Mama Hissa’s Mice, Saud Alsanousi, Amazon Crossing – Katkouk, Fahd and Sadiq are a mismatched trio who grew up together in the Surra district of Kuwait in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Lacking a common faith or heritage, nevertheless they form a solid friendship.
The Poison Garden, A J Banner, Lake Union – Elise Watters returns home to idyllic Chinook Island off the Washington coast expecting a joyful reunion with her husband, Dr. Keiran Lund, in time for their first anniversary.
What I Stand On –The Collected Essays of Wendell Berry, 1969 – 2017, Library of America – Wendell Berry has been called “quintessentially American,” but the essays and book excerpts in this brilliant collection prove that he is much, much more.
The Two Lila Bennetts, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Lake Union – High flying criminal defense attorney Lila Bennett has made some bad choices in her life. Her marriage to once best-selling novelist Ethan is in the doldrums.
The Bone Fire, S. D. Sykes, Pegasus Crime – Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, remembers the Black Death all too well. When the deadly plague returns to England in the year 1361, Oswald takes no chances, conveying his family to the refuge offered by his friend Godfrey, Lord Eden.
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, Kelly Harms, Lake Union Publishing – Amy Byler encounters her estranged husband in her local pharmacy, triggering a whole range of feelings. John walked out on her and their son and daughter three years ago.
The Poison Thread, Laura Purcell, Penguin Books – Dorothea Truelove is a young, beautiful and rich society woman, living a life of ease with her widowed father.
Valencia and Valentine, Suzy Krause, Lake Union – Working over seventeen years as a debt collector, suffering a lifetime with crippling OCD, Valencia approaches her thirty-fifth birthday with trepidation.
Dahlia Black, Keith Thomas, Leopoldo & Company – In 2023 astronomer Dahlia Mitchell is the first to identify a signal beamed from outer space by an intelligence other than human.
Summer Hours, Amy Mason Doan, Graydon House – Becc Reardon, ace student and fan of Nellie Bly and Ed Murrow, always intended to become a star print journalist.
