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The Paris Express : a novel / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-author.;
"From Emma Donoghue, author of Room, The Wonder and Pull of the Stars comes a taut and suspenseful historical novel that reimagines an 1895 French railway disaster, an event famously documented in dramatic photographs. Set over a single day, as the morning train travels from the Normandy coast to Paris, men, women and children take their seats in the passenger cars, which are divided by wealth and status. Among the passengers is an anarchist intent on destruction, a young boy travelling alone, a pregnant woman fleeing her home village for the anonymity of the big city, a medical student who suspects a girl may have a fatal disease, and the railway men, devoted to the train, to the company and to each other. Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a thrilling ride and a literary masterpiece that captures the politics, fears and chaos of the end of the nineteenth century."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Rail passengers; Railroad accidents; Railroad travel; Social classes; Voyages and travels;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The love child / by Hore, Rachel,author.;
"London, 1917. When nineteen-year-old Alice Copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the baby. She simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family. But all Alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter. Edith and Philip Burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their own. When they secretly adopt a baby girl, Irene, their life together must surely be complete. Irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth. Putting hopes of marriage and children behind her, Alice embarks upon a pioneering medical career, striving to make her way in a male-dominated world. Meanwhile, Irene struggles to define her own life, eventually leaving her Suffolk home to find work in London. As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light?"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Adoptees; Mothers and daughters; Teenage mothers; Unmarried mothers; Women physicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vendetta [sound recording] / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Rogers, Elisabeth S.,narrator.; Recorded Books, LLC,publisher.;
Read by Elisabeth Rogers.With his dying breath, Carl Venable, head of the CIA task force on terrorism and Jude Brandon's final link to terrorist ringleader Max Huber, gives Brandon a mandate: to keep his daughter, Rachel, safe at any cost. But Rachel Venable has a shocking, twisted past of her own, one that comes rushing back after her medical clinic in Guyana is attacked by Huber - the same man who murdered her father and kept her imprisoned for months. Brandon and Catherine Ling, Rachel's longtime ally and fierce protector, are determined to keep Rachel out of danger, but she knows that it's impossible to stay hidden when Max Huber wants you dead. As Rachel and Brandon race against the clock to bring Huber down before he can orchestrate a nuclear explosion that will lay waste to the west coast, they also fight a growing attraction to each other - an attraction that could prove just as dangerous as Huber himself.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Secrecy; Terrorists; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Trouble in Big Timber ; & twelve-gauge guardian / by Daniels, B. J.;
Trouble in Big Timber: When Ford Cardwell returns to Cardwell Ranch, his ability to decipher the truth will be tested. Plus a bonus story! Trouble in Big Timber Ford Cardwell is shocked when his old flame calls him out of the blue--and even more so when he hears a gunshot. But when he accidentally loops in medical examiner Henrietta "Hitch" Rogers, she makes him wonder if he was set up to believe the woman was a victim. Together, they'll need to discover the truth, but looking into the case will put them in the sights of a killer.Twelve-gauge guardian: Journalist Raine Chandler is on the run from a killer, but her luck will change once she meets cowboy P.I. Cordell Winchester. In town on family business, he can't resist the urge to help her solve an abduction case long gone cold. When another girl goes missing, the stakes are raised, and the pair will have to do whatever it takes to find the children before time runs out.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Romance fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Ranchers; Cowboys;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I know a secret : a novel / by Gerritsen, Tess,author.;
"The crime scene is unlike any that Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have ever before encountered. The woman lies in apparently peaceful repose on her bed, and Maura finds no apparent cause of death, but there is no doubt the woman is indeed dead. The victim's eyes have been removed and placed in the palm of her hand, a gesture that echoes the terrifying films she produces. Is a crazed movie fan reenacting scenes from those disturbing films? When another victim is found, again with no apparent cause of death, again with a grotesquely staged crime scene, Jane and Maura realize the killer has widened his circle of targets. He's chosen one particular woman for his next victim, and she knows he's coming for her next. She's the only one who can help Jane and Maura catch the killer. But she knows a secret. And it's a secret she'll never tell"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Rizzoli, Jane, Detective (Fictitious character); Isles, Maura (Fictitious character); Policewomen; Women forensic scientists; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The good samaritan : a novel / by Halleen, Toni,author.;
