{"id":39790,"date":"2021-03-27T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=39790"},"modified":"2021-03-08T11:17:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:17:38","slug":"new-fiction-at-fairmount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/new-fiction-at-fairmount\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fiction at Fairmount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new fiction title to read? This blog post is full of new fiction titles pulled right from the shelves at our Fairmount branch! If you want to read any of them, click the link or contact the library. All the descriptions are provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/all-fall-down.jpg?resize=264%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All Fall Down<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by James Brabazon<\/p>\n<p><em>Soldier, assassin, and special agent&#8211;Max McLean works for a highly secretive unit called The Unknown: a black ops team which delivers off-the-books justice on behalf of the British Government.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When a straightforward operation to kill a terrorist commander goes badly wrong, Max finds himself framed for murder. Cut off from his base and cut loose by his Government handlers, he&#8217;s forced to go even deeper underground, propelled across Europe on a personal, high-stakes investigation to clear his name.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Racing against time to find out who his enemy is before his enemy finds him, Max has to unravel the only clue he has to their identity: an unusual hundred-dollar bill clutched in the dead terrorist&#8217;s fist.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But in this brutal game of spies nothing is as it seems: as hostile powers prepare to move against the West, Max McLean must face the shocking possibility that the traitor he seeks has been with him all along.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1382551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1383861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/smash-up.jpg?resize=264%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1383861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Smash-Up\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Ali Benjamin<\/p>\n<p><em>Life for Ethan and Zo used to be simple. Ethan co-founded a lucrative media start-up, and Zo was well on her way to becoming a successful filmmaker. Then they moved to a rural community for a little more tranquility&#8211;or so they thought.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When newfound political activism transforms Zo into a barely recognizable ball of outrage and #MeToo allegations rock his old firm, Ethan finds himself a misfit in his own life. Enter a houseguest who is young, fun, and not at all concerned with the real world, and Ethan is abruptly forced to question everything: his past, his future, his marriage, and what he values most.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Startling, witty, thought-provoking, and wise, Ali Benjamin&#8217;s exciting debut novel offers the shock of recognition as it deftly illuminates some of the biggest issues of our time. Taking inspiration from a classic Edith Wharton tale about a small-town love triangle, The Smash-Up is a wholly contemporary exploration of how the things we fail to see can fracture a life, a family, a community, and a nation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/take-the-lead.jpg?resize=250%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take the Lead<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Shelley Shepard Gray<\/p>\n<p><em>Growing up in foster care, Officer Traci Lucky had a rough start to life, but things are looking up now that she&#8217;s found a place in Bridgeport with two sisters she never knew she had. One night while on the job Traci finds Gwen, a pregnant teen caught up in a dangerous world of drugs, and takes her straight to the hospital. There Traci encounters the oh-so-charming Dr. Matt Rossi, who surprises Traci with his compassion&#8211;and his movie-star good looks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A busy ob-gyn with a huge, meddling Italian family, Matt Rossi hasn&#8217;t had much time for love in his life. All that changes when he meets the beautiful Officer Lucky. He&#8217;s intrigued by her strength and the kind heart she tries to hide beneath her tough exterior.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When Matt confides that he needs to learn to waltz for his brother&#8217;s wedding, Traci reveals that her sister happens to be a ballroom dance teacher. Next thing they know, Matt and Traci are juggling busy careers, helping young Gwen with her pregnancy and personal safety, and learning to waltz together. But when Gwen&#8217;s escalating problems threaten to put all of them in danger, they wonder if they&#8217;ll ever find time for a little romance too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shelley Shepard Gray takes us back to Bridgeport, Ohio, a town where family comes in all different shapes and sizes, love has no limits, and community means everyone deserves a little help when they&#8217;re lost.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1371712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/we-run-the-tides.jpg?resize=264%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1371712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Run the Tides<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Vendela Vida<\/p>\n<p><em>An achingly beautiful story of female friendship, betrayal, and a mysterious disappearance set in the changing landscape of San Francisco.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Teenage Eulabee and her magnetic best friend, Maria Fabiola, own the streets of Sea Cliff, their foggy oceanside San Francisco neighborhood. They know Sea Cliff\u2019s homes and beaches, its hidden corners and eccentric characters\u2014as well as the upscale all-girls\u2019 school they attend. One day, walking to school with friends, they witness a horrible act\u2014or do they? Eulabee and Maria Fabiola vehemently disagree on what happened, and their rupture is followed by Maria Fabiola\u2019s sudden disappearance\u2014a potential kidnapping that shakes the quiet community and threatens to expose unspoken truths.