LW Library Leads

In Library Leads, library staff highlight exciting new additions to the library collection.

“The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor,” by Lucy Connelly Genre: Mystery Fiction

After crossing the pond, Dr. Gwen Griffith finds herself in the quirky place she fell in love with, Dillynaidd, Wales. Dillynaidd feels like a dream, until murder comes knocking at her doorstep. She’ll need all the help she can get clearing her name when her idyllic small-town life is turned upside down to stay one step ahead of the killer.

“The Capitol: The Surprising Biography of an American Building,” by Brian Jay Jones Genre: Nonfiction, History

The U.S. Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture and race in a fascinating exploration of the U.S. Capitol’s secret history, a history rife with political intrigue, assassination attempts, thwarted bombings and gunmen on the run.

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