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Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey ArcherGoing undercover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police Force, Detective Inspector William Warwick is compromised by a high-profile trial and a teammate's romantic relationship with his suspect.
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A Gambling Man by David BaldacciAloysius Archer travels to 1950s California to apprentice with a legendary private eye and former FBI agent but immediately finds himself involved in a scandal in the second novel of the series following One Good Deed. 100,000 first printing.
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Northern Spy by Flynn BerryCertain that her beloved sister did not join the IRA by choice, a Catholic BBC producer confronts impossible decisions that test family bonds, the limits of her ideals and her responsibilities as a mother.
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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky ChambersWhen a freak technological failure strands travelers at the Five-Hop One-Stop on the planet Gora, three alien strangers get to know each other in the fourth novel of the series following Record of a Spaceborn Few.
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The Widow Queen by Elçzbieta CherezińskaPresented as a choice marriage candidate to princes in three different realms, a Polish duke’s daughter is forced to reconcile her dreams with the harsh realities of leadership in a foreign land. 150,000 first printing.
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In the Company of Killers by Bryan ChristyAn investigative wildlife reporter and secret CIA spy pursues a vengeful opportunity to capture the man responsible for a friend’s death by infiltrating the offices of a woman he once loved. By the award-winning author of The Lizard King.
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My Ride or Die by Leslie CohenFall in love. Get married. Turn to your female friends to be truly understood. Friends for over a decade, Amanda and Sophie decide it's time to flip the script. Why not spend their lives with each other and keep men on the side for fun, and occasionally fixing things around the house? They decide to form an alliance: They will rely on each other and give men the secondary role that they deserve. And much to their surprise, it actually works.
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The Bohemians by Jasmin DarznikA novel of one of America’s most celebrated photographers, Dorothea Lange, explores the wild years in San Francisco that awakened her career-defining grit, compassion, and daring.
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Meant to Be by Jude DeverauxThe award-winning author of A Knight in Shining Armor presents a latest historical family saga chronicling the lives and loves of three generations of women in a small Kansas community. 200,000 first printing.
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The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena DillonTurning against a friend who reported their doctor for illegal dosing, an Olympics hopeful with an ambitious mother endures abuse and injuries before her choices lead to a dangerous addiction. By the author of Mercy House. Original. 100,000 first printing.
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Paradise, Nevada by Dario DiofebiA luxury casino bombing on the Vegas strip is connected to political power grabs that embroil a high-stakes poker player, a cocktail waitress, an Italian tourist and a Mormon journalist in a fight for the city’s survival. 50,000 first printing.
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The Parted Earth by Anjali Enjeti"Spanning more than half a century and cities from New Delhi to Atlanta, Anjali Enjeti's debut is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow of the Partition of the Indian subcontinent on the lives of three generations. The story begins in August 1947. Unrest plagues the streets of New Delhi leading up to the birth of the Muslim majority nation of Pakistan, and the Hindu majority nation of India. Sixteen-year-old Deepa navigates the changing politics of her home, finding solace in messages of intricate origami from her secret boyfriend Amir. Soon Amir flees with his family to Pakistan and a tragedy forces Deepa to leave the subcontinent forever. The story also begins nearly seven decades later and half a world away, in Atlanta. While grieving botha pregnancy loss and the implosion of her marriage, Deepa's granddaughter Shan begins the search for her estranged grandmother, a prickly woman who had no interest in knowing her. When she begins to piece together her family history shattered by the Partition, Shan discovers how little she actually knows about her ancestors and what they endured. For readers of Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins and Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, The Parted Earth follows characters on their search for identity after loss uproots their lives. Above all, it is a novel about families weathering the lasting violence of separation, and how it can often take a lifetime to find unity and peace"
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Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst"A sparkling romantic comedy starring a bestselling author who goes to Paris to overcome writer's block and rediscovers family, independence, and love along the way. All Maggie Bliss needs to do is write. Forty-eight years old and newly single (again!), she ventures to Paris in a last-ditch effort to finish her manuscript. With a marvelous apartment at her fingertips and an elegant housekeeper to meet her every need, a finished book-and her dream of finally taking her career over the top-is surely withinher grasp. After all, how could she find anything except inspiration in Paris, with its sophistication, food, and romance in the air? But the clock is running out, and between her charming ex-husband arriving in France for vacation and a handsome Frenchman appearing one morning in her bathtub, Maggie's previously undisturbed peace goes by the wayside. Charming and heartfelt, Dee Ernst's Maggie Finds Her Muse is a delightful and feel-good novel about finding love, confidence, and inspiration in all the best places".
