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Rage Against the Dying
Judy Kaye
May 24, 2013

Listened to this one and the reader is great! The book is a real corker of a read as well and will make my best of 2013 list for sure.  Brigid Quinn is an ex-FBI officer like no other. Here's a quote from the book to give you a flavor:  “Keeping secrets, telling lies, they require the same skill. Both become a habit, almost an addiction, that’s hard to break even with the people closest to you, out of the business. For example, they say never trust a woman who tells you her age; if she can’t keep that secret, she can’t keep yours. I’m fifty-nine.”

 
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The Last Policeman
Ben Winters
May 15, 2013

So the world is going to get hit by a massive meteor and life as you know it will be over in about 6 months - what do you do?  Quit your job, travel, take up a new hobby?  Not Detective Hank Palace - he has a crime to solve and a little thing like a meteor isn't stopping him from finding his killer.  This was a twist of a read and not what I would call a normal crime novel. Give it a try - before the meteors hit.
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The Boy in the Snow
M. J. McGrath
May 9, 2013

I read to travel.  If you're like me, budget limits the number of trips you can take. Hence the reason I like this series by McGrath.  This is the second book in the series and in addition to traveling to the Arctic, I really like the main character, Edie Kiglatuk.  Edie is half Inuit and lives on Ellesmere Island - so far north, the nearest neighbor is Greenland. The Iditarod race serves as a background for this book but the focus is really around human trafficking.  Edie is a strong, tenaciuos character and I look forward to more travels with her.
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Polaris
Jack McDevitt
May 1, 2013

Polaris - a book title, a mall, and library software!  The library is moving to new software that manages all of our material and customer information on May 22.  By now, hope you have had time to explore the new features on our web site.  We are all working hard to make this a seamless transition.  We will be posting more details shortly to inform you about the upcoming changes.  Lots of cool things coming and the best thing in my mind - more books!  This move to new software integrates eleven libraries in central Ohio giving you access to over 1 million titles and approx. 3 million items when you search the new catalog beginning May 22.  As a devoted bookworm - I'm thrilled!!!! 
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The Absolutist
John Boyne
April 23, 2013

Well written and especially moving novel about World War One; I knew war was hell but what we also do to each other outside of war is unconscionable as well.
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Gods and Beasts
Denise Mina
April 17, 2013

This police procedural series gets better with each entry.  Set in Scotland, the lead character is DS Alex Morrow who is back on duty after giving birth to twin boys.  The plot revolves around Glasgow's crime war but Mina's books focus on the characters and how people's lives intertwine in surprising ways.