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New Must Read eBooks at HPL! April 2020
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You can access the eRead Illinois catalog to search and browse all titles here. You can access the OverDrive catalog to search and browse all titles here. On mobile devices download the Axis 360 App for eRead Illinois and Libby App for Overdrive.
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One Fatal Flaw by Anne PerryTeaming up with brilliant scientist Miriam fford Croft to prove the innocence of a murder suspect, lawyer Daniel Pitt rules the case an accident before his client is found dead in the same manner, bringing Miriam’s test methods into question.
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Revenge by James PattersonInvestigating the suspicious suicide of a young woman whose family once employed him as a bodyguard, former SAS soldier David Shelley makes unsettling discoveries that are complicated by the victim’s father’s thirst for revenge.
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The Book of Lost Friends : A novel by Lisa WingateA modern-day teacher discovers the story of three Reconstruction-era women and how it connects to her own students’ lives in this latest from the New York Times best-selling author of Before We Were Yours.
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Simon the Fiddler by Paulette JilesConscripted into the Confederate Army after nearly escaping the American Civil War, an itinerant fiddle player joins a ragtag regimental band playing for both sides of the conflict before falling in love with an indentured Irish governess.
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Masked Prey by John SandfordWhen a Senator’s daughter discovers that an unknown extremist has been posting politician kid photos online beside vicious but legal ideological rants, Lucas Davenport is summoned by influential Washington leaders to prevent dangerous attacks on their children.
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Redhead By the Side of the Road by Anne TylerA tech expert and building superintendent finds his circumscribed routines upended by his significant other’s eviction and the appearance of teen at his doorstep who claims to be his son. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Breathing Lessons.
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One Perfect Summer by Brenda NovakDiscovering the existence of two siblings in the wake of a DNA test that was supposed to be a joke, Serenity meets her mysterious sisters before her search for answers becomes complicated by divorce and romantic politics.
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Afterlife : A Novel by Julia AlvarezReeling from her beloved husband’s sudden death in the wake of her retirement, an immigrant writer is further derailed by the reappearance of her unstable sister and an entreaty for help by a pregnant undocumented teen.
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The Mountains Sing by Que Mai Phan NguyenYears after a family is forced by Vietnam’s Communist Land Reforms to abandon their farm, a granddaughter comes of age as her loved ones depart for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. A first English-language translation.
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Wow, No Thank You. : Essays by Samantha IrbyA new collection of humorous and edgy essays from the author of Meaty and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life that highlight the ups and downs of aging, marriage and living with step-children in small-town Michigan.
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Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust : My friendship with Patsy Cline by Loretta LynnCountry artist Loretta Lynn and her daughter share the previously undisclosed story of Lynn’s deep bond with fellow music legend, Patsy Cline, to discuss such topics as their creative collaborations and Cline’s untimely death.
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