by Peabody Institute Library | Jan 18, 2012 | Fiction, Mystery
It’s no secret ’round these parts that I love the show Justified, which is based on a character, namely one US Marshall Raylan Givens, who appears in several of Elmore Leonard’s short stories/novels. Apparently, Lenoard became re-enamoured with his...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jan 9, 2012 | Fiction
Reviewed by Kim John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby. Names that shall ever live in our collective memories, even for those of us who weren’t born yet. Have you ever wondered about the many what ifs regarding that infamous day? Well, Stephen King takes...
by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 10, 2011 | Fiction, Staff Picks
Publisher’s Summary: “An electrifying psychological thriller about a mother and daughter pushed to their limits. Shelley and her mom have been menaced long enough. Excused from high school where a trio of bullies nearly killed her, and still reeling from...
by Peabody Institute Library | Dec 8, 2011 | Booklists, Fiction, Non-fiction, Staff Picks
If you’re looking for something to get you in the spirit of the holidays, try one of the books on our New Holiday Fiction Booklist. If you’re looking for a good book your favorite booklover, we have some suggestions for you. Books to Give the Reader in...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 18, 2011 | Fiction
Reviewed by Kim “On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Labore McIlvrae-Lanny-walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A...
by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 10, 2011 | Fiction
Reviewed by Kim Publisher’s Description: “Failed academic Frank Nichols and his not-quite wife Eudora, have arrived in the sleepy Georgia town of Whitbrow, where Frank hopes to write a history of his family’s old estate-the Savoyard Plantation-and...
