Without Consent

Without Consent
by Kathryn Fox

Dr. Anya Crichton, a forensic physician, sets out to uncover a violent serial rapist. While reviewing medical records, questionable practices by a reputable pathologist throw shadows over old case evidence. Conflicted by a desire to find the rapist and the possible exposure of negligence, Dr. Crichton knows that no matter how she proceeds things are going to get worse.

Readers of Patricia Cornwell, Tami Hoag and Tess Gerritsen will enjoy this new author in the forensic suspense genre.

- Rochelle

An Irish Country Doctor

An Irish Country Doctor
by Patrick Taylor

The proud owner of a new medical degree, Barry Laverty jumps at the chance to get a job as an assistant in a tiny rural practice with an older doctor. Fingal O’Reilly never lets his eccentric patients get the upper hand. Barry can’t decide if feisty O’Reilly is the finest teacher he’s ever had or perhaps the biggest quack he has ever encountered.

A humorous, light-hearted tale in the tradition of James Herriot.

- Lynn

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

by Lesley Kagen

A sweet little book about three sisters in the 1950s. It reminded me of my sister and I, growing up. The author is great because she makes you laugh and think, yes, that's how it was. Read this, you won't be disappointed!

- Linda W.

Hit the Road

Hit the Road
by Caroline B. Cooney

A wonderfully funny yet poignant story written for young adolescents is Hit the Road by Caroline B. Cooney. Published in 2006, it is the story of 16-year-old Brit and her 86-year-old grandmother Nannie, who is determined to attend her 65^th college reunion in Maine with her former college roommates. Unfortunately, Nannie’s daughter has taken away her car. Undeterred, Nannie rents an SUV and forces brand-new driver Brit to drive from Connecticut to Long Island and then up to Maine. On the way, they pick up Flo, kidnap Aurelia from a nursing home, and then have to save Aurelia’s fortune from her dastardly son Aston. Besides over-the-top hilarity, increasing suspense (with a little romance thrown in), Hit the Road touchingly portrays the loss of independence and choice faced by many seniors as Brit comes to realize that “the girls,” though they may need a bit of help, are still quite capable of ordering their own lives. I would recommend this novel to “girls” of any age.

– Linda B.

Astrid & Veronika

Astrid & Veronika
by Linda Olsson

Astrid & Veronika is about a friendship that develops between two women - Veronika, a young writer, and Astrid, an older, reclusive neighbor. Set in a tiny village in Sweden, Astrid & Veronika strike up a friendship based on loss. Spare and beautiful, this is a well written story.

- Lynn

Breakdown Lane

Breakdown Lane
by Jacqueline Mitchard

Breakdown Lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard will open your eyes to the problems of trying to function with MS and a dysfunctional family at the same time. Sounds depressing and like a book you would not want to spend time on but it actually is very well told & entertaining. I truly enjoyed it.
Available as book or book on CD at BPL.

- Beckie

American Bloomsbury

American Bloomsbury
by Susan Cheever

Any opportunity to gossip about Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne is a good one. Susan Cheever's book American Bloomsbury is a fun read about America's philosophers living Concord, Mass. Ripe with gossip (everyone had a crush on Margaret Fuller) and historical anecdotes, this is a beach read for the smart set.

-Holly

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