May 5, 2025 - New Arrivals

Adult Fiction

A Message in Poison by BJ Magnani.

"Sparks fly as Dr. Lily Robinson, the brilliant academic pathologist and covert assassin for the U.S. government, investigates two seemingly unrelated deaths alongside her lover, Agent Jean Paul Marchand, and Washington, D.C., Medical Examiner Dr. Logan Pelletier. A U.S. senator and the president of a developing nation are found dead in their beds. As governments thousands of miles apart react to the fallout and begin their investigations, no one claims responsibility, and no motives are clear. Yet, the cause of death implies a link between the two--one that only a mind versed in poisons and politics can decipher. With her personal relationships teetering on the brink and her loved ones facing foreign threats, Lily must unravel the mystery and uncover a plot more calculating than anyone could imagine--but it may be too late."-- Provided by publisher.

The Librarians of Lisbon by Suzanne Nelson.

"With World War II raging across Europe, best friends Selene Delmont and Beatrice Sullivan are enlisted by the US Intelligence Office and sent to Lisbon--a sparkling city and hotbed of trouble, harboring exiled royalty, hunted refugees, and spies trading double-edged secrets in seductively dark corners. In official capacity, librarians Selene and Bea have been recruited to catalog the vast mountain of information gathered by the Allies, but by night, both women are undercover agents tasked with infiltrating the Axis spy network. Where Selene is confident and brash, Bea is bookish and careful. Selene longs to escape her family's impossible expectations and embrace her independence, while all Bea wants is to heal from heartbreak and keep impulsive Selene out of trouble. But soon, both librarians are caught up in treacherous games of deception alongside two of Lisbon's most notorious men--the outcast Portuguese baron, Luca Caldeira, and the lethal double agent, Gable. As Selene charms her way through lavish ballrooms and fêtes with Luca, Bea is plunged into Gable's shadowy underworld of informants. Victory depends upon the joint success of their missions, but when an unexpected betrayal throws a carefully spun web of lies into chaos, everything they've sacrificed is put at risk. As Selene and Bea are pushed to their breaking points, can their friendship, and their hearts, survive the cost of war?"-- Provided by publisher.

Bearly Evident by Lois Schmitt.

"When a body is found in the Happy Place Animal Sanctuary, wildlife reporter Kristy Farrell is on the case. She discovers this was no accident--it was murder. Five people were present at the sanctuary when the death occurred. As Kristy digs deeper into the victim's past, she uncovers dark secrets affecting each of these five suspects providing powerful motives for the crime. Meanwhile, life is anything but calm on the home front. The best friend of Kristy's widowed mother is the victim of a pyramid scam. Kristy, assisted by her veterinarian daughter, is determined to expose the fraud, although it may be at great personal risk. Back at the sanctuary, things are spiraling downhill. Wolves escape, and another body is found. With the bad publicity, the sanctuary may be forced to close. And a killer is still on the loose! Despite being thwarted at every turn by her nemesis, the blustery Detective Wolfe, Kristy uncovers a major hole in the alibi of a key suspect. But as she gets nearer to closing in on this murderer, she might become the third victim."-- Provided by publisher.

Adult Non-Fiction

Brutally Honest by Melanie Brown & Louise Gannon.

As a Spice Girl, TV talent show judge and Broadway star, Mel B a.k.a Scary Spice, has been a global icon since her twenties. But behind the glittering façade of fame, the struggles and pain of this working-class, mixed-race girl from Leeds are laid bare in her critically acclaimed best-selling memoir, Brutally Honest. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book tells how she went from Girl Power to girl powerless during her ten-year emotionally abusive marriage. Tracing a path through the key moments in her life, she reflects on her childhood, rise to fame and her chilling downward spiral before she finally broke free.

Following the Silence by Marc Harshman.

Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia, offers up his newest full-length collection of poems and demonstrates his dependably keen observational skills that elevate landscapes and people into an almost mythic realm. In many of the poems there is, as well, a threatening presence from whose grim circumstances he wrestles, if not hope, glimmers of its possibilities.

Easy/Juvenile/Young Adult/Graphic Novel

Dear Dumb Diary, My Pants Are Haunted! by Jim Benton.  J

They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful beagle, vanquish The Prettiest Girl in the World, or make the wearer irresistible to the eighth cutest guy in the grade? Are the haunted pants so dazzling they can hurt and maybe permanently damage the eyes of onlookers? Or are the haunted pants just, well, haunted (which is kind of gross when you think about it)?

Blippi: It’s Time to Play! by Nancy Parent.  E

Join YouTube sensation Blippi as he heads to the playground and shows us all the wonderful ways we can play!

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