Monthly Archives: October 2018

  John Grisham, that is. But this time, instead of a hero lawyer, we have a story about an enigmatic defendant.   In his “Reckoning”, a respected war hero, back from savage fighting in the Pacific, cold-bloodedly murders a pastor.  He offers … Continue reading →

 “Winter in Paradise” by Elin Hilderbrand  is a tale of light-heated suspense.  A woman learns that her husband has died while on a trip to St Johns.  She flies down to retrieve his remains, only to make another shocking discovery: … Continue reading →

 “Witch Elm” by Tara French (Dublin Murder Squad) is a “spellbinding standalone” about a happy-go-lucky charmer who interrupts a burglary and is left for dead. Recovering from his injuries, he returns home to care for a dying uncle. There, he … Continue reading →

   The Nichols Library was the recipient of the Center Harbor Community Development Association‘s 2018 donation, which will help finance new computers. Thanks so much!

 Fiction readers will be please to see that Andre Dubus (“House of Sand and Fog”) has published his first story in ten years.  In “Gone So Long”, a blue-collar father, recently released from prison, seeks out his estranged daughter, who … Continue reading →

“Destiny”  by Carl Howe Hansen.  Eco-thriller about a biological agent gone rogue. “Red War” (Mitch Rapp) by Kyle Mills. Spy thriller about a dying Russian premier who launches a war with the West. “Button Man” by Andrew Gross. Historical thriller … Continue reading →

Mystery Readers can look forward to Holy Ghost,  the latest Virgil Flowers case, which he investigates “both a miracle and a murder” (Booklist).  The hapless mayor of Pinion, MN concocts a novel way to raises revenue. He creates a shrine … Continue reading →

 “Solo (Star Wars)” tells the story behind Han’s famous Kessell Run. “On Chesil Beach” based on a novel by Ewan McEwan, in which a collision of anticipation and fear clouds a couple’s wedding night. In “The Only Living Boy in … Continue reading →

“The Fall of Gondolin”, edited by Christopher Tolkien from a story by J.R.R. Tolkien, continues the pre-history of LOTR.  Gondolin is a hidden stronghold sought by Morgoth (a pre-cursor to LOTS’s Sauron) in his war against Elves and Men.  The … Continue reading →

“Fly Girls” by Keith O’Brien reminds us that there was more to the early history of flight that Amelia Earhart. He recounts the lives of women aviatrixes who defied convention by participating in races, exhibitions and long-distance flights. “Educated” by Tara … Continue reading →