Staff Picks Adult Fiction
April 2020
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Posted in: Adult Fiction
A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell Series: Book 1)
by Deanna Raybourn
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
Posted in: Adult Fiction
March 2020
A Witch in Time
by Constance Sayers
This beautifully written story follows a young woman who is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes both as muse and frustrated artist. The curse started in 1895 and from then on the pair of star-crossed are damned to re-live their affair before dying tragically young lifetime after lifetime. It doesn’t help that their is a demon in charge of keeping the curse maintained who also happens to be in love with the young woman. Can the curse ever be broken or will the star-crossed lovers be doomed to relive another doomed affair?
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk
Posted in: Adult Fiction
Lady Hotspur
by Tessa Gratton
Another Shakespeare play getting another high fantasy makeover with the next book in her saga of Innis Lear. This time Henry IV is the bard’s play that is featured. It takes place centuries later after the events in The Queens of Innis Lear. As revolution, love and betrayal corrupt the descendants of two warring kingdoms three woman together or apart have the power to bring the once powerful Aremoria back to life or destroy it forever.
Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk
Posted in: Adult Fiction
February 2020
The Queens of Innis Lear
by Tessa Gratton
Posted in: Adult Fiction
January 2020
Magic for Liars
by Sarah Gailey
This book has more twists than a bag of pretzels. Imagine a school for magic, set in the rolling hills of California, from an adult’s point of view. Now throw in an unsolved murder, a non-magic private eye, and messy sibling relationships. It’s an edge-of-your-seat whodunit, and I could not put it down.
Recommended by: Kara DeCarlo, School Liaison
Posted in: Adult Fiction
December 2019
The Taster
by V.S. Alexander
For those looking for a tame WWII historical fiction book, this may be a good match. Magda Ritter finds herself recruited by the Third Reich to be one of several tasters for the Fuhrer at his mountain retreat. While it was interesting to read about the people behind the scenes with the Third Reich, I felt that the plot line could have been stronger. Atrocities of the Holocaust are discovered by our Magda who conspires with others to eliminate Hitler. For those of you looking for an action packed wrap up to this story, you will be disappointed as the story falls flat.
Recommended by: Theresa Hildebrand, Patron Services Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
The Darkdeep
by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
Four main characters, 2 male and 2 female, discover an abandoned houseboat and within it a mysterious well that they name the Darkdeep. By diving into the well, they are able to bring figments of their imagination to life. These figments last only seconds at first but then longer and longer creating problems. This book contains lots of adventure and constant excitement.
Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager
Posted in: Adult Fiction
November 2019
The Good Liar
by Nicholas Searle
Now a motion picture playing in the theaters, and a book you can’t put down. An older gentleman whose appearance deceives the wealthy women he seeks to con, finds his next target online, a widow who appears to be vulnerable, but who actually has a secret of her own. You will find The Good Liar full of surprises!
Recommended by: Deborah Keuper, Reference Librarian
Posted in: Adult Fiction