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Beyond a reasonable stout
by Ellie Alexander
Stocking up on a new line of craft beers in the aftermath of Oktoberfest, Brewer Sloan and her partner, Garrett, struggle to identify a killer when a city councilmember is found dead after announcing his prohibition campaign for reelection.
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25 Days 'Til Christmas
by Poppy Alexander
Dreading the holiday season, lonely widow Kate Potter, determined to give her son, Jack, a Christmas to remember, finally finds the courage and strength to move on with her life when the unexpected happens.
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Angel eyes
by Ace Atkins
Hired by a desperate mother to search for a Hollywood starlet who has gone missing, Spenser and his former apprentice-turned-private eye, Zebulon Sixkill, follow clues to a powerful movie studio boss, the Armenian mob and a cult-like empowerment group.
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Making comics
by Lynda Barry
In a new hand-drawn syllabus detailing her creative curriculum, the author has students drawing themselves as monsters and superheroes, convincing students who think they can’t draw that they can, and, most importantly, encouraging them to understand that a daily journal can be anything so long as it is hand drawn.
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Beating About the Bush
by M. C. Beaton
Discovering evidence of a gruesome murder in a roadside hedge, private detective Agatha Raisin is embroiled in a case involving industrial espionage, a bad-tempered donkey and her own growing fame. By the best-selling author of the Hamish Macbeth series.
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The confession club : a novel
by Elizabeth Berg
Invited to join a supper club where friends in their community support each other throughout private setbacks, two women enduring difficult relationships discover the power of friendship and sharing their secrets. By the best-selling author of Open House.
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Potions are for pushovers
by Tamara Berry
A follow-up to Séances Are for Suckers finds fake medium Eleanor Wilde implicated in a poisoning murder that her apprentices believe is actually the work of a werewolf, a theory that is complicated by the disappearances of local animals.
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Trace of Evil
by Alice Blanchard
A rookie detective in a small New York community investigates the whereabouts of nine missing transients while navigating painful memories about her sister’s unsolved murder years earlier. By the award-winning author of Darkness Peering.
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Tiny love : the complete stories of Larry Brown
by Larry Brown
A career-spanning collection by the author of Dear American Airlines shares insight into the author’s literary self-education and includes such selections as “Plant Growin’ Problems” and “A Roadside Resurrection.”
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Scarlet fever : a novel
by Rita Mae Brown
Facilitating romantic matches during the hunting season at Tattenhall Station, proud Master of Foxhounds “Sister” Jane Arnold uncovers a link between a suspicious death and an inheritance scam. By the author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries.
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Nine elms : a Kate Marshall thriller
by Robert Bryndza
Haunted by events from her past, former police officer Kate Marshall, while lecturing at a small coastal English university, gets a chance at redemption when a serial killer emerges with striking similarities to a man she put away 15 years ago.
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The New Iberia blues
by James Lee Burke
Detective Robicheaux's investigation into the death of a young woman leads him to Hollywood, the backwoods of Louisiana, and the mafia
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Tom Clancy code of honor
by Marc Cameron
When an old college friend-turned-humanitarian is arrested in Indonesia amid false accusations, President Ryan assigns the Campus team to find answers at the same time he receives an ominous warning. By the author of the Jericho Quinn series.
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Open borders : the science and ethics of immigration
by Bryan Douglas Caplan
"American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the immigration debate: He argues that opening all borders could eliminate absolute poverty worldwide and usher in a booming worldwide economy--greatly benefiting humanity. With a clear and conversational tone, exhaustive research, and vibrant illustrations by Zach Weinersmith, Open Borders makes the case for unrestricted immigration easy to follow and hard to deny"--Provided by publisher
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Lady takes the case
by Eliza Casey
When an agricultural depression threatens her ancestral estate, Lady Cecelia Bates of 1912 England is aided by her curiously intelligent cat in identifying the culprit behind a poisoning death.
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Shamed
by Linda Castillo
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Crashing heat
by Richard Castle
Nikki investigates the activities of a secret society when an invitation by Rook's alma mater is thrown into chaos by the scandalous death of a student reporter. By the New York Times best-selling author of Heat Storm.
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The therapist
by Latoya Chandler
Overwhelmed by the painful experiences of her clients, Dr. Binet from The Case Manager pursues therapy for her own secret past and is forced to confront a dark side to her personality that craves revenge.
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Trust exercise : a novel
by Susan Choi
Falling in love while attending a competitive 1980s performing arts high school, David and Sarah rise through the ranks before the realities of their family dynamics and economic statuses trigger a spiral that impacts their adult lives.
