LibraryAware February 2022

Check out these new titles!

Carolina Built
by Kianna Alexander

Describes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary, a freed plantation slave who taught herself how to be a business woman, manage her finances, make smart investments and to ultimately become a successful entrepreneur.

Jane and the Year Without a Summer
by Stephanie Barron

Seeking out the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa in 1816, Jane Austen discovers that the other parties staying at the seaside guest house have murderous tendencies.

Death of a Green-Eyed Monster
by M. C. Beaton

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth’s wedding plans with Constable Dorothy McIver are suddenly at risk when a murder is uncovered in the Scottish town of Lochdubh.

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
by Elle Cosimano

Struggling novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan uncovers a world of Russian mobsters and assassins disguised as soccer moms in an effort to keep her ex-husband safe.

The Violence
by Delilah S Dawson

When a mysterious illness sweeps the nation, resulting in sudden, explosive bouts of animalistic rage, Chelsea, who has been abused by her husband for years, uses the opportunity to liberate herself from him once and for all.

The Harbor
by Katrine Engberg

When a 15-year-old boy goes missing, leaving behind a strange note, detectives Jeppe Kørner and Anette Werner become trapped in a web of lies that could prevent the boy from ever being found.

Caramel Pecan Roll Murder
by Joanne Fluke

Baker Hannah Swensen agrees to help bake pastries at a local inn during a flashy fishing competition but investigates when the event’s celebrity spokesperson is found dead.

The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley

Arriving in Paris to stay with her brother Ben, Jess learns that he has gone missing, and to find him, starts digging into his life, realizing even though she has come to the City of Lights to escape her past, it’s his future hanging in the balance.

The Christie Affair
by Nina de Gramont

Brilliantly reimagining the unexpected 11-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world, this novel is told from the point of Miss Nan O’Dea, who infiltrated the Christies’ wealthy, rarified world to destroy their marriage.

Sierra Six
by Mark Greaney

When he sees a ghost from the past a terrorist leader who was taken out years ago during his very first mission as a junior member of a CIA action team the Gray Man is not one to leave a job unfinished or a blood debt unpaid.

What the Fireflies Knew: a novel
by Kai Harris

A coming-of-age novel told from the perspective of an eleven-year-old over the course of a single summer, as she tries to make sense of her new life with her estranged grandfather and sister after the death of her father and disappearance of her mother.

Dark Horse
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

A former government assassin helps a South Texas drug kingpin, a man who does bad things for good reasons, after a vicious cartel kidnaps his 18 year-old-daughter.

Moon Witch, Spider King: a novel
by Marlon James

This second book in the The Dark Star trilogy delves into the world of Sogolon, where she, a 177-year-old witch, tells her side of the story of what happened to a mysterious boy, as well as her century-long feud with the powerful Aesi, chancellor to the king.

Nothing to Lose
by Judith A. Jance

Twenty years after he lost his partner Susan to her husband’s murderous rage, Beau, when Susan’s son needs his help, is drawn into a missing persons case, becoming tangled in a web of family secrets where a killer with nothing left to lose waits to take another life.

City of the Dead
by Jonathan Kellerman

Court-consulting child psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide detective Milo Sturgis unravel a baffling mystery after a naked corpse in the street leads to the discovery of another murder.

House of Sky and Breath
by Sarah J. Maas

After saving Crescent City, Bryce, Hunt and their friends get pulled into the rebels’ plans to chip away at the Asteri’s power.

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post: a novel
by Allison Pataki

The epic reimagining of the extraordinary life of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the American heiress who lived and loved on a grand scale, reveals the heartbreak she endured as a wife four times over in vastly different, dramatic marriages.

Steal
by James Patterson

When the son of the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund is thought to have committed suicide, but a body hasn’t been found, his father, believing that he is still alive, turns to Dylan Reinhart for help, drawing him into a world of multi-million-dollar secrets and danger.

Our American Friend
by Anna Pitoniak

When mysterious First Lady Lara Caine asks her to write her official biography, former White House correspondent Sofie Morse is wary when Lara starts sharing sensitive information, which draws her into a game of cat-and-mouse with explosive consequences.

Diablo Mesa
by Douglas Preston

Responding to the promise of a hefty donation from a wealthy, eccentric billionaire with space travel ambitions, the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute excavates the site of the 1947 Roswell incident and immediately uncovers two unknown murder victims.

Abandoned in Death
by J. D. Robb

Homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates after a woman’s body is found on a city playground bench holding a sign reading “bad mommy”.

Wish You Were Gone
by Kieran Scott

When her husband James, prone to alcoholic rages and blackouts, dies in a tragic accident, Emma Walsh finds her and her children’s grief complicated by the mysterious details of his last day of life, which slowly come to light.

One Night on the Island
by Josie Silver

When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace-seekers together, it feels like a cruel twist of fate. But what if it's fate of a different kind?

A Game of Fear
by Charles Todd

Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates when the lady at a grand manor claims she witnessed a violent murder, but no blood or body can be found.