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Tuesday Book Releases September 5, 2017
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Sourdough
by Robin Sloan
Enduring a virtually solitary existence working for an ambitious software company, an exhausted coder is bequeathed a sourdough recipe from sibling bakers who are forced to close their shop, a gift that leads to a new vocation, a legal dispute and a venture into a secret market that fuses food with technology. By the author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.
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Sing, unburied, sing : a novel
by Jesmyn Ward
Living with his grandparents and toddler sister on a Gulf Coast farm, Jojo navigates the challenges of his tormented mother's addictions and his grandmother's terminal cancer before the release of his father from prison prompts a road trip of danger and hope. By the National Book Award-winning author of Salvage the Bones.
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Sisters
by Lily Tuck
A new wife struggles with her unrelenting obsession with her husband's first wife. By a winner of the National Book Award.
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The Child Finder
by Rene Denfeld
Hired by a family that has become desperate to find the young daughter who went missing three years earlier, a talented private investigator embarks on a search in a mysterious forest in the Pacific Northwest, where she is forced to confront painful realities from her own past as a lost child.
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A tale of two kitties
by Sofie Kelly
When one of two estranged brothers is found murdered, Kathleen Paulson and her highly attuned feline helpers are challenged to dig deep into the town's history to clear a lead suspect's name and find the real culprit. By the best-selling author of the Second Chance Cat Mysteries.
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Under a pole star
by Stef Penney
A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of 12 and fell in love with the unforgiving terrain, and, in 1889, despite those who believe that a woman has no place in this harsh world, she heads back to Greenland at the head of a British expedition. By the best-selling author of The Tenderness of Wolves. 35,000 first printing.
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The salt line : a novel
by Holly Goddard Jones
In a future world where the United States' borders have receded behind a ring of scorched earth to protect citizens from deadly disease-carrying ticks, a group of extreme adventurers find themselves at the center of a murderous plot. By the award-winning author of The Next Time You See Me.
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A conspiracy in Belgravia
by Sherry Thomas
When Lady Ingram, the wife of her benefactor, asks for her help tracking down a missing former love, Charlotte Holmes, a brilliant Victorian-era detective operating under a male alias, is shocked to learn that the man in question is her own illegitimate half-brother, Myron Finch. By the best-selling author of the Heart of Blade duology. Original.
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The Golden house
by Salman Rushdie
A thriller inspired by today's headlines follows the experiences of a real-estate tycoon and his mysterious, corrupt family, who become the subjects of an aspiring filmmaker's project before revelations of monstrous past activities give way to the rise of a mad presidential candidate. By the award-winning author of Midnight's Children.
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Miss Kopp's midnight confessions
by Amy Stewart
Deputy Sheriff Constance Kopp and her sister Fleurette defend the young women being brought into the 1916 Hackensack jail under dubious charges like waywardness and incorrigibility. By the author of Lady Cop Makes Trouble. 60,000 first printing.
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A legacy of spies
by John Le Carré
A long-anticipated new Smiley novel finds George Smiley, his colleague Peter Guillam and other former members of the British Secret Service facing charges for decades-old, once-toasted intelligence operations by a generation that is unfamiliar with the dynamics of the Cold War. By the best-selling author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
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George and Lizzie : a novel
by Nancy Pearl
A first novel by the "America's Librarian" NPR books commentator traces the story of a couple challenged by very different views of love and marriage, who must confront their disparate feelings of fulfillment as well as a difficult secret from the past.
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The western star
by Craig Johnson
Sheriff Walt Longmire navigates a violent convergence of his past and present during a parole hearing for one of the most dangerous men he has ever met, a criminal whose thirst for vengeance threatens everyone Walt cares about and echoes complicated dynamics from a Vietnam-era sheriff's convention.
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The end of the world running club
by Adrian J. Walker
A best-selling post-apocalyptic thriller from the UK follows the harrowing experiences of a man stranded on the wrong side of the country who pushes his limits to traverse more than 500 miles of devastated wasteland to return to his family. Original.
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Lie to Me : A Fast-paced Psychological Thriller
by J.t Ellison
When his wife, Sutton, disappears while they are having marital problems, leaving behind a note saying not to look for her, Ethan Montclair becomes the target of vicious gossip as friends, family and the media speculate on what really happened to Sutton. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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The angels' share : a bourbon kings novel
by J. R. Ward
While eldest son Edward immerses himself in alcohol and affairs with two scheming women amid rumors of his role in his father's suicide, estranged family member Maxwell returns to the fold with an agenda that could spell their salvation or ruin. By the best-selling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. (romance). Simultaneous.
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The seagull
by Ann Cleeves
Following leads to the site of a missing con man's body, Inspector DI Vera Stanhope discovers links between the cold case, a 1980s bar and her own father. By the award-winning author of Raven Black.
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The World of Tomorrow
by Brendan Mathews
Fleeing Ireland for New York City after stealing a small fortune from the IRA, three brothers immerse themselves in the cultural and political tensions of 1939, only to find their lives falling apart when they are tracked down by a hired assassin. 75,000 first printing.
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