“My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything.”
– Peter Golkin
Regular Lied Lincoln Library Township hours are Monday-Thursday, 1:30-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
“The Good Sister” is by Sally Hepworth. Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister, Rose, three nights a week. Fern avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Rose is unable to have a baby so Fern decides to have a baby for her. Fern doesn’t tell Rose her plan. We learn more about their childhood and the dark secrets they try to bury. Will there be new secrets? This book is in regular print.
“Front Sight” is by Stephen Hunter. In these stories, three generations of Swagger men are featured. In “City of Meat,” Charles Swagger is hunting for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson. A tip takes him to the Chicago stockyards. He finds a narcotics ring spreading a dangerous new drug. Can he stop the drug ring? Will he be able to save his life and others? In “Johnny Tuesday,” Earl Swagger investigates a violent bank robbery that left two dead and a fortune missing in small-town Maryland. The residents are silent and hostile. Earl uncovers corruption everywhere he turns. Lucky for him, Earl has brought his own guns to counteract those he finds. In “Five Dolls for the Gut Hook,” Bob Lee Swagger has returned from Vietnam with an addiction problem. Hot Springs Homicide asks for his help finding someone killing the city’s young women. This book is in regular print.
“The Book of Doors” is by Gareth Brown. Cassie Andrews works at a New York City bookstore where she enjoys the company of a lonely yet charming old man. After he dies suddenly in the store, Cassie finds a book he has left for her: “The Book of Doors.” Cassie discovers the magic that the book has for anyone holding it. Drummond Fox approaches Cassie. He is a librarian who has a unique set of rare books like hers. He tells her that her book is the most coveted. Cassie has to decide whether to help Fox protect her book and all of the others. Some are willing to kill to find her book and all of the secrets that Fox has. How can she use her magic book to save all? This book is in regular print.
“Shifty’s Boys” is by Chris Offutt. Army CID officer Mick Hardin learns of the death of Barney Kissick, a local heroin dealer. Mick’s sister Linda is the county sheriff. The city police do not want to investigate, but Barney’s mother, Shifty, asks Mick to investigate. Shifty greets visitors with a pistol on her lap. Mick feels obligated to help out. Then the cycle of violence and revenge begins. This book is in regular print.
