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New At PPL Books on CD and Playaway October
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Another dawn : historical romance
by Sandra Brown
When her wedding to local businessman Grady Coleman is shattered by scandal, the distress drives fiercely independent, passionate Banner Coleman into the arms of Jake Langston, foreman of the River Bend Ranch
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The blood of an Englishman : An Agatha Raisin Mystery
by M. C Beaton
Investigating the murder of a local baker during an amateur theatrical, curmudgeon Agatha Raisin and her team of private detectives uncover a web of feuds and temperamental behaviors that place the team in mortal danger
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Burn
by James Patterson
Back home in New York, Detective Michael Bennett investigates a burnt body left where a strange party had been held in a condemned building, in the seventh novel of the series following Gone. Simultaneous.
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Close to home
by Lisa Jackson
In a romantic-suspense novel from a best-selling author, single mother Sara McAdams' attempt to raise her two teen daughters in her childhood home turns terrifying when the dilapidated mansion is rumored to be haunted and teenage girls begin disappearing around town. Simultaneous.
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Cobra
by Deon Meyer
A famous mathematician is kidnapped and his bodyguards killed. It's a professional job, as the spent shell casings are engraved with the head of a cobra. Meanwhile, a skilled young thief picks the pocket of someone who was delivering valuable and dangerous information. Before the day is over, five more people are killed by Cobra, the thief's sister is kidnapped, and he is on the run. Captain Benny Griessel and the Hawks attempt to identify the missing man, save the sister, and track down Cobra.
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Deadline
by John Sandford
In the aftermath of a school board's secret decision to have a local reporter murdered, Virgil Flowers' investigation of a sinister dognapping is interrupted by a suspicious death. By the best-selling author of Storm Front. Read by Eric Conger. Simultaneous.
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Festive in death
by J. D. Robb
Investigating the untimely murder of a narcissist personal trainer who left a string of broken hearts in his wake, Lieutenant Eve Dallas sorts through a long list of suspects while juggling seasonal demands, including her husband's upcoming holiday bash. By the #1 best-selling author of Concealed in Death. Simultaneous.
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Leaving time : a novel
by Jodi Picoult
Abandoned by a grief-stricken father and accomplished-scientist mother who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, 13-year-old Jenna Metcalf approaches a disgraced psychic and a jaded detective in the hopes of finding answers. By the #1 best-selling author of The Storyteller. Simultaneous.
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Lila : a novel
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. Simultaneous. Book available.
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The lost key
by Catherine Coulter
Investigating the Wall Street stabbing of a rare-book dealer who had been secretly looking for a missing WWI U-boat full of treasure, Nicholas Drummond and his partner, Mike Caine, frantically try to track down the victim's missing children. Read by MacLeod Andrews and Renee Raudman. Simultaneous.
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Lovely, dark, deep : stories
by Joyce Carol Oates
The National Book Award winner and New York Times best-selling author of The Accursed presents a searing collection of stories that lay bare the terror, hurt and uncertainty that lurks at the edges of ordinary lives.
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Mr. Miracle : a Christmas novel
by Debbie Macomber
Assigned to help young college student Addie Folsom get her life back on track, guardian angel Harry Mills poses as a teacher and oversees her relationship with contrary neighbor, Erich Simmons, with whom Addie is forced to spend Christmas, in a novel that will be the basis of a Hallmark Original TV movie in Fall 2014. Simultaneous. TV tie-in.
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Nora Webster
by Colm Toibin
Struggling with grief and financial hardships after the death of her beloved husband, widow Nora struggles to support her four children and clings to secrecy in the intrusive community of her childhood before finding her voice. By the award-winning author of The Master and Brooklyn. Simultaneous. Book available.
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Paris match
by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington returns to Paris only to be embroiled in high-stakes trouble involving an old enemy with a vengeful associate and a scandal that threatens to disrupt a vital project in the United States. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Cut and Thrust. Read by Tony Roberts. Simultaneous.
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Some Luck
by Jane Smiley
On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different yet equally remarkable children: Frank, the brilliant, stubborn first-born; Joe, whose love of animals makes him the natural heir to his family's land; Lillian, an angelic child who enters a fairy-tale marriage with a man only she will fully know; Henry, the bookworm who's not afraid to be different; and Claire, who earns the highest place in her father's heart.
