Great Reads From Your Library Staff
October 2022
Dial A for Aunties
by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Accidentally causing the death of a blind date, Meddy is persuaded by her meddlesome Chinese-Indonesian mother and aunts to dispose of the body, which upends a billionaire’s wedding and Meddy’s reunion with a former flame.
 
Mad cap antics and aunties.
**Jennifer J. in Aberdeen**
 
Available in:  Print/ eBook/ eAudio
Finlay Donovan knocks 'em dead
by Elle Cosimano

Struggling novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan uncovers a world of Russian mobsters and assassins disguised as soccer moms in an effort to keep her ex-husband safe.
 
This second book in the Finlay Donovan series.
**Recommended by Angela P. in Havre de Grace**
 
Available in:  Print/ LP/ eBook/ eAudio
Go see the principal : true tales from the school trenches
by Gerry Brooks

An elementary school principal turned YouTube celebrity, using both humor and wisdom, offers inspiration and practical advice for educators to tackle the challenges they face day-in and day-out. 
 
Anyone who has every worked in a school would LOVE this book!
**Recommended by Nancy J. in Bel Air**
 
Available in:  Print
Mr. Wrong Number
by Lynn Painter

"New Girl meets Trainwreck in this hilarious and steamy rom-com by Lynn Painter. Bad luck has always followed Olivia Marshall...or maybe she's just the screw-up her family thinks she is. But when a "What are you wearing?" text from a random wrong number turns into the hottest, most entertaining-albeit anonymous-relationship of her life, she thinks things might be on the upswing...."
 
An entertaining rom-com!
**Recommended by Laura T. in Fallston**
 
Available in:  Print/ eBook/ eAudio
The librarian spy : a novel of World War II
by Madeline Martin

Posing as a librarian in Lisbon while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence during WWII, Ava, as the battle in Europe rages, connects with a woman who runs a printing press in occupied France through coded messages that bring hope in the face of war.
 
I really enjoyed it.
**Recommended by Melisa B. in Riverside**
 
Available in:  Print/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
The scent of burnt flowers : a novel
by Blitz Bazawule

In 1965 Alabama, a newly engaged Black couple, after one fateful night turns them into fugitives, seek asylum in Ghana where they encounter a Highlife musician, which starts a journey of lust, magic and danger that ends in chaos as they each must confront their secrets and each other.
 
A book about what it means to belong to a place, along with some magical encounters, forbidden romance, the civil rights movement, and political intrigue in West Africa. And at less than 300 pages, it's one that's impossible to put down.
**Recommended by Laura B. in Riverside**
 
Available in: Print/ eBook/ eAudio
Things we do in the dark
by Jennifer Hillier

Accused of murdering her celebrity husband, Paris Peralta must stop the only person who knows her dark secret from destroying the new life shes worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.
 
**Recommended by Melissa in Edgewood**
 
Available in:  Print/ CD/ eBook/ eAudio
 
We own this city : a true story of crime, cops, and corruption
by Justin Fenton

Documents the corrupt activities of sergeant Wayne Jenkins and the Gun Trace Task Force of 2015-2017 Baltimore, revealing how they skimmed confiscated drugs and money while planting evidence to hide their crimes, triggering wrongful convictions and at least two deaths.
 
**Recommended by Tracy M. in Fallston**
 
Available in:  Print/ eBook/ eAudio
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