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The house at the edge of night : a novel
by Catherine Banner
Four generations of women on a Mediterranean island fight to safeguard their family against the forces of history and bitterness that divide them from World War I through the 2008 recession. A first adult novel by the author of the Last Descendants trilogy.
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Guilty minds : a novel
by Joseph Finder
Summoned to investigate potentially explosive charges of corruption levied by a gossip website against the chief justice of the Supreme Court, private intelligence operative Nick Heller is given 48 hours to prove that the story is baseless. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Fixer.
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Monterey Bay
by Lindsay Hatton
A debut novel set around the creation of the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium and the last days of Steinbeck's Cannery Row follows the 1940 arrival of 15-year-old artist Margot, who is seduced by the world of biologist Ed Ricketts while her father embarks on a controversial project.
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First strike
by Ben Coes
When hundreds of American college students are taken captive by a radical Islamic group that demands a massive arms shipment in return for the hostages' safety, Dewey Andreas obtains volatile proof that the group has been secretly funded by a Pentagon black-ops program. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The hopefuls
by Jennifer Close
Beth follows her new husband, Matt, and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite. By the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses.
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How to set a fire and why
by Jesse Ball
Joining her new school's secret arson club after losing both of her parents and finding herself sequestered in her aunt's garage bedroom, Lucia, a girl who lives by her wits, embarks on a spree of destruction and misguided friendship. By the author of A Cure for Suicide.
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Radio girls
by Sarah Jane Stratford
Thrilled to land a job with the upstart British Broadcasting Corporation of 1926 London, American-raised Maisie Musgrave arranges broadcasts with famous figures before a growing conflict between her bosses, John Reith and Hilde Matheson, leads to the discovery of a shocking conspiracy and a dangerous choice. Discussion guide available.
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Dancing with the tiger
by Lili Wright
When a meth-addicted grave robber unearths the death mask of Montezuma, triggering a violent struggle for its possession, an American woman with a history of bad choices attempts to repair her alcoholic father's broken reputation by claiming the mask and restoring happier family dynamics.
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The unseen world
by Liz Moore
Accompanying her eccentric, socially inept father to his 1980s Boston computer science lab every day, Ada, a shy, homeschooled prodigy, is sheltered by a colleague when her father's mental health and reputation deteriorate in ways that compel her to investigate his hidden past. By the award-winning author of Heft.
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Nine women, one dress
by Jane L. Rosen
Nine unrelated women whose circumstances are shaped by unrequited love, infidelity and fame find their lives touched by the same little black dress and its seemingly magical properties.
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This must be the place
by Maggie O'Farrell
Recovering from an ugly divorce and custody battle by marrying a sexual icon who would escape her life of fame, Daniel is threatened by a secret from his past in a story told through his voice and the perspectives of those who have influenced his life. By the award-winning author of After You'd Gone.
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Stork mountain
by Miroslav Penkov
A young Bulgarian immigrant who, in an attempt to escape his mediocre life in America, returns to the country of his birth. By the author of East of the West.
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The inseparables : a novel
by Stuart Nadler
When her cherished anonymity is threatened by the reissue of a best-seller from her early career, writer Henrietta navigates scandals in the lives of her daughters over the course of a fateful few days marked by French food, loss and an old rooster. By the author of Wise Men.
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A certain age
by Beatriz Williams
Falling in love with her paramour, a married Jazz Age socialite, unable to divorce because of conventions, Theresa Marshall tries to make the best of the situation and reconsiders her values when her lover falls for her soon-to-be sister-in-law. By the best-selling author of A Hundred Summers and The Secret Life of Violet Grant.
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Swallowed by the cold : stories
by Jensen Beach
Intricate, interlocking stories are set in a Swedish village on the Baltic Sea as well as in Stockholm over the course of two eventful years.
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Don't you cry
by Mary Kubica
In Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears, leaving only a haunting letter as a clue for her roommate, Quinn Collins; meanwhile, in a small Michigan harbor town, 18-year-old dishwasher Alex Gallo is drawn to a charming mystery woman, whose allure spirals into something far more sinister. By the best-selling author of The Good Girl.
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A hundred thousand worlds
by Bob Proehl
Six years after abandoning her sci-fi television series and co-star husband in the wake of a devastating tragedy, Valerie Torrey embarks on a road trip back home to introduce their son to his estranged father, making life-changing stops at comic-con conventions along the way.
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