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Did you know that this year we have expanded our TD Summer Reading Club to include reading programs for adults and teens? Check out the adult and youth challenges by clicking here and once completed, let us know and we'll enter you into a contest for an awesome prize pack. Some examples of tasks include: read a beach read, read a Staff Pick, read a book about a place you would like to visit -- easy stuff! Below you'll find a diverse selection of titles new to the library. If anything piques your interest, simply click the title to place a hold on it in our catalogue. -- Catherine
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Nothing to hide by Allison BrennanWith a background in psychology, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is good at getting into the heads of killers and victims both. Still, her latest case is leaving her stumped. A third body has turned up in San Antonio—and it bears the same unique and troubling M.O. as the first two. The killer is clearly trying to send a message. But what is it—and to whom? All roads keep leading Lucy down a dead end. . .
Genre: Thriller Themes: Too good to be true Storyline: Intricately plotted Tone: Suspenseful
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Death in Kew Gardens by Jennifer AshleyKat Holloway steps out from beneath the stairs and into international intrigue, where murder and stolen treasure lurk among the upper echelons of Victorian London.
Genre: Historical mysteries; Victorian mysteries Character: Likeable Storyline: Intricately plotted Writing Style: Engaging; Richly detailed; Witty
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The good sisterby Gillian McAllisterWhen Martha finds herself struggling to manage her business and early motherhood, her sister Becky steps in to help out, but when Becky is charged with the murder of Martha's child, she must choose to believe her sister or the police.
Genre: Multiple perspectives; Mystery Themes: Unhappy families Character: Complex Storyline: Character-driven; Intricately plotted; Nonlinear Pace: Fast-paced Tone: Moving; Suspenseful
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Window on the bay by Debbie MacomberEncouraged by her best friend to start dating again, a Seattle intensive care nurse and empty nester unexpectedly catches the attentions of her injured mother's stoic surgeon.
Genre: Contemporary romances; Gentle reads Themes: Second chance at romance Tone: Chaste Writing Style: Engaging
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Wolf rain by Nalini SinghEmancipated by a bad-tempered wolf from a kidnapper who would exploit her psychic abilities, a defiant woman awakens her rescuer's primal nature, forcing him to risk everything to prevent her annihilation.
Genre: Paranormal romance Character: Brooding Storyline: World-building Tone: Steamy Writing Style: Engaging
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Vengeance road by Christine FeehanBreezy Simmons was born into a ruthless motorcycle club—and now that she’s out, she’s never going to be that girl again. But when her past catches up with her, Breezy must go to Sea Haven to seek out the man who almost destroyed her. The man who chose his club over her and left her feeling used and alone.
Genre: Contemporary romances Themes: Second chance at romance Character: Flawed Tone: Steamy; Suspenseful
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The summer of Sunshine & Margot by Susan MalleryDescended from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love, twin sisters Margot and Sunshine transform their controversial relationships with a client's son and an employer into unexpected sources of happiness.
Genre: Women's romantic fiction Character: Relatable Pace: Fast-paced Tone: Atmospheric; Romantic Writing Style: Engaging
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The bookshop on the shore by Jenny ColganTaking a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands to escape her high-stress city life, a single mother cares for two wild charges and their widowed father, finding purpose and a sense of belonging along the way. Genre:Women's lives and relationships
Character: Likeable Tone: Heartwarming Writing Style: Engaging
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Surfside sistersby Nancy ThayerReturning to her Nantucket childhood home in the wake of personal and professional setbacks, novelist Keely Green is forced to face her estranged best friend, Isabelle, and when she begins to fall for Isabelle's brother, things become complicated.
Genre: Women's lives and relationships Themes: Home again Tone: Atmospheric; High-drama; Upbeat
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Recursion by Blake CrouchAssigned to the case of a suicide victim who claimed her son's existence had been erased, investigator Barry Sutton follows leads to the outbreak of a memory-altering disease and the technological innovations of a controversial neuroscientist.
