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Great Reads From Your Library Staff April, 2018
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The Burning Girl : a novel by Claire MessudTwo lifelong friends find their relationship tested as their paths diverge during adolescence as one of the pair embarks on a dangerous journey. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Emperor’s Children. Recommended by Karen in Riverside
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Every Note Played by Lisa GenovaA once-celebrated concert pianist who is gradually succumbing to ALS is forced to accept help from the estranged wife he pushed away, a situation that forces the couple to reconcile their past before time runs out. By the best-selling author of Still Alice. Recommended by Shannon in Edgewood
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Carnegie's Maid : a novel by Marie BenedictAn impoverished Irish immigrant in the industrial 1860s takes a job as a lady's maid in the home of prominent businessman Andrew Carnegie, with whom she falls in love before going missing, triggering Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his enduring legacy. By the author of The Other Einstein. Recommended by Jennifer F. in Riverside
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Sunday Silence by Nicci FrenchDeclared a person of interest when a body is discovered beneath the floorboards of her own home, London psychologist Frieda Klein realizes that a copycat killer of the chief suspect is responsible before she finds herself in a deadly game of tug-of-war between two obsessive murderers. Recommended by Jennifer R. in Riverside
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The Monk of Mokha by Dave EggersThe best-selling author of The Circle traces his upbringing as a Yemeni-American in San Francisco and his dream of resurrecting the ancient art of cultivating, roasting and importing Yemeni coffee, an endeavor that is challenged by the brutal realities of Yemen's 2015 civil war. Recommended by Kristina in Edgewood
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The Immortalists by Chloe BenjaminSneaking out to get readings from a traveling psychic reputed to be able to tell customers when they will die, four adolescent siblings from New York City's 1969 Lower East Side hide what they learn from each other before embarking on five decades of respective experiences shaped by their determination to control fate. Recommended by Tracy in Fallston
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Into the Black Nowhere by Meg GardinerAn FBI profiler is forced to navigate the twisted mind of a charismatic, ruthless serial killer responsible for the murders of a series of women in southern Texas, in a thriller inspired by the case of Ted Bundy. By the Edgar Award-winning author of China Lake. Recommended by Katie in Riverside
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American Wolf : a true story of survival and obsession in the West by Nate BlakesleeAn intimate account of the rise and rein of O-Six, the fabled Yellowstone wolf, describes how, after being hunted to near extinction by the 1920s, the species has managed to rebound through conservationists' efforts, in a book that discusses debates specifically affecting America's western regions. Recommended by Bethany in Joppa
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