ; 21 cm.
From the author of "Warning at One" comes another Lois Meade mystery that proves there's no good time for murder. Lois must follow a twisted path that leads to arson, secret meetings, and blackmail before she can discover who's been tinkering with the truth.
"A Lois Meade mystery"--Jacket.

The Paris vendetta : a novel

November 19, 2009
Berry, Steve, 1955-
New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
418 p. ; 24 cm.
Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. But narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally--an American Secret Service agent--and help him stop the Paris Club, a cabal of multimillionaires bent on manipulating the global economy. Only by matching wits with a terrorist-for-hire, foiling a catastrophic attack, and plunging into a desperate hunt for the legendary lost treasure of Napoleon Bonaparte can Malone hope to avert international financial anarchy.

Love and peaches : a novel

November 19, 2009
Anderson, Jodi Lynn.
New York : HarperTeen, 2009, c2008.
243 p. ; 21 cm.
Brimming with all the charm, humor, and heart of "Peaches" and "The Secrets of Peaches," this satisfying conclusion to the series reunites three unlikely best friends for a final sweet farewell.

The struggle

November 19, 2009
Smith, L. J. (Lisa J.)
New York : HarperTeen, 2009.
236 p., 10 p. ; 21 cm.
Two vampire brothers compete for high stakes--the love of Elena Gilbert, a beautiful high school senior who is searching for excitement.
Includes excerpts of of Volume III, "The fury and dark reunion".

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Forever waiting : Colette's appeal

November 19, 2009
Gantt, DeVa.
New York : Avon, 2009.
434 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes book group discussion questions.

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The morning show murders : a novel

November 19, 2009
Roker, Al, 1954-
New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
312 p. ; 24 cm.
Celebrity chef Billy Blessing struggles to clear his name by solving the murder of his producer, who has been poisoned while eating a dish from Billy's four-star restaurant.

Bryant & May on the loose : a Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery

November 19, 2009
Fowler, Christopher.
New York : Bantam Books, c2009.
337 p. ; 22 cm.
Drawn together by a series of bizarre murders involving beheaded victims, the members of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit search for clues beneath the medieval buildings of St. Pancras Church, where they unearth a disturbing history of Christian rites and pagan rituals.

The devil's alphabet

November 19, 2009
Gregory, Daryl.
New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.
x, 388 p. ; 21 cm.
Switchcreek is a normal town in eastern Tennessee--until a mysterious disease kill a third of its residents and mutates most of the rest into monstrous oddities. A new novel from the acclaimed author of "Pandemonium."

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Snow queen

November 18, 2009
Harrison, Emma.
New York : HarperTeen, c2010.
376 p. ; 18 cm.
At Chamberlain Ski Resort and Spa, Aubrey Mills only wants to compete in the annual Snow Queen pageant in order to wipe the smirk off Layla Chamberlain's face. And it wouldn't hurt if sweet (and hot) Grayson Chamberlain, the assistant director, comes with winning the tiara.

Milkweed : a novel

November 18, 2009
Berrini, Deahn.
Boston, Mass. : Somerset Hall Press, c2009.
220 p. ; 22 cm.

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The last aloha : a novel ; inspired by true events

November 18, 2009
Quinn, Gaellen.
Fort Bragg, CA : Lost Coast Press, c2009.
x, 375 p. ; 22 cm.

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Shadowland

November 18, 2009
Noël, Alyson.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.
xvi, 339 p. ; 22 cm.
Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives and fought off the world's darkest enemies to be together forever, but just as their long-awaited destiny is finally within reach, a powerful curse threatens them.
Sequel to: Blue moon.

The boyfriend game

November 18, 2009
Davis, Stephie.
New York : HarperTeen, c2009.
157, 10 p. ; 21 cm.
Trisha Perkins's good fortune at snagging a new kid at school as her soccer tryout practice partner turns to potential romance.
Includes excerpt from: Love at first click.

Timelock

November 18, 2009
Klass, David.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
246 p. ; 24 cm.
Jack discovers that the only way to protect the Earth from ecological disaster at the hands of the Dark Army is to lock time, and he must choose between staying in the present or returning to the future world from which he came.
"Frances Foster books."

Perfect mistake : a privilege novel

November 18, 2009
Brian, Kate, 1974-
New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster BFYR, c2009.
231 p. ; 21 cm.
Make new friends and kill the old....Ariana Osgood has everything she's ever wanted. A place at elite Atherton-Pryce boarding school. Fabulous friends. A new crush. And most importantly, a new identity. Now that she's officially become Briana Leigh Covington, Ariana's troubled past is dead and buried.Or is it? When the one person who knows her secret arrives on campus, Ariana decides it's time to say good-bye to her ex-best friend -- forever.

Eragon's guide to Alagaësia

November 18, 2009
Paolini, Christopher.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2009.
[28] p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 27 x 31 cm.
An introduction to the fictional world of the people, places, and things, of Alagaësia.
Age: 9+.

Blind panic

November 18, 2009
Masterton, Graham.
Sutton : Severn House, 2009.
284 p. ; 23 cm.
Misquamacus is back . . . - The President of the United States is suddenly struck blind. Thousands more people mysteriously lose their sight, and America descends into chaos. Self-styled mystic Harry Erskine is telling fortunes in Miami when his friend Amelia Crusoe calls on him for help. Algonquin medicine man Misquamacus has come back to life to seek a final revenge for the massacre of his people. But, this time, the odds of beating Misquamacus are suicidal indeed .

