Stacking the Shelves (47)

I picked up four books from the library this week. I had intended to hold off borrowing any more books and do a little bit of catching up on the backlog of freebies that have been accumulating on my Kindle, but the books from the library were just more appealing. They run the gamut from familiar series to new authors; from the medieval times to the 2050s. I've already read one of these books and will be enjoying the others in the week to come.

From the library:

I just cannot stay away from the In Death books. This is the first (and only so far) book in the series which doesn't contain the “In Death” phrase in the title, indicative of the major difference in this episode. When a child rapist escapes from prison, Eve returns to Dallas, the town that she was named for. She leaves behind her staff and the support team at NYPSD, but Roarke is right by her side. Although the series is set in the mid-21^st century, it doesn't FEEL like the future. New York to Dallas promises to be an outstanding member of the In Death series.

I will be returning to 12^th century England when I start reading The Rose Rent, the 13^th book in the Brother Cadfael mystery series. The Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is renting a widow's estate for a pittance—each year, she is to receive one white rose from a specific rose bush. When the young brother who was delivering the rose to her is found murdered and the rosebush is decimated, the property reverts to the widow. She's become especially attractive to a number of suitors who would like to manage her wealth. Just a short time later when the widow disappears, Brother Cadfael is off to find her and discover who murdered the young monk.

The Door in the Wall was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1950. It tells the story of young Robin, the son of a knight who is away fighting in Scotland. When his mother is ordered to attend to the queen, Robin is to be sent to serve as a page at the home of another knight. With the plague raging, Robin's escort fails to show up and he's left alone. Robin falls ill and is rescued by Brother Luke from the nearby hospice. As he recovers, he discovers that he's unable to walk. Robin learns to walk with crutches, and learns that although his future is not to grow up at a knight and soldier, there are many things that he can do. I chose this book to meet one of the categories in the Eclectic Reader Challenge—read a book published before you were born.

On Friday morning, I received an e-mail from the library saying that they were holding a copy of Jade Dragon Mountain for me. It seems that I had submitted a request for the book, but right now I cannot remember exactly when I did so, nor where I heard of it. It's a brand new book, the first by author Elsa Hart, so I'm sure I saw a review online and was intrigued.

Li Du once was an imperial librarian, but now is in exile. Arriving in Dayan, a town on the border between China and Tibet, he finds that a Jesuit astronomer has been killed. Although the locals want to blame it on a random strike by Tibetan bandits, Li Du is convinced that someone deliberately murdered the priest. Now Li Du must decide whether to continue his journey of exile into Tibet or to remain in Dayan to investigate the death.

 

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How about you? Any new books? You're invited to tell us all about it by joining the fun at Stacking the Shelves. According to the reviewers at Tynga's Reviews who host the meme:

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!