Adult Recommendations

Plum Island by Nelson DeMille

Former NYPD homicide detective, John Corey, has been called to Plum Island to investigate the double murder of Tom and Judy Gordon. The husband and wife biologist team worked at a government research facility with deadly viruses and vaccines – leading many to wonder if there was a connection between what they were doing on Plum Island and their untimely deaths.  

As the mystery unfolds, Corey falls for Emma, a local archivist, who unknowingly guides him to the possible nefarious activities of the Gordons. And when local detective, Beth Penrose, joins the case, she and Corey uncover a link to a prominent member of the community who just so happens to be Emma’s ex-lover. Is Corey on the right trail or is he reading the wrong map? 

A very enjoyable book that takes several twists and turns, diving into the lore and legends of northern Long Island.

Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman

Carol Evers has a dark secret. Since childhood she has suffered from a condition where she drops into a coma like state and appears dead. Besides her mother, the only people who know of her secret are her gold-digging husband Dwight and James Moxie, a former lover who broke her heart after being unable to take the strain of Carol’s condition.

Dwight, hungry for her fortune, decides that the next time she falls into a coma he will make sure it is permanent. But when the notice of Carol’s death is sent out, Moxie, who is now a legendary outlaw, suspects that she is in trouble. Can he reach her in time before her death becomes real?

Josh Malerman’s Unbury Carol is an original, quirky tale with an unusual story line and memorable characters that will entertain the reader to the end.

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

For 40 years after his own loss, Anthony Peardew carried out his mission to rescue and catalog other people’s lost possessions. As the end of his life approaches, he worries he will be unable to reunite all the owners with their lost items.

Upon his death, Anthony bequeathed his house to Laura, his assistant, who struggles to recover from a bad marriage. Laura also inherits his odd collection of found objects hidden in the locked study. While she contemplates how to grant Anthony’s dying wish, her life expands to include the gardener and the neighbor’s daughter. 

Years earlier, a woman named Eunice found a trinket on a London street and kept it all this time. Ironically, she, too, has lost something cherished. Anthony and Eunice never met, but Laura, as the Keeper of Lost Things, holds the key to finding what they lost.

 

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