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BARD annotation Wild dark shore: a novel DB127669 Author: McConaghy, Charlotte Reading Time: 9 hours, 38 minutes Read by: West, Steve, Maarleveld, Saskia, Littrell, Katherine, Mortlock, Cooper Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories “A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world’s largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore. Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again. But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late–and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. New York : Macmillan, 2025. Bookshare You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/6941966?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVdpbGQlMkJkYXJrJTJCc2hvcmU

The BARD annotation follows:   My friends DB129483 Author: Backman, Fredrik Reading Time: 13 hours, 9 minutes Read by: Ireland, Marin Subjects: General Fiction, Friendship Fiction   “Most people don’t even notice them–three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love. Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.   New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2025.   You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website:   https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/6545673?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPU15JTJCRnJpZW5kcyUyQg  

The NLS annotation follows:   The edge DB117204 Author: Baldacci, David Reading Time: 11 hours, 40 minutes Read by: Erin Cottrell, Will Collyer, Tiffany Smith, Erin Bennett, Zachary Webber Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories   “When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on. Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world’s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again. Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. Dak, Jenny’s brother, who’s working to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired lobsterman who found Jenny’s body. And Alex, Jenny’s sister with a dark past of her own. As Devine gets to know the residents of Putnam, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There’s a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust… and who wants him dead.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.   New York : Hachette Audio, 2023.   You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website:   https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5944929?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZsaWJyYXJ5VG9TZWFyY2g9Ym9va3NoYXJlJnRpdGxlPVRoZSUyQkVkZ2UmYXV0aG9yPURhdmlkJTJCQmFsZGFjY2kmYm9va3NUb1NlYXJjaD1BTEwmcXVhbGl0aWVzPVBVQkxJU0hFUiZxdWFsaXRpZXM9RVhDRUxMRU5UJl9jb250YWluc0ltYWdlcz1vbiZfY29udGFpbnNJbWFnZURlc2NyaXB0aW9ucz1vbiZzb3J0T3JkZXI9UkVMRVZBTkNFJmRpc2FibGVTb3J0T3JkZXI9VElUTEUmX2NhdGVnb3JpZXM9b24mc2VhcmNoPUFkdmFuY2VkJTJCU2VhcmNo  

The NLS annotation follows: Extinction: a novel DB120861 Preston, Douglas J Reading time: 12 hours, 10 minutes. David Aaron Baker Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories “Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire’s son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation.”– OCLC. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5995058?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUV4dGluY3Rpb24  

The NLS annotation follows: Me before you DB76161 Moyes, Jojo Reading time: 12 hours, 58 minutes. Jill Fox A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Disability Bestsellers Romance Working-class English girl Louisa “Lou” Clark is hired as an aide to wealthy Will Traynor, a former mogul who has been paralyzed since a road accident. Lou tries to keep the embittered Will engaged with the world, while Will encourages Lou to expand her horizons. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2012. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5146164?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPU1lJTJCQmVmb3JlJTJCWW91  

The NLS annotation follows: Have you seen Luis Velez?: a novel DB96316 Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Reading time: 9 hours, 46 minutes. Read by Kurt Elftmann. General Psychological Fiction Teenager Raymond leads a lonely life, shuttling between the homes of his divorced parents. Millie, an elderly blind woman who lives in his mother’s building, asks him if he has seen the man who was her caretaker. He starts helping Millie, and looking for the missing Luis Velez. 2019. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3589391?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUhhdmUlMkJ5b3UlMkJzZWVuJTJCTHVpcyUyQlZlbGV6  

The NLS annotation follows: The good good pig: the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood DB63822 Montgomery, Sy. Reading time: 7 hours, 38 minutes. Read by Faith Potts. Animals and Wildlife Naturalist and author of Search for the Golden Moon Bear (RC 59135) writes of Christopher Hogwood, her seven-hundred-fifty-pound pet pig. Reminisces about Chris’s life from sickly runt to celebrity hog, and his antics and good nature that provided the author and her husband fourteen years of entertainment and affection. 2006. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3537251?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQmdvb2QlMkJnb29kJTJCcGln  

