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Morris County Library New Fiction

Newsletter #296 - 1/7/2020
 
Here is a selection of new fiction that we have added to our collection! If any of these titles sparks your interest, just click on the title to be taken to our online catalog for more information. Happy reading!
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Moon trees and other orphans 
Book
2019
1. Moon trees and other orphans
by Rourks, Leigh Camacho, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: [New York, NY] : Black Lawrence Press, 2019.
Description: 152 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "Moon Trees and Other Orphans is a gritty collection of short stories set along the Gulf Coast, focusing on themes of desperation, loneliness, and love. Filled with hard-living characters who are deeply lonely, it tracks the ways they fight for survival, often making very bad decisions as they go. Populated by gun toting women, ex-cons, desperate teens, and other outsiders, it is a collection about what life is like in hard places, both beautiful and dangerous."--Provided by publisher.
 

The poppy wife : a novel of the Great War 
Book
2019
2. The poppy wife : a novel of the Great War
by Scott, Caroline, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 13)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
Description: 423, 11 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "A sweeping tale of forbidden love, true loss, and the startling truth of the broken families left behind in the wake of World War I, The poppy wife is an unforgettable debut novel for fans of Jennifer Robson and Hazel Gaynor"-- Provided by publisher.
 

Murder for good 
Book
2019
3. Murder for good
by Heley, Veronica, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First world edition.
Publisher, Date: London : Severn House, 2019.
Description: 220 pages ; 23 cm.
Summary: "Ellie's husband Thomas, a retired minister, is suspicious when he receives not one but five letters advising him that he has been bequeathed money by five different people in their wills. He barely knew three of his benefactors, and what could possibly connect him to the other two strangers? Sensing something isn't right, and with Thomas's reputation at stake, Ellie investigates but is soon distracted, not only by the problem of trying to ease Hetty, a difficult woman who's recently taken refuge with them, out of their house, but also by her daughter, Diana, who's in trouble again. As Ellie finally starts to make progress with her enquiries, she is about to uncover some disturbing truths - and in doing so, find herself in great danger . "--Publisher's description.
Series: Heley, Veronica. Ellie Quicke mysteries ; 20.
 

Nothing more dangerous : a novel 
Book
2019
4. Nothing more dangerous : a novel
by Eskens, Allen, 1963- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 11 (of 15)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Description: vii, 293 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: After fifteen years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He dreams of glass towers and cityscapes, driven by his desire to be anywhere other than Jessup, Missouri. The new kid at St. Ignatius High School, if he isn't being pushed around, he is being completely ignored. Even his beloved woods, his playground as a child and his sanctuary as he grew older, seem to be closing in on him, suffocating him. Then Thomas Elgin moves in across the road, and Boady's life begins to twist and turn. Coming to know the Elgins-a black family settling into a community where notions of "us" and "them" carry the weight of history-forces Boady to rethink his understanding of the world he's taken for granted. Secrets hidden in plain sight begin to unfold: the mother who wraps herself in the loss of her husband, the neighbor who carries the wounds of a mysterious past that he holds close, the quiet boss who is fighting his own hidden battle. But the biggest secret of all is the disappearance of Lida Poe, the African-American woman who keeps the books at the local plastics factory. Word has it that Ms. Poe left town, along with a hundred thousand dollars of company money. Although Boady has never met the missing woman, he discovers that the threads of her life are woven into the deepest fabric of his world. As the mystery of her fate plays out, Boady begins to see the stark lines of race and class that both bind and divide this small town, and he is forced to choose sides.
 

