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May 5, 2025
 
 
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Murder runs in the family
by Tamara Berry

"Amber Winslow's life has taken a serious turn for the worse. When an impulsive decision forces her to flee her former life carrying nothing but the clothes on her back, she heads to the sunny state of Arizona...and to the luxury accommodations of her grandmother's retirement community. But as soon as she sneaks her things into Seven Ponds-a place she technically doesn't qualify for and definitely can't afford-she finds that her Grandma Jade is about to be arrested for murder. With the help of the other retirees and her grandma's true crime podcast friends, Amber must work to find the real killer."
The art of winning : lessons from my life in football
by Bill Belichick

A successful NFL coach delivers important life lessons that he learned from his time coaching.
The ladies road guide to utter ruin
by Alison Goodman

"In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as "old maids" to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure from New York Times bestselling author Alison Godman."
My friends : a novel
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.
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.
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.
They poisoned the world : life and death in the age of forever chemicals
by Mariah Blake

"A landmark investigation of the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the devastating effects of "forever chemicals," told through the story of a small town on the frontline of an epic public health crisis."
Immaculate conception : a novel
by Ling Ling Huang

Desperate to stay close to her brilliant but distant best friend Mathilde, struggling artist Enka uses cutting-edge technology to absorb her bestie's trauma, blurring their identities and setting off a chilling series of events with catastrophic consequences.
Maine characters : a novel
by Hannah Orenstein

"From beloved author Hannah Orenstein, this love letter to lake life is "the Parent Trap for adults," the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at their father's cabin in Maine after his unexpected death."
Mark Twain
by Ron Chernow
 
"Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow captures a man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars. No other white author of his generation grappled so fully with the legacy of slavery after the Civil War or showed such keen interest in African American culture. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted."
Skin and bones : and other Mike Bowditch short stories
by Paul Doiron

An Edgar-award nominated author offers a collection of eight short stories in the bestselling Mike Bowditch series, including one brand new story.
Nightshade
by Michael Connelly
 
Michael Connelly introduces a new cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
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