The Garden Intrigue
An American widow and a British spy form a wary alliance in Willig's latest entry in her Pink Carnation series (after The Orchid Affair, 2011). Paris, 1804: Emma Delagardie is famous for throwing fabulous parties. Augustus Whittlesby is famous for writing bad poetry. What Emma doesn't know is that Augustus's "career" as a poet is actually a front for his real career as a spy. And that he needs her help for his latest assignment: uncovering the truth behind Napoleon's secret naval weapon. But will their growing feelings for each other get in the way? A delightful blend of romance and suspense.
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
American secretary Peggielene Bartels was born in Ghana but moved to Washington, D.C., where she became a U.S. citizen and worked at the Ghanian embassy. In 2008, after the death of her royal uncle, she was chosen to be King Peggy of Otuam, a traditional village off the west coast of Africa. Upon her arrival, she discovered there was no running water, no doctor, no high school, and many of the elders were stealing from the village’s funds. Ruling part time and traveling between Washington and Ghana on her secretary’s salary, the modern and headstrong King Peggy decided to make a difference.
Simon: The Genius in My Basement
Math prodigy Simon Philips Norton won a gold medal at the International Math Olympiad as a teen, became a star student at Cambridge University, and published the group theory classic, The Atlas of Finite Groups, in his twenties. When author Alexander Masters (Stuart: A Life Backwards, 2006) met him, Norton was his eccentric landlord who lived in the basement crammed with trash and bus schedules. It turns out Norton became fixated on The Monster, a set of numbers with 808017424794512875886459904961710757005754368000000000 columns. For fans of Sylvia Nasar’s A Beautiful Mind (1998).
Sticks & Stones: A Cat DeLuca Mystery
Chicago P.I. Cat DeLuca probes the murder of her assistant's husband in Larsen's (Liar, Liar, 2010) hilariously frenetic latest. Cat, owner of the Pants on Fire Detective Agency, normally specializes in catching cheating spouses, but this time out she's making an exception. Cleo Jones's unfaithful husband, Walter, has been found dead. Now Cleo is the prime suspect, and Cat is determined to prove her innocence. She'd like some help from her gorgeous FBI boyfriend Chance Savino, but unfortunately he's been M.I.A. Can she catch the perp without him? For fans of Stephanie Plum.
What Happened to Hannah
A Baltimore insurance agent is forced to confront her painful past in McComas's gracefully written debut. Hannah Benson fled her hometown of Clearfield, Virginia, 20 years ago, the night her mother finally killed her abusive father. A phone call from her ex-boyfriend, town sheriff Grady Steadman, brings her back. Her mother and sister have died, leaving Hannah the sole guardian of her teenage niece, Anna. As Hannah tentatively tries her hand at motherhood, she also rekindles her relationship with Grady. But the past continues to haunt her, leaving the reader to wonder: what really happened to Hannah?
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