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Staff Picks November 2014 Mary from reference is providing our picks this month.
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The brutal telling
by Louise Penny
After a stranger is murdered in a bistro and antiques store in the village of Three Pines and the bistro's owner Oliver becomes the main suspect, Chief Inspector Gamache must sift through a number of clues, go deep into the woods, and cross the continent in order to solve the case, in a book by the best-selling author of A Rule Against Murder. 50,000 first printing.
Call Number: M Penny
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The extra large medium
by Helen Slavin
A young woman who has been able to communicate with the restless dead since she was a child, Annie Coville is disturbed by the disappearance of her beloved husband, Evan Bees, especially when he fails to make a ghostly appearance, by her search for her missing father, and by her struggle with the questions linked to her enigmatic gift. A first novel. Original.
Call Number: F Slavin
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Her royal spyness
by Rhys Bowen
A penniless twenty-something member of the extended British royal family, Lady Victoria, the daughter of the Duke of Atholt and Rannoch, puts her sleuthing talents to work when an arrogant Frenchman, who is determined to gain control of her family's eight-hundred-year-old estate for himself, ends up dead in her bathtub. By the author of Evan Blessed.
Call Number: M Bowen
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I am half-sick of shadows : A Flavia de Luce Novel
by C. Alan Bradley
After the whole village of Bishop's Lacey descends on Flavia de Luce's family's estate during a raging blizzard to watch the filming of a movie, a person ends up dead, strangled by a length of film, and the 11-year-old budding chemist must find the killer. By the author of A Red Herring Without Mustard.
Call Number: M Bradley
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Twelve drummers drumming : a mystery
by C. C. Benison
A first entry in a planned 12-part cozy mystery series by the award-winning author of Death at Buckingham Palace introduces the character of widower and single father Reverend Tom Christmas, who turns detective when a parishioner is murdered and numerous villagers reveal dark secrets.
Call Number: M Benison
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Landline
by Rainbow Rowell
Recognizing that her marriage is in deep trouble in spite of her abiding and mutual love for her husband, television writer Georgie excludes herself from a Christmas family visit before discovering a way to reconnect with the man her husband used to be. By the award-winning author of Fangirl. 100,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Rowell
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Lila
by Marilynne Robinson
Triggering a romance and debate by seeking shelter in a church and becoming a minister's wife, homeless Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian worldview. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead. Includes reading-group guide.
Call Number: F Robinson
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Lucky us : a novel
by Amy Bloom
Forging a life together after being abandoned by their parents, half sisters Eva and Iris share decades in and out of the spotlight in golden-era Hollywood and mid-20th-century Long Island. By the author of the National Book Award finalist, Come to Me. 125,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Bloom
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A moment in time
by Tracie Peterson
Scarred by an attack that killed her father, Alice Chesterfield relocates to a Texas ranch to start over, confront the truth about her father's dealings, rediscover her faith, reconnect with her mother and pursue a relationship with an unavailable man. By the award-winning author of All Things Hidden.
Call Number: F Peterson
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Wayfaring stranger : a novel
by James Lee Burke
A decade after taking a shot at Bonnie and Clyde during one of their notorious armed robberies, a Depression teen-turned-soldier 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. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Light of the World.
Call Number: F Burke
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City of darkness and light
by Rhys Bowen
Agreeing to flee New York City when her husband is targeted by a gang for his part in a high-profile arrest, Molly travels to Paris to stay with art-student friends whose disappearances are tied to the murder of a renowned Impressionist artist. By the Agatha Award-winning author of the Evan Evans series. 40,000 first printing.
Call Number: M Bowen
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Delicious! : a novel
by Ruth Reichl
Working as a public relations hotline consultant for a once-prestigious culinary magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters a world of New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors while reading World War II letters exchanged between a plucky 12-year-old and James Beard. A first novel by the best-selling author of Tender at the Bone. 150,000 first printing.
Call Number: F Reichl
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The scent of death
by Andrew Taylor
*WINNER of the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award 2013* 'Andrew Taylor wrote superb historical fiction long before Hilary Mantel was popular' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a new historical thriller set during the American War of Independence.
Call Number: F Taylor
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The silent sister
by Diane Chamberlain
Settling her late father's affairs only to discover evidence that contradicts understandings about her sister's suicide 20 years earlier, Riley MacPherson learns that her sister is still alive and has been on the run from dangerous family secrets. By the best-selling author of Necessary Lies.
Call Number: F Chamberlain
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To dwell in darkness
by Deborah Crombie
Transferred to the London borough of Camden from Scotland Yard, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid must piece together the clues in a deadly bombing at historic St. Pancras Station, while still questioning the reasons behind his transfer. 100,000 first printing.
Call Number: M Crombie
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