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Suspenseful and poignant, We Run the Tides is Vendela Vida\u2019s masterful portrait of an inimitable place on the brink of radical transformation. Pre\u2013tech boom San Francisco finds its mirror in the changing lives of the teenage girls at the center of this story of innocence lost, the pain of too much freedom, and the struggle to find one\u2019s authentic self. Told with a gimlet eye and great warmth, We Run the Tides is both a gripping mystery and a tribute to the wonders of youth, in all its beauty and confusion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1370667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/glamour-girls.jpg?resize=264%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1370667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glamour Girls<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Marty Wingate<\/p>\n<p><em>During World War II, farmer&#8217;s daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright&#8217;s eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot&#8217;s license, the English farmer&#8217;s daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain&#8217;s entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie&#8217;s father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother&#8217;s objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country&#8211;and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day&#8211;while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man&#8230;until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF&#8217;s heartthrob&#8230;and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie&#8217;s exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fortunate-ones.jpg?resize=267%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fortunate Ones<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Ed Tarkington<\/p>\n<p><em>When Charlie Boykin was young, he thought his life with his single mother on the working-class side of Nashville was perfectly fine. But when his mother arranges for him to be admitted as a scholarship student to an elite private school, he is suddenly introduced to what the world can feel like to someone cushioned by money. That world, he discovers, is an almost irresistible place where one can bend\u2014and break\u2014rules and still end up untarnished. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As he gets drawn into a friendship with a charismatic upperclassman, Archer Creigh, and an affluent family that treats him like an adopted son, Charlie quickly adapts to life in the upper echelons of Nashville society. Under their charming and alcohol-soaked spell, how can he not relax and enjoy it all\u2014the lack of anxiety over money, the easy summers spent poolside at perfectly appointed mansions, the lavish parties, the freedom to make mistakes knowing that everything can be glossed over or fixed?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But over time, Charlie is increasingly pulled into covering for Archer\u2019s constant deceits and his casual bigotry. At what point will the attraction of wealth and prestige wear off enough for Charlie to take a stand\u2014and will he?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1350930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blessing-to-cherish.jpg?resize=259%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1350930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Blessing to Cherish<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Lauraine Snelling<\/p>\n<p><em>Though she has known hardships in her life, Ingeborg Bjorklund chooses to focus on all she has been given. Blessed with children and grandchildren, she enjoys the friendship and support of the entire Blessing, North Dakota, community. And after several years of widowhood, she has reached a place of contentment with her life. Meanwhile, her stepson Thorliff is raising two children alone since his beloved Elizabeth died. But there is a new schoolteacher in town, Louisa Gutenburg, and Thorliff doesn&#8217;t seem to be himself whenever she&#8217;s around. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It isn&#8217;t just his obvious fascination with Louisa, but the fact that he seems completely oblivious to it that makes Ingeborg smile. How long before Thorliff realizes what everyone else can see a mile away? But not everything is comfortable for Ingeborg. One of her dearest friendships is changing &#8211; and she will have to decide if her settled, predictable life is worth more to her than a future she hardly dares to imagine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1371821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1350183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OverDrive eBook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1368244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hades-argentine.jpg?resize=264%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1368244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hades, Argentina<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>by Daniel Loedel<\/p>\n<p><em>A decade after fleeing for his life, a man is pulled back to Argentina by an undying love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was the most obvious thing in the world that I&#8217;d follow her wherever she went. I always had.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In 1976, Tom\u00e1s Oriilla is a medical student in Buenos Aires, where he&#8217;s moved in hopes of reuniting with Isabel, a childhood crush. But the reckless passion that has always drawn him is leading Isabel ever deeper into the ranks of young insurgents fighting an increasingly oppressive regime. As its thuggish milicos begin to disappear more and more people like her, she presents Tom\u00e1s with a way to prove himself. As always, he&#8217;ll do anything for Isabel. But what exactly is he proving, and at what cost to them both?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It will be years before a summons back arrives for Tom\u00e1s, now living as Thomas Shore in New York. But it isn&#8217;t a homecoming that awaits him so much as an odyssey into the past, an encounter with the ghosts that lurk there, and a reckoning with the fatal gap between who he&#8217;s become and who he once aspired to be. Raising profound questions about the sometimes impossible choices we make in the name of love, Hades, Argentina is a gripping, brilliantly narrated literary debut.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/to-dwell-among-cedars.jpg?resize=258%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To Dwell Among Cedars<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Connilyn Cossette<\/p>\n<p><em>As they fight for the soul of Israel, will they find healing for their own?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Eight years ago, after the Philistines surrendered the stolen Ark of the Covenant back to the Israelites, Eliora and her brother left their Philistine homeland to follow it to the community of Kiryat-Yearim. Though they both were lovingly enfolded into a Levite family that guards the Ark, Eliora can&#8217;t stop feeling like she doesn&#8217;t belong.