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Adult Onset
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Mary Rose MacKinnon is a successful author of YA fiction doing a tour of duty as stay-at-home mom while her partner, Hilary, takes a turn focusing on her career. With humor and unerring emotional accuracy, Adult Onset explores the pleasures and pressures of family bonds, powerful and yet so easily twisted and broken.
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The Buried Giant
by Kazuo Ishiguro
A tale of lost memories, vengeance and war by the award-winning author of The Remains of the Day follows the experiences of a couple who journeys across a troubled land of mist and rain with the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years.
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Chasing Sunsets
by Karen Kingsbury
The second novel in a brand-new series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life--the dramatic story of a woman desperate to find deeper meaning in her life.
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The Children's Crusade
by Ann Packer
When their troubled youngest sibling returns, the three oldest Blair children, adults now and still living near the family home, finds their lives disrupted in ways they could have never imagined as they each tell their story that is interwoven with portraits of their family at crucial points in their history.
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Diamond Head
by Cecily Wong
The rise and fall of a wealthy shipping family in China and Hawaii is observed by four generations of a murdered patriarch's secret-keeping daughters and granddaughters, who endure tragic love and painful sacrifices.
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The Dream Lover
by Elizabeth Berg
A tale based on the controversial life of mid-19th-century French novelist George Sand follows her separation from her husband and vibrant life in Paris, where she wore men's clothing and shared love affairs and friendships with famous intimates.
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Early Warning
by Jane Smiley
Follows the Langdon family from the author's best-selling novel Some Luck as they navigate the ups and downs of mid-century America. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres.
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Emma : A Modern Retelling
by Alexander McCall Smith
The best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency presents a modern rendering of Jane Austen's classic that follows the experiences of a college graduate who returns to the side of her health-nut father and interferes in the personal lives of her friends.
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The Fair Fight : A Novel
by Anna Freeman
In late 18th-century England, two very different women—Ruth, who fights bare knuckles in the prize rings of Bristol, and Charlotte, a wealthy aristocrat desperate to escape her manipulative brother—have a life-changing encounter that helps them to discover the power of their own strength.
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God Help the Child
by Toni Morrison
A novel by the Nobel Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Bluest Eye traces the impact of childhood trauma on the lives of a beautiful multiracial woman, the man she loves and an abused white girl who looks to her for help.
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The Harder They Come
by T. Coraghessan Boyle
A Vietnam veteran, his schizophrenic son and the son's older lover endure an anti-authoritarian confrontation marked by the son's violent breakdown and flight through California.
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House of Echoes : A Novel
by Brendan Duffy
Frustrating career setbacks and a heartbreaking diagnosis challenge the lives of Ben and Caroline, who after starting over in a nostalgic new hometown encounter disconcerting secrets that threaten their survival.
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I Refuse
by Per Petterson
A U.S. release of a best-seller from Norway follows a chance encounter between two childhood friends, including one who escaped an abusive father, that reveals how their fortunes have reversed. By the award-winning author of Out Stealing Horses.
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Inside the O'Briens
by Lisa Genova
When a beloved Irish-Catholic police officer is diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, his grown children witness their father's demise and consider whether they want to be tested to see if they have inherited the condition. By the best-selling author of Still Alice.
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The Jazz Palace
by Mary Morris
The son of a grieving Jewish family in Jazz Age Chicago impresses patrons of a mob-controlled saloon with his piano talents, which become subject to a changing music era, his need to survive and exacting mob demands.
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Last One Home
by Debbie Macomber
A standalone novel by the best-selling author of the Blossom Street series traces the reunion of three disparate sisters—one responsible, one rebellious and one free-spirited—who reveal imperfections in their respective lives while mourning their mother's death.
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The Love Letters
by Beverly Lewis
Caring for an infant niece when her sister falls ill, Amish woman Marlena is abandoned by her commitment-phobic beau and joins a wise elder's crafting circle before considering a new relationship and discovering past secrets.
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Miracle at Augusta
by James Patterson
Years after his unexpected PGA win catapults him to fame, Travis struggles with feelings of inadequacy in the face of personal setbacks before mentoring a promising teen outcast.
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The Miracle Girl
by Andrew Roe
To believe or not to believe--that is the question facing all who are touched by the comatose “miracle girl” at the swirling center of this dazzling debut. But more than an exploration of the mysteries of faith, it’s also the unforgettable story of one family’s struggle against tragedy.