The NLS annotation follows: Identity DB114782 Roberts, Nora Reading time: 15 hours, 7 minutes. January LaVoy Suspense Fiction Bestsellers Romance “Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan’s job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who’d been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor. Soon, a horrific truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. “Luke” is actually a cold-hearted con artist named Gavin who targets a particular type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then commits his ultimate goal: murder. What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn’t his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan’s nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother’s home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn’t flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn’t forgotten the one who got away.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5301192?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUlkZW50aXR5  

The NLS annotation follows: If the creek don’t rise DB91901 Weiss, Leah Reading time: 9 hours, 32 minutes. Kate Forbes A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Historical Fiction Young Sadie Blue Tupkin was warned about marrying her husband Roy, but she’s illiterate and expecting a baby. The community provides her support, though her grandmother Gladys thinks Sadie Blue should handle the problem the way she did. Then a stranger arrives offering even more hope. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5221043?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWlmJTJCdGhlJTJCY3JlZWslMkJkb24lMjUyNiUyNTIzMzklMjUzQnQlMkJyaXNl  

The NLS annotation follows: The long flight home DB107428 Hlad, Alan Reading time: 10 hours, 12 minutes. Simon Vance Historical Fiction England, 1940. Susan Shepherd and her grandfather raise homing pigeons, which leads Susan to become involved in an assignment to air-drop hundreds of homing pigeons in German-occupied France. She meets Ollie Evans, a Maine crop-duster pilot who travels to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4632397?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQmxvbmclMkJmbGlnaHQlMkJob21l

The NLS annotation follows: They’re watching DB71566 Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew Reading time: 14 hours, 6 minutes. Scott Brick A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Screenwriter Patrick Davis gets fired from his first film, is sued by an actor, and has problems in his marriage. But when he begins receiving threats and accepts an offer to fix things, he lands in a murder conspiracy. Strong language and some violence. Commercial audiobook. 2010. This title is not available on Bookshare.

The NLS annotation follows: Be frank with me DB84263 Johnson, Julia Claiborne Reading time: 9 hours, 45 minutes. Celeste Lawson A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Human Relations Alice Whitley works for a publisher who sends her to California to help reclusive author Mimi Banning deliver her long-awaited second novel. While Mimi locks herself in her office supposedly writing every day, Alice takes care of Frank, Mimi’s ferociously intelligent but eccentric young son. 2016 You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3705109?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWJlJTJCZnJhbmslMkJ3aXRoJTJCbWU

The NLS annotation follows: The professor: [a legal thriller] DB112583 Bailey, Robert Reading time: 10 hours, 44 minutes. Doug Tisdale Jr. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Legal Fiction “Law professor Thomas Jackson McMurtrie literally wrote the book on evidence in the state of Alabama. But when a power-hungry colleague uses a recent run-in between McMurtrie and headstrong student Rick Drake to end his career, he is left unsure what to do next. Meanwhile, a devastating trucking accident in Henshaw, Alabama, leaves a young family dead. Drake, now a fledgling lawyer, takes the case against the freight carrier and soon begins to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that is buried in a tangled web of arson, bribery, and greed. On the eve of the trial and with his case unraveling in the midst of a dangerous cover-up that threatens to silence his star witnesses, Drake realizes that only his estranged mentor, Professor McMurtrie, can help him now. With everything to lose and only justice to gain, will McMurtrie and Drake overcome bad blood to defeat a ruthless adversary? Can the Professor turn back the clock and recover all that he’s lost?” — Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/753475?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVRoZSUyQlByb2Zlc3Nvcg

