Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions
September 2023 - November 2023
These are books and media new to the library and cataloged by the Inyo County Free Library.
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NEW RELEASE By Cleeves, Ann Publishing Date: 2023 Classification: M Call Number: M "Fierce winds, dark secrets, deadly intentions. When Jem Rosco--sailor, adventurer, and legend--blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again, and soon his lifeless body is discovered in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own. This is an uncomfortable case for Detective Inspector Matthew Venn. Greystone is a place he visited as a child, a community he parted ways with. Superstition and rumor mix with fact as another body is found, and Venn finds his judgment clouded. As the winds howl, and Venn and his team investigate, he realizes that no one, including himself, is safe from Scully Cove's storm of dark secrets"-- |
By Ellis, J. R Publishing Date: [2018] Classification: M Call Number: M An unpopular victim. An impossible crime. A murderer on the loose. A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London. The deceased is Dave Atkins, well known throughout the village but not well liked. While there is no shortage of suspects, the details of the crime leave Oldroyd and Carter stumped. How did Atkins's body end up in such a remote section of the cave? When someone with vital information turns up dead, it becomes clear that whoever is behind the murders will stop at nothing to conceal their tracks. Oldroyd and his team try to uncover the truth, but every answer unearths a new set of questions. And as secrets and lies are exposed within the close-knit community, the mystery becomes deeper, darker and more complex than the caves below. |
Poison blonde: an Amos Walker novel By Estleman, Loren D Publishing Date: 2003 Classification: M Call Number: M Flashy Latino singer Gilia Cristobal, wanted in her native country for a murder she did not commit, hires private investigator Amos Walker to find the missing person whose identity Gilia has been paying to use. |
By Estleman, Loren D. Publishing Date: ©1998 Classification: M Call Number: M A dying architect, his ex-wives wrangling over his fortune, learns the woman he loved did not cheat, the picture of her in another's arms was faked by a rival. PI Amos Walker of Detroit is hired to find her. |
By Gatward, David J Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "DCI Harry Grimm is weary of humanity?s evil. Dragged to the middle of nowhere during the darkest of hours, he?s enraged by grisly evidence of a horrific illegal dog fight. And when the mutilated remains turn out to be a gamekeeper?s stolen pet, the gritty detective senses he has a solid lead after learning of a long-running feud. Immediately putting his team on the case, Grimm worries the stakes may be escalating when the animal?s owner is beaten and left for dead. And though the tough investigator puts his nose to the ground and follows the bloody clues, he fears there?s only one shot to apprehend the real monster. Can he bring a loathsome criminal to justice before the savagery turns deadly?"--Back cover. |
By Gatward, David J Publishing Date: [2022] Classification: M Call Number: M "Detective Harry Grimm can't catch a break. When his much-needed vacation is interrupted by a call reporting a decomposed corpse, he races home to examine the gruesome remains. Learning the young woman tortured, he's stunned when the peaceful countryside site explodes, destroying evidence and causing more death. Uncovering clues from the victim's car, Grimm struggles to keep up with a cunning killer when he discovers yet another body. But when the seasoned DCI examines the grisly murder and compares forensics he's alarmed when the patterns match those of a brutal drug dealer he put behind bars years back. Can this hardened cop nab a wily crook before his won blood stains the picturesque dales?"--Back cover. |
By Gatward, David J Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "When no nonsense retired Army Colonel James Fletcher starts seeing his recently deceased wife around the house again, his friends and family are more than a little worried. But when James turns up dead, and the accident that killed him is found to be anything but, DCI Harry Grimm and his team must uncover the grisly truth before anyone else falls prey. In a house torn in two by ghosts and betrayal, Harry may soon find that death isn't always the end. Sometimes, it's only the beginning ..."--Amazon.com description |
By Gatward, David J Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "If fame goes to your head, don't lose it. When thriller writer Charlie Baker disappears after launching his latest novel, it looks to DCI Harry Grimm like the fame went to his head--and the booze, too. Until Charlie turns up dead, a post-mortem reveals something more sinister than suicide, and Harry is faced with too many suspects and not enough answers. With shocking secrets to expose, unthinkable pasts to uncover, and his own darkness to final put to rest, revealing the killer's identity could well turn out to be the most challenging case of Harry's career. Assuming that he still has one once's he's dealt with his own murderous father ..."--Amazon.com description |
By Gatward, David J. Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "You can't always shelter from the storm ... With good friends, a new romance, and now even his own dog, DCI Harry Grimm's new life in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales seems too good to be true. So, when the mangled body of a local farmer is found in a hay baler, and one of his own team is beaten half to death, he realises that perhaps it is. In a place that prides itself on the warmth of its welcome, Harry and his team are about to discover just how cold things can get. Because some people are more welcome than others. And the hills can hide the darkest of sins."--Amazon.com |
