Cheri's Book Picks

In Rule 34 by Charles Stross, Liz, the head of the ICI [Innovative Crime Investigation] department in Scotland follows and monitors the internet for trends to determine if people are engaging in illegal activities. Disturbing activity draws them into an investigation that involves international murder and conspiracy.

Jennifer Weiner’s new book Then Came You, brings together three women, each with different agendas. As events unfold, they touch each other’s lives in peripheral ways, never expecting to actually meet. As often happens, their best laid plans go awry, and they come together in a very unexpected way. Ms. Weiner weaves a wonderful story of compassion and love.

Margaret Truman, former president Harry Truman’s daughter, has written scores of books about intrigue in and around Washington, D.C. The newest title Monument to Murder opens up in Savannah, but quickly moves to D.C., as a secret government organization is revealed, and murders they commit are deemed acceptable in the name of patriotism. Once the truth is revealed, it may bring down the current administration. A novel of superb intrigue and suspense.