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The water dancer : a novel
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
A Virginia slave narrowly escapes a drowning death through the intervention of a mysterious force that compels his escape and personal underground war against slavery. By the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me.
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Africaville : a novel
by Jeffrey Colvin
Three generations of a family of former slaves, the founders of a small Nova Scotia community, navigate prejudice, harsh weather and estrangements against a backdrop of the historical events of the 20th century. A first novel.
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Genesis
by Robin Cook
Investigating the suspicious death of a social worker, Chief New York City Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery makes the controversial decision to use genealogic DNA databases to identify a mysterious killer. By the best-selling author of Coma.
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Sword of kings : a novel
by Bernard Cornwell
A latest entry in the series that inspired, The Last Kingdom, continues the epic conquests and challenges of Uhtred of Bebbanburg as they shaped a fledgling Britain.
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Brewed awakening
by Cleo Coyle
Awakening on a park bench with no memory of the past decade, coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi becomes a suspect in a kidnapping and must solve the mystery of her own disappearance to prove her innocence.
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And go like this : stories
by John Crowley
In a collection of stories, which includes the previously unpublished “Anosognosia,” the author sets his imagination free to roam from a 20th century Shakespeare festival to spring break at a future Yale in his Edgar Award-winning story “Spring Break.”
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We met in December
by Rosie Curtis
An American, Jess, follows her dream and moves to London where she becomes enmeshed in a love triangle with Alex and Emma all who live as housemates in a grand, Notting Hill house share.
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Sidewalk Saint
by Phillip Depoy
A Child Protective Officer and amateur sleuth agrees to help an escaped inmate find his missing 11-year-old daughter, who possesses a special gift, before anyone else does, in the fourth novel of the series following Icepick.
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Vernon Subutex 1
by Virginie Despentes
A U.S. release of a European best-seller follows the experiences of an infamous music shop proprietor who is rendered homeless by the digital era before rumors of his invaluable collection of music VHS tapes make him an unwitting target.
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Twenty-one truths about love
by Matthew Dicks
The best-selling author of Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend presents a novel written entirely in lists that convey the struggles of a man whose limits are tested by the risks he must take to save his family and failing bookstore.
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NvK : a novel
by Temple Drake
Pursuing an affair with a mysterious American woman, an executive in modern Shanghai is drawn into a web of intrigue and horror when he discovers his lover’s otherworldly nature and the cruel costs of immortality. A first novel.
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No man's land
by Sara Driscoll
Special Agent Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue dog are on the trail of a killer hiding where others fear to tread.
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Gallows court
by Martin Edwards
"An atmospheric historical mystery that reveals 1930s London in all its violence and intrigue"
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Us two together
by Ephameron
"An account of the author's experience of her father's illness, primary progressive aphasia, in graphic novel format"
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When old midnight comes along
by Loren D Estleman
Hired to prove the death of an influential politician’s missing wife, Amos Walker is embroiled in a case involving questions about the woman’s disappearance, the death of an investigating officer and his client’s upcoming nuptials.
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The two Lila Bennetts
by Liz Fenton
When a fateful choice splits her life into two realities, Lila Bennett endures one existence as a vengeful kidnapper's hostage and another as a decorated criminal defense attorney who is targeted by a mysterious assailant.
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Space Invaders
by Nona Fernández
Former childhood friends reflect on their shared experiences, including a mutual obsession with a video game, while wondering about the fate of one of their number, a government officer’s daughter who disappeared after leaving school.
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Excuse Me : Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self
by Liana Finck
This collection of over 500 sometimes surreal and melancholy cartoons from the acclaimed New Yorker contributor is organized into chapters such as “Love and Dating,” “Notes to Self” and “Strangeness, Shyness, Sadness.”
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Mending fences
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
"As Luke Schrock struggles to reenter his Amish community, an audacious request from a deacon seems impossible--until he meets unpredictable Izzy Lapp"
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A time for murder
by Jessica Fletcher
When a colleague winds up dead during their high school reunion, Jessica Fletcher discovers a link to her very first murder case and embarks on a quest to find out what really happened all those years ago to expose a killer.
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Verse and vengeance
by Amanda Flower
When a pesky private investigator is murdered during a bicycle race fundraiser, Charming Books proprietor Violet Waverly is guided by the works of Walt Whitman to find the killer and clear her own name of suspicion.
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All fired up
by Lori Foster
After losing his mother, Mitch Crews, determined to start over, searches for what is left of his family and meets beautiful bighearted Charlotte Parrish along the way.
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Bryant & May : the lonely hour
by Christopher Fowler
Tangled in a cat-and-mouse hunt with a killer who has been performing ritual murders at 4 A.M., Bryant and May explore technological and academic leads that are bizarrely connected by arson, kidnapping and blackmail.
