Bestselling authors Nicholas Evans and John LeCarre will both have books available on Tuesday, October 12.
In Evans' new book, The Brave, writer and filmaker Tom Bedford lives alone in the wilds of Montana. Growing up, Bedford's mother, actress Diane Reed, falls for TV cowboy Ray Montane, and their stormy relationship leads to a horrifying act of violence that has lifelong repercussions for him. In the present day, Tom rarely sees his son, Danny, who is deployed in Iraq. When Danny is charged with murder Tom confronts the violence in his past and fights to save the son he'd let slip away.
In Our Kind of Traitor, by John LeCarre, Perry Makepiece and Gail Perkins meet Russian businessman Dmitri Vladimirovich Krasnov while on vacation in Antigua. Dmitri challenges Perry to a tennis match and, even though he loses, Dmitri takes a liking to the couple and soon they're visiting with his extended family. At Dimitri's request, Perry conveys a message to MI6 in England that Dimitri wishes to defect. On arriving home, Perry and Gail receive a summons from MI6 to a debriefing. They find out that not only is Dimitri a Russian businessman but he's also one of the world's biggest money launderers.
You can reserve these and other books by stopping by or calling the reference desk or using your online library account.