2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
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Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
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Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea, Walter Mosley, 336 pages
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Former NYPD cop wrongly accused of a crime investigates a murder ten years later as a private investigator.
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
Mycroft Holmes
4 stars
Sherlock Holmes' older brother and his best friend face danger when they travel to Trinidad to solve a mystery.

Adams, Sara Nisha
Reading List (The)
5 stars
A delightful but poignant story of found family as a reading list found at a library draws people together.

Addario, Lynsey
It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War
3.5 stars
An unflinching look at a photojournalist's life as she tries to navigate career and personal life.

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Purple Hibiscus
4 stars
A young woman in Nigeria becomes an activist to try to save her village from a US oil company and their destruction of her tribe's land.

Adiele, Faith
Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun
4 stars
The personal journey of a black woman who grows up in small town Washington and ends up becoming an ordained Buddhist nun.

Albanese, Laurie Lico
Stolen Beauty
4 stars
Historical fiction told in two timelines; Gustav Klimt and his muse at turn of the century and a woman and her family at the beginning of WWII.

Albert, Melissa
Hazel Wood (The)
3.5 stars
In this dark fairytale, a teen's mom disappears and to find her, the girl has to venture into the Hazel Wood, peopled by characters from her grandmother's dark stories.

Alexie, Sherman
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (The)
4.5 stars
A book to read in a day that explores some serious themes in a sometimes lighthearted way.

Anderson, James
Never-Open Desert Diner (The)
4 stars
A quiet book about a long distance trucker delivering to remote people along a highway in Utah; he meets a mysterious woman and his life changes.

Andrews, Alexandra
Who is Maud Dixon?
4 stars
A twisty thriller that starts a little slowly but is worth the wait as we follow an author and her assistant on a trip to Morocco for book research. (mini review)

Andrews, Alexandra
Who Is Maud Dixon?
4 stars
A young woman becomes the assistant to a reclusive author and only one survives a car crash - which one? A slow start but very twisty and surprising.

Ariadne
Saint, Jennifer
4 stars
A Greek Gods retelling of the story of Princess Ariadne, sister of the Minotaur, her life and loves.

Armstrong, Kelley
City of the Lost #1
4.5 stars
The beginning of a great series featuring a female detective in a small off-the-grid village in remote Canada. (mini review)

Aveyard, Victoria
Red Queen #1
3.5 stars
YA fantasy standard story of enslaved race rebelling against ruling class - a young girl love triangle, politics, special powers, and more.

Babalola, Bolu
Love in Color
3.5 stars
Short stories retelling myths from around the world but with a twist - each one is changed to reflect empowered women.

Backman, Fredrik
Beartown
5 stars
A small town that revolves around hockey deals with an accusation against their star player. (mini review)

Backman, Fredrik
Anxious People
3.5 stars
A group of people at an open house find themselves held hostage by a bank robber - and secrets are revealed as the day progresses.

Badani, Sejal
Storyteller's Secret (The)
4 stars
Evocative of India, the story has 2 storylines: present day where a woman tries to connect to her history, and the story of the grandmother's inspiring life. (mini review)

Baldacci, David
One Good Deed
3 stars
A parolee takes on what seems to be a simple debt collection job and finds himself a suspect for murder. (mini review)

Barclay, Linwood
Find You First
3.5 stars
A man who donated his sperm years ago discovers he has a terminal disease so makes an effort to find his 'heirs' in this psychological thriller.

Barclay, Linwood
Elevator Pitch
4.5 stars
A thriller where the elevators of New York are being sabotaged. (mini review)

Barclay, Linwood
Stone Rain
4 stars
A reporter gets caught up in a mystery when a good friend goes missing and he actually becomes a suspect. (mini review)

Bardugo, Leigh
Ninth House
5 stars
Magic and ghosts, a plucky teen heroine, and murder on the Yale campus.

Barker, J.D.
She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be
4 stars
Astonishing, creative story of a boy who meets a girl and follows their unique 'relationship' through the years.

Barker, JD
A Caller's Game
4 stars
A thriller where a shock disc jockey is challenged on air to a deadly game and there's only one cop on hand to stop the game.

Barry, Dave
Lessons From Lucy
4.5 stars
As humorist Dave Barry turns 70, he turns to his dog Lucy for an example of how to live a happy life - he talks about his dog's influence on him and the changes he's made in his life as a result of her gentle guidance.

Barry, Dave
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
4 stars
A funny collection of listener comments about the "worst" songs.

Barton, Fiona
Widow (The)
3 stars
Set in the UK, a man is accused of abducting and killing a little girl. Does his wife know what really happened?

Bauermeister, Erica
Scent Keeper (The)
4.5 stars
Evocative writing about fragrances is the core of this story about a young girl raised on a remote island by her dad and how she survives his death and makes her way in the world. (mini review)

Bauerschmidt, Tim
Driving Miss Norma
3.5 stars
A 90 year old woman diagnosed with cancer takes an epic road trip instead of treatment. (mini review)

Beagle, Peter S.
Last Unicorn (The)
4.5 stars
Told in a fairy tale style, this lyrical and haunting fantasy is about a unicorn leaving her magical world and searching the 'real' world for more of her kind.

Beanland, Rachel
Florence Adler Swims Forever
3.5 stars
A hurtful tragedy, family secrets, a little romance, and friendship make this book a good read.

Benedict, Marie
Other Einstein (The)
3.5 stars
The loosely based-on-true story of Einstein's brilliant wife and their difficult marriage. (mini review)

Berg, Elizabeth
Story of Arthur Truluv (The)
4 stars
A heartwarming story of three people who find their way through grief and loneliness to unlikely friendships. (mini review)

Berg, Elizabeth
We Are All Welcome Here
4 stars
The complicated relationships between a mother confined by polio, a teenage daughter and a black caregiver. (mini review)

Bleeker, Emily
What It Seems
3.5 stars
A young woman escapes an abusive situation and tries to find herself while working with a YouTube family.

Bondoux, Anne-Laure
A Time of Miracles
3.5 stars
Upper middle grade story of a boy and his mom trying to leave war-torn Russia for a safer life with all the trials and tribulations of a perilous journey.

Box, C.J.
Open Season #1
4 stars
Award winning first book with a game warden who discovers and solves a murder. (mini review)

Box, C.J.
Blue Heaven
4 stars
Bad cops, a rancher with a good heart, the wilds of Idaho, and two kids on the run. (mini review)

Boyne, John
A Ladder to the Sky
2 stars
The story of an aspiring writer who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal. (mini review)