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Leisure Reading

How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold

Seven authors enter the manor

Can they survive the story within?

When legendary horror author Mortimer Queen passes, a group of writers find themselves invited to his last will and testament reading expecting a piece of his massive fortune. Each have their own unique connection to the literary icon, some known, some soon to be discovered, and they've been waiting for their chance to step into the author's shoes for some time.

Instead, they arrive at his grand manor and are invited to play a game. The rules are simple, solve the riddle and progress to the next room. If they don't, the manor will take one of them for itself.

You see, the Queen estate was built on the bones of Mortimer's family, and like any true horror story, the house is still very, very hungry.

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware

When the invitation to attend the press opening of a luxury Swiss hotel—owned by reclusive billionaire Marcus Leidmann—arrives, it’s like the answer to a prayer. Three years after the birth of her youngest child, Lo Blacklock is ready to reestablish her journalism career, but post-pandemic travel journalism is a very different landscape from the one she left ten years ago.

The chateau on the shores of Lake Geneva is everything Lo’s ever dreamed of, and she hopes she can snag an interview with Marcus. Unfortunately, he proves to be even more difficult to pin down than his reputation suggests. When Lo gets a late-night call asking her to come to Marcus’s hotel room, she agrees despite her own misgivings. She’s greeted, however, by a woman claiming to be Marcus’s mistress, and in life-or-death jeopardy.

What follows is a thrilling pursuit across Europe, forcing Lo to ask herself just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save this woman…and if she can even trust her?

Writers and Liars by Carol Goodman

Fifteen years ago, Maia Gold attended a prestigious—and very exclusive—writers retreat hosted by billionaire Argos Alexander on the Greek island of Eris. It’s where she wrote her first book, the one that should have launched a brilliant career. But something dark happened on that island, a betrayal that has hung over Maia ever since.

Now, Maia finds a familiar envelope in the mail. It’s an invitation to return to Eris, and according to social media, she’s not the only one from that first retreat who’s been invited back. This could be the second chance Maia needs to jump-start her dreams. A chance for reconciliation… or revenge.

Almost all of the writers from fifteen years before have returned to Eris, bringing unresolved resentments with them. Soon, the guests learn that their illustrious host is absent, though he has left instructions for them to participate in a contest: whoever can write the most suspenseful mystery while on the island will win a fortune and literary acclaim. But this is no harmless game—when the guests gather in the morning to share their first chapters, they find Argos Alexander, dead.

Tensions simmer as the guests try to determine who’s capable of murder, not just on the page, but in real life. On an island full of mystery writers, anyone could be the killer—and anyone could be the next victim. Trapped together until the next boat arrives from the mainland, they must sort out old grievances and figure out how to trust one another... or die one by one.

Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke

When four influential members are poisoned at London’s most exclusive private club, a young waitress is charged with their murder. Her personal life and upbringing are dissected, and five men begin to question how well they really knew her.

FIVE MEN. FIVE STORIES. BUT ARE THEY READY FOR HERS?

Her father remembers the sweet schoolgirl.

Her childhood friend bonded over a shared fascination with conspiracy theories.

Her lover regrets ever falling for her.

Her lawyer believes she is hiding something.

A journalist is convinced he knows exactly who she is: a cold-blooded killer.

But which is the true face of Katherine Cole? The reality lies somewhere between these very different perspectives.

