Author: Phillips, Maha Khan, 1976- author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F PHILLIPS
Format: Books
Summary: "When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz--a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz's disappearance, and distracts herself through work: she's a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the country's leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman. But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldn't have imagined what she'd find there: amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummy--life-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands. Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, this engrossing crime novel builds to an unforgettable, emotional conclusion readers won't soon forget. The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers won't soon forget"--
Author: Vasti, Alexandra, author.
Published: 2025 2024
Call Number: F VASTI
Format: Books
Summary: "For three years, wallflower heiress Lydia Hope-Wallace has anonymously penned seditious pamphlets. And for almost as long, she's corresponded with the Earl of Strathrannoch, whose political ambition is matched only by his charm. When Arthur's latest letter reveals his dire financial straits, Lydia sets out for Scotland to offer him the only salvation she can think of--a marriage of convenience. To, um, herself. Unfortunately, the Earl of Strathrannoch has no idea who she is. When a bewitching redheaded stranger offers him her hand in marriage, Arthur Baird is stunned-but when he learns that his traitorous brother has been writing to her under Arthur's name, he's bloody furious. He's content to live alone in his moldering castle, and he has no desire for a provocative, radical wife. (Or at least, he shouldn't.) But Arthur is desperate to track down his brother, who's become dangerously entangled in British espionage, and he needs Lydia's help. What he doesn't need? The attraction that burns hotter each moment they spend together. As Lydia slips past his defenses and his brother's mysterious past becomes a very present threat, Arthur will have to risk everything to keep her safe--even his heart"--
Author: Roberts, David (Bodyguard), author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: B ROBERTS
Format: Books
Summary: "David Roberts was hired in 1988 to provide security for the UK portion of Whitney Houston's Moment of Truth world tour. Accustomed to working for diplomats and Fortune 500 clients, Roberts had reservations about working with a pop star. But from the moment they met at Heathrow Airport, Houston's heart of gold won him over. Roberts would work for Houston for seven years as her career soared to its pinnacle. His memoir reveals heartwarming anecdotes of life with one of the world's most recognizable stars, including privately shared moments such as the birth of Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina. But there are also shocking and heartbreaking revelations, as Roberts was present for some of Houston's most challenging ordeals. His heart was ultimately shattered as he witnessed her succumb to the one threat he could not protect her from: herself"--
Author: Cole, Kamilah, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: Y COLE
Format: Books
Summary: "After her sister, Faron, is kidnapped by a brutal conqueror, Elara must use powers both modern and ancient to bring her home, and save their country from war"-- "Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she's done the unthinkable: betrayed her country. Alone, disgraced, and kidnapped, Faron is forced to help Iya grow his bloody empire. With her soul bonded to a ruthless killer, Faron has become an enemy to her people? and she fears they might be right. Elara Vincent--the new Empyrean--must undo the damage her sister has caused. San Irie has been brought back to the brink of war as Iya proclaims that no nation will be safe from his brutal invasion. But how can Elara save her sister, her best friend, her country, and her world when she's already cracking under the pressure?" --Amazon.com
Author: Hamilton, Alwyn, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: Y HAMILTON
Format: Books
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Nora Holtzfall must compete in a deadly magical contest for her family's power and fortune while working to uncover the truth behind her mother's murder and navigating the dangerous rivalries with her newfound cousin Lotte. "At sixteen, Honora "Nora" Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money--and all the magic--in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir..." --Amazon.com
Author: Blake, Elly, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: Y BLAKE
Format: Books
Summary: "Once upon a time, among the bloodred trees of Thirstwood, a young forest princess became friends with a lonely demon boy. He gifted her an amber ring, a worthless trinket...or so he thought...because no sooner did he slide it onto her finger than the demon queen and forest king declared war. Years later, Cassia is a crucial force in her father's army, wielding her ring of light that can blind and disorient hundreds of demons at a time. Then battle-hardened Zeru abducts her, planning to steal the ring back to fix his costly childhood mistake. Exhausted, terrified, and more than a little mistrusting, Cassia is forced to travel with Zeru to a place they both believed only existed in storybooks, one where their childhood friendship slowly rekindles into something much more. But it's only a matter of time before the war they've escaped comes for them, and a hidden threat to forest folk and demons alike grows in the shadows." --
Author: Jackson, Lisa, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: LP F JACKSON
Format: Large print
Summary: "The Shadow of Time: After four long years, Mara has come to accept losing Shane in a tragic bombing overseas. Inexplicably, he's back, mad as hell that she didn't wait for him, and determined to claim his daughter. But Mara isn't the only one shocked by his return, and someone will do whatever it takes to make sure there are no new beginnings.."-- "Gypsy Wind: Ever since the scandal that almost destroyed her family horse farm, Becca has tried to keep her feelings for Brig Chambers reined in. His accusations already cost her so much. Yet there's as much desire between them as there is distrust enough to blind them both to an enemy that's never gone away."--
Author: Kantor, Melissa, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: Y KANTOR
Format: Books
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Grace, a high school senior with plans of studying in New York, faces an unplanned pregnancy with limited options due to Texas's abortion laws, but with help from her friends, they devise a risky plan to cross state lines for assistance.
