Month: December 2020

Western: Gunslinger – Read a book about outlaws & lawmen

	Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker Lawmen Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole have faced more than their share of outlaws. But not one like rancher Randall Bragg, who is a law unto himself in the town of Appaloosa. Book Audio eBook
	Dead Man’s Walk by Larry McMurtry Follow the adventures of two young Texas Rangers in the days of the Republic as they take on bandits, the Comanche, the Mexican Army, and even the thirsty heat of the desert. Book Audio eBook
	Doc by Mary Doria Russell A fictionalized account of the life of John Henry “Doc” Holliday, from his beginnings on the East Coast, to his destination in Dodge City, Kansas, where the troubling murder of a racially mixed boy shocks his friend, lawman Wyatt Earp. Book eBook
	Journal of the Gun Years by Richard Matheson A youth seeking adventure finds it in the rowdy frontier towns of the Old West, where he builds his reputation as a gunfighter with a quick draw and a steady hand. Working on both sides of the law, what he hasn’t reckoned on is fame. Book Audio eBook
	The Kid by Ron Hansen Having written critically acclaimed novels about the Dalton Gang and the assassination of Jesse James, Hansen turns his storytelling prowess here to young Henry McCarty, or as he is better known, Billy the Kid. Book
	Rider of Lost Creek A Western Story by Louis L’Amour In this forgotten classic by Louis L’Amour, Mort Davis battles with wealthy cattlemen over water rights, a battle in which Davis must call in a favor from an old acquaintance with the fastest gun in the West. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Springfield 1880 by William W. Johnstone Apache war chiefs, Mexican revolutionaries, Confederate veterans—this story has it all, including a seditious Army captain who has stolen four wagons of Springfield 1880 rifles and ammunition which he plans on selling to the highest bidder. Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt A sometimes humorous, sometimes magical story of two gunslinger brothers, Charlie and Eli Sisters, who have been dispatched by their boss to murder a prospector with a fantastic secret. Book eBook Audio eBook
	True Grit by Charles Portis In this classic, Rooster Cogburn begrudgingly teams up with a Texas Ranger and a young teen who is seeking justice for the murderer of her father. Portis writes priceless dialogue. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Valdez is Coming by Elmore Leonard A tough-as-nails story of revenge, as constable Valdez asks for compensation for a woman whose husband was mistakenly killed by a posse. When he is refused twice by the man who raised the posse, he sends the message that “Valdez is coming.” Book eBook

Mystery: 221B – Read a mystery featuring a private investigator

	The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton A dark and atmospheric mystery set in the 1600s on a ship heading from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam and bedeviled by strange and unsettling events. The renowned detective Samuel Pipps has been locked in the hold for an unspecified crime, leaving his assistant to manage the case. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Murder in the Marais by Cara Black Private Investigator Aimée Leduc lives and works in Paris in the 1990s, but in this series starter she’s called to investigate a disturbing, anti-Semitic murder with ties to World War II crimes. Book Audio eBook
	Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Rich in African history and mythology, this epic fantasy has been described as the African Game of Thrones. The detective called Tracker is renowned for his abilities as a hunter and has been hired to find a boy who went missing three years ago. Book eBook
	The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King The brilliant, 15-year-old Mary Russell stumbles onto a beekeeper only to discover that he is the renowned (and retired) detective Sherlock Holmes. He’s so impressed by the young Mary that he takes her on as an apprentice when he’s called to investigate the kidnapping of an American senator’s daughter. Book
	Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem A classic detective story with a twist. Lionel Essrog is an orphan with Tourette’s who works for a local mobster’s limo service/detective agency. When his boss is fatally stabbed, it’s up to Lionel to find the culprit. Book Audio eBook
	Storm Front by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden is a professional wizard, but there’s not always enough business to pay the bills. When the Chicago police ask for his help investigating a homicide by black magic, Harry puts on his detective hat to search out a black mage. Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes, perhaps the most famous literary detective in the world, faces his most terrifying case. A spectral dog is rumored to be roaming the Devon moors, fulfilling a curse by attacking and killing members of the Baskerville family. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen is the master of funny Florida crime fiction, and Double Whammy is the first in the Skink series. Trailer park resident and new detective R.J. Decker is braving the weird wilds of Florida to investigate a body in a bog. Book Audio eBook
	IQ by Joe Ide Isaiah Quintabe is known as IQ in his East LA neighborhood, where he picks up the LAPD’s slack by trying to identify the hit-and-run driver who killed his brother. To make ends meet, he also uses his genius reputation to take on some other mysterious cases. Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Missing American by Kwei Quartey Emma has dreamed of becoming a police detective in Accra, Ghana since she was just a little girl. When she’s forced to leave a disappointing term in the police force, she decides to pursue a life as a private detective instead, investigating the disappearance of an American who was looking into internet scams. Book

