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New Fiction, Mystery & Science Fiction July 2024
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Long Island compromise : a novel by Taffy Brodesser-AknerIn denial that they're all still affected by their wealthy businessman father's kidnapping back in 1980, the Fletcher siblings, as they hover at the delicate precipice of another kind of survival, must face desperate questions about how much their family's wealth has played a part in both their successes and failures.
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The Summer pact : a novel by Emily GiffinTen years after they made a pact promising to always be there for each other in their times of need, Hannah calls on her friends when one of the happiest moments of her life is suddenly turned upside down, and together they embark on a shared journey of self-discovery, forgiveness and acceptance.
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The bright sword : a novel of King Arthur by Lev GrossmanArriving at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, gifted young knight Collum instead finds only a handful of knights left after the Battle of Camlann, and together, joined by Merlin's apprentice Nimue, set out to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance.
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The lion women of Tehran by Marjan KamaliWhen Homa, a girl from her childhood, reappears in her privileged world, Ellie joins her in pursuing their goals for meaningful futures amidst Iran's political turmoil, until one earth-shattering betrayal has far-reaching consequences, altering the course of both their lives.
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The god of the woods by Liz MooreIn 1975, when a camp counselor discovers the 13-year-old daughter of the summer camp's owners has disappeared just like her brother 14 years earlier, a panicked search begins as the secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow are revealed.
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The Briar Club : a novel by Kate QuinnIn 1950 Washington, DC, at an all-female boardinghouse called Briarwood, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, drawing her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship, but when a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the women must expose the true enemy in their midst.
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The best lies : a novel by David EllisDiagnosed as a pathological liar with unimaginable skeletons in his family's closet, crusading attorney Leo Balanoff, when his fingerprints show up on the murder weapon used to kill a ruthless drug dealer, is forced to go undercover for the FBI, finding himself backed into a corner, but has a few more cards left to play.
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Zero option by Peter N. KirsanowIn November 1943, when Roosevelt and Churchill meet Stalin in Tehran, OSS leader Wild Bill Donovan has intelligence that someone is planning to assassinate both Western leaders at the conference and sends his best agent to thwart the plan even though they don't know if the killer is a Nazi or an Ally.
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What have you done? by Shari LapenaWhen the body of Diana Brewer is discovered in a hayfield by a local farmer, sleepy little Fairfield, Vermont, a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects and a place of fear and paranoia where everyone wants answers.
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Sugar on the Bones by Joe R. LansdaleWhen Minnie Polson is found burned to a crisp, PI partners Hap and Leonard dig into this case involving a huge insurance payout to her daughter and her estranged husband, but wonder if Minnie's foolish family had it in them to commit this grisly crime, or if there's something far more sinister at work.
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A refiner's fire by Donna LeonCommissario Guideo Brunetti investigates after one of his colleagues is attacked by a possible gang member while walking through Venice in the latest addition to the long-running Italian sleuthing series following So Shall You Reap.
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Desperation reef by T. Jefferson ParkerA woman whose husband died tragically twenty-five years prior at a big-wave surfing competition must face the same contest again when her grown twin sons follow in their father's perilous footsteps.
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New Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The cautious traveller's guide to the Wastelands by Sarah BrooksWhen the Trans-Siberian Express takes a new set of passengers across the Wastelands, home to miraculous and terrifying creatures, the rules of the magical landscape change and the travelers must trust each other as the wildness outside threatens to consume them all.
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Echo of worlds by M. R. CareyRupshe, an artificial intelligence believes the end of the universe is near and assembles a team to search the multiverse for the Mother Mass who can save them all in the second novel of the series following Infinity Gate.
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Mirrored heavens by Rebecca RoanhorseThe intertwined destinies of the people of Meridian are revealed as Serpio, the newly crowned Carrion King, fights to keep his throne while Xiala must unleash her powers to become queen to her people and Naranpa seeks a way to save Tova from the visions of fire that engulf her dreams.
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