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The Briar Club A Novel [electronic resource] : by Quinn, Kate.aut; Maarleveld, Saskia.nrt; cloudLibrary;
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman’s daughter Nora, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice, whose career has come to an end along with the women’s baseball league of WWII; and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy’s Red Scare. Grace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst? Capturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test. Includes a bonus conversation with Kate Quinn, Saskia Maarleveld, and Tessa Woodward, editor of The Briar Club.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Contemporary Women; Historical;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Society of Lies: Reese's Book Club A Novel [electronic resource] : by Brown, Lauren Ling.aut; cloudLibrary;
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A dark and haunting debut that explores secret societies, the bonds of sisterhood, and the intricacies of privilege at an elite college . . . I couldn’t put this twisty tale down.”—Julia Bartz, author of The Writing Retreat “Readers of dark academia, prepare to meet your new obsession.”—Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here How far would you go to belong? Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it’s been a decade since she graduated, and she is looking forward to seeing old faces and reminiscing about her time there. This visit is special because Maya will also be attending the graduation of her little sister, Naomi. But what should have been a dream weekend becomes Maya’s worst nightmare when she receives the news that Naomi is dead. The police are calling it an accident, but Maya suspects that there is more to the story than they are letting on. As Maya pieces together what happened in the months leading up to her sister’s death, she begins to realize how much Naomi hid from her. Despite Maya’s warnings, Naomi had joined Sterling Club, the most exclusive social club on campus—the same one Maya belonged to. And if she had to guess, Naomi was likely tapped for the secret society within it. The more Maya uncovers, the more terrified she becomes that Naomi’s decision to follow in her footsteps might have been what got her killed. Because Maya’s time at Princeton wasn’t as wonderful as she’d always made it seem—after all, her sister wasn’t the first young woman to turn up dead. Now every clue is leading Maya back to the past . . . and to the secret she’s kept all these years.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Suspense;
© 2024., Random House Publishing Group,
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The Goddess of Warsaw A Novel [electronic resource] : by Barr, Lisa.aut; cloudLibrary;
“Utterly gripping, The Goddess of Warsaw is a transformative and immersive story so powerful and captivating that I could not put it down. Rarely does a protagonist leap off the page and win over the heart like the unforgettable Bina Blonski. Truly one of the best books I’ve read.”—Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish “Lisa Barr's new historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw, gifts the reader with jaw-dropping moments worthy of a Tarantino film, a story that could not be more timely, and a heroine whose ferocity and valor knows no bounds. Bina Blonski is forced to lose and remake her identity time and time again, both to survive the Warsaw Ghetto and to carry out her secret mission years later as a Hollywood actress. Unrelentingly immersive and suspenseful to the very end, The Goddess of Warsaw spins a haunting tale of the cost of survival, sacrifice, and the long-denied secrets of the past.”—Natalie Jenner, author of the instant international bestseller The Jane Austen Society The Goddess Of Warsaw is an enthralling tale of a legendary Hollywood screen goddess with a dark secret about her life in the Warsaw Ghetto. When the famous actress is threatened by someone from her past, she must put her skills into play to protect herself, her illustrious career, and those she loves, then and now.   Los Angeles, 2005. Sienna Hayes, Hollywood’s latest It Girl, has ambitions to work behind the camera. When she meets Lena Browning, the enormously mysterious and famous Golden Age movie star, Sienna sees her big break. She wants to direct a picture about Lena’s life—but the legendary actor’s murky past turns out to be even darker than Sienna dreamed. Before she was a Living Legend, Lena Browning was Bina Blonski, a Polish Jew whose life and family were destroyed by the Nazis. Warsaw, 1943. A member of the city’s Jewish elite, Bina Blonski and her husband, Jakub, are imprisoned in the ghastly, cramped ghetto along with the rest of Warsaw’s surviving Jews. Determined to fight back against the brutal Nazis, the beautiful, blonde Aryan-looking Bina becomes a spy, gaining information and stealing weapons outside the ghetto to protect her fellow Jews. But her dangerous circumstances grow complicated when she falls in love with Aleksander, an ally in resistance—and Jakub’s brother. While Lena accomplishes amazing feats of bravery, she sacrifices much in the process. Over a decade after escaping the horrors of the ghetto, Bina, now known as Lena, rises to fame in Hollywood. Yet she cannot help but be reminded of her old life and hungers for revenge against the Nazis who escaped justice after the war. Her power and fame as a movie star offer Lena the chance to right the past’s wrongs . . . and perhaps even find the happy ending she never had. A gripping page-turner of one of history’s most heroic uprisings and an actress whose personal war never ends, The Goddess Of Warsaw is filled with secrets, lies, twists and turns, and a burning pursuit of justice no matter the cost.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary Women; Historical;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Sharpe's Storm. by Cornwell, Bernard.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SHARPE'S COMMAND, ISBN 9780008496777. 'Sharpe's Storm' is the gripping 24th installment in Bernard Cornwell's 'Sharpe' series.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Thrillers / Historical; FICTION / War & Military;
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Midnight in Soap Lake : A Novel. by Sullivan, Matthew.;
In this modern day 'Twin Peaks', Abigail moves to the town of Soap Lake and soon finds herself helping a young boy who has lost his mother under mysterious circumstances. In Abigails search for answers, past and present crimes begin to collide, and she finds herself gaining the attention of the rubber-suited orchard stalker known as TreeTop, a specter who seems to be lurking in every dark shadow and around every shady corner. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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That Night in the Library A Novel [electronic resource] : by Jurczyk, Eva.aut; cloudLibrary;
"Once you enter the library, there's no turning back." —Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan mysteries From critically acclaimed librarian and author Eva Jurczyk comes That Night in the Library, a chilling literary mystery that transports readers to a world where secrets live in the dark, books breathe fears to life, and the only way out is to wait until morning.  On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university's rare books library. They're not allowed in the library after closing time, but it's the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they'll scatter in different directions to start their real lives? But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out—and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer. One night locked in the library. What could go wrong?
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Contemporary Women; Crime; Suspense;
© 2024., Sourcebooks,
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One Minute More. by Rotenberg, Robert.;
PREQUEL TO: WHAT WE BURIED, ISBN 9781982179649. 'One Minute More' is set in 1988 when - a mere 100 hours before world leaders gather for the G7 summit - Toronto police get a hot tip that an assassin is on the way, and police officer Ari Greene is sent to a sleepy Quebec-Vermont border town to investigate. Robert Rotenberg lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional; FICTION / Thrillers / General;
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Listen to Your Sister : A Novel. by Viel, Neena.;
In this debut novel from Neena Viel, Calla Williams is haunted by a recurring nightmare about her brothers dying. When she and her brothers seek refuge in a remote cabin in the woods in the wake of a protest gone wrong, the siblings face a new threat where their lives - and reality - hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / African American & Black / General; FICTION / African American / General; FICTION / Horror; FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural;
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Cold Storage. by Grumley, Michael C.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: DEEP FREEZE, ISBN 9781250898685. Army veteran John Reiff is on the run from a shadowy organization because he knows things he shouldnt. About them and about what they have been hiding for half a century. But they will find him and they will stop at nothing to get what they want.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic; FICTION / Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Thrillers / Technological;
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Daughter of Mine A Novel [electronic resource] : by Miranda, Megan.aut; cloudLibrary;
The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors. When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she’s warily drawn back to the town—and people—she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel’s not the only relic of the past to return: a drought has descended on the region, and as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge…including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Psychological; Suspense; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books,
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