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No Song for the Dead: A Department Q Novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen
No Song for the Dead
by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Retired Department Q detective Carl Mørck is drawn back into a disturbing investigation when an old recording casts doubt on a murder-suicide case thought to be closed. As the team uncovers connections to a series of recent violent events and a dark incident from the past, long-buried secrets begin to surface.
 
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Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
Our Noble Selves
by Kate Atkinson

Witty, brilliantly plotted, and with an unforgettable cast of characters, Our Noble Selves paints a vivid portrait of a former empire struggling with its identity in the aftermath of war.
 
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Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Dead Beat
by Leigh Bardugo

Demons are invading New Haven and Yale, forcing Alex Stern and her allies to uncover the secrets of Yale’s societies before the gates to the underworld open. With a corrupt board, a deadly vampire, and Darlington’s dangerous return complicating the fight, Alex must confront the truth hidden in her own blood.
 
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Switzy by Emma Cline
Switzy
by Emma Cline

Hypnotic and startlingly original, Switzy probes the depths of human consciousness, revealing what a man is left with when the accomplishments and compromises that have defined him, and the illusions he's relied on, vanish.
 
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The Me I Used to Be by Kristan Higgins
The Me I Used to Be
by Kristan Higgins

Four former best friends reunite 25 years after a tragic accident ended their high school friendship, each facing unexpected challenges and secrets. As one friend receives a devastating diagnosis, the group must confront the past and decide whether their friendship can shape their future.
 
The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand
The Thoroughbreds
by Elin Hilderbrand

Senior year at an elite New England boarding school brings intense pressure, shifting friendships, and secrets that threaten to unravel the school’s carefully maintained social order. As students and staff face betrayals, scandals, and a mysterious death, long-hidden tensions come to the surface.
 
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The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
The Witches of Cambridge
by Alice Hoffman

The brand-new series from the bestselling author of Practical Magic, following two brilliant young women in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they become immersed in a mysterious secret group of witches at Radcliffe known as the Lilith Society. And as girls from the Lilith Society begin to go missing, Ava and Lauren realize the witch trials of the past may not be as deeply buried as they once believed.
 
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Those Who Are Gone by Laurie R. King
Those Who Are Gone
by Laurie R. King

Cold-case detective Raquel Laing faces new threats and long-buried secrets in this gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series. 
 
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Taipei Story by R. F. Kuang
Taipei Story
by R. F. Kuang

From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock--all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.
 
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We Turn Gruesome at Night: Burnt Sparrow by Eric Larocca
We Turn Gruesome at Night
by Eric Larocca

Captivating and profoundly unnerving, this is the story of two lost souls who are sent on an odyssey into the depths of depravity only for them to discover that it’s quite easy to turn monstrous, to become the thing you once despised. 
 
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The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
The Pirate Queen
by Ariel Lawhon

Keenly observed and fiercely written, Ariel Lawhon's new action-packed novel channels the untamed beauty and harsh realities of sixteenth-century Ireland, as seen through the eyes of an unforgettable heroine who rightly became the Pirate Queen of Ireland.
 
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Pictures of You by Josh Malerman
Pictures of You
by Josh Malerman

A woman becomes the unknowing subject of an artist's dangerous work in this intense Hitchcockian thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Incidents Around the House. 
 
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Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel
Exit Party
by Emily St John Mandel

An unforgettable literary feat, Exit Party is a novel about the price of safety, the perils of the surveillance state, a requiem for a world not unlike our own, and a breathtaking story of resilience in the face of cataclysmic change.
 
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The Big Cats Dance Party: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (27) by Alexander McCall Smith
The Big Cats Dance Party
by Alexander McCall Smith

Heartfelt and moving, The Big Cats Dance Party is a joyous celebration of life and the ones around us who make it worth living.
 
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We Chase Shadows: A We Solve Murders Mystery by Richard Osman
We Chase Shadows
by Richard Osman

#1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Osman's globe-trotting series We Solve Murders returns with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows. Back together. Back on the case. And back to solving murders.
 
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Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult
Hollow Bones
by Jodi Picoult

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name comes a riveting novel about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner. 
 
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Fury in Death by J. D. Robb
Fury in Death
by J. D. Robb

Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of a biotech executive, whose death suggests a crime driven by intense personal rage. As Dallas uncovers suspicious finances, corporate secrets, and another victim, she must unravel the mystery before more violence erupts.
 
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