January 2020 list by Katherine N.
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The Accomplice
by Joseph Kanon
Entreated by his dying Auschwitz-survivor uncle to track down a Nazi war criminal who committed atrocities at the side of Mengele, a rogue CIA agent begins his investigation in Buenos Aires, where Nazi hide in plain sight. A thrilling historical novel.
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Africaville
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.
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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.
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Cold Country
by Russell Rowland
A small 1968 Montana community is thrown into turmoil over the murder of a notorious bachelor rancher, a crime that implicates an innocent newcomer and reveals a dangerous secret.
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The Last Train to London
by Meg Waite Clayton
A tale inspired by the Kindertransports of World War II finds a Jewish teen’s life shattered by the Nazi takeover before he joins a member of the Dutch resistance in a life-risking effort to escape Germany.
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On Swift Horses
by Shannon Pufahl
A lonely newlywed immerses herself in postwar Los Angeles’ horseracing circuit to navigate her mother’s loss, while her Las Vegas casino worker brother searches for a beloved young card cheat who has been run out of town.
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The Other Windsor Girl
by Georgie Blalock
A historical novel that depicts a glamorous Princess Margaret who sparkles among the aristocrats of post-World War II society before her notorious lifestyle clashes with her sister’s royal duties.
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The Pursuit of William Abbey
by Claire North
A naïve young English doctor in 1880s South Africa is haunted by the ghost of a lynching victim who threatens a loved one’s life.
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Ribbons of Scarlet
by Kate Quinn
Six best-selling and award-winning authors trace the events of the French Revolution through the experiences of six remarkable women from different walks of life, including an equal-rights education advocate whose student leads a women’s march to Versailles.
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Someplace to Call Home
by Sandra Dallas
Forced from their home by the double crises of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, 12-year-old Hallie and her brothers join thousands of migrants who endure harsh treatment and conditions in order to find work.
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Spy
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.
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Sword of Kings
by Bernard Cornwell
During a time of political turmoil in fledgling Britian, the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs—possibly more—and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together. Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control.
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The Widow of Rose House
by Diana Biller
A young widow restores a dilapidated mansion in New York City with the assistance of a charming, eccentric genius, only to find the house is full of dangerous secrets in this effervescent Gilded Age tale.
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Wyoming
by JP Gritton
It’s 1988 and thanks to high inflation and a recession-weakened economy, Shelley Cooper is in trouble; he’s been fired from his construction job, and his ex-wife has left him. The only opportunity on his horizon is fifty pounds of his brother’s high-grade marijuana, which needs to be driven from Colorado to Houston and exchanged for a lockbox full of cash. The delivery goes off without a hitch, but getting home with the money proves to be a different challenge altogether.
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