Mystery Book Discussion Group

The NLS annotation follows:   The truth about the Devlins DB120098 Author: Scottoline, Lisa Reading Time: 9 hours, 43 minutes Read by: Edoardo Ballerini, Lisa Scottoline Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm-except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the firstborn son and Most Valuable Devlin. TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. But in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. TJ will fight to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.”– Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. [New York] : Penguin Random House, [2024]   This book can be found on Bookshare at the following link:   https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5943381?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQnRydXRoJTJCYWJvdXQlMkJ0aGUlMkJkZXZsaW5z [https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5943381?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQnRydXRoJTJCYWJvdXQlMkJ0aGUlMkJkZXZsaW5z]   Shelly Kane is the facilitator of the Mystery Book Discussion Group. Shelly can be contacted by email at shellykane323@gmail.com [shellykane323@gmail.com].

The NLS annotation follows: The boy in the photo DB114634 Author: Trope, Nicole Reading Time: 9 hours, 52 minutes Read by: Gabriella Cavallero Subjects: Psychological Fiction, Suspense Fiction “Six years ago. Megan waits at the school gates for her six-year-old son, Daniel. As the playground empties, panic bubbles inside her. Daniel is nowhere to be found. According to his teacher, Daniel’s father picked up his son. Except he and Megan are no longer together. After years of being controlled by her cruel husband, Megan finally found the courage to divorce him. Hands trembling, she dials his number, but the line is dead. Six years later. Megan is feeding her new baby daughter when she gets the call she has dreamt about for years. Daniel has walked into a police station in a remote town just a few miles away. Megan is overjoyed – her son is finally coming home. She has kept Daniel’s room, with his Cookie Monster poster on the wall and a stack of Legos under the bed, perfect to welcome him back. But when he returns, Daniel is quieter than she remembers… Desperate to find out what happened to her little boy and to help him heal, Megan tries everything – his favourite chocolate milkshake, a reunion with his best friend, a present for every birthday missed – but still, Daniel is distant. And as they struggle to connect, Megan begins to suspect that her son is hiding a secret. A secret that could destroy her family…” — Provided by publisher. Strong language. London : Bookouture, 2019. This book is not available on Bookshare. Alan Lemly will facilitate the 9/25/24 meeting and Shelly Kane will be facilitating the other meetings until our regular facilitator Liz Lindsey returns. Shelly can be contacted by email at shellykane323@gmail.com.

The NLS annotation follows: Stillhouse Lake DB88737 Caine, Rachel Reading time: 14 hours, 5 minutes. Carol Jacobanis A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Four years ago, Gina Royal discovered that her husband, Mel, was a serial killer. Since then Gina and their two children have been on the run, both from Mel’s fans and from those who believe she was complicit. Now copycat killings occur at her front door. Violence and strong language. 2017. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2080253?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXN0aWxsaG91c2UlMkJsYWtl Alan Lemly will facilitate the 9/25/24 meeting and Shelly Kane will be facilitating the other meetings until our regular facilitator Liz Lindsey returns. Shelly can be contacted by email at shellykane323@gmail.com.

The NLS annotation follows: A noise downstairs: a novel DB92788 Barclay, Linwood Reading time: 9 hours, 11 minutes. George Newbern A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Psychological Fiction When professor Paul Davis surprises a murderer disposing of two bodies, he nearly dies and is left with physical and mental issues. His wife brings home a vintage typewriter to encourage him to write. But Paul swears the typewriter is possessed and tied to the murders. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3882839?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWElMkJub2lzZSUyQmRvd25zdGFpcnM Shelly Kane will be facilitating the Mystery Book Discussion Group until our regular facilitator Liz Lindsey returns. Shelly can be contacted by email at shellykane323@gmail.com.

The NLS annotation follows:   Freefall: a novel DB108798 Barry, Jessica, (Novelist) Reading time: 12 hours, 6 minutes. Karissa Vacker; Hillary Huber; MacLeod Andrews   Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction   “They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead. But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter — or she used to, anyway. For the past two years, the two women have been estranged, and while Maggie doesn’t know anything about Ally’s life now — not even why she was on a private plane to begin with — she still believes in her girl’s strength, and in their love for each other. As Allison struggles across the treacherous mountain wilderness, Maggie embarks on a desperate search for answers about the world Allison has been involved in. What was she running from? And can Maggie uncover the truth in time to save her? Told from the perspectives of a mother and daughter separated by distance but united by an unbreakable bond, Freefall is a heart-stopping, propulsive thriller about two tenacious women overcoming unimaginable obstacles to protect themselves and the ones they love.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.   You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3539883?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWZyZWVmYWxs [https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3539883?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWZyZWVmYWxs]   Shelly Kane will be facilitating the Mystery Book Discussion Group until our regular facilitator Liz Lindsey returns. Shelly can be contacted by email at shellykane323@gmail.com [shellykane323@gmail.com].