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OverBooked Club
April 14, 2025, 5:30-6:30
Library Conference Room
Come chat about books with Kristen and Michelle.
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The Busybody Book Club
by Freya Sampson
In a Cornish seaside village, Nova Davies and her dysfunctional book club members become amateur sleuths after a theft threatens their community center, a murder implicates a missing member, and secrets among them complicate their quest to solve the case and restore order.
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The Children of Eve
by John Connolly
When private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find Wyatt Riggins, who vanished after a cryptic message, he uncovers a sinister web involving the abduction of four children linked to relentless killers, a cartel boss, and the chilling truth about the enigmatic Children of Eve.
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The Dark Maestro
by Brendan Slocumb
Curtis Wilson, a cello prodigy from D.C. who rose to classical music stardom, is forced into witness protection after his drug-dealer father turns informant. But when the cartel remains untouchable, Curtis and his family must use their wits and his musical gifts to fight for survival.
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The Emperor of Gladness
by Ocean Vuong
In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair by Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, forging an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives and reveals dynamics of love, memory, and resilience on the margins of society.
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Fever Beach
by Carl Hiaasen
A dim-witted Proud Boys reject becomes entangled in a bizarre web of corruption and intrigue involving a hitchhiker, a con artist, an eccentric millionaire and a power-hungry politician.
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Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz
Three childhood friends reunite in their hometown after a fourth falls into a coma and uncover a dark, forgotten past that threatens to consume them all in.
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Hidden Nature
by Nora Roberts
Surviving a near-fatal shooting, injured police officer Sloan Cooper moves back to her quiet hometown and investigates a string of mysterious disappearances across three states.
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The Last Ferry Out
by Andrea Bartz
Abby travels to the storm-ravaged Isla Colel seeking answers about her fiancée Eszter's mysterious death, but as expats reveal chilling secrets and a key witness vanishes, she uncovers a web of lies that may put her own life in jeopardy.
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Line of Demarcation
by M. P. Woodward
In Guyana to secure a business deal, Jack Ryan Jr. is thrust into a deadly conflict involving Russia's Wagner Group and Venezuelan narco-terrorists after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter is destroyed, forcing him to unravel shifting alliances to stop a potential war.
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The Love Haters
by Katherine Center
Video producer Katie Vaughn heads to Key West to profile Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tom "Hutch" Hutcheson. But between his family drama, her escalating lies, and their growing attraction, she must confront her fears and find courage in paradise.
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Marble Hall Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Back in England, editor Susan Ryeland is working on a continuation novel called Pünd's Last Case, in which writer Eliot Crace has concealed clues about his grandmother's death by poison, but when another murder follows, Susan becomes the number one suspect.
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The Man Made of Smoke
by Alex North
Dan Garvie's life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child—narrowly escaping an encounter with a notorious serial killer. So when his father passes away under suspicious circumstances, Dan revisits his small island community, determined to uncover the truth about his death. Is it possible the monster he remembers from his childhood nightmares has returned after all these years?
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Mark Twain
by Ron Chernow
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly
In 2016, grieving Mari Starwood visits Martha's Vineyard and uncovers a surprising connection to the Smith sisters, who, during World War II, balanced family struggles, romance, and whispers of espionage while running a farm and forming a transformative book club.
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The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers
Nicole Monroe, still haunted by her sister Kasey's unexplained disappearance seven years ago, teams up with Jenna Connor, whose sister vanished under similar circumstances, as they unravel buried secrets and risk everything to uncover the truth about their missing loved ones.
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My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
Jarrod has felt distanced from his daughter Liv since the death of Jarrod's partner Charlie, but when Liv finds boyfriend Zel murdered, Jarrod rushes to her aid and they comb for clues across the Coachella Valley while a killer's on the loose.
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My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
by Isabel Allende
In 1800s San Francisco, young writer Emilia, daughter of an Irish nun and a Chilean aristocrat, journeys to South America with talented reporter Eric to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.
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The Names
by Florence Knapp
Cora's hesitation to name her son triggers three alternate paths over thirty-five years, revealing the lasting impact of domestic abuse and the complexities of family in her search for autonomy and healing.
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Never Flinch
by Stephen King
With a killer on a revenge mission, Buckeye City Police Detective Izzy Jaynes turns to friend Holly Gibney for help; meanwhile, a vigilante targets controversial feminist activist Kate McKay, and Holly is hired as bodyguard.
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Nightshade
by Michael Connelly
Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
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One Golden Summer
by Carley Fortune
Charlie was 19 when Alice took his photo near her Nan's cottage in Barry's Bay, but now he's a grown-up flirt who makes Alice feel seventeen again—warm nights on the lake with Charlie are a balm for Alice's soul, but she begins to worry for her heart.
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Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay
Five families gather for Parents Weekend at a small college in Northern California, but their kids—Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella—never show up for dinner, and FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller must discover if the sins of their parents have caused them peril.
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Return to Sender
by Craig Johnson
When Blair McGowan, the mail person with the longest route in the country, goes missing, the Wyoming postal inspector tells Sheriff Longmire to investigate her disappearance; posing as a letter-carrier, the sheriff follows her trail and finds himself enveloped in an otherworldly cult.
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The River is Waiting
by Wally Lamb
Corby Ledbetter, grappling with addiction, prison life, and the tragedy that shattered his family, finds unexpected kindness and connection behind bars, as he seeks redemption and hopes for forgiveness from those he's hurt the most.
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Run for the Hills
by Kevin Wilson
Madeline Hill and her mom have lived alone on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee, since her dad left. One day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and announces she's his half-sister, and he wants Mad to join him for a crazy road trip to find their father and half siblings.
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South of Nowhere
by Jeffery Deaver
When a levee collapses in Northern California, Colter Shaw and his disaster response specialist sister, Dorion, race to locate a missing family and uncover whether sabotage, not nature, threatens the town's survival.
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Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins
A striking, resonant examination of marriage, family, and identity. Ultimately, a story of mothers and daughters that asks: how can three women who share geography and genetics have such wildly different ideas of where they come from? And, more important, can they discover a common language to find their way back home?
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The Tenant
by Freida Mcfadden
Blake Porter, desperate to keep his life afloat after losing his job, rents a room to the seemingly perfect Whitney, but as strange occurrences escalate and secrets unravel, he realizes too late that she's woven a deadly trap within his own home.
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Thunder Game
by Christine Feehan
Diego Campos, a weary psychic warrior returning to the Appalachian Mountains to end his dark journey, rescues the fierce and captivating Leila during a violent ambush, discovering a chance for love and redemption amid chaos.
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An Unexpected Grace
by Tracie Peterson
Actor Parker Bennett returns home to Kalispell after ten years and reunites with his first love, widowed Johanna St. John, who is juggling life as a mother and businesswoman.
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Where the Rivers Merge
by Mary Alice Monroe
Set against the evocative landscape of the twentieth-century Lowcountry, a dramatic and sweeping multigenerational family story of unyielding love, lessons learned, profound sacrifices, and the indomitable spirit of a woman determined to persevere in the face of change in order to protect her family legacy and the land she loves.
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Whistle
by Linwood Barclay
A supernatural thriller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.
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