NEW BOOKS - FEBRUARY 15
Fiction
Death of a Green-
Eyed Monster

by M. C Beaton
Mystery


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 in the latest novel of the series following Death of an Honest Man. Simultaneous.
House of Sky and Breath
by Sarah J. Maas
Romance

After saving Crescent City, Bryce, Hunt and their friends get pulled into the rebels’ plans to chip away at the Asteri’s power, in the second novel of the series following House of Earth and Blood. 
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
by Allison Pataki
Historical Fiction


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.
Diablo Mesa
by Douglas J. Preston
Supense, Thriller


Responding to the promise of a hefty donation from an 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.
Moon Witch, Spider King
by Marlon James
Historical Fantasy

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.
Sierra Six
by Mark Greaney
Suspense, Thriller

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.
 
The Last Wild Horses
by Maja Lunde
Dystopian

A novel set both in the distant past and the dystopian future explores extinction and survival, family and hope.
Nonfiction
Heiresses: The Lives
of the Million Dollar Babies
by Laura Thompson

Looks at the lives of heiresses throughout history such as Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American “Dollar Heiress,” Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress and Patty Hearst, the notorious heiress to a newspaper fortune turned terrorist. 
Black American Refugee 
by Tiffanie Drayton

A prominent Black writer shares her journey from Trinidad to New Jersey in search of a better life, only to return to Tobago after becoming exhausted by chasing an American Dream that has become inaccessible to Black people.
Watergate : A New History
by Garrett M. Graff

Explores the full scope of the Watergate scandal through the politicians, investigators, journalists and informants who made it the most influential political event of our modern era.
 
 
 
The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively
by Todd B. Kashdan

Drawing from cutting-edge research, and sharing stories of dissenters in the trenches, this essential resource for anyone seeking to be heard, make change and rebel against an unhealthy status quo, provides evidence-based strategies to become better allies of our leaders of change.
Index, A History
of the 
by Dennis Duncan

A witty look at the history of the book index and its vast role in our evolving literary and intellectual culture from the monasteries and universities of 13th-century Europe to today’s high-tech world. 
 
 
The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide
by Dwight Chapin

Taking us on an extraordinary historic journey, this memoir from President Nixon’s aide and White House deputy presents an insider’s view of America’s most enigmatic president, relating his most memorable experiences with the people who shaped the future. 30,000 first printing.
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