Adult's Summer Reading 2024 June's Picks

Author: Jabria Williams

A woman is holding up a man with a binoculars looking for birds while the bird is on his head.

SLNC Accessible Books and Library Services is happy to announce the first series of our Summer 2024 reading list! This list is curated for the month of June and explores fiction mysteries with rich plots and colorful characters that help tell stories that will enhance your sunny summer days. Below is the list of books for each grade level. Dive into the titles, authors and annotations of this year’s summer reading list!

*Please check annotations for any warnings or sensitivities mentioned in the books to ensure satisfaction with the books!

  1. Long overdue at the Lakeside Library               
    Holly Danvers  
    DBC24905         
    Rain Wilmot's cozy life is turned upside down when Wallace Benson, a local man, is found dead during the annual Ice Fishing Jamboree. Adult.
  2. Bloodline: A Suspense Novel
    Kathi Peterson 
    DBC20406
    Skye discovers that her Auntie Marjorie has been kidnapped, and cryptic instructions have been left behind: Skye must retrieve the contents of a safe deposit box and deliver it to the captors. No police. As Skye follows instructions, the kidnapper's demands increase. LDS fiction. Adult.
  3. The Case Of The Lonely Heiress           
    Erle Gardner
    DB055199
    A contested will and a "lonely hearts" singles ad in a newspaper both lead to a murder that Perry Mason investigates. 1948.
  4. The Glass Key
    Dashiell Hammet
    DB015993
    Two powerful men try to influence the outcome of an election against a background of murder, gambling, violence, and romance.
  5. Hasty Wedding              
    Mignon Eberhart
    DB019497
    Her wedding day turns into a nightmare when Dorcas is accused of the murder of her former lover, and even the groom does not seem to believe her denials.
  6. The Mystery Lady
    Anna Clarke
    DB026530
    Publishing magnate George Bruce wants English professor Paula Glenning, also an author, to investigate the life of contemporary romantic novelist Rosie O'Grady, known as "The Mystery Lady." Glenning's search leads to the possibility of fraud and violent death.
  7. Family Skeletons
    Rhett MacPherson
    DBC19424
    When Victory O'Shea, the resident historian, genealogist, and tour guide for the town of New Kassel, Missouri, begins researching Norah Zumwalt's family tree, her client turns up murdered, and with the help of the local sheriff, she sets out to investigate the killing. Adult.
  8. The Crying Sisters
    Mabel Seeley
    DB054274
    Twenty-nine-year-old small-town librarian Janet Ruell is vacationing alone when she meets a man and his young son at her first stopover. She impulsively agrees to accompany the stranger to another resort to watch the boy. What follows is mayhem and murder. 1939.
  9. Smoke And Mirrors
    Barbara Michaels
    DB029738
    Erin Hartsock is a poorly paid member of the campaign staff of Virginia congresswoman Whita Marshall, an old family friend who is running for the senate. When a series of fires and threatening messages besiege the campaign headquarters, Erin becomes a prime suspect. Strong language.
  10. The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes
    Hugh Greene
    DB007790
    Realistic mystery stories proving that Sherlock Holmes was not the only private detective in late Victorian and Edwardian London.