A Mistake can be found at the library
These new books are available at St. Catharines Public Library.
Fiction
The Accomplice, by Joseph Kanon. Seventeen years after the end of the war, Auschwitz survivor Max Weill asks his American nephew to search for the camp doctor who sent their family to the gas chambers. Aaron, a CIA desk agent, enlists the help of a newspaper reporter, an Israeli agent and the Buenos Aires station chief to track down Otto Schramm and bring him to justice.
False Step, by Victoria Stone. Young child Tanner Holcomb, missing for days in Denver, is found, scared but unharmed, on a hiking trail by a local fitness trainer.
Johnny Bradley becomes a celebrated hero, but the spotlight shines too much light on his own family situation. When a shocking revelation exposes a darker side to Tanner’s disappearance, Johnny’s wife realizes nothing in her life can be trusted, only feared.
A Mistake, by Carl Shuker. Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon — the only female consultant at her hospital, a position for which she has endured years of casual sexism and misogyny. While operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong, her colleagues close ranks against her and suddenly she is in for the fight of her life.
The Nugget, by P. T. Deutermann. Lieut. Bobby Steele, U.S. navy, survives the attack on Pearl Harbor because a night of drinking had landed him in the right place for the wrong reasons.
After cheating death and vowing revenge, Steele flies through some of the most dangerous combat of the Second World War and eventually leads a daring mission to free prisoners from a Japanese PoW camp.
The Poppy Wife, by Caroline Scott. Edie’s husband Francis has not come home to Britain in 1918. His brother Harry thought he saw him killed but is now beginning to question his memories.
Could Harry, like so many others, be wandering lost and confused?
Harry returns to the Western Front to photograph gravesites and gather news for other British wives and mothers, all the while searching for evidence of Francis.
Non-fiction
Truth Be Told, by Beverley McLachlin. Former chief justice of the Supreme Court, McLachlin offers a revealing look at her professional and personal life in this intimate memoir.
The Wake, by Linden MacIntyre. Award-winning writer Linden MacIntyre explores the story of the 1929 tsunami that struck Newfoundland and the legacy of its impact on the region.
Call Sign Chaos, by James N. Mattis. In this memoir, former U.S. secretary of defence Gen. Jim Mattis explores his leadership philosophy while recounting the story of his career.
Unravelling the Double Helix, by Gareth Williams. From the 19th-century discovery of nuclein to the work of James Watson and Francis Crick, this book tells the full story of DNA.
Chefs Host Christmas Too, by Darren Purchese. Classic holiday dishes are given new twists in this cookbook, which features more than 75 fresh and festive recipes.