The Quiet Librarian: A Novel
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover for "The Quiet Librarian"
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for
Average user rating: 4 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Eskens, Allen
Published:
Little, Brown and Company 2025
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Status:
Checked Out

Description

After 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 The Life We Bury (Kristin Harmel, author of The Paris Daughter).
"Fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale or Kate Quinn’s books will be caught up in this story of a courageous woman."―Library Journal (starred review)
"Exquisitely written, profoundly affecting, and undoubtedly one of the best books I will read this year.”―Louise Fein, author of The London Bookshop Affair
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

Also in This Series

Formats

Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
Sample 
OverDrive Read
Sample 
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

Choose a Format
Checked Out/Available Elsewhere
Checked Out
Checked Out
2 copies, 21 people are on the wait list.

Subjects

Subjects
Fiction
Literature
Suspense
Thriller

More Details

Street Date:
02/18/2025
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316566339
ASIN:
B0D5XN1BR4

Borrower Reviews

Librarian Reviews

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Allen Eskens. (2025). The Quiet Librarian: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Allen Eskens. 2025. The Quiet Librarian: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Allen Eskens, The Quiet Librarian: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company, 2025.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Allen Eskens. The Quiet Librarian: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company, 2025.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection20
East Hampton Public Library00

There are 21 holds on this title.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
cb0c1d88-beaa-b6f2-6a29-3ed25652567b
Go To Grouped Work

API Extraction Dates

Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Apr 26, 2025 15:53:32
Date Updated:
Apr 26, 2025 15:53:32
Last Metadata Check:
Sep 14, 2025 08:37:24
Last Metadata Change:
Sep 14, 2025 08:37:24
Last Availability Check:
Sep 14, 2025 08:37:28
Last Availability Change:
Sep 14, 2025 08:37:28
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Sep 16, 2025 10:11:50

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0D5XN1BR4
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780316566339
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780316566315
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Allen Eskens
isOwnedByCollections
False
title
The Quiet Librarian
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=242&titleID=10823100
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
          • id: 1354
sortTitle
Quiet Librarian A Novel
crossRefId
10823100
classifications
    subtitle
    A Novel
    id
    D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343
    starRating
    0

    OverDrive MetaData

    isPublicDomain
    False
    formats
        • fileName: TheQuietLibrarian_10823100
        • partCount: 0
        • fileSize: 0
        • identifiers:
              • type: ASIN
              • value: B0D5XN1BR4
        • name: Kindle Book
        • isReadAlong: False
        • id: ebook-kindle
        • onSaleDate: 2/18/2025
        • samples:
              • source: From the book
              • formatType: ebook-overdrive
              • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d23f3677-9319-4561-88f9-d4fc1ef37343&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
        • fileName: TheQuietLibrarian_9780316566339_10823100
        • partCount: 0
        • fileSize: 0
        • identifiers:
              • type: ISBN
              • value: 9780316566339
        • name: OverDrive Read
        • isReadAlong: False
        • id: ebook-overdrive
        • onSaleDate: 2/18/2025
        • samples:
              • source: From the book
              • formatType: ebook-overdrive
              • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d23f3677-9319-4561-88f9-d4fc1ef37343&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
    creators
        • role: Author
        • fileAs: Eskens, Allen
        • name: Allen Eskens
    imprint
    Mulholland Books
    publishDate
    2025-02-18T00:00:00Z
    isOwnedByCollections
    True
    title
    The Quiet Librarian
    fullDescription
    After 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 The Life We Bury (Kristin Harmel, author of The Paris Daughter).
    "Fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale or Kate Quinn’s books will be caught up in this story of a courageous woman."―Library Journal (starred review)
    "Exquisitely written, profoundly affecting, and undoubtedly one of the best books I will read this year.”―Louise Fein, author of The London Bookshop Affair
    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.
     
    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.
     
    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.
     
    popularity
    15589
    links
      • self:
          • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/d23f3677-9319-4561-88f9-d4fc1ef37343/metadata
          • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
      • shareInLibby:
          • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=vCWlADHmp90
          • type: text/HTML
    id
    d23f3677-9319-4561-88f9-d4fc1ef37343
    images
      • cover:
          • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG100.JPG
          • type: image/jpeg
      • thumbnail:
          • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG200.JPG
          • type: image/jpeg
      • cover150Wide:
          • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG150.JPG
          • type: image/jpeg
      • cover300Wide:
          • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0017-1/{D23F3677-9319-4561-88F9-D4FC1EF37343}IMG400.JPG
          • type: image/jpeg
    isPublicPerformanceAllowed
    False
    languages
        • code: en
        • name: English
    subjects
        • value: Fiction
        • value: Literature
        • value: Suspense
        • value: Thriller
    publishDateText
    02/18/2025
    otherFormatIdentifiers
        • type: ISBN
        • value: 9780316566315
    mediaType
    eBook
    shortDescription
    After 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 The Life We Bury (Kristin Harmel, author of The Paris Daughter).
    "Fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale or Kate Quinn’s books will be caught up in this story of a courageous woman."―Library Journal (starred review)
    "Exquisitely written, profoundly affecting, and undoubtedly one of the best books I will read this year.”―Louise Fein, author of The London Bookshop Affair
    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...
    accessibilityStatements
        • additionalInformation:
          1. navigation:
            1. StructuredNavigation
          2. hazards:
            1. NoHazards
          3. waysOfReading:
            1. NoInfoForModifiableDisplay
            2. FullNonVisualReadingSupport
            3. AlternativeText
          4. summaryStatement: This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
          5. conformance:
            1. NoInfoForStandards
          6. name: Adobe EPUB eBook
          7. richContent:
            1. id: ebook-epub-adobe
            2. legalConsiderations:
          sortTitle
          Quiet Librarian A Novel
          crossRefId
          10823100
          classifications
            subtitle
            A Novel
            publisher
            Little, Brown and Company
            bisacCodes
                • code: FIC030000
                • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
                • code: FIC044000
                • description: Fiction / Contemporary Women
                • code: FIC014080
                • description: FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General