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New Fiction BooksJuly 2020
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Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews When the dream job she has pursued all her adult life suddenly disappears, an ambitious journalist returns to her family's small-town newspaper before witnessing a car accident that ends the life of a local war hero.
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The Southern book club's guide to slaying vampires by Grady Hendrix When her hectic but predictable life is upended by a vicious attack by an elderly local, Patricia unexpectedly bonds with a well-read neighbor whom her senile mother-in-law claims to have known herself when she was a girl.
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Perfect tunesby Emily Gould A talented songwriter resists her daughter’s painful questions about the musician father who died before she was born and is forced to confront heartbreak when her daughter embarks on a search for her father’s family.
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Strike me downby Mindy Mejia Hired by a feminist athletic empire to track down a fortune in stolen prize money, a forensic accountant with a secret connection to the client is pressured to investigate, only to encounter shocking and deadly truths.
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Meadowlark by Melanie Abrams Returning to Meadowlark, the spiritual compound in which she grew up that is home to children with unusual abilities, photojournalist Simrin finds herself caught in a desperate situation when a conflict with the authorities escalates as she works to document her experiences there.
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Little family by Ishmael Beah Struggling to replace the homes they have lost in their conflict-scarred homeland, five young people improvise a home together in an abandoned airplane before an irresistible opportunity tests their bond - by the best-selling author of A Long Way Gone.
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The paladin : a spy novel by David Ignatius Set up to take the fall for an illegal covert ops mission targeting a hostile cyber intelligence organization, operations officer Michael Dunne emerges from a year in prison determined to bring justice to the CIA insiders who destroyed his life.
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Days of distractionby Alexandra Chang A marginalized Silicon Valley staff writer moves with her boyfriend to a quiet upstate New York town where she confronts the challenges of their interracial relationship and the questions it raises about her heritage.
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Devoted by Dean R. Koontz A child who has not spoken since his father’s death befriends a dog who understands his wordless communications, which are complicated by the boy’s conviction that an evil is targeting his family.
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The yellow bird sings by Jennifer Rosner A mother who goes into hiding when Nazis begin arresting Jewish citizens in Poland considers an impossible choice while struggling to keep her 5-year-old daughter, a musical prodigy, from being overheard - by the award-winning author of The Mitten String.
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Eagle Stationby Dale Brown When Russia and China forge an unlikely alliance to claim the moon's natural resources, Brad McLanahan and the Iron Wolf Squadron scramble to prevent the construction of a heavily armed moon base.
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The operatorby Gretchen Berg A 1950s Ohio switchboard operator who eavesdrops on her neighbors’ conversations uncovers unexpected secrets when she decides to investigate a malicious rumor that threatens to upend her carefully ordered life.
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The book of V.by Anna Solomon A modern family woman grappling with sexual and intellectual desires, a Watergate-era political wife confronting a life-changing choice and an independent-minded sacrifice to an ancient Persian king combine to explore enduring women's realities that have not changed for millennia.
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A bad day for sunshine
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Darynda Jones
Challenged to prove herself when her New Mexico community becomes the center of a nationwide manhunt, police chief Sunshine Vicram is seduced by an alluring FBI agent and a sultry U.S. Marshal who test her feelings for a childhood crush.
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Mrs. Lincoln's sistersby Jennifer Chiaverini Devastated by her 1875 suicide attempt, the sisters of widowed former First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln navigate the consequences of their husbands’ choices while advocating for Mary’s needs - by the best-selling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker.
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500 miles from youby Jenny Colgan A London nurse suffering PTSD is transferred to a small town in the Scottish Highlands, switching places with an Army veteran who feels like a fish out of water in the city, uniting the pair in an email friendship.
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Happy & you know it
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Laura Hankin
Accepting a job as a playgroup musician for Park Avenue infants after her band rises to stardom without her, Claire is drawn into the glamorous world of wealthy clients who hide secrets and betrayals beneath competitive social-media stardom.
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A week at the shore
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Barbara Delinsky
Returning to her family's Rhode Island beach home after a 20-year estrangement, a real estate photographer navigates painful family secrets that test her bonds with her sisters, while her 13-year-old daughter pursues desperately wanted family ties.
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Miss Austen by Gill Hornby Cassandra Austen hunts down a trove of letters written by her deceased sister Jane and confronts the buried secrets they hold, secrets not only about Jane but also about Cassandra herself.
