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November 20, 2009

New Arrivals · Large Print Fiction

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

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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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A quilter's holiday : an Elm Creek quilts novel

November 13, 2009
Chiaverini, Jennifer.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009.
337 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
The Elm Creek Quilters are home for the holidays, "when days spent hand-stitching heartfelt gifts for loved ones bring forth holiday spirit.

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Rainwater

November 13, 2009
Brown, Sandra, 1948-
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009.
341 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
A romantic historical novel from bestselling thriller-master Sandra Brown, about an independent woman who runs a boarding house in Dust Bowl Texas.

All the dead voices

November 13, 2009
Hughes, Declan, 1963-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
473 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Dublin P.I. Ed Loy can't escape the past in this fourth novel in the acclaimed series from the Shamus Award-winning author, hailed as the best Irish crime novelist of his generation. (John Connolly).

Coming attractions

November 13, 2009
Gunn, Robin Jones, 1955-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
449 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
The third book in the Katie Weldon series takes Katie through her last semester in college. As Katie ponders life after graduation, she's asking serious questions about her future. Will it be with Rick? Most important of all, is she really serious about her relationship with God?

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Colonial Christmas brides : four romances glow from the windows of Old Williamsburg and Jamestown

November 13, 2009
Bliss, Lauralee.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
431 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

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Intervention

November 13, 2009
Blackstock, Terri, 1957-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2009.
471 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction: staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment-and her interventionist is found dead at the airport where she was last seen-Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all.

Plain pursuit

November 13, 2009
Wiseman, Beth, 1962-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2009.
477 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Carley Marek takes a hiatus from her job to visit a friend in Amish country, Pennsylvania. When her time is up, Carley must make a life-changing decision: stay and face the path that is set before her, or flee and leave the only love she's ever known.

Invisible

November 13, 2009
Auster, Paul, 1947-
Waterville, Me : Thorndike Press, c2009.
387 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
With uncompromising insight, Auster reinvents the coming-of-age story and takes readers into the shadowy borderland between truth and memory, between authorship and identity, to produce a work of unforgettable power.

A killing sky : a Frank Pavlicek mystery

November 12, 2009
Straka, Andy.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
389 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Charlottesville, Virginia, private eye and falconer Frank Pavlicek is called by Cassidy Drummond, the daughter of a Congressman, to investigate the disappearance of her twin sister, Cartwright. Their father is known for his philandering--and Cassidy wonders if this led to Cartwright's disappearance. Despite a long list of suspects, Frank's not sure foul play is involved, putting him on a trail of family secrets and scandals.
Originally published: New York : Signet, 2002.

Murder in four parts

November 12, 2009
Crider, Bill, 1941-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, c2009.
385 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
When Sheriff Dan Rhodes is asked to join the Clearview Barbershop Chorus, he suspects that there's an ulterior motive. Soon enough, Rhodes is sorting through clues and barbershop singing while enlisting the help of a few oddball local characters.

Mama rides shotgun : a Mace Bauer mystery

November 12, 2009
Sharp, Deborah, 1954-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
449 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

The big steal : a Sterling Glass mystery

November 12, 2009
Jenkins, Emyl.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
485 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Hired to assess the value of broken and missing antiques following a suspicious burglary at a Virginia manor house, intrepid appraiser and amateur sleuth Sterling Glass finds that her job is more complicated than she'd anticipated.

Between the assassinations

November 12, 2009
Adiga, Aravind.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
487 p. (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
The dazzling new book from the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize, "Between the Assassinations" brings to life a chorus of distinctive Indian voices, all inhabitants in the fictional town of Kittur.

New tricks

November 11, 2009
Rosenfelt, David.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
465 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Andy Carpenter gains possession of an adorable Bernese puppy whose owner had been brutally murdered. However, his playful new friend is valued by several people, many of whom are willing to resort to violence to get what they want.

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Happiness Key

November 11, 2009
Richards, Emilie, 1948-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
719 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
When the only other resident of Happiness Key dies alone in his cottage, four women warily join forces to find his family. Together, they discover difficult truths about their own lives and the men they love-- and uncover the treasure of an unlikely friendship.
Originally published: Don Mills, Ont. : Mira, c2009.

Royal flush

November 11, 2009
Bowen, Rhys.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
439 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
The latest in the Royal Spyness mystery series stars Lady Georgiana, who is 34th in line for the throne and the mystery world's favorite penniless heiress.
"A royal spyness mystery."

