Library Greeting: King Day

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The library will be closed on Saturday January 13 and Monday January 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It will reopen on Tuesday January 16 at 9:30 a.m.

A captivating novel following the exploits of Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy, the forgotten and rebellious daughter of one of America's greatest political dynasties. London, 1938.

The effervescent 'It girl' of London society since her father was named the ambassador, Kathleen 'Kick' Kennedy moves in rarefied circles, rubbing satin-covered elbowswithsomeofthetwentieth century's most powerful figures.

Eager to escape the watchful eye of her strict mother, Rose; the antics of her older brothers, Jack and Joe; and the erratic behavior of her sister Rosemary, Kick is ready to strike out on her own and is soon swept off her feet by Billy Hartington, the future Duke of Devonshire.

But their love is forbidden, as Kick's devout Catholic family and Billy's staunchly Protestant one would never approve their match. And when war breaks like a tidal wave across her world, Billy is ripped from her arms as the Kennedys are forced to return to the States.

Kick finds work as a journalist and joins the Red Cross to get back to England, where she will have to decide where her true loyalties lie, with family or with love. The Kennedy debutante by Kerri Maher is a exciting tale of forbidden love.

Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe and get justice.

For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC's, Metro PD andtheFBIhasaprovenMO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them.

When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random and Sampson's friend, his partner, his brother have told him.

Don't trust anyone. As a shadow force advances on the nation's capital, Sampson alone must protect the Cross family, his own young daughter, and every American, including the president.

Cross Down byJamesPatterson is a Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller.

When a paragliding trip over the picturesque mountains of Switzerland results in the brutal murder of the former head of Israeli intelligence, Mossad brings in terrorist hunters Aaron and Shoshana to investigate. But they'll need help to find out who was behind the attack and what they're planning next.

Luckily, Aaron and Shoshana know exactly who to call. Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill have been trapped in Charleston, South Carolina during COVID-19, so when AaronandShoshanashowup on their doorstep with Israeli passports and a new mission, they jump at the chance to assist their friends.

Some suspect that Keta'ib Hezbollah, an Iranian-funded militia group operating in Iraq, might be responsible for the 'accidental' deaths of key members of the American and Israeli governments.

But something isn't adding up, and Pike, Jennifer, and the two Mossad operators are determined to find the real assassins before more people are cut down. As they stumble upon the trail of a serial killer loose on the streets of Rome connected to the deaths and follow evidence leading to the exalted Knights of Malta, they must wade deep into the contentious religious and political fractures of Israel and the greater Middle East.

It's a dangerous world where fanatics and legitimate organizations exist side by side, and it's up to the Taskforce to determine who is really pulling the strings.

What they find could have disastrous consequences not only for them, but for the entire world. End of Days by Brad Taylor is an explosive,