aired the week of September 23, 2019

Murder at the Mansion by Sheila Connolly introduces Kate Hamilton who has been asked by her best friend from high school to return to her hometown to try and save the town.  There must be a way to revitalize the town using the old Barton Mansion as an anchor. Then Kate finds her high school nemesis dead on the front steps of the mansion.  This could be a problem.  First in the Victorian Village cozy mystery series.

1.  Murder at the Mansion
2. killer in the Carriage House

aired the week of September 16, 2019

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks tells the story of the creation and journey of the beautifully illustrated Sarajevo Haggadah.  Hanna Heath a book conservator has been tasked with restoring and preserving the codex.  As she is working she finds several interesting items which help tell the story of the amazing journey this book has undertaken since it's creation in 1480 in Seville, Spain.

aired the week of September 9, 2019

The Banker's Wife by Cristina Alger is a thriller based in the world of banking and finance for the ultra rich.  Annabel Werner's husband had just been declared dead in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps.  However he wasn't supposed to be there.  What is going on and why does she feel she can trust no on at his employer, the bank, Swiss United?

aired the week of September 2, 2019

The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go by Amy Reichert follows widowed food truck owner Gina as she tries to navigate bumpy relationships with her teenage daughter and prickly mother. When Gina finds her mother on the floor after suffering from a massive stroke, family secrets are revealed that change the way Gina looks at her mother, her upbringing, and her relationship with her husband. Light chick lit from the author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake.

aired the week of August 25, 2019

Before the Fall by Noah Hawley tracks unknown painter Scott Burroughs after the plane he was on crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on a routine flight from Martha's Vineyard to New York City.  There were some very powerful men on that flight and speculation is rampant that this was no accident or mechanical failure.  All Scott knows is that he and a four-year-old boy are the only survivors and he is being called a hero until some wonder why he was on that flight at all.

aired the week of August 19, 2019

American Duchess: a novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt by Karen Harper tells the story of first American duchess Consuelo Vanderbilt who married the 9th Duke of Marlborough in 1895.  This novelized account tells the story of her life from her marriage through World War II.  This is a fascinating story of one woman's quest to attain independence and help those in need.