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Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda FlowerWhen a surprise guest at Emily Esh’s lemon-themed baby shower claims to know about her secret shame, and then winds up dead, Emily’s sister, Esther, is accused of the crime and Bailey King must put the squeeze on the real killer to keep this family together.
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Of Women and Salt by Gabriela GarciaThe daughter of a Cuban immigrant battles addiction and the fallout of her decision to take in the child of an ICE detainee, while her mother wrestles with displacement trauma and complicated family ties. A first novel. 200,000 first printing.
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The Music of Bees by Eileen GarvinThree strangers navigating grief and devastating setbacks cross paths in a rural Oregon town, where they find unexpected friendship, healing and new chances on local honeybee farm. A first novel by the author of How to Be a Sister.
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Relentless by Mark GreaneyAttempting to secure an operative who is among several who have gone missing throughout the world, the Gray Man secures vital intelligence from a team of assassins, before an undercover agent in Berlin makes a life-threatening discovery.
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Little Pieces of Me by Alison HammerInvestigating DNA revelations that say her father is a man she never met, Paige learns about her mother’s past as a straitlaced university student who had a one-night stand with the campus golden boy. 30,000 first printing.
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Early Morning Riser by Katherine HeinyA new novel explores love, disaster and unconventional family.
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Other People's Children by R. J. HoffmannA pregnant teen who would go to college, a determined grandmother and a desperate would-be adoptive parent are pitted against one another in their respective efforts to protect their families. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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Caul Baby by Morgan JerkinsA fiction debut by the author of Wandering in Strange Lands finds a would-be mother rendered the unexpected caregiver of a niece’s unplanned baby, who a matriarch predicts will restore their family’s prosperity. 75,000 first printing.
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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. 100,000 first printing.
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The House of Styx by Derek KünskenOn Venus, the families of la colonies spend most of their days simply surviving on a planet where, in its depth, there is a wind that shouldn’t exist and the House of Styx wants to harness it. 25,000 first printing.
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The Other Emily by Dean KoontzHaunted by the unsolved disappearance of the love of this life a decade earlier, writer David Thorne visits her suspected killer in prison before meeting a woman who uncannily resembles the person he lost.
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Whereabouts by Jhumpa LahiriAn English translation of a first Italian-language novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Lowland follows the routines of a misfit city dweller who experiences a year of remarkable transformation in the aftermath of a parent’s death.
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The Paris Labyrinth by Gilles LegardinierIngenious illusionist Vincent embarks on a thrilling adventure in turn-of-the-twentieth century France to unlock the mysteries of the past in a quest for lost treasure. Along the way, he battles against dark forces as he tries to discern who he can trust in a race against the clock.
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How Lucky by Will LeitchUnable to speak or move without a wheelchair, Daniel, spending hours observing his neighborhood from his front porch, believes he has witnessed the kidnapping of a young college student and vows to solve this mystery. 40,000 first printing.
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One Got Away by S. A. LelchukA follow-up to Save Me from Dangerous Men finds bookseller and private investigator Nikki Griffin hired by a wealthy family to track down the man responsible for defrauding a San Francisco matriarch. 50,000 first printing.
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The Kew Gardens girls by Posy LovellEnlisting to work at the Royal Botanic Gardens during World War I, two courageous women carefully tend an increasingly flourishing royal garden under the watch of discriminating associates before their resolve is tested by an overseas tragedy.
