{"title":"2026 Fall Author Series!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2026 Fall Author Series through the Des Moines Public Library is here! Find titles from this year's visiting authors right here, locally. Then go listen to the author talks \u0026amp; get your books signed! 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Ignoring the warnings, he uncovers signs of violence while searching for his missing friend, Cordell Bishop. Soon, he is forced to negotiate with dangerous criminals, the Kennedy brothers, who are seeking their late father's hidden stash.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFacing escalating danger and difficult choices, Cork grapples with his darkest instincts as he helps others escape and eventually takes justice into his own hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod's Country\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an action-packed thrill ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss your chance to see author William Kent Krueger as part of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dmpl.org\/dmpl-fall-author-series\" style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e2026 Fall Author Series\u003c\/a\u003e on Friday, October 2nd at 6:30PM at the Central Library!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Krueger, William Kent","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48651891998974,"sku":"9781668231869","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Gods_Country.png?v=1785260878"},{"product_id":"9781668200056","title":"The Last Lady B","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLady B\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emay have\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emarried Bluebeard; she\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emay have\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emay have\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emet a ghost and survived to tell the tale!\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Eloisa James delights with witty historical romance with a gothic twist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the depths of winter, Lady Genevieve Burnsby, her pet piglet, and her septuagenarian husband travel to a haunted abbey in the Scottish Highlands. Evie is excited to meet a ghost (perhaps one of her husband's three previous wives), but didn't expect the funny, quirky guests to become the friends she's never had. 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