aired the week of January 9, 2017

Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf is a thriller set in rural Iowa.  Sarah Quinlan finds out what little her husband has told her about his past is a lie.  Now his Aunt Julia is dead and it seems they are among the suspects even though they were in another state when Julia was pushed down the stairs.  Sarah cannot wait to leave Iowa and return home, but not until she uncovers the truth.

aired the week of January 2, 2017

Carrie's top 10 reads for 2016 
in no particular order:

1.  Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal
2.  Invisible City by Julia Dahl
3.  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
4.  The Forgotten Room by Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig
5.  In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward
6.  Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry
7.  Lawyer for the Dog by Lee Robinson
8.  Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima
9.  Lilac Girls
10. The Zig Zag Girl by Ella Griffiths

aired the week of December 26, 2016

Grace by Natashia Deon tells the story of Naomi in flashbacks.  Chapters about Naomi, a runaway slave alternate with chapters about her daughter Josey who was born just before Naomi was killed by slave hunters.  Set in the deep south during the mid 1800s.