Historically, the Great Reads Book Club has met the third Saturday of each month at 11 AM in the Marshall library boardroom. Currently, meetings are held on Zoom. For more information or access to the Zoom meeting, please visit the Great Reads Book Club page or contact the library. You will need to contact the library or a book club member for the password to access the Zoom meeting.
There is no pressure… just a chance to share your opinions or listen in as others share theirs.
Copies of each month’s title will be available at the front desk of the library for book club participants. You may also request a copy via the catalog. Many titles are also available in audiobook or large print editions.
Prefer a digital edition? Some of these titles will be available in ebook or eaudio formats. Don't forget to search OverDrive, hoopla, and RBdigital.
Please contact the library if you would like to join us!
If you have questions, you can call the library at 507-537-7003 or email us at library@marshalllyonlibrary.org.
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16 January 2021
Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton, Alex McKnight series
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Misery Bay: An Alex McKnight Novel
Steve Hamilton · Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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On a frozen January night, a young man hangs himself in a lonely corner of the Upper Peninsula, in a place they call Misery Bay. Alex McKnight does not know this young man, and he won't even hear about the suicide until two months later, when the last person Alex would ever expect comes... |
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Misery Bay
Steve Hamilton · Center Point Pub; Lrg edition
Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
On a frozen January night, a young man hangs himself in a lonely corner of the Upper Peninsula, in a place they call Misery Bay. Alex McKnight does not know this young man, and he won't even hear about... |
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Misery Bay
Steve Hamilton · Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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On a frozen January night, a young man loops one end of a long rope over the branch of a tree. The other end he ties around his neck. A snowmobiler will find him thirty-six hours later, his lifeless eyes staring out at the endless cold water of Lake Superior. It happens in a lonely corner... |
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February 20, 2021
The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
Michael Chabon · Harper; 1st edition
Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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For sixty years Jewish refugees and their descendants have prospered in the Federal District of Sitka a temporary safe haven created in the wake of revelations of the Holocaust and the shocking collapse of the fledgling state of Israel Proud grateful and longing to be American the Jews... |
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March 20, 2021
Nightbird by Brian Freeman, Frost Easton series
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The Night Bird
Brian Freeman · Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 350 Format: Hardcover
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Homicide detective Frost Easton doesn't like coincidences. When a series of bizarre deaths rock San Francisco - as seemingly random women suffer violent psychotic breaks - Frost looks for a connection that leads him to psychiatrist Francesca Stein. Frankie's controversial therapy helps... |
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The Night Bird
Brian Freeman · Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook
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Homicide detective Frost Easton doesn't like coincidences. When a series of bizarre deaths rock San Francisco - as seemingly random women suffer violent psychotic breaks - Frost looks for a connection that leads him to psychiatrist Francesca Stein. Frankie's controversial therapy... |
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April 17, 2021
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron, Mike Bowditch series
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The Poacher's Son
Paul Doiron · Minotaur Books
Pages: 324 Format: Print book
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Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father. |
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The Poacher's Son
Paul Doiron · Center Point; Lrg edition
Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father.Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering... |
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The Poacher's Son
Paul Doiron · Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook
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Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father.Game warden Mike Bowditch returns home one evening to find an alarming voice from the past on his answering machine: his father, Jack, a hard-drinking... |
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May 15, 2021
The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
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The Mother-in-Law
Sally Hepworth · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana was exquisitely polite, and properly friendly, but Lucy knew that she was not what... |
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The Mother-in-Law
Sally Hepworth · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 443 Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
"A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she was kept at arm's length. Diana was exquisitely... |
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The Mother-in-Law: A Novel
Sally Hepworth · Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook
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"Deliciously entertaining, this Australian novel is packed with wit and suspense, and it also delivers sharp insights about family dynamics and love." -- People Magazine A twisty, compelling new audiobook about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law... |
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June 19, 2021
The Guardians by John Grisham
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The Guardians
John Grisham · Doubleday
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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John Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller--with a twist.
In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police... |
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The Guardians
John Grisham · Random House Large Print
Pages: 480 Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
The suspense never rests in John Grisham's pulse-pounding new legal thriller. The latest novel from the New York Times #1 bestselling author moves at breakneck speed, delivering some of his most inventive twists and turns yet.
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Untitled #26
John Grisham · Doubleday
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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In this instant #1 New York Times bestseller, John Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller - with a twist.
"Terrific ... affecting ... Grisham has done it again." - Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "A suspenseful thriller mixed with powerful... |
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July 17, 2021
The Burglar by Thomas Perry
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The Burglar
Thomas Perry · Mysterious Press
Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, "who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks" (Stephen King) , comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar -- a young woman in her 20s -- who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else... |
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The Burglar
Thomas Perry · HighBridge Audio
Format: Audiobook
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From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, "who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks" (Stephen King) , comes a new thriller about an unlikely burglar-a young woman in her twenties-who realizes she must solve a string of murders, or else become the next... |
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September 18, 2021
The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs series
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The American Agent
JACQUELINE WINSPEAR · Harper
Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover
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Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, "one of the great fictional heroines" (Parade) , investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.
When... |
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The American Agent: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
Jacqueline Winspear · HarperLuxe
Pages: 576 Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, "one of the great fictional heroines" (Parade) , investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.
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The American Agent
Jacqueline Winspear · HarperCollins
Format: Audiobook
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Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, "one of the great fictional heroines" (Parade) , investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent... |
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August 21, 2021
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Celadon Books
Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot,... |
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband?and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive ...
Alicia... |
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook
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"That rarest of beasts: the perfect thriller. This extraordinary novel set my blood fizzing -- I quite literally couldn't put it down." -- A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
This program includes a bonus... |
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October 16, 2021
The Last Policeman by Ben Winters
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The Last Policeman: A Novel
Ben H. Winters · Quirk Books; First Edition edition
Format: Kindle Edition
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"[The] weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic Last Policeman trilogy is one of my favorite mystery series."—John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Paper TownsWinner of the 2013 Edgar® Award Winner for Best Paperback Original!What’s the point... |
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November 20, 2021
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves, Two Rivers series
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The Long Call
Ann Cleeves · Minotaur Books
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From Ann Cleeves -- bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows -- comes the first in a gripping new series. "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery... |
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The Long Call
Ann Cleeves · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 542 Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
From Ann Cleeves--bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows--comes the first in a gripping new series.
"Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers."--Louise... |
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The Long Call
Ann Cleeves · Minotaur Books
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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From Ann Cleeves -- bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows -- comes the first in a gripping new series. "Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers." -- Louise Penny In North Devon,... |
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December 18, 2021
Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima, Timber Creek K-9 series
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Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Margaret Mizushima · Crooked Lane Books
Pages: 320 Format: Paperback
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When a young girl is found dead in the mountains outside Timber Creek, life-long resident Officer Mattie Cobb and her partner, K-9 police dog Robo, are assigned to the case that has rocked the small Colorado town.With the help of Cole Walker, local veterinarian and a single father, Mattie... |
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Killing Trail
Margaret Mizushima · Sterling Mystery Series
Pages: 500 Format: Large Print
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Large Print Edition.
When a young girl is found dead in the mountains outside Timber Creek, life-long resident Officer Mattie Cobb and her partner, K-9 police dog Robo, are assigned to the case that has rocked the small Colorado town.
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