Adult Recommendations

Eight Perfect Murders

Eight Perfect Murders by Malcom Kershaw

Clever and surprising, Eight Perfect Murders jumps from one startling plot twist to the next. Nothing is what it seems, marriage, friends, FBI investigators, who can you trust?

In a tip of the hat to the old style mysteries and thrillers of Agatha Christie, John MacDonald, Patricia Highsmith, the story careens to a final stunning conclusion that will keep most readers guessing until the end.

The Wake-Up Call by John Micklethwait

In Micklethwait's short 150 page book, the case is made that the recent pandemic exposed glaring inadequacies in today’s Western countries and more specifically in the U.S. Government.

Some of the challenges facing both state and federal governments, according to the author, includes an abused corporate welfare state, the inability to attract talented personnel to public service jobs, the use of inefficient and obsolete computer technology, and the unequal access to high-quality healthcare.

The Wake-Up wraps up with 13 feasible solutions for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of various levels of government reponses to a pandemic.  A very timely and thought-provoking book.

How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories

'Stories is a series of short pieces written by the award winning, and critically lauded N. K. Jemisin.

Each story in this collection has a drama and life to it that transcends its compact page count. Inside you will find fantasy stories, sci-fi, and/or horror stories, each from the perspective of a different narrator, that speaks to being black, and American. These writings are rich, and wonderfully composed by Jemisin’s unique and engaging style, and I found myself closing out this collection craving more. If you want a varied and captivating story to tide you over this month, you owe it to yourself to reserve this as soon as possible.

 

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