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![Murder is a must]( "Murder is a must")
![A nutcracker nightmare]( "A nutcracker nightmare")
![Peg and Rose stir up trouble]( "Peg and Rose stir up trouble")
![Doggone deadly]( "Doggone deadly")
![In the company of witches]( "In the company of witches")
![Dead on target]( "Dead on target")
![The diva says cheesecake!]( "The diva says cheesecake!")
![Aunt Dimity and the enchanted cottage]( "Aunt Dimity and the enchanted cottage")
![Bark to the future]( "Bark to the future")
![Kill them with canvas]( "Kill them with canvas")
![Final cut]( "Final cut")
![Waste of a life]( "Waste of a life")
![Dead men don't decorate]( "Dead men don't decorate")
![Heather and homicide]( "Heather and homicide")
![Snuffed out]( "Snuffed out")
![The body in the back garden]( "The body in the back garden")
![Tailing trouble]( "Tailing trouble")
![A furry little Christmas]( "A furry little Christmas")
![Deadly ever after : a lighthouse library mystery]( "Deadly ever after : a lighthouse library mystery")
![The Darling Dahlias and the red hot poker]( "The Darling Dahlias and the red hot poker")
![Calypso, corpses, and cooking]( "Calypso, corpses, and cooking")
![The art of the decoy]( "The art of the decoy")
![Once upon a seaside murder]( "Once upon a seaside murder")
![A spell for trouble]( "A spell for trouble")
![Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off]( "Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off")
![A cryptic clue]( "A cryptic clue")
![A newlywed's guide to fortune and murder]( "A newlywed's guide to fortune and murder")
![Totally pawstruck]( "Totally pawstruck")
![Without a brew]( "Without a brew")
![Murder on the Poet's Walk]( "Murder on the Poet's Walk")
November is National Native American Heritage Month. To honor indigenous peoples, we have made this list of fiction and nonfiction books written by authors of indigenous heritage. "Own Voices" is a term libraries use to describe books written by people with lived experience in an identity.
![Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : young readers edition]( "Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : young readers edition")
![Prudence]( "Prudence")
![Cherokee America]( "Cherokee America")
![The star that always stays]( "The star that always stays")
![A calm & normal heart : stories]( "A calm & normal heart : stories")
![The sentence : a novel]( "The sentence : a novel")
![Rez life : an Indian's journey through reservation life]( "Rez life : an Indian's journey through reservation life")
![Probably Ruby : a novel]( "Probably Ruby : a novel")
![When Two Feathers fell from the sky : a novel]( "When Two Feathers fell from the sky : a novel")
![The thunder before the storm : the autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt]( "The thunder before the storm : the autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt")
![In the shadow of the red brick building]( "In the shadow of the red brick building")
![Habitat threshold]( "Habitat threshold")
![The marrow thieves]( "The marrow thieves")
![Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask]( "Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask")
![Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry]( "Living nations, living words : an anthology of first peoples poetry")
![Everfair]( "Everfair")
![All the quiet places]( "All the quiet places")
![Cherokee America]( "Cherokee America")
![The night watchman : a novel]( "The night watchman : a novel")
![Elatsoe]( "Elatsoe")
![Ask the brindled : poems]( "Ask the brindled : poems")
![Living on the borderlines : stories]( "Living on the borderlines : stories")
![Name your mountain]( "Name your mountain")
![After the people lights have gone off]( "After the people lights have gone off")
![Murder on the Red River]( "Murder on the Red River")
![Indian horse : a novel]( "Indian horse : a novel")
![Apple in the middle]( "Apple in the middle")
![An Afro-Indigenous history of the United States]( "An Afro-Indigenous history of the United States")
![White magic : essays]( "White magic : essays")
![There there : a novel]( "There there : a novel")
Whether you're grateful, thankful, or just plain hungry, check out one of these seasonal picks!
![Taste of Home Christmas : [465 recipes for a merry holiday!].]( "Taste of Home Christmas : [465 recipes for a merry holiday!].")
![Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong]( "Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong")
![The things of earth : treasuring God by enjoying his gifts]( "The things of earth : treasuring God by enjoying his gifts")
![The world of Plymouth Plantation]( "The world of Plymouth Plantation")
![The gift of thanks : the roots and rituals of gratitude]( "The gift of thanks : the roots and rituals of gratitude")
![Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions]( "Celebrate with Babs : holiday recipes & family traditions")
![Life from scratch : family traditions that start with you]( "Life from scratch : family traditions that start with you")
![Season of love]( "Season of love")
![Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.]( "Betty Crocker Christmas cookies.")