Nonfiction: The Whole Truth – Read any work of nonfiction

	Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London by Nigel Jones An intimate and lively history of one of the world’s most interesting buildings. Book
	The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem by Stacy Schiff Screaming, convulsions, accusations, bird familiars: all can be found in this fantastic example of miscarriage of justice. Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls A successful New Yorker taking a cab ride spots her estranged, homeless mother digging through the trash. An examination of a unique childhood filled with trauma and resilience. Book Audio eBook
	Plastic: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel A fascinating story of some everyday plastic objects and the impacts they have on our lives and well-being. Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien A disturbing and compelling story of an obsessive quest to make a child into a ‘superhuman’ through the unrelenting and bizarre methods employed by her despotic father. Book
	The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands by Jon Billman A harrowing story of some of those who vanish on America’s public lands and the people who dedicate their lives to searching for them. Book
	Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich Ever wonder why you can buy a burger for $1 but can’t afford health care? Explore the issue in this incisive look at the economic lives of everyday Americans. Book Audio eBook
	Stiff: The Curious life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach What happens to our bodies when we die? And if we should donate our remains to ‘science’? Book eBook Audio eBook
	The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann Fascinating romp through the South American jungle. You won’t believe the stories, but they are true. Book Audio eBook
	Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing and Underliving by Celeste Headlee Economists in the early part of the 20th century promised us a far-shorter workweek and workday, so what happened? Book

The Verdict Is In – Read a legal thriller

	The Holdout by Graham Moore It was the trial of the decade and Maya was a juror who convinced others to pursue a not-guilty verdict. When a docudrama gathers the jurors together for a fresh look years later, Maya becomes wrongly accused of murder. Readers will find flawed characters and multiple perspectives in this thrilling novel. Book eBook
	The Substitution Order by Martin Clark In this amusing and compelling novel, a disbarred attorney working at a sandwich shop bites off more than he can chew when a group of con artists pushes his legal knowledge to the limits. Book Audio eBook
	Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow Rafael Zhettah is put on death row after his billionaire wife is murdered. Six years later, DNA evidence exonerates him, and he seeks vengeance against the people who ruined his life. This candid and well-researched book will grab your attention and keep it the entire way through. Book
	The Rooster Bar by John Grisham Three students have gone into a great amount of student debt to attend a third-rate law school. They soon realize that they are caught up in a scam when they discover the school’s owner owns a bank specializing in student loans. The students, in this fast-paced, issue-oriented book, plot to expose the scam. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Say Nothing by Brad Parks In this fast-paced and intricately plotted novel, a federal judge’s children have been abducted by a blackmailer. He and his wife must follow instructions or risk the lives of their children. This throws their lives into a frightening ordeal of deceit – and no one is free from suspicion. Book
	The Girl in the Glass Box by James Grippando An undocumented immigrant flees to America to save herself and her daughter, and Miami Attorney Jack Swyteck finds himself in the middle of her case and a contentious immigration debate. This book is intricately plotted and has an intense atmosphere. Book eBook Audio eBook
	Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan In this thought-provoking thriller, Sophie is determined to defend her high-profile husband from scandalous accusations. She clashes with the prosecutor, Kate, who is determined to find the truth and bring Sophie’s husband to justice. Book
	Th1rt3en by Steve Cavanagh A serial killer story with a twist! A defense lawyer and former conman is working a case for a high-profile client and discovers that the killer is sitting on the jury. With an intricate plot and well-developed characters, you will be totally enthralled in this story. Book Audio eBook
	A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight In this suspenseful thriller, an overworked lawyer is pressured into investigating a suspicious death in a Brooklyn brownstone by an old friend. She then finds herself confronted by a group of parents willing to do anything to protect an exclusive school. Book
	The Last Trial by Scott Turow A brilliant defense lawyer is gearing up to retire when he takes on a case to prove the innocence of a long-time friend and Nobel Prize winner who has been charged with murder. This book is compelling and richly detailed. Book Audio eBook

