Monthly Archives: September 2015

More real life stories

Other real-life stories recently arrived at the Nichols Library include “Capitol Dames” by Cokie Roberts, which dishes on the women of Washington during the Civil War era.  “A Full Life” by Jimmy Carter offers the former Presidents reflections on life … Continue reading

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Oliver Sacks (1933-2015)

Oliver Sacks,  the author of best-selling case histories of mental disorders, died on Sunday. Sacks used his patients conditions as starting points for eloquent meditations on consciousness and the human condition.   His writings, which he described as  “neurological novels,”  won … Continue reading

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Crime by two NL favoritesMyste

In “X” by Sue Grafton,  Kinsey Millhone’s  ‘s latest client,  is seeking the  whereabouts of Christian Satterfield, the son she had when she was only 15.  Kinsey makes a few calls and rings a few bells, only to discover that … Continue reading

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Crime with a regional flavor

Readers with a taste for regional crime can visit Amish country in Linda Castillo’s After the Storm” or North Carolina’s Piedmont in Margaret Maron’s  “Long Upon the Land.”   “After the Storm” opens with a tornado tearing through Ohio’s Amish … Continue reading

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Crime Fiction, the British Way

Fans of British crime writers will want to read “A Pattern of Lies”by Charles Todd and “in the Dark Places” by Peter Robinson.   In “A Pattern of Lies” by Charles Todd, a chance encounter with a former patient lands Bess … Continue reading

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A little Romance

Looking for a little romance?  In “Brown-eyed Girl” by Lisa Kleypas, wedding planner Avery Crosslin doesn’t believe in love-at least not for herself.  Read on to see how long that lasts. “Friction” by Sandra Brown features a Texas Ranger and … Continue reading

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