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New Fiction - September 2018
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
by Hank Green
In his much-anticipated debut novel, Green spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.
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The Bucket List
by Georgia Clark
A deeply funny and thoughtful tale of a young woman who, after discovering she has the breast cancer gene, embarks on an unforgettable bucket list adventure.
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Calling Major Tom
by David M. Barnett
An irresistible debut novel of unlikely friendships and second chances, for readers who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Rosie Project.
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The Caregiver
by Samuel Park
This moving posthumously published novel by Park examines the relationship between a mother and daughter after years of mutual misunderstanding.
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Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
by Sarah Bird
In 1864 Missouri, newly freed slave Cathy Williams makes the difficult decision to fight in the Army disguised as a man with the Buffalo Soldiers.
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Everything She Didn't Say
by Jane Kirkpatrick
Ten years after writing a memoir about her life travelling throughout the American West with her railroad promoter and writer husband, Carrie Strahorn reflects on the truths of her pioneering life that she didn't tell.
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The Glass Ocean
by Beatriz Williams
Traces the stories of three women who become connected by the tragedy of the RMS Lusitania, a passenger liner sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915.
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Hippie
by Paulo Coelho
A Brazilian man and a Dutch woman embark on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery as they travel by bus from Amsterdam to Kathmandu against a backdrop of the protests and sexual-liberation experiments of the Civil Rights era.
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In His Father's Footsteps
by Danielle Steel
As the son of two concentration-camp survivors, who through talent, faith, fortune, and hard work achieved wealth and success, Max resolves to pursue his own ideals and set an example for his children.
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John Woman
by Walter Mosley
A young man reinvents himself as a professor to share his late father's wisdom at an unorthodox university, only to encounter fellow intellectuals who have insights into his father's hidden past.
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The Labyrinth of the Spirits
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
| In the conclusion to the best-selling series that began with The Shadow of the Wind, enigmatic Alicia Gris, supported by the Sempere family, uncovers one of the most shocking conspiracies in Spanish history. |
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Lake Success
by Gary Shteyngart
When his dream of the perfect marriage, the perfect son, and the perfect life implodes, a Wall Street millionaire takes a cross-country bus trip in search of his college sweetheart and ideals of youth.
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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
by Imogen Hermes Gowar
When one of his trading vessels returns to 18th-century London with the remarkable body of a mermaid, Jonah gains entry into high society and falls in love with a highly accomplished courtesan, with unexpected consequences.
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Ordinary People
by Diana Evans
| In South London and the surrounding suburbs, two couples--longtime friends whose bonds are no longer clearly defined--struggle through a year of marital crisis. |
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The Pasha of Cuisine
by Saygın Ersin
Historical fiction set during the Ottoman Empire follows a nameless chef, who whispers over his pots, and creates dishes that can transform those who eat them.
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The Secrets We Carried
by Mary McNear
Years after a high school tragedy, successful Chicago writer Quinn LaPointe returns home to Butternut Lake to find both old friends and old flames have changed and are harboring secrets.
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Sea Prayer
by Khaled Hosseini
The best-selling author of The Kite Runner presents an evocatively illustrated tribute to the tragic human realities of today's refugee crisis in the form of a father's letter to his young son on the eve of a dangerous journey.
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Take a Chance
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Gray's new contemporary Bridgeport Social Club series is about men who need a place to call home, a community in need of hope, and a group of women who are special enough to help both things happen.
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Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
A BBC radio producer finds herself targeted by dangerous individuals from her past as a World War II espionage monitor for MI5.
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Washington Black
by Esi Edugyan
Unexpectedly chosen to be a family manservant, an eleven-year-old Barbados sugar-plantation slave is initiated into a world of scientific inquiry and dignity before a devastating betrayal propels him throughout the world in search of his true self.
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The Wildlands
by Abby Geni
Losing her home and parents to a tornado, a young girl becomes her radical older brother's unwitting accomplice as he declares war on humanity and engages in acts of increasing violence.
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Button Man
by Andrew Gross
A disadvantaged but once happy immigrant family is brought together and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in 1930s New York City.
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The Confession
by Jo Spain
The police struggle to find the true motive and possibly the real criminal after a man turns himself in for murdering a disgraced banker and claims the assault was not planned and he didn't know the identity of the victim.
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Cross Her Heart
by Sarah Pinborough
A devoted single parent hides the truth about her daughter's absent father and asks her best friend for help when challenges from her past threaten her teenage daughter.
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Dark Tide Rising
by Anne Perry
A ransom exchange gone violently wrong forces Commander William Monk to investigate the unthinkable possibility that one of his own men has betrayed him.
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Depth of Winter
by Craig Johnson
When an international drug lord kidnaps his daughter and prepares to auction her off to his worst enemies, Walt Longmire embarks on a rescue mission in the brutal Mexican desert.
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Field of Bones
by Judith A. Jance
Sheriff Joanna Brady is pulled out of maternity leave by a serial homicide case that rocks Cochise County, forcing her into a complex investigation involving multiple jurisdictions.
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The Forbidden Door
by Dean R. Koontz
Rogue FBI agent and high-profile fugitive Jane Hawk confronts her worst nightmares when her enemies strike unsettlingly close to home, threatening the life of her beloved five-year-old son.
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The Frangipani Tree Mystery
by Ovidia Yu
From one of Singapore's favourite authors, a fresh new series set in Singapore before the fall.