Hometown Heroes

	Into the Wild by John Krakauer A free-spirited young man at odds with his midwestern roots decides to take on the Alaskan wilderness. Book / eBook
	Plainsong by Kent Haruf In a small town on the high plains of eastern Colorado, everyday life struggles call for extraordinary levels of interdependence amongst the inhabitants. Book / Audio eBook
	The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe A year in the life of several new American families, examined through the day-to-day events of high school-aged children who have relocated to Denver. Book / Audio eBook
	Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas A historical thriller set in the context of a World War II Japanese internment camp in Colorado. Book / Audio eBook
	In Tina’s Shadow by Sharon Dunn Examines the disappearance and presumed death of a local Greeley woman. Book
	Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson A cozy murder mystery featuring Goldy Schulz, who may have bitten off more than she can chew whilst catering for a local law firm. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	The Duchess War by Courtney Milan A bespectacled wallflower with a scandalous past has gone to great lengths to avoid attention, until a visiting duke sees past her mousy charade. Book
	The Dog Stars by Peter Heller A dark, post-apocalyptic vision of Colorado filled with barbaric characters and one failed poet and his dog. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Doomsday Book by Connie Willis A university student conducts historical research by time-traveling to medieval England, accidentally ending up in the midst of a plague outbreak with no way to get back. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation commit an act during an elk hunt that has them fighting for their lives against a horrific entity ten years later. Book / eBook

Cloak and Dagger – Read any mystery

	Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima Small town police officer Mattie Cobb and her new K-9 partner Robo are called to investigate the death of a young woman in this Colorado mystery that fans of CJ Box and Nevada Barr will love. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson When the FBI comes knocking at Malcolm Kershaw’s mystery bookstore, he learns that a killer has been committing murders that seem to be inspired by one of Malcolm’s old blog posts – a list of perfect literary murders. Book / Audio eBook
	A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas Charlotte Holmes has never fit in with proper society, so she engineers a situation to become an outcast. When a series of deaths implicates her family, she begins to investigate using an assumed name: Sherlock. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood Will Parker’s unusual youth in a traveling circus gave her the kind of skills that make life as assistant to private investigator Lillian Pentecost a perfect fit. Their most famous case involves the death of a society matron, who was found dead in a locked room at a crowded party. Book / Audio eBook
	Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke Darren Mathews is an East Texas Ranger whose last case has his job at risk. When an old FBI friend asks him to look into some suspicious deaths, he answers the call and puts his career on the line. Book
	The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson Wyoming sheriff Walt Longmire is hoping to retire in peace until a local boy with a troubled past is found dead. Now he’s investigating the murder, as well as the possible motive of revenge which could mean a threat to others before the killer is finished. Book / eBook
	The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz Unai López de Ayala is a police inspector in Vitoria in the Basque region of Spain, a town that was terrorized twenty years ago by a serial killer. Now the convicted killer is due to be released from prison, but new bodies are being found with uncanny similarities to the old crimes. Book
	Genesis by Robin Cook Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery’s latest body appears to be a routine drug overdose by a 28-year-old pregnant woman. Her family tells a different story, and the mystery of the baby’s father has Montgomery doing a deeper investigation – which may put her in a killer’s sights. Book
	Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie The glamorous Orient Express becomes stranded by a snowdrift, and in the morning a wealthy American is discovered stabbed to death inside his locked compartment. Luckily, the brilliant Hercule Poirot is on hand to investigate. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd World War I nurse Bess Crawford is given a dying soldier’s last request to his brother, which brings her to Kent while she’s on leave. She’s not convinced that the soldier’s family will honor the request, so she begins her own dangerous investigation into the family’s secrets. Book / eBook / Audio eBook