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Ethics

William Penn: a radical, conservative Quaker / J. William Frost online

The simple guide to emotional neglect: what it is and how to help / Betsy de Thierry online

C: History of Civilization, Biography

CB428 .H368513 2017 Homo Deus : a brief history of tomorrow / Yuval Noah Harari

D: World History

DD247.H5 R946 2024 Takeover : Hitler's final rise to power / Timothy W. Ryback

DG231 .B43 2015 SPQR : a history of ancient Rome / Mary Beard

E & F: American History & Western Hemisphere

E169.1 .E55 2018 Inventing American tradition : from the Mayflower to Cinco de Mayo / Jack David Eller

E185.8 .K215 2016 The land was ours : how Black beaches became White wealth in the Coastal South / Andrew W. Kahrl

F1219.73 .K45 2024 A concise history of the Aztecs / Susan Kellogg, University of Houston

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

G70.212 .Y37 2024 The geography of hope : real-life stories of optimists mapping a better world / David Yarnold

GR72.3 .T78 2008 The anatomy of story : 22 steps to becoming a master storyteller / John Truby

GT1753.U6 M6 2000 To have and to hold : 135 years of wedding fashions / Charles L. Mo

H: Social Sciences: Business, Economics, Sociology

HD2358.5.U6 A53 2012 Our Black year : one family's quest to buy Black in America's racially divided economy / Maggie Anderson with Ted Gregory print & online

HM881 .M37 2024 Social movements and protest politics / Greg Martin

HQ801.8 .B75 2024 White boy black girl : what our differences can teach us, one honest conversation at a time / Adaeze & Chad Brinkman

The highest law in the land: how the unchecked power of sheriffs threatens democracy / Jessica Pishko online

Policing and CBRN Hazards : Advancing CBRN Competence in Police Education / Patrick Wengler online

The Abercrombie Age : Millennial Aspiration and the Promise of Consumer Culture / Myles Ethan Lascity online

Build: investing in America's infrastructure / Sadek Wahba online

K: Law

KF4225 .K375 2020 The law of higher education, student version / William A. Kaplin, Barbara A. Lee, Neal H. Hutchens, Jacob H. Rooksby print & online

KFM2478.8.W5 S35 2016 The witches : suspicion, betrayal, and hysteria in 1692 Salem / Stacy Schiff

N: Fine Arts

NA7235.C2 W43 2024 California houses : creativity in context / Michael Webb

P: Language, Literature

PN3355 .T75 2022 The anatomy of genres : how story forms explain the way the world works / John Truby

PN6710 .M85 2024 Multimodal comics : the evolution of comics studies / edited by Madeline B. Gangnes, Christopher Murray, and Julia Round

PN6790.J33 I66813 2023 Vagabond. / story & art by Takehiko Inoue

PS3553.O2285 I2 2024 I think I was murdered / Colleen Coble, Rick Acker

PS3619.H328 T45 2024 There are rivers in the sky : a novel / Elif Shafak

PS3619.O434 R57 2023 Rise of the wicked : creation. Book one / TJ Solod

PS3619.O4395 T75 2023 Tripas / poems by Brandon Som

PS8626.U7795 K65 2024 Knife skills for beginners / Orlando Murrin

PZ7.2.H459 Le 2020 The leaf thief / Alice Hemming, Nicola Slater

PZ7.7.M6667 Di 2024 Ditching Saskia / John Moore, Neetols

PZ7.7.S645 Po 2024 Poetry comics / words and pictures by Grant Snider

PZ8.3.E297 Th 2006 This jazz man / Karen Ehrhardt

Q: Mathematics, Computer Science, Sciences

QA115 .B35 1999 Quack and count / Keith Baker

QC355.3 .W38 2024 Light : the visible spectrum and beyond / Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke

R: Medicine, Nursing

RA395.A3 A25 2025 Human factors for healthcare : a guide for nurses and allied health professionals / Ally Ackbarally, Catie Paton

RC662.4 .L84 2024 Lies I taught in medical school : how conventional medicine is making you sicker and what you can do to save your own life / Robert Lufkin, MD, with Joshua Lisec

RC685.C53 P38 2023 Pathophysiology, risk factors and management of chronic heart failure / edited by Ram B. Singh, Jan Fedacko, Krasimira Hristova, Galal Eldin Nagib Elkilany

RC76 .B378 2024 Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking / Lynn S. Bickley, Peter G. Szilagyi, Richard M. Hoffman ; guest editor, Rainier P. Soriano