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Library Focus - September 10, 2006

HELEN OF TROY IS SUBJECT OF NEW NOVEL

Helen of Troy by Margaret George is the story of Helen whose parents were Leda and Zeus, and who was incredibly beautiful from birth.
With a cast of legendary characters from Odysseus to Achilles to Paris, this one brings to life the Trojan War we have all learned about.

When Darkness Falls is book three of the Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey. In the midst of war, the Elves and their magical companions must find a way to shatter the Demons' hold on the human Golden City of the Bells. Now there is only one way to prevent the coming of He Who Is. A very different sort of sacrifice must be made.

Howard Bahr's new one is The Judas Field. It's been twenty years since Cass Wakefield returned from the Civil War to his hometown in Mississippi, and he's still haunted by battlefield memories. One afternoon he is offered a chance to retrace his steps from the past and face the truth behind the events that led to the deaths of so many friends and comrades.

Ellen Crosby has written another Wine Country Mystery. In The Merlot Murders, Lucie Montgomery's semi-estranged brother Eli calls her in France to report that their father has been killed in a hunting accident in Virginia. But when Lucie arrives, her godfather, a partner in the family winery, insists it was no accident.

Partners Juliet Applebaum and Al Hockey are finally making a profit through their fledgling detective agency in Bye-Bye, Black Sheep by Ayelet Waldman. People come through the doors of their garage-turned-office, needing defense investigation and help with insurance cases. But when Heavenly hires them, Juliet and Al find out they ain't seen nothin' yet...

Around the ancient cave system in Derbyshire are tourists, a medieval castle, and the thriving town of Castleton. But its underground tunnels and caverns provide the perfect place for a man to hide-or vanish. Detective Constable Ben Cooper is looking for such a man, one on a rampage of revenge. One Last Breath is by Stephen Booth.

And Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense features classic stories by writers like Donald Westlake, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, Ed McBain, and many more.

"A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good."-Thomas Watson, Jr., executive.

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