Expanded Curbside Services Begin Monday, 12/7/2020

HPLD has determined that we are able to offer some enhanced curbside services beginning Monday, December 7, 2020.

Computer Use, Printing, Copying, and Faxing: will be available in branch libraries by appointment only. If you need these services, you must call the branch you’d like to use and make an appointment ahead of time. Please call before coming to the library. Staff will help you find a time and provide you with directions for entering the building.

You must wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose to enter the library, and you must keep your mouth and nose completely covered during your time in the library. Face shields will not be an acceptable substitute for a mask.

No more than two people to a computer.

For computer appointments, call:

Carbon Valley Regional Library: 720-685-5107

Centennial Park Library: 970-506-8607

Erie Community Library: 720-685-5207

Farr Regional Library: 970-506-8504

Kersey Library: 970-573-9194

Lincoln Park Library: 970-506-8479

Riverside Library and Cultural Center: 970-506-8481

Masks: Entry to the building for computer use, printing, copying, and faxing will be permitted only if you are wearing a mask that covers your mouth and nose the entire time you’re inside the building. If you have a medical exemption, please call ahead and we will accommodate you curbside. There will be no entry to the building without a mask.

Curbside Holds Pickup: will look mostly the same. You do not need to make an appointment, but when you arrive at the library, please follow the directions on the signs. You will need to call and let staff know you’re there. Please remain in your vehicle. These pickups are contactless, so you will not be able to get assistance by knocking on doors or speaking to anyone in-person. Please do not attempt to enter building, and please do not approach staff. If you don’t have a mobile phone, please call before you leave your house. See this page for details.

Specialty Checkout: Laptops, portable mifi units, and other Specialty Checkout items will be available for pickup. Please see this page for details.

Member Libraries: To find out which services are available at any of our Member libraries, please call the library you intend to use.

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Services other than those listed will not be available. You will not be able to check out items inside the library or browse the collection while inside the library. You will not be able to use your own device to connect to the library’s wifi.

Hex & the City (Read An Urban Fantasy)

