On the shelves - Jan. 31

The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup.

“A Woman's Work” by Marian Betancourt uncovers the story of a remarkable woman of the West. Esther Morris (1812-1902) was a unique American woman whose life paralleled the dramatic events of the 19th century: abolition, railroads, Civil War, and suffrage. She lived on three frontiers and made a difference on each one. Ultimately, by organizing what may have been the second most important tea party in American history, she made it possible for Wyoming to be the first place in America where women could vote.

“This is How I Lied” by Heather Gudenkauf. Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa-discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold. For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve's death and that horrible night. Now a detective in Grotto, and seven months pregnant, she is thrust back into the past when a new piece of evidence surfaces and the case is reopened.

“The Missing American” by Kwei Quartey. When her dreams of rising through the Accra police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her career. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency that takes on cases of missing persons, theft, and infidelity. It's not the future she imagined, but it's her best option.

“The Friendship Cure: Reconnecting in the Modern World” by Kate Leaver. Whether best friends, girlfriends, bromances, Twitter followers, Facebook friends, or long-distance buddies, there is so much about friendship we either don't know or don't articulate. Why do some friendships last a lifetime, while others are only temporary? How do you break up with a toxic friend? How can we live in the most connected age and still find ourselves stuck in the greatest loneliness epidemic of our time? What if meaningful friendships are the solution, not a distraction? Leaver's much anticipated manifesto brings to light what modern friendship means, how it can survive, why we need it and what we can do to get the most from it.

“The Killer's Shadow” by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. In the fall of 1980, John Douglas was called in to the manhunt for a white supremacist serial killer. A highly mobile and experienced sniper, the fugitive Joseph Paul Franklin was suspected of racially motivated murders around the country. Years later, after Franklin's conviction and subsequent confessions while in federal prison to a horrific array of other murders, Douglas sat across from Franklin for the first time to complete the profile and understand what motivated his terrifying evolution from hate speech to racially and religiously inspired killing.

“Incredible Archaeology” by Paul Bahn guides a journey through the best archaeological sites the world has to offer. These sites tell a story spanning thousands of years, ranging from the well-known to hidden gems, handpicked for their desirability as destinations. Explore the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde, the Abu Simbel twin temples in Egypt that commemorate Pharaoh Ramesses II and his queen Nefertari, the Terracotta Army in China, the Nazca Lines in Peru that feature large geoglyphs in the desert soil, and the hill fort known as Maiden Castle in England. Come along a striking tour through human history!

— Summaries provided by library staff