book talk for april 23 2024

Book Talk

Book talk for April 23, 2024
Murder With Peacocks
by Donna Andrews
Meg is knocking herself out trying to be a bridesmaid for the weddings of her brother, mother, and best friend. As she tries to help her ditzy relatives prepare for their various outrageous festivities, one of the guests is murdered, old crimes are uncovered, and she falls in love. 1999.
BR13270 DBC16974

Close to Home Adam Fawley 1
by Cara Hunter and Emma Cunniffe

When eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanishes from her Oxford home, DI Adam Fawley suspects the offender is someone close to the victim. Daisy's mother is obsessed with keeping up appearances, her father is cold and defensive, and her little brother is withdrawn and uncommunicative. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.
DB93787

Voices of the Game: the first full-scale overview of baseball broadcasting, 1921 to the present
by Curt Smith

Profiles most major and some minor radio and television broadcasters in the history of baseball. Presents a brief overview of the political and social events of each era along with significant developments in the game of baseball. Some strong language.
DB29679

Den of Lions: Memoirs of Seven Years
by Terry A. Anderson

Former correspondent's account of 2,454 days held hostage by Hezbollah, an Islamic terrorist organization. Anderson, aided by his then-fiancee Madeleine Bassil, chronicles the ordeal from the day he was mistaken for a spy and captured in Beirut, Lebanon, until the day he was released. He describes his own physical and mental abuse as well as the conditions of his fellow hostages. Some strong language.
DB37321

Worth dying For
by Lee Child

Traveling through a small Nebraska farming community, Reacher angers the abusive Duncan trucking family who have all of their neighbors cowed. They want Reacher gone before an overdue illegal shipment arrives, but he wants answers about the long-ago disappearance of a local girl. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2010.
DB71982 BR20397

The Nazi Titanic
by Robert P. Watson

Too many Crooks spoil the Broth a Pennsylvania Dutch mystery with recipes
by Tamar Myers
Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder has trouble when a group of deer hunters led by a congressman and an animal-rights group of vegetarians converge for a weekend at her establishment. When two of the guests are murdered, Magadalena knows that the culprit is among them. 1994.
DB49800

Everyone in my Family has killed someone
by Benjamin Stevenson

"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let's get started. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE: My brother; My stepsister; My wife; My father; My mother; My sister-in-law; My uncle; My stepfather; My aunt; Me." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB118020

The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm
by Thomas P Grazulis

Meteorologist and researcher of weather phenomena describes the formation, forecasting, history, and science of the tornado life cycle. Recounts personal anecdotes, common myths, and puzzling elements of human interaction with this incredible and unpredictable force. 2001.
DB53599

Edge Of Evil
by Judith A. Jance
When a childhood friend recently diagnosed with ALS apparently commits suicide, former TV journalist Alison Reynolds launches an online blog as therapy. When threatening posts begin appearing, Ali realizes she might be in danger. Some violence. 2006.
BRC00698 DB61940

Surprise Me
by Sophie Kinsella

Sylvie and Dan have been together for ten years and have a great life. After considering how many more years they might have, the pair decides to try to continually surprise each other to keep things fresh. However, the surprises gradually turn into uncomfortable truths. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.
DB90228
Chronicles Of ST. Mary's books 1-3
by Jodi Taylor

First three novels, written between 2013 and 2015, about the time travelers of St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research. Includes Just One Damned Thing after Another, A Symphony of Echoes, and A Second Chance. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015.
DB89592