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Hidden Gems: Fiction Books You Might Have Missed December
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Take it back
by Kia Abdullah
Leaving her high-profile law position for a job at a crisis center, Zara Kaleel becomes involved in the case of a deformed teenage girl who accuses four boys in her class of rape, tearing the community apart.
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The sun collective
by Charles Baxter
The National Book Award finalist presents this timely and unsettling novel in which a mother searches for her son, a once promising actor, who has fallen victim to a local community group and its enigmatic leader.
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Wrong Alibi : An Alaskan Mystery
by Christina Dodd
Sentenced to life in prison for a murder she did not commit, 18-year-old Evelyn escapes and works under an alias at a wilderness camp, where her chance at revenge is complicated by a former employer’s mysterious connections.
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The wrong family
by Tarryn Fisher
An off-kilter narrator witnesses the slow unraveling of a couple’s strained marriage that erupts in unexpected ways, in a chilling tale of domestic suspense by the best-selling author of The Wives.
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Night bird calling
by Cathy Gohlke
"When Lilliana Swope's beloved mother dies, Lilliana gathers her last ounce of courage and flees her abusive husband for the home of her only living relative in the foothills of No Creek, North Carolina. Though Hyacinth Belvidere hasn't seen Lilliana since she was five, she offers her cherished great-niece a safe harbor. Their joyful reunion inspires plans to revive Aunt Hyacinth's estate and open a public library where everyone is welcome, no matter the color of their skin.
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Red hands
by Christopher Golden
Ben Walker, an expert in weird phenomena is asked by the Global Science Research Coalition to locate a woman who has been the victim of a devastating bioweapon that causes every person she touches to drop dead.
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The thirty names of night : a novel
by Zeyn Joukhadar
Follows three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts. By the author of The Map of Salt and Stars.
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Before the coffee gets cold : a novel
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A U.S. release of a best-selling debut is set at a century-old Tokyo coffee shop rumored to offer patrons the chance to travel back in time, where four customers reevaluate their formative life choices.
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The Arctic fury : a novel
by Greer Macallister
Secretly hired by an eccentric Lady Franklin to lead a team of women explorers into the Arctic to recover Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition, Virginia Reeve survives a harrowing quest, only to find herself on trial for murder.
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The boy toy
by Nicola Marsh
Returning home to Australia after nearly a decade of estrangement from the Indian mother who arranged her marriage to a faithless man, an L.A. businesswoman coaches an attractive stuntman who remembers her from a steamy one-night stand.
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Gentleman Jim
by Mimi Matthews
Imaginative toilet cleaner Jim Bloggs dreams of a more exciting career as an executive, an artist, or a cowboy, but his attempts to become a highwayman lead to troubles with various authorities.
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The blade between : a novel
by Sam J. Miller
Reluctantly visiting his upstate New York hometown when his father falls ill, a restless gay photographer reconnects with two high-school friends who become his allies in a plan to expose the corrupt motives of invasive corporate gentrifiers.
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The War Widow
by Tara Moss
When her career is sidelined by returning male soldiers, World War II correspondent Billie Walker reopens her late father’s private investigation agency, only to be swept up in a dangerous missing-persons case. By the best-selling author of The Fictional Woman.
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Notorious
by Minerva Spencer
Forced into a marriage of convenience in the aftermath of a scandal, a sharp-tongued wallflower and a notorious rake set aside their animosity to outmaneuver a common enemy who is threatening both of their futures.
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The star-crossed sisters of Tuscany
by Lori Nelson Spielman
Visiting an octogenarian relative in Italy who declares that she will break a family curse that has prevented all second-born daughters from marrying, three second daughters embark on a journey to help their great-aunt fulfill her final wish.
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The lies you told
by Harriet Tyce
From the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, a dark new psychological thriller about the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect family—and the perfect murder
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