February 2023 staff picks

Amee: Here is a list of books from the library/consortium/Libby which are on

my TBR (to be read) list for February.

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (second book in series-fantasy)

Murder Book by Thomas Perry (mystery)

White Evangelical Rascism by Anthea Butler (history/civil rights)- Libby app

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (patron recommended-thriller)

Exiles by Jane Harper (third book in series-mystery, very excited to read)

DVD –The Banshees of Inisherin-Just watched over the weekend. Set in early 1920’s on a small island in Ireland. Colum decides he no longer wishes to be friends with Pádraic, but Pádraic doesn’t agree. The attempts to get back into Colm’s good graces have some very odd results.

Dawn: The Lindbergh Nanny by Mariah Fredericks (historical)

A historical fiction book about the infamous kidnapping of the Lindbergh Baby through the eyes of their nanny. 

Karen: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanse (historical)

Fictionalized account of the woman who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.

Mary: Dead End Detective & Frozen Detective by Amanda Flower (cozy mystery)

The first two books in the Piper & Porter Mystery series about two private

investigators. They are quick reads with twists and turns to keep you guessing.

The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick (historical mystery) 

Duel timeline historical mystery with both timelines having an interesting story.

Megan: Blizzard by John Rocco (picture)

The story is based on the author’s experience as a boy during the Blizzard of 1978.