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A Day of Judgment
by Charles Todd
Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong . . .
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A Widow's Charm
by Caitlyn Paxson
In this witty fantasy romance, a widow blackmails her rakish necromancer neighbor to bring her husband back to life and save her home . . . only to find herself falling for him instead.
Lady Hildegarde Croft is accustomed to changes in position. After all, she rose from maidservant to lady of the manor when she married Lord Thorgoode Croft. But when he drops dead quite unexpectedly, the plans that would have protected her and the people of Croftholde from her malevolent brother-in-law die along with him. What's a widow to do?
Fortunately, potential salvation arrives in the form of Lord Erol Elmwood, who is fleeing the consequences of using his forbidden Charm to raise the dead and save his own life. Now he's injured, destitute, and miserable, stuck hiding out at the neighboring estate.
For Hilde, blackmailing Lord Elmwood to resurrect Thorgoode seems like the perfect solution. For Elmwood, beautiful Lady Croft seems like the ideal distraction from his troubles. The problem is, all she wants from him is the horrifying power he knows he can never use again.
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The Swell
by Kat Gordon
Rich in Icelandic myth, 'The Swell' spans between the turn of 20th century and the 1970s as a mystery is unravelled. Iceland, 1910. In the middle of a severe storm, two sisters rescue a mysterious man from a shipwreck near their remote farm. Sixty-five years later, a young woman and her grandmother learn a body has been discovered on a mountainside near Reykjavik, perfectly preserved in ice.
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Three Summers
by Karen Swan
Every summer tells a story. 1957 was the summer of innocence. Rafaella Parisi impatiently waits for the summer visitors to arrive in her small fishing village on the coast of Puglia. She longs to see Cosimo - son of the wealthy Franchetti family. 1958 was the summer everything changed after a devastating accident has Rafa making a vow that changes the course of all their futures. And 1961 was the summer they met again and Rafa must decide if she’s willing to risk the life she has built for the future she might have had.
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Missing
by E. a. Jackson
Utterly gripping, intelligent, and haunting....A TRIUMPH. --Will Dean, award-winning author of Adrift In this unputdownable crime thriller for fans of Tana French, a detective returns to a thirty-year-old case--an infamous disappearance in London--that has haunted her entire career and now may jeopardize her future. In August 1990, London is suffering through an unprecedented heatwave when baby Bella Carpenter is snatched through the open window of her hotel room. Detective Inspector Martha Allen is assigned the high-profile case and, knowing that it could make or break her career, is determined to find Bella. When a young woman named Nell Beatty walks into the police station with a baby who appears to be Bella, and whom Nell claims she found on a bench, it seems that the mystery is solved. Her family, the police, and the press are overjoyed at her return. But DI Allen isn't convinced, something about Nell's story doesn't ring true. As much as she wants to continue, however, now that the baby is safe, she's ordered to close the investigation. Thirty years later, Nell Beatty is found dead. Now a superintendent, Allen has never really gotten over her doubts about the Carpenter case and can't resist doing a little digging on her own time, eager to find out what happened to Nell, and her involvement in the baby's disappearance all those years ago. But will her efforts uncover something darker than she could have ever imagined? And what is she risking as she tries once and for all to reveal the truth?
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The Keeper
by Tana French
From the iconic crime writer who inspires cultic devotion in readers (The New Yorker) and has been called incandescent by Stephen King, comes the third and final book in the million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy. On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a close-knit small town, a death like this isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power struggles, and it splits the townland in two. Retired Chicago detective Cal Hooper has friends here now, and he owes them loyalty, but his fianc e Lena wants nothing to do with Ardnakelty's tangles. As the feud becomes more vicious, their settled peace starts to crack apart. And when they uncover a scheme that casts a new light on Rachel's death and threatens the whole village, they find themselves in the firing line. One of the greatest crime novelists writing today (Vox) crafts a masterwork of atmospheric suspense that brings the story of one of her most beloved characters to a spellbinding conclusion.
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From the Dust
by David Swinson
When a murder occurs in a small town in Upstate New York, retired police detective Graham Sanderson is drawn back into the vortex of violence and deception, facing a case that demands a terrible personal reckoning. If you're reader enough to handle the strong stuff off the top shelf, this is for you. - Peter Blauner, author of Picture in the Sand Graham Sanderson thought he'd left it all behind. His years as a Washington, DC, homicide detective, his tragically dead wife, pain, violence. Taking over his father's house in the remote Finger Lakes region of rural New York, and looking after his shut-in brother, Tommy, seemed like a respite. That is, until the first body is found. The chief of the town's small police jurisdiction, who is also a family friend, asks for Graham's assistance. Graham's instincts immediately kick in and he soon discovers there's more to the area--the people, its brutally quiet, sophisticated hierarchies--than he or his family ever knew. David Swinson's latest novel is a soulful, rural noir story about belief: the extremities to which it pushes a community, the fear it instills in the hearts of adherents and doubters alike, and need for it nevertheless. As Graham delves deeper into the strange and then stranger circumstances of the murders, his own beliefs become challenged. What do you finally stand for when you've got nothing left to lose?
