The Disappearance of Agatha Christie - a Movie and Book Review

by Donna Huber

While I enjoy reading an Agatha Christie movie, I don't know much about the life of the author. I'm not sure how or when I found out that she disappeared for 11 days, but I think it might have been when I saw a listing on PBS for a movie about those 11 days. While I wanted to watch it, I couldn't remember to when I would have time for an hour and a half movie.  Then a few months ago, I saw a book about her disappearance that is set to publish next week. I have enjoyed learning about authors when I've done deep dives into some of the classics, so I was interested in learning more about an author that I knew very little about. So last weekend I made time for the movie and then this week I listened to the audiobook. They are very different but both were entertaining.

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The Tenderest of Strings by Steven Schwartz ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

"They were a fractured family, kept together by the tenderest of strings, but they were still here." (p 260)

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The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

I always see books about libraries but it is usually after they've been out for a while and the hold lists is long at the digital library. Many of them are historical fiction or have elements of fantasy or magical realism. I saw The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and accepted it for review but when I started to read it I had forgotten what it was about so I expected it to be like the other recent books about libraries. But it wasn't it.

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New from DC Comics

by MK French

DC Comics has a couple of new stories out this month that I really enjoyed. One is the second book in a trilogy and the other is one new to me. If you are a fan of graphic novels and comics, then you will want to pick up these two.

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The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

At the crossroads, Tom pointed to a sign tacked to a big oak tree, crudely painted with the words, SWALLOW HILL WORK CAMP and an arrow pointing right.

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Hold My Place by Cassondra Windwalker ~ a Review

by MK French

Librarian Sigrun falls for married Edgar Leyward, but his wife Octavia soon dies from a sudden illness. Their illicit affair soon becomes a whirlwind romance, but the shadow of Edgar's former loves hangs over them. Three women met early deaths, and Sigrun feels the edges of her own identity fade as she reads through their letters. She doesn't think dark magic is real, but shadows stalk the halls of the Leyward house, and the lines between the past and present blur.

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Light Years From Home by Mike Chen ~ a Review

by MK French

Fifteen years ago, the Shao family was broken apart. Evie and Kass' father and brother vanished, and when their father was found days later, he said they were abducted by aliens. Jakob remained missing. Kass became the rock of the family while Evie pursued alien conspiracy theories to look for Jakob. The two effectively don't speak for fifteen years, until Evie's UFO network finds Jakob. He talks about an intergalactic war, and the FBI is after Jakob. The sisters will have to fix their relationship to help Jakob.

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