Hulett Branch Library

The Hulett Library will be hosting a Christmas Open House on Thurs., Dec. 14 from 1-3 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There will be refreshments, games and door prizes. The Silent Auction will end at 3 p.m. that day also.

NEW FICTION BOOKS:

Alex Cross Must Die by James Patterson – “Drop whatever you’re doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway. The chief and the FBI want you and John Sampson there pronto.” Cross and Sampson race to the crash site. The plane didn’t fail – it was shot down by a stolen Vietnam War–era machine gun. 

The Edge by David Baldacci – When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.

Just Once by Karen Kingsbury – In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas. She’s dating Sam but in love with his younger brother, Hank – her longtime best friend – and Irvel has no idea how to break the news. Then the unthinkable happens – Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted and convinces Hank to remain in Indiana, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front.

The Little Liar by Mitch Albom – Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis has never told a lie. His schoolmate, Fannie, loves him because of it. Nico’s older brother Sebastian resents him for both these facts. When their young lives are torn apart during the war, it will take them decades to find each other again. 

Unnatural Death by Patricia Cornwell – In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell’s #1 bestselling Scarpetta series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement.

Inheritance by Nora Roberts – 1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him…

Submitted by Nancy Bowles