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The house of unexpected sisters
by Alexander McCall Smith
Investigating a case of wrongful dismissal, Precious Ramotswe discovers information that causes her to rethink her views about the case before meeting a local nurse who shares her unusual surname. Read by Lisette Lecat. Simultaneous.
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| Paul Simon: The Life by Robert Hilburn; narrated by Dennis BoutsikarisWhat it is: an energetic, thoroughly researched, and occasionally gossipy portrait of the singer-songwriter's life and prolific seven-decade career.
Narration: Dennis Boutsikaris provides a fresh perspective on Simon's artistry by reading his lyrics as if they were poems. |
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| There There by Tommy Orange; narrated by Darrell Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Alma Cuervo, and Kyla GarciaWhat it is: a debut by a Native American author; vignettes in the lives of 12 different characters as they prepare for the upcoming Big Oakland Powwow in Oakland, California.
Narration: the intertwining stories are well-served by an ensemble cast, anchored by emotional performances from Alma Cuervo and Kyla Garcia as sisters Jacquie and Opal Red Feather. |
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The Last Place You Look
by Kristen Lepionka; narrated by Allyson Ryan
Adult Fiction. Nine months after her cop father died while on duty, PI Roxane Weary is still a mess, drowning her sorrows in whiskey and sex. Even so, she agrees to help the desperate sister of a man on death row. The woman thinks she's seen her black brother's white girlfriend, who could clear his name...but if it's really her, where's she been for the 15 years since her parents were murdered? This accomplished, riveting debut set in Columbus, Ohio has a hardboiled feel, great dialogue, complex characters, and a tough female detective.
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The Women in the Castle
by Jessica Shattuck; narrated by Cassandra Campbell
Adult Fiction. Once a fashionable gathering place for Germany's smart set, the Bavarian castle of Burg Lingenfels is now, in the immediate aftermath of World War II, a crumbling ruin. This character-driven novel portrays Marianne von Lingenfels, who offers shelter to Benita Fledermann and Ania Grabarek, the widows of men who fought for the resistance alongside her late husband. The narrative follows all three from their prewar years as teenagers through the war's devastation and their postwar emotional recoveries. Cassandra Campbell's strong and nuanced reading sensitively portrays the women's complexities.
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City of endless night
by Douglas J Preston
Heading an investigation into the murder of a wealthy tech billionaire's daughter, Lieutenant CDS Vincent D'Agosta teams up with FBI Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast, only to uncover the work of a serial killer whose agenda threatens an entire city. By a pair of #1 Wall Street Journal and #1 New York Times best-selling authors. Simultaneous.
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Fall of man in Wilmslow : a novel
by David Lagercrantz
Suspecting that foul play may be behind the suicide of mathematical genius Alan Turing, 1950s detective Leonard Corell defies his superiors to investigate the Bletchley Park operation while making astonishing discoveries about his own life. By the best-selling author of The Girl in the Spider's Web. Simultaneous.
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