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Trailing West
by Louis L'Amour
Collected here are six stories penned by America's favorite Western author. "Trap of Gold": Wetherton has been three months out of town when he finds his first color in a crumbling upthrust granite wall with a vein of quartz that is literally laced with gold. The problem is that the rocks are unstable, and taking out the quartz might bring the whole thing tumbling down. "Keep Travelin', Rider": Tack Gentry has been away for a year when he returns to the familiar buildings of his uncle John Gentry's G Bar ranch. Now the ranch has a new owner, who tells Tack to make tracks. But Tack has other plans. "Dutchman's Flat": A six-man posse heads into the desert after a squatter named Lock who shot a man in the back. Once they catch him, there won't be any trial. But Lock knows the desert better than they do and can pick them off one by one. "Big Medicine": Old Billy Dunbar has discovered the best gold-bearing gravel that he's found in a year, but now he is lying face down in a ravine, hiding from Apaches. He is going to need a good strategy to get out of this one alive. "Trail to Pie Town": Dusty Barron shot a man, who had relatives in the area, and now it looks like he is going to be facing a clan war. "McQueen of the Tumbling K": Ward McQueen, foreman for the Tumbling K Ranch, rides into town and is shot down by gunmen and left for dead. But they made a critical mistake because McQueen is not dead--and he is looking to get even.
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A vision of fire : a novel
by Gillian Anderson
Juggling her career and parenting responsibilities, child psychologist Caitlin O'Hara begins treating an ambassador's daughter, who starts having violent visions and speaking in tongues right before children throughout the world demonstrate similar mystical symptoms
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Robert Kirkman's The walking dead : descent
by Jay R Bonansinga
Struggling to rebuild Woodbury after the Governor's shocking demise, Lily Caul organizes a plague haven that is attacked by a vast super-herd of walkers who force the survivors to team up with a mysterious religious sect
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Winter street
by Elin Hilderbrand
A family reunion at Kelley Quinn's Nantucket inn is thrown into turmoil by his four adult children's personal dramas and the discovery of his second wife's infidelity. By the best-selling author of Beautiful Day and The Matchmaker. Simultaneous.
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You can, you will : 8 undeniable qualities of a winner
by Joel Osteen
Describes the eight characteristics that the author believes are common to people who achieve their goals and attain the highest levels of success, including service to others, positive thinking, dreaming big, and high standards
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Neil Patrick Harris : choose your own autobiography
by Neil Patrick Harris
The Emmy Award-winning star of How I Met Your Mother shares his experiences as a child star, Broadway performer and father in an over-the-top, humorous account creatively designed in the style Simultaneous. 300,000 first printing. Book and eBook available.
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Rocks : my life in and out of Aerosmith
by Joe Perry
The lead guitarist of Aerosmith shares behind-the-scenes perspectives into the band, discussing his decision to drop out of school, enduring relationship with Steven Tyler, and experiences with fame and recovery
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The monogram murders
by Sophie Hannah
A brand-new mystery featuring Agatha Christie's legendary hero follows Hercule Poirot as he tries to solve a diabolically clever puzzle in 1920s London that will put his keen skills of detection to the test. Simultaneous.
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Angels walking : a novel
by Karen Kingsbury
When the career that cost him his relationships with loved ones is ended by an injury, former national baseball star Tyler befriends an Alzheimer's patient and hopes for a miracle when he learns the woman he still loves has moved on with someone else. Simultaneous.
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Robert B. Parker's Blind spot
by Reed Farrel Coleman
Struggling with regrets while attending a reunion of his former Triple-A team, Jesse Stone is embroiled in a murder-kidnapping case that is linked to the reunion and one of Jesse's former teammates. Simultaneous.
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Bones Never Lie
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic investigator Temperance Brennan employs her classic style while embarking into new territory that leads her to reunite with her mother and track down an elusive adversary.
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Don't look back
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Embarking on a rafting and hiking tour through southern Mexico, single mom Eve spots a menacing man throwing machetes at a human-shaped target before finding a missing woman's digital camera containing images of the same man. By the best-selling author of Tell No Lies. Read by Scott Brick.
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The drop : a novel
by Dennis Lehane
While rescuing an abused puppy from a trash can, a lonely bartender meets a damaged woman, and as their relationship grows, they encounter the Chechen mafia, stick-up artists, a relentless cop, and the original owner of the puppy, who now wants it back
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Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett
A conclusion to the epic trilogy by the best-selling author of Winter of the World continues the experiences of five intertwined international families as they confront the social, political and economic turmoil of the second half of the 20th century. Read by John Lee. Simultaneous.
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The eye of heaven
by Clive Cussler
Discovering an artifact-filled, perfectly preserved Viking ship in the ice during an Arctic expedition, Sam and Remi Fargo investigate a legend about a fabled Toltec object, only to be targeted by treasure hunters and crime cartels. Co-written by the #1 best-selling author of The Mayan Secrets. Read by Scott Brick. Simultaneous.