Genre: Science fiction Themes: Altered memories Storyline: Intricately plotted Pace: Fast-paced Tone: Suspenseful; Thought-provoking
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The daughters of Temperance Hobbsby Katherine HoweThis is the tale of Connie Goodwin, a descendant of a Salem witch. While conducting research about her ancestors, Connie unearths a curse that may jeopardize her boyfriend's life. As she gradually comes to understand her maternal bloodline, she learns how to break the spell, using magical abilities passed down to her.
Genre: Contemporary fantasy Themes: Cursed!; Race against time Character: Strong female Pace: Leisurely paced Tone: Mystical; Romantic
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The hive by Orson Scott CardA second prequel to Ender's Game continues the sci-fi history of the Formic Wars and finds the warring nations and corporations of Earth struggling to set aside their differences to defend against an imminent alien invasion.
Genre: Military science fiction; Science fiction Themes: Alien invasions Character: Well-developed Storyline: World-building Tone: Dramatic Writing Style: Compelling
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Never look back by Alison GaylinMore than four decades after a 1976 killing spree by two teens, a young podcaster blames his troubled upbringing on the murders before receiving a terrifying message that one of the killers may still be alive.
Genre: Multiple perspectives; Psychological suspense Character: Well-developed Storyline: Intricately plotted Tone: Suspenseful Writing Style: Compelling
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Lock every doorby Riley SagerTaking an apartment-sitting job in a Manhattan apartment building housing the rich and famous, a young woman is drawn to a fellow apartment sitter who reveals that the building hides a dark history. Genre: Psychological suspense Tone: Menacing Storyline: Intricately plotted
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I'll never tell by Catherine McKenzieTwenty years ago, Amanda Holmes was found bludgeoned in a rowboat at the MacAllister family’s Camp Macaw. No one was ever charged with the crime. Now, after their parents’ sudden deaths, the MacAllister siblings return to camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate the camp occupies. The will stipulates that until they unravel the mystery of what happened to Amanda, they can’t settle the estate.
Genre: Canadian fiction; Psychological suspense Character: Well-developed Tone: Suspenseful
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The orphan's song by Lauren KateLonging to escape from the 18th-century music orphanage where she has lived her entire life, a talented singer bonds with a gifted violinist who would find his missing mother.
Genre: Historical fiction Themes: Musical reads Tone: Strong sense of place Writing Style: Engaging; Richly detailed; Well-researched
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Chimes of a lost cathedral by Janet FitchPregnant and adrift in the countryside amid the devastation of the Russian Civil War, Marina returns to a decimated Petrograd, where her work caring for war orphans inspires her emergence as a poet.
Genre: Historical fiction Character: Courageous Storyline: Sweeping Pace: Leisurely paced Writing Style: Descriptive; Richly detailed; Well-researched
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The right sort of man by Allison MontclairOrganizing a matchmaking business together in spite of their differences, two women from 1946 London find their promising company endangered when one of their clients is arrested for the murder of another.
Genre: Historical fiction; Historical mystery Themes: Unlikely friendships Character: Likeable; Spirited Writing Style: Engaging; Richly detailed; Witty
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Notes on a nervous planet by Matt HaigA follow-up to the best-selling Reasons to Stay Alive shares a broad analysis of how modern life feeds anxiety, examining factors ranging from inequality and sleep disorders to social media and current events.
Genre: Life stories; Society and culture Tone: Self-deprecating; Thought-provoking Writing Style: Candid; Compelling
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Naturally Tan by Tan FranceThe "Queer Eye" star and designer recounts his complicated early life as a closeted gay youth from a traditional South Asian family in Yorkshire, sharing insights into his coming of age, emergence as an artist, and happy marriage.
Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Life stories Tone: Amusing; Moving Writing Style: Candid
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Stay sexy & don't get murderedby Karen KilgariffThe genres of true crime and self-help might seem like odd bedfellows, but Kilgariff and Hardstark, hosts of the humorous podcast My Favorite Murder, create a winningly quirky amalgamation of the two. Alternating chapters and writing in a conversational style that mimics their on-air banter, the authors reflect on their upbringings, turbulent adolescences, and how they’ve navigated their careers and relationship struggles.
Genre: Humor writing; Life stories; True Crime Tone: Self-deprecating Writing Style: Candid; Compelling; Witty
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