The Alienist by Caleb Carr. 1896 Manhattan is awash in grotesquely mutilated
corpses. An alienist (19th centu- ry term for psychologist) and a New York Times
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March Through History Outstanding Historical Fiction March by Geraldine Brooks Inspired by Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Geraldine Brooks imagines and develops the character of Captain March, who leaves behind his family and idealistically acts on his convictions to become a chaplain in the Union army. Although his letters home to his family do not reflect the brutalities he has witnessed, March’s idealistic dreams are shattered as he realizes that even his beloved North is capable of inflicting terrible injustices. An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance Set in turn of the century New York, An Inconvenient Wife is the story of a woman who mysteriously becomes prone to nervousness and fits. Her husband sends her to doctor after doctor in search of treatment, but when the source of her affliction is discovered, she learns that the cure may ruin her comfortable society life.
The Game by Laurie R. King Join super-sleuth Mary Russell, wife and partner to Sherlock Holmes himself, as she travels to 1920's India in search of a famed literary character whose life may well be in danger.
City of Thieves by David Benioff A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won’t talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate odds.
The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman The worlds surrounding two men, their families, their pasts, their potential futures, swirl in and out of history as the forces of the Holocaust, the American civil rights movement, Chicago unions, and New York City racial politics combine in a thrilling cross-generational literary symphony.
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco In 1327, finding his sensitive mission at an Italian abbey further complicated by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William of Baskerville turns detective, penetrating the cunning labyrinth of the abbey and deciphering coded manuscripts for clues.
The Eight by Katherine Neville About to embark on a business trip to Algeria, Catherine Velis meets a mysterious man who offers her an enormous sum of money if she will find the pieces of an old chess service reputed to be in Algeria.
The Alienist by Caleb Carr 1896 Manhattan is awash in grotesquely mutilated corpses. An alienist (19th century term for psychologist) and a New York Times reporter join forces with chief of police Theodore Roosevelt to put pay to the monster against a backdrop of decadence and corruption. Angel of Darkness is the sequel.
The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry Two forces vying for the Knights Templars' lost treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was and its’ true nature could change the modern world.
The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. The public, the press, and even Poe’s own family and friends accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end as a drunkard. Everyone, in fact, seems to believe this except a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a passionate crusade to salvage Poe’s. L. E. SMOOT MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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