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The book of goose
by Yiyun Li
When her friend Fabienne passes away, Agnes is free to tell her
story of a long-ago childhood in a war-ravaged, backwater town
along the French countryside where Fabienne hatched a plan that changed everything, sending Agnes on an epic journey through
fame, fortune and terrible loss.
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All that's left unsaid : a novel
by Tracey Lien
In Cabramatta, Australia, after her younger brother is murdered
inside a restaurant while celebrating his high school graduation,
Ky Tran vows to uncover his killer despite an indifferent police force
and witnesses who claim they saw nothing.
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Bliss montage / : Stories
by Ling Ma
A collection of eight short stories from the author of
Severance includes the tales of a woman who lives with all of her
ex-boyfriends, and of a toxic relationship built around a drug that
makes you invisible.
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Jacqueline in Paris : a novel
by Ann Mah
During her college year abroad in postwar Paris, Jacqueline
Bouvier witnesses, beneath the city's glitter and luminous beauty,
the beginning of the political environment that will shape the rest
of her life and that of her future husband.
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Lessons
by Ian McEwan
With his life constantly in flux as he lives through many historic upheavals, Roland Baines is haunted by lost opportunities. He
searches for comfort through music, literature, friends, sex, politics,
and love, struggling against global events beyond his control that
have shaped his existence and memories.
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1989
by Val McDermid
Ten years later Allie Burns is running the northern news operation of The Sunday Globe where she covers the memorial service of Pan Am Flight 103 and stumbles upon a shocking story about HIV/AIDS, in the sequel to 1979.
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Heat 2 : a novel
by Michael Mann
Follows the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna
and an elite group of criminals and crime syndicates, in the new
novel by the four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and
writer-director of Heat, Collateral and Miami Vice.
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Book of Extraordinary Tragedies
by Joe Meno
Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music
prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern
European family growing up on their block on the far southside
of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to
confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon
their musical ambitions.
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Sacrificio
by Ernesto Mestre-Reed
Set in 1998 Cuba. When Renato Rafa's friend goes missing his
search takes him through various haunts in Havana, from an AIDS sanatorium to the very margins of a society they want to change.
A novel of cascading prose that captures a nation in slow collapse.
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Oath of loyalty
by Kyle Mills
When the presidents power-hungry security adviser betrays him
by leaking the true identity of his partner, Claudia Gold, Mitch Rapp, racing to neutralize the enemies conspiring against her, is faced
with the seemingly impossible task of finding and stopping a killer
whose business model is based on double-blind secrecy.
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The opera sisters : based on a true story
by Marianne Monson
In 1933 Nazi Germany, British sisters and opera lovers Ida and
Louise Cook, together with their beloved opera community,
devise a plan to personally escort Jewish refugees from Germany
to England. All of this hinges on their ability to smuggle valuables to
finance their daring, secret operation.
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Rules of engagement
by Selena Montgomery
While infiltrating a terrorist group responsible for stealing lethal environmental technology, Dr. Raleigh Foster, an operative for a
top-secret intelligence organization, finds the most dangerous
thing of all is falling for her partner as they untangle a twisted
web of secrets and lies.
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A merry little meet cute : a novel
by Julie Murphy
A successful plus-sized adult film star agrees to star in a Christmas
movie for a squeaky-clean cable network when her childhood crush
and ex-boy band member signs on as co-star.
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Thistlefoot
by GennaRose Nethercott
The Yaga siblings are reunited when they receive a strange
inheritance, a sentient house on chicken legs called Thistlefoot.
They find themselves being hunted by the Longshadow Man, who
bears with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that
have hidden in their blood for generations.
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The golden enclaves : a novel
by Naomi Novik
In this epic conclusion to the New York Times best-selling trilogy,
the narrator, after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, must
turn right around and find a way back in to save everyone from
getting killed in the brewing enclave war on the horizon.
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The marriage portrait
by Maggie O'Farrell
In Florence during the 1550s, captivating young duchess
Lucrezia de Medici, having barely left girlhood behind, marries
the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, and now, in an unfamiliar
court where she has one duty to provide an heir fights for her very survival.
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Dark music
by David Lagercrantz
A street-smart Swedish police officer seeks help from a renowned authority on interrogation techniques to help solve the case of a murdered Afghani asylum-seeker in the new thriller from the author of The Girl in the Spiders Web.
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Heartbreaker
by Sarah MacLean
The Matchbreaker, a woman trained to help brides avoid the
altar, finds herself racing across London with the Duke of Clayborn,
who is harboring secrets of his own. This is the second novel of the
series following Bombshell.
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The very secret society of irregular
witches
by Sangu Mandanna
Breaking all the rules, Mika Moon travels to the mysterious
Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their
magic and, as she gets close to the Houses residents, must decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn't know
she was looking for.
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Mercury Pictures presents : a novel
by Anthony Marra
After Americas entry into WWII, Maria Lagana, an associate
producer at Mercury Pictures, rises through a maze of conflicting
politics, divided loyalties, and jockeying positions until a man from
her imprisoned fathers past threatens her carefully constructed
facade.
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Babysitter
by Joyce Carol Oates
The lives of three individuals, including the wife of a prominent businessman who is having an affair, a street hustler seeking to
right an injustice, and a serial killer called "Babysitter", intersect in
a Detroit suburb in the 1970s.
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On Java Road : a novel
by Lawrence Osborne
A British journalist living in Hong Kong, Adrian Gyle is standing
between two cultures. As violence erupts during pro-democracy demonstrations, Adrian finds the old familiar urge to investigate
when the girlfriend, and student protestor, of one of his oldest
friends is murdered.
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The best is yet to come : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
After the death of her twin brother, teacher Hope Godwin moves
to Oceanside, Washington, where she falls in love with animal
shelter volunteer, and wounded ex-marine, Cade Lincoln, Jr. and
a dog named Shadow. She feels that she is finally finding peace
in her new home until Cade's past comes back with a vengeance.
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Learning to talk : stories
by Hilary Mantel
Learning to talk is a collection of loosely autobiographical stories.
The stories begin in the 1950s, and revisit the transformative
moments of a haunted childhood, during which the author must
come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a
fading Irish heritage.
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The book of Gothel
by Mary McMyne
This reimagining of Rapunzel is told from the witch's perspective.
After her mother dies, young Haelewise finds the legendary tower, Gothel, where she encounters another young girl, Rika, who carries
a dark secret the Church strives to keep hidden. A secret of ancient spells and murderous nobles.
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Confidence
by Denise Mina
While on vacation with their blended family, Anna McDonald and
Fin Cohen take off to try to solve the case of a shocking kidnapping,
in the sequel to the nationally best-selling Conviction.
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The last to vanish : a novel
by Megan Miranda
When a journalist investigating a string of unsolved disappearances
goes missing, Abigail Lovett, the manager of The Passage Inn in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutters Pass, decides to investigate. Soon she discovers how little she knows about her coworkers,
neighbors and even those closest to her.
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Acts of Violet
by Margarita Montimore
As the 10-year anniversary of the mid-act disappearance of her
magician sister approaches, responsible Sasha, who has been
raising her niece Quinn, is pursued by a podcaster devoted to the mystery who is becoming increasingly intrusive.
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The daughter of Doctor Moreau : a novel
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
When the arrival of Eduardo Lizalde sets in motion a dangerous
chain of events, Carlota Moreau finds her carefully constructed
world falling down around her as passion is ignited in the
sweltering heat of the jungle where a motley group of
monstrosities await.
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So happy for you : a novel
by Celia Laskey
During her best friend Ellies wedding weekend, Robin, a queer
academic dubious of elaborate wedding rituals, second guesses
her decision to be Ellies maid of honor after a series of ominous occurrences lead her to believe that the bridal party is out to
get her.
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Can't look away
by Carola Lovering
Lonely and feeling out of place in their wealthy suburb, Molly is
plagued by fertility issues. She believes she's finally found a friend in newcomer Sabrina, but soon discovers that this woman's secrets are linked to her own, forcing her to confront an obsessive love from her past.
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Ordinary monsters
by J. M. Miro
At an institute where children with gifts the Talents have been
gathered and where the world of the dead and the world of the
living threaten to collide, they discover the truth about their
abilities and that the worst monsters sometimes come bearing
the sweetest gifts.
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Nora goes off script
by Annabel Monaghan
A romance channel screenwriter turns her disastrous marriage
into the best script of her life. She is shocked when the leading
man asks to stay with her for 7 days at $1,000 per day. Turns out
that's just enough time to fall in love or just enough time to
have her heart broken.
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Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh
As record drought and famine plague the village, a young
shepherd boy finds himself caught in a power struggle between
his people and their depraved lord and governor when occult
forces arise to upset the old order.
By the author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
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Nightcrawling
by Leila Mottley
When a drunken altercation with a stranger turns into a job
she desperately needs, Kiara, who supports her brother and an abandoned 9-year-old boy, starts nightcrawling until her name
surfaces in an investigation exposing her as a key witness in a
massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department.
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A trail of crab tracks
by Alain Patrice Nganang
Finally agreeing to leave Bangwa in western Cameroon, Nithap
heads to the United States to visit his son, Tanou, and allows him
to finally unravel the long-silenced secrets of his former life.
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The no-show
by Beth O'Leary
Three women who seemingly have nothing in common find that
they're involved with the same man in this smart new rom-com. Unbeknownst to them, they've all been stood up by the same man.
Once they've each forgiven him for standing them up, they let him
back into their lives and are in serious danger of falling in love with
a man who seems to have not just one or two but three women on
the go.
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Meant to be mine
by Hannah Orenstein
Edie meets the man of her dreams on the exact day her grandma predicted. However, she finds her fate is rather complicated when
she can't fight the nagging suspicion that Mr. Right isn't so perfect, especially when tragedy and a shocking revelation rock her world.
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Something wilder
by Christina Lauren
Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and
absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for
the profession, or much money in the bank. But Lily is nothing
if not resourceful, and now uses Duke's coveted hand-drawn maps
to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the treacherous
and storied red rock canyons of Utah.
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Portrait of a thief : a novel
by Grace D. Li
A Chinese American art history major at Harvard, Will Chen is
offered a (very illegal) chance to reclaim five priceless treasures
China lost centuries ago. He assembles a team of fellow students, chosen for their skills and loyalty, to help him on his mission—and
make history.
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The Island
by Adrian McKinty
An edge-of-your-seat, high-concept new thriller from the
author of the instant New York Times best-seller The Chain.
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Panpocalypse
by Carley Moore
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman
bikes through a locked-down New York City in search of connection.
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Razzmatazz
by Christopher Moore
San Francisco, 1947. Bartender Sammy “Two Toes” Tiffin and the
rest of the Cookie’s Coffee Irregulars are on the hustle: they’re
trying to open a driving school; shanghai an abusive Swedish
stevedore; all while Sammy’s girlfriend, Stilton (a.k.a. the Cheese),
and her “Wendy the Welder” gal pals are using their wartime shipbuilding skills on a secret project that might be attracting the attention of some governmentMen in Black.
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Summer Island
by Shelley Noble
When reporter Phoebe Adams loses her job and her fiancé on the
same day, it never occurs to her that she’ll also have to support her mother, Ruth, through her divorce from Phoebe’s father after 35
years of marriage. They both need a safe haven, and Phoebe knows
just the place—Summer Island where Grandma Alice still rules the
roost from the big New England beach house Phoebe and Ruth
once called home.
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