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The New Iberia Blues
by James Lee Burke
What it's about: The shocking death of a young woman leads detective Dave Robicheaux into the dark corners of Hollywood, the mafia and the Louisiana backwoods. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Creole Belle.
Series alert: The New Iberia Blues is the 22nd
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What She Left Behind: A Novel
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
What it's about: A compelling and beautifully written novel in which a frightened teen struggles to unravel her family’s mysteries surrounding her mentally ill mother. While working on a community project, she finds past and present coming together as she’s forced to rethink everything she’s believed about herself, her parents, love, and loss.
OBOI!: This is 2019's One Book One Independence selection, Visit our website for programs, events, and Book Discussions connected to this title; and check our catalog for previous OBOI selections.
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Crucible: A Thriller
by James Rollins
What it's about: A Christmas Eve attack on his home and the abduction of his pregnant girlfriend prompts Commander Gray Pierce and the Sigma Force to confronting deep spiritual mysteries tracing back to the Spanish Inquisition. Read by Christian Baskous.
Series alert: This is #14 in the Sigma Force series, to start at the beginning checkout Sandstorm.
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| The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris; narrated by Kamala HarrisWhat it is: a candid and inspiring memoir from California Democratic Senator Kamala Harris, who recently announced her 2020 presidential run.
Narration: Harris' clear, resolute reading reflects her experience as a politician. |
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Daughter of War
by Brad Taylor
What it's about: Pike Logan and the Taskforce uncover a Syrian plot to create a weapon of mass destruction against American and Kurdish forces, a situation that is complicated by a violent North Korean retaliation against western sanctions.
Series alert: This is book #13 in the Pike Logan series, if you would like to start at the beginning, pick up a copy of One Rough Man.
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Silent Scream
by Karen Harper
What it's about: Assisting a college roommate at a Florida peat bog archaeological dig where long-buried bodies have been discovered perfectly preserved, forensic psychologist Claire Britten uncovers clues pointing to her criminal lawyer husband's murder case.
Series alert: Silent Scream is book #5 in the South Shores series, checkout Chasing Shadows to catch the beginning, and be sure to keep an eye out for book #6 due for publication in May.
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| Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus; narrated by Sophie Amoss and Kirby HeyborneWhat it's about: Ellery is new to Echo Ridge, Vermont, but she knows its grim history of missing and murdered girls. When a fresh crime wave begins, Ellery is compelled to investigate the sinister secrets beneath the small-town charm.
Narration: Sophie Amoss' shifting tones convey YA heroine Ellery's journey from apathy to resourcefulness; Kirby Heyborne provides an emotional reading as Ellery's twin brother Ezra. |
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| The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch; narrated by Scott BrickWhat it's about: the Hickey Plot, a 1776 scheme orchestrated by prominent New York politicians to kidnap and murder George Washington.
Narration: In this AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording, Scott Brick makes history come to thrilling life. |
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Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates
What it's about: A recklessly idealistic girl tests the limits of her oppressively controlled, dystopian world and is punished by being sent back in time to Wainscotia, Wisconsin, eighty years in the past, only to fall fatefully in love with a fellow exile
Want more?: This is Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel, to discover more novels and short stories, explore our online catalog.
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Kingdom of The Blind: A Novel
by Louise Penny
What it's about: The six-time Agatha Award-winning author of such best-sellers as Still Life and The Cruelest Month presents the latest entry in the popular Chief Inspector Gamache series.
Series alert: Kingdon of The Blind is #14 in the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series, catch the beginning with Still Life.
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