New books at Cedar County Library

Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman – Surprised by a nearly 100 year-old new client who refuses to explain the reason she needs his services at their first session, Alex Delaware is shocked by the woman’s subsequent murder and teams up with detective Milo Sturgis to investigate her mysterious life and death.

Humans Bow Down by James Patterson – Surviving a terrible war between the victorious Robots and defeated humans who must submit to their new rulers or be banished to the desolate Reserve Six, a feisty young survivor, launches a rebellion to save the human race.

Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton – Spending an investigative night at a local castle reputed to be haunted, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth and his policeman associate, Clumsy, discover a dead body that suddenly goes missing.

Banana Crème Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke – Returning from an extravagant honeymoon only to learn that an unpopular neighbor has been murdered, Hannah doubts a police ruling about a random intruder while sifting through a growing number of suspects.

Bone Box by Faye Kellerman – When Rina Lazarus makes a shocking discovery in the woods near her upstate New York community, her husband, police detective Peter Decker, becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome, decades-old unsolved murders.

The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan – Letter and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front.

Twelve Angry Librarians by Miranda James – Attending the Southern ALA annual meeting only to be confronted by an old nemesis from library school, interim library director Charlie Harris is wrongly implicated in his rival’s murder and must discover which of their fellow librarians is the true killer in order to clear his own name.

A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline – The story of Christina Olson, who served as the host and inspiration for artist Andrew Wyeth, despite an incapacitating illness.