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While justice sleepsby Stacey AbramsPlunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery Keene, now the legal guardian of power of attorney for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, must unravel the clues he left behind in regards to a dangerous conspiracy that has infiltrated the highest power corridors of Washington.Genre: Political thrillers; MysteryCharacter: Culturally diversePace: IntensifyingTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Richly detailed
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Transient desires by Donna LeonInvestigating a mysterious boating accident outside his jurisdiction, Commissario Guido Brunetti and his colleague, Claudia Griffoni, discover that one of the suspects is associated with Laguna's sinister underworld. Genre: Police proceduralsCharacter: Introspective; LikeableStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Leisurely pacedTone: Strong sense of place; Thought-provoking
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The plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzWildly successful author Jacob Finch Bonner, who had stolen the plot of his book from a late student, fights to hide the truth from his fans and publishers, while trying to figure out who wants to destroy him. Genre: Mystery; Psychological suspenseThemes: Books about booksCharacter: Flawed; Sympathetic; Well-developedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Disturbing; Menacing; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Stylistically complex; Witty
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With one week to win back the best friend she might just be in love with, a travel writer plans the trip of a lifetime in this sparkling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read. Genre: Contemporary romance Themes: Friends to lovers Character: Well-developed Tone: Moving; Steamy; Thought-provoking
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Legacy by Nora RobertsAfter launching her own line of yoga and workout videos, Adrian Rizzo begins receiving death threats, which lead her back home to Maryland, where she, with the help of her childhood crush, must find the truth when the threats escalate to murder.Genre: Romantic suspenseCharacter: Complex; LikeableStoryline: Character-drivenTone: Suspenseful
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The newcomer by Mary Kay AndrewsAfter her sister is murdered, Letty Carnahan goes on the run with her 4-year-old niece to Florida’s Gulf Coast where she is taken in by a hotel owner and her cynical son, a police detective, who believes she is a danger to them all.Genre: Romantic suspenseThemes: New in town; On the runCharacter: QuirkyPace: IntensifyingTone: Atmospheric; Heartwarming; Suspenseful
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Count the waysby Joyce MaynardThe story of Eleanor and Cam, whose marriage and family is shattered by tragedy and infidelity and how, during the decades that follow, they make surprising discoveries and decisions that bring them together, and tear them apart. Genre: Domestic fiction; Mainstream fictionThemes: Second act; Unhappy familiesCharacter: AuthenticStoryline: Character-driven; SweepingTone: Heartwrenching; Moving; ReflectiveWriting Style: Engaging
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Good companyby Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyFlora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband's wedding ring, the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter, Ruby, was five.Genre: Relationship fictionCharacter: FlawedStoryline: Character-driven; Intricately plottedTone: ReflectiveWriting Style: Engaging; Witty
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The stepsisters by Susan MalleryBrought back together when Cassidy, the little sister they have in common, suddenly needs them both, Daisy and Sage must cast aside their hatred for each other to care for Cassidy and are caught off guard when long-buried secrets lead to forgiveness and a powerful friendship. Genre: Relationship fiction Themes: Family gatherings
Tone: Heartwarming; Writing Style: Engaging
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Animal by Lisa TaddeoJoan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City. In the hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child--that has haunted her every waking moment--while forging the power to finally strike back.Genre: Literary fiction; Psychological fictionCharacter: FlawedStoryline: Character-drivenTone: Disturbing; Thought-provoking; ViolentWriting Style: Compelling; Gritty
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The living sea of waking dreams by Richard FlanaganIn a novel of family, climate change and the resilience of the human spirit, Anna, whose aged mother is dying in a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, escapes into visions of horror and delight through the ever-widening hospital window.Genre: Australian fiction; Ecofiction; Magical realismStoryline: Issue-orientedTone: Bleak; Haunting; Thought-provoking
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Mary Janeby Jessica Anya BlauTaking a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor, straight-laced Mary Jane is introduced to a world of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll, which helps her figure out what she really wants out of life, and what kind of person she’s going to be.Genre: Coming-of-age stories; Literary fictionCharacter: LikeableStoryline: Character-drivenTone: NostalgicWriting Style: Engaging; Witty
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The house of always by Jenn LyonsAs the enemies of Kihrin move forward with their plans to free the King of Demons, the Eight Immortals must decide if they can save the world while saving Kihrin, too, or watch him become the very evil they have all been sworn to destroy.Genre: Epic fantasy; Multiple perspectivesStoryline: Action-packed; Intricately plotted; World-buildingTone: Atmospheric; DramaticWriting Style: Compelling
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Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirRyland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment. Thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.Genre: Hard science fiction; Science fiction thrillersThemes: Lost in spaceStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Engaging; Well-crafted dialogue
