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Leila Mottley, author of Nightcrawling

Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison. But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent and to keep the nine-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. Her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department.

Week of April 10, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of April 10th include THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom, a fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs and suggests that the answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them; RUN, ROSE, RUN, an edge-of-your-seat thriller from Dolly Parton and James Patterson about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive; Karin Slaughter's GIRL, FORGOTTEN, an electrifying suspense novel featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past; WHERE THE CHILDREN TAKE US, a spellbinding memoir from CNN anchor Zain E. Asher, who pays tribute to her mother’s strength and determination to raise four successful children in the shadow of tragedy; and Theresa Brown's HEALING, a frank look at navigating the world of healthcare as a cancer nurse becomes a patient and experiences the system from the other side.​