Reading Recommendations for adults from the staff of Oshkosh Public Library.
April Staff Picks from Adult Services:
April showers bring the best days for reading! There's nothing better than enjoying a good book with the sound of spring rain to soothe your soul. Of course, this can lead to napping. Here are some books guaranteed to keep you awake! –Sarah Read
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
Recommended by Sarah.
Check this title out on Libby as an e-book or e-audiobook.
Short, but brutal, this horror novella takes you inside the mind of Winifred Notty, the governess newly arrived at Ensor House, home of the Pounds family. She is put in charge of the family's two difficult children, while being forced to tiptoe around the dysfunction and family secrets of the older Pounds. Of course, Fred has secrets of her own. And some violent tendencies she struggles to keep in check. At least, until the right moment...
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
Recommended by Sarah.
Check this title out on Libby as an e-book or e-audiobook.
Nathan Graves inherits his childhood home--a place packed with terrible memories of pain and abuse. He's broken the cycle, raising his son Oliver with the love and care he never had. He leaves his job with the city police and moves his family into the country house, where his wife Maddie is delighted to have more space to make art. But the dark past of their hometown isn't just in Nate's memories. There's something very wrong about the old coal mine near their home. There's something very wrong about Oliver's new friend, Jake. And there's something very wrong about the art Maddie is creating. History is starting to repeat itself, and a long-forgotten mystery is clawing its way back into the present.
Forgotten Sisters by Cynthia Pelayo
Recommended by Sarah
Violent drownings are occurring across Chicago, and two sisters who have a true crime podcast are caught up in the mystery. But they have a mystery of their own. Their parents have died, and they are left alone in a house haunted by memories--and maybe more. When a podcast fan gets a little too interested in one of the sisters, and two detectives come calling, the stories of the sisters, the stranger, and the city all converge. Part urban fairy tale, part thriller, and part haunted house novel--this one will appeal to readers across multiple genres.