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New Arrivals
 "Some
Like It Hawk by Donna
Andrews. Blacksmith
Meg Langslow lives in Caerphilly, a town that gained notoriety when the
lender foreclosed on all of Caerphilly's public buildings. All had been
evacuated-except the courthouse, where Phineas Throckmorton had
barricaded himself in the basement. When one of the lender's executives
is found shot, apparently inside the basement, Meg suspects Phineas is
being framed for the killing. They soon discover that the lender is
concealing information.
 "Backfire" by
Catherine Coulter. Judge
Ramsey Hunt, presiding over the trial of two persons accused in a string
of murders, suspects that the federal prosecuting attorney has been
threatened. His suspicions are confirmed when the Judge is shot in the
back. Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savitch, longtime friend of the
judge, learn of the shooting and receive an ominous note from the
shooter. 'You deserve this for what you did.'
 "Gone
Girl" by Gillian Flynn. On
the morning of Nick and Amy's fifth wedding anniversary, Amy disappears.
When her diary reveals turmoil over their marriage, Nick is immediately
suspected of having done something to her. He may be weak, a liar, and
not the best husband in the world, but is he a killer? Nick works to
clear his name only to learn that something may have happened more
disturbing than death.
New DVDs
 "The
Iron Lady" Rated PG-13.
The Iron Lady is a portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only
female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th Century's
most famous and influential women, Thatcher came from nowhere to smash
through barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated
world.
 "War
Horse" Rated PG-13.
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is
sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England
and across Europe as the war rages on.
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 "Creole
Belle"
by James Lee Burke. Tee
Jolie Melton, a Creole girl, visited Robicheaux in the recovery unit in
New Orleans, leaving him an iPod with a song on it and then disappeared.
Dave became obsessed with the song. 'Creole Belle,' and the memory of
Tee Jolie and begins searching for her. Could her disappearance have
anything to do with a recent oil well blowout?
 "Night
Watch" by Linda Fairstein. Alexander
Cooper loves New York City food and its wide variety of restaurants,
many of which are known around the world. But even the most dazzling
dining room might hide something unsavory, especially where the wealthy
and powerful congregate alongside cops and criminals. Now, she's
uncovering centuries-old secrets that are screaming to light in the
present.
 "15
Seconds" by Andrew
Gross.
Fifteen Seconds. That's all it took to turn Henry Steadman's happy life
upside down. The surgeon was on his way to a medical convention when he
was stopped by a policeman for a minor traffic violation. Before he
could react, the cop was shot by a man in a car that sped away. Henry
becomes the prime suspect and the target of a manhunt.
 "The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Rated
R. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who
has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer
hacker.
 "HUGO" Rated
PG. Set
in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is
wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
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