March 2018 list by Donalee Jacobs
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Accidental Heroes
by Danielle Steel
A decorated former Air Force pilot, a pregnant flight attendant and a dedicated TSA agent find their fates colliding with those of other fellow passengers who must fight for their lives during a fateful flight from New York to San Francisco. By the best-selling author of The Mistress.
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Alternate Side
by Anna Quindlen
Living in a quiet Manhattan brownstone that has become its own little community, Nora discovers her true self in the wake of a violent attack that exposes the racial, economic, marital and interpersonal tensions beneath her neighbors' façade of harmony.
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As You Wish
by Jude Deveraux
Gathering in a house in Summer Hill, Virginia, to support one another through marital woes, three women from different generations reflect on their experiences with estrangement, expectation and infidelity while resolving to pursue life on their own terms.
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The Bishop's Pawn
by Steve Berry
Former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone uncovers a disturbing link between a case from his past and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. that risks innocent lives and threatens the legacy of the Civil Rights movement's iconic martyr. By the best-selling author of The 14th Colony.
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Crimson Lake
by Candice Fox
Wrongly accused of the brutal abduction of a 13-year-old girl, Sydney detective Ted is forced to hide in the crocodile-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake, where he agrees to help convicted killer Amanda Pharrell in a case involving dangerous secrets.
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A Dangerous Game
by Heather Graham
When a desperate woman shoves an infant into her arms and flees, only to be murdered minutes later, psychologist Kieran Finnegan teams up with FBI Special Agent Craig Frasier to expose and end a human-trafficking operation.
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The Darling Dahlias and the Unlucky Clover
by Susan Wittig Albert
When the post-Prohibition community of Darling is thrown into a turmoil by disappointments surrounding a Dixie barbershop competition and a breakdown in the local telephone system, sheriff Buddy Norris makes a perspective-changing discovery while confronting Cypress County's most notorious bootlegger.
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A Death in Live Oak
by James Grippando
When the president of a black fraternity is murdered, defense attorney Jack Swyteck navigates a maelstrom of racial uprisings as he investigates the chief suspect, an effort that is further challenged by the case's eerie similarities to a Jim Crow-era lynching. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Pardon.
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The Deceivers
by Alex Berenson
In the wake of a fatal incident in Dallas that may have been staged to look like a terrorist attack, former CIA agent John Wells is dispatched to Colombia to collect information from an old asset, a mission involving an audacious Russian plot that proves to be the most deadly of his career. By the Edgar Award-winning author of The Faithful Spy.
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Duel to the Death
by J. A. Jance
The best-selling author of the J. P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady thrillers presents another entry in the popular series starring Ali Reynolds, former Los Angeles news anchor-turned-amateur sleuth.
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The Escape Artist
by Brad Meltzer
Discovering that a military artist-in-residence who has been officially declared dead by the government is actually alive and on the run, Zig, a worker at Dover Air Force Base, uncovers disturbing facts about the young woman's past before learning that she witnessed something she was not supposed to see.
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Every Note Played
by Lisa Genova
A once-celebrated concert pianist who is gradually succumbing to ALS is forced to accept help from the estranged wife he pushed away, a situation that forces the couple to reconcile their past before time runs out. By the best-selling author of Still Alice.
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The Flight Attendant
by Chris Bohjalian
A binge-drinking flight attendant wakes up in an unfamiliar hotel room beside a dead body and sneaks back to her work, telling a series of lies that complicate her ability to figure out what really happened. By the best-selling author of Midwives.
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The Girl in the Moon
by Terry Goodkind
Having an abusive childhood and now living a secluded life in a cabin in the woods, Angela Constantine finds that her inherited ability to recognize killers has attracted the attention of international terrorists.
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High Voltage
by Karen Marie Moning
A first entry in a new story arc set in the world of the best-selling Fever series finds Christian MacKeltar, Ryodan, Dani, Mac, Barrons and other fan-favorite characters working to protect Dublin from deadly, power-hungry factions.
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Hurricane Season
by Lauren K. Denton
Betsy and Ty Franklin have long since buried their desire for children of their own. While Ty manages their herd of dairy cows, Betsy busies herself with the farm's day-to-day operations. When her sister, Jenna, drops off her daughters for the summer Betsy and Ty learn to navigate the new additions in their world. Meanwhile, record temperatures usher in the most active hurricane season in decades. Attending an art retreat four hundred miles away, Jenna is fighting her own battles. She wonders how her rediscovered passion for photography can fit in with the life she's made back home as a single mom. When Hurricane Ingrid aims a steady eye at the Alabama coast, Jenna must make a decision that will change her family's future, even as Betsy and Ty try to protect their beloved farm and their hearts.
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Look for Me
by Lisa Gardner
Detective D. D. Warren teams up with Flora Dane from Find Her in an investigation involving the sinister disappearance of a 16-year-old girl whose family has been brutally murdered.
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Margaret Truman's Allied in Danger
by Donald Bain
Mourning the suspicious death of his son in Nigeria, a security worker at America's British Embassy in London uncovers dangerous information about his son's killers at the same time international investigator Robert Brixton identifies common links between two cases that lead him into one of the most violent confrontations of his life.
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A Nantucket Wedding
by Nancy Thayer
The long-awaited nuptials of a woman to the love of her life are thrown into turmoil and drama by family dynamics involving her daughters, including one whose husband has just revealed an affair and another who falls for her soon-to-be stepbrother.
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The Punishment She Deserves
by Elizabeth George
Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard and the pugnacious but loyal detective sergeant Barbara Havers tackle one of the most sinister murder cases they have ever encountered in a latest entry in the best-selling series by the Agatha Award-winning author of A Banquet of Consequences.
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Raspberry Danish Murder
by Joanne Fluke
Throwing herself into the holiday season in the aftermath of her husband Ross' disappearance, Hannah Swensen investigates the murder of her husband's television-station assistant, who had been driving Ross' car and working from his office at the time of his death.
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The Rising Sea
by Clive Cussler
Investigating an alarming rise in the world's sea levels, Kurt, Joe and the rest of the NUMA scientific team uncover a diabolical plot to upset the Pacific balance of power by triggering natural disasters to displace billions of people.
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Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
A psychological thriller by a former BBC News producer depicts the harrowing experiences of a coma patient with shut-in syndrome who, while unable to move or speak, must listen to those around her to figure out what happened and who is responsible for her injuries.
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The Third Victim
by Phillip Margolin
When a series of abductions, tortures and murders are traced to the home of a prominent attorney in rural Oregon, a rookie lawyer becomes a second chair to a legendary criminal defense attorney who holds a dangerous secret.
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Up in Flames
by Heather Graham
Ten years after the mysterious death of their drummer, band members reunite for a one-off charity event and are determined to find the truth despite anonymous calls that they let the past stay buried, forcing bandmates—and divorced couple—Jordan and Kathy Treveryan to work together to stop a murderer.
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The Woman Left Behind
by Linda Howard
A gruff, no-nonsense GO-Team leader who relies on the sensual voice of the team's communication expert to guide him through dangerous assignments becomes her rescuer in the aftermath of an attack that leaves her stranded on a deserted station.
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