Ontario Public Library Week
Celebrate With Us!
October 20 to 26
Join us for this multi-part introduction to the iconic tabletop roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons.
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New Titles
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The Life Impossible
The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, with more than nine million copies sold worldwide
“What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet…”
When retired math teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.
Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the island, Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.
Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. -
The teacher
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The Bedlam Cadaver
In late 17th Century London rich young women are being kidnapped, then murdered. Harry Hunt, formerly of the Royal Society but now a rich gentleman, is falsely accused. To clear his name, he must rely on his abandoned scientific expertise and battle the full force of the British aristocracy.
1681. London cooks in summer heat. Bonfires are lit in protest against the King’s brother, James, heir to the throne but openly Catholic. Rumours abound of a ‘Black Box’, said to conceal proof the King’s illegitimate son is really the rightful heir.
When a wealthy merchant’s daughter is kidnapped and murdered—even though a ransom was paid—the King orders Harry Hunt of the Royal Society to help investigate.
A second woman goes missing: Elizabeth Thynne, England’s richest heiress. Her husband has a ransom letter from the same kidnappers.
Pressured by powerful men to find the killers and rescue Elizabeth, Harry uncovers a disturbing link to Bethlehem Hospital, better known as Bedlam.
But he is falsely accused of the crimes.
To prove his innocence, he must find the real culprits. Harry’s search takes him from Rotherhithe to Whitehall Palace, and to the house of Sir Peter Lely, the famous portrait-painter, in Covent Garden.
And back to Bedlam.
He has the Monarchy’s future in his hands. -
Crime à quatre mains
Crime à quatre mains . À Londres, Tradition est un club très discret : politiciens, économistes et autres décideurs s'y réunissent en toute tranquillité, sous l'égide de sir Francis Branir, un ancien as de l'aviation britannique.. Lorsque cet incorruptible est retrouvé assassiné, une lance plantée dans le dos, la Couronne réclame à Scotland Yard une enquête ultrarapide.. Grâce à une clocharde postée à proximité du club - qui n'aime rien tant que chanter du Bach -, l'inspecteur Higgins dispose d'une liste de suspects : le secrétaire particulier de Tradition et quatre couples comptant parmi les meilleurs amis de la victime.. Entre mensonges et dissimulations, Higgins devra résoudre l'énigme d'un crime... à quatre mains.
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Je t'aime comme tu es
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Le sang des monstres
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How technology works: from monster trucks to Mars rovers
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A Mischief of Mice
The perfect fall and Halloween book for kids!
Join the animals and follow the clues in this rollicking, rhyming, nature-inspired whodunit story full of fun collective nouns!
A mischief of mice has gone missing on a blustery fall day. Now a scurry of squirrels is scared, while a band of coyotes howls nearby. Did an unkindness of ravens do something mean? Could a prickle of porcupines possibly help? Luckily, a sleuth of bears comes along to help solve the mystery.
Praise for Tap the Magic Tree:
"Although simple in presentation with ample white space, the artwork provides a glorious rendition of the four seasons of a tree. " -Booklist
Praise for The Hidden Rainbow:
"This book is sweeter than honey." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Bird Watch:
"A peaceful look at nature for little ones." -School Library Journal
Praise for Touch the Brightest Star:
"This exploration of the world at night should be inviting to even the youngest children . . ." -The Horn Book
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Le fugitif, le flic et Bill Ballantine
"Un an après les évènements qui ont ensanglanté Amqui et ses notables corrompus, le policier Denis Leblanc débarque à Paris avec l'intention ferme de régler son compte une fois pour toutes à Étienne Chénier, le libraire en cavale qui s'y cache et qu'il traque sans répit. Mais voilà, rien ne se déroule comme prévu. Pourchassés par des meurtriers à la solde d'un des chefs de la mafia montréalaise, le flic et le fugitif devront bien malgré eux unir leurs forces s'ils veulent réussir à échapper à leurs poursuivants, décidés à les descendre coûte que coûte. Avec l'aide inattendue d'un garçon un peu trop dégourdi pour son propre bien et d'une jeune femme, sa mère, au caractère bouillonnant et particulièrement astucieuse pour arrondir ses fins de mois, Chénier et Leblanc tenteront tant bien que mal de sortir vivants de cette course-poursuite sauvage dans Paris"--Publisher's website.
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Nauetakuan, a Silence for a Noise
""What's happening to you is just that the visible and the invisible are finding each other through you. You are the passageway for our reconnection. You and your generation are the ones who will give our memory back to us..." Monica, a young woman studying art history in Montreal, has lost touch with her Innu roots. When an exhibition unexpectedly articulates a deep, intergenerational wound, she begins to search for a stronger connection to her Indigeneity. A quickly found friendship with Katherine, an Indigenous woman whose life is filled with culture and community, underscores for Monica the possibilities of turning from assimilation and toxic masculinity to something much deeper--and more universal than she expects. Travelling across the continent, from Eastern Canada to Vancouver to Mexico City, Monica connects with other Indigenous artists and thinkers, learning about the power of traditional ways and the struggles of other Nations. Throughout these journeys, physical and creative, she is guided by visions of giant birds and ancestors, who draw her back home to Pessamit. Reckonings with family and floods await, but amidst strange tides, she reconnects to her language, Innu-aimun, and her people. A timely and riveting story of reclamation, matriarchies, and the healing ability of traditional teachings, Nauetakuan: Silence for Sound underscores how reconnecting to lineage and community can transform Indigenous futures."--
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Perfect Redemption
The final installment of the series that has sold nearly 15,000 copies and inspired the Amazon Prime movie Perfect Addiction.
