Historical fiction

  • Deadly summer nights : A Catskill summer resort mystery, book 1

    Creator

    Delany, Vicki

    Abstract

    "An immersive setting with details of running a Catskillsresort in the 1950s (think Kellerman’s in Dirty Dancing) beautifully frame a story with plot twistsand a cast of well-delineated characters."- Booklist. A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is found murdered, in this new 1950s set mystery series. It’s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman’s Catskills Resort.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Non spécifié
  • Skin of the sea : Skin of the sea, book 1

    Creator

    Bowen, Natasha

    Abstract

    Instant New York Times Bestseller -A Black mermaid takes on the gods themselves in this "impressive" fantasy debut that "blends West African history and Yoruban mythology to create a new fairy tale" ( New York Times ). The first book in a powerful series that is perfect for fans of The Gilded Ones and those eagerly anticipating the live action film adaptation of The Little Mermaid. A way to survive. A way to serve. A way to save. Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata-a mermaid-collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Listening Library (Audio)

    Non spécifié
  • Palmares

    Creator

    Jones, Gayl

    Abstract

    A New York Times "Biggest New Books Coming Out in September" Selection · A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Pick · A Guardian "50 Biggest Books of Autumn 2021" Selection · An Esquire "Best Books of Fall 2021" Selection · A Buzzfeed "Best Books Coming Out This Fall" Selection · A Bustle "Most Anticipated Books of September 2021" Selection  · A LitHub "22 Novels You Need to Read This Fall" Selection · A Kirkus Reviews "16 Best Books to Read in September" Selection · A Root September "PageTurner" "This story shimmers. Shakes. Wails. Moves to rhythms long forgotten . . .

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Beacon Press

    Non spécifié
  • Kingdom of the cursed : Kingdom of the wicked, book 2

    Creator

    Maniscalco, Kerri

    Abstract

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco comes a sizzling, sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked! Emilia will do whatever it took to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria...even if that means descending into Hell itself and accepting the hand of the Pride, the ruler of the kingdom of the Wicked. The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone in Hell than ever before.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Jimmy Patterson

    Non spécifié
  • Blind tiger

    Creator

    Brown, Sandra

    Abstract

    The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas. Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble-and lands in more than he bargained for. On the day he arrives in Foley, Texas, a local woman goes missing. Thatcher, the only stranger in town, is suspected of her abduction, and worse.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland

    Grand Central Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • The box in the woods : Truly devious, book 4

    Creator

    Johnson, Maureen

    Abstract

    After solving the case of Truly Devious , Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she's back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer. But then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls-the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Non spécifié
  • The women's march : a novel of the 1913 woman suffrage procession

    Creator

    Chiaverini, Jennifer

    Abstract

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with The Women's March, an enthralling historical novel of the woman's suffrage movement inspired by three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote. Twenty-five-year-old Alice Paul returns to her native New Jersey after several years on the front lines of the suffrage movement in Great Britain. Weakened from imprisonment and hunger strikes, she is nevertheless determined to invigorate the stagnant suffrage movement in her homeland.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • The wicked widow : The wicked city, book 3

    Creator

    Williams, Beatriz

    Abstract

    Gin Kelly, the wicked redhead, is back! Readers will delight in next installment of the Wicked City series by New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams. June 1925. Audacious Appalachian flapper Geneva "Gin" Kelly prepares to trade her high-flying ways for respectable marriage to Oliver Anson Marshall, a steadfast Prohibition agent who happens to hail from one of New York's most distinguished families.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • The wicked city : The wicked city, book 1

    Creator

    Williams, Beatriz

    Abstract

    New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a debonair Princetonian from a wealthy family. When she discovers her husband cheating, Ella Hawthorne impulsively moves out of their SoHo loft and into a small apartment in an old Greenwich Village building. Her surprisingly attractive new neighbor, Hector, warns her to stay out of the basement at night.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié
  • Small pleasures

    Creator

    Chambers, Clare

    Abstract

    Now available in the US-the literary novel that has taken Britain by storm! In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett-an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes a sudden turn into a pitched battle between propriety and unexpected passion. "With wit and dry humor...quietly affecting in unexpected ways. Chambers' language is beautiful, achieving what only the most skilled writers can: big pleasure wrought from small details."-The New York Times. Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Non spécifié