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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Eleanor AtwoodIn the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if their ovaries are viable.
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If I Live by Terri Blackstock; narrated by Kate Rudd The hunt is almost over... Casey Cox is still on the run after being indicted for murder. The hunt that began with her bloody footprints escalates, and she's running out of places to hide. Her face is all over the news, and her disguises are no longer enough. It's only a matter of time before someone recognizes her.Dylan Roberts, the investigator who once hunted her, is now her only hope. Terrifying attempts on Dylan's life could force Casey out of hiding. The clock is ticking on both their lives, but exposing the real killers is more complicated than they knew. Amassing the evidence to convict their enemies draws Dylan and Casey together, but their relationship has consequences. Will one life have to be sacrificed to protect the other?"
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark : One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamaraA masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer-- the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade-- from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer.
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| Crimson Lake by Candice Fox; narrated by Euan Morton Former Sydney cop Ted Conkaffey -- who is innocent -- was charged with the brutal rape of a teen but freed due to lack of evidence. Retreating to a cabin at Crimson Lake, he helps a convicted killer turned PI (who may also be innocent) with a case.
Narration: Euan Morton's Australian accent and gruff demeanor emanate a gripping, lived-in authenticity in this first-person mystery. |
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| Varina by Charles Frazier; narrated by Molly Parker Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America during the U.S. Civil War, learns that her marriage of security and comfort comes at a steep price.
Narration: Actress Molly Parker's Southern accent and gentle cadence convey the novel's atmospheric, lyrical tone. |
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One Night With the Wealthy Rancher by Brenda JacksonSometimes a knight in shining armor wears a Stetson. Seven years ago, as a young cop, Darius Franklin saved a vulnerable woman from a violent situation. They shared one night of pure passion before she walked away. Now Darius is a wealthy rancher and security contractor working at a women's shelter. And he's shocked to meet the new social worker: Summer Martindale, a beautiful damsel no longer in distress. Darius has never been able to forget that night-or forgive Summer for the pain she caused him when she left. And he's suspicious of why she's suddenly in his part of Texas. But neither can deny the desire still crackling between them.
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Beneath a Ruthless Sun : A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found by Gilbert KingIn December 1957, which brings a rare killing freeze to Florida's orange groves, Blanche Bosanquet Knowles, the wealthy young wife of a citrus baron, is raped in her home while her husband is away. She says a "husky Negro" did it, and Lake County's infamously racist sheriff, Willis McCall, has no hesitation in rounding up a herd of suspects matching that description. McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle white nineteen-year-old with the mental capacity of a ten-year-old. Jesse's parents insist he was asleep with his teddy bear on the night in question, yet their every attempt to exonerate him fails and he is railroaded up north to the Florida State Hospital for the Insane. Facts are stubborn things, though, especially in the hands of crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese. While Jesse languishes at Chattahoochee, Mabel frets over the case and its baffling outcome. Who is protecting whom, or what?
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind : My Tale of Madness and Recovery by Barbara K. Lipska In January 2015, Barbara Lipska--a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness--was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like symptoms that terrified her family and coworkers. But miraculously, just as her doctors figured out what was happening, the immunotherapy they had prescribed began to work. Just eight weeks after her nightmare began, Lipska returned to normal. With one difference: she remembered her brush with madness with exquisite clarity
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Down the river unto the sea by Walter MosleyFramed by corrupt enemies within the NYPD and forced to serve a decade in prison, PI Joe King Oliver receives a confession from a woman who helped set him up, which compels him to investigate his own case at the same time he assists a black radical journalist who has been wrongly accused of murdering two corrupt cops. Read by Dion Graham. Simultaneous.
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Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman"Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with big plans. Passionately in love, they embark on a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, where they enjoy the sun, the sand, and each other. Then, while scuba diving in the crystal blue sea, they find something in the water. . . ." "Suddenly the newlyweds must make a dangerous choice: to speak out or to protect their secret. After all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events. . . ."
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