NLS Annotation The river we remember DB116354 Krueger, William Kent. Reading time: 13 hours, 38 minutes. Read by CJ Wilson. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Bestsellers War Stories “On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota, gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. Caught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn’s death threatens to expose.” — Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. Bookshare This book can be found on Bookshare at this link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5716207?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQnJpdmVyJTJCd2UlMkJyZW1lbWJlcg

Please join us on Sunday, January 28, 2024 @ 5:00 PM Eastern to discuss Secluded cabin sleeps six DB113174 by Lisa Unger with guest facilitator Shelly Kane. NLS Annotation Secluded cabin sleeps six DB113174 Unger, Lisa Reading time: 12 hours, 23 minutes. Vivienne Leheny Suspense Fiction Psychological Fiction "What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah's generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R. But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare. A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep. How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?" -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bookshare This book can be found on Bookshare at this link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5616065?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXNlY2x1ZGVkJTJCY2FiaW4lMkJzbGVlcHMlMkJzaXg

NLS Description: Six cats a slayin': a Cat in the stacks mystery DB94075 James, Miranda Reading time: 8 hours, 42 minutes. Erin Bennett A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories With cat Diesel's help, Charlie welcomes five tiny felines left on his doorstop. Meanwhile, his nosy neighbor Gerry Albritton, a real estate agent, decides to throw a lavish holiday party--where she winds up dead. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018. This book is available on Bookshare at the following link: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/2269467?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPVNpeCUyQmNhdHMlMkI

Swamp sweets DB105832 by Jana DeLeon. NLS Annotation Swamp sweets DB105832 DeLeon, Jana Reading time: 7 hours, 46 minutes. Kristin Allison Humor Mystery and Detective Stories The town of Sinful is getting ready for Thanksgiving. But the enjoyment of fall ends when, instead of bagging a turkey on their hunting trip, Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie instead bag the body of Miles Broussard. Ally Lemarque, who recently bought Miles' building, is attacked. Some violence and some strong language. 2021.

Home before dark DB99512 Sager, Riley Reading time: 11 hours, 6 minutes. Jon Lindstrom Suspense Fiction Supernatural and Horror Fiction Psychological Fiction Maggie Holt returns to the house made famous by her father's bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound and dangerous secrets hidden within its walls? Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

NLS annotation: Mr. Mercedes: a novel DB79570 King, Stephen Reading time: 17 hours, 46 minutes. Erik Sandvold A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Bestsellers Job-fair applicants are mowed down by a man in a stolen Mercedes--and eight die. The killer later sends a letter to ex-cop Bill Hodges, who--with the help of two others--is determined to find him before he strikes again. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2014. Here is the Bookshare link to this book: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/5459117?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPU1yLiUyQk1lcmNlZGVz

NLS DESCRIPTION : Look both ways: a novel DB110470 Barclay, Linwood Reading time: 9 hours, 41 minutes. Jack Fox Suspense Fiction Science Fiction Family "These headlights are watching you... The media have descended on Garrett Island, a small, isolated community that is the setting of a visionary experiment. All the residents' cars were sent to the mainland and for the past month the islanders have been "driving" the Arrival, a revolutionary autonomous vehicle. With a simple voice command, an Arrival will take you wherever you want to go and, because the fleet is networked and aware of one another, car travel is now 100% safe. The future, it seems, has arrived. As the excitement reaches a fever pitch, Sandra Montrose—islander, single mom, and public relations executive—prepares for Arrival Inc.'s flashy press event. Sandra is more than ready for this new world. Her husband died after falling asleep at the wheel and she's relieved that her two teens, Archie and Katie, will never need driver's licenses. But as the celebratory day gets underway, disaster strikes. A visiting journalist has vanished, possibly murdered. Before long, the Arrivals run amok, no longer taking orders from their passengers. They're starting to organize. They're beginning to hunt. And they seem hell-bent on killing any human they encounter. Is this all just a tragic accident, a technological malfunction with deadly consequences? Or were the vehicles programmed to act this way in a cruel act of corporate sabotage? Or could it be that the Arrivals have a mind of their own? Fasten your seatbelts—it's going to be a bumpy ride" -- Provided by publisher. Violence, strong language and some descriptions of sex. Here is the Bookshare link to this book: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4583202?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPWxvb2slMkJib3RoJTJCd2F5cw

We will be discussing Maisie Dobbs: a novel DB67808 by Jacqueline Winspear when the Mystery Book Discussion Group next meets on 7/23/23 at 5pm Eastern. This is the first book in a series of which BARD currently has 16 titles in audio format. BARD also has these 16 titles in Braille format. Liz Lindsey is the group facilitator and will be leading the discussion. NLS annotation: Maisie Dobbs: a novel DB67808 Winspear, Jacqueline Reading time: 9 hours, 28 minutes. Jill Fox A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Historical mystery fiction Historical romance fiction War Stories Thirteen-year-old Maisie is lucky to be a maid in the home of a wealthy London suffragette who sees to her education. Maisie becomes a private investigator in 1929 after serving as a nurse during the Great War. Her first case involves a shelter for wounded veterans. 2003.

Greetings! We will be discussing the first book in the Library Mysteries Series, Books Can be Deceiving, DB80256, by Jenn McKinlay. Please note that this is a multi-book download. NLS INFO: Books one through five, written between 2011 and 2014, in the series featuring library director and amateur sleuth Lindsey Norris of Briar Creek, Connecticut. In Books Can Be Deceiving, Beth Stanley, Lindsey's friend and employee and an aspiring children's author, is suspected of murdering her famous-writer boyfriend. 2014.

