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Leisure Books

Wake by Shelley Burr

The tiny outback town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of Australia. Once a thriving center of stockyards and sheep stations, years of punishing drought have petrified the land and Nannine has been whittled down to no more than a stoplight, a couple bars, and a police station. And it has another, more sinister claim to fame: the still-unsolved disappearance of young Evelyn McCreery nineteen years ago.

Mina McCreery’s life has been defined by the intense public interest in her sister’s case—which is still a hot topic in true-crime chat rooms and on social media. Now an anxious and reclusive adult, Mina lives alone on her family’s sunbaked destocked sheep farm.

Enter Lane Holland, a young private investigator who dropped out of the police academy to earn a living cracking cold cases. Before she died, Mina’s mother funded a million-dollar reward for anyone who could explain how Evelyn vanished from her bed in the family’s farmhouse. The lure of cash has only increased public obsession with Evelyn and Mina—but yielded no answers.

Lane wins Mina’s trust when some of his more unconventional methods show promise. But Lane also has darker motivations, and his obsession with the search will ultimately risk both their lives—and yield shocking results.

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

Something dark is lurking in the Louisiana bayou: a methodical killer with a penchant for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up.

But forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical crimes, and years of experience working in the Medical Examiner's office, she's never encountered a case she couldn't solve. Until now. Case after case is piling up on Wren's examination table, and soon she is sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse chase with a brutal murderer getting more brazen by the day.

Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue

Phoebe Winchester’s beloved aunt Eudora has a taste for adventure—and a knack for making magical tea. It’s even rumored that she just might be a witch. So when Eudora passes away and leaves everything to her niece—her Victorian mansion, her bookshop/tea store, The Earl’s Study, and one very chubby orange cat named Bob—Phoebe gets more than she bargained for. And she knows she’s in deep when a dead man is found on the shop’s back step, apparently killed while trying to break in.

Two suspects immediately emerge among the townspeople of Raven Creek, Washington. There’s village busybody Dierdre Miller, who seems desperate to buy Eudora’s house, and handsome PI Rich, one of Phoebe’s childhood friends—but how well does she really know him after all these years apart?

Phoebe knows she should leave it to the professionals, but as she starts to dig into the underbelly of Raven Creek, she begins to uncover the truth about Eudora. What’s more, her aunt might not have been the only witch in the family, as Phoebe soon discovers she has unique and unexpected gifts of her own.

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

One doesn't stop at one murder...

Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection.

Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation; bad omens surround an untimely death aboard a cruise ship to Hong Kong; and a bestselling writer on holiday in Italy is caught in a nefarious plot. These and other crimes committed in the name of love, jealousy, blackmail, and revenge are ones that only the indomitable Jane Marple can solve.

Bringing a fresh twist to the hallmarks of a classic Agatha Christie mystery, these twelve esteemed writers have captured the sharp wit, unique voice, and droll ingenuity of the deceptively demure detective. A triumphant celebration of Christie’s legacy and essential reading for crime lovers, Marple is a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains one of the most famous detectives of all time.

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened?

Late October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He’s late. As you watch from the window, he emerges, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man, and he’s armed.

You can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny, happy teenage son, he kills a stranger, right there on the street outside your house. You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is now in custody. His future shattered.

That night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. Until you wake . . .

. . . and it is yesterday.

And then you wake again . . .

. . . and it is the day before yesterday.

Every morning you wake up a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime—and you don’t have a choice but to find it . . .

A Dark and Snowy Night by Sally Goldenbaum

The Christmas trees are up, the Seaside Knitters are crafting warm and beautiful gifts for the holidays, and friends and families are gathering in picturesque Sea Harbor, Massachusetts—a place where traditions run deep, but so do some treacherous family secrets . . .

Winter in Sea Harbor is a feast for the senses—crackling bonfires, the scent of snow in the salty air, carols ringing out on the village green. This year, the Seaside Knitters have a sackful of obligations in addition to their usual Christmas preparations. Izzy is so overloaded with knitting classes that she hires an extra salesperson, but the new addition has trouble fitting into the yarn shop’s holiday spirit. Cass, juggling the stresses of running her lobster fishery, has finally found a nanny for her active toddler. Molly Flanigan seems practically perfect in every way—until she suddenly disappears, taking Cass’s beloved rescue mutt with her . . .

