Welcome to the March edition of the Month in Books series! This month, we’re excited to dive into a diverse collection of books that not only captivate and inspire, but also creatively spell out “March” with their titles. Whether you’re looking to cozy up with a mystery or explore a new world, these delightful March reads are sure to enrich your TBR.
Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. Darrow resolves to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and breach Gold society, Darrow battled to survive the cutthroat rivalries bred Society’s mightiest warriors. He has climbed the ranks and waited patiently to unleash the revolution that will tear the hierarchy apart from within.
Finally, the time has come.
But devotion to honor and hunger for vengeance run deep on both sides. Darrow and his comrades-in-arms face powerful enemies without scruple or mercy. Among them are some Darrow once considered friends. To win, Darrow must inspire those shackled in darkness to break their chains and unmake the world their cruel masters have built. Only then can they claim a destiny too long denied—and too glorious to surrender.
You’re never really alone?
A must-read for lovers of King’s The Shining. Alone will leave readers breathless as Seda’s family faces a murderer’s wrath in an isolated, snowbound hotel. Get ready for what Kirkus calls “A bloody, wonderfully creepy scare ride.”
When her mom inherits an old, crumbling mansion, Seda’s almost excited to spend the summer there. The grounds are beautiful and it’s fun to explore the sprawling house with its creepy rooms and secret passages. Except her mom plans to renovate the estate, not sell, meaning no return to the city, Seda’s friends, or school.
As the days grow shorter, dread fills Seda. They’re on the verge of losing all connection to the outside world. Seda doubts her ability to handle the solitude or the darkness it stirs within her.
Then a blizzard strands a group of teens near the mansion. Seda has no choice but to offer them shelter, even though she knows danger lurks in the dilapidated mansion. And in herself. And as the snow continues to fall, what Seda fears most is about to become her reality…
Rattus New Yorkus by Hunter Shea
From the author of Jurassic Florida– a monstrous new breed of rats is taking over New York City.
New York City’s rat population is out of control. Dr. Randolph Finch vows to solve the problem with his new rodenticide. Degenesis doesn’t kill rats—it sterilizes them. But nothing adapts faster than a New York rat . . .
City exterminators Chris and Benita Jackson fear that Degenesis has only made these rats stronger. More aggressive. More intelligent. And far more ravenous . . .
Soon millions of rats are working together as a hive mind in a massive lair beneath Grand Central Station. They feast on the flesh of the homeless population living below. And plot their all-out attack on the unsuspecting humans above . . .
California’s Deadly Women by Michael Thomas Barry
There’s an old saying in the news business: if it bleeds, it leads. Stories of crime, killing, and sorrow fill the nightly California news and other media outlets. Within these pages rediscover 46 of the most notorious murders and shocking crimes committed by women in the state of California between 1850 and 1950. Examine the accounts of such notorious murderesses as the “Black Widow,” Louise Peete; “Tiger Woman,” Clara Phillips; the “Duchess,” Juanita Spinelli; and many more. Written in chronological sequence and enhanced by 50 photographs, each entry provides a concise overview of the crime, background information, and final dispositions. At one point these California crimes horrified the collective imaginations of the state—and nation—but many have faded away from our historical consciousness. They’re back. This book serves as an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in California history and crime.
A charming ne’er-do-well returns to his haunted Irish hometown to uncover the truth about his mother in this “supernaturally skilled debut” (Vanity Fair) and turns the town—and his life—upside down.
Abandoned at an orphanage as a baby, Mahony spent his life assuming his mother wanted nothing to do with him. That is, until one night in 1976 while drinking a pint at a Dublin pub, he receives an anonymous note implying that she may have been forced to give him up. Determined to find out what really happened, Mahony embarks on a pilgrimage back to his hometown, the rural village of Mulderrig. Neither he nor Mulderrig can possibly prepare for what’s in store…
From the moment he arrives, Mahony’s presence completely changes the village. Women fall all over themselves. The real and the fantastic are blurred. Chatty ghosts rise from their graves with secrets to tell, and local preacher Father Quinn will do anything to get rid of the slippery young man who is threatening the moral purity of his parish.
A spectacular new addition to the grand Irish storytelling tradition, Himself “is a darkly comic tale of murder, intrigue, haunting and illegitimacy…wickedly funny” (Daily Express).
