Blending courtroom drama with vivid social observation, the book reads like a novel but is entirely true, populated by unforgettable characters, from society ladies and con artists to drag queens and voodoo priestesses, all acting as a chorus to one of the most infamous crimes in Southern history.
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February's Book:
Eleni has spent every summer of her life on sun-drenched Crete, enjoying the peace and beauty of her grandfather’s villa - until 1936, when a young German visitor, Otto, changes everything. A sweet and innocent romance blooms under the Cretan sun, but when war erupts and Crete falls under Nazi occupation, their love is tested in the most dangerous ways. The Echoes of Love is a moving story of love, loyalty, family, and courage, a tender portrait of the island and the hearts willing to fight for it.
February's Theme: March in to Mystery
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
GOOD READS SCORE: 3.93 /5 (296K ratings)
TRUE CRIME
Shots ring out in a Savannah mansion before dawn, and the question of murder or self-defence grips the city for years. In this masterful work of true crime, John Berendt chronicles a landmark killing while painting an irresistible portrait of Savannah itself, a place where secrets, gossip, and eccentricity flourish beneath the Spanish moss.
What if the people we trust are the ones we should fear? The breakout thriller of 2019, this chilling novel follows radio host Jessamine Gooch, who investigates the lives of convicted killers, until a missing woman’s case pulls her dangerously close to a threat in her own life.
Set during a long, dark London winter, this is a tense, unsettling thriller about charmers, manipulators, and the monsters hiding in plain sight, perfect for fans of He Said / She Said and psychologically sharp suspense.
The Girls I've Been - Tess Sharpe
GOOD READS SCORE: 4.03 /5 (54k ratings)
YOUNG ADULT / LGBT THRILLER
A slick, twisty YA thriller about the daughter of a con artist who’s forced to use her old skills when a routine bank visit turns into a hostage situation. Nora O’Malley has spent years pretending to be normal, but when a bank robbery traps her, her carefully buried past comes roaring back, and the criminals have no idea who they’re really dealing with.
Fast-paced, smart, and full of surprises, this is the novel behind the Netflix adaptation, perfect for readers who love high-stakes tension, clever twists, and fearless heroines.
She promised she wouldn’t tell. They made sure she couldn’t…
At her surprise 40th birthday party, Kate Granger feels like the luckiest woman in the world but just hours later her fifteen-year-old daughter, Caily, is found unconscious underneath a bridge when she should have been at school.
Now, Caily lies comatose in her hospital bed, and the police don’t believe it was an accident. As the investigation progresses, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in the family was where they claimed to be at the time of her fall.
Caily should be safe in hospital but not everyone wants her to wake up. Someone is desperate to protect the truth and it isn’t just Caily’s life that is in danger.
Because some secrets are worth killing for…
Previous Meet the Author Videos:
Keri Beevis - Nowhere To Hide
Terry Lynn Thomas - The Betrayal
Shari Low - One Christmas Eve
Amanda Jennings - The Judas Tree