Strands of truth : a novel 
Book
2019
5. Strands of truth : a novel
by Coble, Colleen, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 5)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, 2019.
Description: 322 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "Suspense melds with romance as the past meets the present in this engrossing new novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble... Harper Taylor is used to being alone. Her mother passed away in a car accident when she was an infant, she never knew who her father was, and now even the widowed grandmother who raised her is gone. She's done just fine investing her marine biology degree and her energy into her pen shell business. The last thing she expects is for the DNA test she took to reveal a likely half-sister. And when she and Annabelle meet, there are striking similarities in their stories. Is it just coincidence that both their mothers died tragically without revealing Harper and Annabelle's father's name? When Harper's business partner has astroke, his son Ridge steps in to help. Before long, he's spending more time with her than the business would dictate. and Harper finds she doesn't mind in the least. When yet another tragedy strikes close to home, though, Harper and Ridge realize that the secrets of the past can't stay there. They'll have to unravel Harper's past before they can secure their future"-- Provided by publisher.
 

Let justice descend 
Book
2019
6. Let justice descend
by Black, Lisa, 1963- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 10 (of 19)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First Kensington hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2019]
Description: 327 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary: Three days before a key election, U.S. Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted on her own doorstep--a shocking twist in an already brutal political race. Cragin's chief of staff is quick to blame rival Joey Green, a city development director who's had his hand in every till in town for over twenty years. Maggie and Jack have their own theories, especially after discovering a fortune in cash in the senator's safe. But as they follow the money through the treacherous landscape of Cleveland politics, they find many more millions in play--and more suspects.
Series: Black, Lisa, 1963- Gardiner and Renner thriller.
 

The promise of us 
Book
2019
7. The promise of us
by Beck, Jamie, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Seattle : Montlake Romance, [2019]
Description: 310 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary: "Claire McKenna knows about loss. The bullet wound that ended her promising professional tennis career drove her to make a quiet life for herself working with fabric samples, chatting with her book group, and spending time with her parents in her sleepy coastal Connecticut hometown. Then there was the boyfriend who dumped her to pursue her adventurous childhood friend. Now, Claire's business has hit a financial snag, but she's up to the challenge. After all, she can survive anything. At least she thinks so...until her teen crush, Logan, returns to town with his sister, Claire's traitorous friend. Photographer Logan Prescott is more playboy than homebody. But his sister's illness teaches him that there's more to life than chasing the next thrill. Bent on helping her win Claire's forgiveness, he turns his charm on Claire and offers her big bucks to renovate his multimillion-dollar New York City condo. After years of playing it safe, Claire must now take some risks. The payoff could be huge, but if it all falls apart, can her heart recover from another loss?" -- Page [4] cover.
Series: Beck, Jamie. Sanctuary Sound novel ; 2.
 

Fled : a novel 
Book
2019
8. Fled : a novel
by Keneally, Meg, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First North American edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Arcade Publishing, 2019.
Description: 393 pages : map ; 24 cm
Summary: "Based on the life of an incredible historical heroine, a harrowing journey in search of love, justice, and freedom, told by the daughter of best-selling author Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List) Tall and lanky, more suited to sailing and fishing than to keeping a house, Jenny Gwyn has proven herself a survivor. When she's caught stealing to support her impoverished family, she and dozens of other convicts are sent across the world to help settle England's newest colony in Australia. After being contained on a filthy ship and selling her body for better rations, Jenny is shocked to see the place that will become her home. The harsh landscape of Sydney Cove isn't welcoming to its new settlers with its arid climate and precious little fresh water. Even worse, she and the others are still prisoners under the strict watch of Governor Edward Lockharty, and no amount of cunning can earn his favor. Jenny refuses to submit to the Governor or to the barren land unable to support the growing population. Determined to find a better life for herself and her children, she braves the sea, and a journey of over three thousand miles in a small rowboat, for a chance at a future worth fighting for. Based on the true story of Mary Bryant, an iconic figure in the foundation lore of Australia as Great Britain's penal colony, Fled is a sweeping, heart-wrenching account of one woman's life-long search for freedom"-- Provided by publisher.
 

Nancy 
Book
2019
9. Nancy
by Jaimes, Olivia, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 4)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2019]
Description: 143 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Summary: Collects the first nine months of the "Nancy" comic strip written and illustrated by Olivia Jaimes, and featuring the adventures of Nancy, the character created by Ernie Bushmiller in 1938.
 