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Miss Julia Lays Down the Law
by Ann B. Ross
Visiting the home of a snobby newcomer who criticizes her beloved hometown, Miss Julia decides to confront the lady, only to discover that she has been murdered and that Julia herself is the prime suspect.
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My Struggle
by Karl Ove Knausgaard
(Volume 4) While teaching in a tiny fisherman's village in the far north of the arctic circle, 18-year-old writer Karl Ove finds his life taking a dark turn when his drinking results in blackouts, his attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation and shame, and he develops romantic feelings towards one of his students.
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One Night
by Eric Jerome Dickey
An unlikely couple from opposing areas of society checks into an upscale hotel and shares 12 hours of passion, con games and violence that culminate in bliss—and murder. By the best-selling author of A Wanted Woman.
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One Season of Hope
by Jim Stovall
Welcome to the Friday night lights of Harry S. Truman High School football stadium. Coach knows the roller-coaster ride of a football season better than anyone. But this season is different than any he has ever experienced. It is one of life-changing suspense and gripping lessons in the value of humanity.
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Postcards from the Past
by Marcia Willett
Siblings Billa and Ed, who share their beautiful, grand old childhood home in rural Cornwall, find their comfortable existence shattered by the arrival of threatening postcards from a past enemy who has resurfaced, stirring up old and painful memories.
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Sisters of Heart and Snow
by Margaret Dilloway
A poignant story of estranged sisters, forced together by family tragedy, who soon learn that sisterhood knows no limits. Rachel and Drew Snow may be sisters, but their lives have followed completely different paths. However they are reunited when a mysterious request from their ailing mother reveals a long-buried family secret.
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The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life on 1975 Los Angeles.
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The Turner House
by Angela Flournoy
Learning that after a half-century of family life that their house on Detroit's East Side is worth only a fraction of its mortgage, the members of the Turner family gather to reckon with their pasts and decide the house's fate.
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The Alpine Zen : An Emma Lord Mystery
by Mary Daheim
A conclusion to the long-running mystery series finds Emma investigating the arrival and illness of a young woman who is searching for the mother who abandoned her, a case that is complicated by Vida's altered state, a stalker and a reclusive artist.
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Aunt Dimity and the Summer King
by Nancy Atherton
Overseeing her baby, a family wedding and her own approaching 40th-birthday celebration amid rumors that a developer has unwanted plans for Finch village, Lori bonds with a warmhearted inventor only to discover his true intentions.
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Bittersweet
by Susan Wittig Albert
Planning to spend the Thanksgiving holiday on her mother's ranch-turned-birdwatcher's retreat, China learns that her mother's divorcee helper has died in a suspicious accident that is tied to the murder of a local veterinarian.
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Blood on Snow
by Jo Nesbo
Gifted with an unexpected capacity for love, as well as a talent for murder, Olav, a "fixer" who works for Oslo's crime kingpin, discovers that his boss might want him "fixed" due to the fact that he knows too much about his business—and has fallen in love with his wife.
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The Bone Tree
by Greg Iles
A follow-up to Natchez Burning finds Southern lawyer Penn Cage desperately struggling to protect his father from false charges and corrupt officers by confronting the puppet master behind the Double Eagles terrorist group.
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Borderline
by Liza Marklund
In the newest thriller from the internationally bestselling author dubbed the "Queen of Scandinavian Crime Fiction," Annika Bengtzon skeptically investigates the latest victim of a serial killer before being dragged into a violent hostage situation that reverberates throughout Europe and East Africa.
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The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons : A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery
by Lawrence Block
Burglar Bernie Rodenbarr and his lesbian sidekick Carolyn Kaiser break into houses, apartments and even a museum, in a madcap adventure replete with American Colonial silver, an F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscript, a priceless portrait, a remarkable array of buttons—and a murder that needs to be solved.
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A Catered Mother's Day
by Isis Crawford
When a prank goes horribly wrong, ending up with her old college roommate Ellen Hadley being accused of murder, caterer Bernie Simmons, along with her sister, Libby, enlists the help of Ellen's kids to solve this mystery before Mother's Day is cancelled—forever.