Author: Witt, Stephen, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 006.3 WITT
Format: Books
Summary: "The riveting investigative account of Nvidia, the tech company that has exploded in value for its artificial intelligence computing hardware, and Jensen Huang, Nvidia's charismatic, uncompromising CEO In June of 2024, spurred by the frenzy of investment following the launch of ChatGPT, and thirty-one years after its founding in a Denny's restaurant, Nvidia became the most-valuable corporation on Earth. In The Thinking Machine, acclaimed journalist Stephen Witt recounts the unlikely story of how a manufacturer of video game components shocked Silicon Valley by conquering the market for AI hardware, and in the process re-invented the computer. Essential to Nvidia's meteoric success is its visionary CEO Jensen Huang, who more than a decade ago, on the basis of a few promising scientific results, bet his entire company on AI. Through unprecedented access to Huang, his friends, his investors, and his employees, Witt documents for the first time the company's epic rise and its iconoclastic CEO, who emerges as a compelling, single-minded, and ferocious leader, and now one of Silicon Valley's most influential figures. The Thinking Machine is the story of how Nvidia evolved from providing components for circuit boards to supplying hundred-million dollar supercomputers. It is the story of a determined entrepreneur who defied Wall Street to push his radical vision for computing, in the process becoming one of the wealthiest men alive. It is the story of a revolution in computer architecture, and the small group of renegade engineers who made it happen. And it's the story of our awesome and terrifying AI future, which Huang has billed as the "next industrial revolution," as a new kind of microchip unlocks hyper-realistic avatars, autonomous robots, self-driving cars, and new movies, art, and books, generated on command"--
Author: Reyes, Sonora, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F REYES
Format: Books
Summary: "Alejandro (Han for short) has never been in love. He purposefully keeps his heart at arm's length from anyone who might want it, which he lets his family and friends think is due to commitment-phobia paired with a heavy dose of emotional constipation. Now, though, he's coming to learn that it might have more to do with his fear of looking too deeply inward, whether that be his sexuality (he's straight, right?), or the looming anxiety about being undocumented in an increasingly hostile environment. On the other hand, Han's roommate and best friend, Kenny, is stuck in a soul-sucking relationship with a woman who wants nothing more than for Kenny to ditch Han and marry her. Kenny can't stand being alone, and has always been afraid of being punished for making the wrong choice, so his girlfriend happily makes most of his decisions for him. But when she forces his hand and makes him choose between their relationship and his best friend, he finally knows without a doubt who the correct choice is. But things aren't as easy as they should be with Kenny's ex out of the picture. When Han loses the job that had promised to sponsor his work visa, it leaves the two of them anxious as ever. In order to give his best friend a chance at security (and ok, maybe to make his ex a little jealous), Kenny asks Han to marry him. But neither of them are prepared for the very real feelings pretending to be madly in love stirs up"--
Author: Baldacci, David, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F BALDACCI
Format: Books
Summary: "Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, ducking school but barred from actual work, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of people to have been evacuated to the countryside via "Operation Pied Piper," Molly has been away from her parents--from her home--for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is harboring his own secrets, which could have terrible consequences for all of them. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive."--
Author: Bakewell, Catherine, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: Y BAKEWELL
Format: Books
Summary: "Ofelia has lived her life dreaming of entering Le Château Enchanté--the mysterious court of the gods-blessed King Léo, where the shadow monsters that roam Ofelia's home never trespass. Lope has lived her life as a knight, defending Ofelia and her home from Shadows even as she dreams of escaping with Ofelia by her side. When the Shadows venture too close, Lope and Ofelia are thrust into a journey that will lead them to the heart of the darkness haunting their home: the dazzling and deceptive Château Enchanté itself"--
