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Bestseller Preview May 2026 |
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A celebration is cut short when a concerned father crashes Detective Inspector Lindsay Boxer’s party. His daughter is missing – and she’s not the only one.
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Beneath a Broken Sky by Joshua MoehlingDetective Ben Packard investigates a murder in Sandy Lake after a devastating tornado, while confronting his identity as a gay man in a conservative town.
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Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllisterThis pulse-pounding thriller centers on a mother, Simone, whose teenage daughter, Lucy, is kidnapped during a vacation in Texas, leading Simone to break the law and commit a crime to get her back, as the kidnapper demands she do something unthinkable instead of paying a ransom. |
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The Final Target by Nora RobertsAn author's life turns into a nightmare when an obsessed fan stalks her, leading to assault and imprisonment, but his release from a psychiatric facility threatens her peace.
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The Shippers by Katherine CenterA witty, sun-soaked romance following JoJo Burton, a self-proclaimed commitmentphobe who sets out to win over her first crush during her sister’s cruise wedding.
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The Wish by Heather MorrisA beautiful and unexpected friendship blossoms between the desperately ill teenager and the isolated young man, changing both their lives – and those of the people around them – forever.
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Ode to the Bonesby Carolyn HainesPrivate investigator Sarah Booth Delaney returns to her Mississippi Delta roots, hoping that long drives through cotton fields and the companionship of her dogs will ease her restless spirit. Instead, she's confronted by a ghostly vision of a woman in white on the Tallahatchie Bridge, who disappears before Sarah Booth can investigate further.
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Dolly All the Time by Annabel MonaghanA hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion, from the New York Times bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.
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The Anniversaryby Alex FinlayA high-stakes thriller following Jules Delaney and Quinn Riley, whose lives are intertwined after surviving separate tragedies on May 1, 1992. The story spans a decade, revisiting the characters each May 1st as they deal with trauma, a serial killer, and the search for the truth behind Quinn's mother's murder.
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The Foursome by Christina Baker KlineFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
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Ironwoodby Michael ConnellyDetective Stilwell investigates a failed drug bust and a mysterious backpack on Catalina Island, teaming up with Detective Ballard to uncover a criminal who taunts authorities.
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The Midnight Train by Matt HaigA magical time-traveling story where Wilbur boards "The Midnight Train" to revisit his honeymoon with Maggie in Venice, hoping to change his past decisions.
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A Wasp in the Beehive by Mary LogueA Wasp in the Beehive continues Brigid's trek west in the United States after immigrating from Ireland with her brother, following her time in Deadwood, South Dakota, in The Streel and in Cheyenne in The Big Sugar. But with everything that has happened, will she stay in Salt Lake City, or will she move on again?
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Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout’s new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life—a poignant meditation on loneliness, friendship, parenthood, and the importance of truth in a capsizing world.
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The Brothers McKay by Craig JohnsonThe twenty-second novel in the Longmire series, The Brothers McKay is a murder mystery and a survival thriller that tests the sheriff's hard-won sense of justice--all while paying sly homage to Dostoevsky's classic.
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Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement by Ward LarsenWhen a member of his Cabinet is killed in a plane President Jack Ryan suspects that the "accident" is anything but in this latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.
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Our Perfect Storm by Carley FortuneBest friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer.
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The Calamity Club by Kathryn StockettThe multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what's rightfully theirs--and the power of friendship to change everything.
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An Ordinary Sort of Evil by Kelley ArmstrongA homicide detective trapped in Victorian Scotland investigates a ghost's murder claim during a seance, drawing her into a mystery that is much more puzzling--and more dangerous--than it first seems.
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Robert B. Parker's Booked by Alison GaylinPI Sunny Randall investigates a hostile book reviewer who trolled a famous author. When the reviewer turns up dead, Sunny must untangle a web of past connections before becoming the next target.
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Summer State of Mind by Kristy Woodson HarveyA burnt-out NICU nurse finds new purpose in coastal Carolina after a baseball coach discovers an abandoned baby, leading to romance and small-town drama.
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The Fourth Option by Jack Carr#1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series, co-written with New York Times bestselling author M.P. Woodward. Disillusioned by the government and institutions he dedicated his life to serving, former Navy SEAL and CIA ground branch operative Chris Walker is about to end his life when he receives a call that saves it.
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The Divorce by Freida McFaddenIn The Divorce, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a razor-sharp, subversive thriller where love curdles into vengeance, and survival becomes the most dangerous game of all.
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Following the catastrophic conclusion of the Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor of the World Dungeon—a high-stakes racing gauntlet where teams compete in mechanical or biological vehicles through increasingly absurd death-traps. |
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The Last Mandarin by Louise PennyIn a fast-paced, all-too-real thriller co-written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Louise Penny and award-winning journalist Mellissa Fung, global politics becomes personal for two unlikely heroines.
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Platform Decay by Martha Wells Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling series. After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know.
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The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie GilmoreA brand new romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!
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The One Day You Were My Husband
by Rosie Walsh
A decade after her whirlwind marriage ends in her husband’s mysterious arrest and disappearance, a now-settled mother risks everything to uncover the truth about his past—and the secrets that could unravel her present.
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Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is thrust into the spotlight when an unexpected pregnancy at her retirement community upends her life, forcing her to confront questions of autonomy, family, and choice in the face of public scrutiny.
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The daughter of an automotive magnate escapes to an artistic retreat that holds more secrets—and more intrigue—than she could have ever imagined, in this Prohibition-era novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea.
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Five by Ilona BannisterAn incredibly original novel that breaks the fourth wall and asks the reader to be judge, jury, and executioner, Five looks at some of the most complicated issues of contemporary life: motherhood, disability, addiction. Every stranger has a story.
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First and Forever by Lynn PainterFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter comes an utterly irresistible romantic comedy about a football star and his team's die-hard fan who find themselves entangled in a PR stunt that only one of them knows is fake.
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