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New cloudLibrary Ebooks November 2019
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A better man
by Louise Penny
Searching for a missing woman amid a catastrophic flood and blistering social media attacks, a demoted Armand Gamache bonds with the victim’s distraught father, who contemplates a murder of his own. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Kingdom of the Blind. Read by Robert Bathurst. Simultaneous.
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A Minute to Midnight
by David Baldacci
A high-action sequel to Long Road to Mercy continues the story of FBI agent Atlee Pine in the remote wilds surrounding the Grand Canyon in Shattered Rock, Arizona. 500,000 first printing.
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Agent running in the field : A Novel
by John Le Carré
"A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing threat from Moscow Centre, the office has one more job for him. Nat is to take over The Haven, a defunct substation of London General with a rag-tag band of spies. The only bright light on the team is young Florence, who has her eye on Russia Department and a Ukrainian oligarch with a finger in the Russia pie. Nat is not only a spy, he is a passionate badminton player. His regular Monday evening opponent is half his age: the introspective and solitary Ed. Ed hates Brexit, hates Trump and hates his job at some soulless media agency. And it is Ed, of all unlikely people, who will take Prue, Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all.
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All this could be yours
by Jami Attenberg
"From New York Times best-selling author Jami Attenberg comes a sharp, funny, and emotionally powerful novel about a family reuniting at the deathbed of its patriarch. In reckoning with his secret past, can they rebuild and begin anew?"
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Blue moon
by Lee Child
A highly anticipated latest installment in the best-selling series finds Jack Reacher offering aid to an elderly couple only to be confronted by the most dangerous opponents of his career. By the best-selling author of One Shot. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Children of ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Humanity and its new spider allies detect fragmentary radio signals between the stars, dispatching an exploration vessel in hopes of finding cousins from old Earth. By the author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Children of Time. Original. 50,000 first printing
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Children of time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The inhabitants of a dying Earth set out to take refuge on a terraformed planet, but this planet's life progression has rendered it mankind's worst nightmare, and these two civilizations find themselves on a collision course. Reissue. 50,000 first printing.
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Chilling effect
by Valerie Valdes
After her sister is kidnapped by a shadowy syndicate known as The Fridge, the foul-mouthed Captain Eva Innocente and her motley crew aboard La Sirena Negra must pay the ransom through a series of dangerous missions. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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Christmas shopaholic : a novel
by Sophie Kinsella
"The misadventures of Becky Brandon Née Bloomwood continue in a new novel full of holiday cheer and--of course--lots of shopping!"
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Dominicana
by Angie Cruz
The award-winning author of Soledad draws on her mother’s story in a tale set in a turbulent 1960s Dominican Republic, where a young teen agrees to marry a man twice her age to help her family’s immigration to America.
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Eat Joy : Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers
by Natalie Eve Garrett
A collection of illustrated, personal essays about comfort foods from a number of celebrated literary writers, including Lev Grossman and Carmen Maria Machado, reveal the way these dishes helped them cope with dark times and pain. Illustrations.
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Edison
by Edmund Morris
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a new biography of the prolific American inventor-genius, exploring his many roles, including botanist, naval strategist, iron miner, chemist, telegrapher and audio producer, created by virtue of his remarkable inventions. Illustrations.
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Fallen
by Rebecca Zanetti
Forced to work with a secret Deep Ops unit after getting caught, rebellious hacker Brigid Banaghan turns to her bodyguard and handler Raider Tanaka for help when her estranged father is named in an investigation into Boston’s organized crime. Original.
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Find me
by André Aciman
The author of the worldwide best-seller Call Me by Your Name revisits that novel’s complex and beguiling characters decades after their first meeting. Tour.
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Full throttle : stories
by Joe Hill
The best-selling author of Strange Weather presents 13 short stories of supernatural suspense, including “Throttle,” co-written by Stephen King, in which a trucker is caught in a sinister dance with motorcycle outlaws in the Nevada desert. (story collections). Simultaneous.
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown
by Talia Hibbert
Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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Imaginary friend
by Stephen Chbosky
A highly anticipated follow-up to The Perks of Being a Wallflower finds a single mother’s desperate efforts to escape an abusive relationship thrown into turmoil by her son’s disappearance and reappearance days later with an imaginary friend. 750,000 first printing. Tour.
