Nevermore 4-14-26 Reported by Rita
Don't Tell a Soul by David
Rosenfelt
Tim Wallace’s wife died in a boating accident several months
ago. Tim was the only eyewitness, and one New Jersey cop is sure he killed her.
He didn’t, but even if the police eventually clear his name, he’ll never get
over this terrible tragedy.
On New Year’s Eve, his two best friends and business partners
finally convince him to go out for the first time since Maggie’s death, and at
their neighborhood pub just a few minutes before midnight, things in Tim
Wallace’s life go from bad to worse. “Can you keep a secret? A really big one?”
a drunken stranger asks him. Before Tim can say anything or turn away, the man
confesses to a months-old murder, even offering as proof the location of the
woman’s body. “Now it’s your problem,” he says and walks away.
When the man turns out to have been telling the truth, Tim’s
life and work are put under the microscope again by the cops, and this time
they’re not giving up. But neither is Tim, even when things keep getting worse
for him, and eventually he realizes he’s the only person who can figure out
what’s really going on---even if it kills him.
I liked
this book. It's intriguing, funny and flows well. - MF
5 stars
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry
David Thoreau
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers is a reflective
travel narrative in which Henry David Thoreau recounts a weeklong boat journey
he took with his brother along the Concord and Merrimack rivers. Blending
observations of nature with philosophy, history, poetry, and personal reflection,
Thoreau uses the trip as a way to explore themes of simplicity, self-reliance,
spirituality, and humanity's relationship with nature. The book is less about
the physical journey and more about inner growth and thoughtful engagement with
the natural world.
I thought
this was a contemplative and soothing read.
- AH 5 stars
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William
H. McRaven
Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military
history, having been involved in some of the most famous missions in recent
memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard
Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin Laden. Sea Stories begins in 1960 at
the American Officers' Club in France, where Allied officers and their wives gathered
to have drinks and tell stories about their adventures during World War II--the
place where a young Bill McRaven learned the value of a good story. Sea Stories
is an unforgettable look back on one man's incredible life, from childhood days
sneaking into high-security military sites to a day job of hunting terrorists
and rescuing hostages.
This book
is well-written with lots of details about how the military operates. - KM
4 stars
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Green
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John
Green
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible by Rabih
Alameddine
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically
Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger
The Displacements by Bruce
Holsinger
All the Stars in the Heavens by
Adriana Trigiani
The Engine House by Rhys Dylan
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul
Curtis
Rebel of the Regency by Ann
Foster
Tin Soldiers by Alex Smith
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Secret Book Society by
Madeline Martin
Gray Mountain by John Grisham
New Books:
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Lonely Planet
A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides by
Gisèle Pelicot
No Friend to This House by
Natalie Haynes
The Supreme Gift: Love Is the Greatest Thing in
the World by Paulo Coelho
Young Man in a Hurry by Gavin
Newsome
Python's Kiss by Louise Erdrich
How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's
Revolutionaries by David George Haskell
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