Here’s a listing of the newest large print books available at the McGraw and Evans Branches. Enjoy!

Against the Storm by Kat Martin 

Taking Maggie O’Connell’s case, former army-ranger-turned-private-investigator Trace Rawlins discovers that his beautiful new client is not telling him everything when he stumbles upon a secret that no one was meant to uncover.

Breakdown by Sara Paretsky 

When the teenage daughters of some of Chicago’s most influential families discover the body of a ritually murdered victim, investigator Warshawski explores theories that the killing is linked to a hostile media campaign against a senatorial candidate or a wealthy patriarch’s childhood in Nazi-occupied Lithuania.

 

Changes by Mercedes Lackey 

Three friends, Magpie, Lena and Bear continue on their individual quests as they work to attain the status of full Heralds, Bards and Healers of Valdemar in the third book of the series following Foundation and Intrigues.

 

Chango’s Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William Kennedy 

His life radically changed by an encounter with Ernest Hemingway in Cuba, journalist Daniel Quinn embarks on a turbulent journey marked by such historical events as the Albany race riots, the rise of Fidel Castro and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed.

 

The Cradle in the Grave by Sophie Hannah 

A television producer finds herself at the heart of a mystery after receiving an anonymous card in the mail that matches one found in the pocket of a murder victim who had been featured in a documentary about crib-death.

 

D.C. Dead by Stuart Woods

Evaluating his life in New York as a Woodman & Weld partner after a shocking loss, Stone Barrington is summoned by the President to Washington, D. C. and assigned to a special ops mission that reunites him with his former partner, Holly Barker.

 

Dead by Nightfall by Beverly Barton

When sadistic monster Malcolm York, who uses his vast wealth to fund a series of depraved hunts, kidnaps his wife Nicole, Griffin Powell is forced to participate in a twisted life-or-death game in order to get Nicole back.

 

Death Benefit by Robin Cook

Launching a private investigation when their mentor dies under suspicious circumstances, medical students Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall uncover a sinister operation through which private life insurance policies are being manipulated to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others.

 

The Kingdom of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman 

Thrown together to organize a fund-raiser for their failing private school, kindergarten teacher Judy McFarland and 16-year-old student Zach Patterson, bonded by loneliness, embark on a dangerous affair that corrupts them both as the lines between adult and child are blurred.

 

Locked On by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney

Coming out of retirement to run for president, Jack Ryan finds himself in the middle of a high-stakes attack from his opponent as his close comrade, John Clark, is the subject of treacherous charges, at the same time Jack Ryan, Jr. and other members of Campus struggle to stop terrorists.

 

Revenge at Bella Terra by Christina Dodd 

Retreating to an isolated cottage at Bella Terra–a private vineyard with a violent past–to write her second mystery novel, Chloe Conte is distracted by Eli Di Luca, a mysterious man whose dark secrets put her life in great danger.

 

A Winter Scandal by Candace Camp

Thrown together with Lord Morecombe after she discovers an abandoned baby accompanied by a brooch bearing his insignia, Thea Bainbridge agrees to help him find the child’s mother and soon finds it harder and harder to resist this notorious rake as scandal swirls around them.

 

NONFICTION

Horses Never Lie About Love : The Heartwarming Story of a Remarkable Horse Who Changed My Life by Jana Harris 

An award-winning poet and founder of the Switched-on Gutenberg electronic poetry journal recounts her 24-year relationship with a beautiful feral mare who in spite of a troubled past has conveyed help and healing to all humans and horses she has encountered.

 

Maman’s Homesick Pie : A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen by Donia Bijan 

For Donia Bijan’s family, food has been the language they use to tell their stories and to communicate their love. In 1978, when the Islamic Revolution in Iran threatened their safety, they fled to California’s Bay Area, where the familiar flavors of Bijan’s mother’s cooking formed a bridge to the life they left behind. Now, through the prism of food, award-winning chef Donia Bijan unwinds her own story, finding that at the heart of it all is her mother, whose unwavering love and support enabled Bijanto realize her dreams. From the Persian world of her youth to the American life she embraced as a teenager to her years at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris (studying under the infamous Madame Brassart) to apprenticeships in France’s three-star kitchens and finally back to San Francisco, where she opened her own celebrated bistro, Bijan evokes a vibrant kaleidoscope of cultures and cuisines. And she shares thirty inspired recipes from her childhood (Saffron Yogurt Rice with Chicken and Eggplant and Orange CardamomCookies), her French training (Ratatouille with Black Olives and Fried Bread and Purple Plum Skillet Tart), and her cooking career (Roast Duck Legs with Dates and Warm Lentil Salad and Rose Petal Ice Cream). An exhilarating, heartfelt memoir, Maman’s Homesick Pie is also a reminder of the women who encourage us to shine.


Published on January 23, 2012.


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