Finley Public Library

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December 1, 2017

 

A huge Thank You this month goes to the Nodak Electric’s Operation Round up for their gift of $750.00 that will go toward the purchase of large print books. The large print books are a hit with all patrons.

New hard cover/large print books this month are:

Mind Game by Iris Johansen – An Eve Duncan novel. Eve’s daughter, Jane, has the ability to see actual events in her dreams. She searches out a dream of a girl held captive and sets out to rescue her.

Don’t Let Go by Harlan Coban – Napoleon Dumas hasn’t been the same since his senior year of high school when his twin brother Leo and Leo’s girlfriend Diane are found dead on the railroad tracks – and – the love of his life broke up with him and disappeared. For 15 years he has been searching for answers that only lead to more questions.

The Midnight Line by Lee Child – Jack Reacher is in a small Wisconsin town and sees a woman’s West Point class ring in a window. The search for the woman takes Jack on a harrowing journey through dangerous terrain. Jack does what he does best.

The Midnight Line by Lee Child – A holiday novel of first impressions and second chances. Sometimes our hearts can see what our eyes cannot. A great Christmas treat.

End Game by David Baldacci
– The team of Will Roble and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive and their handler, Blue Man, is missing.

Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly – Harry Bosch series #20. Harry is a volunteer working cold cases. He’s called to investigate the murder of a young pharmacist, leading him into pill mills and drug abuse. In the meantime, an old case from his LAPD days comes back to haunt him, and, his former colleagues aren’t eager to protect his reputation.

New books that are regular print are:

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman – The Owens family has been cursed since the 1600’s. Now, in New York City in the early 1960’s, another generation of Owens’ is equally unique and discovers family secrets as well as secrets they’ve kept from each other. This is another good book we have in the Finley Public Library by Alice Hoffman.

Quick and Dirty by Stuart Woods – Stone Barrington series #43 – Stone gets entangled the rarified art business. Many twists and turns leave you wanting more.

Deep Freeze by John Sanford – Virgil Flowers series #10 – Reviewers say this is the best of the Virgil Flowers series Here he goes back to Trippton, MN, where he had investigated the corrupt local school board. Now, there’s a body frozen in a block of ice. It might be connected to a high school class of 20 years ago that has a reunion coming up.

The Rooster Bar by John Grisham – This book highlights the world of for-profit legal education. 3 students are caught up in it and can’t get out – but can they find a way to escape their debt and expose the bank and the scam.  To do it, they first have to quit school.

The Award by Danielle Steel – It’s WWII and a young girl’s best friend is deported and since she could do nothing to help her, she joins the French resistance to save the lives of Jewish children. A German commandant recruits her to help save part of France’s artistic heritage until the end of the war when she’s accused of collaboration.

Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand
– The “winter” series was a popular set of books enjoyed by our readers. If you read Winter Street, Winter Stroll and Winter Storms, here’s the fourth book for you.

Stop in to check out some of these new books or try a new author. We have so many to choose from. The library is open every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and Friday from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. If you’re wonder if we have a certain book, go to finleypl.org and do a book or author search. It’s so easy.

We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

 
 
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