New Adult Fiction: Friday, May 9

Need a new book for some weekend reading? We have a steady stream of new material arriving every week, so there’s always something interesting to read. We will continue to offer “Grab and Go” services for those who prefer to place their books on hold online and then pick them up in the cabinet inside the library.

Here are a few of the new fiction books that have arrived at the library recently. We invite you to check them out.

The Murder Machine

This state-of-the-art smart home has everything, but standing above its owner’s lifeless body, FBI agent Jude Mackenzie is faced with the daunting task of discovering how the woman was killed by her own home. How do you catch a murderer that doesn’t leave any fingerprints? Enter Special Agent Victoria Tennant, whose familiarity with cybercrime reveals the stark truth: a machine can only do what it’s been directed to. As the number of grisly “accidents” begins to rise, the pair must race to uncover the perpetrator even as they find themselves caught in their digital crosshairs!

Candle Island

Lucretia Sanderson has a secret. Lucretia and her mother have come to tiny Candle Island, Maine to escape memories of the car accident that killed her father and escape the journalists that hound her mother, a famous and reclusive artist. Lucretia dedicates her summer days to painting, exploring the island, and caring for an orphaned osprey chick. But Candle Island has secrets of its own and just like the strong tides that surround the shores, they will catch Lucretia in their wake. With an unforgettable New England setting and a complex web of relationships old and new, Candle Island is a powerful story about art, loss, and the power of being true to your own voice.

Death in the Dressing Room

Carole Seddon doesn’t care for the theatre. But her neighbor Jude counts the job of actress among her many and varied past careers. So when Jude attends the closing night of a new play based on a classic TV sitcom, Carole is interested—but only because she suspects the leading man, Drake Purslow, is one of her scandalous friend’s ex-lovers. After the performance, Jude makes her way to Drake’s dressing room, only to find him dead. Did one of the play’s cast have a long-held grudge against the show’s star? Or are more recent hatreds to blame? Jude is determined to find out—and Carole, who despite protestations is almost pathologically nosy, is right there to investigate alongside her.