Claire’s Picks
1. ‘The Money Shot’ by Stuart Woods
2. ‘Clock Dance’ by Anne Tyler
3. ‘Tailspin’ by Sandra Brown
4. ‘The Middle-Man’ by Olen Steinhauer
5. ‘Desperate Girls’ by Laura Griffin
‘The Money Shot’ – Teddy Fay is off on another adventure and has donned a new disguise – that of Mark Weldon, a stuntman and actor starring in a new film. When the leading lady begins receiving blackmail threats, Teddy is in the perfect position to investigate and so the story begins…
‘Clock Dance’ – An inspiring novel of one woman’s transformative journey, a story of hope, self-discovery, and second chances. Willa Drake receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she’s never met, her nine-year-old daughter and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory-surround by eccentric neighbours who treat each other like family, she will find solace and fulfillment in unexpected place.
‘Tailspin’ – Well loved author Sandra Brown returns with a mix of spine-tingling suspense and romance in this thriller about a daring pilot caught in a race against time. Rye Mallett, a freight dog pilot flying cargo to far-flung locations will fly anywhere in any kind of weather and delivers goods safely to their destination. So when Rye is asked to fly into a completely fogbound northern Georgia town and deliver a mysterious black box he doesn’t ask questions but he is curious and we know curiosity killed the cat.
‘The Middle-Man’ – One day in the early summer of 2017 about four hundred people disappear from their lives. They leave behind cell phones, credit cards, jobs, houses, families – everything – all on the same day. Where have they gone? Why? The only answer for weeks is silence…a good read.
‘Desperate Girls’ – A romantic thriller that follows a desperate woman on the run as she hides from a killer’s symbolic revenge spree. Defence attorney Brynn Holloran is right at home among cops, criminals, and tough as-nails prosecutors. With her sharp wit and pointed words, she has a tendency to intimidate, and she likes it that way. She’s a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom, but in her personal life, she’s a mess. When a vicious murderer she once helped prosecute resurfaces and starts a killing spree to wipe out those who put him behind bars, one thing becomes clear: Brynn needs to run for her life and so it begins…
Still a few weeks before school starts to bring your children to the Mindemoya library Tuesday mornings from 11 am to 12 noon for Children’s Fun Time. Stories that are read and crafts to do ending with a snack is a fun time!
Mahjong is still being played Wednesday mornings at the library from 10 am to 12 noon. This is a adult outing and everybody is welcome to come and learn and play this exciting game.
IT tech is here at the Mindemoya library every Wednesday in the resource room to help solve your problems with your computer. From 10 am to 12 noon he will show you how to do almost anything with your computer whether it be opening an email account, sending pictures, or downloading music he can help you. If you have a glitch and just can’t hit the right button to get the computer working again he can help. This is a free service we offer to all Central Manitoulin residents.
As summer starts to wind down there is still warm days coming, the kind of day to relax on a beach or at a cabin and read a good book, and your library has many new books to read, talking books to listen to or DVDs to watch.
See you at your library.
