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Another Night, Another Day
by Sarah Rayner
A group of strangers--each with his or her own unique life problem--come together to heal, creating lifelong friendships along the way.
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The Boston Girl : A Novel
by Anita Diamant
Recounting the story of her life to her granddaughter, octogenarian Addie describes how she was raised in early 20th-century America by suspicious Jewish immigrant parents in a teeming multicultural neighborhood. Online reading group guide. By the author of The Red Tent and Day After Night.
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Butterflies in November
by Auour Ava Olafsdottir
Unexpectedly rendered the guardian of her best friend's hearing-impaired son, a young woman embarks on a road trip across Iceland, where the pair visit regional wonders and search for new opportunities. By the award-winning author of The Greenhouse.
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The Dress Shop of Dreams
by Menna Van Praag
A dress shop owner capable of stitching magic into her wares changes the lives of her customers by giving them the confidence to achieve their goals, but is sadly immune to her own handiwork.
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The Final Recollections of Charles Dickens
by Thomas Hauser
Writing what he believes will be his final story in 1870 England, an ailing Charles Dickens dramatically recounts how as an enamored young journalist he discovered the corrupt and murderous activities of a powerful businessman. By the National Book Award-nominated author of Muhammad Ali.
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The Gardener's Son
by Cormac McCarthy
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed first screenplay, the basis for an Emmy-nominated film, is a taut, riveting intergenerational drama of fathers and sons, power, inequality, rage, and violence set in post-Civil War South Carolina.
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Grail knight
by Angus Donald
When his expectant wife falls gravely ill and the only thing that can save her is the Holy Grail, Sir Alan Dale, with a renegade band of Knights Templar following his every move, must hunt down the most sacred object in all of Christendom with the help of his Lord, Robin Earl of Locksley, aka Robin Hood.
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How to Be Both : A Novel
by Ali Smith
Short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, a lively story about the versatility of art is presented as a genre-bending conversation between forms, times, truths and tales from the perspectives of a renaissance artist, the offspring of a 1960s parent and others.
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Robert B. Parker's The Bridge
by Robert Knott
Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch navigate numerous charges in the form of an ominous storm, a traveling theater group, dangers at a bridge construction site, a sheriff's disappearance and a scheming band of night riders. By the best-selling author of Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse.
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Saving Grace
by Jane Green
A literary power couple hides behind a carefree public face the painful realities of the husband's raging mood swings and the wife's past secrets until a too-good-to-be-true new assistant enters their lives, with dangerous consequences. By the best-selling author of Family Pictures.
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Skylight
by José Saramago
A first English-language edition of a previously unpublished early novel by the Nobel Laureate author of Blindness shares the intertwined stories of residents at a faded Lisbon apartment building in the late 1940s.
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Twilight of the Eastern Gods
by Ismail Kadare
A fictionalized recreation of the author's graduate education at Moscow's prestigious Gorky Institute for World Literature relates his witness to the controversy over Boris Pasternak's exile when he would not refuse the Nobel Prize. By the award-winning author of The General of the Dead Army.
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Vanessa and Her Sister
by Priya Parmar
Set in early 1900s London, a historical novel examines the adult lives of sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, focusing on the controversial and popular circle of artists and writers known as the Bloomsbury Group.
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You Could Be Home By Now
by Tracy Manaster
Recklessly taking jobs at an exclusive luxury retirement community to cope with a recent loss, Seth and Alison witness the fallout of a viral story involving a financially troubled resident who is breaking the rules by allowing her grandson to live with her.
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The Assassination Option
by W. E. B. Griffin
Promoted and placed in charge of a top-secret spy operation for a fledgling Central Intelligence Agency, James Cronley discovers links between the former German intelligence chief and the Mossad before receiving shocking intelligence from an undercover agent.
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The Big Finish : A Thorn Novel
by James W. Hall
Teaming up with the FBI to catch his son's killer by setting himself up as bait, Thorn travels to a small North Carolina town to infiltrate a gang, only to discover that nothing he has been told is true.
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The Bishop's Wife
by Mette Ivie Harrison
Inspired by a true crime, a Mormon mother of five investigates the missing wife of a fellow parishioner as she becomes increasingly unsettled by the patriarchal structure and secrecy of their church.
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By Cook or by Crook
by Maya Corrigan
Living with her cantankerous grandfather in a historic Chesapeake Bay town, former New York City cookbook publicist Val Deniston, who is working at the Cool Down Cafe at the local fitness club, must put her plans to write a cookbook on the back burner when one of the club's patrons is found dead.
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The Convert's Song : A Novel
by Sebastian Rotella
When his childhood friend Raymond Mercer, who has converted to Islam, becomes the prime suspect in a terrorist rampage, P.I. Valentine Pescatore teams up with an alluring French agent to find the truth, which leads them from the jungles of South America to the battlegrounds of Baghdad.