Meanwhile, the holidays are kicking off in style at Mayor Beatrice Scaglia’s holiday party, where a well-dressed crowd admires the mayor’s sumptuous new home and the celebrity chef catering the event. An additional treat for Ben and Nell Endicott at the festive affair is reconnecting with a dear college friend, Oliver Bishop. But it’s not just reunions and the appetizers that are to-die-for. Before the party-goers can toast the beginning of Sea Harbor’s festive season, the chef—and young wife of the Endicott’s old Harvard friend—is found dead beneath the mistletoe . . .

Izzy, Birdie, Nell, and Cass must uncover the pattern to these mysteries to remove suspicion from those they love, bring a murderer to justice—and keep Sea Harbor’s holiday magic from vanishing into the chill winter air . . .

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Ethics

BF575.E83 S64 2022 One night on the island : a novel / Josie Silver

BL2747.3 .B34 2021 Atheism : a very short introduction / Julian Baggini

BV330.N48 W43 2018 How sweet the sound : the story of Amazing grace / Carole Boston Weatherford

D: World History

D21 .W925 2022 World histories from below : disruption and dissent, 1750 to the present / edited by Antoinette Burton and Tony Ballantyne

E & F: American History & Western Hemisphere

E185.86 .K27 2021 Black lives matter : grassroots movement to global phenomenon / by Stuart A. Kallen

E185.97.G37 A3 2019 There will be no miracles here / Casey Gerald

E807.1.R48 C66 1999 Eleanor / story and pictures by Barbara Cooney

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

GT2853.J3 J33 2022 Food cultures of Japan : recipes, customs, and issues / Jeanne Jacob

GV1469.25.J34 K39 2014 Jagged Alliance 2 / Darius Kazemi

GV1469.35.S658 Y82 2016 Spelunky / Derek Yu

GV1469.35.S96 I79 2014 Super Mario Bros. 2 / Jon Irwin

GV942.7.R623 A3 2014 Coming out to play / Robbie Rogers with Eric Marcus

H: Social Sciences: Business, Economics, Sociology

HD5713.3 .C58 2011 The coming jobs war : what every leader must know about the future of job creation / Jim Clifton, chairman of Gallup

HD58.7 .R4388 2015 Trust and betrayal in the workplace : building effective relationships in your organization / Dennis Reina, PhD and Michelle Reina, PhD

HD9993.E453 S876 2020 The dream architects : adventures in the video game industry / David Polfeldt

HN90.S6 F67 2015 Plutocracy in America : how increasing inequality destroys the middle class and exploits the poor / Ronald P. Formisano

HQ1062 .D69 2018 Peace of mind for your aging parents : a financial, legal, and psychological toolkit for adult children, advisors, and caregivers / Kenneth O. Doyle, PhD, and Larry K. Houk, JD

HQ1075 .C678 2020 Gaming sexism : gender and identity in the era of casual video games / Amanda C. Cote

HQ1163 .H86 2020 Girl gurl grrrl : on womanhood and belonging in the age of Black girl magic / Kenya Hunt

HQ75.8.C665 A3 2017 Boy erased : a memoir of identity, faith, and family / Garrard Conley

HQ773.8 .P44 2016 Same but different : teen life on the autism express / Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, RJ Peete

HT1126 .S23 2017 Run for it : stories of slaves who fought for their freedom / Marcelo D'Salete ; translator

HV6432 .K344 2021 Homegrown hate : why White nationalists and militant Islamists are waging war against the United States / Sara Kamali

HV6773.5 .I53 2022 Indoctrination to hate : recruitment techniques of hate groups and how to stop them / Edward W. Dunbar, editor

A history of false hope : investigative commissions in Palestine / Lori Allen online

City of refuge : slavery and petit marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1763-1856 / Marcus P. Nevius online

Mixed blessing : embracing the fullness of your multiethnic identity / Chandra Crane online

Black Lives Matter : from hashtag to the streets / Dr. Artika R. Tyner online

Carving out a humanity : race, rights, and redemption / Vincent Southerland online

What white parents should know about transracial adoption : an adoptee's perspective on its history, nuances, and practices / Melissa Guida-Richards online

Do right by me : learning to raise black children in white spaces / Valerie I. Harrison and Kathryn Peach D'Angelo online

J: Political Science

JC423 .D381247 2021 The democracy reader : from classical to contemporary philosophy / edited by Steve M. Cahn, Andrew T. Forcehimes, Robert B. Talisse print and online