Jax Deneris is a long way from Boston.
After ruining everything with Sienna and his MMA career, he is starting over in LA with some help from his estranged father, Baxton. But it’s easier said than done. Jax can’t shake his bad habits, and when he makes the front page of the tabloids, boundaries are set. Enter Jax’s new roommate, Blaire Sulivan. Immediately, Jax resents Blaire’s role as “chaperone,” which is really starting to cramp his style.
Blaire is also trying to get back on her feet after a string of bad years, and some truly bad luck. Baxton puts her up in his vacant summer house, and when Jax shows up too, she can’t stand this new living arrangement. But her immediate hatred for Jax is clear: she knows he is both trouble and troubled, and won’t play his games.
Both have tough exteriors, stubborn inclinations, and old demons to face, but slowly they begin to wonder if there is more than meets the eye. Every passing glance between them fuels a growing desire. Just as things start to heat up between the two, Blaire gets involved in criminal activities that embroil them both, and they must decide how far they’re willing to go to fight for eachother and the life they deserve.
For every action, there is a consequence, and Jax and Blaire will discover that sometimes love and redemption don’t always go hand in hand. -
Bloody Newton
Inspired by the shocking true story of the Gunfight at Hide Park, this blazing Western novel by Spur Award–winner Johnny D. Boggs takes readers back to that fateful summer in 1871—when Newton, Kansas, became “the wickedest town in the west” . . .
BLOODY NEWTON
A decade before the legendary Gunfight at OK Corral, there was a much bloodier showdown with a much bigger body count—and Wichita Herald reporter Cindy Bagwell was there to see it all. At first, the fledgling journalist had no idea why her boss would send her to what hardly even passes for a town. But Texans, including trail boss Gary Hardee and his sons, are bringing longhorns to Kansas. And Newton aims to take over the cattle market. Hardee has his hands full—and that’s before he reaches Newton, where Texans and Kansans don’t get along. Tensions escalate from fisticuffs to brawling to fatal shootings in short order. But that’s just a warm-up. On August 19, 1871, in a gambling room at Tuttle’s dance hall in Hide Park, this powder keg of bad blood and bitterness between two rival groups explodes—with one young reporter, a restaurant owner, and Hardee’s sons caught in the middle . . .
This is the story of the deadliest gunfight in the American West. Of the passionate men and women who fought for a piece of the American Dream. And of the ultimate price they’d have to pay . . . -
Murder Buys a One-Way Ticket
It’s the funny side of homicide in acclaimed TV comedy writer and novelist Laura Levine’s newest mystery featuring Jaine Austen and her snarky cat, Prozac, as a ghostwriting project sends the Hollywood writer-for-hire on a luxury train trip with strange company, extra baggage, and murder . . .
What could be more idyllic than starting a new gig with an exclusive train ride from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara? Turns out, a whole lot. Jaine must figure out how to tolerate her client—Chip Miller, aka Iron Man, a wealthy gym chain owner—who Jaine soon discovers is a tyrant and a bully with an ego as pumped as his pecs.
Practically everyone on board seems to have it in for Chip—his dysfunctional family members, his beleaguered staff, even his supposed best buddy from the gym. So it’s no shocker when he’s found dead in his cabin. Unfortunately for Jaine, she’s the one who finds Chip’s body, leaving her DNA on the murder weapon, and making her a prime suspect in the police investigation.
Forced to save her own caboose, can Jaine chug on through an unexpected love connection and ID the killer—or has she finally reached the end of the line? -
Iron Star
Set against the sprawling landscape of the Wild West, this riveting adventure by Spur Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman follows a man on a journey to set his legacy, and the men dedicated to bringing his story to life.
From his youth as a revolutionist to his time as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, aging lawman Iron St. John has become a larger-than-life figure—and in the process, the man has disappeared behind the myth. During his brief, unsuccessful political career, St. John published his memoirs—a sanitized version of his adventures to appeal to the masses. A generation later, the clouded truth of this giant of the Old West has been all but lost.
Now, Buck Jones, a pioneering film star, is vying for a cinematic story that will launch his career to incredible heights. He approaches Emmet Rawlings, a retired Pinkerton detective, to set the record of St. John’s life straight once and for all. Twenty years ago, Rawlings accompanied St. John on his final manhunt, and in desperate need for the funding a successful book promises, he dives deep into St. John’s past—and his own buried memories—to tell the truth about this part-time hero.
As the story of St. John unfolds, the romance of the period is stripped away to reveal a reality long-forgotten in this unvarnished, heart-racing depiction of the American West by acclaimed author Loren D. Estleman. -
Man in the Water
When his wife finds the body of an Army veteran in the lake, it is inevitable that former cop, now unofficial P.I. Rushmore McKenzie will get enmeshed in a complicated case of possible murder.
It all starts with the body in the water—on what should be the first boat day of the season, McKenzie’s wife Nina finds a dead Army vet. As the dock owner and the insurance companies claim that it was suicide, despite the deceased, E.J. Woods, having no obvious reason to kill himself, his widow starts acting suspiciously. McKenzie finds himself pulled into the fight when Naveah, the victim’s daughter, convinced her father was murdered, asks him to investigate.
Further complicating the situation are uncooperative boaters, allegations of PTSD, and the simple fact that there was no reason for E.J. to be in the water. McKenzie’s investigation unearths not only the petty squabbles surrounding the lake and its dock, but details of her father’s past that Naveah is perhaps better off not knowing. With Nina haunted by dreams of the body and the legal fight over cause of death becoming increasingly nasty, McKenzie may be the only one interested in finding justice for E.J.— and uncovering the truth before another person dies.