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The antique hunter's guide to murder : a novel
by C. L. Miller
When Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and her estranged mentor, dies under mysterious circumstances, Freya Lockwood returns to her quaint English hometown to find the truth and, following the clues to an old manor hosting an antiques enthusiast's weekend, she finds herself drawn back into the dangerous world of tracking stolen artifacts.
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Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Overnight Guest comes a twisty locked-room thriller about a mysterious, high-stakes game show that proves life-threatening.
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Fractal noise
by Christopher Paolini
On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII, there is a circular pit not of nature but design, and a small team must journey across the surface to learn who built it and why, followed by the ghosts of their past each step they take toward the mysterious abyss.
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The hidden life of Cecily Larson : a novel
by Ellen Baker
Now 94 and living a quiet life, Cecily Larson, when her family surprises her with an at-home DNA test, finds the unexpected results not only bringing to light the tragic love story she's kept hidden for decades but also calls into question everything about the family she's raised and claimed as her own.
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A love song for Ricki Wilde
by Tia Williams
"Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. And for some, even a single February can be life-changing. Ricki Wilde has many talents, but being a Wilde isn't one of them. As the impulsive, artistic daughter of a powerful Atlanta dynasty, she's the oppositeof her famous socialite sisters. Where they're long-stemmed roses, she's a dandelion: an adorable bloom that's actually a weed, born to float wherever the wind blows. In her bones, Ricki knows that somewhere, a different, more exciting life awaits her. When regal nonagenarian, Ms. Della, invites her to rent the bottom floor of her Harlem brownstone, Ricki jumps at the chance for a fresh beginning. She leaves behind her family, wealth, and chaotic romantic decisions to realize her dream of opening a flower shop. And just beneath the surface of her new neighborhood, the music, stories and dazzling drama of the Harlem Renaissance still simmer. One evening in February as the heady, curiously off-season scent of night-blooming jasmine fills the air, Ricki encounters a handsome, deeply mysterious stranger who knocks her world off balance in the most unexpected way. Set against the backdrop of modern Harlem and Renaissance glamour, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic, romance, and opportunity of New York, and whose lives are uniquely and irreversibly linked"
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| Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarAs a kid, Cyrus moved from Iran to Indiana with his dad after the plane his mother was on was accidentally shot down by the U.S. military. Now nearly 30 and recovering from addiction, Cyrus' obsession with martyrs leads him to a dying artist in Brooklyn in this highly anticipated debut. Read-alikes: Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous; Zeyn Joukhadar's The Thirty Names of Night; Salar Abdoh's A Nearby Country Called Love. |
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The snow child : a novel
by Eowyn Ivey
A childless couple working a farm in the brutal landscape of 1920 Alaska discover a little girl living in the wilderness, with a red fox as a companion, and begin to love the strange, almost-supernatural child as their own.
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Timber Falls
by Gerri Hill
"The isolated, sleepy little village of Timber Falls-built on the bend of a swift mountain river-swells during the summer months as tourists flock to town to run the river, lured there by the Class V rapids. Haley Martin used to be what the locals calleda "river rat", back during the days of her college years. Now she owns the Timber Falls Bar and Grill, drawn back to the picturesque village seven years ago after the tragic death of her wife. Carter, a disgraced LAPD detective, was offered an out-a position on a team of unorthodox FBI agents. After a month of training, she is sent out on her own without a team or a partner. When the gruesome murder of a college student-a river rat-sends the FBI agent to Timber Falls, Carter has no idea what she's about to find there. She knows she's looking for a serial killer that's preying on tourists. But she has no idea that she might find some peace-and love-along the way"
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The which way tree
by Elizabeth Crook
"Early one morning in the remote hill country of Texas, a panther savagely attacks a family of homesteaders, mauling a young girl named Samantha and killing her mother, whose final act is to save her daughter's life. Samantha and her half brother, Benjamin, survive, but she is left traumatized, her face horribly scarred ... The Which Way Tree is the story of Samantha's unshakable resolve to stalk and kill the infamous panther, rumored across the Rio Grande to be a demon, and avenge her mother's death. Intheir quest she and Benjamin, now orphaned, enlist a charismatic Tejana outlaw and a haunted, compassionate preacher with an aging but relentless tracking dog. As the members of this unlikely posse hunt the panther, they are in turn pursued by a hapless but sadistic Confederate soldier with troubled family ties to the preacher and a score to settle."--Jacket
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| Endless Summer by Elin HilderbrandIn these nine stories, set mostly in Nantucket, Elin Hilderbrand's fans will find many familiar characters (story introductions tell which bestselling book the stories connect to and other fun details). Stories include: "The Surfing Lesson," "The Workshop," "Summer of '79," and "Summer of '89." Look for Hilderbrand's newest novel, Swan Song, in June. |
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| Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret AtwoodThese 15 stories by the acclaimed Canadian author of The Handmaid's Tale showcase a couple named Nell and Tig at different points in their marriage as well as several unrelated tales (including one where the author is a character communicating with George Orwell via a medium). For other collections which explore relationships and loss, try: Family Furnishings by Alice Munro; Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. |
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| Grand Union by Zadie SmithGrand Union, the only short story collection by the award-winning British author of White Teeth, presents 19 tales that examine race, class, and gender, and cover a variety of people and places, including middle-class Brits on vacation in Spain, an aging Black drag queen, and two children in New York City. If you're interested in Zadie Smith's most recent book, The Fraud came out last September. |
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