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Historical Fiction November 2019
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The Accomplice: a novel
by Joseph Kanon
Entreated by his dying Auschwitz-survivor uncle to track down a Nazi war criminal who committed atrocities at the side of Mengele, a rogue CIA agent investigates the hidden scientist’s alluring daughter to uncover complicated truths.
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The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes
Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships.
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Curious Toys
by Elizabeth Hand
Joining a gang near the famous Riverview amusement park in 1915 Chicago, the daughter of a fortune teller teams up with a reclusive artist to track down a serial killer responsible for a child’s disappearance.
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The Devil in Paradise
by James L Haley
Captain Putnam sets off on the Rappahannock while his wife volunteers in a new missionary effort in Honolulu to stay close to him during his tour of duty.
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The Innocents
by Michael Crummey
Two orphans forage for survival on an isolated Newfoundland cove during years marked by storms and ravaging illness, before the mystery of their nature tests the limits of their bond.
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The Revisioners: a novel
by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
The author of the National Book Award-nominated A Kind of Freedom explores the impact of racism and interracial relationships between women through the story of an early 20th-century farmer and her unemployed single mother descendant.
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The Siberian Dilemma
by Martin Cruz Smith
When his lover fails to return from a deep-cover assignment, Moscow investigator Arkady Renko embarks on a dangerous journey involving the rise of a political dissident who threatens Putin’s rule.
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