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Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

A light, feel-good romp perfect for summer! A shopkeeper in San Francisco’s Chinatown solves a murder in her tea shop – “because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands.” Move on to the sequel, Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), and check out the author’s “Aunties” series.  (Vicki)

 
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
From one of the best voices in modern folk horror – a young woman is tasked with cleaning out the home of her dead grandmother, a hoarder, in the Appalachian foothills. The mess is disturbing, but it quickly becomes clear that the real horrors are in the woods around the home. If Ari Aster directed an episode of Hoarders, it might be this unsettling.  (Kate)

 

 
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

In 1921 a young English woman runs away from her family and an arranged marriage and winds up in Dubin in a mysterious bookshop. One hundred years later a young Irish woman flees her violent husband and winds up in the same place. Magic realism at work in    Ireland.  (Lois)






 
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow

Samuel Clemens’ life is one amazing thing after another! Steamboat captain, journalist, satirist, lecturer, great American novelist… bankruptcy, much personal tragedy and eccentricity. Chernow’s other biographies include Broadway-inspiration Hamilton; a brilliant portrait of the Morgan banking family; Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington: A Life; and deep-dives on Ulysses S. Grant, John D. Rockefeller, and The Warburgs. (Bruce)

 
Lights Out by Navessa Allen

A dark, and darkly funny, romance about an online fantasy becoming reality. Allen’s laugh-out-loud humor makes this a great pick for a fun summer read. The next book in the Into Darkness series, Caught Up, is out now!  (Arizona)






 
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

A fun, fast paced mystery with a unique twist that will have you rooting for the killers. (Abigail)