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An ale of two cities
by Sarah Fox
A winter carnival becomes a recipe for disaster when a Shady Creek celebrity gets iced. By a USA Today best-selling author.
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Guilty not guilty
by Felix Francis
A volunteer horseracing steward finds his life upended by sensational media allegations about the violent death of his beloved wife and his dangerous efforts to clear his name by capturing the true killer. By the author of Crisis.
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Under Occupation
by Alan Furst
A historical novel based on the true stories of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany finds a young member of the French resistance in occupied Paris navigating increasingly dangerous assignments and the machinations of an enigmatic spy.
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Grass
by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
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A murderous tangle
by Sally Goldenbaum
The Seaside Knitters are prepping their coziest handiwork for a holiday gathering in Sea Harbor, Massachusetts; but as murder makes waves in their tightly knit coastal village, can they prevent a deadly trend from catching on? Includes a knitting pattern. By a USA Today best-selling author.
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The glittering hour
by Iona Grey
A tale set in pre-World War II England follows an unlikely romance between a penniless painter and a wealthy socialite who is forced by tragedy to make a safe choice. By the award-winning author of Letters to the Lost.
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Now you see them
by Elly Griffiths
"The fifth book in the Magic Men series, Now You See Them is a wild mystery with detective Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto, as they investigate a string of presumed kidnappings in the swinging 1960s"
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Knight of the Silver Circle
by Duncan M. Hamilton
Guillot and Solene seek a legendary sword and the magic of a mysterious Cup while facing critical decisions that will affect all of Mirabaya after three dragons wreak havoc, in the second novel of the series following Dragonslayer
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The magnetic girl
by Jessica Handler
A girl in post-Civil War rural Georgia discovers that by harnessing the power of electricity she can control the thoughts and actions of others and sets out on a quest to use this power to heal her disabled baby brother.
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The second sleep : a novel
by Robert Harris
Arriving in a remote mid-15th-century Exmoor village, a young priest discovers his late predecessor’s possibly fatal obsession with the ancient coins, glass and human bones strewn throughout the region. By the author of Fatherland.
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The Kill Club
by Wendy Heard
To save her young brother from their fanatical foster mother, Jazz makes a dangerous pact with a network of vigilantes who hunt down predators and leave a trail of bodies through Los Angeles.
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Qualification : a graphic memoir in twelve steps
by David Heatley
"From the author of My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down, a new graphic memoir brimming with black humor, that explores the ultimate irony: the author's addiction to 12-step programs. David Heatley had an unquestionably troubled and eccentric childhood: father a sexually repressed alcoholic, mother an overworked compulsive overeater.Then David's parents enter the world of 12-step programs and find a sense of support and community. It seems to help. David, meanwhile, grows up struggling with his own troublesome sexual urges and seeking some way to make sense of it all. Eventually he starts attending meetings too. Alcoholics Anonymous. Narcotics Anonymous. Overeaters Anonymous. Debtors Anonymous. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. More and more meetings. Meetingsfor issues he doesn't have. With stark, sharply drawn art and unflinching honesty, Heatley explores the strange and touching relationships he develops, and the truths about himself and his family he is forced to confront while "working" an ever-increasing number of programs. The result is a complicated, unsettling, and hilarious journey--of far more than 12 steps"
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Under Nushagak bluff : a novel
by Mia Heavener
"In 1939, everything changes for Anne Girl when outsider John Nelson grounds his sailboat on the shores, into Anne Girl's skiff, and into her life during a rare storm in the Alaskan fishing village of Nushagak. When Anne Girl and her mother, Marulia, find their skiff flattened by John's boat, Anne Girl decides she both hates and wants him. Thus begins a generational saga of strong, stubborn Yup'ik women living in a village that has been divided between the new and the old, the bluff side and the missionary side, the cannery side and the subsistence side"
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Get a life, Chloe Brown : a novel
by Talia Hibbert
Emerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities.
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Regretting You
by Colleen Hoover
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of It Ends With Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.
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Serotonin
by Michel Houellebecq
The author of Submission provides a scathing, frightening, humorous, raunchy, offensive, politically incorrect novel about the current state of Europe, Western civilization and mankind in general
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Nietzsche and the Burbs : a novel
by Lars Iyer
Dubbed “Nietzsche” by his classmates at a posh private school, a musical newcomer becomes the frontman of a metal band before a first gig and imminent graduation leads him into philosophical experiments with sex and drugs.
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The lost girls of Paris
by Pam Jenoff
After discovering an abandoned, photograph-filled suitcase in Grand Central Station in 1946, a young widow sets out to discover who the people in the pictures are. By the New York Times best-selling author of the Orphan's Tale.
