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New Fiction Arrivals at MPL
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Olive, Again
by Elizabeth Strout
A sequel to Olive Kitteridge finds Olive struggling to understand herself while bonding with a teen suffering from loss, a woman who gives birth unexpectedly, a nurse harboring a longtime crush and a lawyer who resists an unwanted inheritance
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Bloody Genius
by John Sandford
When a culture war between rival departments at a local state university culminates in the death of a renowned scholar, Virgil Flowers struggles to identify a killer among a group of wildly passionate, diametrically opposed zealots.
also available in audio
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The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes
Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships. By the best-selling author of Me Before You
also available in audio
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Full Throttle : Stories
by Joe Hill
The best-selling author of Strange Weather presents 13 short stories of supernatural suspense, including "Throttle," co-written by Stephen King, in which a trucker is caught in a sinister dance with motorcycle outlaws in the Nevada desert.
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The Guardians
by John Grisham
The best-selling author of The Reckoning and The Rooster Bar presents his latest fast-paced legal thriller, incorporating his signature inventive twists and turns into a courtroom drama inspired by some of today's most hot-button issues
also available in audio
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The Night Fire
by Michael Connelly
Receiving a notebook with details about a 20-year cold case, homicide detective Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renée Ballard before uncovering disturbing clues about his late mentor. By the best-selling author of Dark Sacred Night.
also available in audio
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Blue Moon : a Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child
A highly anticipated latest installment in the best-selling series finds Jack Reacher offering aid to an elderly couple only to be confronted by the most dangerous opponents of his career. By the best-selling author of One Shot
also available in audio
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Imaginary Friend
by Stephen Chbosky
The highly anticipated follow-up to The Perks of Being a Wallflower finds a single mother's desperate efforts to escape an abusive relationship thrown into turmoil by her son's disappearance and reappearance days later with an imaginary friend.
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Child's Play : a Novel
by Danielle Steel
Enduring her late husband's death by embracing strict self-discipline to secure her career and the prospects of her children, a prestigious Manhattan attorney is confronted by astonishing secrets and an out-of-wedlock baby. By the best-selling author of Fairytale
also available in audio
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The 19th Christmas
by James Patterson
A peaceful San Francisco holiday season is shattered by a criminal mastermind’s ominous threats for Christmas morning, prompting Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends to prepare for an attack by a commissioned army of criminals.
also available in audio
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Cilka's Journey
by Heather Morris
A novel based on a true story follows a Russia woman who is forced by a concentration-camp commandant to become his lover and is subsequently sent to Siberia after being found guilty of collaborating with the enemy. By the #1 best-selling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
also available in audio
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What Happens in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand
A follow-up to the best-selling Winter in Paradise finds Irene and her sons returning to St. John to investigate her late husband's secret double life before uncovering surprising truths about their own realities and futures.
also available in audio
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Quantum : A Thriller
by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Detecting a tripped alarm on the eve of a top-secret space mission, NASA pilot and cybercrime investigator Captain Calli Chase uncovers disturbing clues that point to her missing twin. By the Edgar Award-winning author of the Kay Scarpetta series.
also available in audio
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Stealth
by Stuart Woods
Abruptly dispatched to a remote region of the UK, Stone Barrington teams up with two brilliant colleagues only to land in a trap that reveals a rival power's lethal agenda and the larger conspiracy of a criminal mastermind.
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A Cruel Deception
by Charles Todd
A religious nurse struggles to save a troubled World War I soldier form a mysterious killer while navigating difficult choices about her own future. By the best-selling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries.
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Let It Snow
by Nancy Thayer
Scrambling through the last-minute holiday rush at her Nantucket toy shop, Christina bonds with the family of her miserly landlord, forging unexpected ties along the way. By the best-selling author of A Nantucket Wedding.
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To the Land of Long Lost Friends
by Alexander McCall Smith
Mma Ramotswe's efforts to help an old friend's daughter are complicated by family drama, Charlie's girlfriend's apparent preference for Fanwell and the schemes of nemesis Violet Sephotho. By the author of The Colors of All the Cattle.
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A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
by Debbie Macomber
Struggling with her grandmother's failing health and her inability to have a child, a woman receives unexpected help from a kindhearted stranger at the same time her dreams begin coming true. By the best-selling author of Alaskan Holiday.
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Agent Running in the Field
by John Le Carre
Desperate to resist the political turbulence of his 2018 London home, a young man establishes connections that lead him down a dark and dangerous path. By the best-selling author of A Legacy of Spies
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Christmas Shopaholic : a Novel
by Sophie Kinsella
Agreeing to host her family's Christmas celebration, Becky finds her efforts complicated by her parents' alternate plans, Jess's vegan turkey, Luke's lack of enthusiasm, Minnie's request for a hard-to-find gift and the reappearance of a rock-star ex.
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Royal Holiday
by Jasmine Guillory
Accompanying her daughter to England to help style a royal family member during the Christmas season, Vivian finds herself in an unexpected holiday romance with the queen's charming Private Secretary. By the best-selling author of The Wedding Date
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The Deserter : a Novel
by Nelson DeMille
A year after a trained assassin with classified Army intelligence disappears under suspicious circumstances, an Army investigator's efforts to capture the man alive are complicated by his partner's inexperience and suspected role as a CIA spy.
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A Book of Bones
by John Connolly
Three murders in different regions of England reveal the work of a sinister killer who is sacrificing victims for an evil agenda, compelling Charlie Parker's gripping search for clues in multiple countries.
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A Dog's Promise
by W. Bruce Cameron
A latest entry in the series that includes, A Dog's Journey, continues the story of Bailey, who is joined by another special dog, Lola, in an effort to fulfill a promise over the course of several lives
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Dachshund Through the Snow
by David Rosenfelt
Wanting to grant the selfless Christmas wishes of a child in need, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife track down the boy's father, who has been arrested for a murder that his family swears he did not commit.
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What Comes My Way
by Tracie Peterson
Only while trick riding can Ella Fleming forget the truth about who she really is--the daughter of a murderer. Phillip DeShazer buries the guilt he feels for his father's death in work and drink, and his guilt continues to grow the more Ella Fleming comes to his rescue. Will they be able to overcome their pasts and trust God to guide their futures?
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Meant to Be Yours
by Susan Mallery
The best-selling author of Thrill Me and California Girls presents a latest romance set in the small wedding-tourist community of Happily Inc, California, in a series entry that is complemented by a bonus story.
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Owl Be Home for Christmas : a Meg Langslow Mystery
by Donna Andrews
Snowed in at a hotel during a scientific conference, Meg Langslow assists Chief Burke in identifying which of the guests is responsible for the murder of a visiting ornithologist. By the award-winning author of the Sisters in Crime series.
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