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The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline MartinTaking a job in a London bookshop just as the Blitz begins, Grace finds comfort in the power of words, storytelling and community as the bookshop becomes one of the only remaining properties to survive the bombings. 10,000 first printing.
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The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahonInvestigating an estranged sibling’s suspicious drowning at their grandmother’s estate, a social worker connects the tragedy to the unsolved case of a housewife who in 1929 allegedly succumbed to the consequences of a wish-granting spring. 75,000 first printing.
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No Way Out by Fern MichaelsStruggling to remember the accident leading to her boyfriend’s disappearance, a coma patient and video-game developer starts over in rural Mississippi, before an inexplicable reunion threatens everything she has rebuilt. By the best-selling author of the Sisterhood series.
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First Person Singular : Stories by Haruki MurakamiTold in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator, a new collection by the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award-winning writer explores the boundaries of the mind through subjects ranging from youth and music to baseball and solitude.
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The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda NovakStruggling to move on after the unsolved disappearance of her husband, Autumn takes her children to her beachside hometown for the summer before her circumstances are further impacted by a former love and unexpected revelations. 10,000 first printing.
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Death with a Double Edge by Anne PerryJoining forces with Toby Kitteridge to investigate the murder of a senior barrister, Daniel Pitt follows leads through London’s teeming underworld, before hostile adversaries begin targeting his loved ones. By the best-selling author of the William Monk series.
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An Earl, the Girl, and a Toddler by Vanessa RileyA shipwrecked woman searches for her memories and becomes entangled with a conflicted nobleman who holds more answers than he realizes...
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Popisho by Leone RossLiving in a world where everyone is born with a small but destiny-shaping magical ability, Xavier is anointed to prepare a perfect wedding meal for a governor’s daughter, before an unknown vandal raises difficult questions. 50,000 first printing.
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The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena RossnerAn evocative combination of fantasy, history, and Jewish folklore, The Light of the Midnight Stars is fairytale-inspired novel from the author of The Sisters of the Winter Wood.
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Ocean Prey by John SandfordPicking up a stalled FBI case involving three murdered Coast Guardsmen, Lucas Davenport teams up with detective Virgil Flowers to investigate the suspicious activities of a sophisticated boat and mysterious diver. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Prey series.
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Gold Diggers by Sanjena SathianA satirical coming-of-age story follows the experiences of an Indian-American teen in the Bush-era Atlanta suburbs, who joins his crush’s plot to use an ancient alchemical potion to meet high parental expectations, triggering devastating consequences. A first novel.
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The Last Exiles by Ann ShinFalling in love against a backdrop of political turbulence in North Korea, two Pyongyang university students are separated when one makes a desperate choice to save his starving family. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.
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Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoAccidentally causing the death of a blind date, Meddy is persuaded by her meddlesome Chinese-Indonesian mother and aunts to dispose of the body, which upends a billionaire’s wedding and Meddy’s reunion with a former flame.
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Good Company by Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyA novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship from the author of the New York Times best-seller The Nest.
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First, Become Ashes by K. M. SzparaAfter spending his life training and suffering to develop his magic to fight monsters, Lark vows to continue after he is told by the government that the monsters don’t exist and all his pain was for nothing. 75,000 first printing.
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The Elephant of Belfast by S. Kirk WalshIn a story inspired by true events, a young woman zookeeper is compelled to protect an elephant during the German blitz of Belfast during World War II.
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The Silenced Women by Frederick WeiselThe head of the Violent Crime Investigations unit manages his chronic migraines and investigates the murder of a young woman found dead on a park bench in an attempt to redeem himself after his last, botched case.
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The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard WrightA previously unpublished novel from the 1940s by the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy
Fred Daniels, a black man, is picked up randomly by the police after a brutal murder in a Chicago neighborhood and taken to the local precinct where he is tortured until he confesses to a crime he didn't commit. After signing a confession, he escapes--or is permitted to escape--from the precinct and takes up residence in the sewers below the streets of Chicago.
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