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Son of Nobody
by Yann Martel
From the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi, a brilliant retelling of the Trojan War from two commoners: an ancient soldier and modern scholar. The past is never done with: always the song continues Harlow Donne has devoted his life to the Classical world. When a chance comes up to study an obscure collection of papyrus fragments at Oxford University, he seizes it. Though it means leaving his daughter and fracturing marriage back home in Canada, this is the kind of career break he desperately needs. In the depths of the Bodleian Library, Harlow discovers a lost account of the Trojan War, a glimpse into the founding of Western civilization itself. He names the epic poem The Psoad, after its protagonist, a Greek commoner identified as Psoas of Midea, but known to all as son of nobody. As sole translator and interpreter of The Psoad, Harlow dedicates the poem and its footnotes to his daughter, Helen. Under his gaze, the text unlocks echoes of Ancient Greece into the present day, and a personal message to his beloved child appears. Despite the two-thousand-year gap between the two, a thread hasn't frayed: the universal song of homesickness and regret, of ambition, love, and grief. In this masterpiece of myth, history, and domesticity, Son of Nobody explores how stories become facts, the price we pay to share them, and how we live--then, now, and always.
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Sorry for Your Loss
by Georgia McVeigh
The story of two people, both as magnetic as they are dangerous, who get caught in an electric game of cat and mouseThe question is, Who is the predator and who is the prey? Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief group to keep her grounded and out of trouble. And now meet Jack a cagey widower who shows up at a meeting one night and jolts both of them back to life. From the moment Jack first takes a shabby plastic chair in the circle, he is positively dashing. And Iris can't help but feel that fate has brought them together. But their chance encounter sends them racing through a series of hairpin twists where nothing is as it seems and no one plays by the rules. As Iris is drawn deeper into Jack's world, she begins to realize that her own deceptions may be no match--or maybe they're the perfect match?--for all the dirty secrets Jack has been hiding. Edgy, intricately plotted, and totally chilling, Sorry for Your Loss is a blistering psychological thriller for fans of Ashley Elston, Ana Reyes, and Ashley Audrain.
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When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
by Suzanne Simard
This passionate study from ecologist Simard (Finding the Mother Tree) reveals how preserving forests’ natural cycles of death and renewal is key to their longevity. When trees die and decompose, she explains, their rotting logs release nutrients into the soil and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which new seedlings then absorb. This process gets disrupted by industrial logging companies, which harvest trees by clear-cutting, a technique, Simard points out, that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, destroys wildlife habitats, and increases the risk of wildfires and floods. The heavy machinery of the modern logging industry—some of which weighs up to 55,000 pounds—crushes and destroys the carbon-rich forest floor, and the acres of single-species trees (“uniform as picket fences”) planted to replace a clear-cut forest have just a fraction of their predecessors’ productivity and biodiversity. According to Simard and her colleagues’ research on clear-cut and undisturbed forests in British Columbia, a far better approach is one inspired by Indigenous respect for the interconnectedness of all living things and involves leaving the majority of the oldest trees, or “mother trees,” standing to help the forest rebuild. Throughout, Simard artfully highlights the importance of honoring natural cycles by reflecting on her daughter’s coming-of-age and her mother’s reaching the end of her life. The result is a resonant and urgent call for change.
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Sincerely, Katherine.: Life, Gender, Inclusivity, and Leadership for the Future
by Katherine Dudtschak
Facing our greatest fears is the pathway to the kind, inclusive, and sustainable world we all long for. Imagine holding a secret so big that sharing it could mean destroying the life you built and hurting those you love. Imagine sharing and embracing a secret so powerful that it could transform your life, your relationships, and how you see and lead in the world. As one of Canada's most senior and recognized corporate executives, Katherine Dudtschak had a masculine name and appearance that did not reflect her truth. She had built a life of material success, yet something essential was missing. Katherine was born to immigrant parents who came to Canada after surviving World War II camps. Her early years were marked with post-war trauma, financial stress, and learning difficulties. Fueled by a passion for a better life, she became a loving parent to four children and a top executive at Canada's largest bank. But everything changed in a moment while visiting her daughter's university dorm. A gender inclusivity poster spoke to a truth she'd buried deep inside. She saw Katherine: the woman and the essence of who she had always been. At 50, she affirmed her gender, coming out as Katherine to the corporate world in front of 80,000 colleagues. Her courage proved that authenticity and leadership are not only compatible but essential. Katherine ignited change, inspiring a more inclusive and compassionate approach to leadership. She amplified voices from all walks of life, especially those who knew hardship, adversity, and the feelings of not belonging. She created space for human uniqueness to be seen and valued as a vital ingredient in building the kind, inclusive, and sustainable world we long for. Sincerely, Katherine. is a story of resilience, self-love, and the profound impact of leading with authenticity, inclusivity, and purpose. She inspires each of us to foster a harmony within ourselves, and with each other and the natural world we are part of and share.
