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Biographies & Non-Fiction
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Al Franken, giant of the Senate : Giant of the Senate
by Al Franken
The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture
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The address : a novel
by Fiona Davis
Struggling to rebuild after rehab, an interior designer leaps at a chance to renovate her heiress cousin's lavish apartment and learns the scandalous history of a distant ancestor's connection to the murder of the building's architect a century earlier. By the author of The Dollhouse. (historical fiction). Simultaneous.
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Any dream will do
by Debbie Macomber
Taking a bank job after her abusive father passes away, Shay risks everything to save her brother from a dangerous drug lord and winds up sentenced to two years in prison before finding love and healing at the side of a widowed pastor. By the best-selling author of A Girl's Guide to Moving On. (romance). Simultaneous.
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The breakdown
by B. A. Paris
Unable to forget a murder she witnessed when she was where she was not supposed to be, Cass struggles with an increasingly compromised memory before she begins receiving silent, sinister phone calls. By the best-selling author of Behind Closed Doors. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Deadfall
by Linda A Fairstein
Investigating the murder of a high-profile city employee, Alexandra Cooper teams up with two NYPD detectives to search for answers in secret societies, a big-game hunting operation, the illegal animal trade, and covert government deals
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The force
by Don Winslow
When federal agents discover the corrupt activities that have allowed detective sergeant Denny Malone, and his partners, to skim millions in drugs and cash, he risks betraying his colleagues, his city, and the woman he loves
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The handmaid's tale
by Margaret Atwood
Offred, a Handmaid, describes life in what was once the United States, now the Republic of Gilead, a shockingly repressive and intolerant monotheocracy, in a satirical tour de force set in the near future, in a classic work that is soon to be a 10-part Hulu series. An Arthur C. Clarke Award winner and Booker Prize nominee. TV tie-in. (dystopian).
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A house among the trees
by Julia Glass
When a revered children's book author dies accidentally and leaves everything to his trusted assistant, the assistant reflects on their long bond and the complicated aspects of her late employer's life and final wishes. By the National Book Award-winning author of Three Junes. (general fiction). Simultaneous.
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Into the Water : a novel
by Paula Hawkins
When a single mom and a teen girl are found murdered at the bottom of a river in a small town weeks apart, an ensuing investigation dredges up a complicated local history involving human instincts and the damage they can inflict. By the best-selling author of The Girl on the Train.
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The last tudor
by Philippa Gregory
A latest historical novel by the best-selling author of The Other Boleyn Girl reimagines the lives of Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters, who respectively endure imprisonment, a secret marriage and marginalization under the suspicious eyes of Tudor queens Mary and Elizabeth. (historical fiction). Simultaneous.
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The Late Show
by Michael Connelly
Relegated to the night shift after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor, a once up-and-coming LAPD detective disobeys orders by refusing to walk away from two cases, including an assault on a prostitute and the death of a young woman in a nightclub shooting. By the best-selling author of The Crossing. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The lying game
by Ruth Ware
In the wake of a woman's horrifying discovery of human remains along a scenic tidal estuary, the members of a once-inseparable clique from a second-rate boarding school near the English Channel reflect on their participation in a dangerous game of deception that contributed to the death of a teacher. By a best-selling author. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Magpie murders
by Anthony Horowitz
When she realizes that the final chapter of mystery writer Alan Conway's latest manuscript is missing and Alan later turns up dead, editor Susan Ryeland follows clues buried in the text to investigate the author's suspicious death
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Mrs. Fletcher
by Tom Perrotta
Struggling to adjust to her empty nest when her only child departs for college, a middle-aged divorcee receives an erotic message from a secret admirer and becomes obsessed with a fantasy porn site for women; while miles away at college, her son encounters challenges to his outmoded ideas of sex. By a best-selling author. (general fiction). Simultaneous.
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The Right Time
by Danielle Steel
Becoming a mystery writer in the style of the stories she grew up reading after her mother's abandonment, Alex comes of age in a convent orphanage before finding publishing success under a male pseudonym and becoming subject to the consequences of fame and her double life. By the best-selling author of Blue. (romance). Simultaneous.
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The room of white fire
by T. Jefferson Parker
A marine-turned-private investigator struggling from the recent death of his wife races against time to track down a shattered young soldier who has escaped from a mental institution and who possesses a dangerous secret. By the three-time Edgar Award-winning author of Crazy Blood. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Seeing Red
by Sandra Brown
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of Mean Streak and Friction presents a latest novel of romantic suspense. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The Store
by James Patterson
Living in a world where all needs are anticipated and delivered by a powerful convenience retailer known as The Store, New York writers Jacob and Megan go undercover to expose The Store's secrets in ways that risk their lives. Co-written by the award-winning author of Zoo. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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A stranger in the house
by Shari Lapeña
Responding to a call she hoped she would never get, a woman braces herself for the worst in a bad part of town and wakes up with no memory of what happened at the same time the police and her husband accuse her of misconduct. By the author of the best-selling The Couple Next Door. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The summer house
by Hannah Roberts McKinnon
"When Flossy Merrill summons her children to the beloved family beach house in Westerly, Rhode Island, to celebrate their father's eightieth birthday, both cherished memories and long-kept secrets come to light"
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Without warning
by Joel C. Rosenberg
Foreign correspondent J. B. Collins warns the White House of an imminent threat from the Middle East but is disregarded and compelled to gather evidence that reveals an imminent, catastrophic attack by a brutal ISIS leader. By the best-selling author of The Last Jihad.
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