book talk for may 07 2024

05/08/24 • 56 min

Book Talk for May 7, 2024

Time and Tide
by Thomas J. Fleming

Historical World War II melodrama about a U.S. Navy cruiser, the USS "Jefferson City." As the lone survivor of a battle in the Solomon Islands, the ship is disgraced and considered jinxed until a new captain takes command. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1987.
DB26656

Shamed A Kate Burkholder novel
by Linda Castillo

The peaceful town of Painters Mill is shattered when an Amish grandmother is brutally murdered on an abandoned farm. When Chief of Police Kate Burkholder arrives on the scene, she learns that the woman's seven-year-old granddaughter is gone, abducted in plain sight. Violence and strong language. 2019.
DB95613 BR23608

Ghost Girl: The true story of a child in Peril and the teacher who saved her
by Torey L Hayden

Hayden's class of emotionally disturbed children includes Reuben, who is autistic; Philip, born to an addict and now in foster care; Jeremiah, a foul-mouthed fighter; and Jadie, a silent girl who walks hunched over. Hayden gets Jadie to speak, and she tells of sexual abuse and horrifying ritual acts. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 1991.
DB37247

Magnificent Desolation The Long Journey hoe from the Moon
by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham

Astronaut reflects on his notoriety after the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing: his alcoholism, clinical depression, and two failed marriages. Discusses his recovery from addiction, eventual acceptance of his celebrity status, and his loving and lasting marriage to Lois Driggs Cannon. 2009.
DB69784

It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover

Opening a flower shop in Boston was a dream come true for Lily, and meeting the handsome doctor Ryle was the cherry on top. When his jealousy leads to abuse, Lily struggles with a choice. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2016.
DB86517

The Julius Katz Collection
by Dave Zeltserman and Edward Gorman

Collection of seven short stories, six of which were previously published, featuring the characters of Julius Katz and his sidekick Archie--a computer program with the personality of a hard-boiled PI. In the introductory story, Julius and Archie are hired to intervene in a family dispute. Some violence and some strong language. 2014.
DB105595

Dark Tide: A Novel
by Elizabeth Haynes

Genevieve leaves her stressful software sales and pole-dancing jobs in London for a different life on a houseboat in Kent. But a friend is killed, the boat is ransacked, and Genevieve can't reach the man she thought would protect her. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012.
BR19887 DB76303

The Liar's Girl
by Catherine Ryan Howard

Will Hurley--Ireland's most prolific serial killer--was locked away for life at nineteen. His horrified college girlfriend, Alison Smith, fled to the Netherlands. Ten years later, Garda detectives want Will's assistance in solving what looks like a copycat killing--but he will only speak to Alison. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. 2018.
DB93848

Web Of Evil
by Judith A. Jance
When her husband, Paul Grayson, is murdered on the eve of their divorce, former anchorwoman Ali Reynolds becomes the main suspect. Ali, her son Chris, and her high school friend Dave Holman, now a homicide detective, investigate. Contains descriptions of violence.
BRC00710 DB64483

Family of Lies
by Mary Monroe

His gold-digging wife made sure Kenneth Lomax never knew about the daughter his mistress had sixteen years ago. When Sarah Cooper's mother dies, however, Kenneth comes to the funeral to claim her. Unfortunately, her new stepmother isn't willing to share Kenneth's love or his money. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 2014.
DB81475

The Bright Spot
by Jill Shalvis

"Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting isn't on the list. However, she's a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story. Adopted at birth, with scant knowledge of her biological family, she's created her own inner circle, a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow, to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm. With a farm-to-table café as well as a menagerie of rescued animals (complete with a baby goat who keeps escaping to the pantry to eat the secret stash of decidedly not organic potato chips), it's the best home she's ever known. But when the owner Silas, who they secretly call The Grinch, passes away, Luna discovers the farm is now under control of his investment manager, the enigmatic Jameson Hayes....and her. And that Silas had many, many secrets. Now Luna's carefully controlled corner of the world is threatened and she along with some help from her friends has to dig deep to find true strength and the real meaning of...

