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New Large Print BooksDecember 2015
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The Japanese lover
by Isabel Allende
A multigenerational epic by the New York Times best-selling author of The House of the Spirits follows the impossible romance between a World War II escapee from the Nazis and a Japanese gardener's son, whose story is discovered decades later by a care worker who would come to terms with her past. (historical fiction).
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The guilty
by David Baldacci
The #1 best-selling author of The Target presents a new thriller starring elite government assassin Will Robie.
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Only a kiss : a survivors' club novel
by Mary Balogh
While living at her late husband's estate, struggling to go on, Imogen, the one woman in the Survivor's Club, gets an unexpected second chance at love when the new Earl of Hardford, and the estate's heir, arrives to restore the property to its former glory and save it from a vicious local smuggling ring. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Heartless
by Mary Balogh
Dreaming of happier futures as man and wife, Lucas and Anna Kendrick find their new marriage threatened by forces that cause them to deny their mutual feelings, and each claims to have married for the sake of convenience only.
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The truth according to us : a novel
by Annie Barrows
Refusing to marry according to her senator father's wishes before taking a job with the Federal Writer's Project, Miss Layla Beck boards with an eccentric family in a backwater town before discovering long-kept secrets. By the #1 best-selling co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
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Dishing the dirt
by M. C. Beaton
After losing her temper when a Carsely newcomer tries to steal her husband and hires a private detective to investigate her background, Agatha is forced to prove her innocence in the wake of her rival's murder.
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Badlands
by C. J Box
In the aftermath of a learning-disabled youth's discovery of a large cache of drugs and money, deputy sheriff Cassie Dewell struggles to keep the peace in a North Dakota community that has been transformed by oil discoveries and gang activity. By the New York Times best-selling, Edgar Award-winning author of The Highway.
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The secret chord
by Geraldine Brooks
A tale based on the story of King David is set against a backdrop of Second Iron Age Israel and traces his journey from an obscure shepherd to a hero and king before his fall as a murderous despot. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of People of the Book.
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Friction
by Sandra Brown
Petitioning to regain custody of his young daughter in the aftermath of a reckless decision, a Texas Ranger intervenes during the attempted assassination of an attractive judge, who he risks his life to protect when the gunman escapes. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Mean Streak.
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Make me : a Jack Reacher novel
by Lee Child
The best-selling author of One Shot and Personal presents a latest thriller that finds Jack Reacher pursuing a twisted adversary from Arkansas to Paris.
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The crossing : a novel
by Michael Connelly
Coming out of retirement to help his defense attorney half-brother prove that a client has been framed for murder, Detective Harry Bosch secretly teams up with former partner Lucia Soto to investigate possible corruption inside the LAPD. By the best-selling author of The Burning Room.
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The Solomon curse
by Clive Cussler
Journeying to the Solomon Islands to hunt for treasure linked to myths about ancient atrocities, Sam and Remi Fargo follow leads to Australia and Japan, where they make a wonderful but monstrous discovery.
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Tricky twenty-two
by Janet Evanovich
A much-anticipated Stephanie Plum thriller pits the trouble-prone bounty hunter and her companions against a sticky adversary. By the #1 New York Times best-selling co-author of the Fox and O'Hare series.
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The scam : a Fox and O'Hare novel
by Janet Evanovich
A fourth installment in the action-packed series combines the talents of the best-selling author of the Stephanie Plum novels with those of the best-selling author of the Monk series. By the authors of The Job.
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Purity : a novel
by Jonathan Franzen
Struggling with identity issues and student loans as the daughter of a mother who hides a mysterious past, Pip takes an internship with an illicit activist group and falls for its charismatic fugitive leader. By the author of Freedom.
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The little Paris bookshop : a novel
by Nina George
Prescribing books that offer therapeutic benefits to his customers, a literary apothecary in a floating bookstore on the Seine struggles with private heartbreak before embarking on a journey of healing at the side of a blocked writer and a lovelorn chef.
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Rogue lawyer
by John Grisham
A latest courtroom thriller by the best-selling author of The Firm features maverick lawyer Sebastian Rudd, whose disregard for traditional interpretations of justice and edgy advocacy of defendants other lawyers will not touch have earned him dangerous enemies.