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Let it snow : a novel
by Nancy Thayer
"Christina Antonioni is preparing for the holidays at her Nantucket toy shop, unpacking last-minute shipments and decorating for her loyal Christmas shoppers. But when her Scrooge of a landlord, Oscar Bittlesman, raises her rent, it seems nearly impossible for Christina to continue business on the wharf. Even so, Christina hopes there is a warm heart underneath Oscar's steely exterior. When she bonds with Wink, his sweet, young granddaughter who frequents the shop, it becomes clear that perhaps he isn't so cold after all. And with the help of Wink's uncle, who happens to be a charming and very handsome bachelor, this may be the best Christmas any of them could have ever imagined. Nancy Thayer's enchanting Nantucket setting provides the perfect backdrop for this holiday love story"
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Little Weirds
by Jenny Slate
The actress, stand-up comedian and best-selling children’s book author explores her internal self, dreams and insecurities through bursts of writing on a wide range of subjects from heartbreak and divorce, to the smell of honeysuckle and a French-kissing rabbit.
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Marley : a novel
by Jon Clinch
From the acclaimed author of Finn comes a reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, with a moving exploration of the twisted relationship between Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley. 75,000 first printing.
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Me : Elton John
by Elton John
An official autobiography by the influential music artist, published to coincide with the release of Rocketman, includes coverage of John’s complicated upbringing in a London suburb, his celebrity collaborations, his struggles with addiction and the establishment of his AIDS Foundation. Simultaneous.
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Nothing to see here
by Kevin Wilson
Agreeing to help her former college roommate care for two stepchildren who possess the ability to spontaneously combust when agitated, Lillian endeavors to keep her young charges cool in the face of an astonishing revelation. 150,000 first printing.
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Nothing ventured
by Jeffrey Archer
A series debut introduces London Metropolitan Police Force detective William Warwick, who on his first investigation reflects on his complicated childhood while uncovering the schemes of a ruthless art collector. By #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Clifton Chronicles. Simultaneous.
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Olive, again
by Elizabeth Strout
A sequel to Olive Kitteridge finds Olive struggling to understand herself while bonding with a teen suffering from loss, a woman who gives birth unexpectedly, a nurse harboring a longtime crush and a lawyer who resists an unwanted inheritance.
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On the plain of snakes : a Mexican journey
by Paul Theroux
With the same humanizing sensibility he employed in Deep South, a legendary travel writer explores a region in conflict as he drives the entire length of the US-Mexico border, uncovering the world behind today’s brutal headlines. Illustrations.
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Quichotte : a novel
by Salman Rushdie
The award-winning author of Midnight’s Children presents a modern adaptation of Don Quixote that finds a courtly, addled salesman embarking on a cross-country journey with his imaginary son after falling impossibly in love with a television star. Simultaneous.
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Sarah Jane
by James Sallis
The Hammett Prize-winning author of The Killer is Dying and Drive offers a novel about one woman’s journey to becoming a police officer.
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Stealth
by Stuart Woods
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Strangers at the gate : a novel
by Catriona McPherson
Moving into her boss’s gatehouse in the wake of a law partnership, a deacon’s wife is alarmed by otherworldly noises on the property before her boss is brutally murdered. By the Anthony Award-winning author of Quiet Neighbors.
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Suicide Woods : Stories
by Benjamin Percy
A latest collection by the award-winning author of Thrill Me demonstrates his use of disparate influences as themes, in a volume that includes the tale of a therapy group whose drastic session in the woods has fatal consequences. Original.
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Takes One to Know One
by Susan Isaacs
A retired FBI agent-turned-Long Island housewife taps into her investigative past when she begins to suspect that her neighbor is harboring criminal secrets. By the award-winning author of Any Place I Hang My Hat.
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The andromeda evolution
by Daniel H. Wilson
A 50th-anniversary sequel to The Andromeda Strain finds a Brazilian drone detecting a bizarre anomaly in the middle of the jungle with the same chemical signature of the microparticle that nearly ended all life on Earth. 750,000 first printing.
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The art of theft
by Sherry Thomas
When Mrs. Watson resolves to uncover long-kept secrets on behalf of a friend, Charlotte Holmes infiltrates a glamorous Yuletide ball to prevent the sale of a priceless work of art. By the best-selling author of The Hollow of Fear. Original.
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The body : a guide for occupants
by Bill Bryson
The award-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything presents an engaging head-to-toe tour of the human body that shares anecdotal insights into its functions, ability to heal and vulnerability to disease. Illustrations.
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The butterfly girl : a novel
by Rene Denfeld
A companion to The Child Finder finds investigator Naomi continuing her search for her years-missing sister in Oregon, where her discoveries about local disappearances are shaped by fleeting memories and her butterfly guides. 100,000 first printing.