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The Cat Sitter's Whiskers
by Blaize Clement
Rendered unconscious by a housebreaker while caring for a mischievous Maine coon cat, Florida cat sitter Dixie Hemingway is baffled to discover that none of the house's considerable valuables have been stolen, in a case that ensnares her in the world of black-market antiques.
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Compulsion
by Allison Brennan
Investigating a theory that a serial killer preparing for trial is responsible for other murders and was working with an accomplice, investigative reporter Maxine Revere engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse in her determination to uncover the truth.
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Every Fifteen Minutes
by Lisa Scottoline
A single father and head of a successful Philadelphia psychiatric care unit sees his life begin to crumble when a teen patient is implicated in a murder and the doctor himself is wrongly accused of sexual harassment.
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Garden of Lies
by Amanda Quick
Refusing to believe that her star employee's death was not accidental, Ursula Kern, the owner of a secretarial agency for wealthy clients, hires skeptical adventurer Slater Roxton to investigate the dark side of cultured society.
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Gathering Prey
by John Sandford
When his adopted daughter's friend reports that someone has been killing off a circle of nomadic panhandlers, Lucas travels to North Dakota, where he encounters a dangerously violent subculture.
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The Ghost Fields
by Elly Griffiths
The unsettling discovery of a downed World War II plane with the pilot's remains still inside leads forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family's secrets.
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Ghost Image : a Sophie Medina mystery
by Ellen Crosby
From the author of Multiple Exposure, an "assured tale of love, loss, and secret agendas" (Publishers Weekly), comes the second novel in the thrilling Sophie Medina series, following a photojournalist as she races to find an international treasure before a murderer finds her.
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Grave Consequences
by David Thurlo
Investigating a dangerous case surrounding a priceless Navajo necklace, Charlie Henry is violently threatened by a young man claiming to be its rightful owner.
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Hot Pursuit
by Stuart Woods
Pursuing a romantic relationship with an attractive pilot whose ex has criminal tendencies, Stone coordinates a large-scale intelligence effort to stop a plot by a group of enemy operatives.
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The Lady from Zagreb
by Philip Kerr
Former Berlin homicide bull Bernie Gunther and a rising star in Germany's most prominent film company become pawns in the ambitious agendas of Hitler's dangerous Propaganda Minister.
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The Language of the Dead : A World War II Mystery
by Stephen Kelly
When the rural hamlet of Hampshire is plagued by a series of brutal murders, Detective Inspector Thomas Lamb, as German bombers launch a relentless attack on England during World War II, races against time to solve these crimes that are seemingly linked to the occult.
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The Last Bookaneer
by Matthew Pearl
A tale inspired by the century-long legal loophole that allowed books to be published without the permission or compensation of authors traces the battle over a dying Robert Louis Stevenson's final manuscript.
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The Legend of Caleb York
by Mickey Spillane
When a corrupt sheriff tries to take his daughter as his bride and force him to sell his ranch, George Cullen, refusing to go down without a fight, hires the west's toughest gunslinger to destroy his enemy.
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The Liar
by Nora Roberts
Devastated to learn that her unfaithful husband had actually married her using an alias, Shelby returns with her young daughter to her Tennessee hometown and pursues a new relationship before her husband's past poses dangerous threats.
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The Melody Lingers On
by Mary Higgins Clark
A beloved aunt's agreement to help her niece with college essays reawakens past secrets about the night a grandparent was murdered, an event that compels the woman to investigate a treasured music box to uncover the truth.
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Memory Man
by David Baldacci
A latest thriller by the best-selling author of The Forgotten and King and Maxwell introduces the character of Amos Decker, whose hyperthymesia causes him to remember everything.
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One Mile Under
by Andrew Gross
Protecting a friend's daughter who has fallen into danger over her suspicions that two deaths are not accidental, Ty Hauck uncovers a Colorado town's sinister scheme involving giant energy companies, beaten-down ranchers and scarce water resources.
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Pleasantville
by Attica Locke
Struggling with personal challenges and the disintegration of his environmental law practice 15 years after the events of Black Water Rising, Jay Porter is embroiled in dangerous shadow politics involving the disappearance of a young girl.
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Pride v. Prejudice : a Claire Malloy Mystery
by Joan Hess
Plotting revenge against a petty prosecutor who has publicly humiliated her, Claire offers to prove the innocence of a high-profile case's defendant, an effort that is challenged by compelling evidence and a visit from Claire's mother-in-law.