Live a little : a novel 
Book
2019
10. Live a little : a novel
by Jacobson, Howard, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 9 (of 12)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher, Date: London : Hogarth, [2019]
Description: 290 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Summary: At the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting everything - including her own children. Her tongue, meanwhile, remains as sharp as ever. She spends her days stitching macabre messages into her needlework and tormenting her two long-suffering carers with tangled stories of her love affairs. Shimi Carmelli can do up his own buttons, get around without the aid of a walking frame, and speak without spitting. Among the widows of North London, he's whispered about as the last of the eligible bachelors. Unlike Beryl, he forgets nothing - especially not the shame of a childhood incident that has hung over him ever since. There's very little life remaining for either of them, but perhaps just enough to heal some of the hurt inflicted along the way and find new meaning in what's left. Could this be their chance to live a little?
 

This mortal boy 
Book
2019
11. This mortal boy
by Kidman, Fiona, 1940- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: London : Gallic Books, 2019.
Description: 288 pages ; 20 cm
Summary: Albert Black, known as the "jukebox killer", was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July 1955. His crime fuelled growing moral panic about teenagers, and he was to hang less than five months later, the second-to-last person to be executed in New Zealand. But what really happened? Was this a love crime, was it a sign of juvenile delinquency? Or was this dark episode in our recent history more about our society's reaction to outsiders. Black's last words, as the hangman covered his head, were "I wish you all a merry Christmas, gentlemen, and a prosperous New Year."
 

This mortal boy 
Book
2019
12. This mortal boy
by Kidman, Fiona, 1940- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: London : Gallic Books, 2019.
Description: 288 pages ; 20 cm
Summary: Albert Black, known as the "jukebox killer", was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July 1955. His crime fuelled growing moral panic about teenagers, and he was to hang less than five months later, the second-to-last person to be executed in New Zealand. But what really happened? Was this a love crime, was it a sign of juvenile delinquency? Or was this dark episode in our recent history more about our society's reaction to outsiders. Black's last words, as the hangman covered his head, were "I wish you all a merry Christmas, gentlemen, and a prosperous New Year."
 

Up in the main house & other stories 
Book
2019
13. Up in the main house & other stories
by Zaman, Nadeem, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: Los Angeles, CA : The Unnamed Press, [2019]
Description: 163 pages ; 20 cm
Summary: "Up in the main house, servants have worked for decades watching the city rise around it, feeling like part of the family but knowing they aren't. Nadeem Zaman's new collection of eight stories set in contemporary Dhaka explore the inner lives of the cooks and butlers, nightwatchmen and peons - people who have spent decades working for the same family, in the same house. Arranged marriages are negotiated, favors asked, the social cues a subtle dance. The daily itineraries must run like clockwork for the rich and well off who have their own problems, but in Nadeem's stories they appear thin and forever insecure, a byproduct of the real lives being lived around them. There are digressions, too, big ones like the interlopers and prowlers, petty thieves, and calculated con men, and small ones, like the servant woman who locks herself in the master bedroom while the family is away and the night guard who wonders, if there is always the family, does he have one of his own?"-- Provided by publisher.
 

Glass slippers, ever after, and me : proper romance 
Book
2019
14. Glass slippers, ever after, and me : proper romance
by Wright, Julie, 1972- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 5)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Salt Lake City, Utah : Shadow Mountain, [2019]
Description: 328 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary: When Charlotte Kingsley's first book is published, she is convinced she is living her own Cinderella story. But when her popularity and fame requires a total social media makeover of her life, she starts to wonder if she likes the person she is becoming. Can she find her own identity again before losing her relationship with her best friend, Anders, who might just be her perfect Prince Charming?
Series: Proper romance.
 

