September 7, 2020
Adult Fiction
The Geometry of Holding
Hands by Alexander McCall Smith.
In Edinburgh, rumors and
gossip abound. But Isabel well knows that such things can't be taken at face
value. Still, the latest whispers hint at mysterious goings-on, and who but
Isabel can be trusted to get to the bottom of them? At the same time, she must
deal with the demands of her two small children, her husband, and her rather
tempestuous niece, Cat, whose latest romantic entanglement comes--to no one's
surprise--with complications. Still, even with so much going on, Isabel,
through the application of good sense, logic, and ethics, will, as ever,
triumph. -- Provided by publisher.
Deadlock by Catherine Coulter.
A young wife is forced to
confront a decades-old deadly secret when a medium connects her to her dead
grandfather. A vicious psychopath wants ultimate revenge against Savich, but
first, she wants to destroy what he loves most-his family. A series of three
red boxes are delivered personally to Savich at the Hoover Building, each one
containing puzzle pieces of a town only FBI agent Pippa Cinelli recognizes.
Savich sends in Cinelli to investigate undercover but someone knows who she is.
Savich and Sherlock are up to their eyebrows in danger, but can they figure out
the red box puzzle and the young wife's secret before it's too late? --
Provided by publisher.
The Evil Men Do by John McMahon.
A hard-nosed real estate
baron is dead, and detectives P.T. Marsh and Remy Morgan learn there's a long
list of suspects. Mason Falls, Georgia, may be a small town, but Ennis Fultz
had filled it with professional rivals, angry neighbors, and a wronged ex-wife.
And when Marsh realizes that this potential murder might be the least of his
troubles, he begins to see what happens when ordinary people become capable of
evil. As Marsh and Morgan dig into the case, it becomes clear that Fultz's
death was not an isolated case of revenge. It may be part of a dark web of
crimes connected to an accident that up-ended Marsh's life a couple years
earlier, and that now threatens the life of a young child. Marsh veers
dangerously off track as his search for clues becomes personal and brings him
to a place where a man's good deeds turn out to be more dangerous than his
worst crimes. -- Provided by publisher.
Adult Non-Fiction
Wandering in Strange
Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins.
Between 1916 and 1970, six
million black Americans left their rural homes in the South for jobs in cities
in the North, West, and Midwest in a movement known as The Great Migration. But
while this event transformed the complexion of America and provided black
people with new economic opportunities, it also disconnected them from their
roots, their land, and their sense of identity, argues Morgan Jerkins. In this
fascinating and deeply personal exploration, she recreates her ancestors'
journeys across America, following the migratory routes they took from Georgia
and South Carolina to Louisiana, Oklahoma, and California. Following in their
footsteps, Jerkins seeks to understand not only her own past, but the lineage
of an entire group of people who have been displaced, disenfranchised, and
disrespected throughout our history. Through interviews, photos, and hundreds
of pages of transcription, Jerkins braids the loose threads of her family's
oral histories, which she was able to trace back 300 years, with the insights
and recollections of black people she met along the way--the tissue of black
myths, customs, and blood that connect the bones of American history.
Selling Naked by Jesse Horwitz.
A revolutionary blueprint
to help aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, and global enterprises alike sell
directly to consumers, from the cofounder of the wildly successful e-commerce
business Hubble Contacts. -- Provided by publisher.
Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel
Treasure Hunters: The
Plunder Down Under by James
Patterson. J
The Kidd family is on
their way to Australia to find Lasseter's Gold when they are challenged by
fellow treasure hunter Charlotte Badger, who challenges them to a race to the
gold! But when the Kidds pull into port in Australia, their parents are
suddenly arrested -- they've been framed! It turns out Charlotte Badger is a
pirate, and she's planted a priceless stolen black opal on the Kidds' ship, The
Lost! Now Bick, Beck, Storm, and Tommy have seven days to traverse the
Australian Outback, find Charlotte Badger and her pirate cronies, and bring
back the evidence that will prove their parents innocent. If they fail, their
parents will be found guilty and thrown in prison . . . forever!
Corduroy Goes to the
Library by B. G. Hennessy. E
Corduroy is excited-today
he is taking a trip to the library. First he returns his books, then he heads
to the children's section for story hour. The librarian reads stories about
farms, and Corduroy and his friends make animals masks. Before he leaves,
Corduroy picks out some books to take home. He can't wait to come back to the
library next week!
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