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Meanwhile, a faction of discontent Hebrews finds Kiryat-Yearim to be an unfit resting place and believes that the sacred vessel should be in the hands of the priests who mean to restore the Holy of Holies in a new location. Under the guise of gathering Hebrews to worship together for the festivals, Levite musician Ronen has been sent by his uncle to find where the Ark has been hidden and steal it back. But Ronen never expected that the Philistine girl he rescued years ago would now be part of the very family he&#8217;s tasked to deceive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ronen&#8217;s attempts to charm Eliora into revealing the location of the Ark lead them in unexpected directions, as they must battle betrayal and fear to help establish Israel&#8217;s leadership for a better future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mountain-laurel.jpg?resize=266%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountain Laurel<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Lori Benton<\/p>\n<p><em>North Carolina, 1793<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Cameron, a Boston cabinetmaker turned frontier trapper, has come to Mountain Laurel hoping to remake himself yet again&#8211;into his planter uncle&#8217;s heir. No matter how uneasily the role of slave owner rests upon his shoulders. Then he meets Seona&#8211;beautiful, artistic, and enslaved to his kin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Seona has a secret: she&#8217;s been drawing for years, ever since that day she picked up a broken slate to sketch a portrait. When Ian catches her at it, he offers her opportunity to let her talent flourish, still secretly, in his cabinetmaking shop. Taking a frightening leap of faith, Seona puts her trust in Ian. A trust that leads to a deeper, more complicated bond.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As fascination with Seona turns to love, Ian can no longer be the man others have wished him to be. Though his own heart might prove just as untrustworthy a guide, he cannot simply walk away from those his kin enslaves. With more lives than his and Seona&#8217;s in the balance, the path Ian chooses now will set the course for generations of Camerons to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A story of choice and consequence, of bondage and freedom, of faith and family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1338274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/war-widow.jpg?resize=266%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1338274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The War Widow<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Tara Moss<\/p>\n<p><em>The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker&#8217;s search for a missing young immigrant man will plunge her right back into the danger and drama she thought she&#8217;d left behind in Europe in this thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous postwar Sydney.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sydney, 1946. Though war correspondent Billie Walker is happy to finally be home, for her the heady postwar days are tarnished by the loss of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. To make matters worse, now that the war is over, the newspapers are sidelining her reporting talents to prioritize jobs for returning soldiers. But Billie is a survivor and she&#8217;s determined to take control of her own future. So she reopens her late father&#8217;s business, a private investigation agency, and, slowly, the women of Sydney come knocking.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At first, Billie&#8217;s bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands. Then, a young man, the son of European immigrants, goes missing, and Billie finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead up into the highest levels of Sydney society and down into its underworld. What is the young man&#8217;s connection to an exclusive dance club and a high class auction house? When the people Billie questions about the young man start to turn up dead, Billie is thrown into the path of Detective Inspector Hank Cooper. Will he take her seriously or will he just get in her way? As the danger mounts and Billie realizes that much more than one young man&#8217;s life is at stake, it becomes clear that though the war was won, it is far from over.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/do-not-disturb.jpg?resize=268%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do Not Disturb\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Claire Douglas<\/p>\n<p><em>Following a traumatic event in London, Kirsty Woodhouse packs up her family and moves back to her native Wales. There she sets up her new home with her husband and two young daughters, and goes into business with her difficult mother managing a guesthouse in the Brecon Beacons.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But when the guesthouse is ready to be occupied, Kirsty encounters the last person she ever expected to see: her estranged cousin Selena. It has been seventeen years since they last talked\u2014when Selena tore everything apart between them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty&#8217;s life? Is Selena running from something too? Or is there an even darker reason for her visit?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As Kirsty becomes increasingly concerned for the safety of her daughters, her dream home begins to feel like her worst nightmare.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, it can be murder getting rid of it . . .<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sun-collective.jpg?resize=268%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun Collective<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Charles Baxter<\/p>\n<p><em>From the National Book Award finalist and &#8220;one of our most gifted writers&#8221; ( Chicago Tribune )&#8211;a timely and unsettling novel about the people drawn to and unmoored by a local activist group more dangerous than it appears.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Once a promising actor, Tim Brettigan has gone missing. His father thinks he may have seen him among some homeless people. And though she knows he left on purpose, his mother has been searching for him all over the city. She checks the usual places&#8211;churches, storefronts, benches&#8211;and stumbles upon a local community group with lofty goals and an enigmatic leader who will alter all of their lives. Christina, a young woman rapidly becoming addicted to a boutique drug that gives her a feeling of blessedness, is inexplicably drawn to the same collective by a man who&#8217;s convinced he may start a revolution. As the lives of these four characters intertwine, a story of guilt, anxiety, and feverish hope unfolds in the city of Minneapolis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A vision of modern American society and the specters of the consumerism, fanaticism, and fear that haunt it, The Sun Collective captures both the mystery and the violence that punctuate our daily lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mystery-of-mrs-christie.jpg?resize=262%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mystery of Mrs. Christie\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Marie Benedict<\/p>\n<p><em>Marie Benedict, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room, uncovers the untold story of Agatha Christie\u2019s mysterious eleven day disappearance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car\u2014strange for a frigid night. Her husband and daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. With her trademark exploration into the shadows of history, acclaimed author Marie Benedict brings us into the world of Agatha Christie, imagining why such a brilliant woman would find herself at the center of such a murky story.