Fiction
 
Confessions 
by Kanae Minato

After her pupils murder her only daughter, Yuko Moriguchi sets in motion a diabolical plot for revenge.
We Used to Live Here 
by Marcus Kliewer

A young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve, while restoring an old house, answer the door to a man claiming to have lived there years before, which sets in motion a chain of uncanny and inexplicable events leading to Charlie's disappearance and Eve's descent into insanity.
Our Last Resort 
by Clemence Michallon

Having grown apart after an unspeakable tragedy, Frida and Gabriel try to start fresh at the Ara Hotel in Escalante, Utah, and it feels like paradise—until the dead body of the young wife of a powerful, much older husband is discovered and suspicion falls on Gabriel.
One Italian Summer
by Rebecca Serle

Still reeling from her mother's death, Carol embarks on their mother-daughter trip to Positano, Italy, alone, where she encounters her mother in the flesh at 30 years old and must reconcile the mother who knew everything with this young woman who does not yet have a clue. 
The enchanted greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
The Enchanted Greenhouse
by Sarah Beth Durst

After being punished for creating a magical spider plant, Terlu Perna awakens on a mysterious island of enchanted greenhouses, where she teams up with a grumpy gardener and a sentient rose to uncover a fading magic, defying old laws and rediscovering purpose in the process. 
The Thursday murder club by Richard Osman
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman

Meeting weekly in their retirement village's Jigsaw Room to exchange theories about unsolved crimes, four savvy septuagenarians propose a daring but unorthodox plan to help a woman rookie cop solve her first big murder case.
Still life by Louise Penny
Still Life
by Louise Penny

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Canada's S–ret‚ du Quebec is called to Three Pines, a tiny hamlet south of Montreal, just north of the U.S. border, to investigate the suspicious hunting "accident" that claimed the life of Jane Neal, a local fixture in the village. 
Strange folk : a novel by Alli Dyer
Strange Folk 
by Alli Dyer

Returning to Appalachia to live with her grandmother, Belva, Lee vows to stay far away from Belva's world of magic until the target of one of Belva's spells is discovered dead and she fears she may have conjured something far more sinister, forcing Lee to rediscover her power to protect them all.
Murder road by Simone St. James
Murder Road
by Simone St. James

In 1995, newlyweds April and Eddie, making a wrong turn, pick up an injured hitchhiker who later dies and, now suspects in a series of unexplained murders, must dig into the town's history to clear their names and discover there's something supernatural at work on that horrible stretch of road.
The woman in suite 11 by Ruth Ware
The Woman in Suite 11
by Ruth Ware

Journalist Lo Blacklock travels to a luxury Swiss hotel hoping to revive her career, but when a mysterious woman draws her into a dangerous chase across Europe, she must weigh ambition against survival in a world of wealth and shifting alliances.
Ink and bone by Lisa Unger
Ink and Bone
by Lisa Unger

Possessing a psychic ability to dream about events before they occur and then make supernatural things happen, Finley Montgomery requests help from her seer grandmother to control her gift when she lands in the middle of an investigation involving a little girl's disappearance. 
Silence for the dead by Simone St. James
Silence for the Dead
by Simone St. James

A nurse at an abandoned estate serving as a hospital for WWI veterans tries to determine why all the patients are having the same nightmare in this new novel from the author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare. 
 
Nonfiction
 

American Daughter : a memoir
by Stephanie Thornton Plymale

The founder of the Heritage Home Foundation nonprofit documents her secret abuse-marked childhood in and out of foster care and what she discovered while investigating the story of her mother's own harrowing past. 
This American Ex-Wife: How I ended my marriage and started my life
by Lyz Lenz

Weaving reportage with sociological research, literature with popular culture, and personal stories of coming together and breaking up, a journalist and proud divorcee, in this deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage, preaches the good gospel of the power of divorce.
The Woman in Me
by Britney Spears

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice--her truth--was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey--and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love--and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
The Carpool Detectives : A true story of four moms, two bodies, and one mysterious cold case
by Chuck Hogan

Follows four mothers who, driven by a shared fascination with true crime and a desire to reclaim their sense of purpose, undertake their own investigation into a decade-old double homicide, uncovering new evidence, confronting real risks, and challenging the boundaries of amateur sleuthing.
What I Ate in One Year : (and related thoughts)
by Stanley Tucci

From an award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author comes a memoir that chronicles a year's worth of meals.
No Time like the Future : An optimist considers mortality
by Michael J. Fox

The award-winning actor shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. 
 
Young Adult
 

The roof over our heads by Nicole Kronzer
The Roof Over Our Heads
by Nicole Kronzer

To save their historical Victorian home from being sold off by a new artistic director, Finn and his family of actors put on an immersive 1890s experience unlike anything else out there.
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