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Summer Reading Week 8

Week 8 is packed with fantastic programs for all ages! Join us for events like:

  • Sand Art Necklaces
  • Get Groovy: Tie-Dye Designs
  • Please Touch the Art: Texture Rubbings
  • Eternal Elements: Rocks, Gems, & Fossils
  • And many more!
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Pop-Up Puzzle Sale

If you're looking for a new-to-you jigsaw puzzle, stop by the Chestertown branch and check out the Friends of the Kent County Public Library's Pop-Up Puzzle Sale in the front hallway!

Puzzles are $3 each and the sale will continue until they're gone. Proceeds from the sale will be used to support library programming and services.
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Storytime Summer Sessions

Join us at the Chestertown or North County libraries to read stories, sing songs, dance, laugh, and have lots of fun!

Baby & Toddler Storytime sessions for ages 0 to 2

Preschool Storytime sessions for ages 2 to 5

Plus, see our calendar for special Storytime events throughout the summer!
MORE INFO ON STORYTIME
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Friends of the Library: Book Donations Welcome

The Friends welcome your donations of items in good to excellent condition for their next book sale!

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Words on bathroom walls Walton, Julia, 1986- author.
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The book that almost rhymed Abed, Omar, author.
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Sumner Hall Book Club and Kent County Public Library are thrilled to welcome Carole Weatherford, author of the 2025 One Maryland One Book selection Kin: Rooted in Hope, to Kent County for a...

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Words on bathroom walls Walton, Julia, 1986- author.
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Delicious in dungeon. 1 Kui, Ryoko, author, artist.

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The lady's handbook for her mysterious illness : a memoir Ramey, Sarah, author.
Tomorrow will be different : love, loss, and the fight for trans equality McBride, Sarah, 1990- author.
Churchill : walking with destiny Roberts, Andrew, 1963- author.

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book cover for Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me Tamaki, Mariko, author.
book cover for Who we were in the dark Who we were in the dark Taylor, Jessica, 1985- author.
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book cover for The lady's handbook for her mysterious illness : a memoir The lady's handbook for her mysterious illness : a memoir Ramey, Sarah, author.
book cover for Tomorrow will be different : love, loss, and the fight for trans equality Tomorrow will be different : love, loss, and the fight for trans equality McBride, Sarah, 1990- author.
book cover for Churchill : walking with destiny Churchill : walking with destiny Roberts, Andrew, 1963- author.
book cover for Greenlights Greenlights McConaughey, Matthew
book cover for A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue A gentleman and a thief : the daring jewel heists of a Jazz Age rogue Jobb, Dean, 1958- author.
book cover for An unfinished love story : a personal history of the 1960s An unfinished love story : a personal history of the 1960s Goodwin, Doris Kearns, author.

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book cover for The book that almost rhymed The book that almost rhymed Abed, Omar, author.
book cover for The digger and the dark The digger and the dark Kuefler, Joseph, author, illustrator.
book cover for Anzu the great listener Anzu the great listener Shum, Benson, author, illustrator.
book cover for Floof Floof McKinnon, Heidi, author, illustrator.
book cover for I am wriggly I am wriggly Rosen, Michael, 1946- author.
book cover for Ploof Ploof Clanton, Ben, 1988- author, illustrator.

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book cover for Barrier free real estate : achieving freedom at home Barrier free real estate : achieving freedom at home Kerr, Jeffrey, author.

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book cover for Age in place at home : adapting the home environment for all generations Age in place at home : adapting the home environment for all generations Traut, David L., author.

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book cover for Build your space : how to create an accessible home that is perfect for you, your family and your future Build your space : how to create an accessible home that is perfect for you, your family and your future Sawchuk, Julie, author.

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book cover for Age in place : a guide to modifying, organizing and decluttering mom and dad's home keep them safe, keep you sane Age in place : a guide to modifying, organizing and decluttering mom and dad's home keep them safe, keep you sane Shrager, Lynda G., author.

