{"product_id":"the-quiet-librarian-9780316566322","title":"The Quiet Librarian","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter the murder of her best friend, a librarian's search for answers leads back to her own dark secrets in this \"searing and timely\" novel about a woman transformed by war, family, vengeance, and love, from the author of the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Life We Bury \u003c\/i\u003e(Kristin Harmel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a detective arrives with the news that her best friend has been murdered, Hana knows that something evil has come for her, a dark remnant of the past she and her friend had shared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thirty years before, Hana was someone else: Nura Divjak, a teenager growing up in the mountains of war-torn Bosnia--until Serbian soldiers arrived to slaughter her entire family before her eyes. The events of that day thrust Nura into the war, leading her to join a band of militia fighters, where she became not only a fierce warrior but a legend--the deadly Night Mora. But a shattering final act forced Nura to flee to the United States with a bounty on her head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, someone is hunting Hana, and her friend has paid the price, leaving her eight-year-old grandson in Hana's care. To protect the child without revealing her secret, Hana must again become the Night Mora--and hope she can find the killer before the past comes for them, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fans of Kristin Hannah's \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e or Kate Quinn's books will be caught up in this story of a courageous woman.\"―\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exquisitely written, profoundly affecting, and undoubtedly one of the best books I will read this year.\"―Louise Fein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe London Bookshop Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Eskens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316566322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllen Eskens \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life We Bury\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been published in twenty-six languages, and eight other novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eSaving Emma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForsaken Country, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows We Hide, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNothing More Dangerous\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have won the Barry Award, the Rosebud Award, the Silver Falchion Award, and the Minnesota Book Award. Eskens is a former criminal defense attorney and lives with his wife, Joely, in greater Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Allen Eskens \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47645091201181,"sku":"9780316566322","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d48e4ca9-ee83-421c-88fa-124581d4cd7b.jpg?v=1770750862","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-quiet-librarian-9780316566322","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}