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The Cruiser : A Dan Lenson Novel
by David Poyer
When his ship runs aground on an exposed sandbar, newly promoted Captain Dan Lenson is forced to rally his demoralized crew, confront a mysterious death on board and learn to operate the ship's classified missile system at the risk of hundreds of thousands of lives. By the author of The Whiteness of the Whale.
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A Deadly Measure of Brimstone : A Dandy Gilver Mystery
by Catriona McPherson
This critically-acclaimed mystery series set in 1920s Scotland and featuring plucky and laugh-out-loud-funny heroine Dandy Gilver is perfect for fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers, and Agatha Christie.
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Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman
by Tessa Arlen
An elegant mystery filled with intriguing characters and fascinating descriptions of Edwardian life-- this debut is a superb treat for those who love British novels.
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Die Again: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
by Tess Gerritsen
A conclusion to the series behind the smash TNT show finds Boston Detective Jane Rizzoli investigating the murder of a big game hunter whose demise is linked to several seemingly unrelated deaths and an ill-fated camping safari in Botswana.
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The Doll's House
by Tania Carver
Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad investigates after a murder victim is discovered as part of a human-sized dollhouse tableau.
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Fifty Mice
by Daniel Pyne
When he is forced into the Witness Protection Program by agents who believe he is hiding highly-classified information, Jay Johnson, a decent guy who is trapped in a surreal and nightmarish scenario, starts to investigate the strange series of events that led him to this odd new existence.
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Gods of Gold
by Chris Nickson
During the 1890 gas-worker strikes in Leeds, Detective Inspector Tom Harper discovers that there may be a link between the disappearance of eight-year-old Martha Parkinson and the murder of a replacement gas worker. First in a new historical mystery series.
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Insatiable Appetites
by Stuart Woods
Settling the estate of a respected friend and mentor, Barrington Stone uncovers secrets ranging from surprising to alarming while an underhanded foe stealthily spreads violent havoc.
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The Iris Fan : A Novel of Feudal Japan
by Laura Joh Rowland
In 1709 Japan, Sano Ichiro, dedicated to the samurai code of honor, is restored to the rank of chief investigator when the shogun is stabbed with a fan made of painted silk with sharp-pointed iron ribs—a case that, if the shogun's heir is displeased with the outcome, will result in his death.
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Kill 'em with Cayenne : a spice shop mystery
by Gail Oust
While preparing for the busy season ahead of a local barbecue festival, spice shop owner Piper Prescott investigates the murder of a potential grand prize-winner. By the author of Rosemary and Crime.
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No Fortunate Son : a Pike Logan Thriller
by Brad Taylor
Wrongfully fired from their counterterrorist unit, operator Pike Logan and his partner investigate the disappearance of an exchange student while Taskforce teams are threatened by terrorists to cease operations at the risk of high-profile hostages. By the best-selling author of Days of Rage.
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Moriarty
by Anthony Horowitz
An Arthur Conan Doyle-estate-sanctioned tale by the best-selling author of The House of Silk occurs days after the fateful encounter between Holmes and Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
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A Nip of Murder : A Moonshine Mystery
by Carol Miller
When Daisy McGovern, a young, small-town waitress at the local diner, stumbles upon a dead body after a robbery, she sets out to find the thief's identity, which takes her from secretive nip joints overflowing with moonshine to the tops of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Once upon a grind
by Cleo Coyle
Receiving a vision that leads to the discovery of a murdered model during a fairy-tale-themed festival in Central Park, Claire is targeted by an elusive killer who may be among several possible suspects, including her NYPD boyfriend. Includes recipes. By the best-selling author of Billionaire Blend.
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Paying the Ferryman
by Jane A. Adams
In Adams's gripping eighth Naomi Blake mystery, Naomi and Alec investigate the murder of a man and his wife, as case that turns out to have links to Naomi's past.
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Perfect Sins : A Mystery
by Jo Bannister
While Gabriel Ash risks his life to investigate an allegation that his abducted sons may still be alive, Hazel Best gradually returns to police work while investigating the discovery of an unusual grave.
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Rain on the Dead
by Jack Higgins
Investigating the attempted assassination of a former U.S. President, black ops specialist Sean Dillon discovers a link between the would-be assassins and a powerful associate from his distant past.
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Risky Undertaking : A Buryin' Barry Mystery
by Mark De Castrique
Investigating the discovery of Cherokee burial remains on a local cemetery's expansion site, Barry Clayton assists a visiting sheriff's case involving a Boston hit man who may be responsible for the murder of a Native American activist.
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Scorched Eggs
by Laura Childs
When a friend at County Services dies in an arson fire, Suzanne, Petra and Toni investigate a varied list of suspects before discovering links to a nearby casino and a dangerous secret. Includes recipes and a 16-page teaser. By the best-selling author of Eggs in a Casket.
