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Fiction A to Z August 2025 |
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Fever beach : a novel
by Carl Hiaasen
A dim-witted Proud Boys reject becomes entangled in a bizarre web of corruption and intrigue involving a hitchhiker, a con artist, an eccentric millionaire and a power-hungry politician in the new novel by the best-selling author of Bad Monkey.
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The invisible hour : a novel
by Alice Hoffman
Abandoning the rules of the Community, an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden and books are considered evil, Mia Jacob, after secretly reading The Scarlet Letter, discovers the power of the written word, which leads her on a journey of love, heartbreak and self-discovery.
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A map to paradise
by Susan Meissner
Blacklisted actress Melanie Cole and her maid, Eva, form an unlikely alliance to uncover the mystery surrounding their agoraphobic neighbor's disappearance, leading them to a surprising discovery about themselves and their shared past.
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The saffron trail
by Rosanna Ley
After the death of her beloved mother, Nell travels from rural Cornwall to the color and chaos of Marrakech. Her marriage may be on the rocks, but exploring the heady delights of Moroccan cuisine could help her fulfil her dream of opening her own restaurant. It's there she meets Amy - a young photographer trying to unravel the story behind her family's involvement in the Vietnam War. The two women develop a close friendship and discover a surprising connection between their own pasts.
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All that life can afford : a novel
by Emily Everett
Anna first fell in love with London at her hometown library—its Jane Austen balls a far cry from her life of food stamps and hand-me-downs. But when she finally arrives after college, the real London is a moldy flat and the same paycheck-to-paycheck grind—that fairy-tale life still out of reach. Her dream of London’s elegance collides with harsh realities until the glamorous Wilders sweep her into their world of wealth, temptation and self-discovery, where she’s torn between her ambition, her identity and the allure of belonging.
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The Amalfi curse
by Sarah Penner
Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven’s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
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Wild dark shore
by Charlotte McConaghy
On a remote island near Antarctica, the Salt family's fragile existence is upended by the arrival of Rowan, a mysterious woman who washes ashore during a storm, forcing them to confront rising dangers and the hope of rebuilding trust amidst isolation and loss.
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A colder war
by Charles Cumming
Disgraced MI6 agent Thomas Kell is assigned to investigate the murders of an Iranian defector, an investigative journalist and an Iranian nuclear scientist who had been recently recruited by Western intelligence, a case that is further complicated by a senior agent's suspicious death. By the best-selling author of A Foreign Country.
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Florence Adler swims forever
by Rachel Beanland
Renting out their 1934 Atlantic City home and crowding into the apartment above their bakery with their daughters, granddaughter, and a mysterious emigrée, the Adlers have a full house. The apartment is where they raised their two daughters, Fannie and Florence. Home from college, Florence is determined to spend the summer training to swim the English Channel, and Fannie, pregnant again after recently losing a baby, is on bedrest. When tragedy strikes, an elaborate web of secret-keeping and lies begins, forcing to the surface long-buried tensions that show us just how quickly the act of protecting those we love can turn into betrayal.
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For better and worse
by Margot Hunt
When extreme tensions in their marriage escalate to murder, Nat and Will Clarke are forced to navigate respective suspicions and hostility to survive the terrible things they have done. By the author of Best Friends Forever. Original.
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The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
by Lauren Willig
Leaving Harvard to complete her dissertation on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian in England, Eloise Kelly discovers lost historical information that reveals the secret life of the most elusive spy of all time, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion. A debut novel.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Charlotte County Library
112-116 LeGrande Avenue,
P.O. Box 788, Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23923
(434) 542-5247https://cclibrary.net/ |
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