LIBRARY CORNER | 02/24/22

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What’s happening in the library this week:

  • Monday—Yarn Over Coffee 9:30 a.m. (Bring your project.)
  • Tuesday—Preschool Storytime 11 a.m.
  • Thursday—Open until 8 p.m.
  • Friday—Painters 10 a.m.

If you’d like to join us for the March book club, our books are Carnegie’s Maid and The Personal Librarian. Both are by Marie Benedict. If you don’t have time to read both, just read one. We’ll meet Thursday, March 17, at 6 p.m. We snack and talk books!

Now, back to the March Library Reads list and Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter. “This is a humorous, contemporary romcom. Olivia’s life has been a series of freak accidents and misdeeds. After she accidentally sets her home on fire, she moves in with her brother and his bestie Colin. Things start looking up when a misdial turns into flirty and fun texting with Mr. Wrong Number. Guess who that turns out to be?  If you like Falon Ballard, Sophie Sullivan, or Sara Desai, you’ll like this one.” (3-1) Laura Eckert

In Sundial by Catriona Ward, “Rob is trapped in a loveless marriage and worries about her daughter Callie’s increasingly disturbed behavior. Rob takes Callie to her own childhood home in hopes of helping her, but to do so she must reveal her family’s dark past. Full of mind-blowing twists, this psychological horror tale is for readers of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Drowning Kind.” (3-1) Blinn Sheffield

Under Lock & Skeleton Key: A Secret Staircase Mystery is by Gigi Pandian. “Young magician Tempest Raj returns home to her eccentric family’s enchanted compound after finding herself out of work. Soon Tempest stumbles across a body and is faced with solving two mysteries: finding the killer and learning more about her own mother’s disappearance. Fans of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr will enjoy this fresh take on a locked-room mystery.” (3-15) Patricia Uttaro

Popular author, Lisa Scottoline, returns with What Happened to the Bennetts. “A carjacking involving a seemingly perfect family from the Philadelphia suburbs launches a suspenseful tale of bad guys, good guys, good bad guys, and bad good guys. With enough red herrings to fill a smorgasbord, this book about grief, corruption, and family will appeal to fans of Iris Johansen, John Grisham and Wanda M. Morris.” (3-29) Lois Gross

Kate Quinn is well known for her historical fiction set during World War II. Her best-known novel is The Alice Network. If you haven’ read it, you’re missing a good one. The Huntress and The Rose Code are two more of her WWII novels. This month she adds The Diamond Eye to her impressive historic novels and has been named a Hall of Fame Author by Library Reads. “World War II Russian Sniper Lyudmila makes a name for herself as ‘Lady Death,’ but after getting injured she is sent to D.C. to convince the USA to assist the USSR. A nonlinear structure builds suspense between two timelines. Quinn always writes well-researched novels with great characters.” (3-29) Christina Orlandos

This weather is crazy, but it’s comfortable in the library. See you there!

Helen Thompson, Director – Mount Pleasant Public Library