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If he's sinful

November 18, 2009
Howell, Hannah.
New York : Zebra ; Godalming : Melia [distributor], c2009.
341 p. ; 17 cm.

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Rion

November 18, 2009
Kearney, Susan.
New York : Forever ; London : Little, Brown [distributor], 2009.
373 p. ; 18 cm.

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Frag box

November 18, 2009
Thompson, Richard A. (Richard Alvin), 1942-
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2009.
222 p. ; 23 cm.
"A Herman Jackson mystery"--Cover.

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A catered birthday party

November 18, 2009
Crawford, Isis.
New York : Kensington, c2009.
329 p. ; 22 cm.
"A mystery with recipes"--Cover.
Includes recipes (p. 323-329).

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Hollywood moon : a novel

November 18, 2009
Wambaugh, Joseph.
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
vi, 344 p. ; 25 cm.

There is saying at Hollywood station that the full moon brings out the beast, rather than the best, in the precinct's citizens. One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss, a struggling actor turned cop, get a call about a young man who's been attacking women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into an odd, suspicious duo, a smooth talking player in dreadlocks and a crazy eyed, tattooed biker. No one suspects that all three dubious characters might be involved in something bigger, more high tech, and much more illegal. After a dizzying series of twists, turns, and chases, the cops will find they've stumbled upon a complex web of crime where even the criminals can't be sure who's conning whom. The author gets inside the hearts and minds of the cops whose jobs have them constantly on the brink of danger. By turns heart wrenching, exhilarating, and laugh out loud funny, this novel is his most thrilling and deeply affecting ride yet through the singular streets of Los Angeles.

One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss, a struggling-actor-turned cop, get a call about a young man who's been attacking women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into an odd, suspicious duo--a smooth-talking player in dreads and a crazy-eyed, tattooed biker. No one suspects that all three dubious characters might be involved in something bigger, more high-tech, and much more illegal.


A marquis to marry

November 18, 2009
Grey, Amelia.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Casablanca, c2009.
347 p. ; 17 cm.
Alexander Mitchell Raceworth, the dashing fourth Marquis of Raceworth, is shocked when the alluring young Duchess of Brookfield accuses him of stealing priceless pearls belonging to her family.

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My unfair lady

November 17, 2009
Kennedy, Kathryne.
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Casablanca, c2009.
363 p. ; 18 cm.
Wild West heiress Summer Wine Lee knows that she's not an acceptable bride for her fiancé's knickerbocker family, having grown up in an Arizona mining town and carrying a highly improper secret from her past. But she has high hopes that the Duke of Monchester, burdened with his father's gambling debts, can change her into a proper lady.

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Breathless : a novel

November 17, 2009
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Random House Large Print, c2009.
431 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
When Colorado carpenter Gary Adams spots two mysterious creatures in the woods near his house, he calls on his friend, veterinarian Cammy Rivers for advice. But like Gary, Cammy has never seen an animal resembling this beautiful species. But when the Department of Homeland Security puts a call out for Gary and Cammy because of these animals, the two risk everything to protect the innocent creatures.

Breathless : a novel

November 17, 2009
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Bantam Books, c2009.
336 p. ; 25 cm.
When Colorado carpenter Gary Adams spots two mysterious creatures in the woods near his house, he calls on his friend, veterinarian Cammy Rivers for advice. But like Gary, Cammy has never seen an animal resembling this beautiful species. But when the Department of Homeland Security puts a call out for Gary and Cammy because of these animals, the two risk everything to protect the innocent creatures.

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U is for undertow

November 17, 2009
Grafton, Sue.
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.
403 p. ; 24 cm.
After a recent reference to a kidnapping triggers a flood of memories, unemployed college dropout Michael Sutton hires Kinsey Millhone to locate a four-year-old girl's remains and find the men who killed her.
"A Marian Wood book."

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Posh and prejudice

November 17, 2009
Dent, Grace.
New York : Poppy/Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
217 p. ; 21 cm.
At the end of her last year of compulsory education, sixteen-year-old Shiraz resigns herself to life in her gritty London suburb, serving fried eggs at Mr. Yolk and dating plumber-in-training Wesley, until she receives high marks in her examinations and decides to enroll in her school's "Centre of Excellence" program.
Sequel to: Diva without a cause.

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Pirate latitudes : a novel

November 17, 2009
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008.
New York : HarperLuxe, c2009.
439 p. (large print) : maps ; 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.

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Precipice

November 17, 2009
Mack, David, 1969-
New York : Pocket Books, 2010.
331 p. ; 18 cm.
This fifth novel in the Vanguard series raises the stakes for all those embroiled in the mystery of the Taurus Reach, with the disgraced Diego Reyes finding unexpected allies among the enemies he had so recently fought against. Original.

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Deadly deals

November 17, 2009
Michaels, Fern.
New York : Kensington Books, c2009.
234 p. ; 22 cm.

Den of sin : a novel

November 17, 2009
Storm.
Bellport, N.Y. : Melodrama Pub., c2007.
226 p. ; 22 cm.
Sex, Secrets, Drama - Nadia Weber - Beautiful. Sexy. Scandalous. A Self-proclaimed sex fiend, Nadia's seen it all and screwed the rest. Swearing off sex with married men for cash, she sets her freaky sights on her co-worker - a gorgeous playboy with his own secrets and private fantasies. They get together in The Den, where anything and everything goes. Then a stranger rocks Nadia's world and she finally meets her sexual match - in the dark, literally. Now Nadia must rely on friends and family to get her past lonely and confusing days where everything she loves and thinks she knows are threatened.

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