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book cover for The accessible home : designing for all ages and abilities The accessible home : designing for all ages and abilities Pierce, D. (Deborah), 1938-

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book cover for Naturaleza y bienestar emocional : shinrin-yoku Naturaleza y bienestar emocional : shinrin-yoku Martul, Belén, author.

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book cover for Lake of darkness : a novel Lake of darkness : a novel Kenemore, Scott, author.
book cover for The ruins : a novel The ruins : a novel Smith, Scott, 1965 July 13-
book cover for The boatman's daughter The boatman's daughter Davidson, Andy, 1978- author. "A swampy literary horror novel about a young woman facing down drug dealers, a crooked cop, and a mad preacher on the banks of an Arkansas river"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for The big dark sky The big dark sky Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945- author. Drawn to a Montana homestead and to a strange childhood companion she'd long forgotten, Joanna Chase and others converge on this remote ranch where a madman lurks with a vision to save the future through murder, forcing them all to come together to save themselves--and humanity.
book cover for The deep The deep Katsu, Alma, author. "Surviving the sinking of the Titanic, Annie takes a job as a nurse on the Britannic before encountering a fellow survivor who forces her to reckon with past demons."- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Buffy the vampire slayer. Volume one, High school is hell Buffy the vampire slayer. Volume one, High school is hell Bellaire, Jordie, author. "This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil...only this time around her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window."--Provided by publisher.

Horror

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book cover for Outlawed : a novel Outlawed : a novel North, Anna, author. "The Crucible meets True Grit in this riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada's life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she's willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all. Featuring an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Blood Meridian Blood Meridian McCarthy, Cormac "The fulfilled renown of Moby-Dick and of As I Lay Dying is augmented by Blood Meridian, since Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner," writes esteemed literary scholar Harold Bloom in his Introduction to the Modern Library edition. "I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable." Cormac McCarthy's masterwork, Blood Meridian, chronicles the brutal world of the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the mid-nineteenth century. Its wounded hero, the teenage Kid, must confront the extraordinary violence of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians and sell those scalps. Loosely based on fact, the novel represents a genius vision of the historical West, one so fiercely realized that since its initial publication in 1985 the canon of American literature has welcomed Blood Meridian to its shelf. "A classic American novel of regeneration through violence," declares Michael Herr. "McCarthy can only be compared to our greatest writers." From the Hardcover edition.
book cover for The water knife The water knife Bacigalupi, Paolo, author. The American Southwest has been decimated by drought. Nevada and Arizona skirmish over dwindling shares of the Colorado River, while California watches, deciding if it should just take the whole river all for itself. Into the fray steps Las Vegas water knife Angel Velasquez. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel "cuts" water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, ensuring that lush, luxurious arcology developments can bloom in the desert and that anyone who challenges her is left in the gutted-suburban dust. When water is more valuable than gold, alliances shift like sand, and the only truth in the desert is that someone will have to bleed if anyone hopes to drink.
book cover for O pioneers! O pioneers! Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
book cover for Dorn of the mountains : a western story Dorn of the mountains : a western story Grey, Zane, 1872-1939.
book cover for Black mesa Black mesa Grey, Zane, 1872-1939. Arriving in the desert at the foot of Black Mesa, two men, each with his own past, start a cattle ranch, but a ruthless trader and wild women could ruin their prospects.

Westerns

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book cover for Interview with the vampire Interview with the vampire Rice, Anne, 1941-2021, author.
book cover for The Southern book club's guide to slaying vampires The Southern book club's guide to slaying vampires Hendrix, Grady, author.
book cover for Abraham Lincoln : vampire hunter Abraham Lincoln : vampire hunter Grahame-Smith, Seth.
book cover for Sunshine Sunshine McKinley, Robin.
book cover for The casebook of Victor Frankenstein : a novel The casebook of Victor Frankenstein : a novel Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-
book cover for The dead girls club : a novel The dead girls club : a novel Walters, Damien Angelica, author.