"A college professor is offered a chance at redemption-if he can figure out the right thing to do in this thoughtful psychological thriller from the author of The Surrogate. Sociology professor Matthew Larkin is barely holding on. After the death of his toddler son, his wife divorced him, his teenage daughter abandoned him, and he lost a job he loved. Landing a rare tenure track position at a small college in southern Minnesota, he's trying to cope with the disaster his life has become. While driving down an empty highway in the middle of nowhere one gloomy Sunday evening, Matthew gets caught in a hailstorm. Pulling off the road to find shelter, he spies a disturbing sight. Caught in the car's headlights is a child curled up beneath a plastic tarp. The boy is alive but unconscious, soaked to the bone and possibly hypothermic. Knowing an ambulance would take too long to reach them, Matthew impulsively puts the boy in his car, intending to get medical help. On the way, the boy awakens and becomes agitated, begging Matthew not to take him to a hospital or to call the police. Matthew sympathizes with the panicked boy, who looks to be the same age his son would have been. Overcome by longing, grief, and a need to make sense of everything that's happened to him, Matthew makes a dangerous choice-risking everything for a chance to face his past, move on from the pain, and forgive both his family and himself"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Bereavement; Choice (Psychology); College teachers; Helping behavior; Redemption;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A rip through time / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.;
"'A great read.'--Charlaine Harris. In this series debut from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, a modern-day homicide detective finds herself in Victorian Scotland-in an unfamiliar body-with a killer on the loose. May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She's drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness. May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Thomson had been enjoying a half-day off, only to be discovered that night in a lane, where she'd been strangled and left for dead ... exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before Mallory was strangled in the same spot. When Mallory wakes up in Catriona's body in 1869, she must put aside her shock and adjust quickly to the reality: life as a housemaid to an undertaker in Victorian Scotland. She soon discovers that her boss, Dr. Gray, also moonlights as a medical examiner and has just taken on an intriguing case, the strangulation of a young man, similar to the attack on herself. Her only hope is that catching the murderer can lead her back to her modern life ... before it's too late. Outlander meets The Alienist in Kelley Armstrong's A Rip Through Time, the first book in this utterly compelling series, mixing romance, mystery, and fantasy with thrilling results"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Policewomen; Time travel; Women household employees;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.; Braithwaite, Philippa,film producer.; Catz, Caroline,actor.; Clunes, Martin,1961-actor.; Cole, Nigel,1949-film director.; Crowdy, Mark,creator.; Ferguson, Craig,1962-creator.; Lothian, Jack,screenwriter.; Acorn Films (Firm),publisher.; Buffalo Pictures,presenter.; Home Run Productions,presenter.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Eileen Atkins, Ron Cook, Ian McNeice.As Martin and James wait patiently to see Santa in his Grotto, Martin spots a medical concern that has him shut it down and send Santa packing - until he's sure he isn't infectious. Louisa is determined not to let Martin ruin Christmas.PG.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Television comedies.; Television programs.; Christmas television programs.; City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Families; Christmas; Holidays; Physicians (General practice);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Turning point [sound recording] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle,author.; McLaren, Todd Parker,narrator.; Recorded Books, LLC,publisher.;
Read by Todd McLaren.Bill Browning heads the trauma unit at San Francisco's busiest emergency room, SF General. With his ex-wife and daughters in London, he immerses himself in his work and lives for rare visits with his children. A rising star at her teaching hospital, UCSF at Mission Bay, Stephanie Lawrence has two young sons, a frustrated stay-at-home husband, and not enough time for any of them. Harvard-educated Wendy Jones is a dedicated trauma doctor at Stanford, trapped in a dead-end relationship with a married cardiac surgeon. And Tom Wylie's popularity with women rivals the superb medical skills he employs at his Oakland medical center, but he refuses to let anyone get too close, determined to remain unattached forever. These exceptional doctors are chosen for an honor and a unique project: to work with their counterparts in Paris in a mass-casualty training program. As professionals, they will gain invaluable knowledge from the program. When an unspeakable act of mass violence galvanizes them into action, their temporary life in Paris becomes a stark turning point: a time to face harder choices than they have ever made before - with consequences that will last a lifetime.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Medical fiction.; Physicians; Violence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The leap year gene / by Wood, Shelley,1971-author.;
"February 29, 1916. A baby girl is born -- but as the months and years go by, Kit McKinley inexplicably ages just one year for every four. Her mother Lillian, a fledgling botanist, fears that Kit's condition will catch the attention of Lillian's fellow suffragettes, who have embraced the eugenics craze sweeping North America targeting unfit, unwed mothers and "defective" children. For decades, Kit and her family must keep on the move to conceal her secret and protect her from the unwanted attention of Nazi scientists, nosy doctors, Big Pharma and the insatiable news media that is always hunting for the next sensational story. When Kit finally reaches her teens and can pass for an adult, she must decide whether she wants to stay perpetually on the run or stay put and form lasting ties. The only problem is Will Katzen, whose life -- first as a baby, then as a boy, and then as a man -- keeps intersecting with hers, complicating every instinct she has to flee, or to love. Part medical mystery, part love story, The Leap Year Gene is an unforgettable tour de force that traces the past century's burgeoning understanding of genetics, eugenics and what constitutes "normal" while exploring the tensions, losses, love and sense of duty that can bind families together or split them apart."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Abnormalities, Human; Difference (Philosophy); Eugenics; Families; Genetics; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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