Do not listen to your screen readers because if I hear anyone pronounce the city as Biloxi instead of using the native pronunciation of Biluxi, I’m liable to kick you out of the room. The NLS annotation follows: The boys from Biloxi DB110627 Grisham, John; Beck, Michael Reading time: 17 hours, 25 minutes. Michael Beck Suspense Fiction Friendship Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Family Legal Fiction “For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumored to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends, as well as Little League all-stars. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith’s father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to “clean up the Coast.” Hugh’s father became the “Boss” of Biloxi’s criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father’s footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father’s clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom. Life itself hangs in the balance in The Boys from Biloxi, a sweeping saga rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5300033?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUJveXMlMkJmcm9tJTJCQmlsb3hp

The NLS annotation follows: One step too far: a novel DB106637 Gardner, Lisa Reading time: 10 hours, 38 minutes. Dolly Lewis Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Bestsellers On a bachelor party weekend, groom Timothy O’Day goes missing. Frankie Elkin volunteers to help with the last search for him. The rescue team is reluctant, but once they enter the woods where Tim disappeared, Frankie realizes there’s something more dangerous than nature stalking them. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2022. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4670179?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPU9uZSUyQlN0ZXAlMkJUb28lMkJGYXI

The NLS annotation follows: Do no harm DB110281 Pobi, Robert Reading time: 12 hours, 1 minute. Will Damron Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories “Lucas Page is a polymath, astrophysicist, professor, husband, father of five adopted children, bestselling author, and ex-FBI agent—emphasis on ex. Severely wounded after being caught in an explosion, Page left the FBI behind and put his focus on the rebuilding the rest of his life. But Page is uniquely gifted in being able to recognize patterns that elude others, a skill that brings the FBI knocking at his door again and again. When Lucas Page’s wife Erin loses a friend, a gifted plastic surgeon, to suicide, Lucas begins to realize how many people Erin knew that have died in the past year, in freak accidents and now suicide. Intrigued despite himself, Page begins digging through obituaries and realizes that there’s a pattern—a bad one. These deaths don’t make sense unless the doctors are being murdered, the target of a particularly clever killer. This time, the FBI wants as little to do with Lucas as he does with them so he’s left with only one option—ignore it and go back to his nor You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4757625?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPURvJTJCbm8lMkJoYXJt

The NLS annotation follows: Sleeping bear: a thriller DB108828 Sullivan, Connor Reading time: 13 hours, 46 minutes. Hillary Huber Suspense Fiction Spy Stories “After her young husband’s untimely death, Army veteran Cassie Gale decides to take a few days of solitude in the Alaskan wilderness before she starts her new job. But when she fails to show up on her first day and her dog is discovered injured at her wrecked campsite, her father knows that this is much more than a camping trip gone awry. As it turns out, Cassie’s not the first person to disappear without a trace in Alaska’s northern interior. Bears. Wolves. Avalanches. Frostbite. Starvation. There are many ways to die in here. But not all disappearances can be explained. Cassie’s is one of them, along with a number of other outdoor enthusiasts who have vanished in recent years. Regaining consciousness in a Russian prison, Cassie finds herself trapped in a system designed to ensure that no one ever escapes alive. It will require all her grit and skills to survive. Meanwhile, her father rushes to outrun the clock, scouring thousands of acres, only to realize she’s been taken by a… You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5107235?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVNsZWVwaW5nJTJCQmVhcg

The NLS annotation follows: Demon Copperhead DB110786 Kingsolver, Barbara; Thurston, Charlie Reading time: 21 hours, 6 minutes. Charlie Thurston General “Demon Copperhead is set in the mountains of southern Appalachia. It’s the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. In a plot that never pauses for breath, relayed in his own unsparing voice, he braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4977128?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWRlbW9uJTJCY29wcGVyaGVhZA

The NLS annotation follows: Sweetshop of dreams DB107835 Colgan, Jenny Reading time: 12 hours, 53 minutes. Beverley A. Crick Human Relations Rosie Hopkins thinks leaving her busy London life, and her boyfriend Gerard, to sort out her elderly Aunt Lilian’s sweetshop in a small country village is going to be dull. But as Rosie gets Lilian back on her feet, breathes a new life into the candy shop, and gets to know the mysterious Stephen, life is anything but dull. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2012. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3814638?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXN3ZWV0c2hvcCUyQm9mJTJCZHJlYW1z

