The Second Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 pm Alton  Book Chat, established in 1999, is a library-sponsored book discussion  group that meets monthly in the Agnes Thompson Meeting Room (lower level  entrance), Gilman Library, 100 Main St., Alton, NH 03809 Unless  otherwise noted, meetings are held on the second Tuesday each month,  beginning at 7:00 pm.  Call the library at 875-2550 to reserve your copy  of the next book discussion title and get in on the fun!  

Killers of the Flower Moon

by David Grann

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   -  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 

A New York Times Notable Book

Named a best book of the year by Amazon, Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR, Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub, and Slate

From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were  members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered  beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built  mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. 

Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an  Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her  relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning,  as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and  many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves  murdered. 

As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI  took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a  former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White  put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who  infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one  of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. 

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

#1 New York Times Bestseller
More than 4 million copies sold
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick

"I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!"--Reese Witherspoon

"Painfully beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review

For  years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet  town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase  Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the  so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and  intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she  calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then  the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young  men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a  new life--until the unthinkable happens.

Where the Crawdads Sing is  at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking  coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens  reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and  that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature  keeps.