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Fiction A to Z September 2019
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A simmering family drama about a father and daughter who embark on a road trip through the American South -- but what they're leaving behind is as important as what lies ahead. By the author of You Were Made for This. What the reviewers say: A compulsively readable work of psychological suspense from the first mile to the last.
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An air marshal turned private investigator, still reeling from a devastating personal tragedy, Seth Walker embarks on his first case. All he has to do is accompany female pop star Max Magic to Los Angeles and deliver her to the FBI. But when their flight ends in a hail of gunfire at LAX, Walker has no choice but to take the frightened diva on the run. As they race to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers, the biggest danger of all may be the dark secrets that Max herself has been keeping.
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The Other's Gold by Elizabeth AmesFour inseparable college friends, Lainey, Ji Sun, Alice, and Margaret share the passion and ferocity that school and independence awakens in them. But they soon find their bonds--forged in joy, and fused by fear--must weather threats from institutions, from one another, and ultimately, from within themselves. What the reviewers say: A sharply drawn portrait of lifelong friendship, illuminates the ways our closest friends sustain us over the course of our lives.
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by Taffy Brodesser-Akner After divorcing his hostile wife when he concludes he could find genuine happiness elsewhere, a doctor is astonished when his ex-wife abruptly disappears, leaving his children on his doorstep. Her departure leaves him unable to move on without first acknowledging painful truths about his marriage. A first novel. What the reviewers say: A searing, funny, and electric debut from one of the most exciting writers working today.
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The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. LaskarA second-generation American daughter of Bengali immigrants moves from Atlanta into a wealthy suburb and discovers that nothing has changed since her childhood in a small, southern town as a person of color. The complexities of the second-generation American experience, what it means to be a woman of color in the workplace, and a sister, a wife, and a mother to daughters in today's America. Drawing inspiration from the author's own experience this debut novel explores, an alternate reality that might have been.
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A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker traveling the country to help solve crimes and locate missing persons. His investigation thrusts him into the dark heart of America's billion-dollar video-gaming industry where he finds himself pitted against a serial killer who stages scenes from his favorite video game. What the reviewers say: Deaver is a genius when it comes to manipulation and deception.
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The Suspect by Fiona BartonPursuing the story of two British teens who disappeared during a Bangkok hostel fire, journalist Kate Waters struggles to remain objective when her estranged son is declared the main suspect. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Widow. What the reviewers say: A stylish, beautifully written and perfectly timed thriller that will have you racing to the finish.
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After her ex-husband offers to take care of their children for the summer, single mom Amy Byler takes a break from rural Pennsylvania and heads to New York City where she lets her hair down and starts dating again.
What the reviewers say: A laugh-out-loud funny, a pitch-perfect novel that will have readers rooting for this unlikely and totally lovable heroine.
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Man of the Year by Caroline Louise WalkerOffering shelter to a former college roommate, a doctor who has just been named Sag Harbor's Man of the Year reveals a dark inner nature when he develops paranoid suspicions about his wife's fidelity. A first novel. What the reviewers say: Biting and timely, it races along at an electric pace, with a wicked twist you won't see coming.
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by Harriet Tyce
A young lawyer's idyllic family life and blossoming career is upended by a murder case involving a questionable confession and the lawyer's toxic affair with a manipulative senior partner. A first novel. What the reviewers say: A gritty psychological page-turner that drives to a shocking and satisfying ending.
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