Author: Henry, Patti Callahan, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: LP F HENRY
Format: Large print
Summary: "In 1927, eight-year-old Clara Harrington's magical childhood shatters when her mother, renowned author Bronwyn Newcastle Fordham, disappears off the coast of South Carolina. Bronwyn stunned the world with a book written in an invented language that became a national sensation when she was just twelve years old. Her departure leaves behind not only a devoted husband and heartbroken daughter, but also the hope of ever translating the sequel to her landmark work. As the headlines focus on the missing author, Clara yearns for something far deeper and more insatiable: her beautiful mother. By 1952, Clara is an illustrator raising her own daughter, Wynnie. When a stranger named Charlie Jameson contacts her from London claiming to have discovered a handwritten dictionary of her mother's lost language, Clara is skeptical. Compelled by the tragedy of her mother's vanishing, she crosses the Atlantic with Wynnie only to arrive during one of London's most deadly natural disasters--the Great Smog. With asthmatic Wynnie in peril, they escape the city with Charlie and find refuge in the Jameson family's retreat nestled in the Lake District. It is there that Clara must find the courage to uncover the truth about her mother and the story she left behind."--
Author: Donoghue, Emma, 1969- author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: LP F DONOGHUE
Format: Large print
Summary: "Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the train's crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more"--
Author: Griffin, Laura, 1973- author.
Published: 2025 2024
Call Number: LP F GRIFFIN
Format: Large print
Summary: "Can she find the truth in a growing web of lies? Detective Nicole Lawson is fed up with her job and non-existent love life, especially when her first date in months gets cut short before it even starts by an urgent call from the chief of police. A body has been discovered at Lighthouse Point, and news of the homicide quickly reverberates through Nicole's hometown. Leading the investigation is Emmet Davis, a veteran detective and Nicole's fiercest rival at work. With Emmet calling the shots, Nicole is keen to find a lead, but when another body appears and she starts to see a bizarre pattern, no one believes her. As the stakes grow ever higher, Nicole must put aside her tumultuous feelings and work closely with Emmet to figure out who is targeting her beloved hometown . . . before she becomes a target herself."--
Author: Mehl, Nancy, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: LP F MEHL
Format: Large print
Summary: "Grappling with the aftermath of a tragic incident that altered her life, ex-police officer and bestselling mystery author Erin Delaney finds solace in the tranquility of a cabin nestled deep in the Smoky Mountains. But her newfound peace is shattered when cries pierce the night, hinting at a haunting presence lurking in the woods. When local police chief Adrian Nightengale seeks her help with a baffling murder case, she is thrust back into the world of crime solving. As they delve into the investigation, Erin's intuition reveals chilling truths about the killer's motives and methods. Joined by the enigmatic Kaely Quinn-Hunter, a former FBI behavioral analyst, Erin not only embarks on a quest to stop a merciless serial killer but also confronts the ghosts of her past. In a race against time, Erin must defeat her own demons while outmaneuvering a cunning killer or risk becoming the next victim in a deadly game of cat and mouse."--
Author: Olsen, Lise, 1964- author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 364.1523
Format: Books
Summary: "Houston, Texas, in the early 1970s was an exciting place to grow up. It was the home of NASA, the city of the future. But a string of missing teenage boys, all from the same neighborhood, spoke to a dark undercurrent that would go ignored for too long. While their siblings and friends wondered where they'd gone, the Houston Police Department dismissed them as runaways, fleeing the Vietnam draft or conservative parents, looking to get high or join the counterculture. It was only after their killer, Dean Corll, was murdered by an accomplice that the boys' bodies were discovered in several mass graves around Houston. Also known as the "Candy Man," Corll was a local sweet shop owner who had enlisted two teenage boys to lure their friends to parties