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The leftover woman : a novel
by Jean Kwok
Arriving in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support, Jasmine Young, on the run from her abusive husband, desperately searches for the daughter taken away from her at birth, which forces her to make increasingly risky decisions.
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Penance : a novel
by Eliza Clark
Nearly 10 years after 16-year-old Joan Wilson was set on fire by three other schoolgirls, journalist Alec Z. Carelli has written the definitive account of the crime, drawn from interviews with witnesses and family members, historical research and correspondence with the killers themselves, but wonders how much of the story is true.
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Dead on target : an Agatha Raisin mystery
by M. C. Beaton
Convinced of foul play, Agatha Raisin disregards the conclusion of her old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes and investigates the death of a local landowner struck by an arrow, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Devil's Delight.
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The Edge
by David Baldacci
Sent to a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA operative who was in possession of countless state secrets, ex-Army ranger Travis Devine, with no one to trust, must unravel a long history of secrets while evading those who want him dead.
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| The Frozen River by Ariel LawhonIn 1789 Maine, a man accused of rape is found frozen in the river while his partner, a judge, has disappeared. Midwife Martha Ballard (who's based on a real person) investigates it all in this intricate tale that combines history, mystery, and courtroom suspense. Read-alikes: Sam Thomas' Midwife mysteries; Eleanor Kuhns' Will Rees mysteries; Eliot Pattison's Bone Rattler mysteries. |
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Blessing of the lost girls
by Judith A. Jance
In the first novel of a new series by the New York Times best-selling author of the J.P. Beaumont and the Joanna Brady series. Simultaneous.
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Betrayal
by Phillip Margolin
A former MMA fighter-turned-lawyer must defend the opponent who ended her career a decade ago when she is accused of a quadruple murder, in the seventh novel of the series following Murder at Black Oaks.
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