Book Talk for May 7, 2024

Time and Tide
by Thomas J. Fleming

Shamed A Kate Burkholder novel
by Linda Castillo

Ghost Girl: The true story of a child in Peril and the teacher who saved her
by Torey L Hayden

Magnificent Desolation The Long Journey hoe from the Moon
by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham

It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover

The Julius Katz Collection
by Dave Zeltserman and Edward Gorman

Dark Tide: A Novel
by Elizabeth Haynes

The Liar's Girl
by Catherine Ryan Howard

Family of Lies
by Mary Monroe

The Bright Spot
by Jill Shalvis

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Book Talk for April 30, 2024

Angels in the ER: Inspiring true stories from an emergency room doctor
by Robert D. Leslie

"Twenty-five years in the ER could become a résumé for despair, but for best-selling author Dr. Robert D. Lesslie, it's a foundation for inspiring stories of everyday angels - friends, nurses, doctors, patients, and even strangers who offer love, help, and support in the midst of trouble. The ER is a difficult and challenging place to be. Yet the same pressures and stresses that make this place so challenging also provide an opportunity to experience some of life's greatest wonders and mysteries. Dr. Lesslie illuminates messages of hope while sharing fast-paced, captivating stories about discovering lessons from the ER frontline, watching everyday miracles unfold, holding on to faith during tragedy and triumph, and embracing the healing balm of hope. For anyone who enjoys true stories of the wonders of the human spirit, this immensely popular book is a reminder of the power of angels." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB118985

Missing Pieces
by Heather Gudenkauf

When her husband Jack's aunt has a bad fall, Sarah Quinlan travels with him to his hometown. It is Jack's first time home in two decades. Once there, Sarah learns that Jack lied to her about his parents' deaths and that he was a suspect in his mother's murder. Violence. 2016.
DB83758

Once a Queen
by Sarah Arthur

"After moving to her estranged grandmother's house, fourteen-year-old Eva teams up with the gardener's great-grandson, Frankie, to uncover family secrets and they suspect that Eva's grandmother was once a queen in another world." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. For senior high and older readers.
DB118914

Chasing Fire
by Nora Roberts

Montana wildfire fighter Rowan has a strict rule: never get romantically involved with anyone she works with. But the moment she meets new recruit Gull Curry that rule is severely tested. And when it becomes clear that someone blames Rowan for her jump partner's death, and is determined to get revenge, Rowan finds that she needs Gull's help and support more than ever. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011. Marrakesh title.
BRG09267 DB73207

The Danforths of Lancashire
by Murray Pura

Trilogy on one cartridge. In Ashton Park, Victoria Danforth's beloved groomsman Ben Whitecross leaves the Ashton Park estate in England to serve in World War I. Beneath the Dover Sky and London Dawn continue the Danforths' saga through the family's joys and sorrows in the early 1930s. 2013.
DB78760

Villa Mirabella
by Peter Pezzelli

Jason Mirabella returns to his family's bed-and-breakfast business in Providence, Rhode Island, after a bad decision costs him his job in Los Angeles. He rebuilds his relationships with loved ones and friends, until a new opportunity forces him to consider leaving again. 2010.
DB77010

The Plot against America
by Philip Roth

In this alternative history, a young man--called Philip Roth--recounts his Jewish family's fears and humiliations when aviation hero Charles Lindbergh is victorious in the 1940 presidential election. The New Jersey Roths struggle as America, caught up in anti-Semitic fervor, descends into fascism. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004.
BR16161 DB58935

The Last Bookshop in London: A novel of World War II
by Madeline Martin

In August 1939, London prepares for war. Grace Bennett has always dreamed of moving to the city, and finds a job working at Primrose Hill, a dusty book shop in the heart of London. As Grace rediscovers her love of reading, the store unites a community suffering under the Blitz. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
DB103176

The second world wars: How the First Global Conflict was Faugtht and won
by Victor Davis Hanson

Extensive account of World War II examines the ways that combat occurred in the air, at sea, and on land and the coalescing of many distinct conflicts to create global war. The author argues that the war's origins, scope, and ultimate outcome were to be expected. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.
DB93435

A time to Kill Book 1 in the Jake Brigance Series
by John Grisham

In Clanton, Mississippi, black, ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is raped, tortured, and left for dead by two white men. She survives and identifies her abductors, who are quickly arrested. Tonya's father, Carl Lee Hailey, takes matters into his own hands, shooting and killing the two prisoners. As his attorney prepares Carl Lee's case, the town is overrun with reporters and avenging Klansmen. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
BR09876 DB35891

Sycamore Row Book 2 Jake Brigance

Still reeling from the racially charged case in A Time to Kill (BR ...