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Pet Placement Society
by Primo Gallanosa
In this graphic novel series perfect for animal lovers and fans of The Baby-Sitters Club, a group of tweens form a club to help find the perfect homes for animals at the local shelter while learning how to deal with middle school drama. Twelve-year-old Mia is having a hard time. Her parents are arguing about overcrowding at the animal shelter they own. Her best friend, Lily, is suddenly no longer interested in the things they used to do together. And it's been impossible for her classmates to agree on a topic for their big group project! With so much going wrong, Mia just wants to do one thing right. She attempts to befriend one of the students in her project group, a new kid named Riley, by pressuring him to adopt a dog from her parents' shelter. Riley reluctantly agrees, but it isn't long before he brings the dog back. It wasn't a perfect fit, and Riley wasn't ready for the responsibility. But Mia isn't discouraged. If anything, she's more determined than ever to solve all her problems, starting with her parents' shelter. If she can find the perfect homes for the animals there, Mia can help her family, bring her school group together, and maybe even reconnect with Lily. With some luck and hard work, anything is possible!
Ages 8 to 12
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Wilderness Hacks
by Joslin Brorsen
Hatchet meets Survivor in this high-action, humor-filled middle grade adventure about two kids stranded in the wilderness, whose annoyance with each other rivals the roaring rapids and ferocious predators they must face. 12-year-old Sadie Hahn didn't plan to eat grubs on camera to win a contest. And she definitely didn't plan to win first prize--a guest appearance on a Youtube show hosted by America's favorite 13-year-old survivalist Radley Shaw. But she'll do anything to cheer up her little brother Silas, who's too young to qualify. Rad has millions of followers and exactly zero real-life friends, so the contest is a great chance for him to hang out with kids his own age. But it's hate-at-first-sight when Silas throws a wrench in his plan and Sadie decides Rad is just a clueless poser who doesn't know the first thing about survival. Disaster strikes when their scripted rafting trip turns into a real fight for survival. Lost in the mountains, Rad and Sadie must find shelter, build a fire, forage for food and try not to become food for a hungry predator. But can they stop bickering long enough to hack it in the wilderness? And will that be enough to keep them alive?
Ages 8 to 12
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Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames
by Jenny Moore
Emba, a girl raised by the wise hermit Fred, learns she actually hatched from a dragons egg and a necromancer Necromalcolm is after her blood, so when Fred goes missing and she receives a ransom note from Necromalcolm, she sets off with her friend Odolf BraveBuckle to rescue him.
Ages 8 to 13
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Dante N. Ferno Is Not a Loser
by Brian Gordon
Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets the myth-mashing of Percy Jackson in this fun and highly illustrated book for kids ages 8 and up.
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When Beavers Move in
by Alison Pearce Stevens
When beavers move in, they chew down a tree. They nibble the bark. And they drag the branches into a stream. Beavers topple trees and build dams, which can cause floods and disrupt neighborhoods. So what do we do when beavers move in? In Puget Sound, we call the Tulalip Tribes. They send biologists to help relocate our furry friends to a place far from people, where the beavers can be free. Poetic text and gorgeous art make this an irresistible read with gentle STEM tie-in.
Ages 4 to 8
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Others: A Story for All of Us
by Kobi Yamada
A universal story of kindness, compassion, and the importance of looking for the best in others.
Ages 4 to 8
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It's My Bird-Day!
by Mo Willems
From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems, comes the highly anticipated annual event, The Pigeon's BIRD-DAY The Pigeon has the hat. And the hot dog cake He is ready for the presents But ... do YOU think The Pigeon can handle his BIG bird-day surprise ? Get ready for a very special birthday celebration from three-time Caldecott honoree Mo Willems.
Ages 3 to 5
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Habitat Heroes
by Daniel Bernstrom
Bob the Builder meets The Octonauts in this picture book series that follows a team of kiddos who combine their tools, facts, and feelings to build dream homes for the animals in their town. HABITAT EMERGENCY! Habitat Heroes, you're our only hope! When Merriweather the platypus goes missing at the zoo before her welcome party, there's only one group to call--the Habitat Heroes! As the heroes use their handy tools and research to search for Merriweather (where could she be? In the savannah? In the jungle?) they realize something must be missing from her new habitat. They'll need to build some additions so the platypus can feel at home. But what does a platypus like? Sticks? Worms? Playing in the mud? Sounds like fun, actually. Can the Habitat Heroes help Merriweather feel welcome in time for her platypus party?
Ages 3 to 5
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