Head of State / Andrew Marr

Call number: FIC MAR

It’s September 2017, and the United Kingdom is on the verge of a crucial referendum that will determine, once and for all, if the country remains a member of the European Union or goes its own way. But, unsuspected by the electorate, and unknown to all but a handful of members of the Prime Minister’s innermost circle, there is a shocking secret at the very heart of government that could change everything in an instant. A group of ruthlessly determined individuals will stop at nothing—including murder—to prevent that from happening.
Andrew Marr’s first novel is a darkly comic tale of deception and skullduggery at Downing Street and Whitehall. Making full use of his unrivalled inside knowledge of the British political scene, Marr has created a sparkling entertainment, a wholly original depiction of Westminster and its denizens, and a fascinating, irreverent glimpse behind the parliamentary curtain. (From B&N)

The Last American Vampire / Seth Grahame-Smith

Call number: FIC GRA

Seth Grahame-Smith first grabbed our attention with his Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, two blood-thirsty classics too good not to taste. Now he has returned with another savory tale about the hidden history of the undead. Not content to snack on passersby, title character Henry Sturges moves impulsively through jaunts in England (where he meets Jack the Ripper) and stateside, moving through great events and venomous vampire back roads with equal aplomb. Keep the nightlight burning and the doors locked. (From B&N)