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Book Talk for May 14, 2024

Far from the Madding Crowd
By Thomas Hardy and Ronald Blythe

In this late-Victorian novel, a penniless girl becomes a woman of means when she inherits her uncle's farm. The plot focuses on her changing relationships with the three men who court her, and on their personal relationships with other people.
DB32653

The Vanished Man Book NO. 5 in the Lincoln Rhyme series
by Jeffery Deaver

When a killer flees the scene of a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a classroom, the police have him surrounded within minutes. A scream rings out, followed by a gunshot. The police break down the door. The room is empty. The ambitious Sachs, and the quadriplegic Rhyme, must work together to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed "the conjurer" and prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Sequel to "Stone monkey", followed by "The twelfth card". 2003. Marrakesh title.
BRG02218 DB56247

Hush
by Kate White

While working at a fertility clinic, recently separated Lake Warren decides to sleep with a handsome doctor. Lake awakens to find the man has been murdered but can't report the crime for fear of losing her custody battle. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.
DB72351

Witch
by Fern Michaels

Simply The Best
By Susan Elizabeth Phillips

"Take one hard-driving sports agent... Throw in a failed chocolatier... And her superstar football player brother... Add a quirky pink and purple food truck... Then, to really screw things up, mix in a very unfortunate murder. Brett Rivers is the hottest sports agent in the business fast and furious, swift and deadly. Failure? Not an option. Rory Garrett is let’s be honest a disaster. She has a big heart, an empty bank account, a passion for making exquisite chocolate, and a huge inferiority complex from living in the shadow of Brett’s most important client, her football legend brother. Brett and Rory should never have met, and they absolutely, positively should never have had to deal with the consequences of one stupid, drunken night...one disastrous lie...one career in jeopardy...one missing football player...and a very dead body. It’s going to get messy...and dangerous...and heartbreaking...and sexy. To Rory, Brett represents skewed values and a devious mind. To Brett, Rory is forbidden fruit, off limits, do not disturb, and no entry definitely no entry. A woman who has succeeded at nothing and a man who’s succeeded at everything confront the challenge of their lives as they struggle with themselves and each other. When it comes to love—what price are any of us willing to pay to be simply the best?" -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB119445

Death of the USS Thrasher
by Norman Palmer

Payment in Blood
by Elizabeth George

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, introduced in A Great Deliverance (DB 28547), are investigating the murder of playwright Joy Sinclair. She and a group of theatre people had gone to a remote Scottish estate for the reading of her play, and there she was murdered. Lynley's ability to solve the crime is hampered by the fact that the woman he loves is one of the suspects. Some strong language.
DB30945 BR10398

In the Presence of the Enemy Book 8 in the Inspector Thomas Lynley series
by Elizabeth George
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996.
BR14852 DB42138

The Camel Club
by David Baldacci

Wealthy businessmen and politicians gather at the Camel Club, unaware that their conversations are being monitored. After homeless Oliver Stone witnesses a murder, Secret Service agent Alex Ford interviews him. Ford's subsequent investigation yields information on a potential political assassination. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
BR16229 DB60678

Taken in the Flood
By Agatha Christie

Because Hercule Poirot arrives too late to head off the fate of a rich and beautiful young widow, he is left with the task of solving a maddening and macabre mysteryUnrated. Commercial audiobook. 1948.
DB100862

Empire of Pain: The secret history of the Sackler Dynasty
by Patrick Radden Keefe

Author of Say Nothing (DB 94329) examines the history of the Sackler family who has donated money to many prominent cultural and educational institutions, but who have made their money off drugs like Valium and OxyContin. Discusses lega...