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The kite runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day
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My sister's keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Conceived to provide a bone marrow match for her leukemia-stricken sister, teenage Kate begins to question her moral obligations in light of countless medical procedures and decides to fight for the right to make decisions about her own body
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Life of Pi : a novel
by Yann Martel
Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain
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The cutting season
by Attica Locke
When the dead body of a young woman is found on the grounds of Belle Vie, the estate's manager, Caren Gray, launches her own investigation into Belle Vie's history, which leads her to a centuries old mystery involving the plantation's slave quarters--and her own past. 50,000 first printing.
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Gone girl : a novel
by Gillian Flynn
When a beautiful woman goes missing on her fifth wedding anniversary, her diary reveals hidden turmoil in her marriage and a mysterious illness; while her husband, desperate to clear himself of suspicion, realizes that something more disturbing than murder may have occurred. By the best-selling author of Dark Places. Includes readers guide. Reprint.
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Big little lies
by Liane Moriarty
Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but which evidence shows might have been premeditated
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Fool me once
by Harlan Coben
Horrified when she spots the husband who was reported dead weeks earlier playing with their toddler on her nanny cam, former special ops pilot Maya confronts deep secrets and deceit in her own past in order to discern the truth. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Stranger.
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The killing lessons
by Saul Black
Investigating the latest victims of a pair of serial killers, increasingly unstable San Francisco homicide detective Valerie Hart investigates the murderers' only survivor, a traumatized ten-year-old girl
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The girl on the train
by Paula Hawkins
Obsessively watching a breakfasting couple every day to escape the pain of her losses, Rachel witnesses a shocking event that inextricably entangles her in the lives of strangers.
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I let you go
by Clare Mackintosh
Devastated by a hit-and-run accident that has ended the life of her young son, Jenna moves to the remote Welsh coast to search for healing while two dedicated policemen try to get to the bottom of the case. A first novel.
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Die again : a novel
by Tess Gerritsen
Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles investigate the murder of a big game hunter whose demise is linked to several seemingly unrelated deaths and a camping safari in Botswana
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Dear Mr. M
by Herman Koch
After his famous novel which was based on the real-life disappearance of a history teacher who had been having an affair with a student fades into obscurity, M. finds his life being scrutinized by his neighbor, a seemingly timid man with a mysterious agenda
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The secret keeper : a novel
by Kate Morton
Withdrawing from a family party to the solitude of her tree house, 16-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking murder that throughout a subsequent half century shapes her beliefs, her acting career and the lives of three strangers from vastly different cultures. By the best-selling author of The Distant Hours. 200,000 first printing.
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The girl with all the gifts
by Mike Carey
A little girl who is detained by the military, restrained in a wheelchair and goes to school while heavily guarded doesn't truly understand why she is special until it is up to her to save the world. 25,000 first printing.
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The fifth season
by N. K Jemisin
A first entry in a new trilogy by the award-winning author of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms finds the sole continent of the earth threatened by murder, betrayal, a super-volcano and overlords who use the planet's power as a weapon. Original. 25,000 first printing.
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The queen of the night
by Alexander Chee
A legendary opera singer tries to discover who betrayed her secret past as a courtesan when she is offering her a chance at immortality through a libretto that tells her tale in the new novel from the author of Edinburgh. 35,000 first printing.
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The thirteenth tale : a novel
by Diane Setterfield
Having spent six decades creating a series of alternate lives designed to bring her fame and fortune while hiding the truth about her tragic past, reclusive and enigmatic Vida Winter finds herself torn by young Margaret Lea's simple request for the truth about her own birth. A first novel. Reprint.
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil : a Savannah story
by John Berendt
In charming, beautiful, and wealthy old-South Savannah, Georgia, a local bad boy is found shot to death inside of the opulent mansion of a gay antiques dealer, and a gripping trial follows, in a gripping account of a landmark murder case. Reissue.
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The circle
by Dave Eggers
Hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful Internet company, Mae Holland begins to questions her luck as life beyond her job grows distant, a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, and her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public
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Bittersweet : a novel
by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Winning a scholarship to a prestigious college where she befriends a beautiful girl of privilege, unassuming Mabel joins her friend during a lakeside summer surrounded by wealthy vacationers only to discover morally ambiguous truths about her friend's family fortune. By the author of Set Me Free. 50,000 first printing.
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Never let me go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
A reunion with two childhood friends--Ruth and Tommy--draws Kath and her companions on a nostalgic odyssey into the supposedly idyllic years of their lives at Hailsham, an isolated private school in the serene English countryside, and a dramatic confrontation with the truth about their childhoods and about their lives in the present. 100,000 first printing.
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Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, come to Shutter Island's Ashcliffe Hospital in search of an escaped mental patient, but when an ominous storm strands them there, true wickedness is uncovered as Ashcliffe's mysterious patient treatments and an unexposed source propel them to the brink of insanity. By the author of Mystic River. Reprint.
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