Northbrook Public Library's Most Wanted List

Looking for a great new read? Here's a list of the top most wanted books at the last week, courtesy of the Readers Services desk:

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
In 1933, American ambassador William Dodd becomes alarmed at developments in the Third Reich, while his daughter becomes enamored with the "New Germany" and has a series of affairs. Nonfiction.

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
A researcher at a pharmaceutical company journeys into the heart of the Amazon to find out what happened to a colleague who died while checking up on a scientist conducting a top-secret project. Fiction.

Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva
After he fails to prevent a suicide bombing in London, Gabriel Allon is summoned by the CIA who want him to track down an American-born cleric who is plotting a new wave of attacks. Thriller.

Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
When dead bodies are found in shallow graves near her bail bonds office, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum seeks the killer before she's the next target. Mystery.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
The gripping true story of a U.S. airman who was the sole survivor of a bomber crash during World War II and his struggle to survive alone in the Pacific Ocean and after he was captured by the Japanese. Nonfiction.

Check back next Sunday for a list of this week's most wanted.