By Gatward, David J. Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "A famous singer. Homicide by hanging. Can this investigator stop an encore performance of murder? The rugged hills and dales have finally found their way into DCI Harry Grimm?s heart. Having accepted a permanent position, he?s concentrating on building his team and keeping them focused on solving cases with painstaking police work. But he?s pulled into a classical vocalist?s world of dark secrets when the superstar chorist is brutally killed. With the body discovered gruesomely suspended from a church tower, Grimm and his cops are confronted by walls daubed in satanic symbols. But as he digs deep to uncover the connection between the occult and the sensational slaying, he fears the killer may be about to make more bloody sacrifices. "-Back cover. |
By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: 2016 Classification: M Call Number: M Brighton, winter 1951. Max Mephisto's star pantomime turn in Aladdin has been overshadowed by the murder --of two local children. With fairy tales in the air, it's not long before the press have found a nickname for the case: 'Hansel and Gretel'. DI Edgar Stephens has plenty of leads to investigate. The missing girl, Annie, used to write plays and perform them with her friends. Does the clue lie in Annie's unfinished - and rather disturbing - last script? Or might it lie with the eccentric theatricals who have assembled for the pantomime? Once again Edgar enlists Max's help in penetrating the shadowy theatrical world that seems to hold the key. But is this all just classic misdirection? |
By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: 2017 Classification: M Call Number: M On the eve of the Queen's coronation, DI Stephens and Max Mephisto uncover an anarchist plot and a ticking bomb at the same time as solving the murder of a man close to them - from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries - (Gardners) |
By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: [2021] Classification: M Call Number: M "Newly minted PI Emma Holmes and her partner Sam Collins are just settling into their business when they're chosen for a high-profile case: retired music-hall star Verity Malone hires them to find out who poisoned her husband, a theater impresario. Verity herself has been accused of the crime. The only hitch--the Brighton police are already on the case, putting Emma in direct competition with her husband, police superintendent Edgar Stephens. Soon Emma realizes that Verity's life intersects closely with her own--most notably in their mutual connection, Max Mephisto, who has returned to England from America with his children and famous wife, Hollywood star Lydia Lamont. Lydia, desperately bored in the countryside, catches wind of what Emma and Sam are up to and offers her services. What secret does Lydia know about Verity's past? The team of female PIs circle closer to the killer, with the Brighton police hot on their tail. The clues suggest they're looking for a criminal targeting the old music-hall crew. How long will it be before that trail leads straight back to Max?"-- |
By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: 2018 Classification: M Call Number: M The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series, for fans of Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May books - (Gardners) |
By Griffiths, Elly Publishing Date: 2019 Classification: M Call Number: M "In a nail-biting hunt for a missing loved one, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto discover once again that the line between art, life, and death is all too easily blurred"-- |
By Havill, Steven Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: M Call Number: M A boy disappears from a camping ground in New Mexico and shortly after another boy is abducted from his home. Undersheriff Bill Gastner investigates. By the author of Privileged to Kill. |
NEW RELEASE By Hillerman, Anne Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: M Call Number: M "An unexpected death on a lonely road outside of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument raises questions for Navajo Tribal Police officers Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito. Why would a seasoned outdoorsman and well-known paleontologist freeze to death within walking distance of his car? A second death brings more turmoil. Who is the unidentified man killed during a home invasion where nothing much seems to have been taken? Why was he murdered? The Bears Ears area, at the edge of the Navajo Nation, is celebrated for its abundance of early human habitation sites and the discovery of unique fossils which revolutionized the scientific view of how early animals dealt with their changing world. Chee and Manuelito appreciate the area's scenery and wealth of human and scientific resources, but their visit to this achingly beautiful place is disrupted by a current of unprecedented violence that sweeps them both into danger. Illicit romance, a fossilized jawbone, hints of witchcraft, and a mysterious disappearance during a blizzard add to the peril. It takes all of Manuelito's and Chee's experience, skill, and intuition to navigate the threats that arise and see justice served"-- |
NEW RELEASE By Johnson, Craig Publishing Date: [2023] Classification: M Call Number: M "Walt Longmire faces one of his most challenging crime scenes as he tries to reckon with the revelations of his last case where he confronted the ghosts of his past and questioned the very nature of justice and mercy in the hard country of the West. Deep in the heart of the Wyoming countryside, Sheriff of Absaroka County, Walt Longmire, is called to a crime scene like few others that he has seen. This crime brings up issues that go back to Walt's grandfather's time in Wyoming, as the revelations he learns about his grandfather come back to offer clues and motives for Walt's investigation. Filled with back-country action, and with the great cast of characters that readers have come to love with the Longmire series, this new book will be sure to satisfy both long-time readers and those new to the series"-- |
By Keating, H. R. F. Publishing Date: 1998 Classification: M Call Number: M In England, detective Phil Benholme experiences a policeman's worst nightmare: his son becomes a suspect in the murder of a professor. The case involves drugs. |
By Klavan, Andrew Publishing Date: [2022] Classification: M Call Number: M "English professor and ex-spy Cameron Winter confronts a big tech billionaire to solve the suspicious suicide of a former student"-- |
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