	The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin The city of New York has finally become big enough to have its own soul and its own protectors in the form of human avatars. These avatars are flung into a new way of seeing the world and must face an unimaginable danger that wants to see their newborn city destroyed. Book / eBook
	Storm Front by Jim Butcher The first in the Dresden Files series introduces Harry Dresden, Chicago resident and professional wizard. When the police come up against magical things that go bump in the night, it’s Harry they go to for help. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Written in Red by Anne Bishop Powerful blood prophet Meg Corbyn escapes captivity only to be hunted by the human government. Her one chance at safety is to seek sanctuary from a courtyard, the protected home of supernatural creatures — if werewolf leader Simon is willing to defy the government to protect her. Book / eBook
	Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant thinks his dreams of being a London Police Detective are finished when he’s assigned to a glorified desk job, until his interview with an eyewitness (who also happens to be a ghost) brings him to the attention of the department that handles magical crime. Book / Audio eBook
	Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse When global warming results in rising water, Dinétah (formerly known as the Navajo Reservation) springs back to vivid life. Gods and monsters roam the land, and a gifted monster hunter is hired to help find a missing girl. Book / eBook
	Hounded by Kevin Hearne Atticus O’Sullivan is thousands of years old, the last of the Druids. He runs his Arizona bookshop, hunts with his Irish wolfhound, and wields a magical sword. Unfortunately, there’s a Celtic god who wants the sword, and is willing to go through Atticus to get it. Book / eBook
	Borderline by Mishell Baker A paraplegic scriptwriter is recruited to the top-secret Arcadia Project, which watches over the fae in Hollywood. (Ever wonder how the super-successful got that way? They’re fae — or in league with one.) Her first case is to brave the terrifying underbelly of Hollywood to find a missing actor who also happens to be fae nobility. Book
	The Rook by Daniel O’Malley Myfanwy (rhymes with Tiffany) Thomas is understandably alarmed when she wakes up in a London park, surrounded by dead bodies, and with no memory of who she is. Her former self has left her clues to her previous life, as well as a choice: use the new identity that’s been left to her or retake the position of Rook in a supernatural secret agency, where someone very likely wants her dead. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Jade City by Fonda Lee Fonda Lee mixes her love of martial arts and mafia stories in this tale of a magical city where jade is used to heighten the abilities of the Green Bone warriors. The No Peak clan is nearing warfare with the Mountain clan when they discover a disturbing new drug that makes jade accessible to ordinary citizens. Book
	Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein Mariko is the only female detective in her elite Tokyo police unit, and her boss is trying to push her to the side with an ordinary case involving a stolen sword. Or maybe not so ordinary, as the case leads her to a killer and the rumors of a curse. Book

Fantasy: Dungeon Master (Read an Epic Fantasy)

	Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker When the emperor of the Burnt Empire dies, his heirs must prove their worthiness by sitting on the Burning Throne without being destroyed. When a third candidate, the daughter of a demonlord, also passes the test but is denied the right to rule, the empire descends into war. Book/Audio eBook
	The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon This epic standalone fantasy follows a queen threatened by assassins, her lady-in-waiting and secretly magical protector, and a dragon rider from a faraway land. All three will be needed to protect humanity from the Nameless One, a terrible dragon bound at the bottom of the sea. Book / eBook
	The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson This complex epic fantasy explores a world where the Radiant Knights have fallen into myth, but may be needed to meet a rising evil. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie This epic fantasy of courtly intrigue follows a kingdom under the protection of a god called the Raven, who guards Iraden in exchange for human sacrifices to help rebuild the strength lost in saving the land. When a usurper takes over, he targets the Raven’s weakness in an attempt to bring in foreign gods and consolidate his power. Book / Audio eBook
	King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist Legendary fantasy author Feist opens his Firemane Saga with the story of the secret heir to a fallen kingdom, a weaponsmith who has discovered the secret to forging King’s Steel, and a betrayal that sparked a civil war that’s never truly ended. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin Martris Drayke, the second son of the king, is shocked when his older brother assassinates their father and steals the throne. As the sole remaining heir not guilty of treachery, Tris flees his brother with three friends and a secret — he believes he may be the magical heir of his grandmother, the greatest sorceress of the age. Book
	The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks Azoth has spent his life in the slums, and is gambling that becoming the apprentice to the city’s greatest assassin will get him out for good. To make it in this dark new world, he must navigate intricate politics, strange new magic, and become skilled at dealing death. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Phèdre nó Delaunay was born with a scarlet mote in her eye, and sold into indentured servitude as a child. The mote identifies her as one pricked by Kushiel’s dart, able to experience pain and pleasure as one, and she is trained to become equally skilled as a courtesan and a spy. Book / Audio eBook
	The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The story of Kvothe, a man who spent his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his youth as an orphan in a dangerous city, and eventually joined an elite school of magic — all of which leads to his fate as the most famous wizard even known. Book / eBook
	Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb The beloved Farseer Trilogy follows Fitz, the bastard son of a noble, rejected by his family and raised in the stables. He is rejected by all except the King, who has him secretly trained as an assassin. Book / eBook / Audio eBook

