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Adult Services Staff Picks February 2024 |
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The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters
Recommended by: Sarah V. and Anna Jayne
July 1962. A Mi'kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries; weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie vanishes mysteriously, last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe. Joe will remain deeply affected by his sister's disappearance for years to come. In Boston, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions; as she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren't telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.
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Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll
Recommended by: Claire
A thriller inspired by the real-life sorority and target of America's first celebrity serial killer.
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Come & Get It
by Kiley Reid
Recommended by: Sarah R.
It's 2017 at the University of Arkansas. Millie Cousins, a senior resident assistant, wants to graduate, get a job, and buy a house. So when Agatha Paul, a visiting professor and writer, offers Millie an easy yet unusual opportunity, she jumps at the chance. But Millie's starry-eyed hustle becomes jeopardized by odd new friends, vengeful dorm pranks, and illicit intrigue.
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The Music Shop
by Rachel Joyce
Recommended by: Cathy
It's 1988. Frank owns a music shop, jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre--as long as it's vinyl. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need. Then into this shop arrives Ilse Brauchmann, and Frank falls for this curious woman.
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Our Share of Night
by Mariana Enriquez
Recommended by: Sarah L.
United in grief after the death of the wife and mother they both loved, a young father and son travel to confront the terrifying legacy she bequeathed—a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.
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Shutter
by Ramona Emerson
Recommended by: Brandee
A forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force, Rita Todacheene, who sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues the other investigators overlook, is caught in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque's most dangerous cartels when a furious ghost sets her on a path of vengeance.
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Gotcha day! : Adoption Tales of Remarkable Rescue Dogs
by Greg Murray
Recommended by: Lori
Gotcha Day! spotlights the adoption tales of over 60 adorable rescue dogs and their new forever families. The unique personality of each pup shines through the candid photos by animal advocate and photographer Greg Murray, and their humans let us in on their inspiring stories, funny quirks, and all the many things that make them special.
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Splinters : Another Kind of Love Story
by Leslie Jamison
Recommended by: Laura
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage—an exploration of motherhood, art and new love.
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