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Two dead
by Van Jensen
"From the acclaimed DC Comics writer and the artist of the #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning illustrated trilogy March comes a stunning crime noir graphic novel exploring the intertwining threads of crime, conspiracy, racism, and insanity in the post-World War II Deep South."
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A Jensen family Christmas
by William W Johnstone
The legendary members of the Jensen family gather together at the Sugarloaf Ranch for one Christmas homecoming they'll never forget. By a pair of national bestselling authors.
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Upon the flight of the queen
by Howard A Jones
A sequel to For the Killing of Kings finds Rylin Corimel infiltrating the highest enemy ranks of the Five Realms to gather intelligence and free hundreds of condemned prisoners, while Varama leads the Altenerai corps on strikes against the Naor.
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Meg & Jo
by Virginia Kantra
When their mother falls ill, the March sisters—reliable Meg, independent Jo, stylish Amy and shy Beth, return home to North Carolina for the holidays where they’ll rediscover what really matters.
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In dog we trust
by Beth Kendrick
"From the author of Once Upon a Wine, a new novel set in the charming seashore town of Black Dog Bay, Delaware. When Jocelyn Hilliard finds herself named legal guardian for the late Mr. Allardyce's pack of prized Labrador retriever show dogs, her world is flipped upside down. She's spent her entire life in Black Dog Bay, Delaware, but never expected to be living the pampered life of a seasonal resident in an oceanside mansion with a generous stipend. But her new role isn't without its challenges: the dogs (although cute) are difficult to manage, her boyfriend leaves her, and suddenly she's contending with her late benefactor's estranged son, Liam, who thinks he's entitled to the inheritance that was left to the dogs. But Jocelyn has worked too hard, and her mother has sacrificed too much, for her to back down without a fight. She uncovers Mr. Allardyce's secrets, connects with her mother on new levels, and learns more about her own father's legacy while trying to find common ground with Liam. As Jocelyn fights to keep her new fur-family together, she is faced with a new rival who threatens to take everything"
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The book of science and antiquities : a novel
by Thomas Keneally
Obsessively researching prehistoric remains believed to represent a link between Africa and ancient Australia, an award-winning documentary filmmaker uncovers the complex world of a peaceful, 40,000-year-old tribal human. By the award-winning author of Schindler’s List.
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Death is hard work
by Khlid Khalfah
The award-winning author of In Praise of Hatred draws on first-person experiences in the story of three siblings who set aside their differences and risk their lives during the Syrian civil war to honor their late father's final wishes
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Baron Wenckheim's homecoming
by László Krasznahorkai
Returning at the end of his life to his provincial Hungarian hometown, Baron Bela Wenckheim, leaving his many casino debts behind, longs to be reunited with his high-school sweetheart, which sets in motion a chain of events that changes the town and its inhabitants forever.
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The case of the spellbound child
by Mercedes Lackey
Tasked to investigate rumors of evil magic in Dartmoor, the Watsons and their companions are approached by a poor cottager whose children have gone missing in the region’s deadly bogs. By the best-selling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series.
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The Moor's account : a novel
by Laila Lalami
A tale inspired by the experiences of the New World's first explorer of African descent describes how Moroccan slave Estebanico barely survives his early 16th-century expedition's encounters with storms, disease and hostile natives while traveling to the Gulf Coast and beyond.
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All about Evie
by Cathy Lamb
A woman uncovers the real story of her past after her sister arranges to conduct a DNA test with other family members in the new novel from the best-selling author of The Man She Married.
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Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures
by Louis L'Amour
A latest collection of previously unpublished writings from the archives of Louis L’Amour is comprised of short stories, partial novels, notes, journal entries and correspondences that share unique insights into his creative process.
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Murder off the page : a 42nd Street library mystery
by Cornelius Lehane
Reluctantly investigating a murder that is complicated by his friend’s implication in another death, librarian sleuth Raymond Ambler uncovers the second victim’s illicit double life and a wealth of potential suspects. By the author of Murder in the Manuscript Room.
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Gumshoe rock : a Mortimer Angel novel
by Robert Leininger
After the skull of a missing IRS agent is dropped through the slashed top of his gorgeous assistant’s convertible, PI Mortimer Angel discovers links to another current case in the fourth volume of the series following Gumshoe on the Loose.