The NLS annotation follows: The Christmas train DB55045 Baldacci, David Reading time: 7 hours, 37 minutes. L. J. Ganser A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Humor Romance Bestsellers Holidays Journalist Tom Langdon takes a cross-country train from the East Coast to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his girlfriend. On the trip he meets a host of zany characters, including one who happens to be his former lover. Sparks fly until Tom’s girlfriend shows up in Chicago. Bestseller. 2002. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4086297?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVRoZSUyQkNocmlzdG1hcyUyQlRyYWlu

The NLS annotation follows: Later DB102648 King, Stephen Reading time: 6 hours, 34 minutes. Seth Numrich Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Supernatural and Horror Fiction Bestsellers An NYPD detective draws Jamie, a young boy born with the unnatural ability to communicate with the dead, into the pursuit of a killer. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4764490?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZsaWJyYXJ5VG9TZWFyY2g9Ym9va3NoYXJlJnRpdGxlPUxhdGVyJmF1dGhvcj1TdGVwaGVuJTJCS2luZyZib29rc1RvU2VhcmNoPUFMTCZxdWFsaXRpZXM9UFVCTElTSEVSJnF1YWxpdGllcz1FWENFTExFTlQmX2NvbnRhaW5zSW1hZ2VzPW9uJl9jb250YWluc0ltYWdlRGVzY3JpcHRpb25zPW9uJnNvcnRPcmRlcj1SRUxFVkFOQ0UmZGlzYWJsZVNvcnRPcmRlcj1USVRMRSZzZWFyY2g9QWR2YW5jZWQlMkJTZWFyY2gmX2NhdGVnb3JpZXM9b24

The NLS annotation follows: Before she disappeared DB102104 Gardner, Lisa Reading time: 10 hours, 3 minutes. Dolly Lewis Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Bestsellers Middle-aged recovering alcoholic Frankie Elkin searches for missing people the world has stopped looking for. A new case brings her to Mattapan, a Boston neighborhood where Haitian teenager Angelique Badeau vanished from her high school months earlier. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4561506?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUJlZm9yZSUyQnNoZSUyQmRpc2FwcGVhcmVk

The NLS annotation follows: Nightwork DB108296 Roberts, Nora; Damron, Will Reading time: 16 hours, 25 minutes. Will Damron Romance “Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother’s head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago–but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can’t afford to attract attention–or get attached. Still, he can’t help letting his guard down when he meets Miranda Emerson. But the powerful bond between them cannot last–because not all thieves follow Harry’s code of honor. Some pay others to take risks so they can hoard more treasures. Some are driven by a desire to own people the way they own paintings and jewels. And after Harry takes a lucrative job commissioned by Carter LaPorte, LaPorte sees a tool he can use, and decides he wants to own Harry. The man is a predator more frightening than the alligators that haunt the bayou–and when he stron You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4559172?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPW5pZ2h0d29yaw

Worlds of Books to discuss Lightning strike: a novel DB105655 by William Kent Krueger. Be aware that this is the eighteenth book in the Cork O’Connor series but is a prequel describing Cork’s backstory and should not affect those who insist on reading series in published order. The NLS annotation follows: Lightning strike: a novel DB105655 Krueger, William Kent Reading time: 11 hours, 39 minutes. David Chandler Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories 1963. Twelve-year-old Cork O’Connor stumbles across the body of a man he reveres hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp. Cork’s father Liam, Aurora’s sheriff, must determine if it’s truly suicide as it appears. Cork also investigates, and both face hard decisions. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4529541

The NLS annotation follows: What happened to the Bennetts DB107276 Scottoline, Lisa Reading time: 10 hours, 17 minutes. Edoardo Ballerini Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction After Jason Bennett and his family have an encounter with carjackers with ties to a drug trafficking organization, the Bennetts are enrolled in the witness protection program. But their lives begin to fall apart as they try to adjust to life in the program, and Jason realizes he needs to take matters into his own hands. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4571013?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXdoYXQlMkJoYXBwZW5lZCUyQnRvJTJCdGhlJTJCYmVubmV0dHM

