Reported by Rita
Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in
the Season That Defined the American West by Chris Wimmer has it
all, from infamous lawmen, presidents, bank robbers, and gun slingers to baseball
players. Our reader described it as a very fascinating book that is very
descriptive, painting a sometimes exhausting picture of life in the American
West during that era. NH
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager is a mystery thriller about young
Jules Larson who is starting a new job as an apartment sitter in a mysterious,
high-profile Manhattan building. When another sitter in the building goes
missing, Jules starts looking into the building’s history and discovers others
have gone missing before. This book was described as a real page turner, full
of twists and turns. MP
Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era
Murders That Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett is a true
crime story about the murder of three young girls in 1937 in California, a
wrongful conviction and execution, and the author uncovering family secrets
that held the truth of an 80 year old criminal case. A very sad but incredibly
interesting story. CD
Also Mentioned:
The Paris Deception by Bryn
Turnbull
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa
Jewell
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo by
Katherine Paterson
The Old Lion by Jeff Shaara
Micro by Michael Crichton, Richard
Preston
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie
Brosh
New Books:
Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos
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