Book Reviews

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin #2) by M.C. Beaton

It’s a purr-fect crime in the Cotswolds.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin #4) by M.C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin joins Dembley hiking club to pursue handsome Cotswold neighbor James Lacey. Angry member Jessica targets wealthy landowner Charles Fraith, who retaliates with tea invitation, but her body is found dead on his grounds. Agatha and James investigate the crime, the group ready to kill.

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s debut novel is a modern classic that has been read and loved worldwide.

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger

Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates tells a dramatic story of bravery, diplomacy, and battle on the high seas, and honors some of America’s forgotten heroes.

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

With clarity and compassion, bestselling and award-winning author Robert Kolker uncovers one family’s unforgettable legacy of suffering, love, and hope.

The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1) by R.F. Kuang

When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone…

The Coast-to-Coast Murders by James Patterson and J. D. Barker

There’s a killer on the road, and nobody is safe.

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls?

Space Struck by Paige Lewis

Space Struck explores the wonders and cruelties occurring within the realms of nature, science, and religion, with the acuity of a sage, the deftness of a hunter, and a hilarious sensibility for the absurd.