New Books 10/8/18
It is natural to respond with fight or flight when we feel threatened. This very human response also makes for a page-turning read as we consider the response to threat of a character in a story. We can feel the tension as we contemplate what we would do in that character’s place. This week’s offerings provide several opportunties to do just that.
Accessory to War by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Explores the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, describing how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been used in the service of war, from early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare.
Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz
Rogue FBI agent and high-profile fugitive Jane Hawk confronts her worst nightmares when her enemies strike unsettlingly close to home, threatening the life of her beloved 5-year-old son.
In Pieces: A Memoir by Sally Field
The Academy Award-winning actress shares insights into her difficult childhood, the artistic pursuits that helped her find her voice and the powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and mother.
Katerina by James Frey
Twenty-five years after a passionate affair with a model, a successful writer is on the brink of suicide, until he receives an anonymous message that draws him back to the life, and possibly the love, he abandoned years prior.
Lies by T. M. Logan
Believing his wife has been threatened, Joe Lynch enters into a confrontation with his neighbor, which spins out of control when the neighbor goes missing and Joe becomes the prime suspect.
Red War by Vince Flynn
When a terminally ill Russian president launches a massive campaign that threatens millions of lives, Mitch Rapp is dispatched by the CIA to prevent an all-consuming war.
Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussle
When the descendants of a legendary band of imperial secret-keepers threaten humanity, Juan Cabrillo and his team aboard the Oregon race to protect the world from a plot to eliminate all technology.
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
The Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy reimagines The Iliad from the perspectives of the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War.
Transcription by Kate Atkinson
A BBC radio producer finds herself targeted by dangerous individuals from her past as a World War II espionage monitor for MI5.
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an eleven-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of scientific inquiry and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self.
