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The hush
by John Hart
A tale set in the world of The Last Child finds Johnny Merrimon struggling to avoid notoriety by moving into the wilderness 10 years after the events that transformed his life and hometown, a decision that his longtime friend, Jack, fears is subjecting Johnny to malevolent forces.
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As you wish
by Jude Deveraux
Gathering in a house in Summer Hill, Virginia, to support one another through marital woes, three women from different generations reflect on their experiences with estrangement, expectation and infidelity while resolving to pursue life on their own terms. By the award-winning author of For All Time. 200,000 first printing.
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| An American Marriage by Tayari JonesWhat it's about: Roy and Celestial are a married couple torn apart when Roy is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. How their relationship unfolds through his incarceration -- and after his conviction is overturned five years later -- is told through heartbreaking letters and shifting perspectives.
Why you might like it: you're interested in the story of an unjustly incarcerated black man, or you simply want a vividly told tale of a marriage under pressure. |
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Chicago : a novel
by David Mamet
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Untouchables and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross presents a novel set against a backdrop of the 1920s Chicago mob scene and follows the experiences of a World War I veteran who seeks vigilante justice against the man responsible for killing the woman he loved. 150,000 first printing.
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Red Sparrow
by Jason Matthews
Drafted against her will to serve the regime of Vladimir Putin as an intelligence seductress, Dominika Egorova engages in a charged effort of deception and tradecraft with first-tour CIA officer Nathaniel Nash before a forbidden attraction threatens their careers.Book Annotation
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High voltage
by Karen Marie Moning
A first entry in a new story arc set in the world of the best-selling Fever series finds Christian MacKeltar, Ryodan, Dani, Mac, Barrons and other fan-favorite characters working to protect Dublin from deadly, power-hungry factions. By the author of the Highlander series.
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Fifty fifty
by James Patterson
Violating protocol in her efforts to defend her brother against murder charges, Detective Harriet Blue is forced to relocate to a virtual ghost town in the outback, where a diary found on the roadside reveals shocking plans to massacre the community's few remaining residents. By the #1 best-selling authors of Never Never. 500,000 first printing.
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Down the river unto the sea
by Walter Mosley
Framed by corrupt enemies within the NYPD and forced to serve a decade in prison, private detective Joe King Oliver receives a confession from a woman who helped set him up, a situation that compels him to investigate his own case at the same time he assists a black radical journalist who has been wrongly accused of murdering two corrupt cops. 100,000 first printing.
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