On my recent visit to the library I went to pick up a business book but of course I had to look around for a bit and picked up some other books.

Well-Red Black Girl by Glory Edim. I remember this one got a lot of buzz last year and it looks like a wonderful anthology.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty. I know someone recommended this one not too long ago and I just can’t remember who! I’m sorry for not giving credit. This is a memoir of a young mortician sharing her tale of how she ended up in the business. So bizarre and yet, so readable!

Blue Label by Eduardo Sanchez Rugeles. This is the story of a young woman from Caracas, Venezuela who is at war with the world and on a missing to graduate high school and leave Venezuela for good. I think with everything going on in Venezuela currently this would be a fascinating read.

Have you read any of these? What have you checked out from the library recently?

It’s time for, First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday Intros. If you aren’t familiar, Vicki, from I’d Rather Be at the Beach hosts this meme. It’s your chance to post a bit from a book that you are reading or planning to read. Today I’m posting about a book I recently received an ARC from on Netgalley and I’m hoping to start soon.

“They’d never had to ring the police before in all their married life. The police belonged to another world – the world they say on television or in the papers. Not theirs. She was shaking as Malcolm picked up the phone. She wanted to tell him to wait. To give it another day. Not to start this. Not to bring this into their home. 

‘Mal,” she said, but he looked at her as he dialed, silencing her. She could hear the hum of the fridge and a car passing by outside. Life going on. ‘Hello. I’d like to report my daughter missing,’ she heard him say. That life was over.”

The Suspect by Fiona Barton.

What an intro right? Fiona Barton’s latest novel deals with two families trying to find their 18-year-old daughters. On a trip to Thailand the young women disappeared.

If you’ve read any of her previous books, Kate Waters also makes an appearance. She was the journalist who helped put the pieces together in The Child. I actually didn’t realize that these are a part of a series and typically I like to start with the first book but that one actually felt like a standalone to me.

I read The Child last year and it almost made it to my favorites list so I’m excited to read this latest book.

Have you read any of her books? What did you think?