New books at the Library

Adult Fiction

"Night of Sorrows" by Frances Sherwood - "An engrossing novel about the conquistador Cortes and the Aztec princess Malintzin by a "stunning" writer. --New York Times Book Review.

"Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Isaac Asimov - "Did you know that aliens meet nightly at Harry's All-Night Hamburgers in West Virgina to tell tales? This story will tell you all about it." --inside front cover

Mystery

"Hannibal" by Thomas Harris - "In one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, Thomas Harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil-a tour de force of psychological suspense. --inside front cover.

"Skeleton Dance" by Aaron Elkins - "A splendidly entertaining thriller by Aaron Elkins. A twisting trail mined with lies and bloodshed...as good as it gets."--Daily News

Young Adults Fiction

"The Dragon's Eye (Erec Rex)" by Kaza Kingsley -- Life is not easy for twelve-year-old Erec Rex. His single mother can barely support her six adopted kids. And they've moved into an apartment so tiny that Erec sleeps with the washing machine. Worse, there is a strange force within Erec that is making him do odd things. His urge to obey these thoughts grows -- until it becomes impossible to resist them.
Then one morning, Erec's mother is missing. The force inside Erec commands him to find her, leading him on an adventure that will change him forever. When he arrives in Alypium, a hidden world where old knowledge of magic is kept, Erec learns that his mother and the entire kingdom are in peril. And he might be the only one who can save them. – backcover