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Version zero by David YoonMax, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect, he's fired...then black-balled across Silicon Valley. With time on his hands and revenge on his mind, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. Genre: Cyber-thrillers; Dystopian fiction Character: Culturally diverse Storyline: Intricately plotted Pace: Fast-paced Tone: Suspenseful; Thought-provoking Writing Style: Compelling
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Sorrowland by Rivers SolomonFleeing from the strict religious compound where she was raised, Vern, in the safety of the forest, gives birth to twins, and to keep her small family safe, unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of.Genre: Horror; Literary fiction; Magical realismThemes: Surviving abuseCharacter: Culturally diverse; LGBTQIA diverseStoryline: Character-driven; Own voices; World-buildingTone: Creepy; Disturbing; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Lyrical; Stylistically complex
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Mirrorland by Carole JohnstoneReturning to her gothic childhood home in the wake of her estranged twin’s disappearance, Cat uncovers long-held secrets involving her sister’s left-behind clues and a mysterious treasure hunt.Genre: Gothic fiction; Psychological suspenseThemes: Unreliable narratorStoryline: World-buildingTone: Creepy; Thought-provoking
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The lost village by Camilla StenObsessed with the vanishing residents of an old mining town, dubbed “The Lost Village,” documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt and her crew set up camp and are soon plagued by strange events that makes them realize they are not alone. Genre: Parallel narratives; Scandinavian crime fiction Storyline: Nonlinear; Plot-driven Pace: Fast-paced Tone: Bleak; Creepy; Menacing; Suspenseful; Violent Writing Style: Compelling
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The other black girlby Zakiya Dalila HarrisTired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books, 26-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel is hired until she after a string uncomfortable events, is elevated to Office Darling, leaving Nella in the dust.Genre: African American fiction; Thrillers and suspenseCharacter: Culturally diverse; IntrospectiveStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Darkly humorous; Suspenseful; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Compelling; Witty
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The last thing he told me by Laura DaveAfter her husband disappears, Hannah quickly realizes he isn't who he said he was and that his 16-year-old daughter, who wants nothing to do with her, may hold the key to figuring out his identity.Genre: Thrillers and suspenseCharacter: AuthenticStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Fast-pacedTone: MovingWriting Style: Compelling
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Lost immunity by Daniel KallaIn this explosive new thriller, an experimental vaccine is deployed to battle a lethal outbreak of meningitis--until patients start dying of unknown causes.Genre: Bio-thrillers; Canadian fiction; Medical thrillersCharacter: Well-developedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Dramatic; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Richly detailed
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Great Circle by Maggie ShipsteadA century after daredevil female aviator Marian Graves’s disappearance in Antarctica, actress Hadley Baxter is cast to play her and immerses herself in the role as their fates — and their dreams — become intertwined. Genre: Historical fiction; Literary fiction; Parallel narratives Themes: Go your own way Character: Spirited; Well-developed Storyline: Intricately plotted; Sweeping Tone: Atmospheric Writing Style: Compelling; Richly detailed; Well-researched
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The woman with the blue star by Pam JenoffInspired by the harrowing true stories of those who hid from the Nazis in the sewers, this emotional testament to the power of friendship follows Ella, an affluent Polish girl, as she helps Sadie and her pregnant mother survive despite the dangers of the war.Genre: Historical fictionThemes: Inspired by real eventsCharacter: Religiously diverse; Well-developedTone: Moving
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Hour of the witch by Chris BohjalianA resourceful Puritan woman in 1662 Boston plots to escape a violent marriage only to find herself targeted by her disapproving and superstitious neighbors for failing to save a child's life.Genre: Historical fiction; Psychological suspenseTone: Thought-provoking Storyline: Character-driven; Intricately plotted Writing Style: Compelling; Descriptive;
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Beyond order : 12 more rules for life by Jordan B. PetersonIn 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives--eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. Now, drawing on the hard-won truths of ancient wisdom, as well as deeply personal lessons from his own life and clinical practice, Peterson offers twelve new principles to guide readers towards a more courageous, truthful and meaningful life. Genre: Canadian literature; Society and culture
Tone: Thought-provoking Writing Style: Candid
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The bomber mafiaby Malcolm GladwellMost military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This "Bomber Mafia" asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points - industrial or transportation hubs - cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal? Malcolm Gladwell examines the bombing of Tokyo on the deadliest night of the war and asks, "Was it worth it?" Genre: History writing; Life storiesTone: Reflective; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Descriptive
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The day the world stops shoppingby J. B. MacKinnonConsuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet-but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J.B. MacKinnon investigates how we might achieve a world without shopping.Genre: Business and economicsStoryline: Issue-orientedTone: Hopeful; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Accessible; Engaging; Persuasive; Well-researched
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