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The nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
Reunited when the elder's husband is sent to fight in World War II, French sisters Vianne and Isabelle find their bond as well as their respective beliefs tested by a world that changes in horrific ways. Discussion guide available online. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Firefly Lane.
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Winter stroll : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
A sequel to Winter Street finds inn owner Kelley Quinn and his family busily preparing for the holiday season, which is thrown into unexpected chaos by the machinations of three vindictive exes. By the author of the best-sellers Beautiful Day and The Matchmaker.
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The marriage of opposites
by Alice Hoffman
"A forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro, the Father of Impressionism."
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Shadow play
by Iris Johansen
Assisting a California sheriff in the reconstruction of a skeleton that may be a missing child, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan begins communicating with the child's spirit and becomes increasingly obsessed with the case.
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Shopaholic to the rescue
by Sophie Kinsella
Becky Bloomwood and a hilarious cast of beloved family and friends (plus one enemy!) set off in a van to find her missing father, last heard from in Las Vegas.
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Luckiest girl alive
by Jessica Knoll
"A young woman strives to create the perfect life--husband, home, career--until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all."
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The girl in the spider's web
by David Lagercrantz
A follow-up to The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest finds genius-hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist teaming up to confront a dangerous new threat against the United States.
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Signal : a Sam Dryden novel
by Patrick Lee
"Ex-Special Forces operative Sam Dryden responds to an urgent call from a former colleague and finds himself in possession of a device which has the power to change the course of history. There are some very bad people determined to get their hands on this device, and will stop at nothing to do so."
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Dashing through the snow : a Christmas novel
by Debbie Macomber
Sharing a rental car when they are unable to book a flight to Seattle, loyal daughter Ashley Davidson and independent contractor Kevin Tyler find their respective holiday plans challenged by interpersonal clashes and a misunderstanding with the law. By a #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling author.
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Circling the sun : a novel
by Paula McLain
Raised by her father and the Kipsigis tribe in 1920s Kenya, Beryl endures painful losses before entering a passionate love triangle and discovering her unconventional true calling. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Paris Wife.
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Wishes for Christmas
by Fern Michaels
A crossover holiday story featuring favorite characters from the Sisterhood and Godmothers series finds Maggie preparing a tribute to a beloved teacher while Toots investigates a mystery surrounding a designer from an exclusive Charleston firm.
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Double down
by Fern Michaels
Organizing a top-secret organization to expose and fight injustices, the Sisterhood's significant others work against a pharmaceutical company that is injuring children and a slum landlord who is victimizing impoverished tenants. A collection of three novellas.
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The murder house
by James Patterson
Returning to the luxurious Hamptons of her youth to investigate the murders of a Hollywood power broker and his mistress, detective Jenna Murphy uncovers links between the case and a series of unsolved killings.
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The nature of the beast : A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
by Louise Penny
Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. But when the boy disappears, the villagers are faced with the possibility that one of his tall tales might have been true. And so begins a frantic search for the boy and the truth.
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Corridors of the night
by Anne Perry
After his wife Hester is kidnapped, William Monk's investigation takes him to the remote home of Bryson Radnor where he realizes his wife's life is in serious danger.
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A Christmas escape
by Anne Perry
Seeking comfort in his loneliness in a small Mediterranean hotel during the holiday season, widower James Latterly is introduced to the island's beauty by an orphaned teen before a violent quarrel and a shocking claim culminate in a murder that Charles realizes has been committed by a fellow guest. By a best-selling author.
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Devoted in death
by J. D. Robb
Eve Dallas, aided by Roarke and her team, investigates clues surrounding a murder of unusual brutality before pursuing a woman and her ex-con boyfriend who have developed a taste for extreme violence.
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Corrupted
by Lisa Scottoline
Taking the case of a former classmate who has been wrongly accused of murdering a bully who sent him to juvenile detention when they were children, Bennie is forced to relive some of the darkest memories of her life in order to defend the boy she once failed. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Kitchens of the great Midwest
by J. Ryan Stradal
"A young woman with a once-in-a-generation palate becomes the iconic chef behind the country's most coveted dinner reservation"
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Foreign affairs : a Stone Barrington novel
by Stuart Woods
Traveling to Rome to attend a mandatory meeting abroad, Stone Barrington finds his hopes for turning the trip into a vacation dashed in the wake of more trouble than he anticipated. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Chiefs.
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