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Bestseller Preview December 2025 |
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Everybody Wants to Rule the Worldby Ace Atkins Elmore Leonard meets Robert Ludlum in a rollicking comedic thriller set in 1985 from acclaimed author Ace Atkins, in which a suburban teen suspects his mom’s new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy—a KGB agent.
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Stuart Woods' Blown Away by Brett BattlesVacationing in Palm Springs, the suave ex-CIA operative investigates a murder at a celebrity party and uncovers a high-stakes plot to seize control of a futuristic energy firm before innocent lives and critical technology fall into the wrong hands.
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Sharpe's Storm by Cornwell, BernardA gripping novel featuring the legendary Richard Sharpe from Bernard Cornwell, the internationally bestselling master of historical fiction, widely recognized as “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal).
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The Living and the Deadby Christoffer CarlssonIn a rural Swedish town in 1999, best friends Sander and Killian become murder suspects after a corpse is found in a car trunk, sparking a decades-long investigation that resurfaces with another body, unraveling buried secrets and haunting a community.
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Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L. M. ChiltonFrom the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling page-turner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long-buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong.
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Edge by Tracy ClarkChicago's finest are scouring the city for a tainted new opioid making the rounds, but they're coming up empty. With five people already dead—a college kid, a new mother, and three poker players—all they really know is the drug's name: Edge. Where it's coming from is still anyone's guess.
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Medical examiners Jack and Laurie investigate mysterious deaths in Essex Falls, where muscle spasms and anxiety point to a dangerous bioweapon that could threaten America. |
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Terror on the Train by Jeanne M. DamsDorothy Martin is traveling from England to Canada for a wedding, but her journey takes a dark twist when a man falls from the train. As Dorothy unravels the secrets surrounding the dead man, she uncovers disturbingly dark truths . . .
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The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
A quartet of friends from Florida has come to Maine to experience a New England autumn. When a tourist goes missing, Cabot Cove rallies to find the visitor. But when newspaper editor Dan Andrews is biking on the trail along a ridge, he looks down and sees a leg caught in the branches of a tree. Count on Jessica Fletcher to uncover the secret reason the victim came to town . . . and how it led to her murder. |
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Robert B. Parker's Booked by Alison GaylinBoston PI Sunny Randall is back to investigate the disappearance of a hard-partying energy drink mogul, in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker’s bestselling series. |
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The Orchard by Peter HellerFrom the bestselling author of The Dog Stars and The River, The Orchard is an unforgettable coming-of-age tale about a mother and daughter living on a Vermont apple orchard, escaping ghosts of the past. The novel reminds us that, even during the hardest of times, love, friendship, and the enduring power of nature will prevail. |
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The Quiet Motherby Arnaldur Indridason Retired detective Konrad returns to Reykjavik to solve a woman's murder and find her lost child from fifty years before. Arnaldur Indridason once again proves why he is the voice of Nordic Noir, delivering a harrowing tale of guilt and redemption. |
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Snake-Eater by T. KingfisherFrom New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author T. Kingfisher comes an enthralling contemporary fantasy seeped in horror about a woman trying to escape her past by moving to the remote US desert―only to find herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god.
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Closing Time by Michael LedwidgeThe next pulse-pounding Michael Gannon thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series. Michael Gannon's late-night encounter with a seemingly harmless Australian at a dive bar turns deadly when Gannon unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in a convenience store shoot-out.
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White Wolf by Eric LustbaderEvan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method. Two powerful, deadly women, one quest. Will either one of them survive?
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Silent Bones by Val McDermidThe new installment in the “relentlessly engrossing series” (Wall Street Journal) finds Karen Pirie and her team investigating the murder of a journalist, paved under a motorway—but was it his work or his private life that put him there? Silent Bones reaffirms Val McDermid as a crime writer of inimitable power.
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The Birdwatcher by Jacquelyn MitchardJournalist Renee seizes the chance to cover the sensational trial of her former neighbor Felicity, a gifted student turned call girl accused of murder, but as she probes conflicting evidence and Felicity's cryptic silence, she uncovers an alibi that raises darker, more troubling questions.
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The Italian Secret by Tara MossIn 1948 Sydney, private investigator Billie Walker uncovers a mysterious box in her late father's office that leads her to Naples, where she unravels long-buried family secrets tied to two women across decades and continents, as well as a threat that still lingers.
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The Snow Lies Deepby Paula MunierThe latest thrilling installment in the bestselling Mercy Carr mystery series. During a Christmas celebration, Santa Claus is found dead with a burning yule log on his chest, sparking a series of solstice-themed murders that Mercy and Troy must solve.
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The Time Hop Coffee Shop by Phaedra PatrickWhen Greta stumbles upon a mysterious coffee shop serving a magical brew, she wishes for the perfect life, just like in those past Maple Gold commercials. Given the opportunity to live the life she had dreamed of, Greta is determined to rewrite her own script. But can life ever be like a coffee commercial? And what will happen when Greta has to choose between perfection and real life, with no turning back?
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The Last Days of Marilyn Monroeby James PattersonThe Last Days of Marilyn Monroe tells the extraordinary story of Marilyn Monroe’s life – and the shocking circumstances of her death. For decades, fans have speculated about the truth of her final days. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Murder? Drawn from rigorous research, this book seeks answers.
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The Award by Matthew PearlThe author of Save Our Souls and The Dante Club makes his eagerly awaited return to fiction with this irreverent and propulsive novel about a young writer trying to make his way through a cutthroat literary scene that turns deadly.
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Midnight by Sharon SalaCrossroads, Texas, is a town of second chances in this new small town romance series from Sharon Sala, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Blessings, Georgia series.
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Tailored Realities by Brandon SandersonFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and numerous smash-hit works of science fiction and fantasy―comes Tailored Realities, a new short fiction collection including the never-before-published novella “Moment Zero.”
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W. E. B. Griffin Direct Action by Jack StewartWhen the original Presidential Agent is gunned down during a mass shooting, Pick McCoy swears brutal revenge in this revival of W. E. B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling series.
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