Puddin' on the blitz 
Book
2019
15. Puddin' on the blitz
by Myers, Tamar, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 5)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First world edtion.
Publisher, Date: London : Severn House, 2019.
Description: vi, 216 pages ; 23 cm.
Summary: "Although the culinary fare at Magdalena Yoder's new restaurant, Asian Sensations - a unique combination of Asian and Amish cuisine - is not to everyone's taste, the good citizens of Hernia are unanimously agreed that the desserts concocted by the restaurant chef, Barbara Hostetler, are to die for. Not literally however. When a guest at the PennDutch Inn drops dead shortly after consuming a slice of Barbara's delicious Blitz torte, Magdalena finds herself arrested for murder. Did someone deliberately set her up? In order to clear her name and protect her nearest and dearest, Magdalena must identify a ruthless killer - before they strike again."--Publisher's description.
Series: Myers, Tamar. Pennsylvania Dutch mysteries ; 21.
 

Four three two one 
Book
2018
16. Four three two one
by Stevens, Courtney C., author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 7 (of 7)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : HarperTeen, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Description: 392 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: A year after witnessing nineteen people killed in a bus bombing, the four survivors of the tragic event take a road trip back to the same city block that it happened, encountering lies, secrets, and healing along the way.
 

The queen of nothing [electronic resource (downloadable eBook)] 
Ebook
2019
17. The queen of nothing [electronic resource (downloadable eBook)]
by Black, Holly, author.
 
Medium: [electronic resource (downloadable eBook)]
 
Publisher, Date: [S.l.] : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2019.
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Description: 1 online resource
Summary: "As the exiled Queen of Faerie, Jude must travel back to Elfhame to help her twin sister, Taryn, and uncover how to break a dark curse threatening the whole Faerie world"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Black, Holly. Folk of the Air ; 3.
System Details: Format: Adobe EPUB.
 

Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all 
Book
2019
18. Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all
by Ruby, Laura, author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 13 (of 22)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins, [2019]
Description: 365 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary - just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why she is not prepared for the day that he arrives for his weekend visit with a new woman on his arm and out-of-state train tickets in his pocket. Now Frankie and her sister, Toni, are abandoned alongside so many other orphans, two young, unwanted women doing everything they can to survive. And as the embers of the Great Depression are kindled into the fires of World War II, and the shadows of injustice, poverty, and death walk the streets in broad daylight, Frankie must find something worth holding on to in the ruins of this shattered America - every minute of every day spent wondering if the life she's able to carve out will be enough. I will admit I do not know if it will be. But I will be watching, waiting to find out. That's what ghosts do. -- Provided by publisher.
 

Crossroad : a novel 
Book
2019
19. Crossroad : a novel
by Cameron, W. H., author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 1 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0
 
Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Crooked Lane Books, 2019.
Description: 328 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "Melisende Dulac is a fish out of water after relocating from the East Coast to a small community in the Oregon high desert. But just as she's beginning to think of Barlow County as home, her life takes an ominous turn when she comes upon a grisly multiple car wreck and three shattered bodies on an isolated road outside of town. Near the scene, Melisende trips over a fourth body, that of a newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor a clear indication she was even part of the accident. The crash offers plenty of opportunities for an apprentice mortician--but when the victims' bodies are stolen from her family's mortuary, Melisende is branded suspect number one. Then, Portland lawyer Kendrick Pride arrives on the scene on behalf of one of the victim's families--or so he says--and Melisende begins to see that there's much more to this enigmatic figure than meets the eye"-- Amazon.com
 

Joe Quinn's poltergeist 
Book
2019
20. Joe Quinn's poltergeist
by Almond, David, 1951- author.
 
Copies in MAIN system: 0 (of 1)
Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 7)
Current Holds: 0
 
Publisher, Date: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2019]
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Summary: A dark, powerful and moving short story from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one that is, except for Davey. He's felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms, he's seen random objects fly through the air. And there's something else ... a memory of his beloved sister, and a feeling deep down that somehow it might be possible for ghosts to exist.
 

 
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