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The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder
Paul Brightman, a former Wall Street star hiding in a New England town with a bounty on his head, is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness as he unravels a conspiracy involving Russian operatives and government agencies after falling in love with Tatyana, the daughter of a powerful oligarch.
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Overkill
by Judith A. Jance
Chuck Brewster, the former business partner of Ali Reynolds's husband B. Simpson, once carried on an affair with Clarice, B.'s first wife. So when he's found murdered with Clarice standing nearby covered in blood, it seems an open and shut case. But Clarice swears she's innocent and begs for Ali's help. Ali is swiftly running out of time to find the real killer and keep her employee safe in this high-octane thrill ride.
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When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-day
by Garrett M. Graff
The New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist turns his attention to D-Day, one of history's greatest and most unbelievable miliary and human triumphs, exploring the full impact of this world-changing event and offering a fitting tribute to the people of the Greatest Generation
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Retreat
by Krysten Ritter
Con artist Liz Dawson takes a job handling an art installation in the home of wealthy Isabelle Beresford, and when she's mistaken for Isabelle herself, she insinuates herself into the deceptive and dangerous world of the Punta Mita resort community.
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The Last Session
by Julia Bartz
When a catatonic woman shows up at the psychiatric unit, social worker Thea swears she knows her from somewhere. She's shocked to discover the patient holds a link to a traumatic time in her past. Upon regaining lucidity, the patient claims she can't remember the horrific recent events that caused her brain to shut down. Thea's at a loss, especially when the patient is ripped away from her as suddenly as she appeared. Determined to find her, Thea follows a trail of clues to a remote center in New Mexico, where a charismatic couple holds a controversial monthly retreat to uncover attendees' romantic and sexual issues. Forced to participate in increasingly intimate exercises, Thea finds herself inching closer not only to her missing patient, but also to tantalizing answers about her harrowing past. However, time is running out, and if she stays for the last session, she too might lose her mind, or worse.
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Hang on St. Christopher
by Adrian McKinty
In July 1992, amidst the chaos of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy is reluctantly pulled back to Belfast from Scotland for a murder case. A carjacking gone wrong leads to the death of a solitary painter, who is revealed to be an IRA assassin. As Duffy investigates, he uncovers a web of conspiracy involving the CIA, MI5, and Special Branch, and he must navigate a perilous landscape to find the killer. This violent case could impact the fragile peace process, putting Duffy and his team in grave danger.
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Loose Lips
by Kemper Donovan
A successful ghostwriter reluctantly joins the "Get Lit Cruise" hosted by her frenemy Payton Garrett, but the event turns deadly when an attendee is murdered and others fall ill, prompting her to navigate a web of motives and suspects while grappling with her past and chaotic cruise dynamics.
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Tilda is visible
by Jane Tara
When Tilda Finch begins to physically disappear, a mysterious condition affecting millions of women over forty, she joins a support group and, with the help of a controversial therapist and a new relationship, learns to confront her inner struggles and reclaim her self-worth.
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Who is government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis
The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them; the stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.
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Saltwater
by Katy Hays
Thirty years after Sarah Lingate's mysterious death on Capri, her daughter Helen returns with the family for their annual retreat, only to uncover a buried necklace, renewed suspicions, and dangerous secrets.
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The Rainfall Market
by Yæong-gwang Yu
On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned house. They say that if you send a letter detailing your misfortunes there, you could receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy season, you'll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market, where you can choose to completely change your life. No one is more surprised than Serin when she receives a ticket. Lonely and with no real prospects for a future, Serin ventures to the market, determined to create a better life for herself. There, she meets a magical cat companion and they search through bookstores, perfumeries, and magical realms while Serin tries to determine what her perfect life will look like. The catch is that Serin only has one week to find her happiness or be doomed to vanish into the market forever.
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The Sirens
by Emilia Hart
Lucy searches for her missing sister Jess in a modern-day coastal Australian town shrouded in eerie legends, uncovering connections to Jess's adolescent past and twin sisters from 1800 whose haunting ties to the sea ripple across generations.
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Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
by Jesse Q Sutanto
Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. Then, Vera comes across a distressed young woman who is obviously in need of her kindly guidance. The young woman is looking for her missing friend Xander. Vera comes across a file about the death of an enigmatic influencer, who also happens to be the friend that the young woman was looking for. Online, Xander had it all: a parade of private jets and fabulous parties with socialites. The only problem is, after his body is fished out of the water, the police can't seem to actually identify him. Who was Xander Lin? Everybody claims not to have known him, even his parents. But Vera is determined to solve Xander's murder.
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Heartwood
by Amity Gaige
In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental.
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Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life
by Agnes Callard
In Open Socrates, Callard draws our attention to Socrates' startling discovery that we don't know how to ask ourselves the most important questions about how we should live, and how we might change. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous "Socratic method" is to reveal what one human being can be to another. Callard shows that Socrates' method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront one's own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by.
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