“The beginning is the most important part of any work.”
– Plato
Regular library hours are Monday-Thursday, 1:30-5:30 p.m., and Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
“Resurrection Walk” is by Michael Connelly. Mickey Haller receives letters from people in jail claiming innocence. Haller enlists Harry Bosch, who finds a letter from a woman in prison for killing her husband. Bosch finds parts of the trial that don’t add up. Haller fights an uphill battle and finds people who don’t want the case reopened. They will use any way possible to keep Bosch and Haller from finding the truth. This book is in regular print.
“The Lost Tomb” is by Douglas Preston. Preston was granted access to a vast tomb in Egypt. This collection of true stories is about buried treasure as well as enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes and other fascinating tales of the past and present. Here, the reader will find strange and dramatic mysteries. This book is in regular print.
“My Brilliant Friend” is the first in a series by Elena Ferrante. Elena and Lila’s story begins during the 1950s near Naples. The neighborhood is poor and full of tough characters. The girls ward off their male classmates’ violence. Together, they see neighborhood fights. Together, they struggle with the choice of continuing in school or working to earn money. Their lives turn out differently. Will their friendship endure? This book is in regular print.
“A Life Intercepted” is by Charles Martin. Matthew “The Rocket” Rising was the No. 1 NFL draft pick, but he was falsely accused of a heinous crime and lost everything.
After serving his sentence, Matthew returns home to find his wife, Audrey, hiding from the media at a Catholic school. She finds a young man who could be the football star her husband couldn’t be. Matthew can coach him, but it means violating his parole. Maybe he can win back his wife. This book is in regular print. Nonfiction books in regular print featured at the library include: - “Prairie Forge: The Extraordinary Story of the Nebraska Scrap Metal Drive of World War II,” by James J. Kimble.
- “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia,” by Kate Manne.
- “Patton’s Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank Battalion in World War II,” by Charles W. Sasser.
- “Hell’s Guest,” by Col. Glenn D. Frazier (as featured in Ken Burns’ PBS documentary, “The War”).
- “Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts,” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard.