Books With Bite

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book cover for Me talk pretty one day Me talk pretty one day Sedaris, David. David Sedaris describes the struggles he has had in life due to his voice problems, discussing how his voice has affected his personal relationships, his career, and his family life.
book cover for Bossypants Bossypants Fey, Tina, 1970- From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals all, and proves that you're no one until someone calls you bossy.
book cover for Talking as fast as I can : from Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, (and everything in between) Talking as fast as I can : from Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, (and everything in between) Graham, Lauren, 1967- author. "This book contains some stories from my life: the awkward growing-up years, the confusing dating years, the fulfilling work years, and what it was like to be asked to play one of my favorite characters again. Also included: tales of living on a houseboat, meeting guys at awards shows, and that time I was asked to be a butt model. A hint: all three made me seasick."
book cover for We are never meeting in real life : essays We are never meeting in real life : essays Irby, Samantha, author. With heartfelt candor and her usual side-splitting bite, humorist, essayist, and blogger at bitchesgottaeat.com Samantha Irby captures powerful emotional truths while chronicling the disaster that has been her life. An ill-fated pilgrimage and romantic vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes, awkward sexual encounters, a Bachelorette application gone awry, and more-- sometimes you just have to laugh, even when your life is a dumpster fire.
book cover for I feel bad about my neck : and other thoughts on being a woman I feel bad about my neck : and other thoughts on being a woman Ephron, Nora.
book cover for The all-girl filling station's last reunion : a novel The all-girl filling station's last reunion : a novel Flagg, Fannie. "Spanning decades, generations, and America in the 1940s and today, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a fun-loving mystery about an Alabama woman today, and five women who in 1943 worked in a Phillips 66 gas station, during the WWII years. Like Fannie Flagg's classic Fried Green Tomatoes, this is a riveting, fun story of two families, set in present day America and during World War II, filled to the brim with Flagg's trademark funny voice and storytelling magic"-- Provided by publisher.

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book cover for Lavender morning Lavender morning Deveraux, Jude.
book cover for Wine and punishment Wine and punishment Fox, Sarah (Mystery writer), author. Booklover Sadie Coleman knows that in life, as in fiction, the right setting can make a world of difference. The small town of Shady Creek, Vermont, seems like the perfect place to start over after losing her Boston job to a merger and her relationship to her ex's gambling addiction. She's bought and redecorated the old grist mill pub, transforming the Inkwell into a cozy spot where tourists and regulars alike can enjoy a pint or a literary-themed cocktail, or join one of several book clubs.
book cover for The gutter prayer The gutter prayer Ryder-Hanrahan, Gareth, author.
book cover for Emperor : the gates of Rome Emperor : the gates of Rome Iggulden, Conn. Two boyhood friends, Gaius Marius and Marcus, now grown to manhood, are thrust into the grip of bitter conflict as every Roman prepares to take sides in the coming civil war between Sulla and Marius. Their friendship is further tested as they vie for the the love of an extraordinary slave girl.
book cover for Fired up Fired up Krentz, Jayne Ann.
book cover for Closer to home Closer to home Lackey, Mercedes.

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book cover for The ruins : a novel The ruins : a novel Smith, Scott, 1965 July 13-
book cover for Interview with the vampire Interview with the vampire Rice, Anne, 1941-2021. Recounting his first two hundred years of life, a vampire tells of his erotic alliance with Claudia, whose passions are forever locked up in the body of a child.
book cover for Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel Semple, Maria.
book cover for A raisin in the sun A raisin in the sun Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
book cover for Call the midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times Call the midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
book cover for Deadendia : the watcher's test Deadendia : the watcher's test Steele, Hamish, author, artist. When Barney gets a job at Dead End, a theme park haunted house, he discovers it is also a portal to hell, and must battle demonic party poopers with help from his best friend Norma and his talking dog Pugsley.

