“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”
– L.M. Montgomery
Regular Lied Lincoln Library Township hours are Monday-Thursday, 1:30-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
“Divided Sky” is by Jeff Carson. One man is dead and another is missing down south near Ridgway, Colo. Chief Detective David Wolf is assigned to check on former Sheriff Harold “Hal” Burton because a person of interest in the case is also missing – Burton’s estranged nephew, Jesse. Wolf learns more is going on than he thought. He discovers disturbing clues. Back in Rocky Points, change is in the air. If Wolf can survive the evils in Ridgway, he will have trouble awaiting him at home. Wolf needs to use all of his skills to survive another day. This book is in regular print.
“American Dirt” is by Jeanine Cummins.
Lydia runs a bookstore in Acapulco, Mexico.
Her husband is a journalist. One day, Javier comes in to buy a few books that are Lydia’s favorites. Javier is charming. Lydia is unaware that he is the boss of a drug cartel. Her husband writes an exposé about Javier. Lydia knows she must flee with her young son, Luca. They take a train that takes them north. Javier can’t reach them in the United States. Everyone is running from something, but Lydia wonders what they are running toward. This book is in regular print.
“The Orphans of Mersea House” is by Marty Wingate. After World War II, Olive Kersey is alone and penniless in Southwold, England.
She reunites with her childhood friend, Margery Paxton, who has inherited Mersea House.
Margery wants to turn it into a lodging house and asks Olive to operate it. Two enigmatic lodgers move in. Then Margery must take in the orphaned daughter of her first love – Juniper Wyckes, who had polio when she was young.
The children’s officer at the local authority makes it clear that Juniper could be taken away if not properly cared for. Mersea House holds many secrets that threaten to destroy all friendships. This book is in regular print.
“Wolf” is by Herbert J. Stern and Alan A.
Winter. This historical novel begins after World War I. Friedrich Richard meets Adolf Hitler in the mental ward of a German hospital. Hitler, known as “Wolf,” is an army corporal who suffers from hysterical blindness. Wolf relies on Friedrich since he can’t see or care for himself and the two bond. Friedrich watches Hitler evolve over the next 15 years into a dictator. The authors completed extensive research to reveal the real Hitler. This book is in regular print.
