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Week of February 8, 2010


F H6992s Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community.

F H2432w Winter garden by Kristin Hannah A powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past.

M K72s Short squeeze by Chris Knopf After one of Hamptons real estate lawyer Jackie Swaitkowski's clients makes an odd request to evict his sister-in-law from his own home, he turns up dead, and an envelope found on the corpse contains an item so unusual that Jackie finds herself working on something more dangerous than real estate. "A sly depiction of the east end of Long Island and the Hamptons as they really are, combined with strong plotting, solid characters and hard-boiled dialogue worthy of Elmore Leonard or John D. MacDonald."

SF H682d Dragon keeper by Robin Hobb Trader's wife Alise and 16-year-old Thymara must join the caravan traveling up the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River, with the aim of relocating weakened dragons from outside their home town of Cassarick to the long-lost city of Kelsingra.

M H828a Among thieves by David Hosp Attorney Scott Finn is drawn into the deadly search for missing art.

F M258ra Ransom by David Malouf David Malouf shines new light on Homer's "Iliad", adding twists and reflections on the epic themes of the Trojan War - war and heroics, hubris and humanity, chance and fate, the bonds between soldiers, fathers and sons, are all newly burnished and brilliantly recast for our times.

M A315sh She lover of death by Boris Akunin Still persona non grata in Moscow, ostracised by the authorities and shamed by the very qualified success of his last mission, Fandorin is back in his most underground enquiry to date.

M P3175w Worst case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge One by one, children of New York's wealthiest are taken hostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money or power--he only wants to ask the elite if they know the price others pay for their luxurious lifestyles. And, if they don't, he corrects their ignorance--by killing them.

F M6138m The murderer's daughters by Randy Susan Meyers With their mother dead and their father imprisoned for her murder, Lulu and Merry grow up living tenuous lives that come to the brink of collapse when they learn that their unrepentant and manipulative father is about to be paroled.

F S6583w Wake up dead by Roger Smith A dark South African thriller of murder, drugs, corruption, and revenge.

F E47t Three days before the shooting... by Ralph Ellison ; edited by John F. Callahan and Adam Bradley An authoritative release of the incomplete final work by the late influential author is culled from more than 3,000 unedited manuscript pages and is complemented by supporting notes, introductions and scholarly material.

F A8833m The melting season by Jami Attenberg Fleeing her hometown with a suitcase of stolen money after being abandoned by her husband, Catherine Madison hopes to escape her painful past and self-doubt by starting over in Las Vegas, where unexpected friendships encourage her to accept difficult truths.

M C476f Family life by Paul Charles The complicated relationship between Inspector Starrett and his on-again, off-again significant other, Maggie Keane, threatens to overwhelm the crime solving in Charles's second procedural to feature the Irish policeman.

F B676se Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian This novel deals beautifully with controversial topics of domestic abuse, faith, and adultery.

324.973 H466 Game change : Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the race of a lifetime by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin A plausible account of the emotional tumult of the 2008 campaign as it might have been-perhaps even was-experienced by the candidates, their spouses, and their staffs. “A spicy smorgasbord of observations, revelations, and allegations.”

92 C6781f Leonard Cohen : hallelujah : a new biography by Tim Footman Chronicling the highs and lows that have punctuated the life of a musical genius, this in-depth biography reveals new insight into the legendary songs of Leonard Cohen.

332.0423 L248 I.O.U. : why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay by John Lanchester “Witty, gritty and wise, a brilliant novelist takes on the world's economic meltdown in a book that will define the crisis.”

616.891 S571 Mindsight : the new science of personal transformation by Daniel J. Siegel Integrating ancient contemplative practice with contemporary neuroscience and psychotherapy, Dan Siegel removes the veil on the mysteries of the interface between mind, brain and relationships.

956.05 S654 The strong horse : power, politics and the clash of Arab civilizations by Lee Smith Argues that it was tensions within the Middle East—not a clash of civilizations, American policies in the region or the creation of Israel—that prompted the attacks on September 11.

944.36 G549 Americans in Paris : life and death under Nazi occupation by Charles Glass An account, rich in intrigue and heroism, of the 2,000 Americans who remained in Paris during the Second World War.

791.430945 B711 A history of Italian cinema by Peter Bondanella The definitive history of the subject, from the birth of cinema to the present day.

709.2 S245hi Sargent's daughters : a biography of a painting by Erica E. Hirshler A fascinating, finely drawn portrait of one of John Singer Sargent's most memorable and haunting paintings: Portraits d'Enfants, more commonly known as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit.

940.5486 O26 They dared return : the untold story of Jewish spies behind the line in Nazi Germany by Patrick K. O'Donnell “A chronicle of Jewish warriors returning to Germany to defend their adopted country and to extract revenge for the murders of their families is a story of courage, fortitude, and high adventure.”

940.54 O52c Citizens of London : how Britain was rescued in its darkest, finest hour by Lynne Olson The story of the American firebrands who broke rank with popular opinion and stood shoulder-to-shoulder with England during the bleak infancy of World War II.

954.6 P375 Curfewed night : the battles for Kashmir by Basharat Peer The story of the contemporary Kashmir conflict.