Staff Picks Adult Fiction
May 2021
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michelle Richardson
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel
Eva, in her eighties, sees a photograph in a newspaper of a book that she hasn’t seen in over 60 years. The article says researchers are looking to reunite books stolen by the Nazis in World War II to their rightful owners. This particular book has a special code in it that they are eager to crack. Eva has the answers but is she willing to revisit all those past memories?
This book is available in the library and on OverDrive/Libby as an ebook and an audiobook on CD.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Sun Down Motel
by Simone St. James
Two stories, separated by time and connected by location. In 1982, Viv stops in Fell, NY on her way to New York City. She trades working the night shift at the Sun Down Motel for a place to stay. Soon she gets pulled into the mystery and suspense of a small town with 3 recent murders and a haunted motel. In 2017, Carly heads to Fell, NY after her mother passes to see if she can uncover the truth about her Aunt Viv’s mysterious disappearance in 1982 and ends up working the same night shift in the motel. This dual timeline, alternating narrator novel is absolutely thrilling. Part murder mystery, part ghost story, this novel is bound to get you hooked.
This book is available in the library and on OverDrive as an ebook.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Mother May I
by Joshilyn Jackson
You won’t have to wait long for the action to begin in this fast-paced page turner. Bree Cabbat has it all, the handsome husband, three kids, beautiful home. Her world comes crashing in as she is forced to decide what truly matters to her. What is she willing to do to keep them all safe ? Well-developed storyline that will keep you guessing until the end.
This book is available in the library and on OverDrive as an ebook.
Recommended by: Theresa Hildebrand, Patron Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
April 2021
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
Elsa feels unloved and unwanted by her family. Channeling her grandfather who told her to be brave, she buys red silk fabric and makes herself a dress. The events that follow show Elsa the importance of her grandfather’s advice. As she marries, has children and becomes a true farm wife, she also discovers the real meaning of family. When the Dust Bowl hits she must use every ounce of bravery she possesses to stay alive and protect her family.
This book is available in the library in regular and large print, as a Playaway, Book on CD and on OverDrive/Libby as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
March 2021
Joyland
by Stephen King
This Stephen King novel is a change of pace for the horror author. “1970’s friends tackle a mystery set in a haunted amusement park” sounds like Scooby Doo, but King gives this tale his own spin. The murderer may not be real, but the ghost is. This title is available in the library, on OverDrive as an ebook and Hoopla as an e audiobook.
Posted in: Adult Fiction
A Deadly Inside Scoop
by Abby Collette
Bronwyn Crewse, known to her close-knit family as ‘Win’, is renovating and reopening her family’s ice cream shop in picturesque Chagrin Falls, Ohio. All might have gone well with the reopening if not for an unexpected blizzard and Win stumbling upon a dead body near the falls. Now her father is suspected of murder and Win can only count one, two, maybe three customers in her store each day .. and that just won’t do. With a good friend at her side, that loves cozy murder television shows, Win decides to become an amateur sleuth, solve this crime and get back to the art of homemade ice cream. Recipes are included in this fun cozy book. Fans of Joanne Fluke will adore this first in a new series. This book is available in the library and on OverDrive as an e audiobook.
Recommended by: Michelle Przekwas, Adult Services Library Clerk
Posted in: Adult Fiction
January 2021
Salem’s Lot
by Stephen King
The creeping dread of this tale makes it perfect for the dark cold days of winter. The sleepy Maine town of Jerusalem’s Lot is infiltrated by a vampire, who gradually drains the inhabitants. The everyday townsfolk are caught in the grip of the vampire’s infection, which spreads slowly at first, then builds to a terrifying crescendo. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook.
Recommended by: Peter Tew, Adult Services Reference Librarian I
Posted in: Adult Fiction
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
by B. J. Novak
B.J. Novak, one of the writers and stars of the TV show The Office, has compile several short stories in this collection. The stories spread for a rematch between the Tortoise and the Hare to a Las Vegas intervention gone wrong to a cereal box sweepstakes worth $100,000. Often with short story collections, you get some kind of mixture of hits and misses. I will say that a majority of these stories were hits. For a special treat, check out the audiobook and hear Novak and some of his celebrity friends narrate the stories. This book is available in the library and on Overdrive/Libby as an ebook and e audiobook.
Recommended by: Brandi Smits, Youth Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction