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The black book
by James Patterson
A devoted Chicago cop from a family of career detectives miraculously survives an attack that kills his partner but that he cannot remember himself, an event that causes him to be charged with double murder and tasked with uncovering what really happened to clear his name. By the authors of The Murder House. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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If not for you : a novel
by Debbie Macomber
Moving away from her oppressive parents in hopes of taking charge of her own life, Beth takes a job as a school music teacher and initially resists her attraction to a tattooed mechanic who is the epitome of everything her conservative parents fear. By the best-selling author of A Girl's Guide to Moving On.
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The association of small bombs
by Karan Mahajan
After witnessing his two friends killed by a “small” bomb that detonates in the Dehli marketplace, Mansoor Ahmed becomes involved with a charismatic, young activist, whose allegiances and beliefs are more changeable than he could've imagined.
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Black fall : a Jessica Blackwood novel
by Andrew Mayne
An FBI agent and an illusionist, Jessica Blackwood, while learning to embrace her unconventional past, finds her very different investigations converging, leading her to confront something darker and more powerful than anyone expected—the Warlock. By the author of Angel Killer and Name of the Devil. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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Bone Box
by Faye Kellerman
When Rina Lazarus makes a shocking discovery in the woods near her upstate New York community, her husband, police detective Peter Decker, becomes embroiled in a series of gruesome, decades-old unsolved murders.
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The Burial Hour
by Jeffery Deaver
A return to Deaver's successful series finds Lincoln Rhyme investigating the abduction of a traveling businessman from an Upper East Side street, a case that is complicated by an 8-year-old girl who was the crime's only witness.
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Days like these
by Sue Margolis
Happily agreeing to care for her two grandchildren for an extended time while their parents are out of the country, widow Judy feels out of place among the young, snooty mothers at her grandchildren's private school and bonds with a fellow grandparent while navigating the realities of everyday drama.
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The genius of Judaism
by Bernard-Henri Lévy
Offers an exploration of what it means to be a Jew, rooted in the Talmudic tradition of argument and conflict
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In This Grave Hour
by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs is plunged into a treacherous personal battle when she stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may not be who they seem against a backdrop of the outbreak of World War II in England. By the best-selling author of Journey to Munich.
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Most dangerous place
by James Grippando
When an old school friend's wife is accused of murdering the man who had assaulted her, Jack Swyteck finds the case unexpectedly complicated, in a thriller based on true events. By the New York Times best-selling author of Gone Again. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Portraits of courage : a commander in chief's tribute to America's warriors
by George W. Bush
A vibrant collection of military oil paintings and stories by the 43rd President, published to benefit the Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, stands as an official tie-in to the exhibition scheduled for March 2017 at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
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Song of the lion
by Anne Hillerman
When a deadly bombing in the Shiprock High School parking lot is discovered to be part of a terrorist plot to disrupt peaceful negotiations between the Hopi and Dine tribes, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn discovers links between the bombing and a cold case from earlier in his career. 150,000 first printing.
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The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the North Pond hermit
by Michael Finkel
Documents the true story of a man who endured a hardscrabble, isolated existence in a tent in the Maine woods, never speaking with others and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins, for 27 years, in a portrait that illuminates the survival means he developed and the reasons behind his solitary life
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Unshakeable : your financial freedom playbook
by Anthony Robbins
Guides readers on the path to financial freedom, discussing how to not only weather but gain from fluctuations in the stock market, how to get more out of a 401k, and how to avoid paying hidden fees
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Waking lions
by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Fleeing the scene after accidentally running down an African migrant whose widow makes an impossible demand for his silence, a neurosurgeon with a seemingly idyllic life resorts to extreme lengths to save his family and reputation. A first U.S. novel. 35,000 first printing.
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The Arrangement
by Sarah Dunn
A progressive New York couple with an autistic son move to a bucolic Hudson Valley exurb and immerse themselves in the local community only to have their bond tested by an invitation to become an open-marriage couple. By a senior writer for Murphy Brown and the author of The Big Love.
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Banana cream pie murder
by Joanne Fluke
Upon returning from her honeymoon, Hannah learns that her mother's neighbor has been murdered, but she rejects the police's finding that it was the work of a random intruder and sifts through a growing number of suspects in search of the truth
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Blitzed : drugs in the Third Reich
by Norman Ohler
A fast-paced narrative delivers a surprising perspective on World War II: Nazi Germany’s all-consuming reliance on drugs. An international best-seller. 50,000 first printing.
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Burn
by Helen Hardt
Jonah Steel's attempts to solve the mystery surrounding the abduction of his brother and his family's secrets is complicated by the appearance of his brother's therapist, Melanie Carmichael
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Fractured
by Catherine McKenzie
After moving with her family across the country to Cincinnati to get away from a stalker, novelist Julie Prentice seems to click with her new neighbor, until a series of misunderstandings lead Julie and her family to become the victims of troubling harassment
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My Italian bulldozer : a novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
Visiting the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his overdue cookbook, writer Paul Stewart endures setbacks that leave him stranded at the airport until a stranger offers him transportation on a bulldozer, triggering a madcap series of adventures on the Tuscan countryside.
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On Turpentine Lane
by Elinor Lipman
Living a mostly peaceful existence in her small suburban hometown where she struggles to ignore the dysfunctional people in her life, Faith discovers mysterious artifacts that make her question a promising new relationship and everything she believes. By the best-selling author of The View From Penthouse B.
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One perfect lie
by Lisa Scottoline
A single mom's efforts to support her shy star athlete son's recruitment into a Division I college are violently complicated by a secretly disturbed young man from an affluent family and a new teacher with a mysterious agenda. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Most Wanted.
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The rules do not apply
by Ariel Levy
An award-winning New Yorker staff writer and author of Female Chauvinist Pigs shares a profound, hopeful memoir of her own experiences with devastating loss to council fellow survivors about the healing aspects of accepting difficult life challenges that are beyond our control.
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Strangers tend to tell me things : a memoir of love, loss, and coming home
by Amy Dickinson
The New York Times best-selling author behind the popular "Ask Amy" advice column presents a follow-up to The Mighty Queens of Freeville in a collection of personal essays on such topics as her midlife romance, experiences as a step-parent and final moments with her late mother. 50,000 first printing.
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We : a manifesto for women everywhere
by Gillian Anderson
An award-winning actress, producer and activist combines forces with a broadcast journalist to inspire women to use practical, psychological and spiritual tools to create a more fulfilling way of life and to attain happiness and freedom from the have-it-all superwoman culture.
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All by myself, alone : a novel
by Mary Higgins Clark
Taking a cruise to escape the humiliation of her fiancé's arrest, gems expert Celia Kilbride befriends octogenarian passenger Emily Haywood, who is found dead three days out to sea at the hands of someone who has stolen the victim's priceless emerald necklace. By the best-selling author of As Time Goes By.
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Man overboard : an Ali Reynolds novel
by Judith A Jance
When a brilliant software engineer falls to his death from a stateroom suite balcony, the police are unable to collect needed information from the victim's tough maiden aunt and enlist the help of Ali Reynolds to discover that really happened.
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Murder on the Serpentine : a Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel
by Anne Perry
Privately summoned by Queen Victoria when one of her closest confidantes is murdered, Thomas Pitt navigates the secretive world of London society in what becomes the most dangerous case of his career. By the best-selling author of the William Monk series.
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My Husband's Wife
by Amanda Prowse
She thought she was a wife and mother. Then her husband and children left home. Who is she now?
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The stars are fire : a novel
by Anita Shreve
In a book based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine’s history, a young woman is tested by a catastrophic event and its devastating aftermath. By the author of The Pilot's Wife
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The tea girl of Hummingbird Lane
by Lisa See
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple, tracing the very different cultural factors that compel them to consume a rare native tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
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We were the lucky ones
by Georgia Hunter
A novel based on the true story of a Jewish-Polish family recounts how the Kurcs are scattered throughout the world by the horrors of World War II and fight respective hardships to survive, reach safety and find each other. Includes a family tree.
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