Undead and unwelcome

November 11, 2009
Davidson, MaryJanice.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
277 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
A just-laid-off secretary has a really bad week when she dies and is then made Queen of the Undead. "Chick lit meets vampire fiction in this creative, sophisticated, sexy, and wonderfully witty book."--Catherine Spangler.

Lip service

November 11, 2009
Mallery, Susan.
Waterville, Me. : Wheeler Pub., 2009.
419 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Forbidden to marry boy-next-door Mitch Cassidy by her ruthless businessman father, Skye Titan agrees to wed a man of her father's choosing. A devastated Mitch joins the navy. Eight years later, Mitch is back, wounded from battle, and Skye is a widow with a precocious daughter Mitch suspects is his child. Original.
Originally published: Don Mills, Ont. : Harlequin, 2009.

Hope in a jar

November 11, 2009
Harbison, Elizabeth M.
Waterville, Me. : Wheeler Pub., 2009.
413 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

Lucky streak

November 11, 2009
Phillips, Carly.
Waterville, Me. : Wheeler Pub., 2009.
415 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Phillips delivers the second book in her hero-driven trilogy. Mike Corwin hits the jackpot in Vegas by winning $100 grand and marrying gorgeous Amber. But the next morning, Mike learns Amber is a con-artist who has taken his money and run. Seems the Corwin curse hits Mike--hard. When a twist of fate reunites them, can they turn their run of bad fortune into a lucky streak? Original.
Originally published: Don Mills, Ont. : Harlequin, c2009.

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Kindred in death

November 11, 2009
Robb, J. D., 1950-
Detroit, MI : Wheeler Pub., 2009.
575 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

Cutting edge : a novel of suspense

November 11, 2009
Brennan, Allison.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
545 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Called one of today's hottest writing talents ("Romantic Times"), Brennan, the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Sudden Death," takes the danger and desire all the way to a razor-sharp finale, in the concluding novel of her latest thrill-packed trilogy. Original.

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This is where I leave you

November 11, 2009
Tropper, Jonathan.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
503 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.

In the kitchen

November 11, 2009
Ali, Monica, 1967-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
703 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Booker Prize-shortlisted author Monica Ali's long-awaited second novel brings readers into the vivid world of a London restaurant kitchen.

The pretend wife

November 11, 2009
Asher, Bridget.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
379 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
From the author of "My Husband's Sweethearts" comes this big-hearted, fiercely perceptive novel about a happily married woman and the little white lie that changes everything.

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Ice : a novel

November 11, 2009
Howard, Linda, 1950-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
381 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.

The Hunger Games

November 10, 2009
Collins, Suzanne.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
485 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

One week in December

November 10, 2009
Chamberlin, Holly, 1962-
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2009.
414 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

At home on Ladybug Farm

November 10, 2009
Ball, Donna.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2009.
382 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
From the award-winning author of "A Year on Ladybug Farm" comes the continuing story of three women who learn what it takes to turn a house into a home. A year after taking the chance of a lifetime, Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget are still trying to make a home for themselves on the newly-renovated Ladybug Farm. Life in the Shenandoah Valley is picturesque, but filled with unexpected trialsa such as the introduction of two young people into the ordered life the women have tried to build for themselves. As the walls of the old house reveal their secrets and the lives of those who have gone before begin to unfold, the cobbled-together household starts to disintegrate into chaos. And when one of their members is threatened by a real crisis, they must all come together to fight for the roots theyave laid down, the hopes they share, and the family theyave become.

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A drunkard's path : a Someday Quilts mystery

November 10, 2009
O'Donohue, Clare.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2009.
349 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.

Poison ivory

November 10, 2009
Myers, Tamar.
Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2009.
295 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
All antiques dealer Abby Washburn wants is to find a perfect gift for her mama Mozella's birthday. She never expects her online purchase of an exquisite 17th-century rosewood linen chest would put her in federal custody, accused of trafficking in illegal ivory. Original.

I, Alex Cross : a novel

November 9, 2009
Patterson, James, 1947-
Boston : Little Brown & Co., 2009.
438, 11 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim. Determined to catch the culprit, Cross joins forces with his lover, Detective Brianna Stone, and pursues the case all the way to the seediest section's of Washington's underbelly. This is the fifteenth installment of the acclaimed Alex Cross series.

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