Large Print Picks
Cozy mysteries, biographies, romances, westerns, bestsellers and more are available in large type format. Most titles are available within our library system. Large type items not owned by our system can be requested through interlibrary loan. Library staff is happy to help patrons locate items.
There are over 10,000 large type books in the Southwest Library System.
Over 900 of the large type books are in the Dodgeville Public Library.
Large Print Books Worth Reading
The Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney is a story of friendship, and of testing that friendship.
Boogers Are My Beat by Dave Barry is another Barry scoop on everything from camping in the Wal-Mart parking lot to the Olympics.
Beads of Doubt by Barbara B. Smith. A Kitzi Camden mystery involving a Camden cousin and his business associate who nearly ruin a benefit at the Camden mansion. Kitzi to the rescue--this time she goes from suspect to almost victim. 5-star suspense!
Down River by John Hart. After being acquitted of murder, Adam leaves his home town only to return 5 years later to more bodies, a lost love, intrigue and loss of trust. There is a 5-star readable book in all this.
Away by Amy Bloom. Lillian Leyb comes alone to America after her family is killed in the Russian pogroms. Years later she hears a rumor that her 3-year-old daughter survived. Lillian sets out alone to find her in Siberia.
Knit Fast, Die Young by Mary Kruger. Ariadne helps the local police solve a murder and then another. Both were committed at the unlikely site of a yarn & wool festival. Guess what the murder weapon was! Fast paced 4-star mystery.
Where My Heart Belongs by Tracie Peterson. Twelve years ago Amy Halbert demanded her share of the family money and dropped out of sight & her sister Kathy stayed to deal with the aftermath. When Amy returns, Kathy must decide: Is forgiveness possible?
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright. When Jack and Laurel die on the same day, their three children are left to discover some secrets, disclosed in Jack's letters to Laurel. A 3-star story about the power of love and forgiveness.
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell. A disjointed novel of family secrets, malice and betrayal with a 2-star devastating end.
The Case of the Tough-Talking Turkey by Claudia Bishop. A 2-star mystery about dysfunctional families and an amateur P.I./veterinarian who solves a murder before the police.
Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker. When the body of a young girl is found in the lake it leads to a long investigation for Stone. Why hasn't she been reported as missing?