Page To Screen

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book cover for The case for books : past, present, and future The case for books : past, present, and future Darnton, Robert.
book cover for The bromance book club The bromance book club Adams, Lyssa Kay, author. When his wife asks for a divorce, Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott finds help from an unlikely source: a secret romance book club made up of Nashville's top alpha men. With the help of their current read, a steamy Regency titled Courting the Countess, the guys coach Gavin on saving his marriage. But it'll take a lot more than flowery words and grand gestures for this hapless Romeo to find his inner hero and win back the trust of his wife.-- Publisher's description.
book cover for Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Nowadays firemen start fires. Fireman Guy Montag loves to rush to a fire and watch books burn up. Then he met a seventeen-year old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid, and a professor who told him of a future where people could think. And Guy Montag knew what he had to do ...
book cover for The binding : a novel The binding : a novel Collins, Bridget, author. "In the tradition of Sarah Waters, Helene Wecker, and Jessie Burton, an atmospheric and mystery-laden historical novel set within a magical world where books are not stories but the repository of individual lives"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for The strange library The strange library Murakami, Haruki, 1949- In a fantastical illustrated short novel, three people imprisoned in a nightmarish library plot their escape.
book cover for The uncommon reader The uncommon reader Bennett, Alan, 1934- Queen Elizabeth II stumbles into a mobile library van in pursuit of her runaway corgis and into the reflective, observant life of an avid reader.

Books About Books

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book cover for Backroads & byways of Virginia : drives, day trips & weekend excursions Backroads & byways of Virginia : drives, day trips & weekend excursions Lohmann, Bill, author.
book cover for Food gifts : 150+ irresistible recipes for crafting personalized presents Food gifts : 150+ irresistible recipes for crafting personalized presents Scott, Elle Simone, author.
book cover for Brave the wild river : the untold story of two women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon Brave the wild river : the untold story of two women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon Sevigny, Melissa L., 1986- author.
book cover for Nothing to fear : demystifying death to live more fully Nothing to fear : demystifying death to live more fully McFadden, Julie, author.
book cover for Survive like a spy : real CIA operatives reveal how they stay safe in a dangerous world and how you can too Survive like a spy : real CIA operatives reveal how they stay safe in a dangerous world and how you can too Hanson, Jason (Security specialist), author.
book cover for The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money Richards, Huw, 1999- author.

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book cover for Disclaimer Disclaimer Knight, Renee, author. Reading a mysterious novel that recounts in haunting detail the day she became the victim of a dark secret, documentary filmmaker Catherine Ravenscroft is forced to confront the past to prevent her world from falling apart.
book cover for Forever summer Forever summer Roberts, Nora, author. Relive the passion of summer romance with the beloved Royals of Cordina! After escaping captivity, Gabriella cannot remember anything-- even her identity! She needs a bodyguard, and brash American Reeve MacGee is the perfect man for the job. Then, when they met as children, Prince Alexander disapproved of Eve Hamilton. Years later they meet, and Alex is fascinated by Eve, and is determined to show her that he is everything she could ever want. -- adapted from back cover
book cover for The house across the lake : a novel The house across the lake : a novel Sager, Riley, author. "The new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager in which a recently fired Broadway star flees to a remote Vermont lake house, only to find out that the area has a history of missing women"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Instruments of darkness Instruments of darkness Robertson, Imogen, 1973- Discovering a dead neighbor from a menacing local estate, the unconventional Mrs. Westerman of 1780 Sussex enlists a reclusive local anatomist to uncover the family's secrets, which include ties to the American Revolution and links to the murder of a music shop owner.
book cover for The lock-up : a novel The lock-up : a novel Banville, John, author. In 1950s Dublin, renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI John Strafford investigate the murder of a young history scholar with the help of her journalist sister, and as they close in on the killer, their personal lives put the case, and the lives of everyone involved, in danger.
book cover for The berry pickers : a novel The berry pickers : a novel Peters, Amanda, author. "July 1962. A Mi'kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family's youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister's disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren't telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. For readers of The Vanishing Half and Woman of Light, this showstopping debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time."-- Provided by publisher.

