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Marion Lane and the midnight murder by T. A. WillbergAfter a filing assistant at Miss Brickett's Investigations & Inquiries is murdered, her colleague and first year inquirer-in-training is framed for the crime and must sort through hidden alliances and WWII secrets to clear her name. Genre: Historical mysteriesThemes: Rookie on the beatCharacter: LikeableStoryline: World-buildingTone: Strong sense of place; Whimsical
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The Mitford trialby Jessica FellowesApproached on her wedding day by a mysterious stranger who asks her to spy on loved ones, lady's maid Louisa Cannon accompanies the Mitfords on a glitzy cruise that is shattered by an on-board assault. Genre: Historical mysteries
Pace: Leisurely paced Tone: Atmospheric Writing Style: Richly detailed; Well-researched
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City of schemes by Victoria ThompsonAfter the Great War, Elizabeth Miles and Gideon Bates plan their wedding and welcome home old friends now discharged from the army, and must come to the aid of their friend Archie who may be the victim of a con-woman while fending off their worst enemy.Genre: Caper novels; Historical mysteriesCharacter: Likeable; Strong femalePace: Fast-pacedTone: Amusing; AtmosphericWriting Style: Engaging; Richly detailed
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No holding back by Lori FosterHelping his family protect the most vulnerable members of their Colorado mountain town, Cade McKenzie clashes with a headstrong, passionate woman who becomes a reluctant ally. Genre: Contemporary romances; Romantic suspense Storyline: Plot-driven Pace: Fast-paced Tone: High-drama
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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 romances Themes: Friends to lover Character: Well-developed Tone: Moving; Steamy; Thought-provoking
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Calder brand by Janet DaileyA first installment in a Calder series spin-off is set in the late 1800s and follows the experiences of a vengeful cowboy and an aspiring doctor whose respective ambitions are complicated by past demons and an illegitimate child. Genre: Historical romances; Family sagas Storyline: Character-driven Tone: High-drama
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Siri, who am I? by Sam TschidaWaking from a coma with no memory of who she is, a wealthy millennial tries to piece together her identity through her social-media activity before following leads to a billionaire’s home and the site of a suspicious accident.Genre: Chick-Lit; Romantic comediesThemes: Missing memoriesCharacter: LikeableTone: AmusingWriting Style: Conversational; Engaging; Jargon-filled
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Neighborsby Danielle SteelOpening her home to neighbors in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a reclusive woman inadvertently triggers events that reveal secrets, divide relationships and forge new bonds among strangers. Genre: Mainstream fiction; Relationship fiction Themes: Thrown together Tone: High-drama
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Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins by Katarina BivaldThe story of a ghost who would help her friends heal and move on by reconnecting them with memories from their senior year of high school.Genre: Relationship fiction; TranslationsCharacter: LGBTQIA diverse; Well-developedTone: Heartwarming; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Engaging
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The divinesby Ellie EatonPiecing together memories from her teen years at an elite English boarding school, Josephine gradually exposes a violent secret behind why the once-prestigious institution abruptly closed in disgrace.Genre: Coming-of-age stories; Literary fictionThemes: We used to be friendsCharacter: RelatableTone: Haunting; High-drama; ReflectiveWriting Style: Witty
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One night two souls went walking by Ellen CooneyA young interfaith chaplain is joined on her hospital rounds one night by an unusual companion: a rough-and-ready dog who may or may not be a ghost. As she tends to the souls of her patients - young and old, living last moments or navigating fundamentally altered lives - their stories provide unexpected healing for her own heartbreak.Genre: Literary fictionThemes: 24 hour stories; Unnamed narratorCharacter: Introspective; LikeablePace: Leisurely pacedTone: Hopeful; Moving; Reflective
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Perestroika in Paris by Jane SmileyCoexisting in the lush hidden spaces of Paris until cold weather arrives, an escaped racehorse and her companion, a German shorthaired pointer, forge a bond with a boy living in seclusion with his nonagenarian grandmother in an ivy-covered house.Genre: Literary fictionTone: Heartwarming Pace: Leisurely paced
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Gutter child by Jael RichardsonSet in an imagined world in which the most vulnerable are forced to buy their freedom by working off their debt to society, Gutter Child uncovers a nation divided into the privileged Mainland and the policed Gutter. Genre: Dystopian fiction Themes: Fighting racism Character: Well-developed Writing style: Compelling
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Fairhaven rising by L. E. ModesittWhen the community of Fairhaven's success under the Council becomes an impediment to the ambitions of its rulers, an untried young mage finds herself at the heart of a conspiracy to destroy her home. Genre: Epic fantasy; Storyline: Intricately plotted; World-building Tone: Dramatic Writing Style: Richly detailed
