Now Read This!
AUGUST 2025
 
Our Now Read This! newsletters offer suggestions for your next favorite read, from hidden gems to the latest hot pick. In this issue, you will find a featured book of the month, a special event worth checking out, a curated selection of newly acquired and upcoming mystery titles, and booklists for further reading. Whether you prefer classic whodunnits or spine-chilling thrillers, your friendly BPL Reader Services Librarians have recommendations for every reader.
 
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Book of the Month
North of Boston
by Elisabeth Elo

After surviving a fishing boat collision that killed her friend, tough-talking Pirio Kasparov, convinced that the incident was not accidental, is tapped by the Navy to participate in a research project with a curious journalist who helps her unravel a dangerous plot involving the frigid whaling grounds off Baffin Island.
Event Spotlight
Short Story Social Club: Sherlock Holmes
Wednesdays, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, & December 10, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Central Library in Copley Square, Mezzanine Conference Room 2
 
On the second Wednesday of every month, listen to and discuss a short story read aloud. Feel free to bring any portable craft projects to work on while we listen and chat. Each month in July - December 2025 we will be reading one random Sherlock Holmes short story. 
 
New and Upcoming Titles
A Novel Murder
E. C. Nevin
 
"Jane Hepburn, a middling English mystery writer, turns eager sleuth after discovering the body of her literary agent at the Killer Lines Crime Fiction Festival."
 
Doll Parts
Penny Zang
 
"Sadie begins to uncover the truth about the death of her estranged best friend and the decades-old Sylvia Plath-adoring suicides from their college years."
 
The Game is Murder
Hazell Ward
 
"In the role of the Great Detective, reinvestigate and solve an infamous never-before-solved case from 1970s England, or face the consequences."
 
Everyone Is Lying to You
Jo Piazza
 
"At a conference, a grisly murder and a friend's disappearance lead Lizzie into the dark side of the cutthroat world of social media."
 
Dead of Summer
Jessa Maxwell
 
"Years after her best friend mysteriously disappeared from a remote New England island, a young woman returns in search of answers."
 
Guess Again
Charlie Donlea
 
"On the tenth anniversary of a teenage girl's disappearance, her cold case threatens to tear apart her small town all over again."
 
Making Friends Can Be Murder
Kathleen West
 
"Sarah Jones gets caught up in solving a murder after unknowingly befriending a dangerous con artist."
 
Mean Moms
Emma Rosenblum
 
"When new mom, Sofia, integrates herself into a clique of wealthy Manhattan moms, inexplicably bad things start to happen."
 
A Special Interest in Murder
Mette Ivie Harrison
 
"A brilliant neurodivergent female sleuth collides with an FBI agent with a secret while solving a crime that is not all it seems."
 
Find Your Next Great Read
Medicine & Mystery: 15 Medical Thrillers
Medical mysteries encompass a wide range of books that explore the complexities of medicine, often blending elements of suspense, thriller, and crime fiction. Many feature medical professionals as protagonists, navigating intricate cases, diagnostic dilemmas, ethical quandaries... and murder. This list offers a diverse range of medical mysteries, from fast-paced thrillers to character-driven dramas, all exploring the fascinating intersection of medicine and storytelling. Check out one today and enjoy!
 
 
 
   

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