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Fiction A to Z August 2019
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Victims : an Alex Delaware novel
by Jonathan Kellerman
When a killer who rivals Jack the Ripper cuts a bloody swath through the city, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis needs Alex Delaware's help in catching this homicidal maniac--a disturbing case that sends Alex back into the secretive world of mental health treatment where he discovers an unholy alliance between the mad and the monstrous.
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The night window
by Dean R. Koontz
"Groundbreaking, wholly involving, eerily prescient and terrifyingly topical, Dean Koontz's Jane Hawk series sets a new standard for contemporary thrillers. Since her sensational debut in The Silent Corner, readers have been riveted by Jane Hawk's resolute quest to take down the influential architects of an accelerating operation to control every level of society via an army of mind-altered citizens. At first, only Jane stood against the "Arcadian" conspirators, but slowly others have emerged to stand with her, even as there are troubling signs that the "adjusted" people are beginning to spin viciously out of control. Now, in the thrilling, climactic showdown that will decide America's future, Jane will require all her resources--and more--as she confronts those at the malevolent, impregnable center of power"
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| The Snakes by Sadie JonesWhat happens: London psychotherapist Bea has long been estranged from her wealthy parents, but a visit with her husband to her brother's empty hotel in France brings them back into her life.
Why you might like it: Complicated relationships, slowly revealed secrets, corrosive wealth, and a well-crafted (if leisurely paced) plot make this family drama a dark yet thoughtful one.
Reviewers say: "the real snakes in this twisty story are human ones" (Library Journal). |
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| The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire LombardoWhat it is: a sweeping family drama that follows Marilyn and David Sorenson and their four adult daughters over one challenging year. Alternating chapters illuminate the previous 30 years in the Sorenson home.
What kind of challenges? A teenage son given up for adoption at birth reappears, but there's also an unexpected pregnancy, the normal disappointments of early adulthood, and -- of course -- the friction inherent in any loving, close-knit family. |
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Window on the bay : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Encouraged by her best friend to start dating again, a Seattle intensive care nurse and empty nester unexpectedly catches the attentions of her injured mother's stoic surgeon. By the best-selling author of the Rose Harbor Inn series.
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| Heroes of the Frontier by Dave EggersStarring: newly single mom Josie, who is leaving her failing Ohio dental practice behind and taking the kids on a not particularly well-thought-out trip to Alaska, where she rents an RV and plans, ultimately, to stay.
Why you might like it: lots of things go wrong along the way, but Josie's quest to start afresh is full of humor. While this shaggy dog story won't be for everyone, those who want to float along for the adventures of three complex characters will enjoy the vivid writing.
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The new girl : a novel
by Daniel Silva
The kidnapping of a mysterious girl from her Swiss boarding school ignites a secret war between Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon and an old enemy who would transform the future of the Middle East.
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Summer of '69
by Elin Hilderbrand
A pregnant eldest sibling, a middle-sister civil rights activist, an infantry soldier brother deployed to Vietnam and a lonely 13-year-old youngest child find their lives upended by troubling family secrets.
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| Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel KhongWhat happens: After a broken engagement, untethered Ruth agrees to move back in with her parents for a year as her father's memory problems turn to dementia and worse.
The structure: Alternately sad and funny, the book is organized in short vignettes, much like a diary, as Ruth takes care of her parents and takes small steps towards building a future for herself.
Want a taste? "Today a man found Dad's pants in a tree lit with Christmas lights.'" |
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| I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillanWhat it's about: Though she's a successful optometrist and has a full life with her daughters and friends, Georgia Young still feels stuck. So she's decided to visit all of her former flames to tell them what they meant to her, and to get some perspective on why those relationships failed.
Why you might like it: Engaging, humorous, and with wonderfully realistic characters, this is a heartwarming tale of a woman finding her way. |
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