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Mitch Albom, author of The Stranger in the Lifeboat

Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. “Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says. “I am the Lord,” the man whispers. Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors already in heaven, or are they in hell? The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered --- a year later --- when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat. It falls to the island’s chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened.

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.​