Reader's Choice Winners
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An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
by Helene Tursten
Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and no qualms about a little murder. When a dead body found in Maud's apartment, will she finally become a suspect?
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A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
by Dianne Freeman
Enjoying unusual freedoms as a widow, the American-born Countess of Harleigh emerges from mourning to host her sister's first London season while navigating a chivalrous inspector's investigation into the scandalous circumstances of her husband's death.
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The Lost Letter
by Jillian Cantor
A young apprentice stamp engraver works secretly for the Austrian resistance in World War II and resolves to save the fiery daughter of his Jewish mentor, a story that is found decades later by a descendant who investigates an unusual stamp on an old love letter.
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The Indigo Girl
by Natasha Boyd
The story of Eliza Lucas Pinckney, who ran her father's plantation outside Charleston, South Carolina in the 1700s and struck a bargain with the plantation's slaves--teach her how to make indigo and she would teach them to read.
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Not a Sound
by Heather Gudenkauf
Losing her hearing in a tragic accident, nurse Amelia Winn suffers through two years of depression before rebuilding her life with the help of an assistance dog, only to find herself enmeshed in a fellow nurse's suspicious death.
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The Dry
by Jane Harper
Receiving a sinister anonymous note after his best friend's suspicious death, federal agent Aaron Falk is forced to confront the fallout of a 20-year-old false alibi against a backdrop of the worst drought Melbourne has seen in a century.
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Nine Women, One Dress
by Jane L. Rosen
Nine unrelated women whose circumstances are shaped by unrequited love, infidelity and fame find their lives touched by the same little black dress and its seemingly magical properties.
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The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes
A college student investigates the sad story of a displaced Chinese American in 1886 before making a discovery in a scrap of silk that forces her to choose between her family's honor and the truth.
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Girl Underwater
by Claire Kells
After her plane crashes into a mountain lake, 19-year-old college swimmer Avery Delacorte must rely on her teammate to survive sub-zero temperatures, minimal supplies and the dangerous wilderness.
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Delicious!
by Ruth Reichl
Working as a public relations hotline consultant for a once-prestigious culinary magazine, Billie Breslin unexpectedly enters a world of New York restaurateurs and artisanal purveyors while reading World War II letters exchanged between a plucky 12-year-old and James Beard.
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A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.
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The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs
by Nick Trout
Reluctantly returning home to Vermont to revive his late father's veterinary practice and then sell it as quickly as possible, Dr. Cyrus Mills finds his plans changing when he gets more and more entrenched in the community and in his relationships with a cast of colorful characters.
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Blackberry Winter
by Sarah Jio
On a cold spring night in 1933, Vera Ray tucks her young son into his bed and hurries away to her job at a local hotel. When she returns the next morning her son has vanished, leaving only a lost teddy bear behind in the May snow. Seventy-seven years later, reporter Claire Aldridge learns of the sad tale of the lost child and resolves to discover what really happened that night so long ago.
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The Story of Beautiful Girl
by Rachel Simon
Describes the love story between a developmentally disabled young white woman and an deaf African American after they are institutionalized in 1968.
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Angelina's Bachelors
by Brian O'Reilly
Managing sudden widowhood and joblessness by cooking sumptuous feasts that she shares with her neighbors, Angelina D'Angelo is offered a job as cook for a retiree and his elderly sister and finds her culinary talents winning her a circle of friends and protectors.
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The Language of Flowers
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Discovering the symbolic meanings of flowers while languishing in the foster-care system, 18-year-old Victoria is hired by a florist when her talent for helping others is discovered, a situation that leads to a romantic prospect and the confrontation of a painful secret from her past.
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The Pioneer Woman
by Ree Drummond
The popular blogger and best-selling author traces the story of her marriage to a quintessential Marlboro Man and her transition from a giddy 20-something to a ranch wife and mother.
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Girl in Translation
by Jean Kwok
Emigrating with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn, Kimberly Chang begins a secret double life as an exceptional schoolgirl during the day and sweatshop worker at night, an existence also marked by a first crush and the pressure to save her family from poverty.
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Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
by Beth Hoffman
Relegated to the care of an eccentric great-aunt after her mentally unbalanced mother's accidental death, 12-year-old CeeCee is quickly surrounded by the strong women and cultural elements of her new Savannah community.
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