From Inside the House – read a psychological horror book

	The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell A brilliant young psychologist in 1935 Czechoslovakia takes a job with an asylum that houses Central Europe’s six worst murders, while a detective tries to figure out the mindset of a serial killer in Prague. As events escalate, those in the castle become more aware of someone or something else inhabiting their space. Lovers of thriller novels will enjoy the intricate and suspenseful plot that will keep them guessing until the end. Book
	Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Maggie’s father writes a sensational book about her family’s experiences and hasty exit of their haunted Victorian estate, which she eventually inherits. She doesn’t believe anything her father wrote, but when she decides to flip the house, she makes several alarming discoveries in the process. With its menacing tone and alternating points-of-view, this book will remind readers of both The Haunting of Hill House and The Amityville Horror. Book / Audio eBook
	The Boy Who Drew Monsters by Keith Donohue A 10-year-old boy with high-functioning Asperger’s has an incident where he almost drowns, which leads him to develop agoraphobia. He begins to draw increasingly disturbing pictures of monsters, while his parents look for answers regarding the strange noises coming from the nearby ocean. This compelling novel unfurls itself through rich and evocative prose. You’ll want to examine every detail of this leisurely paced, but atmospheric book. Book
	No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Nevill 19-year-old Stephanie has run away from home and taken residence in a decrepit apartment building run by a sleazy manager. She’s been coerced into a horrible scheme by the manager’s brother, and she begins to hear people in the dark of her apartment that aren’t there in the light. Stephanie knows she must get out. Unlike most horror novels, the author sets up a world where you’re sympathetic towards the main character, which makes the supernatural elements even more jarring. Book
	The Shining by Stephen King Jack Torrance and his family travel to Colorado to be the winter caretakers of the Overlook Hotel. Jack sees this job as a deliverance from failure, Wendy sees it as a way to preserve her family, but Danny, who has the ‘shine,’ senses the danger lurking in the hotel. As they become trapped by a huge snowstorm, the supernatural horror intensifies along with Jack’s decline into insanity. This fast-paced book will bring you along for the ride and leave you reeling after its climax. Book / eBook / Audio eBook
	Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk Six writers answer an ad for an artist’s retreat, believing they will find a peaceful sanctuary to work, only to find themselves isolated in an old, cavernous theater. Convinced they will one day sell their dystopian nightmare for millions, you discover through the gritty, gruesome poems and short stories of the writers that they are going to extreme lengths to make their lives sellable. Book / Audio eBook
	Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin Guy Woodhouse, an actor, and his wife Rosemary move into the Bramford apartment building in New York City. Their elderly neighbors and their bizarre friends take a great interest in the couple. At the same time, Guy becomes distant from Rosemary. This is bad timing, as Rosemary, who is now pregnant, starts experiencing not-so-common symptoms of pregnancy, including extreme pain and horrifying cravings. This haunting, plot-driven novel throws a dismaying shadow over the mundane. eBook / Audio eBook
	Wonderland by Zoje Stage Orla, a retired ballet dancer, and her family decide to move to a farmhouse in upstate New York. Upon arrival, increasingly strange and scary phenomena, which feels like it’s meant to keep the family on the property, affect her family. Orla, sick of all the attacks, seeks to find what is tormenting them. You will find your fear intensifying as you follow the family on their nightmare, bewitched by the author’s darkly lyrical writing. Book
	The Apartment by S.L. Grey A break-in at their Cape Town apartment has threatened Mark and Steph’s already fractured marriage. To reset their relationship, they take part in an apartment swap that takes them to Paris, but the strange sounds and unsettling tenants of the building lead them to question their marriage and their sanity. You’ll wish the author was far less descriptive when you experience this vacation gone awry. Book
	The Grip of It by Jac Jemc When Julie and James have a small hiccup in their marriage to work through, they decide to relocate to a home outside of the town where they met. The house is a focal point for strange happenings that plague the couple, and together they embark on finding the source of their torment. Told in a looping fashion that examines everything from both Julie and James’ perspectives, this creepy and intricately plotted story will be sure keep you thinking long after you finish. Book