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|  | Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
Boston psychiatrist, Diandra Warren, fears that her life and that of her son may be in danger when one of her patients reveals that she has been abused by a Irish Mafia thug. Warren recruits the investigative team of Patrick Kenzie and Angie Genarro, who grew up with the Mafia heavy, to protect her and her son. Meanwhile, a woman is found dead and crucified in a slaying eerily similar to one that occurred some 20 years ago. AUTHOR: Dennis Lehane
PUBLISHER: Morrow/Avon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | A Thieve's World by Elizabeth Abbey, Lynn Abbey
This coda-like novel explores the history of the city of Sanctuary, the site of the Thieves' World series. The figures from past Thieves' World books have etched themselves into memory and myth, leaving Molin Torchholder, the only survivor of this past, to arrange for the secrecy of the city's strange legacy before he dies. Cauvin, a refugee, and Ben, a young boy, come to aid him and in doing so uncover a future destiny for Sanctuary not to be believed. AUTHOR: Elizabeth Abbey, Lynn Abbey
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Third Man & the Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
Two short novels by Graham Greene, both of them re-workings of successful screenplays. The Third Man is the story of an American writer who goes to postwar Vienna to work for a friend who turns out to be a gangster and black marketeer. The Fallen Idol concerns an unhappily married butler in a London embassy who falls under suspicion of murder when his wife dies suddenly. AUTHOR: Graham Greene
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Ten Thousand by Michael Ford
Based on the ANABASIS by Xenophon--a historian, mercenary, and disciple of Socrates--this is an account of the perilous fifth-century expedition he headed, when he led a huge army of Greek soldiers overland to the Black Sea. Narrated by his aide-de-camp, the story covers Xenophon's life from his boyhood to his magnificent feat of heroism, and brings to life the world of ancient Greece as well as many memorable personalities--both real and invented. AUTHOR: Michael Ford
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Wolfticket by Caro Clarke
A first novel set in Europe at the end of World War II, in which a lesbian WAC and a Polish refugee fall in love, are immediately separated by the horrors of war, and, after a series of colorful adventures, are reunited at last. AUTHOR: Caro Clarke
PUBLISHER: Firebrand Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | My Visit to the Dinosaurs by Aliki
This book shows a family's visit to a natural history museum, with discussions about the dinosaurs whose bones they see. AUTHOR: Aliki
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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