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The Skeleton Road
by Val McDermid
The discovery of skeletal remains in the pinnacle of an abandoned Victorian Gothic building in Edinburgh embroils detective Karen Pirie in a tragic cold case linked to the Balkan Wars of the 1990s.
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Sweet Damage : A Novel
by Rebecca James
Renting a room in a region where he has always wanted to live, Tim Ellison witnesses unsettling activities in the home of his landlady, Anna, who is haunted by vengeful elements from her past. By the internationally best-selling author of Beautiful Malice.
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Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
by Mark Greaney
Jack Ryan Jr. and his fellow Campus agents race against time to investigate a North Korean ICBM bombing related to a CIA veteran's murder, a stolen cache of forged documents and a rich mineral deposit. By the best-selling co-author of Command Authority.
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Winter at the Door
by Sarah Graves
A debut entry in a suspenseful series begins the adventures of Jake Tiptree's onetime helper, Lizzie Snow, who takes over as Eastport's police chief only to find herself stalked by a deadly adversary from her past.
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Woman with a Gun : a novel
by Phillip Margolin
Inspired by a Pulitzer-winning photograph, an aspiring novelist obsessively investigates the unsolved murder behind the photo and struggles to obtain key facts from a reclusive photographer who may know the truth.
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You Know Who Killed Me
by Loren D. Estleman
Tackling a murder case involving a suburbanite whose widow is flooding the community with reward offers, Amos Walker follows leads to a Ukrainian mobster who is in the Witness Protection Program. By the Shamus Award-winning author of American Detective.
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Dogwood Hill
by Sherryl Woods
When former pro football quarterback Aidan Mitchell comes to Chesapeake Shores to take a high school coaching job, he's embraced by the town, especially the O'Briens, but Aidan has a secret that could alter all of their lives.
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Elect
by Rachel Van Dyken
Would you die for the one you love? Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him.
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Hush
by Karen Robards
Believing her estranged husband's suspicious death if the work of one of her fraud-committing father-in-law's powerful enemies, Riley Cowan teams up with FBI agent and former flame Finn Bradley to identify the killer. [Romantic Suspense]
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The Deepest Night
by Kara Braden
After a tough mission, military contractor Ray Powell returns to recuperate at his grandmother's house on the Isle of Scilly, only to find it was sold and turned into a B&B, where an intrigued Michelle Cole agrees to let him stay. By the acclaimed author of The Longest Night.
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Hard to Come by : A Hard Ink Novel
by Laura Kaye
Derek DiMarzio would do anything for the members of his disgraced Special Forces team: sacrifice his body, help a former teammate with a covert operation to restore their honor, and even go behind enemy lines. He just never expected to want the beautiful woman he found there.
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Owning Violet : a novel
by Monica Murphy
Determined to make Violet Fowler his own no matter what the cost, Ryder McKay, who always gets what he wants, moves in when he knows she's most vulnerable, but the tables turn when he starts to feel something real for a woman for the first time in his life.
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The Rosie Effect
by Graeme Simsion
In the highly anticipated sequel to The Rosie Project, Don Tillman, after his wife Rosie announces that she is pregnant, sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father while helping his best friend, Gene, who is living with them, reconcile with his wife Claudia.
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The Winner Takes It All
by Jennifer Dawson
Forced to spend two weeks in the same house as Cecilia Riley for his sister's upcoming wedding, corporate mogul Shane Donovan is determined to draw her into a sexy game that will melt away her icy reserve.
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You Were Mine
by Abbi Glines
The latest Rosemary Beach tale reveals the hidden romantic past between Tripp Newark and Bethy Lowry, who shared a life-changing summer after Bethy's boyfriend drowned while saving her life.
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Collision: Book Four in the secret world Chronicle
by Mercedes Lackey
Gathering intelligence that will help destroy the Thulian Headquarters, an overwhelmed Belladonna struggles to gain the support of the world's armies while Red Savior risks everything to launch a CCCP attack, in a book based upon characters first created in the popular MMORPG City of Heroes.
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Spirit of the Wolves
by Dorothy Hearst
The third and final title in The Wolf Chronicles: Kaala the young wolf fulfills her destiny: to either help humans and wolves to live in peace, or bring war that will destroy them all.
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The Strange Library
by Haruki Murakami
From the internationally-acclaimed author comes a fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library.
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The Voices
by F. R. Tallis
A film soundtrack composer moves his young family into a faded old Victorian house in north London in 1976 and becomes obsessed with the strange voices he begins hearing in this novel of psychological suspense that reinvents the classic haunted-house tale.
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The Whispering Swarm
by Michael Moorcock
The first book in a new trilogy follows a young man, Michael, who visits a secret realm hidden beneath the streets of post-war London, where time follows a twisted, looping path.
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