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book cover for Boy-crazy Stacey Boy-crazy Stacey Galligan, Gale, adapter, illustrator. Accompanying the Pike family during a two-week vacation to the Jersey Shore, baby-sitter Stacey falls head over heels for a handsome lifeguard despite Mary Anne's warning that he is too old for her.
book cover for Karen's birthday Karen's birthday Farina, Katy, author, artist. "It's Karen's birthday! She can't wait for all those presents. Karen is even going to have two parties--one at Daddy's house and one at Mommy's. But what Karen really wants for her birthday is one big party and to celebrate the special day with her whole family together. Will Karen's birthday wish come true?"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Karen's haircut Karen's haircut Farina, Katy, author, artist. Deciding a new haircut will give her the boost she needs, Karen is devastated when the hairstylist cuts her hair all wrong and wonders if she will ever get back to feeling like her usual confident self.
book cover for Cat Kid comic club Cat Kid comic club Pilkey, Dav, 1966- author, artist. "Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly introduce twenty-one rambunctious, funny, and talented baby frogs to the art of comic making. As the story unwinds with mishaps and hilarity, readers get to see the progress, mistakes, and improvements that come with practice and persistence"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Cat Kid comic club. Collaborations Cat Kid comic club. Collaborations Pilkey, Dav, 1966- author, illustrator. "Excitement and imagination run wild as Naomi, Melvin, Poppy, Gilbert, Curly, and their siblings get back to making comics with originality and laughter. But wait--have they cleaned their rooms yet?! After their chores, the rambunctious group presents even more amazing mini-comics. By working together, the baby frogs discover that small things can have a huge impact."-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Karen's Roller Skates Karen's Roller Skates Martin, Ann M. It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows — plus someone famous — to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.

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book cover for Everyone on this train is a suspect : a novel Everyone on this train is a suspect : a novel Stevenson, Benjamin, author. "On a famous Australian train between Darwin and Adelaide for the Mystery Writers' Society one of the attendees is murdered for real in the new mystery from the author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for What we kept to ourselves : a novel What we kept to ourselves : a novel Kim, Nancy Jooyoun, author. "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Story of Mina Lee comes a propulsive new novel of a family that unravels when a stranger is found dead in their backyard, only to find he might hold the key to finding their mother who disappeared a year ago"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Murder at Barclay Meadow : a mystery Murder at Barclay Meadow : a mystery Eckel, Wendy Sand, author. "Rosalie Hart's world has been upended. After her husband confesses to an affair, she exiles herself to her late aunt's farmhouse on Maryland's Eastern Shore. With its fields untended and the house itself in disrepair, Barclay Meadow couldn't be more different than the tidy D.C. suburb she used to call home. Just when Rosalie feels convinced things couldn't get any worse, she finds a body floating in her marsh grasses."-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for The lock-up : a novel The lock-up : a novel Banville, John, author. In 1950s Dublin, renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and DI John Strafford investigate the murder of a young history scholar with the help of her journalist sister, and as they close in on the killer, their personal lives put the case, and the lives of everyone involved, in danger.
book cover for After the hurricane : a novel After the hurricane : a novel Franqui, Leah, author. "Reminiscent of Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt, Leah Franqui brings us an engrossing, deeply personal novel with a mystery at its heart as a daughter returns to Puerto Rico to search for her troubled father, who has gone missing after Hurricane Maria"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for The birdcage The birdcage Chase, Eve, author. "In the spirit of Lisa Jewell and Kate Morton, an emotional mystery set in the rugged remote landscape of north Cornwall full of dark secrets and twists, about three unusual sisters forced to confront the past"-- Provided by publisher.