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If the Coffin Fits
by Lillian Bell
When rumors circulate that she’s accusing her clients of a recent murder, putting her business in jeopardy, funeral director Desiree Turner must catch a killer before everything she has worked so hard for is lost.
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I Know You Know
by Gilly Macmillan
Haunted by the murders of his best friends 20 years earlier, filmmaker Cody Swift returns home to find that some people do not want the case reopened, especially when a long-dead body is discovered.
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In Want of a Knife
by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
Amateur sleuth and little librarian Jenny investigates after several local girls begin disappearing and one of them turns up murdered in an old fashioned lace dress.
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Juror #3
by James Patterson
Tapped by a relentless prosecutor who would exploit her inexperience to secure a swift conviction, a recent law graduate finds herself navigating two tricky cases, class divides and an increasingly suspicious jury.
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Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith
When a troubled young man asks him to investigate a crime he thinks he saw as a child, Cormoran Strike sets off on a twisting trail that leads from London's backstreets, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a country manor house.
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Leverage in Death
by J. D. Robb
When an airline executive is blackmailed into a suicide bombing in his Wall Street office, lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates strange inconsistencies in the case while trying to uncover the blackmailers' true agenda.
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Lies
by T. M Logan
Believing his wife has been threatened, Joe Lynch enters into a confrontation with his neighbor, which spins out of control when the neighbor goes missing and Joe becomes the prime suspect.
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Man of War
by Sean Parnell
An intelligence operative draws on the elite skills he learned as a Special Forces soldier when an adversary from his past steals a nuclear weapon.
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The Man Who Came Uptown
by George P. Pelecanos
Unexpectedly released from jail, Michael Hudson confronts profound changes in his Washington, D.C. home while struggling between loyalties to the person responsible for his freedom and the prison librarian who helped him develop a love of reading.
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Ranger McIntyre: Unmentionable Murders
by James C. Work
Set during the Prohibition era soon after the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park, this fun series launch from western author Work introduces lead character Ranger Tim McIntyre who is drawn into an FBI investigation.
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Red War
by Kyle Mills
When a terminally ill Russian president launches a massive campaign that threatens millions of lives, Mitch Rapp is dispatched by the CIA to prevent an all-consuming war.
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Robert B. Parker's Colorblind
by Reed Farrel Coleman
A series of hate crimes entangles Jesse Stone in a plot of unexpected proportions at the same time a mysterious, vengeance-driven young man becomes his unlikely protégé.
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Shadow Tyrants
by Clive Cussler
When the descendants of a legendary band of imperial secret-keepers threaten humanity, Juan Cabrillo and his team aboard the Oregon race to protect the world from a plot to eliminate all technology.
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Sunrise Highway
by Peter Blauner
A young Latina detective in the NYPD tracks a serial killer who has been operating for 40 years and who may have been enabled by the chief of police himself.
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Tear Me Apart
by J. T. Ellison
When a life-threatening illness reveals that she is not related to her parents, a competitive skier uncovers the sinister impact of lies and desperation on two families.
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When the Lights Go Out
by Mary Kubica
Forced to start over upon her mother's death, a college student with debilitating insomnia begins to succumb to her grief before a stranger's desperation to have a child changes both of their lives.
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Wild Fire
by Ann Cleeves
A conclusion to the series that inspired the hit TV show Shetland finds the Flemings' efforts to start over in a remote northern community challenged by local animosity and a series of anonymous threats.
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A Willing Murder
by Jude Deveraux
The discovery of two bodies in a quiet Florida community exposes old secrets and deadly grudges, prompting a group of improbable friends to try to uncover the truth.
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Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
by Christina Lauren
In Lauren’s hilarious standalone, hot mess Hazel Bradford and blueprint-perfect Josh Im are definitely, indisputably not dating, no matter how often they end up in bed together.
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One in a Million
by Lindsey Kelk
Follows a young woman who makes a promise to the boy next door but wonders what will happen to that promise when he never comes back.
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The Proposal
by Jasmine Guillory
When Nikole Paterson goes to a Dodgers game with her boyfriend of five months, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying no isn't hard, but facing a stadium full of disappointed fans... luckily a handsome doctor steps in to rush her away from a camera crew. Soon, they give in to their mutual attraction and start "something casual" in this charming, modern romance.
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Why Not Tonight
by Susan Mallery
A moody, reclusive artist finds himself stranded for days with his overly-positive and perky studio manager after a mudslide shuts them inside his mountain home.
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The Fall of Gondolin
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Two of the greatest powers in the world—Morgoth, of the utmost evil, and Ulmo, the Lord of Waters, battle over the city of Gondolin—a beautiful but undiscovered realm peopled by Noldorian Elves.
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Rosewater
by Tade Thompson
A mysterious, alien object appears outside of Lagos, Nigeria: a dome that periodically opens to heal those with afflictions and create "sensitives," who have powers of the mind, including telepathy and mind control. Kaaro is a thief-turned-unwilling-operative of Section 45, the government agency that uses him to read minds and find people, but now he must determine who is killing off other sensitives. A gritty and intricately plotted science fiction mystery.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
by Mur Lafferty
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy in a novelization of the film.
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Timeless: A Drizzt Novel
by R. A. Salvatore
At long last, author R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills.
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Time's Convert
by Deborah E. Harkness
A Revolutionary War-era doctor seizes a chance to become a vampire, only to find the ancient traditions governing his new life clashing with the deeply held beliefs of his former one.
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