![Gratitude works! : a twenty-one-day program for creating emotional prosperity]( "Gratitude works! : a twenty-one-day program for creating emotional prosperity")
![Focus on the good stuff : the power of appreciation]( "Focus on the good stuff : the power of appreciation")
![Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong]( "Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong")
![The Christmas movie cookbook : recipes from your favorite holiday films]( "The Christmas movie cookbook : recipes from your favorite holiday films")
![Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience]( "Mayflower lives : Pilgrims in a new world and the early American experience")
![On boards : simple and inspiring recipes and ideas to share at every gathering]( "On boards : simple and inspiring recipes and ideas to share at every gathering")
![Finding perfect : a novella]( "Finding perfect : a novella")
![The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life]( "The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life")
![Everyday celebrations from scratch]( "Everyday celebrations from scratch")
![A catered Thanksgiving]( "A catered Thanksgiving")
![Grateful : the transformative power of giving thanks]( "Grateful : the transformative power of giving thanks")
![Gooseberry Patch big book of holiday cooking : celebrate year-round with favorite family recipes.]( "Gooseberry Patch big book of holiday cooking : celebrate year-round with favorite family recipes.")
![Gather at home : over 100 simple recipes, DIYs, and inspiration for a year of occasions]( "Gather at home : over 100 simple recipes, DIYs, and inspiration for a year of occasions")
![Christmas With Southern Living 2016 : the complete guide to holiday cooking and decorating ; special bonus section celebrates the magazine's 50th year.]( "Christmas With Southern Living 2016 : the complete guide to holiday cooking and decorating ; special bonus section celebrates the magazine's 50th year.")
![Seriously simple parties : recipes, menus & advice for effortless entertaining]( "Seriously simple parties : recipes, menus & advice for effortless entertaining")
![The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook.]( "The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook.")
![The power of thank you : discover the joy of gratitude]( "The power of thank you : discover the joy of gratitude")
![Emotional success : the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride]( "Emotional success : the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride")
![Moosewood Restaurant celebrates : festive meal for holidays and special occasions]( "Moosewood Restaurant celebrates : festive meal for holidays and special occasions")
![Chicken soup for the soul. The magic of Christmas : 101 tales of holiday joy, love and gratitude]( "Chicken soup for the soul. The magic of Christmas : 101 tales of holiday joy, love and gratitude")
![Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war]( "Mayflower : a story of courage, community, and war")
This time of year is all about being thankful for the people, place, and things that make up life's precious moments.
![Three]( "Three")
![Thanksgiving for Emily Ann]( "Thanksgiving for Emily Ann")
![Thanksgiving Day thanks]( "Thanksgiving Day thanks")
![We are grateful : otsaliheliga]( "We are grateful : otsaliheliga")
![Apple cake : a gratitude]( "Apple cake : a gratitude")
![Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude]( "Thank you for my dreams : bedtime prayers of gratitude")
![You are my happy]( "You are my happy")
![Mortimer's first garden]( "Mortimer's first garden")
![Thanks for Thanksgiving]( "Thanks for Thanksgiving")
![The blue table]( "The blue table")
![What I like most]( "What I like most")
![Three]( "Three")
![Grow grateful]( "Grow grateful")
![We give thanks]( "We give thanks")
![Sallie Bee writes a thank-you note]( "Sallie Bee writes a thank-you note")
![The thank you book]( "The thank you book")
![Thanks a lot]( "Thanks a lot")
![The secret of saying thanks]( "The secret of saying thanks")
![Cat]( "Cat")
![Thankful]( "Thankful")
![The thank you letter]( "The thank you letter")
![Thank you, neighbor!]( "Thank you, neighbor!")
![Thank you bees]( "Thank you bees")
![Peppa gives thanks]( "Peppa gives thanks")
![Splat says thank you]( "Splat says thank you")
![Last stop on Market Street]( "Last stop on Market Street")
![Thanks a million : poems]( "Thanks a million : poems")
![Counting our blessings]( "Counting our blessings")
![Freda and the blue beetle]( "Freda and the blue beetle")
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Elizabeth Hand consistently writes interesting mysteries that have an uncanny weirdness to them, and in Hokuloa Road you get that plus the beautiful setting of Hawaii, with flora, fauna, customs, and lore. Our protagonist, Grady, is a laid-back good guy who gets the job of a lifetime, but soon finds himself enmeshed in a situation that seems to defy explanation, but requires him to keep sleuthing. There are many likable characters here, as well as a satisfying ending. -Candice