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Frogcatchers
by Jeff Lemire
"Experience a surreal descent into one man's psychosis in this haunting and chilling graphic novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Roughneck and Sweet Tooth, "the Stephen King of comics" (Maclean's). A man wakes up alone in a strange room with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. The padlocked doors and barren lobby reinforce the strangeness of this place. This is--as he reads from an old-fashioned keychain beside his bed--the Edgewater Hotel. Even worse, something ominous seems to be lurking in one of the rooms. But when he meets a young companion--the only other soul in this vast, enveloping emptiness--his new friend begs him not to unlock the door. There must be something behind it
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Just watch me : a novel
by Jeffry P Lindsay
Targeting a crown jewel collection that is protected by airtight security, a Robin Hood-type master thief finds his efforts complicated by an equally skilled nemesis cop and an expert forger with dubious loyalties. By the author of the Dexter series.
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Shatter the Night : A Detective Gemma Monroe Mystery
by Emily Littlejohn
When her friend, a retired judge, is killed in an explosion minutes after he reveals that he has been receiving death threats, detective Gemma Monroe and her team follow leads to a local production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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A nol killing
by M. L. Longworth
Magistrate Verlaque, assisted by Marine Bonnet, tackle a long list of suspects and Verlaque’s own jaded perspectives when the poisoning death of a shady businessman threatens to upend the holiday festivities in Aix-en-Provence.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas demon
by James Lovegrove
A seasonal delight from NYT best-selling author James Lovegrove! It is Christmas 1890, and a new client visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Eve Allerthorpe—daughter of an eccentric Yorkshire dynasty—believes a demonic Christmas spirit is haunting her. Her mother had told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick, and Eve is sure that she has seen him from her bedroom window, and then the strange parcels begin to arrive.
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Wake, siren : Ovid resung
by Nina MacLaughlin
A feminist retelling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses is told through the textured voices of its seductresses, she-monsters, nymphs and demi-goddesses, who convey key events from the perspectives of love, loss, rape and revenge.
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Blitzed
by Alexa Martin
Professional athlete Maxwell Lewis must convince no-nonsense bar owner Brynn Sterling that he is the perfect man for her, but fate conspires against him especially when ghosts from both their pasts make a sudden reappearance.
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The Darwin affair : a novel
by Timothy Mason
Unsettling connections between an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria and the gruesome murder of a petty thief lead Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field to a shocking conspiracy related to the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species
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Impossible causes
by Julie Mayhew
Moving to remote Lark Island to recover from the deaths of family members, a grieving teen and her mother are confronted by the detached community’s deeply religious beliefs and dark secrets, including a young girl’s suspicious death.
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How the Dead Speak
by Val McDermid
When skeletal remains are found on the site of an orphanage renovation, imprisoned psychological profiler Tony Hill painfully reunites with ex-DCI Carol Jordan to investigate the discovery of a victim who is believed to be behind bars.
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Invitation only murder
by Leslie Meier
Invited to an eccentric environmentalist billionaire’s property that has been stripped of modern conveniences, reporter Lucy Stone interviews the estate’s less-than-happy residents before her host’s daughter is killed in a suspicious fall.
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Once night falls : a novel
by Roland Merullo
Joining the partisans in their fight against German occupiers on Lake Como, Luca struggles to protect his Jewish lover while their mothers consider what they will sacrifice to protect their people from the Nazis.
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The revisionaries : a novel
by A. R. Moxon
When a nearby mental hospital releases its patients to run amok throughout his neighborhood, a man pretending to be a street preacher to hide his dark past struggles to protect his followers from otherworldly forces.
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Puddin' on the blitz
by Tamar Myers
Arrested for murder when a guest at the PennDutch Inn dies after eating a slice of their delicious pie, proprietor Magdalena Yoder is forced to identify a ruthless killer to clear her own name.
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Christmas in Silver Springs
by Brenda Novak
After being dumped by her rockstar husband, Elle Devlin heads with her two daughters to her sister’s place in Silver Springs for the holidays where she meets an attractive ex-con. By the author of Unforgettable You.
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The memory police : a novel
by Yko Ogawa
An Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance finds a young novelist hiding her editor from mysterious authorities who would erase all memories of people who once existed. By the award-winning author of The Housekeeper and the Professor.
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The sacrament : a novel
by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
A nun’s past returns to her in unexpected ways while she investigates a mysterious death and a series of harrowing abuse claims. By the author of One Station Away.