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What is real, and what is mystery? What role did her unfaithful husband play, and what was he not telling investigators?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A master storyteller whose clever mind may never be matched, Agatha Christie\u2019s untold history offers perhaps her greatest mystery of all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1368054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1370101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OverDrive eBook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39808 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/my-name-is-anton.jpg?resize=266%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1366005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Name is Anton<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>by Catherine Ryan Hyde<\/p>\n<p><em>New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde returns with a hopeful novel of sacrifice, two lost souls, and enduring love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s 1965, and life has taken a turn for eighteen-year-old Anton Addison-Rice. Nearly a year after his brother died in a tragic accident, Anton is still wounded\u2014physically and emotionally. Alone for the holidays, he catches a glimpse of his neighbor Edith across the street one evening and realizes that she\u2019s in danger.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Anton is determined to help Edith leave her abusive marriage. Frightened and fifteen years Anton\u2019s senior, Edith is slow to trust. But when she needs a safe place to stay, she lets down her guard, and over the course of ten days an unlikely friendship grows. As Anton falls hopelessly and selflessly in love, Edith fears both her husband finding her and Anton getting hurt. She must disappear without telling anyone where she\u2019s going\u2014even Anton.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If keeping Edith safe means letting her go, Anton will say goodbye forever. Or so he believes. What would happen, though, if one day their paths should cross again?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>______________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/castaway-in-cornwall.jpg?resize=258%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1367723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Castaway in Cornwall<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Julie Klasson<\/p>\n<p><em>Laura Callaway daily walks the windswept Cornwall coast, known for many shipwrecks but few survivors. She feels like a castaway, set adrift on the tides of fate by the deaths of her parents and left wanting answers. Now living with her parson uncle and his parsimonious wife in North Cornwall, Laura is viewed as an outsider even as she yearns to belong somewhere again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When ships sink, wreckers scour the shore for valuables, while Laura searches for clues to the lives lost. She has written letters to loved ones and returned keepsakes to rightful owners. She collects seashells and mementos, and when a man is washed ashore, she collects him too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As Laura and a neighbor care for the castaway, the mystery surrounding him grows. He has abrasions and a deep cut that looks suspiciously like a knife wound, and he speaks in careful, educated English, yet his accent seems odd. Other clues wash ashore, and Laura soon realizes he is not who he seems to be. Their attraction grows, and while she longs to return the man to his rightful home, evidence against him mounts. With danger pursuing them from every side, will Laura ever find the answers and love she seeks?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1370598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>_______________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/midnight-train-to-prague.jpg?resize=262%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1365768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Midnight Train to Prague\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong>by Carol Windley<\/p>\n<p><em>In 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, their train is delayed in Saxon Switzerland. In the brief time the train is idle, Natalia learns the truth about her father and meets a remarkable woman named Dr. Magdalena Schaefferov\u00e1, whose family will become a significant part of her future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shaken by these events, Natalia arrives at a spa on the shore of Lake Hev\u00edz in Hungary. Here, she meets the journalist and writer Mikl\u00f3s Count Andorj\u00e1n. In time, they will marry, and Natalia will devote herself to life on a rural estate in Hungary.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When war breaks out in Europe, Natalia loses contact with Mikl\u00f3s. She believes they are to meet in Prague, a city under Nazi occupation. She sets up shop as a fortune teller with a pack of Tarot cards. In this guise, she meets Magdalena Schaefferov\u00e1\u2019s young daughter, Anna. Accused by the Nazis of spying, Natalia is sent to a concentration camp. In April 1945, Natalia and Anna are reunited, and with courage and determination, find the strength to begin again in a changed world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1344387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39799 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/way-of-love.jpg?resize=258%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1344387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Way of Love <\/a><\/strong><\/em>by Tracie Peterson<\/p>\n<p>In 1879, Faith Kenner is pursuing her dream to become a doctor and use her gift to help the native populations. When she meets Andrew Gratton, an injured riverboat captain, a friendship grows between them-but will secrets and rising tensions prevent them from finding true happiness?<\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1349461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a new fiction title to read? This blog post is full of new fiction titles pulled right from the shelves at our Fairmount branch! If you want to read any of them, click the link or contact the library. 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