The NLS annotation follows: The maid: a novel DB106298 Prose, Nita; Ambrose, Lauren Reading time: 9 hours, 40 minutes. Lauren Ambrose Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Bestsellers Twenty-five-year-old Molly Gray doesn’t interact well with the world and misses her gran who codified it for her. She has gotten a job as a hotel maid and revels in her orderly duties. When she discovers a dead body in a room, Molly must unravel the real killer’s identity. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2022. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4477662?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZsaWJyYXJ5VG9TZWFyY2g9Ym9va3NoYXJlJnRpdGxlPVRoZSUyQk1haWQmYm9va3NUb1NlYXJjaD1BTEwmcXVhbGl0aWVzPVBVQkxJU0hFUiZxdWFsaXRpZXM9RVhDRUxMRU5UJl9jb250YWluc0ltYWdlcz1vbiZfY29udGFpbnNJbWFnZURlc2NyaXB0aW9ucz1vbiZzb3J0T3JkZXI9UkVMRVZBTkNFJmRpc2FibGVTb3J0T3JkZXI9VElUTEUmc2VhcmNoPUFkdmFuY2VkJTJCU2VhcmNoJl9jYXRlZ29yaWVzPW9u

The NLS annotation follows: The wife between us: a novel DB86959 Hendricks, Greer; Pekkanen, Sarah; Whelan, Julia Reading time: 11 hours, 15 minutes. Julia Whelan A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction A tangled love triangle isn’t what it seems. An exploration of the complexities of marriage and the dangerous truths often ignored in the name of love. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. 2018. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1903247?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSB3aWZlIGJldHdlZW4gdXM

Please join us to discuss this 2022 Audiobook of the Year Audie award winner. The NLS annotation follows: Project Hail Mary DB103718 Weir, Andy; Porter, Ray Reading time: 16 hours, 12 minutes. Ray Porter Science Fiction Bestsellers Ryland Grace awakens on a spaceship far from Earth with no memory and two dead crewmates. As he begins to remember the details of his impossible mission to try to save humanity from an extinction-level threat, he encounters an unexpected ally. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4070978?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXByb2plY3QgaGFpbCBtYXJ5

The NLS annotation follows: The guest list DB99917 Foley, Lucy, (Novelist) Reading time: 9 hours, 56 minutes. Olivia Dowd Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Bestsellers Psychological Fiction On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather for the wedding of a television star and magazine publisher. As the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4051388?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSBndWVzdCBsaXN0

The NLS annotation follows: Ordinary grace: a novel DB78187 Krueger, William Kent Reading time: 11 hours, 44 minutes. Graham Halstead A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories Minnesota, 1961. Thirteen-year-old Frank Drum’s summer is steeped in death: a neighborhood boy hit by a train, a hobo found dead–and then a member of Frank’s family is murdered. Frank is determined to seek vengeance and can’t understand why his younger brother isn’t. Some violence and some strong language. 2013. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4358626?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPW9yZGluYXJ5IGdyYWNl

The NLS annotation follows: Vanderbilt: the rise and fall of an American dynasty DB105464 Cooper, Anderson; Howe, Katherine Reading time: 8 hours, 53 minutes. Anderson Cooper Biography Bestsellers U.S. History Business and Economics New York Times bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the rise and fall of the Vanderbilts, legendary American family of which journalist Cooper is a descendant. Explores the story of the Vanderbilt family, its ties to American capitalism and high society, and the private tension and rifts that came from such wealth. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021.. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4330266?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVZhbmRlcmJpbHQgQW5kZXJzb24gQ29vcGVy

