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OLD BONES
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
(Releases August 20, 2019)
Old Bones explores the hidden story of the last camp of the Donner party in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Lured by the promise of a large amount of gold, an archaeological dig is formed to excavate the location of the last known camp of the few survivors of the Donner party. When a man is murdered and a child's remains are removed from the site, the FBI is called in to investigate. Opening the door for a new series featuring FBI agent Corrie Swanson (protege of Agent Pendergast) and Dr. Nora Kelly, an archaeologist, this mystery is reminiscent of the beloved series featuring FBI agent Pendergast and New York policeman, Vincent D'Agosta. Full of the history of the Donner Party and the structure of an archaeological dig, this mystery is well worth reading.
-Lisa Dietrich
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THE MEMORY POLICE
by Yoko Ogawa
As a big fan of Orwell and Atwood, I am drawn to anything of that ilk. On an unnamed island, mostly unnamed characters wake and go about their days knowing that they live in a world where the simplest of things just disappear. The word and feel for what objects like birds, roses, and novels are will easily just slip away. As the words and memories of these leave, so must the items themselves. The disappearing of things is closely monitored by the Memory Police, and those who don't seem to lose these memories must also vanish. Ogawa's poetic prose focuses more on 3 characters and the insular world they create while society is crumbling around them.
-Molly Forlow |
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TH1RT3EN: THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL. HE'S ON THE JURY
by Steve Cavanagh
Full of intrigue and suspense, this action packed crime drama has you holding your breath until the final pages. When Defense lawyer Eddie Flynn gets roped into the "Trial of the Century", he never anticipates he will stumble onto evidence that a serial killer may not only be the real murderer, he may actually be on the jury. I couldn't put this down!
-Maxwell Gregory
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LADY IN THE LAKE
by Laura Lippman
Set in 1966 Baltimore, Madeline Schwartz walks away from a very conventional marriage to pursue an independent life. Following the discovery of two murders, one eleven year old Tessie Fine and the other a young black woman, Cleo Sherwood, Maddie sets her sights on becoming a journalist while working to solve the murders. However, Laura Lippman has written more than a crime novel. Balancing racial, class and sexual bias, this is an atmospheric and suspenseful newsroom drama about an ambitious and persistent woman who fully embraces a life on her own.
-Lisa Dietrich
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EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER
by Linda Holmes
Evvie is packed up and ready to leave her husband when she gets a call from the hospital and learns he's been in an accident. Her best friend, Andy, is at her side and helps her though this, even bringing her a boarder, Dean, to rent out a room in her house that feels much too big after her husband is gone. Dean is a former major league pitcher who the press calls a "head case" because he can no longer throw strikes to save his life. Both Evvie and Dean have a lot to figure out, and they do it with humor, friendship and grit. So much fun to read; I didn't want this story to end!
-Beth Mynhier
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CHANCES ARE
by Richard Russo
Three 66-year-old men, college friends, reunite in Martha's Vineyard carrying decades of emotional baggage. Russo has created 3 distinct, interesting and varied characters, each with a rich backstory. Russo has an unbelievable talent to delve into the male psyche like no other author--giving the reader a clear look at the hopes and regrets of these three men who came of age during the Vietnam era. Layered on top of the story is the mystery of the disappearance of the one young woman all 3 men fell in love with in college. Russo's touchstone issues of class differences, moral failings and missed opportunities are beautifully encased in this fine novel.
-Laura Skinner
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THE ESCAPE ROOM
by Megan Goldin
This fast paced thriller keeps you guessing, as clues slowly unravel, resulting in a shocking climax. When a high-powered finance group from Stanhope and Sons is required to participate in an "Escape Room" challenge in an elevator, they put their lives aside as always and show up. It soon becomes evident that this challenge is more than expected; with the heat pouring in, this claustrophobic chamber soon has tempers flaring and secrets emerging and perfect facades collapsing. A true page turner.
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CITY OF WINDOWS
by Robert Pobi
For lovers of the Alienist, this FBI thriller features Dr. Lucas Page who has been sidelined due to severe injuries in a previous case but has unique abilities to analyze crime scenes. There is a sniper loose in NYC and the race is on to find the person before anymore federal agents are killed. For lovers of NYC and the intricacies of scientific analysis, this is a great read.
-Lisa Dietrich
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A LADDER TO THE SKY
by John Boyne
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DOPESICK: DEALERS, DOCTORS AND THE DRUG COMPANY THAT ADDICTED AMERICA
by Beth Macy
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FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL: A MEMIOR
by Beck Dorey-Stein
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HER ONE MISTAKE
by Heidi Perks
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MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM
by Anne Youngson
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MY SISTER. THE SERIAL KILLER
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
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THE HOTEL NEVERSINK
by Adam O'Fallon Price
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THE LOST VINTAGE
by Ann Mah
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THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR: THE GREATEST ESPIONAGE STORY OF THE COLD WAR
by Ben Macintyre
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THE WASHINGTON DECREE
by Jussi Alder-Olsen
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JUVENILE FICTION:
THE GOOD THIEVES
by Katherine Rundell
(Releases August 27, 2019)
One of our favorite authors, Katherine Rundell, has given us a history, mystery and action-filled adventure with gangsters, a circus, pickpockets and an old castle. Vita and her mother arrive in New York to help her grandfather, who has been swindled out of the family castle by a ruthless gangster. She meets and convinces a rag-tag group of kids, each with their own special skill, to join her in a heist; head to the castle to find an emerald necklace that belonged to her beloved grandmother. The Good Thieves is a delightful read, full of twists and turns and Prohibition-era history of old New York. It would make an excellent read-aloud (3rd grade and up)!
-Di Grumhaus
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JUVENILE FICTION:
DEAD VOICES
by Katherine Arden
(Releases August 27, 2019)
In the follow-up to Small Spaces, three friends confront ghosts at a ski resort while battling villains from their past and learning to rely on one another. Thrills and chills galore in this classic ghost story (5th grade and up)!
-Kathy Petray |
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