Monthly Archives: January 2017

In The Sleepwalker, a new novel by Chris Bohjalian (The Guest Room),  Annalee Ahlberg, a woman prone to walking in her sleep,  has gone missing from her home.  When searchers find a swatch of fabric from her nightshirt,  police conclude that … Continue reading →

NML will not open today due to hazardous winter driving conditions.

Neil Gaiman (American Gods) has often drawn on Norse myths in his stories, but in Norse Mythology, he tackles Odin, Thor and Loki head on. This is no textbook.  Drawing from the prose and verse sagas, he recreates the stories … Continue reading →

Fans of romantic intrigue with period trappings might try Someone to Love by Mary Balogh. Anna Snow (no relation to John Snow), who grew up in an orphanage in Bath, discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and … Continue reading →

If you enjoy a dollop of  romance to go with your thriller story, then When all the Girls have Gone by Jayne Anne Krentz will fill the bill.  Charlotte Sawyer’s sister has gone missing. She joins forces with a struggling … Continue reading →

Suspense readers can anticipate new releases from several old favorites. In Below the Belt by Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington agrees to recover a briefcase that contains sensitive revelations by a former CIA officer.  Several well-heeled people, including a third party … Continue reading →

Little Deaths is a “stunning” debut by Emma Flint.  A single mother becomes the primary suspect  when her children are reported missing by her estranged husband.  The rush to judgement is hastened by the fact that she has been leaving … Continue reading →

Fans of Brunonia Barry (The Lace Reader) will be anticipating her new release, The Fifth Petal.     Rose, a mentally unstable outcast, is implicated in the murder of a troubled teen. Despite the outcry, Salem Chief Rafferty is not convinced that Rose … Continue reading →

The Nichols Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, January 17th on observance of Martin Luther King/Civil Rights Day.

     2017 DVD release are arriving at the Nichols Library. It’s a veritable Tom hanks film fest, with Inferno, a  Da Vinci code spin-off joining Sully, the story of the pilot who safely made a forced  landing on the Hudson … Continue reading →