The NLS annotation follows: Falling DB104510 Newman, T. J, (Novelist); Weber, Steven Reading time: 8 hours, 28 minutes. Steven Weber Suspense Fiction Bestsellers Psychological Fiction As he prepares for his next flight, airline pilot Bill Hoffman finds out his wife Carrie and two young children have been taken hostage. The kidnappers want him to crash the plane and leave no survivors–or his family dies. Bill must find a way for everyone to survive. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4216591?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVQuIEouIE5ld21hbg

Worlds of Books to discuss Sworn to Silence DB 70357 by Linda Castillo. The NLS annotation follows: Sworn to silence DB70357 Castillo, Linda Reading time: 12 hours, 4 minutes. Madelyn Buzzard A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories At eighteen Kate Burkholder left her Amish community in Painters Mill, Ohio. Now chief of police, Kate is shocked by the reappearance of the serial killer who terrorized their town when she was a girl–because she thought she had killed him. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1251243?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVN3b3JuIHRvIHNpbGVuY2U

Worlds of Books to discuss The green mile: the complete serial novel DB104301 by Stephen King. This commercial version narrated by Frank Muller was recently added to BARD and is the version we will be discussing. The version narrated by Ray Foushee is also excellent and if you’ve never read this novel, you’re in for a treat. The NLS annotation follows: The green mile: the complete serial novel DB104301 King, Stephen Reading time: 13 hours, 55 minutes. Frank Muller Suspense Fiction Supernatural and Horror Fiction Bestsellers Death-row supervisor Paul Edgecombe thinks back to 1932 when John Coffey is brought to the penitentiary and placed on the “Green Mile.” Coffey is accused of the rape and murder of twin nine-year-old girls. But Coffey seems to be an unusual kind of human being. Violence and strong language. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 1996.. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4039470?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVRoZSBHcmVlbiBNaWxl

The NLS annotation follows: Survive the night DB103845 Sager, Riley. Reading time: 9 hours, 4 minutes. Read by Savannah Gilmore. Suspense Fiction Historical Fiction Psychological Fiction Her best friend by a serial killer, called the Campus Killer, college student Charlie shares a drive home to Ohio with Josh, whom she met through the college’s ride board. The more Charlie learns about Josh, the more she wonders if he’s the Campus Killer. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4116083?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXN1cnZpdmUgdGhlIG5pZ2h0

Worlds of Books will skip July due to conventions and meet at 9pm Eastern on 8/17/21 to discuss Two girls down: a novel DB90238 by Louisa Luna. If you like strong female characters as I do, you might also read the second book in this series titled The Janes DB98666. Alice Vega is not a character you will easily forget. The NLS annotation follows: Two girls down: a novel DB90238 Luna, Louisa. Reading time: 12 hours, 5 minutes. Read by Tavia Gilbert. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find them. Shut out immediately by the already stretched-thin local police department, Vega enlists the help of disgraced former cop Max Caplan. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3796483?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVR3byBnaXJscyBkb3du

Worlds of Books to discuss Turn a blind eye DB102899. The NLS annotation follows: Turn a blind eye DB102899 Archer, Jeffrey Read by George Blagden. Mystery and Detective Stories 1987. Detective Inspector William Warwick, from Hidden in Plain Sight (DB 101354), has been tasked with working undercover to root out corruption in the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. The investigation is threatened when a member of his team falls for their target. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3984284?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXR1cm4gYSBibGluZCBleWU

Worlds of Books will discuss The return DB100846. The NLS annotation follows: The return DB100846 Sparks, Nicholas. Reading time: 9 hours, 59 minutes. Read by Kyf Brewer. Mystery and Detective Stories Human Relations Bestsellers Romance When he is sent home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin Trevor Benson inherited from his grandfather seemed a good place to regroup. Trevor feels a connection with local deputy sheriff Natalie Masterson. Some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020.. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3926525?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVRoZSBSZXR1cm4

