February 2021 list by Nanette Alderman
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Before She Disappeared
by Lisa Gardner
Investigating the cold-case disappearance of a Haitian teen in a gritty Boston neighborhood, Frankie Elkin navigates resident and police resistance as well as the challenges of her own sobriety before risking her life to uncover the truth.
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The Children's Blizzard
by Melanie Benjamin
Two teachers, a servant and a reporter risk everything to protect the children of immigrant homesteaders during the Great Plains blizzard of 1888.
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A Curious Incident
by Vicki Delany
After Gemma helps a little girl find her lost cat, the child returns seeking further assistance when her mother is accused of killing her garden club rival.
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The Breaker
by Nicholas Petrie
Interrupting a shooting in a crowded marketplace, Peter Ash is approached by an old associate who offers him a clean record in exchange for help tracking down the gunman and the intended victim.
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The Divines
by Ellie Eaton
Piecing together memories from her teen years at an elite English boarding school, Josephine gradually exposes a violent secret behind why the once-prestigious institution abruptly closed in disgrace.
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Egg Shooters
by Laura Childs
Interrupting an emergency room shooter at the local hospital, Cackleberry Club Café owner Suzanne teams up with Petra and Toni to find the escaped killer before he tracks them down.
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Happy Singles Day
by Ann Marie Walker
Everything in Paige Parker's world is as it should be. And now, the perfect vacation planned to honor Singles Day. Because who needs a man anyway? As the owner of a now dormant bed & breakfast, Lucas Croft's life is simple and quiet. It's only him and his five year old daughter. Because who needs a woman anyway? But when Paige books a room Lucas' well-intentioned sister listed without his knowledge, their two worlds collide.
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The Last Garden in England
by Julia Kelly
Given the opportunity of a lifetime to restore an admired designer’s famed historic gardens, Emma uncovers long-hidden secrets about her role model and three women who lived on the property during World War II.
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Light of the Jedi
by Charles Soule
A new Star Wars saga set 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace finds the heroes of the Jedi Order confronted by an unexpected sinister force while defending the Republic from a catastrophic hyperspace disaster.
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Meet Me in Bombay
by Jenny Ashcroft
A homesick Englishwoman falls in love with a charismatic man who opens her eyes to the beauty and culture of 1913 Bombay, before their relationship is complicated by a disapproving parent and the harsh realities of war.
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No Holding Back
by Lori Foster
Helping his family protect the most vulnerable members of their Colorado mountain town, Cade McKenzie clashes with a headstrong, passionate woman who becomes a reluctant ally.
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A Perfect Amish Romance
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Bookmobile librarian and matchmaker Sarah Anne Miller discretely assists an Amish youth who would obtain his GED and a heartbroken reader who becomes his tutor.
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Prodigal Son
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Retiring from his Nowhere Man activities in exchange for an unofficial pardon, former government assassin Evan Smoak is entreated by a unlikely client to help rescue a fellow orphan from a dangerous foster home.
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Remote Control
by Nnedi Okorafor
When an alien artifact turns her into Death’s adopted daughter, Sankofa, with her name being the only tie to her family and her past, searches for answers as cities fall in her wake.
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Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me
by Ace Atkins
Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother's killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie dreams of being an investigator herself. But like her mentor and boss, Mattie has a knack for asking the right questions of the wrong people.
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A Thousand Ships
by Natalie Haynes
A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of its women follows the stories of a vigil-keeping Penelope, an Amazon princess rival of Achilles and three goddesses whose feud sparks a tragic conflict.
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Tropic of Stupid
by Tim Dorsey
Embarking on a Sunshine State road trip to meet long-lost family members, Serge Storms discovers that he may be related to a notorious serial killer before encountering a park ranger with her own mysterious agenda.
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Waiting for the Night Song
by Julie Carrick Dalton
Cadie returns to her childhood home to confront her estranged best friend and the dark secret they both share and must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to protect the people and the land she loves.
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We Could Be Heroes
by Mike Chen
Two superpowered individuals who have lost all memory of their real identities use their respective powers to commit or fight crime before teaming up together to stop the mad scientist behind a devastating medical conspiracy.
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The Worst Duke in the World
by Lisa Berne
Anthony Farr, the Duke of Radcliffe, is determined to remain single until he meets a long-lost relation of the Penhallow family who befriends his son and steals his heart, despite his promise to never fall in love.
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