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It's no secret that library staff read. A lot. And when we finish a great book we can't wait to recommend it! See what we've been reading below or visit our Staff Picks blog. You might just find your next favorite book! |
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The Devotion of Suspect X
by Keigo Higashino
Gretchen writes: In The Devotion of Suspect X (2011), by Keigo Higashino, when Yasuko’s abusive ex-husband shows up at her apartment, they get into an altercation and he ends up dead. A single mother, Yasuko plans to turn herself into the police but worries about the effect this would have on her daughter. Help, however, comes from a surprising corner: Yasuko’s next-door neighbor, math teacher Ishigami, who overheard the crime and offers his assistance in covering it up. When the body is eventually discovered, police detective Kusanagi is certain that Yasuko must have been involved in the murder, but her alibi seems too perfect to be real. Kusanagi asks his friend Yukawa, a physics professor and sometimes police consultant nicknamed “Detective Galileo”, for help. As it turns out, Yukawa and Ishigami are old classmates, and when they reunite Yukawa suspects him almost immediately. What follows is an intricate game of cat and mouse, with many unexpected twists and turns. The characters are just as expertly crafted as the plot, and the writing is tinged with dark humor. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys psychological suspense with a well-thought-out puzzle-box plot. After you finish this one, there are four more in the series.
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Lake Effect
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Liz says: Lake Effect is a must-read for fans of family drama and character-driven stories. Spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, two families deal with the fallout of an affair in a vividly described Rochester, New York. When Nina Larkin, a food writer and mother to two teenage daughters, is given a copy of The Joy of Sex from a newly divorced friend, she realizes how unfulfilling her own marriage is and soon embarks on an affair with her neighbor Finn Finegan. When Nina and Finn decide to leave their marriages and get remarried to each other, their families are changed forever, along with their Rochester community. Nina’s oldest daughter, Clara, takes these changes especially hard, though her path to becoming a food stylist in New York City and being part of the rough early days of the Food Network is fascinating. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I really enjoyed how she made the characters very likeable despite their seemingly bad decisions. A compelling, hard to put down story told with warmth and humor, perfect for fans of The Irish Goodbye and Maine.
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