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Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
When her brother-in-law's actions reconnect her with a former love, Gabriel, whose son eerily resembles her deceased child, Beth's carefully constructed life unravels as past secrets and jealousies resurface, leading to deadly consequences and a difficult choice.
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Invisible Helix
by Keigo Higashino
Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino’s best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X, returns in a case where hidden history, and an impossible crime, are linked by nearly invisible threads in surprising ways.
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Elphie: A Wicked Childhood
by Gregory Maguire
Describes the coming of age story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, as she is molded by her promiscuous mother and her pious father, becomes jealous of her siblings and encounters mistreatment of the animal populations of Oz.
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Lethal Prey
by John Sandford
Twenty years after her sister Doris's murder, when Lara Grandfelt offers $5 million for information leading to an arrest and a true-crime blogger finds the murder weapon, detectives Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers must discover the killer who's lurking in plain sight.
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The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits
by Jennifer Weiner
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg, former pop superstars as The Griffin Sisters, have been estranged for two decades since their band's rise and tragic fall, when Zoe's ambitious daughter Cherry sets out to uncover the hidden truths behind their breakup and heal their fractured family.
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Dream Count
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Explores the lives of four Nigerian women, each grappling with love, loss and the complexities of modern life, as they face personal growth, societal expectations and the pursuit of happiness, in the new novel by the best-selling author of Americanah.
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The Jackal's Mistress
by Chris Bohjalian
Managing her gristmill amid the turmoil of war in 1864 Virginia, Libby Steadman must choose whether to risk treason and aid a gravely injured Union officer left to die, while her desperate hope for news of her imprisoned husband collides with the harsh realities of war.
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The Note
by Alafair Burke
May Hanover, always the rule-following“Little Sheriff,” reunites with her childhood friends Lauren and Kelsey for a carefree trip to the Hamptons, but when a drunken prank goes disastrously wrong, May becomes the focus of a police investigation and begins questioning whether her friends are hiding dangerous secrets.
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All That Life Can Afford
by Emily Everett
Anna's dream of London's elegance collides with harsh realities until the glamorous Wilders sweep her into their world of wealth, temptation and self-discovery, where she's torn between her ambition, her identity and the allure of belonging.
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The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
by Laurie Gilmore
Renowned chef Archer moves to Dream Harbor to raise his daughter, Daisy, and reluctantly hires Iris, a free-spirited job-hopper, as a nanny, sparking unexpected connections and the possibility of love as they navigate their new roles and Daisy's matchmaking efforts.
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Nobody's Fool
by Harlan Coben
Backpacking in Spain, Sami Kierce wakes up covered in blood, his girlfriend Anna dead, and he runs—then years later he sees Anna in his night school classroom, she bolts, and he must find her to solve the mystery that has haunted him.
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Heartwood
by Amity Gaige
"A riveting wilderness suspense novel by a novelist at the height of her powers" (Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Candy House), Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time when an experienced hiker mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.
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The Story She Left Behind
by Patti Callahan Henry
In 1952, illustrator Clara Harrington travels to London with her daughter Wynnie to investigate a discovery linked to her vanished mother, a famed author, uncovering long-buried truths amid the chaos of the Great Smog and a remote Lake District retreat.
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Last Twilight in Paris
by Pam Jenoff
In London, 1953, a secondhand shop necklace bears the name Lévitan, a Paris department store-turned-Nazi prison camp, leading Louise and former romantic partner Ian to investigate her friend Franny's war death and the fate of Helaine, a woman imprisoned at Lévitan when the Germans invaded France.
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Say You'll Remember Me
by Abby Jimenez
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer comes a playful yet deeply emotional romance where one date is all it takes for two people to know they're perfect for each other . . . until one of them moves 2,000 miles away the next day.
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The Dream Hotel
by Laila Lalami
After a dream-analysis algorithm predicts that she will harm her husband, Sara is detained in a facility with similarly accused women, where she navigates shifting rules until a new arrival leads her to confront the forces controlling her fate.
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You Between the Lines
by Katie Naymon
In a prestigious MFA program, former sorority girl Leigh is determined to prove herself, but when her high school crush-turned-nemesis Will resurfaces—and starts writing intimate poetry about her—their rivalry and unresolved feelings blur, revealing unexpected depth and undeniable chemistry.
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Something in the Walls
by Daisy Pearce
In the superstitious town of Bathanel, child psychologist Mina tries to unravel the haunting claims of 13-year-old Alice, only to discover unsettling connections between the town's dark traditions, the girl's behavior, and the shadows of her own past.
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The Maid's Secret
by Nita Prose
Head maid Molly Gray's discovery of a priceless artifact sparks a media frenzy, a daring heist, and revelations from her grandmother's hidden diary, intertwining a present-day mystery with a long-lost tale of forbidden love and family secrets.
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Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
by Jesse Q Sutanto
When a young woman searching for a missing friend leads Vera to the mysterious murder of influencer Xander Lin, she delves into his enigmatic life, uncovering secrets and identities to help her future daughter-in-law, Officer Selena Gray, solve the case.
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The 5 Types of Wealth
by Sahil Bloom
Challenges the conventional notion that money is the sole measure of wealth, presenting a holistic approach that encompasses Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth, offering research-based insights and actionable strategies aimed at helping individuals cultivate a more fulfilling and balanced life.
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad
An award-winning novelist and immigrant to the West, after reporting on the War on Terror, Black Lives Matter protests, and the slaughter in Gaza, concludes that much of what the West promises is a lie—that there will always be groups outside the boundaries of privilege who won't be considered fully human.
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The Next Conversation
by Jefferson Fisher
Provides a three-part communication system—Say it with control, confidence, and to connect—to help readers handle tough situations, assert themselves, set boundaries, and improve relationships by transforming the way they communicate, with practical strategies and phrases for any conversation.
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The Tell
by Amy Griffin
Documents the author's journey to uncover buried childhood trauma, exploring perfectionism, validation and self-discovery as she navigates psychedelic therapy, the judicial system and her Texas roots, ultimately revealing the transformative power of embracing radical truth.
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Abundance
by Ezra Klein
A paradigm-shifting call to rethink big, entrenched problems that seem mired in systemic scarcity: from climate change to housing, education to healthcare.
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Lorne
by Susan Morrison
Lorne Michaels has become a revered and inimitable presence over his 50 years at the helm of Saturday Night Live, and this volume provides unprecedented access to Michaels and SNL for the definitive story of how he created and maintained a comedy institution.
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I Am Maria
by Maria Shriver
"A book like no other, I Am Maria weaves Shriver's hard-earned wisdom with her own deeply personal poetry. I Am Maria reminds readers there is strength and love on the other side of all of our hardest days"
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Say Everything
by Ione Skye
The memoir is a wild ride of Hollywood thrills, confessions and desire, as well as a deeply meditative and lyrical reflection on a messy, sexy, unapologetically unconventional life, by the star of the cult classic Say Anything.
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Careless People
by Sarah Wynn-Williams
An insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them
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