For Your Consideration: September 2018 LibraryReads Titles

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opens in a new windowVILLAINYAN ACT OF VILLAINY by Ashley Weaver
In the 5th book in Edgar Award-nominee and librarian Ashley Weaver’s historical mystery series, Amory Ames is hired by her friend, play director Gerard Holloway, who wants Amory to find out who’s sending threatening letters to his mistress/lead actress. “An excellent addition to the series, this could also be read independently. Fans of light period mysteries with fashion and flair will be caught up in Amory’s latest adventure.” Library Journal

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opens in a new windowDAUGHTERDAUGHTER OF A DAUGHTER OF A QUEEN by Sarah Bird
Also available in audio
This historical novel tells the compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the only woman to ever serve with the legendary Buffalo Soldiers, disguised as a man. “Bird’s fast-paced, action-packed story is a bittersweet one grand love and legacy ultimately eluded Williams but this fearless, often heartbreaking account sheds a welcome light on an extraordinary American warrior.” Publishers Weekly, starred review

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opens in a new windowBOOMERBOOMER1 by Daniel Torday
“After his academic job search, his journalistic career, and his marriage proposal go down in flames, an angry young man moves into his mother’s basement and starts a radical movement that pits millennials against baby boomers. Stylishly written, cleverly observed, and boldly imagined.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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opens in a new windowCourtneySADIE by Courtney Summers
A missing girl on a journey of revenge and a Serial like podcast following the clues she’s left behind. “Sadie is smart, observant, tough, and at times heartbreakingly vulnerable, her interactions mediated by a profound stutter. A riveting tour de force.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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opens in a new windowPIRANHASTHE PIRANHAS by Roberto Saviano
Also available in audio
Award-winning author of GOMORRAH returns with a saga of a city under the rule of a criminal network, and the Neapolitan boys who create their own gang. “A well-wrought crime story that could as easily have been a documentary: truthful and sobering.” Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowDINNERTHE DINNER LIST by Rebecca Serle
Also available in audio
When Sabrina Nielsen arrives at her thirtieth birthday dinner she finds at the table not just her best friend, but also her favorite professor from college, her father, her ex-fiance, and Audrey Hepburn. “A bittersweet tale of love, loss, and living with the memories.” Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowBUTTONBUTTON MAN by Andrew Gross
Also available in audio
Gross’s new historical thriller brings to life the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City from the tale of the three Rabinowitz brothers, who take very different paths. “A highly satisfying story of family loyalty, persistence, courage, and crime.” Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowHIGHWAYSUNRISE HIGHWAY by Peter Blauner
Two starred reviews! Lourdes Robles, a relentless young Latina detective for the NYPD, discovers a deep and sinister web of connections between the victims of a serial killer and some of the most powerful political figures in Long Island. “Exploring such subjects as police corruption, misogyny, and racism, this is a page-turner of the highest order.” Publishers Weekly, starred review

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opens in a new windowLIESLIES by T.M. Logan
Also available in audio
“A spur-of-the-moment detour leads to disaster in this psychological thriller debut. British journalist Logan’s first foray into crime fiction is an adrenaline-fueled page-turner that explores the fragility of domestic bliss.” Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowTHURSDAYTHE BUS ON THURSDAY by Shirley Barrett
Also available in audio
Bridget Jones meets The Exorcist in this wickedly funny, dark novel about one woman’s post-cancer retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her. “Eleanor’s voice is bold, frank, and savagely funny. Her observations about the intersections of cancer culture and the rom-com ideology of a certain kind of 21st-century feminism are so keen as to draw blood.” Kirkus Reviews

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opens in a new windowJourneyIF YOU LOVE ME: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction by Maureen Cavanagh
Cavanagh’s gripping memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter battles and ultimately reckons with substance use disorder. “An emotionally fraught tale of a mother’s love and her actions to save her daughter from opioid addiction.” Kirkus Reviews

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2 thoughts on “For Your Consideration: September 2018 LibraryReads Titles

  1. Trying to download An Act of Villainy but when it is clicked, Edelweiss says “No Results Found”

    There is a green button, so that is not the issue.

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