BostonPL_Staff Picks: October 2018

by Paris, B. A.

Book - 2016

Fiction. Meet Jack and Grace, the perfect couple. Jack has a high-powered job and charm to spare; Grace is a gracious hostess and a classic beauty. They s...Show more Fiction. Meet Jack and Grace, the perfect couple. Jack has a high-powered job and charm to spare; Grace is a gracious hostess and a classic beauty. They seem to have it all. But something isn't quite right… Brimming with moments of quiet evil and breathtaking suspense, this is the perfect domestic thriller. -DeniseD. Show less

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Twenty-one Days

A Daniel Pitt Novel

by Perry, Anne

Book - 2018

Mystery. Fans of Anne Perry's Victorian mystery series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt will enjoy this first entry in a new series that takes us into ...Show more Mystery. Fans of Anne Perry's Victorian mystery series featuring Charlotte and Thomas Pitt will enjoy this first entry in a new series that takes us into the Edwardian era. The focus is on junior barrister, Daniel Pitt, the son of Charlotte and Thomas. -EileenS. Show less

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The Kingdom of Little Wounds

by Cokal, Susann

eBook - 2013

Young Adult Historical Fiction. From mysterious, horrific illness to looming political betrayals, there is darkness afoot in the royal house of the kingdo...Show more Young Adult Historical Fiction. From mysterious, horrific illness to looming political betrayals, there is darkness afoot in the royal house of the kingdom of Skyyggehaven. Through the eyes of a young royal seamstress, a mute indentured maid, the ailing Princess and her raging Queen, Cokal tells a lush and twisted tale of the doomed royal family: this is eerie, female-centric historical fiction that’s perfect for the rare fan of Game of Thrones who wishes for both richer language and even more gruesome hygienic details of unvarnished medieval life. -JessicaM. Show less

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Why We Suck

[a Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid]

by Leary, Denis

Audiobook CD - 2008

Nonfiction. If you like political incorrectness this is definitely the book for you. It’s even better if you get the audiobook (which we own in several f...Show more Nonfiction. If you like political incorrectness this is definitely the book for you. It’s even better if you get the audiobook (which we own in several formats!), read by the author. Denis Leary is a caustic comedian/actor whose biting diatribes about the poseurs, including politicians and celebrities are as sharp as sharp can be. -JoanneB. Show less

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Hemovore

by Price, Jordan Castillo

Book - 2010

M/M Romance/Paranormal. Ten years ago, the Human Hemovore Virus blazed through the world, and left the few victims who survived unable to eat, allergic to...Show more M/M Romance/Paranormal. Ten years ago, the Human Hemovore Virus blazed through the world, and left the few victims who survived unable to eat, allergic to sunlight and craving the taste of blood. Mark Hansen used to think V-positives were incredibly sexy with their pale, flawless skin and taut, lean bodies. But not since he's been stuck procuring under-the-counter feline blood for his control-freak boss, and artist, Jonathan Varga. This is a well written and unique take on vampires with a slow build gay romance, lots of dry humor in all the right places, and many twists you won't see coming. -JordanD. Show less

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Sanctuary

by Roberts, Nora

Book - 1998

Romantic Suspense. Successful photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway realizes she must return to the southern resort run by her estranged family and, with the help of one man, discover who is stalking her and who killed her mother. -NordiaF. Romantic Suspense. Successful photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway realizes she must return to the southern resort run by her estranged family and, with the help of one man, discover who is stalking her and who killed her mother. -NordiaF. Show less

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The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

by Harris, Sarah J.

Book - 2018

Mystery. Thirteen year old Jasper Wishart doesn't see the world in quite the same way as everyone else. He can't recognize faces and doesn't know how to n...Show more Mystery. Thirteen year old Jasper Wishart doesn't see the world in quite the same way as everyone else. He can't recognize faces and doesn't know how to navigate the world socially, but he can hear in vibrant shades of color. Plagued by a new color, the color of his neighbor's murder (ice blue crystals with glittery edges and jagged silver icicles), he attempts to recreate the days leading up to this fateful accident through his paintings. A unique mystery that tackles synesthesia, face-blindness, autism, and childhood grief -- a must-read for fans of unreliable narrators. -KirstenD. Show less

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The Masqueraders

by Heyer, Georgette

Book - 2004

Historical Romance. The Masqueraders opens with an elopement slash kidnapping attempt that's foiled by the intervention of young Peter Merriott and his be...Show more Historical Romance. The Masqueraders opens with an elopement slash kidnapping attempt that's foiled by the intervention of young Peter Merriott and his beautiful sister Kate -- who the reader soon learns are in fact the stalwart Prudence and her younger brother Robin, escaped Jacobites in hiding after the failed rebellion -- and only gets more wonderfully absurd from there. Plots! Duels! Long-lost heirs! A masked hero who does his wooing under the name L'Inconnu! Who among us doesn't appreciate a good swashbuckling caper featuring not one but two cross-dressing siblings pursued by the darts of Cupid? Fans of The Scarlet Pimpernel will find much to love here, and Heyer's prose shines like a well-polished gem. -VeronicaKM. Show less

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The Cuckoo's Calling

by Galbraith, Robert

Book - 2013

Mystery. Having just finished the newest Cormoran Strike novel, Lethal White, I’m ready to recommend the first title in this mystery series which gets bet...Show more Mystery. Having just finished the newest Cormoran Strike novel, Lethal White, I’m ready to recommend the first title in this mystery series which gets better as it ages. Cormoran Strike is a London private investigator, and war veteran. Trying to build a PI business off the ground, he is nearly broke, and desperate, when a man walks in asking Cormoran to investigate the suicide of his famous sister, which he believes was not a suicide. Each book in the Cormoran Strike series is a solid who-dunnit, with a great setting and characters balancing their personal lives and dogged work to expose lies and the truth. -MelissaA. Show less

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