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W h a t ’ s o n y o u r n i g h t s t a n d

What Lake Oswego’s bibliophiles and bookworms are reading
Gene Arnold
Library volunteer

Recently Read:
‘Revolutionary Summer’ by J. Ellis

This week I read “Revolutionary Summer” by J. Ellis. He, briely, tells the story of the mulifactious story of that pe-
riod, not only from the point of view of the colonists, but
also the two English commanders, (the Howe brothers).
It was a historical few months, not only including the
Declaration of Independence, but also the near disaster of the battles of New York. A gripping tale.

New and Noteworthy Books
Come in and let us quote your Decking
Compiled by Kiira K. Taylor, Adult Services Librarian
Project, Get our best prices during our
A Killing Winter by Wayne Arthurson
annual March decking sale.
Leo Desroches, the son of Cree and French-Canadian parents, a
reporter and gambling addict, is working on a story about homeless
peoplelivingontheEdmontonstreets. Leo’sdecisiontoileamiss-
ing person report on street person Marvin Threeingers leads to the
morgue and the discovery that Marvin was actively involved in the
activitiesofanativegang. Compellingreadingformysteryfanswhoindantiheroes
appealing.
North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
Pirio Kasparov, who survives for nearly four hours in the frigid waters
of the North Atlantic, is convinced that her near-death was not caused 714 LO
byanaccidentalcollision. Sheteamswithacuriousinvestigative reporter to unravel a dangerous plot involving the frigid whaling 97.022
grounds off Bafin Island.
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Killing by Shamini Flint
Oswego Design Center
Inspector Singh is asked to help solve the murder of student in and let us inspire your
Beijing, the son of a top diplomat in the Singaporean Embassy. The oficial story is that the young man was the victim of a robbery next project.
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gone wrong, but Singh’s investigation uncovers a wider conspiracy.
This is a light read and the sixth in Flint’s series of novels featuring
Inspector Singh.
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Ricciardi by Maurizio de Giovanni
In 1930s fascist Naples, the haughty and enigmatic Commissario
Ricciardi investigates the brutal murder of an infamous tenor. Adeptly translated by Anne Milano Appel, this novel retains the
noir-ish feel of the original nicely, and will appeal to fans of the
books of Agatha Christie and Manuel Vazquez Montalban.
Strange Bird by Anna Jansson
When a bird lu pandemic reaches the picturesque island of
Gotland, deaths begin to mount, and panic spreads among the
island’sinhabitants. DetectiveInspectorMariaWernisassigned
to solve the murder of an unidentiied man stabbed in the throat, and soon discovers that there is a link between the dead man and
thepandemic. StrangeBirdistheirstbookintheMariaWern-
series to be translated into English; her books have sold more
than two million copies in over ifteen countries, and have been
turned into a successful TV series that broadcast in Europe and in the U.S. in 2012.
SurvivetheUnthinkable: ATotalGuidetoWomen’s
Self-Protection by Tim Larkin
Tim Larkin’s book aims to illustrate how predators think and how
women can spot them, outsmart them, and stop them in their tracks.
He is a self-protection expert and the author of How to Survive the
Most Critical 5 Seconds of Your Life. He was named Black Belt maga-
zine’s 2011 Self-Defense Instructor of the Year.
Everyone likes a good book recommendation. If you’ve read a book you enjoyed recently, share it
with our readers! Send your name, Lake Oswego neighborhood/business, contact phone number (for our use, not for publication) and the name of the book, author and what you enjoyed about it
to LOeditor@commnewspapers.com.

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