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| The Burning Library by Gilly MacmillanIn remote St. Andrews, Scotland, a sudden death ignites a perilous struggle between two clandestine female organizations seeking a centuries-old manuscript. Scholar Anya Brown becomes entangled while deciphering cryptic documents, and Detective Clio Spicer uncovers a trail of intrigue and deadly rivalries that could consume anyone who gets too close. For fans of: Kate Morton and Elizabeth Kostova. |
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| The Predicament by William BoydIn 1963, travel writer-turned-reluctant spy Gabriel Dax is dispatched from politically volatile Guatemala to divided Berlin, where whispers of an assassination plot threaten global consequences. Blending wit, history, and intrigue, William Boyd delivers a sharply observed espionage tale about an MI6 agent who keeps surviving his own missteps. |
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Watch Us Fall
by Christina Kovac
In a fading Georgetown townhouse, four inseparable post-grads known as the Sweeties see their glittering world fracture when Addie’s ex, star journalist Josh, vanishes under mysterious circumstances. As Lucy digs into his erratic final days, the friends become entangled in a tightening investigation—and in the detectives’ growing suspicion that they’re hiding something. With Lucy’s obsession spiraling and buried secrets surfacing, their once–perfect sisterhood begins to crack. For fans of: Megan Abbott and Jessica Knoll.
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The Midnight Knock
by John Fram
In a desolate West Texas desert, a handful of fugitives collide at the eerie Brake Inn Motel, each carrying secrets—and danger—behind them. When the motel’s enigmatic guest Sarah Powers turns up dead, the unsettling twins who run the place demand justice: find the killer by midnight or face what stalks the darkness beyond the lights. As shifting alliances and unraveling truths expose the violence they’ve tried to outrun, the travelers must confront an ancient threat—and the shadows within themselves.
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The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe
by James Patterson
In life, Marilyn Monroe's superstardom defies classification. In death, she remains shrouded in mystery. ... In the hours before her death, she argues with US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and his brother-in-law Peter Lawford. 'Here I am, the most beautiful woman in the world, and I do not have a date for Saturday night.' On June 1, 2026, the world celebrates Marilyn Monroe's one hundredth birthday - without her.
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World
by Ace Atkins
In 1985—the dawning “Year of the Spy”—BMX-obsessed teen Peter Bennett becomes convinced his mom’s mysterious new boyfriend is a Russian agent, a suspicion that escalates after a colleague at her high-security lab turns up dead. As Peter teams up with a washed-up muckraker and a glamorous drag performer, and FBI agent Sylvia Weaver uncovers a nest of Soviet operatives in Atlanta, a lethal game of espionage spirals toward a showdown that could alter the Cold War—and Peter’s freshman year.
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We Don't Talk About Carol
by Kristen L. Berry
After her grandmother’s death, Sydney Singleton uncovers a hidden photo of a young girl who could be her mirror—only the child is her long-vanished aunt Carol, one of six Black girls who disappeared from a North Carolina town in the 1960s. Determined to break decades of silence, Sydney digs into the family’s buried past, even as her own history of obsession, a strained marriage, and grueling fertility treatments threaten to pull her under. As long-guarded secrets rise to the surface, she must confront the darkness that shaped her family—and the future she still hopes to claim.
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Watching You
by Helen Fields
On the shadowed streets of Edinburgh, a serial killer strikes, leaving a trail of bodies that baffles police. Surgeon Beth Waterfall mourns her daughter, lost to a stalker a year earlier—and fears she may be next. As DS Lively and forensic profiler Dr. Connie Woolwine race to connect the seemingly random murders, the killer known only as The Watcher closes in, and time is running out. For fans of: Val McDermid and Alex Michaelides.
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Blood Oath
by Steve Urszenyi
In the African wilderness, CIA agent Alexandra Martel’s safari with her father turns deadly when he is kidnapped by rebels, sparking a race against time across the Serengeti. Russian mercenaries, Chinese operatives, and shadowy betrayals threaten every step as Alex assembles an elite team—and faces unresolved feelings for her CIA boss. With enemies closing in from every direction, she must navigate a treacherous web of loyalty and deception to save her father, even if it means risking everything she holds dear. For fans of: Brad Thor and Lynne Graham.
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Tom Clancy Executive Power
by Brian Andrews
Even in a family of strong individualists like the Ryans, Kyle has stood out as a lone wolf. For years he's gone his own way, joining the DIA rather than the CIA, and disagreeing with his father's politics. Now he's missing in an African country on the brink of a coup. His last message to his handlers, We're on the wrong side of history. His father, the President of the United States, is about to discover which is more important to him: the interests of his country or the life of his son?
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