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Bestseller Preview December 2019
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Beating About the Bush
by M. C. Beaton
Discovering evidence of a gruesome murder in a roadside hedge, private detective Agatha Raisin is embroiled in a case involving industrial espionage, a bad-tempered donkey and her own growing fame. By the best-selling author of the Hamish Macbeth series.
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Africaville
by Jeffrey Colvin
Three generations of a family of former slaves, the founders of a small Nova Scotia community, navigate prejudice, harsh weather and estrangements against a backdrop of the historical events of the 20th century. A first novel.
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Good Girls Lie
by J. T. Ellison
In a follow-up to Lie to Me and Tear Me Apart, a popular transfer student at an elite prep school races to protect a dangerous secret when a killer sets her up for a string of murders.
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When Old Midnight Comes Along
by Loren D. Estleman
Hired to prove the death of an influential politician’s missing wife, Amos Walker is embroiled in a case involving questions about the woman’s disappearance, the death of an investigating officer and his client’s upcoming nuptials.
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Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour
by Christopher Fowler
Tangled in a cat-and-mouse hunt with a killer who has been performing ritual murders at 4 A.M., Bryant and May explore technological and academic leads that are bizarrely connected by arson, kidnapping and blackmail.
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The Attack
by W. E. B Griffin
When the cheerleader daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur is found brutally murdered, Philadelphia homicide sergeant Matt Payne uses video footage to identify the killer, the victim’s arrogant ex-boyfriend, who has gone into hiding.
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Now You See Them
by Elly Griffiths
Detective Edgar Stephens is enmeshed in an investigation involving a string of kidnappings that have pitted his wife, Emma, against a police force rival, while an increasingly famous Max Mephisto embarks on a search of his own.
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The German House
by Annette Hess
Caught between societal and family expectations and her unique ability to speak truth to power, a young translator fights to expose the dark truths of her nation’s past. A first novel.
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Meg & Jo
by Virginia Kantra
When their mother falls ill, the March sisters—reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth, return home to North Carolina for the holidays where they’ll rediscover what really matters.
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The Book of Science and Antiquities
by Thomas Keneally
Obsessively researching prehistoric remains believed to represent a link between Africa and ancient Australia, an award-winning documentary filmmaker uncovers the complex world of a peaceful, 40,000-year-old tribal human. By the award-winning author of Schindler’s List.
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Just Watch Me
by Jeffry P. Lindsay
Targeting a crown jewel collection that is protected by airtight security, a Robin Hood-type master thief finds his efforts complicated by an equally skilled nemesis cop and an expert forger with dubious loyalties. By the author of the Dexter series.
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How the Dead Speak: A Tony Hill and Carol Jordan Novel
by Val McDermid
When skeletal remains are found on the site of an orphanage renovation, imprisoned psychological profiler Tony Hill painfully reunites with ex-DCI Carol Jordan to investigate the discovery of a victim who is believed to be behind bars.
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The Sacrament
by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
Tells the haunting, vivid story of a nun whose past returns to her in unexpected ways, all while investigating a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims. By the author of One Station Away
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Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
A story about race and privilege is centered around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both. A first novel.
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Anyone
by Charles Soule
When a botched experiment leads to the unexpected development of consciousness-transferring technology, a scientist witnesses the havoc of her innovation throughout two subsequent decades of body-rental violence, entertainment and warfare.
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Dead Astronauts
by Jeff VanderMeer
Lives human and otherwise, from a demon-haunted homeless woman to a messianic blue fox, converge in terrifying and miraculous ways in a nameless city that is overshadowed by a brutally powerful company.
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The Wicked Redhead
by Beatriz Williams
Distancing herself from an unethical employer and unfaithful husband, a woman investigates the story of a previous resident in her Greenwich Village apartment, a Prohibition-era flapper who went missing amid an agonizing moral quandary.
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