http://www.wblib.org/programs/index.php See what new books are in this month @ your Library. en-us webmaster@wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/graphics/logo_4C.gif http://www.wblib.org http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1724 An investigative journalist named Rhoda Gradwyn is murdered at a private nursing home in Dorset which caters to rich patients treated by the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. As Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team get to work, more and more motives emerge and suspicion and fear grow. Then there is another murder. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1725 NUMA director Dirk Pitt has reason to believe there's a connection between a potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming, a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia, and a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies. Their only real clue might be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition. But no one survived that doomed mission, and if Pitt and his colleague aren't careful, the same fate may await them. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1726 Cassie accepted a monumental task when she took the year-old child of a deceased loved one into her home to raise as her own. As Gwen blossoms into adolescence, the two generations clash. Gwen rebels by pursuing a completely different career and marrying the man she loves despite his shady background. Because of this, Cassie and Gwen's relationship seems irreparably damaged. It's only after Gwen has a child of her own that the two women are able to reconnect. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1727 The destruction Alex Cross finds at the home of oldest friend, Ellie Cox, leads him to believe he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., they discover a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by the diabolical African warlord known as the Tiger. When the Tiger disappears, Alex knows he alone must track him down in Africa. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1729 The Nobel Prize-winning author of 'Beloved' returns to America's past, presenting the story of a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her and a daughter struggling to exorcise the demons of her abandonment. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1730 Deputy Anna McCafferty drives up to deserted Lake Mondac to respond to an interrupted police emergency call and discovers a double murder. Before Anna can call for backup, she and the lone witness must flee into the woods to save their lives. The incident has greater implications affecting a union boss under federal investigation, the sheriff, and Anna's husband. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1731 In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer, but there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer. When the priest at a funeral mass falls over dead, Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas confirms that the consecrated wine contained potassium cyanide, and she's determined to solve the murder. It's not the bodegas and pawnshops of East Harlem that bother her. It's all that holiness flying around at St. Christobal's that makes her uneasy. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1732 Caelum Quirk, teacher, and his wife Maureen, a nurse, move to Colorado and work at the Columbine High School. In April 1999, Maureen finds herself in the school library cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed, as two vengeful students go on a murderous rampage. She survives, but is unable to recover from the trauma, and she and Caelum return to the family farm in Three Rivers. The effects of chaos are not easily put right, and further tragedy ensues. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1733 McCullough's gripping sequel to Jane Austen's 'Pride & Prejudice' takes Austen's classic characters out of the confines of the drawing room and exposes them to the seamy underside of British life in the early 19th century. With kidnapping, murder, long-concealed secrets, illegitimate children, and mysterious henchmen, this riveting and intricately plotted gothic tale is McCullough at her very best http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1734 Archbishop John Blackwood Ryan is summed to Spain to avert a murder. A tangled web of obligations, traditions, and frustrated sexual desires binds a family of wealthy nobles together, even as they bitterly contend against one another. With three generations sharing the same roof, it seems only a matter of time before pride, greed, and lust leads to bloodshed. But while the archbishop attempts to forestall a modern-day Spanish tragedy, dramatic events back in Chicago conspire to change his life forever. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1735 Bailey Ruth Raeburn has always been great at solving mysteries. Why should a little thing like her death change anything? In fact, being dead gives her more of an opportunity to snoop and lend a helping hand. If anybody needs a little help, it's Kathleen, the pastor's wife. There's a dead man on her porch, and once the body is discovered, the pastor is sure to become a suspect. But the spectral sleuth is not about to let that happen. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1736 Merry's existence and her rightful place on the throne have long depended on her ability to produce an heir. Finally, after many failed attempts, she is pregnant. Revelations show she is having two babies and they have more than one father. Amid all these shockwaves, though, her momentous news is cast into shadow by the grievous loss of her beloved Frost. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1737 Betrayed by her husband and pursued by undeserved scandal, Annabelle Worthington flees New York for war-ravaged France. There in the heart of the World War I, Annabelle finds her true calling, saving lives in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women. When the war ends, she begins a new life in Paris. Now a doctor and a mother, her past is almost forgotten, until a fateful meeting opens her heart to the world she left behind. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1738 A year after the heart transplant that saved him from certain death, Ryan Perry has never felt better. Then strange heart-shaped gifts begin arriving in the mail, and the harassment quickly escalates. As every facet of his life comes under siege, Ryan begins to glimpse a mysterious woman stalking him, a woman who looks just like the donor of the heart beating steadily within his own chest. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1752 Gladwell explains the world of 'outliers', the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. We pay too much attention to what successful people are like and too little attention to where they are from, that is their culture, family, generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. He explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1753 After a bestselling doubleheader in 2007, Dickey is back with the final installment in his trilogy. This fast-paced story about a steamy, seamy underworld of crime that spans the globe features the hit man Gideon, a character who captivated fans in the first two books, squaring off against his most intriguing adversary yet. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1754 In many of these stories, the line between the living and the dead is blurred. A husband calls his widowed wife; a couple at a roadside tavern get together nowhere else; the kiss of a young blind girl brings the dying back to life. And in a never-before-published story, a No Trespassing sign warns passersby to stay away from a circle of stones, especially just after sunset. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1755 Pat deals with the reappearance of Bruce, which has her heart skipping and not in a pleasant way. Angus Lordie's dog, Cyril, has been taken away, accused of being a serial biter. Unexpectedly, Domenica has offered to help free Cyril. As usual, Big Lou is still looking for love. And Bertie, the beleaguered Italian-speaking six-year-old prodigy, now has a little brother, Ulysses, who he can only hope will distract his mother Irene. http://www.wblib.org/all/newtitles.php?section=0&item=1756 Drs. Roizen and Oz offer important information and practical advice on the three levels of beauty: looking, feeling, and being beautiful. They will cover everything from skin treatments and diet plans to managing pain, busting stress, and unlocking the biology of happiness. The pursuit of beauty is important with very real implications about our evolution and our health.