The last trial DB99795 Turow, Scott. Reading time: 15 hours, 57 minutes. Read by John Bedford Lloyd. Suspense Fiction Bestsellers Legal Fiction Eighty-five-year-old, Alejandro “Sandy” Stern–a brilliant defense lawyer with his health failing but spirit intact–is on the brink of retirement. But when his old friend Dr. Kiril Pafko–a former Nobel Prize winner–is faced with charges of insider trading, fraud, and murder, Stern decides to take on one last trial. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3589383?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSBsYXN0IHRyaWFs

Worlds of Books will discuss The splendid and the vile: a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz DB100054. The NLS annotation follows: The splendid and the vile: a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz DB100054 Larson, Erik. Reading time: 17 hours, 51 minutes. Read by Erik Larson. Bestsellers World History and Affairs The author of Dead Wake (DB 80936) describes Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. He examines this dark year of London’s history primarily through the domestic drama of Churchill and his family’s day-to-day experiences. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3731541?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSBzcGxlbmRpZCBhbmQgdGhlIHZpbGU

Worlds of Books to discuss Home work: a memoir of my Hollywood years DB97117. The NLS annotation follows: Home work: a memoir of my Hollywood years DB97117 Andrews, Julie; Hamilton, Emma Walton. Reading time: 13 hours, 26 minutes. Read by Julie Andrews. Stage and Screen Biography The actress follows up her first memoir, Home (DB 66539), picking up her life story as she arrives in Hollywood. She recounts her work on musical films such as The Sound of Music, as well as her experiences as a wife and mother. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2888610?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPUhvbWUgV29yaw  

Worlds of Books to discuss South of Broad DB69381 by Pat Conroy. The NLS annotation follows:   South of Broad: a novel DB69381 Conroy, Pat. Reading time: 20 hours, 42 minutes. Read by David Hartley-Margolin. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.   Human Relations Bestsellers   Charleston, South Carolina; 1960s. Lonely, troubled Leo and several other high school students form an unlikely but close-knit friendship. They endure crises and successes until their loyalty is put to a final test two decades later, in San Francisco. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.   You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website:   https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2478260?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVNvdXRoIG9mIEJyb2Fk  

Worlds of Books on 12/15/20 discussed Squeeze me DB100606 by Carl Hiaasen. The NLS annotation follows:   Squeeze me DB100606 Hiaasen, Carl. Reading time: 11 hours, 11 minutes. Read by Scott Brick.   Suspense Fiction Political Fiction Bestsellers   A prominent Palm Beach dowager is found dead in a concrete grave. Kiki Pew was an ardent fan of the Winter White House resident, and a founding member of the POTUSSIES. The President declares that Kiki was the victim of rampaging immigrant hordes. Meanwhile, there is an influx of huge, hungry pythons. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2020.   You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website:   https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3584019?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVNxdWVlemUgTWU

Topic: Worlds of Books discussion group Time: Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 9pm Eastern. Worlds of Books will meet at 9pm Eastern on 11/17/20 to discuss Hideaway DB99722 by Nora Roberts. The NLS annotation follows:

Topic: Worlds of Books discussion group Time: Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 9pm Eastern.

Worlds of Books discusses The giver of stars DB96907 by Jojo Moyes. The NLS annotation follows: The giver of stars DB96907 Moyes, Jojo. Reading time: 13 hours, 54 minutes. Read by Julia Whelan. Historical Fiction

Worlds of Books will meet at 9pm Eastern on 6/16/20 to discuss Summer of ’69 DB 95859 by Elin Hilderbrand. The NLS annotation follows: Summer of ’69 DB95859 Hilderbrand, Elin. Reading time: 13 hours, 36 minutes.

Worlds of Books will meet at 9pm Eastern on 5/19/20 to discuss Magic hour: a novel DB 63255 by Kristin Hannah. The NLS annotation follows: Magic hour: a novel DB63255 Hannah, Kristin. Reading time: 13 hours, 23 minutes.

Worlds of Books will meet at 9pm Eastern on 4/21/20 to discuss Elevator pitch DB 96405 by Linwood Barclay. The NLS annotation follows: Elevator pitch DB96405 Barclay, Linwood. Reading time: 12 hours, 55 minutes.