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Handpicked by Dana October 2017 I'm an Adult Services Librarian at the River Forest Public Library. I absolutely adore historical and domestic fiction, romance, books about animals, and biographies on First Ladies. I also like to read police procedural mysteries, psychological thrillers, and women's fiction. I find reading most enjoyable when I'm curled up with my cat Timmy! One of my favorite things about my job is that I have the opportunity to connect readers with books, whether that be through our home delivery service or staffing the reference desk. Please contact me at djanisch@rflib.org if you're interested in receiving a custom book list from me.
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Top 5 for Halloween Season
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The cottage on Pumpkin and Vine by Kate AngellThree unsuspecting guests ready for some spooky fun at an annual Halloween costume party at a picturesque bed and breakfast in Moonbright, Maine, discover why the locals believe the inn is an enchanted place where wishes actually do come true. Original. ROMANCE ANGELL
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This title is available as an eBook on Overdrive! Click here to place a hold on the item.
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The house on Tradd Street by Karen WhiteInheriting an historic home from an elderly man she had recently met, Melanie Middleton, a Charleston real-estate agent who possesses the ability to see ghosts, finds herself dealing with an entire family of haunts and joins forces with Jack Trenholm, a handsome writer, to unravel the house's dark history and find some long-missing diamonds. Original. This title is available as an eBook on Overdrive! Click here to place a hold on the item.
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Bad seedCan evil be inherited? That's the question posed by Maxwell Anderson in his stage play The Bad Seed. This 1956 film adaptation stars many actors from the Broadway version, including Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones and Eileen Heckart. DVD HOR BAD
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DisturbiaWhen he is sentenced to three months house arrest, teenager Kale Brecht starts spying on his neighbors and becomes convinced that a serial killer lives next door. DVD SUS DIS
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This title is always available as an eAudiobook in Hoopla! Click here to access the item.
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Iris Grace : how Thula the cat saved a little girl and her family by Arabella Carter-JohnsonDescribes how a Maine Coon cat named Thula became the companion of Iris—a young, gifted artist with autism—and began accompanying her in her every endeavor, including painting and eventually talking and interacting with her family. 15,000 first printing. This title is always available in Hoopla! Click here to access the item.
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This title is always available as an eAudiobook in Hoopla! Click here to access the item.
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The surgeon by Tess GerritsenDr. Catherine Cordell, recovering from a brutal attack and hiding her fear behind a mask of professionalism, is the only one that can stop a psychotic killer known as "The Surgeon," due to his horrific methods of murder, before he kills again. 100,000 first printing. FICTION GERRITSEN
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Sworn to silence by Linda CastilloKate Burkholder, a former Amish resident of Painters Mill, is returning as police chief sixteen years after a series of brutal murders took place there, but when a new victim is found under her watch, she struggles with a secret that could hurt both her and her family. MYSTERY CASTILLO (#1)
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The cuckoo's calling by Robert GalbraithWorking as a private investigator after losing his leg in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike takes the case of a supermodel's suicide and finds himself in a world of beauties, rock star boyfriends, desperate designers, and hedonist pursuits. MYSTERY GALBRAITH (#1)
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The dry by Jane HarperReceiving a sinister anonymous note after his best friend's suspicious death, federal agent Aaron Falk is forced to confront the fallout of a twenty-year-old false alibi against a backdrop of the worst drought Melbourne has seen in a century. MYSTERY HARPER (#1)
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Crime scene : a novel by Jonathan KellermanA latest novel of suspense by the award-winning father-son team finds athletic star-turned-coroner's investigator Clay Edison drawn into a complex case involving a retired psychology professor's death and an old scandal involving the horrific murder of one of the professor's students. MYSTERY KELLERMAN (#1)
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Missing, presumed : a novel by Susie SteinerAssigned to the high-profile case of a missing graduate student, brilliant detective and lonelyheart Manon Bradshaw uncovers the abductee's erratic behavior, a close friend's secrets, and the role of a sex offender, while struggling to maintain a professional distance. MYSTERY STEINER (#1)
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Amory Ames is a wealthy young woman who regrets her marriage to her notoriously charming playboy husband, Milo. Looking for a change, she accepts a request for help from her former fiancé, Gil Trent, not knowing that she'll soon become embroiled in a murder investigation that will test not only her friendship with Gil, but will upset the status quo with her husband. MYSTERY WEAVER (#1)
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Books I Can't Wait to Read!
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The Woman in the Window by A. J. FinnFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade's most anticipated debuts, to be published in thirty-five languages around the world and already in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. It isn't paranoia if it's really happening . . . FICTION FINN
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The Wife Between Us by Greer HendricksWhen you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a woman who is about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. You will assume you know the anatomy of the relationships. Assume nothing. Read between the lies. FICTION HENDRICKS
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Caroline : Little House, Revisited by Sarah MillerAuthorized by the Little House estate, a retelling of the early pioneering journeys of the Ingalls family is told from the perspective of a pregnant Caroline, who in the frigid winter of 1870 leaves the safety of Wisconsin for a life of hazards and promise in unsettled Kansas Indian Territory. 200,000 first printing. FICTION MILLER
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Cocoa Beach by Beatriz WilliamsFleeing an oppressive home for the battlefields of World War I France, a Red Cross ambulance driver engages in a passionate affair with a dashing army surgeon before dark secrets separate them and eventually lead her on a quest for answers in seaside Virginia. FICTION WILLIAMS
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The Duchess Deal by Tessa DareIn desperate need of an heir, and therefore a wife, the Duke of Ashbury decides that Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress will do, but this seemingly meek girl turns the tables on him when she, after listening to the terms of their arrangement, has a few demands of her own. By a USA Today best-selling author. ROMANCE DARE
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Astrophysics for people in a hurry by Neil deGrasse TysonThe notable host of StarTalk reveals just what people need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. 523.01 TYS
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