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Evergreen
by Howard Owen
Willie Black knew he had a father, even if he didn't know where he was buried. It wasn't like Artie Lee gave his son anything but his genes. He died when Willie was 15 months old, and Artie and Peggy never married. Then, in January of 2018, Artie Lee, dead almost 57 years, reinserts himself into his son's life. Philomena Slade calls Willie, the mixed-race night-cops reporter for the local daily rag, to her death bed to ask him a favor he can't refuse: Keep Artie s grave clean. She's been doing it after everybody else who knew him either died or chose to forget they ever knew Artie Lee. Willie Black finds his father's final resting place in Evergreen, an abandoned cemetery on the east side of Richmond where full-grown trees and thickets obscure memorials to people who, like Artie Lee, are long-forgotten. Willie soon discovers that the almost-impenetrable wilderness of Evergreen is a metaphor for his search for Artie. Artie Lee, a saxophonist and race man who did not suffer bigots gladly, died in a car crash. Willie knew that. When he starts figuratively digging, though, he finds out more than he really wanted to know. Arthur Meeks and Archangel Bright, Artie's friends back in the day, don t seem that eager to talk about him, but Willie keeps pumping them.Eventually, he'll discover how a double-homicide at a Ku Klux Klan rally in 1960 connects with an auto wreck on a deserted road a year later. It's not like Willie has plenty of extra time to unearth a story he might not even be able to write. In additionto covering the always-thriving Richmond crime scene, he's now assigned by his newspaper's most recent boy publisher to do a daily feature from the city's past. Who can blame him if he starts mixing a little fiction with the history?
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I'm fine and neither are you
by Camille Pagán
Penelope Ruiz-Kar navigates the sometimes-rocky terrain in her marriage with husband Sanjay as well as in her relationship with best friend Jenny Sweet
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Mary Toft; or, the rabbit queen
by Dexter Clarence Palmer
The award-winning author of Version Control presents a novel based on true events depicting a young woman who baffles the medical community of early 18th-century England when she begins giving birth to dead rabbits.
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The story of a goat
by Perummurukaön
Offered a weakling goat by a mysterious stranger, a rural Indian farmer and his wife assume difficult hardships to protect the vulnerable animal, who makes bawdy observations of the human world and its sometimes dangerous government.
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Eternal sojourners : a novel
by Darryl Ponicsan
Waking up in an unfamiliar—and surreal—place, only to discover that his wife has gone missing, a screenwriter, witnessing what he believes to be the shooting of an angel, walks the streets of his new hometown looking for answers.
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The best of Jerry Pournelle
by Jerry Pournelle
"For the better part of five decades, Jerry Pournelle's name has been synonymous with hard-hitting science fiction. His Falkenberg's Legion stories and Janissaries series helped define the military SF genre, as did his work as editor on the There Will BeWar series of anthologies. With frequent collaborator Larry Niven, he co-wrote the genre-defining first contact novel The Mote in God's Eye, which was praised by Robert A. Heinlein as "possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read." Now, for the first time, all of Pournelle's best short work has been collected in a single volume. Herein you will find over a dozen short stories, each with a new introduction by editor and longtime Pournelle assistant John F. Carr, as well as essays and remembrances by Pournelle collaborators and admirers"
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Net Force : dark web : a novel
by Jerome Preisler
When America is hit by a two-pronged attack involving explosions and cyber strikes, a fledgling group of elite cyber-experts leads a defense against ongoing hacks while racing to identify an elusive mastermind perpetrator.
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Dead Blow : A Horseshoer Mystery
by Lisa Preston
Drawn into the town’s old intrigues instead of planning for her wedding, horseshoer Rainy Dale, mystified as to how her new client became a widow, must dig deep to defend herself and her loved ones.
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Strange planet
by Nathan W Pyle
Based on the popular Instagram of the same name, this adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green and purple covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants.
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Murder at the opera : an Atlas Catesby mystery
by D. M. Quincy
In 1815 London, amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby investigates the murder of a notorious courtesan and discovers a link between this crime and the death of his own sister years ago, leading him down a dark and dangerous path of violence and revenge.
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Ash
by James Rayburn
Desperately trying to elude both law enforcement and paid killers to find his son, Danny Ash, framed as a terrorist, goes up against the shadowy venture capitalist who killed his wife, forcing him to finally confront a secret from his past in order to survive.
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The rise of magicks
by Nora Roberts
In a conclusion to the trilogy that began with Year One, Fallon finds the limits of her magick skills tested by the needs of the Purity Warrior victims at the same time she is confronted by an old nemesis.
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Oppo : a novel
by Tom Rosenstiel
Offered the vice presidential spot by both major parties during a tumultuous primary season, a respected centrist senator hires investigator Peter Rena to uncover an anonymous adversary who is threatening her career.
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A house of ghosts : a mystery
by William Ryan
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Award, a classic cozy big-house mystery is haunted by the specters of World War I.
