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New Must Read eBooks at HPL! October 2017 |
You can access the eRead Illinois catalog to search and browse all titles here. For more instruction for downloading content, click here. You can access the OverDrive catalog to search and browse all titles here. For more instruction for downloading content, click here. |
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A Column of Fire by Ken FollettA half-century love affair between a man in service to Elizabeth I and a woman on the opposing side of England's religious divide is challenged by violent ideological power shifts, torn loyalties and the queen's circle of spies, in a latest entry in the best-selling series that includes The Pillars of the Earth. |
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The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMilleWhen his shaky finances compel him to accept a lucrative job for a 10-day fishing tournament to Cuba, Army combat veteran-turned-charter boat captain Mac learns that one of his clients is seeking to claim millions hidden by her grandfather, who was forced to flee Castro's revolution years earlier. By the best-selling author of Plum Island. |
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Don't Let Go by Harlan CobenThe internationally best-selling and award-winning author of Fool Me Once and Missing You presents a latest novel of provocative suspense. |
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The Duchess Deal : Girl Meets Duke by Tessa DareAfter returning from war, the Duke of Ashbury decides he needs an heir and offers a marriage proposal to a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress who happens to be in his library wearing a wedding gown. |
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The Golden House by Salman RushdieA thriller inspired by today's headlines follows the experiences of a real-estate tycoon and his mysterious, corrupt family, who become the subjects of an aspiring filmmaker's project before revelations of monstrous past activities give way to the rise of a mad presidential candidate. By the award-winning author of Midnight's Children. |
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A Legacy of Spies by John Le CarréA long-anticipated new Smiley novel finds George Smiley, his colleague Peter Guillam and other former members of the British Secret Service facing charges for decades-old, once-toasted intelligence operations by a generation that is unfamiliar with the dynamics of the Cold War. |
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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgFighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant's past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families. |
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Second Chance Girl by Susan MalleryA biologist finds herself falling for her handsome neighbor after they spend time together trying to adopt a herd for her lonely giraffe, in the second novel of the series following You Say It First. |
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Sourdough : A Novel by Robin SloanEnduring a virtually solitary existence working for an ambitious software company, an exhausted coder is bequeathed a sourdough recipe from sibling bakers who are forced to close their shop, a gift that leads to a new vocation, a legal dispute and a venture into a secret market that fuses food with technology. |
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To Be Where You Are by Jan KaronFather Tim Kavanagh struggles to find meaning in an unexpected new job, while newlyweds Dooley and Lace are stricken by a crisis that overshadows their happiness, and 4-year-old Jack Tyler looks forward to the biggest day of his young life. |
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It Takes Two : Our Story by Jonathan ScottThe celebrity designers from the popular HGTV series Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother present a follow-up to their best-selling Dream Home to share never-before-revealed tales of their childhood, their rise to fame and how their combined talents for entertaining and renovating enabled their success. |
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Killing England : The Brutal Struggle for American Independence by Bill O'ReillyIn a book told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Great Britain’s King George III, the authors chronicle the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. |
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What Happened by Hillary Rodham ClintonA new book of essays by the former secretary of state includes entries describing her experiences in the 2016 presidential campaign and incorporates hundreds of inspirational quotes that have shaped her life and work. |
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