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The Golem of Hollywood
by Jonathan Kellerman
Waking up beside a beautiful woman he has no memory of meeting, Detective Jacob Lev investigates a Hollywood Division murder case involving a severed head, an ominous message in Hebrew and the legend of the Golem of Prague. Co-written by the Edgar Award-winning author of Guilt. Simultaneous.
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Keeper of the Light
by Diane Chamberlain
Midway through performing surgery on a gunshot victim, Dr. Olivia Simon learns that the victim is Annie O'Neill, the woman with whom Olivia's husband is in love.
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The king's curse
by Philippa Gregory
Married to loyal Lancaster supporter Sir Richard Pole to minimize her claim to the throne of Henry VII, Margaret becomes an advisor to newlyweds Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon before witnessing the rapid ascent of Henry VIII. By the best-selling author of The White Princess. Read by Bianca Amato. Simultaneous.
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A most wanted man
by John Le Carré
Smuggled into Hamburg, Issa, a young Russian man carrying loads of cash and claiming to be a devout Muslim, forms an unlikely alliance with Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, and Tommy Brue, a 60-year-old scion of a failing British bank, as they become victims of rival intelligence operations in the War on Terror. A best-selling novel. Read by Roger Rees.
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Murder 101 : a Decker/Lazarus novel
by Faye Kellerman
While working for the Greenbury Police Department in upstate New York, Peter Decker must draw from his years of experience as a homicide cop when a break-in at the local cemetery leads him into a world of art forgery and murder that is linked to cold case crimes, international intrigue and ruthless people who kill for sport. Simultaneous.
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Personal
by Lee Child
A follow-up to the best-selling Never Go Back traces the fallout of game-changing events, placing Jack Reacher in a unique environment while pitting him against adversaries whose fates transform in unexpected ways. Simultaneous.
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The Promise
by Beth Wiseman
"Mallory's search for happiness leads her to a faraway place. There she finds heartache,betrayal and danger. Can the only man she's ever loved rescue her before it's too late? Mallory Hammond is determined not to let her boyfriend, parents, or anyone else get in the way of her goal to save a life. She had that chance when she was a teenager, and the opportunity slipped away, leaving a void she's desperate to fill. Then a new friend she met online offers her the chance she has dreamed of. But she'll have to leave behind everyone she loves to take it.Tate Webber has loved Mallory for years. He understands that Mallory's free spirit has to fly, and when he gives her the space she needs, he hopes that when she lands, the two of them will be in the same placeand can marry at last. In a bold move and with lots of resistance from Tate and those closest to her Mallory decides to travel across the world to fulfill her dream. Tate begs her not to go, but Mallory embarks on the dangerous journey to Pakistan anyway, only to discover how swiftly and easily promises can be broken. Her new friend isn't who he says he is. And Mallory can only pray she'll make it out alive. Inspired by actual events, this riveting story will take you on a wild journey and have you asking yourself: How far would I go for love?"
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Somewhere safe with somebody good
by Jan Karon
While Father Tim Kavanagh struggles with ambivalence about returning to the pulpit in Mitford, his adopted son, Dooley, falls passionately in love with an aspiring veterinarian against a backdrop of a mayoral reelection campaign and the opening of a new café. By the #1 best-selling author of Light From Heaven. Simultaneous.
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Tucker
by Louis L'Amour
Shell Tucker sets out to find his former friends and their gang and recover the twenty thousand dollars that they stole from his father
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Utah Blaine
by Louis L'Amour
Utah Blaine saves Joe Neal, owner of the 46 Connected Ranch, but when another murder attempt succeeds, Blaine finds himself alone to face a gang of greedy ranchers
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Alcoholics Anonymous
by Bill W.
An anniversary edition of the practical self-help guide for those who wish to quit alcohol features lavish design elements—including a ribbon marker, acid-free paper, and a vegan-leather hardback casing—and contains the original 1939 text, as well as a complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article, "Alcoholics Anonymous."
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Killing Patton : the strange death of World War II's most audacious general
by Bill O'Reilly
The anchor of cable's The O'Reilly Factor and a best-selling historian explore the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of General George S. Patton after the war and describe the powerful people who may have wanted him out of the way. By the best-selling authors of Killing Jesus. Simultaneous.
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UnPHILtered : the way I see it
by Phil Robertson
Shares the author's colorful and heartfelt views on life based on the love of God and love of one's neighbor, as well as how adopting those beliefs radically changed his way of life
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