Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024

May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. Celebrate by reading fiction and nonfiction books that highlight the culture, complexity, depth and diversity of the AAPI experience.
 

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1. Better the blood

Book cover for "Better the blood"
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Author:
Bennett, Michael, 1964-
Series:
Hana Westerman thrillers volume 1.
Average Rating:
2.8 stars
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Cary Regional - Mystery
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Mystery
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North Regional - Mystery
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Description:
"An absorbing, clever debut thriller that speaks to the longstanding injustices faced by New Zealand's indigenous peoples, by an acclaimed Māori screenwriter and director. A tenacious Māori detective, Hana Westerman juggles single motherhood, endemic prejudice, and the pressures of her career in Auckland CIB. Led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man ritualistically hanging in a secret room and a puzzling inward-curving inscription....