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Wake of vultures
by Lila Bowen
After an encounter with a deadly stranger leads her to discover the source of the mysterious sand in the desert, Nettie Lonesome sets out on a quest to find her true kin—if the monsters along the way don't kill her first.
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Your heart is a muscle the size of a fist : a novel
by Sunil Yapa
Follows seven different people, including a marijuana dealer and his estranged police chief father, who have their lives altered one afternoon in Seattle during the WTO protests that tried to shut the city down in 1999.
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The verdict
by Nick Stone
Leaping at a chance to make his career by taking a high-profile murder case, Terry Flynt is forced to make a terrible choice and confront secrets from the past when he discovers that his millionaire client is a former friend who brutally betrayed him years earlier.
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One out of two
by Daniel Sada
Longing for a life of romance and all the things that come with it, twin spinsters, the Gamal sisters, find themselves competing for the affections of a suitor that brings their relationship to the breaking point—until they come up with an ingenious solution.
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Not all bastards are from Vienna
by Andrea Molesini
A U.S. release of an award-winning debut novel portrays the heroism and traumas within a Northern Italian village at the end of World War I and the experiences of a family that is forced to confront the war's injustices when their villa is requisitioned by enemy troops. By the winner of the Campiello Literary Prize. A first novel.
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The first hostage : a J.B. Collins novel
by Joel C. Rosenberg
Picking up immediately after the events of The Third Target, a latest thriller starring journalist J. B. Collins finds him reporting from a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Jordan that has injured world leaders and led to the disappearance of the U.S. President.
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The portable Veblen
by Elizabeth McKenzie
An aimless amateur translator struggling under the thumb of an oppressive parent and an ambitious medical researcher from a hippie family endure tests to their bond and question their priorities as their wedding approaches. By the award-winning author of Stop That Girl.
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Orphan X
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Using his skills as an elite former agent and assassin to advocate anonymously for desperate people, Evan Smoak finds himself pursued by someone with comparable training who would exploit his life of service to find and eliminate him. By the award-winning author of Don't Look Back.
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Mr. Splitfoot
by Samantha Hunt
Interweaving two separate narratives in different points of time that move toward the same point in crisis, a contemporary gothic novel follows Cora, who finds herself accidentally pregnant, as she is taken on a strange mission by her Aunt Ruth, who is mute and full of intention, across the entire state of New York toward a mysterious reckoning.
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Radiance
by Catherynne M. Valente
Rebelling against her father's Gothic romance films, Severin Unck starts making documentaries and, while, investigating the disappearance of a diving colony on a watery Venus populated by island-sized alien creatures, is never seen again, with only her crew left to preserve her story.
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The things we keep
by Sally Hepworth
While a couple with early-stage Alzheimer's disease struggles to hold fast to their memories and growing relationship with one another, a chef at their assisted-living facility questions her willingness to help them in the wake of a tragic incident. By the best-selling author of The Secrets of Midwives.
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American housewife : stories
by Helen Ellis
A collection of stories featuring conventional, if ruthless, housewives features a rigged reality television show, a unique book club initiation ritual and the fitting room of a legendary lingerie shop. By the author of Eating the Cheshire Cat.
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Dictator
by Robert Harris
A conclusion to the trilogy that began with Imperium and Conspirata explores themes of personal freedom in the face of ambition and corruption against a backdrop of such historical events as the collapse of the Roman republic and the assassination of Julius Caesar.
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The kindness of enemies
by Leila Aboulela
While researching the life of a 19th-century Muslim leader who led a resistance against Russia during the Caucasian War, a history professor discovers that one of her students is descended from the historical figure and also possesses his sword.
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Warriors of the storm
by Bernard Cornwell
Loyalties and ambitions are put to the test by raids on the wealthy lands and churches of Wessex, where a fragile peace is maintained by the security-minded children of King Alfred and the kingdom's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
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After the crash : a novel
by Michel Bussi
A best-selling psychological thriller from Europe details the aftermath of a tragic plane crash in which a baby is the only survivor and two families — one poor, one wealthy and dangerous — step forward to claim her.
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