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January
The devil's ransom
by Brad Taylor

When his covert company, along with every other entity in the
Taskforce, is hit with a ransomware attack linked to the Taliban,
Pike must stop a plot to alter the balance of power on the global
stage orchestrated by a former NSA specialist in the U.S.
government.
All the dangerous things
by Stacy Willingham

After her son is kidnapped while sleeping in his crib, Isabelle agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster. She does not know that the interviewer has ulterior motives. The new novel from the best-selling author of A Flicker in the Dark.
December
Second first impressions : a novel
by Sally Thorne

A spoiled, tattooed rich man reluctantly agrees to become an
assistant to two casually exploitative nonagenarians before
unexpectedly catching the eye of the property's serious-minded
manager. By the best-selling author of The Hating Game.
November
Heart of the sun warrior
by Sue Lynn Tan

Xingyin is forced to flee and to venture to the Immortal Realm.
Here she and her companions encounter legendary creatures and
a shrewd monarch, in the second novel of the series following
Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
The fall of Númenor : and other tales
from the second age of Middle-earth

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Collects J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-Earth
for the first time in one volume.
Secluded cabin sleeps six
by Lisa Unger

Hannah is staying at an isolated luxury cabin in the woods with her brother, their spouses and another couple. She finds their dream weekend turning into nightmare when someone comes looking to
exact a payback for deeds long buried, exposing the secrets and lies between them all.
Now is not the time to panic : a novel
by Kevin Wilson

Twenty years after secretly causing panic in her hometown through
her written word and artwork, along with a fellow loner named Zeke, famous author, mom and wife Frances Eleanor Budge gets a call that brings her past rushing back, threatening to upend everything.
White horse
by Erika T. Wurth

A gritty, vibrant debut novel about an indigenous woman who
must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mothers spirit.
October
The butcher and the Wren
by Alaina Urquhart

In the Louisiana bayou, forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is
sucked into an all-consuming cat-and-mouse game with a
methodical killer, who has a penchant for medical experimentation,
and who is getting more brazen by the day.
Little Eve
by Catriona Ward

Chief Inspector Black arrives on the wind-battered isle of
Altnaharra, off the coast of Scotland, to investigate a brutal
murder. He interrupts the sacred ceremony of young Eve and her
clan, who are preparing to bring about the end of the world,
and are now faced with a reckoning beyond their imagination.
Distant thunder
by Stuart Woods

After a strange storm deposits a dead man on his doorstep,
Stone Barrington is determined to uncover who the man was
and how he got at his door, in the latest addition to the
long-running series following Black Dog.
September
The Bad Angel brothers : a novel
by Paul Theroux

Cal is escaping his manipulative and domineering brother, forging
his own way and acquiring his own wealth. He finds his brother,
Frank's power and influence interfering with his affairs. When
Frank commits the ultimate betrayal, Cal is left with only one
solution: murder.
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match
by Sally Thorne

The younger sister of Victor Frankenstein embarks on her own
project, resurrecting an intended beau who is more intent on
uncovering his forgotten identity than in romance in the new
novel from the best-selling author of The Hating Game.
Suspect
by Scott Turow

Investigating the high-profile case of police chief Lucia Gomez,
who is accused of soliciting sex for promotions to higher ranks,
P.I. Clarice Pinky Granum must unravel the dark secrets of the
people closest to Gomez, drawing her into the deepest recesses
of the city's criminal networks.
The lost girls of Willowbrook
by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Six years after her twin sisters death, 16-year-old Sage discovers
a shocking secret, her sister didn't die, she was committed to Willowbrook State School, until she recently went missing. Sage
is determined to find her sister. A walk through the doors of the
school, changes Sage's life in ways she never could have imagined.
Spells for forgetting : a novel
by Adrienne Young

Back on Saoirse Island, Emery Blackwood, in a place rooted in
folklore and magic, finally learns the truth surrounding her best
friends murder when the love of Emery's life and the person
accused of the crime returns, unearthing the past the town has
tried desperately to forget.
August
Ghost lover : stories
by Lisa Taddeo

A collection of short stories, including two Pushcart Prize winners,
from the New York Times best-selling author of Three Women
includes the tale of hard partying friends crashing into life's responsibilities and of a dating service that flirts for you.
The poet's house : a novel
by Jean Thompson

Hired to work for a scandalous aging poet, 20-something
landscaper Carla learns about the power of words as she discovers
the insular world of writers, in this wry meditation on art as transformative and the ways which it can be leveraged as
commerce.
Perish : a novel
by LaToya Watkins

This sweeping family saga about a Black Texan family, spans decades.
It is told in alternate chapters, and follows four members of the
Turner clan. They are called home to say goodbye to their mother
and grandmother, and must decide who is deserving of forgiveness
and who bears the cross of blame.
Black dog
by Stuart Woods

Introduced to a glamorous Manhattan socialite, Stone Barrington discovers his new companion has ties to a nefarious enemy who
will stop at nothing to get what he wants, in the latest addition
to the series following A Safe House.
July
The it girl
by Ruth Ware

John Neville, the man convicted of killing Hannah Jones’ best friend, April, dies in prison ten years after his conviction. Now, new evidence surfaces proving his innocence. Hannah reconnects with old friends
in an attempt to solve the mystery of April’s death. She also realizes
they all have something to hide including a murder.
Why didn't you tell me? : a memoir
by Carmen Rita Wong

When her immigrant mother's long-held secrets are revealed,
clarity is brought to so much of the author's life. After her mother
passes away, the author searches to understand who she really is,
in this story of race and culture in America and how they shape
who we think we are.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Embarking on a legendary collaboration launching them to
stardom, two friends, intimates since childhood, have the world
at their feet until they discover that their success, brilliance and
money won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or
the betrayals of the heart.
June
The dictionary of lost words : a novel
by Pip Williams

Deciding to create her own dictionary, The Dictionary of Lost Words, Esme, who has collected “objectionable” words a team of male
scholars omit from the first Oxford English Dictionary, leaves her sheltered world behind to meet the people whose words will fill
those pages. Maps.
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