Baxter County Library patrons are joining millions of others around the globe in reading a historical fiction thriller eBook and eAudioBook during Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. From June 22-July 13, readers can borrow and read Tim Mason’s “intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting” The Darwin Affair. Readers can join by visiting baxlib.org and accessing the eBook collection from the “Books & More” tab on the homepage, or by downloading the Libby app and logging in with your library card number.
Historical fiction novel The Darwin Affair takes place in London during June 1860. When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later, Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Soon, Field’s investigation exposes a shocking conspiracy in which the publication of Charles Darwin’s controversial On the Origin of Species sets off a string of murders, arson, kidnapping, and the pursuit of a madman named the Chorister. As he edges closer to the Chorister, Field uncovers dark secrets that were meant to remain forever hidden. Tim Mason has created a rousing page-turner that both Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would relish and envy.
This program runs for two weeks and only requires a Library card to get started. The book can be read on all major computers and devices through Libby including iOS, Android, Kindle, and desktop without wait lists or holds. To join the discussion, visit baxlib.org, discuss.biglibraryread.com, and download the Libby app. To get a Library card to access eBooks call 870-580-0987, Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 5:00pm, and a Library staff member will issue you a card number and PIN.