Please join us on Sunday 4-23-23 @ 5:00 PM, EDT to discuss the first book in this three book collection , Vanishing Girls by Lisa Ragan BARD Description Detective Josie Quinn.. Books 1-3 DB92685 Regan, Lisa, (Lisa L.); Regan, Lisa Reading time: 27 hours, 9 minutes. Emily Ellet A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories After an abusive upbringing and a failed marriage to her childhood friend, Josie Quinn works as a detective in the small town of Denton. Includes Vanishing Girls, The Girl with No Name, and Her Mother's Grave, in which Detective Quinn uncovers startling information about her past. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018.

Please join us on Sunday, 3 - 26 - 23, at 5 PM Eastern daylight time, to discuss The Hunting Party by Lisa Foley, DB94270. NLS DISCRIPTION: The hunting party DB 94270 Lucy, (Novelist) Quirk, Moira. Reading time 10 hours, minutes. Read by Gary Furlong. Subjects: Suspense Fiction Description: A group of thirtysomething Oxford friends gather for their annual New Year vacation. They arrive at this year's idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands just before a historic blizzard seals them off from the outside world. Two days later, one of them is dead. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Please join us on Sunday. 2/26/23 @ 5:00 PM EST. NLS Description The Cartographers DB 107824 Shepherd, Peng. Reading time 14 hours, 17 minutes. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction; Family; Fantasy Fiction Description: When her estranged father dies, Nell investigates a strange map she finds in his desk that she has seen before. Though it is seemingly worthless, she discovers that a collector has been hunting down and destroying all other copies of it. In learning the map's story, Nell uncovers a powerful family secret. Unrated. Commercial Audiobook.

NLS Description The Last to Vanish DB109691 Miranda, Megan. Reading time 9 hours, 26 minutes. Read by Alex Allwine. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Suspense Fiction; Mystery and Detective Stories Description: "Ten years ago, Abigail Lovett fell into a job she loves, managing The Passage Inn, a cozy, upscale resort nestled in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutter's Pass. Cutter's Pass is best known for its outdoor offerings—rafting and hiking, with access to the Appalachian trail by way of a gorgeous waterfall—and its mysterious history. As the book begins, the string of unsolved disappearances that has haunted the town is once again thrust into the spotlight when journalist Landon West, who was staying at the inn to investigate the story of the vanishing trail, then disappears himself. Abby has sometimes felt like an outsider within the community, but she's come to view Cutter's Pass as her home. When Landon's brother Trey shows up looking for answers, Abby can't help but feel the town closing ranks. And she's still on the outside. When she finds incriminating evidence that may bring them closer to the truth, Abby soon discovers how little she knows about her coworkers.

NLS Discription The house across the lake: a novel DB108524 Sager, Riley Reading time: 11 hours, 7 minutes. Bernadette Dunne Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories "Be careful what you watch for . . . Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family's lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing--a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other--and the longer Casey watches--it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom's marriage isn't as perfect as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesn't realize is that there's more to the story than meets the eye--and that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces. Packed with sharp characters, psych

Please join us on Sunday, October 23rd, At 5 PM EDT. We will be discussing the book The Big Over Easy, by Jasper Fforde, DB62658. This is the 1st book in The Nursery Crimes series. NLS Description: Detective Inspector Jack Spratt of the Reading Police Department Nursery Crime Division investigates the untimely demise of Humpty Dumpty--ex-con, womanizer, alcoholic, and philanthropist--found shattered to death. When the pieces add up to foul play, Jack and his partner, Mary Mary, sort through Humpty's secret, sordid past. Some strong language. 2005.

Read by Suzy Jackson Reading time: 9 hrs. 32 min. NLS Discription Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories; Supernatural and Horror Fiction Description: "Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman's lifeless body. Then, Teddy's artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it's too late." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022

Please join us Sunday August 28, 2022 to discuss The bone house DB106032 by Brian Freeman. Your facilitator for this meeting is Liz Lindsey, Elizabethl@comcast.net. NLS Annotation: The bone house DB106032 Freeman, Brian; Barrett, Joe Reading time: 12 hours, 0 minutes. Joe Barrett Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories Hilary Bradley is trying to prove her husband Mark innocent of murdering a teen girl. His case isn't helped by past accusations of a torrid affair with a student. The only person who believes Hilary is quirky detective Cab Bolton. Dark secrets of the community are revealed. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2011. Here is the link to The Bone House on Bookshare: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/1928868?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPXRoZSUyQmJvbmUlMkJob3VzZQ

Please join us to discuss The Christie Affair, DB106614NLS DescriptionThe Christie Affair DB 106614 Gramont, Nina de. Reading time 10 hours, 26 minutes. Read by Lucy Scott. A production of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress. Subjects: Historical Fiction Description: London, 1925. After Archie Christie tells his famous wife, author Agatha Christie, that he is having an affair and wants a divorce, Agatha disappears for eleven days. Based on these real events, this novel explores the story of Archie's mistress, Nan O'Dea. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Commercial audiobook. 2022.

NLS annotation, as well as he ZOOM information. The cooking school murders DB21819 Rich, Virginia Reading time: 7 hours, 53 minutes. Patricia Beaudry National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories Takes place in the small farming town of Harrington, Iowa. After the first session of a gourmet cooking class, one of the thirteen class members is found with her throat slashed; another is a suicide and the apparent murderer; a third member drowns. All remaining members are suspect.

Please join us on Sunday, May 22nd @ 5:00 EDT, to discuss the book, 1222, by Anne Holt DB100491 . NLS Description: 1222 DB100491 Holt, Anne Reading time: 10 hours, 40 minutes. Kate Reading Mystery and Detective Stories A train traveling to northern Norway derails during a massive blizzard, 1,222 meters above sea level. The passengers think they are safe after finding shelter from the storm at an old hotel--until one of them turns up dead. Now paralyzed, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate. Translated from the 2007 Norwegian. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2010..