Olive Free Library
Book Groups
May 20 at 4 p.m.
Cartographers by Peng Shepard
A highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father’s belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret–one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family’s dark history.
You can request a book, or ebook from the Mid-Hudson library system. It is also available as an ebook from Hoopla. Please call the library with any questions, 845-657-2482.
June 17 at 4 p.m.
Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson
In Our Darkest Night, internationally bestselling author of The Gown, Jennifer Robson, tells an unforgettable story of terror, hope, love, and sacrifice, that vividly evokes the most perilous days of World War II.
Inspired by true events.
You can request a book, audiobook or e-book from the Midhudson library System. Please call the library with any questions, 845-657-2482.
International Mystery
Book Club
In person, the 3rd Monday of each month at 2 p.m.
Masks are REQUIRED for this club.
May 15 The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall (MODERN-DAY INDIA) & Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
June 26 The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (MODERN-DAY ENGLAND)
July 17 The Coldest Case by Martin Walker (FRANCE)
August 21 The Line by Martin Limon (1970s SOUTH KOREA)
September 18 Hatchet Island by Paul Doiron (MAINE, USA) & Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger (MINNESOTA, USA)
October 16 The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves (ENGLAND)
November 20 Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo (1940s JAPAN)
December 18 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (ENGLAND)
May 15 at 2 p.m.
The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall (modern day India)
Meet an unforgettable new sleuth – Vish Puri, managing director of Most Private Investigators Ltd, Delhi. Cutting a determined swathe through contemporary Indias swindlers, cheats and murderers, Vish Puri has a moustache to rival Hercule Poirot, and methods that resemble Sherlock Holmes.
You can request a regular or large print book from the Mid-Hudson library system. Please call the library with any questions, 845-657-2482.
May 15 at 2 p.m.
Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
As Venice braces for the onslaught of a winter tempest and acqua alta–Commissario Guido Burnetti is pulled from his warm bed to find that an old friend, Dotoressa Brett Lynch, has been savagely beaten in the palazzo home she shares with Flavia Petrelli. Burnetti suspects that this is not a simple crime, and then, as the flood waters rise, a corpse is discovered.
You can request a regular from the Mid-Hudson library system. Please call the library with any questions, 845-657-2482.
In person on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.
May 23- Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut (dark comedy)
June 20- Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (book to movie)
May 23 at 6p.m.
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.
You can request a book from the Mid-Hudson library system. Please call the library with any questions, 845-657-2482.