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The calculating stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space, and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York's experience as a WASP pilot and mathematician earns her a place in the International Aerospace Coalition's attempts to put man on the moon, as a calculator. But with so many skilled and experienced women pilots and scientists involved with the program, it doesn't take long before Elma begins to wonder why they can't go into space, too. Elma's drive to become the first Lady Astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her
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The Confession Club
by Elizabeth Berg
Invited to join a supper club where friends in their community support each other throughout private setbacks, two women enduring difficult relationships discover the power of friendship and sharing their secrets. By the best-selling author of Open House.
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The dearly beloved : a novel
by Cara Wall
In a novel that spans decades, two young couples’ lives become intertwined when the husbands are appointed co-ministers of a venerable New York City church in the 1960s. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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The family upstairs : a novel
by Lisa Jewell
Discovering the identity of her birth parents and her inheritance of a valuable mansion, 25-year-old Libby makes horrifying discoveries about the massacre and disappearances of her biological family. By the best-selling author of Then She Was Gone. 200,000 first printing.
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The Guardians
by John Grisham
The best-selling author of The Reckoning and The Rooster Bar presents his latest fast-paced legal thriller, incorporating his signature inventive twists and turns into a courtroom drama inspired by some of today’s most hot-button issues. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The lager queen of Minnesota
by J. Ryan Stradal
A talented baker running a business out of her nursing home reconnects with her master brewer sister at the same time her pregnant granddaughter launches an IPA brewpub. By the award-winning author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest
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The lying room
by Nicci French
A standalone thriller by the best-selling author of the Frieda Klein series finds an unfaithful married woman navigating a deadly spiral of misdirection against a detective and a killer when she is set up for murder. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The Night Fire
by Michael Connelly
Receiving a notebook with details about a 20-year cold case, homicide detective Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renée Ballard before uncovering disturbing clues about his late mentor. By the best-selling author of Dark Sacred Night. 750,000 first printing.
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The second sleep : a novel
by Robert Harris
Arriving in a remote mid-15th-century Exmoor village, a young priest discovers his late predecessor’s possibly fatal obsession with the ancient coins, glass and human bones strewn throughout the region. By the author of Fatherland.
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The spotted dog : a Corinna Chapman mystery
by Kerry Greenwood
Baker and amateur sleuth Corinna Chapman is drawn into the world of a notorious drug runner as she searches for the beloved dog of a Scottish veteran, in the latest novel of the series following Cooking the Books.
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The starless sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Discovering a mysterious book of prisoner tales, a Vermont graduate student recognizes a story from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction. By the best-selling author of The Night Circus.
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The Survivors : A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing
by Adam Frankel
A former Obama speechwriter unravels a shocking secret in his family’s past that causes him to re-examine his family’s legacy of surviving the Holocaust and come to terms with who he really is. 25,000 first printing.
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The Topeka school
by Ben Lerner
A popular high-school senior in 1997 Kansas elevates a loner classmate into the social scene with unexpected consequences, while his famous parents reckon with an abusive childhood and marital transgressions against a backdrop of New Right toxic masculinity.
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Tom Clancy code of honor
by Marc Cameron
When an old college friend-turned-humanitarian is arrested in Indonesia amid false accusations, President Ryan assigns the Campus team to find answers at the same time he receives an ominous warning. By the author of the Jericho Quinn series.
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Tuesday Mooney talks to ghosts : an adventure
by Kate Racculia
A dying billionaire sends one woman and a cast of dreamers and rivals on a citywide treasure hunt. By the author of Bellweather Rhapsody. 35,000 first printing. Illustrations. Tour.
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Twice in a blue moon
by Christina Lauren
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Unhoneymooners and My Favorite Half-Night Stand comes a modern love story about what happens when your first love re-enters your life when you least expect it. 10,000 first printing.
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What happens in paradise : a novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
A follow-up to the best-selling Winter in Paradise finds Irene and her sons returning to St. John to investigate her late husband’s secret double life before uncovering surprising truths about their own realities and futures. (romance). Simultaneous.
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Wild game : my mother, her lover, and me
by Adrienne Brodeur
Describes the author’s teenage experience of condoning and helping to facilitate her mother’s epic affair with her husband’s best friend, serving as confident and helpmate, and the catastrophic and reverberating consequences that affected everyone involved. 100,000 first printing.
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Year of the monkey
by Patti Smith
From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train comes a memoir in which dreams and reality are vividly woven into a tapestry of one transformative year. Illustrations. Tour.
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Your house will pay : a novel
by Steph Cha
Two teenagers in Los Angeles, one Korean-American and the other African-American, deal with the ripple effects of a shooting from decades ago after a new incident brings their families’ painful memories hurtling back. 75,000 first printing.
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