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Great Reads From Your Library Staff March 2023
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Counterfeit : a novel by Kirstin ChenAva Wong, a strait-laced Chinese American lawyer and her former college roommate from Mainland China, who dropped out under mysterious circumstances, join forces in an ingenious counterfeit operation selling replica luxury handbags. **Recommended by Linda B. in Havre de Grace** Available in: Print/ LP/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
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Dying of politeness / : A Memoir by Geena DavisIn this candid memoir, the Academy Award winner recalls her journey from a quiet and polite childhood to a screen icon who helped lead the way to gender parity in Hollywood. **Recommended by Gail I. in Riverside** Available in: Print/ CD
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Everyone in my family has killed someoneby Benjamin StevensonA self-published author of crime novel writing guides attends a reunion with his family of expert killers and investigates when a body is found outside in the snow as another storm approaches. **Recommended by Ashley F. in Riverside** Available in: Print/ LP/ Playaway/ eBook/ eAudio
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Marple : twelve new storiesby Naomi AldermanStarring Agatha Christie's legendary detective Jane Marple, this brand-new collection of short stories is written by 12 best-selling and acclaimed authors, each of which reimagines Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. Each writer was very true to Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple. **Recommended by Nancy J. in Bel Air** Available in: Print/ LP
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Such sharp teeth by Rachel HarrisonWhen she is attacked by a huge animal, Rory Morris becomes unnaturally strong, changing into someone else or something else and wonders if she is putting those close to her in danger or if embracing the wildness inside her is the key to acceptance. I listened to this on audio. The production was well done. It was so quirky and funny - a little family drama, a little horror, a little romance. **Recommended by Laura T. in Fallston** Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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The three lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha LesterAlix St. Pierre, a spy during World War II, finds her new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior threatened by the arrival of a figure from the war, making her realize only she can right the wrongs of the past and finally find justice. **Recommended by Dianne D. in Aberdeen** Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrelsby India HoltonA member of the Wisteria Society, Cecilia Bassingwaite, an ideal Victorian lady who is also a thief, meets her match in a sometimes assassin who has been hired to rid England of all its presumptuous women, starting with the Wisteria Society. **Recommended by Angela P. in Havre de Grace** Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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Wotakoi : love is hard for otaku. 1by FujitaNarumi Momose has had it rough: Every boyfriend she's had dumped her once they found out she was an otaku, so she's gone to great lengths to hide it. When a chance meeting at her new job with childhood friend, fellow otaku, and now coworker Hirotaka Nifuji almost gets her secret outed at work, she comes up with a plan to make sure he never speaks up. But he comes up with a counter-proposal: Why doesn't she just date him instead? Cute series about adult geeks finding love! **Recommended by Sydney B. in Edgewood** Available in: Print
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