book talk for may 14 2024

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Book Talk for May 14, 2024

Far from the Madding Crowd
By Thomas Hardy and Ronald Blythe

In this late-Victorian novel, a penniless girl becomes a woman of means when she inherits her uncle's farm. The plot focuses on her changing relationships with the three men who court her, and on their personal relationships with other people.
DB32653

The Vanished Man Book NO. 5 in the Lincoln Rhyme series
by Jeffery Deaver

When a killer flees the scene of a homicide at a prestigious Manhattan music school and locks himself in a classroom, the police have him surrounded within minutes. A scream rings out, followed by a gunshot. The police break down the door. The room is empty. The ambitious Sachs, and the quadriplegic Rhyme, must work together to ferret out a master illusionist they've dubbed "the conjurer" and prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Sequel to "Stone monkey", followed by "The twelfth card". 2003. Marrakesh title.
BRG02218 DB56247

Hush
by Kate White

While working at a fertility clinic, recently separated Lake Warren decides to sleep with a handsome doctor. Lake awakens to find the man has been murdered but can't report the crime for fear of losing her custody battle. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.
DB72351

Witch
by Fern Michaels

Simply The Best
By Susan Elizabeth Phillips

"Take one hard-driving sports agent… Throw in a failed chocolatier… And her superstar football player brother… Add a quirky pink and purple food truck… Then, to really screw things up, mix in a very unfortunate murder. Brett Rivers is the hottest sports agent in the business fast and furious, swift and deadly. Failure? Not an option. Rory Garrett is let’s be honest a disaster. She has a big heart, an empty bank account, a passion for making exquisite chocolate, and a huge inferiority complex from living in the shadow of Brett’s most important client, her football legend brother. Brett and Rory should never have met, and they absolutely, positively should never have had to deal with the consequences of one stupid, drunken night…one disastrous lie…one career in jeopardy…one missing football player…and a very dead body. It’s going to get messy…and dangerous…and heartbreaking…and sexy. To Rory, Brett represents skewed values and a devious mind. To Brett, Rory is forbidden fruit, off limits, do not disturb, and no entry definitely no entry. A woman who has succeeded at nothing and a man who’s succeeded at everything confront the challenge of their lives as they struggle with themselves and each other. When it comes to love—what price are any of us willing to pay to be simply the best?" -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
DB119445

Death of the USS Thrasher
by Norman Palmer

Payment in Blood
by Elizabeth George

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, introduced in A Great Deliverance (DB 28547), are investigating the murder of playwright Joy Sinclair. She and a group of theatre people had gone to a remote Scottish estate for the reading of her play, and there she was murdered. Lynley's ability to solve the crime is hampered by the fact that the woman he loves is one of the suspects. Some strong language.
DB30945 BR10398

In the Presence of the Enemy Book 8 in the Inspector Thomas Lynley series
by Elizabeth George
Newspaper editor Dennis Luxford receives a threatening note demanding that he publicly reveal he is the father of ten-year-old Charlotte Bowen, the kidnapped daughter of a member of parliament with whom Luxford had an affair years earlier. Scotland Yard inspector Thomas Lynley enters the case when a body is discovered. Strong language. Bestseller. 1996.
BR14852 DB42138

The Camel Club
by David Baldacci

Wealthy businessmen and politicians gather at the Camel Club, unaware that their conversations are being monitored. After homeless Oliver Stone witnesses a murder, Secret Service agent Alex Ford interviews him. Ford's subsequent investigation yields information on a potential political assassination. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
BR16229 DB60678

Taken in the Flood
By Agatha Christie

Because Hercule Poirot arrives too late to head off the fate of a rich and beautiful young widow, he is left with the task of solving a maddening and macabre mysteryUnrated. Commercial audiobook. 1948.
DB100862

Empire of Pain: The secret history of the Sackler Dynasty
by Patrick Radden Keefe

Author of Say Nothing (DB 94329) examines the history of the Sackler family who has donated money to many prominent cultural and educational institutions, but who have made their money off drugs like Valium and OxyContin. Discusses legal challenges the family and their companies have faced. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.
DB102965