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HARPER (WHISTLER). COURTESY OF PENGUIN BOOKS ( LOVE THE WHOLE WORLD!) COURTESY MINOTAUR BOOKS (LIAR’S CREEK). THE N OUN PROJECT (BOOK ICON) BOOKS Liar’s Creek By Matt Goldman Clay Hawkins left his rural Minnesota town to pur- sue a professional soccer career abroad—and to escape his strained rela- tionship with his sheriff father, Judd Hawkins. Years later, Clay returns with his preteen son and new skills (thanks to a dangerous, clandestine side gig) that come in handy when his beloved Uncle Teddy disappears. Clay must work with his now-retired father to find out what happened to Teddy, all while repairing old familial wounds. It’s a twistymystery, set against the gorgeous woods and streams of Minnesota, from an Emmy-winning TV writer turned novelist. — Amy Reilly Whistler By Ann Patchett Who is your favorite per- son? If you’re lucky, you see themoften. It’s been almost 45 years since Daphne Fuller’s beloved stepfather, Eddie Triplett, uncharacteristically left without a word. Suddenly, there he is, in the same gallery as her at theMet- ropolitanMuseumof Art. The unfolding of their new relationship as they get reacquainted as adults and discover still-kindred spirits is juxtaposed with flashbacks of 1980, when a snowy car wreck changed it all. Author Ann Patchett’s love of books breathes through Daphne and Eddie, both aspiring novelists, as they rewrite the story of their fractured family. — Jody L. Rohlena I Love The Whole World! By Victoria Hannan Leslie had felt for some time that life was a series of things that just hap- pened to her. When her physiotherapist husband dumps her for a woman with superior posture, she finds herself lost without a map. A ticket out of her misery comes in the formof an all-expenses paid trip to the bright lights of Las Ve- gas. Wonder, Leslie discovers, can be found in themost unexpected of places. Soon she falls in love with the beauty of the desert, its art and its people – and finds her way back to her- self. reader ’ s digest 112 June/July 2026 2025 H o m e H e a l t h C a r e 2026 H o m e H e a l t h C a r e