Mystery

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book cover for What the Dead Know What the Dead Know Butcher, Barbara A riveting, deeply personal memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher. Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner's Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty, demanding, morbid, and sometimes dangerous—she loved it. Butcher (yes, that is her real name, and she has heard all the jokes) spent day in and day out investigating double homicides, gruesome suicides, and most heartbreaking of all, underage rape victims who had also been murdered. In What the Dead Know , she writes with the kind of New York attitude and bravado you might expect from decades in the field, investigating more than 5,500 death scenes, 680 of which were homicides. In the opening chapter, she describes how just from sheer luck of having her arm in cast, she avoided a boobytrapped suicide. Later in her career, she describes working the nation's largest mass murder, the attack on 9/11, where she and her colleagues initially relied on family members' descriptions to help distinguish among the 21,900 body parts of the victims. This is the fascinating and stunning real-life story of a woman who, in dealing with death every day, learned surprising lessons about life—and how some of those lessons saved her from becoming a statistic herself. Fans of Kathy Reichs, Patricia Cornwell, and true crime won't be able to put it down.
book cover for American demon : Eliot Ness and the hunt for America's Jack the Ripper American demon : Eliot Ness and the hunt for America's Jack the Ripper Stashower, Daniel, author. "New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winner Daniel Stashower returns with American Demon, a historical true crime starring legendary lawman Eliot Ness."-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for Scoundrel : how a convicted murderer persuaded the women who loved him, the conservative establishment, and the courts to set him free Scoundrel : how a convicted murderer persuaded the women who loved him, the conservative establishment, and the courts to set him free Weinman, Sarah, author. "From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him-including conservative thinker William F. Buckley-into helping set him free"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder The Wager : a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder Grann, David, author. "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death-for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann's recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O'Brian, his portrayal of the castaways' desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound. Most powerfully, he unearths the deeper meaning of the events, showing that it was not only the Wager's captain and crew who were on trial - it was the very idea of empire"-- Provided by publisher.
book cover for A Gentleman and a Thief A Gentleman and a Thief Jobb, Dean Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby  meets Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief in this captivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" ( Life Magazine ), Arthur Barry, who charmed celebrities and millionaires—everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family—while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the 1920s.  “A master of narrative nonfiction. In this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jobb has found his own perfect jewel.” ―DAVID GRANN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wager and Killers of the Flower Moon “An enthrallingly propulsive, unpredictably twisty biography of one of the most fascinating criminals of the 20th Century.  I was hooked from the very first heist.” ―MICHAEL FINKEL, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief and The Stranger in the Woods   A skilled con artist and one of the most successful burglars in history, Arthur Barry was adept at slipping in and out of bedrooms undetected, even when his victims slept only inches away. He became a folk hero, a gentleman bandit touted in the press as the “Prince of Thieves” and an “Aristocrat of Crime.” Think Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief.  In a span of seven years, Barry stole pearls, diamonds, and other precious gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his many victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth Department Store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player. He befriended the Prince of Wales, Harry Houdini, and other luminaries. The rollicking, caper-filled rise and dramatic downfall of this master thief is a high-speed ride told in stylish prose. A Gentleman and a Thief is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others on Long Island and across Westchester County). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break—triggering a bloody inmates' riot—when Anna became seriously ill, so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives. Page-turning, escapist, and sparkling with insight into the allure of gemstones and our fascination with well-planned heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off, A Gentleman and a Thief is perfect for true crime fans who relish the exploits of con artists and high-class crooks.
book cover for Gator country : deception, danger, and alligators in the Everglades Gator country : deception, danger, and alligators in the Everglades Renner, Rebecca, author. "David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world. A head-spinning adventure soon unfolds. Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers are villains. They're simply people trying to survive, fighting against the poverty and greed holding them down. Jeff wants to solve the mystery of alligator poachers, and in doing so he must venture deeper into a strange ecosystem where right is wrong, and justice comes at the cost of those who've welcomed him into their world. Gator Country is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world. Through its wholly unique blend of reporting, nature writing, and personal narrative, this book transports readers to vibrant and dangerous Florida landscapes and offers intimate portraits of those who call the region home. Broad in scope and vivid in detail, Gator Country is a fast paced tale of the risks people will take to survive in one of the world's most beautiful yet formidable landscapes and the undercover investigation that threatens to topple the whole scheme"-- Provided by publisher.

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book cover for The vanishing landscape : Documenting a changing way of life : Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County and the waterways of the eastern shore of Maryland The vanishing landscape : Documenting a changing way of life : Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County and the waterways of the eastern shore of Maryland Hunt, Shirley Hampton. Contains color and black-and-white photographs of landscapes, waterways, and buildings in the Mid-Shore area.
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