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Freedom Lessons
by Eileen Harrison Sanchez
Confronted by the unfamiliar culture and unwritten rules of a 1969 Louisiana community, a white teacher from the north witnesses the unexpected impact of school integration, while a young football player keeps a dangerous secret to protect his family.
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The Wonderful
by Saskia Sarginson
Losing her military family to a sudden mysterious tragedy on a 1957 airbase, young Hedy tries to piece together what happened by reading stories written by her intellectually gifted late twin. By the author of The Other Me.
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Laetitia Rodd and the case of the wandering scholar
by Kate Saunders
A follow-up to The Secrets of Wishtide finds Victorian detective Laetitia Rodd searching for an Oxford scholar who went missing more than a decade earlier during a research mission along the English countryside.
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Thin ice : a mystery
by Paige Shelton
The best-selling author of the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries presents a first entry in a new series that finds a best-selling writer escaping from an obsessed fan by hiding in Alaska, where she is embroiled in a local murder case.
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Reputation : a novel
by Sara Shepard
Told in multiple points of view, a story of intrigue, sabotage and secrets follows a tight-knit college community as it is rocked to its core when a hacker dumps 40,000 people’s emails onto an easily searchable database, which results in murder.
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Task force Baum
by James D Shipman
A best-selling author delivers a novel that illustrates the long-buried secrets and unending costs of war—based on the true story of General Patton’s clandestine unauthorized raid on a World War II POW camp.
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Death Brings a Shadow
by Rosemary Simpson
Investigators Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter discover all that glitters is not gold in the Gilded Age, whether on the island of Manhattan or an island off the coast of Georgia.
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A Madness of Sunshine
by Nalini Singh
Returning to her impoverished New Zealand hometown to reconnect with familiar things after a personal tragedy, Anahera Rawiri bonds with detective Will Gallagher to uncover the community secrets behind a missing-persons case.
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The attempted murder of Teddy Roosevelt
by Burt Solomon
A historical tale based on true events finds Secretary of State John Hay teaming up with journalist Nellie Bly to investigate a suspicious accident that nearly ended the life of the 26th President. By the author of Where They Ain’t.
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Anyone : a novel
by Charles Soule
When a botched experiment leads to the unexpected development of consciousness-transferring technology, a scientist witnesses the havoc of her innovation throughout two subsequent decades of body-rental violence, entertainment and warfare.
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Spy : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Recruited as a spy during World War II, a stunningly beautiful young woman hides her dangerous double life from her foreign-service husband throughout the decades of the Cold War. By the best-selling author of Accidental Heroes.
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Turning point : a novel
by Danielle Steel
Chosen for their elite records to work with Parisian counterparts in a mass-casualty training program, four trauma doctors from a busy San Francisco hospital confront unexpected and exciting new challenges that force them to make life-shaping choices.
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The lost are the last to die
by Larry D Sweazy
"After Sonny Burton lost his right arm in a shootout with Bonnie and Clyde, he thought his days as a Texas Ranger were behind him. When a convict escapes from Huntsville Prison and takes the warden's pregnant wife hostage, the Rangers come to Sonny for help because he had a long history with Billy Bunson. From his time in El Paso, when Billy was only a boy and a thief on the street, to a few years later when Billy killed his first man, Sonny was there, either chasing him, or trying to save him. Sonny knows right away if he doesn't go after Billy, then Billy will come after him."
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The Black Ascot
by Charles Todd
An unexpected tip lands Inspector Ian Rutledge on the trail of a suspect behind a royal horse-race murder, only to find his own sanity brought into question by shocking events. By a New York Times best-selling author.
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Drive your plow over the bones of the dead : a novel
by Olga Tokarczuk
When her neighbor turns up dead, and then other bodies turn up under strange circumstances, Janine, a recluse in a remote Polish village who prefers the company of animals over humans, inserts herself into the investigation, certain she knows whodunit.
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Winter grave
by Helene Tursten
When a mentally disabled boy is wrongly targeted with suspicion in the wake of a child’s disappearance, Detective Inspector Embla uncovers suspicious links to an unsolved missing-persons case from her childhood. By the author of the Irene Huss series.
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Holly Banks, full of angst
by Julie Valerie
Instantly slighted by the elitist members of her affluent community, newcomer Holly wrestles with suspicions about her husband’s infidelity and clashes with a vindictive PTA president before landing in the middle of a high-drama neighborhood mystery. A first novel.