where they would be tortured and killed, their bodies then dumped in mass graves around Houston. But many of Corll's victims, known collectively as the Lost Boys, had never been identified. Forty years later, when forensic anthropologist Sharon Derrick discovered a box of remains marked "1973 Murders" in the Harris County Morgue, she knew she had to bring these boys home. It would take prison interviews with Corll's accomplices, advanced scientific techniques, and years of tireless effort to identify the young men whose lives had been taken. But one by one, their names were returned to them. Veteran investigative journalist Lise Olsen immerses readers in this astonishing story, simultaneously bringing to life a suburban community hunted by a silent killer and the extraordinary woman who, decades later, would finally give his victims back their dignity."--
Author: Rubin, Gretchen, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 158.1
Format: Books
Summary: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before distills her key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity, and happiness"-- In Secrets of Adulthood, writer Gretchen Rubin shares life-changing insights drawn from her studies on happiness and personal experiences. Through clever aphorisms, she distills key truths to help navigate life's complexities. These reflections tackle challenges like indecision, change, temptation, and relationships. Examples include: "Recognize that, like sleeping with a big dog in a small bed, things that are uncomfortable can also be comforting" and "What can be done at any time is often done at no time." Rubin's aphorisms offer practical wisdom for anyone facing major transitions or everyday struggles, providing inspiration and clarity.
Author: Hickey, Jon, 1981- author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: F HICKEY
Format: Books
Summary: "There, There meets The Night Watchman in this gripping literary debut about power and corruption, family, and facing the ghosts of the past. Mitch Caddo, a young law school graduate and aspiring political fixer, is an outsider in the homeland of his Anishinaabe ancestors. But alongside his childhood friend, Tribal President Mack Beck, he runs the government of the Passage Rouge Nation, and with it, the tribe's Golden Eagle Casino and Hotel. On the eve of Mack's reelection, their tenuous grip on power is threatened by a nationally known activist and politician, Gloria Hawkins, and her young aide, Layla Beck, none other than Mack's estranged sister and Mitch's former love. In their struggle for control over Passage Rouge, the campaigns resort to bare-knuckle political gamesmanship, testing the limits of how far they will go--and what they will sacrifice--to win it all. But when an accident claims the life of Mitch's mentor, a power broker in the reservation's political scene, the election slides into chaos and pits Mitch against the only family he has. As relationships strain to their breaking points and a peaceful protest threatens to become an all-consuming riot, Mitch and Layla must work together to stop the reservation's descent into violence. Thrilling and timely, Big Chief is an unforgettable story about the search for belonging--to an ancestral and spiritual home, to a family, and to a sovereign people at a moment of great historical importance"--
Author: Harris, Gardiner, author.
Published: 2025
Call Number: 338.476
Format: Books
Summary: "An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America's oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies--from an award-winning investigative journalist"-- In No More Tears, Gardiner Harris, a former pharmaceutical reporter for The New York Times, uncovers the dark truth behind Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest healthcare companies in the world. After a chance encounter with a sales rep in 2004, Harris became determined to expose the company's unethical practices, which he documents in this powerful exposé. Through years of investigation, he reveals multiple scandals, including the dangers of Johnson's Baby Powder linked to cancer, harmful side effects of Tylenol, deceptive marketing of antipsychotics, and the role the company played in fueling the opioid crisis. Harris's investigation challenges the public image of Johnson & Johnson as a trusted, child-friendly company, revealing a history of deceit and corruption that has harmed millions. No More Tears is a hard-hitting look at the dangerous practices hidden behind the company's wholesome reputation.
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