Author: Foley, Lucy (Novelist), author.
Published: 2015
Call Number: F FOLEY
Format: Books
Summary: Kate Darling's enigmatic mother--a once-famous ballerina--has passed away, leaving Kate bereft. When her grandmother falls ill and bequeaths to Kate a small portrait of a woman who bears a striking resemblance to Kate's mother, Kate uncovers a mystery that may upend everything she thought she knew. Kate's journey to find the true identity of the woman in the portrait takes her to some of the world's most iconic and indulgent locales, revealing a love story that began in the wild 1920s and was disrupted by war and could now spark new love for Kate. Alternating between Kate's present-day hunt and voices from the past, The Book of Lost and Found casts light on family secrets and love--both lost and found.
Author: Ellison, J. T. author. Kava, Alex author. Spindler, Erica, 1957- author.
Published: 2011
Call Number: F ELLISON
Format: Books
Summary: One killer: A psychopath who flies under the radar, moving from city to city, preying on the lost and forgotten. Three investigators: Detective Stacy Killian from the New Orleans P.D., Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson, and FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell--who witnessed some of the worst. And brought down some of the best. Will this one slip through their grasps, as he has slipped through grasps of so many, for so long? From three of today's most acclaimed thriller writers, SLICES OF NIGHT offers readers a sneak peek into the lives of three very different investigators, in three very different settings, as they hunt for a killer who's able to disappear into the night. Erica Spindler, Alex Kava and J.T. Ellison bring you face to face with their own unique brands of evil.
Author: Sunzi, active 6th century B.C., author. Minford, John, translator, editor, writer of introduction.
Published: 2009 2002
Call Number: 355.02 SUN-TZU
Format: Books
Summary: "For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success, whether in battle, in business, or in relationships"--Back cover.
Author: Chevalier, Tracy.
Published: 2003 1997
Call Number: F CHEVALIE
Format: Books
Author: Norman, G., author.
Published: 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Call Number: 685.3104
Format: Electronic Resources
Author: Braun, Lilian Jackson, author.
Published: 1986 1966
Call Number: M PB BRAUN
Format: Books
Summary: Former award winning news reporter Jim Qwilleran is assigned to the art world as his new news beat. When a murderer sicks a knife in the neck of a local gallery owner and goes berserk among the works on show, Qwilleran gets help from his Siamese cat solving the mystery. A stabbing in an art gallery, vandalized paintings, a fatal fall from a scaffolding--this is not at all what Qwilleran expects when he turns his reporter talents to art. But Qwilleran and his newly found partner, Koko the brilliant Siamese cat, are in their element--sniffing out clues and confounding criminals intent on mayhem and murder. This riveting beginning to the Cat Who series is the perfect cozy mystery for cat lovers to start sleuthing!
Author: Schodde, George H., 1854-1917.
Published: 1882
Call Number: 229.913
Format: Books
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Goetsch talks about her new memoir, and CJ Hauser discusses “The Crane Wife.”
Goetsch talks about her new memoir, and CJ Hauser discusses “The Crane Wife.”
Julia Whelan is one of the most in-demand audiobook narrators working today. With her novel, “Thank You for Listening,” she’s telling a story of her own.
A selection of books published this week.
A selection of books published this week.
In 1904, after the Book Review published an appreciation of Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” its letters page overflowed with ghost-story recommendations.
In 1904, after the Book Review published an appreciation of Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” its letters page overflowed with ghost-story recommendations.
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, a Senegal-born writer, has won high praise and top prizes from Paris’s insular publishing establishment. But the novelist wonders: Is it an endorsement or “a way to silence me”?
Dwyer Murphy’s first novel, “An Honest Living,” is an updated detective story immersed in the worlds of rare books and real estate.
In “The Digital Republic,” Jamie Susskind examines how the revolution in communications is threatening democracy — and what can be done about it.
Dwyer Murphy’s first novel, “An Honest Living,” is an updated detective story immersed in the worlds of rare books and real estate.
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