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Goodbye, my Havana : the life and times of a gringa in revolutionary Cuba
by Anna Veltfort
"A compelling graphic novel-memoir of the author's decade or so experiences as a gringa teenager brought to Cuba by parents supportive of the revolution and ultimately forced to flee during the political crackdowns that consolidated Castro's power and that, for lesbians and homosexuals, were harrowing in a particular kind of way"
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The hills reply
by Tarjei Vesaas
"Tarjei Vesaas's final work before his death, this episodic novel drifts between dream-like abstraction and vivid description of seemingly ordinary yet heightened scenes of the Norwegian countryside. The first story finds a young boy and his father clearing a logging road deep in snow, as their surroundings give way to an expression of power and resignation between the two. Commentary on human behavior continues to meet the quiet power of the natural world in many of the sketches: a narrator watches, enthralled by the convergence of a flock of cranes in a marsh; a girl stands in the snow, waiting for someone who does not come; a drowning man is pushed downstream, towards his eventual rescue. The more abstract vignettes rhythmically ponder questions of the uncertainty of being, Vesaas's hypnotic prose an invitation to examine the telling, and sometimes disturbing, cycles of nature. The many overlapping, semi-autobiographical sketches of The Hills Reply relate a deep appreciation for the complexity of the human condition, nature, and relationships"
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On earth we're briefly gorgeous : a novel
by Ocean Vuong
"Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity"
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Down among the dead
by K. B. Wagers
A sequel to There Before the Chaos finds gunrunner empress Hail Bristol navigating alien politics and deadly plots to prevent an interspecies war. By the author of the Indranan War trilogy.
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Family business : Family Business
by David Walker
"In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family, once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, can save New York -- and the world -- from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But those days are fading and the once-great family that specialized in curing the souls of those infected by racism and hate has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins divided between by the desire to cure monsters or to kill them; they must heal the wounds of the past and move beyond their differences ... or sit back and watch a force of unimaginable evil ravage the human race."--Provided by publisher
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The bookish life of Nina Hill
by Abbi Waxman
Nina Hill enjoys living quietly with a job at a bookstore and her small circle of friends, until a brand-new family, as well as a persistent suitor, enter her life and change everything
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Midnight at the Blackbird Café
by Heather S Webber
After the death of her beloved grandmother, Anna Kate travels to Wicklow, Alabama to settle her estate and sell the café she ran, but finds herself drawn to the quirky town and the mysterious blackbird pie everyone is talking about.
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The burning white
by Brent Weeks
"In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, kingdoms clash as Kip must finally escape his family's shadow in order to protect the land and people he loves. As the White King springs his great trap, and the Chromeria itself is threatened by treason and siege, Kip Guile and his companions will scramble to return for one impossible final stand. In the darkest hour, will the Lightbringer come?"
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The wicked redhead : a wicked city novel
by Beatriz Williams
Distancing herself from an unethical employer and unfaithful husband, a woman investigates the story of a previous resident in her Greenwich Village apartment, a Prohibition-era flapper who went missing amid an agonizing moral quandary.
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This is happiness
by Niall Williams
A young man’s first experiences of falling in and out of love are shaped by the arrival of electricity in his small western seaboard village, an enigmatic woman and a mysterious drought. By the author of Four Letters of Love.
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The Dog I Loved
by Susan Wilson
Offered a job at a crumbling estate, a wrongly convicted former inmate tackles painful secrets at the side of a cantankerous disabled former soldier and his devoted service dog. By the best-selling author of One Good Dog.
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White Christmas wedding : a novel
by Celeste Winters
Helping her friend organize a wedding in a Midwest family barn in the hopes of launching a wedding-planner business, Jen reencounters an old flame at the same time a prenup request threatens the festivities.
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Would like to meet
by Rachel Winters
Ordered by her film agency to acquire a romantic-comedy screenplay by a jaded writer, Evie relies on the assistance of her friends during a haphazard summer spent trying to prove that true love is real.
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The course of all treasons
by Suzanne M Wolfe
Working directly for Sir Francis Walsingham in 1586 England, Nicholas Holt, a spy for Queen Elizabeth I, tries to figure out who is attacking his loved ones, in the second novel of the series following A Murder By Any Name.
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Everyone's a critic : more cartoons by the world's greatest cartoonists
by Bob Eckstein
From social media “likes” to reviews on Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes, we’re constantly asked to give our opinion and offer feedback. Everyone’s a Critic is a curated collection of the best and brightest New Yorker cartoonists celebrating the art of the drawn critique, whether about restaurants, art, sports, dates, friends, or modern life. Featuring the work of 36 masters of the cartoon, over half the cartoons in this book appear in print for the first time.
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The New Voices of Science Fiction
by Hannu Rajaniemi
A collection of cutting edge science fiction stories from contemporary writers such as Alice Sola Kim, Kelly Robson and Jamie Wahls, as selected by noted author Hannu Rajaniemi and sci-fi expert Jacob Weisman.
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