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New Large Print BooksApril 2021
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The best of me by David SedarisThe American humorist, author, and radio contributor shares his most memorable work in a collection of stories and essays that feature him shopping for rare taxidermy, hitchhiking with a quadriplegic, and hand-feeding a carnivorous bird.
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Total power by Kyle MillsWhen an ISIS plot devastates America's power grid, Mitch Rapp and his CIA team race to find the responsible cyberterrorists to prevent the nation from succumbing to total collapse as computers and communication networks are down, fuel can no longer be pumped from gas stations, water and sanitation systems are on the brink of collapse, and the supply of food is running out.
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Anxious people : a novel by Fredrik BackmanTaken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers - including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian - discover their unexpected common traits.
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Dark tides by Philippa GregoryFollowing the fate of characters she first introduced in Tidelands, Gregory takes readers to 1670 London, where Alinor is approached by a wealthy man who abandoned her years ago because he's interested in her son, who is his son and heir. Meanwhile, Alinor's warehouse is on hard times, and a Venetian widow soon sweeps in with both bad news and a promise to save the flailing business.
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Piece of my heart by Mary Higgins ClarkA high-suspense follow-up to the best-selling You Don't Own Me finds the nuptials of television producer Laurie Moran and investigative host Alex Buckley nightmarishly upended by the sudden disappearance of Alex's seven-year-old nephew.
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The lost boys by Faye KellermanDetectives Peter Decker and Tyler McAdams link two suspicious disappearances from an assisted living facility to the case of three missing campers, before the reappearance of a foster son's biological mother upends Decker's home life.
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Hidden in plain sight by Jeffrey ArcherA newly promoted Detective Sergeant William Warwick finds himself and his team reassigned to a vice squad, where his efforts to apprehend a notorious South London drug dealer pits him against enemies old and new.
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The Russian by James PattersonInvestigating a trio of horrifying murders in three major U.S. cities against a backdrop of his impending nuptials, Detective Michael Bennett risks getting caught in a deadly trap set by a particularly elusive killer.
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Faithless in death by J. D. RobbIn the new Eve Dallas police thriller from the New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb, what looks like a lover's quarrel turned fatal has larger-and more terrifying-motives behind it.
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Fortune and glory : tantalizing twenty-seven by Janet EvanovichWhen Grandma Mazur's new husband dies on their wedding night, leaving her keys to a fortune, Stephanie and Grandma Mazur discover that two past enemies are in their way, and the search turns into a race against time with more on the line than ever.
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I'll be seeing you : a memoir by Elizabeth BergBerg gracefully takes readers through navigating the emotional and physical challenges of guiding one's parents through the final stages of life as she recounts her experiences caring for her father, who developed Alzheimer's disease, and offering to her parents the practical advice and emotional support they had given her throughout her life.
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Hush-hush by Stuart WoodsStone Barrington is settling in for some downtime in New York City when an anonymous enemy assails him with fearsome messages that turn into very real consequences. With the help of old friends and a lovely new tech-savvy acquaintance, Stone sets out to unravel the fatal agenda.
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The book of two ways by Jodi PicoultExperiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past.
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The awakening by Nora RobertsAn anxious young woman mired in student debt and working a hated job uses hidden funds to visit Ireland, where she uncovers truths about vivid dreams compelling her to embrace her destiny in a fantastical alternate world.
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Before she disappeared : a novel by Lisa GardnerInvestigating the cold-case disappearance of a Haitian teen in a gritty Boston neighborhood, Frankie Elkin navigates resident and police resistance as well as the challenges of her own sobriety before risking her life to uncover the truth.
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My year abroad by Chang-rae LeeAn everyday American college student finds his life transformed by a Chinese-American businessman who unexpectedly takes him under his wing on a series of whimsical, heartbreaking and darkly shocking adventures throughout Asia - by the award-winning author of Native Speaker.
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Marauder : a novel of the Oregon files by Clive CusslerAboard the Oregon, one of the most advanced spy ships ever built, Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives go up against modern enemies as they prepare for yet another dangerous mission, this time to save millions of lives from a paralyzing chemical before it falls into the hands of terrorists.
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The mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie BenedictBenedict imagines a complex and highly satisfying time line of what might have happened on December 3, 1926, when Agatha Christie disappeared after an argument with her husband, not to be discovered until eleven days later at a hotel where she had registered under the last name of the woman with whom her husband was having an affair. She claimed amnesia and never spoke of it again. To this day, the mystery remains unsolved.
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The consequences of fear by Jacqueline WinspearEntreated by a witness whom nobody believes to investigate a murder, Maisie Dobbs uncovers a conspiracy with devastating implications for Britain's war effort during the Nazi occupation of Europe.
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