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Reykjavik Nights : An Inspector Erlendur Novel
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A prequel to an internationally-acclaimed series profiles Erlendur as a young, budding detective who while investigating the death of a homeless man is introduced to Reykjavik's dark underworld.
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A Season of Fear
by Brian Freeman
A follow-up to The Bone House finds detective Cab Bolton struggling to penetrate a dark conspiracy when Florida's gubernatorial campaign receives a threat from the unknown assassin who killed her husband a decade earlier
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The Silence That Speaks
by Andrea Kane
Former Navy SEAL Marc Deveraux teams up with Forensic Instincts to protect the life of nurse and former flame Madeline Westfield, whose would-be killer blames her for the death of a hospital administrator.
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Who Buries the Dead : A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
by C. S. Harris
Investigating the brutal murder of a socially-ambitious plantation owner in early 19th-century London, Sebastian St. Cyr discovers a link between the case and the 17th-century beheading of King Charles.
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Your Next Breath
by Iris Johansen
Resolving to devote her life to the son who was returned to her after being kidnapped nine years earlier, CIA operative Catherine uses her skills to confront an enemy from her past who is killing everyone she loves.
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The Beekeeper's Daughter
by Santa Montefiore
From the bestselling author comes her first book set in America, the story of a mother and daughter searching for love and happiness, unaware of the secrets that bind them. To find what they are longing for they must confront the past, and unravel the lies told long ago.
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The Courtesan Duchess
by Joanna Shupe
Disguising herself as a courtesan to get the attention of her husband, who she has not seen in eight years, the Duchess of Colton arrives in Venice where she sets her plan of seduction in motion and is shocked to discover that the man she married just could be the love of her life.
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A Heart Revealed
by Josi S Kilpack
"In this haunting and mesmerizing novel, Kilpack weaves an emotional tale of fleeting fame in Regency-era London." (Publishers Weekly)
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Not Always a Saint
by Mary Jo Putney
Daniel Herbert, after inheriting a title and estate from a distant relative, must enter society and seek a sensible wife who will allow him to pursue his medical calling, but instead finds himself drawn to a mysterious and beautiful woman called the Black Widow.
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The One that Got Away
by Bethany Chase
Sarina Mahler has finally settled into life. She has a successful career as an architect, a perfect, loving boyfriend, and a close group of friends. But when an old crush moves to town - Eamon, the only man she never truly got over - everything flips upside down. Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Jennifer Weiner, this bright, funny debut offers a delicious take on love, family, and what it means to build a home of one’s own.
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Perfect Match
by Fern Michaels
Confined to a wheelchair after an injury ends his NFL career, Jake reluctantly takes over his twin sister's matchmaking business before his tough-as-nails new assistant, Gracie, challenges him with her very different perspectives.
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Still the One
by Jill Shalvis
When the man who once rejected her when she needed him most asks for her help in securing grants for his patients, Darcy Stone cannot refuse since she needs the money to fund her own project, but is distracted from the task at hand by the growing passion between them
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The Affinities
by Robert Charles Wilson
A tale set in the near-future world of The Affinities finds young Adam Fisk accepted into an elite social media group, which is preparing to go to war with corrupt rival groups.
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Into the Maelstrom
by David Drake
A follow-up to Into the Hinterlands follows the experiences of war veteran Allen Allenson, who leads the Cutter Stream colony effort in the fight against exploitative government forces that regard them as a prison camp.
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Joe Steele
by Harry Turtledove
An alternate-history tale by the Hugo Award-winning author of the Atlantis trilogy reimagines the story of post-Depression America when a fascist Joe Steele is elected for President in the aftermath of FDR's tragic death.
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The Shadows
by J. R. Ward
The latest entry in the best-selling series follows the exploits of two brothers bound by more than blood who discover a conspiracy that will change their destiny. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Lover Reborn.
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Werewolf Cop
by Andrew Klavan
Serving on a federal task force to hunt down a European gangster who has taken over the American underworld, Zach "Cowboy" Adams is wrongly accused of corruption at the same time he discovers supernatural elements in the case.
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Window Wall
by Melanie Rawn
Melanie Rawn's delightful creation of the world of Albeyn is a place where the magical races have joined with humans in a melting pot of powers, and everyone loves the theater of magic.
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