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To wake the giant : a novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara The best-selling author of The Frozen Hours draws on extensive research and unprecedented access to the Pearl Harbor Memorial and Museum archives in a high-suspense, historically accurate thriller inspired by the 1941 attack.
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A thousand moonsby Sebastian Barry Raised by unconventional adoptive parents on a Tennessee farm, an orphaned Lakota child pursues a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past - by the award-wining author of Days Without End.
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The Paris hours by Alex George Four individuals share an extraordinary day in Paris between the wars, including a maid in possession of a lone surviving Marcel Proust manuscript and a lovesick artist who would repay an impossible debt through a partnership with Gertrude Stein.
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In our midst by Nancy Jensen A family of German immigrants who own a popular restaurant must make awful choices to stay together after their mother is seized by FBI agents and interned in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Without sanction by Don Bentley An operative struggling with PTSD in the aftermath of a mission gone wrong is forced to confront his biggest failure to prevent an ISIS splinter cell from creating a weapon of mass destruction.
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The second home by Christina Clancy Inheriting their family’s Cape Cod summer home years after long-term estrangement, two sisters are reunited by a man with a legitimate claim to the property who would set the record straight.
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A shadow intelligence by Oliver Harris When his fellow operative and paramour goes missing in Kazakhstan, MI6 agent Elliot Kane is drawn into a maelstrom of private agencies, state deception and conflicting agendas in a region torn by corruption and political strife.
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Always the last to know by Kristan Higgins After their father suffers a stroke, two sisters must return home and deal with the paths both their lives have taken as well as their parents’ relationship in this new novel from the author of Good Luck with That.
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The secrets of love story bridge by Phaedra Patrick A single father’s brave act of saving a woman’s life sparks an unexpected journey that helps him find a second chance at love - by the award-winning author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper.
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Old Lovegood girlsby Gail Godwin Separated by a devastating loss, two estranged college roommates reach out to each other years later in the face of unpredictable hardships before discovering the power of their unbreakable bond to transform their lives.
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The new life of Hugo Gardnerby Louis Begley An octogenarian political writer in New York City reexamines his life after his wife leaves him for a younger man and finds new romance in Paris - by the author of Wartime Lies.
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Beheldby TaraShea Nesbit The best-selling author of The Wives of Los Alamos retraces the story of the Pilgrims from the perspectives of the rebel Billington family, whose disputes with Puritan neighbors under the influence of a newcomer escalate into Plymouth’s first murder.
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88 namesby Matt Ruff A romantic cyberthriller set in a world of fluid identities follows the experiences of a paid guide to online role-playing games who comes to believe that an anonymous wealthy new client is actually a violent dictator.
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Pride of Edenby Taylor Brown Obsessed with replacing his wildlife sanctuary’s escaped lion, a racehorse jockey and Vietnam veteran teams up with a former poacher and a veterinarian to battle underworld smugglers, breeders and trophy hunters - by the author of Fallen Land.
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Love, death & rare books by Robert Hellenga Risking everything to keep the family bookstore in business, Gabe Johnson restarts his life in a small town on the shores of Lake Michigan, where he is faced with an even more difficult challenge that threatens his business as well as the fate of a rekindled romance.
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Last couple standingby Matthew Norman Determined not to end up like their divorced friends, Jessica and Mitch outline careful rules for an open marriage before finding themselves in way over their heads - by the author of Domestic Violets.
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The cactus leagueby Emily Nemens Beginning spring training in the unforgiving Arizona desert, a star outfielder navigates the secrets of the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, criminals and fans who watch his every move, in a story told in the style of a sportscaster’s narrative.
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Lost Autumn by Mary-Rose MacColl When a London journalist begins asking her about her past relationship with a famous and reclusive author, Maddie Bright relives her coming-of-age in 1920 during which she served on the cross-continent tour of His Royal Highness and discovered that glamour often hides all manner of sins.
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New waves by Kevin Nguyen Fed up with discriminating bosses, an Asian-American customer service representative and a talented African-American programmer conspire to steal their employer’s user database before an unexpected setback exposes a secret double life.
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Precious youby Helen Monks Takhar Generation conflicts, paranoia and ambition shape an increasingly obsessive and toxic relationship between an exacting magazine editor-in-chief and a privileged, politically correct millennial intern who seems to be undermining her boss’s career.
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The great unknown by Peg Kingman A Scottish wet nurse searches for her unknown father while a quarryman smuggles a remarkable fossil to Paris against a backdrop of the publication of Charles Darwin’s largely ignored Origin of Species -by the author of Original Sins.
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