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Klara and the sun by Kazuo IshiguroTells the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in a store, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Genre: Science fiction; Literary fiction Character: Complex, Introspective Storyline: Character-driven Writing Style: Lyrical; Stylistically complex; Thoughtful
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The blade betweenby Sam J. MillerReluctantly visiting his upstate New York hometown when his father falls ill, a restless gay photographer reconnects with two high-school friends who become his allies in a plan to expose the corrupt motives of invasive corporate gentrifiers.Genre: First person narratives; HorrorThemes: Cosmic horror; Home again; Small town horrorCharacter: Flawed; LGBTQIA diverse; Well-developedStoryline: Issue-orientedTone: Menacing
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The children of Red Peak by Craig DiLouieAs children, David, Deacon, and Beth survived a religious group's horrific last days at the isolated mountain Red Peak. Years later, the trauma of what they experienced never feels far behind. When a fellow survivor commits suicide, they finally reunite and share their stories. What really happened on that final night? Genre: Horror; Multiple perspectivesThemes: Childhood traumaCharacter: Well-developedStoryline: Character-driven; Intricately plotted; NonlinearTone: Creepy; Disturbing; Gruesome; Heartwrenching
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The haunting of Brynn Wilderby Wendy WebbBonding with residents at a Lake Superior boarding house in the aftermath of a devastating loss, Brynn is unnerved by a frail local’s insights before becoming irresistibly drawn to a man with a dangerous reputation.Genre: Gothic fictionCharacter: LikeableStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: IntensifyingTone: Mystical
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The wrong family by Tarryn FisherJuno was wrong about Winnie Crouch. Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had the perfect marriage, the perfect son - the perfect life. Only now that she's living in their beautiful house, she sees the cracks in the crumbling facade are too deep to ignore...Genre: Psychological suspenseThemes: Too good to be true; Unreliable narratorStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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A successful media influencer's morally questionable relationship with the truth exposes deep psychological cracks in her marriage at the same time her family is targeted by a violently obsessed fan.
Genre: Psychological suspense Themes: Unreliable narrator Tone: Suspenseful Writing Style: Compelling
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Every waking hourby Joanna SchaffhausenAfter surviving a serial killer’s abduction as a young teenager, Ellery Hathaway is finally attempting a normal life. She has a new job as a rookie Boston detective but when a twelve-year-old girl disappears on Ellery’s watch, the troubling case opens deep wounds that never fully healed. Genre: Thrillers and suspenseThemes: Rookie on the beat; Urban policeCharacter: ComplexPace: Fast-pacedTone: Suspenseful
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The mystery of Mrs. Christieby Marie BenedictClaiming amnesia after going missing for more than a week in late 1926, up-and-coming mystery author Agatha Christie pens a chilling story that brashly implicates her war-hero husband.Genre: Historical fiction; Multiple perspectivesCharacter: Strong femaleStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: DramaticWriting Style: Compelling
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Dark tidesby Philippa GregoryA sequel to Tidelands finds 17th-century London warehouse owner Alinor reuniting with a man from her past while reaching out to her brother in war-torn New England for proof of her son's survival.Genre: Family sagas; Historical fictionCharacter: Large cast of charactersStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Dramatic; Strong sense of placeWriting Style: Descriptive; Engaging
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The Arctic furyby Greer MacallisterSecretly hired by an eccentric Lady Franklin to lead a team of women explorers into the Arctic to recover Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, Virginia Reeve survives a harrowing quest only to find herself on trial for murder.Genre: Historical fictionThemes: Inspired by real eventsTone: Gruesome; SuspensefulWriting Style: Candid
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Genre: Society and culture Writing Style: Concise
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Aftershocksby Nadia OwusuAn award-winning essayist combines literary memoir and cultural history to examine her personal struggles with her mixed-heritage identity and the emotional trauma of her mother's abandonment and father's dark secrets. Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Life storiesStoryline: NonlinearTone: MovingWriting Style: Engaging
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The missionby David W. BrownA narrative chronicle of NASA's deep-space mission to Jupiter's ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in our solar system.Genre: Life stories; Science WritingTone: Amusing; Thought-provokingWriting Style: Engaging; Well-researched
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