New Year, New Authors | Fort Macleod RCMP Centennial Library

by Lusk, Sean

Book - 2023

In 1755, Abel Cloudesley, a watchmaker and creator of mechanical automata, is mourning his wife who died giving birth to their son, Zachary. Six years lat...Show more In 1755, Abel Cloudesley, a watchmaker and creator of mechanical automata, is mourning his wife who died giving birth to their son, Zachary. Six years later, Abel is devastated when an accident takes Zachary’s eye. With his new eye made of gold and lapis, now with a gift of second sight, he is sent to live with his aunt the country. Abel buries himself in work until he is coerced into designing a chess-playing automaton to spy on the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. After meeting the Sultan, Abel is not heard from again. Years later, teenage Zachary receives a letter saying his father is alive, a prisoner of the Sultan. Zachary sets off on a journey, determined to find Abel and bring him home. Show less

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The Curse of Penryth Hall

A Mystery

by Armstrong, Jess

Book - 2023

After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn, delivering a box of books to Penryth Hall, the home to her once dearest friend, Tamsyn, is drawn into a...Show more After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn, delivering a box of books to Penryth Hall, the home to her once dearest friend, Tamsyn, is drawn into a mystery when Tamsyn's husband is murdered and the crime is blamed on a curse -- one that could claim Tamsyn's life as well. Show less

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A Burning

A Novel

by Majumdar, Megha

Book - 2020

An attack on a train leaves 104 people dead. Jivan is a bright woman from the slums. She is wrongly accused of planning the attack when she makes a carele...Show more An attack on a train leaves 104 people dead. Jivan is a bright woman from the slums. She is wrongly accused of planning the attack when she makes a careless comment on Facebook. Lovely can provide the alibi that will set Jivan free, but her appearance in court has unexpected consequences. A story about the corrosive media cycle that creates falsehoods that masquerade as truth. Show less

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All Good People Here

A Novel

by Flowers, Ashley

Book - 2022

Multiple formats available. Twenty years after a fellow six-year-old was abducted and murdered, Margot returns to Wakarusa, Indiana, and is shocked when a...Show more Multiple formats available. Twenty years after a fellow six-year-old was abducted and murdered, Margot returns to Wakarusa, Indiana, and is shocked when another child similarly goes missing in the debut novel from the host of the popular true crime podcast, Crime Junkie. Show less

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Black Cake

A Novel

by Wilkerson, Charmaine

Book - 2022

Multiple formats available. Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean bl...Show more Multiple formats available. Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right'? Show less

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We Were the Lucky Ones

by Hunter, Georgia

Book - 2017

A novel based on the true story of a Jewish-Polish family recounts how the Kurcs are scattered throughout the world by the horrors of World War II and fight respective hardships to survive, reach safety and find each other. A novel based on the true story of a Jewish-Polish family recounts how the Kurcs are scattered throughout the world by the horrors of World War II and fight respective hardships to survive, reach safety and find each other. Show less

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Such A Fun Age

A Novel

by Reid, Kiley

Book - 2019

Multiple formats available. A story about race and privilege is centered around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Multiple formats available. A story about race and privilege is centered around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. Show less

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Remarkably Bright Creatures

A Novel

by Van Pelt, Shelby

Book - 2022

Multiple formats available. For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctan...Show more Multiple formats available. For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago. Show less

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The Maid

A Novel

by Prose, Nita

Book - 2022

Multiple formats available. When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her order...Show more Multiple formats available. When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her orderly life upended as she becomes the prime suspect in the case and is caught in a web of deception that she has no idea how to unravel. Show less

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Pineapple Street

A Novel

by Jackson, Jenny

Book - 2023

Multiple formats available. A funny, sharply observed novel of family, wealth, love and tennis, this zeitgeisty debut follows three women in an old Brookl...Show more Multiple formats available. A funny, sharply observed novel of family, wealth, love and tennis, this zeitgeisty debut follows three women in an old Brooklyn Heights clan: one who was born with money, one who married into it, and one, the millennial conscience of the family, who wants to give it all away. Rife with the indulgent pleasures of affluent WASPS in New York and full of recognizable if fallible characters, it's about the peculiar unknowability of someone else's family, about the haves and have-nots and the nuances in between, and the insanity of first love-Pineapple Street is a scintillating, wryly comic novel of race, class, wealth and privilege in an age that disdains all of it. Show less

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