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Fiction A to Z January 2026 |
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The Book of Autumn
by Molly O'Sullivan
Anthropologist Marcella Gibbons has tried to leave Magic, and her ex-partner Max Middlemore far behind. But when strange, dangerous disturbances erupt at their old college in the New Mexico desert, Max shows up asking for one last favor. A student is dead, another is trapped in a terrifying magical state, and the only way to stop what’s coming is for Cella and Max to work together again. As they uncover a mystery rooted centuries deep, Cella must face the truth about her past, and the bond she swore she’d never rekindle.
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Alchemised
by SenLinYu
Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed. In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia's new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive. According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance's final gambit?
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False Witness
by Phillip Margolin
Once framed on a fake drug charge, imprisoned, and disbarred, defense attorney Karen Wyatt has finally been vindicated and reinstated. But the people who set her up are either dead or hidden, and she is determined to uncover who ordered the conspiracy against her. While she searches for answers, Wyatt defends a new client who may be either a murderer or an innocent pawn. As she digs deeper, she finds herself up against a violent drug gang, a corrupt figure inside the District Attorney’s office, and a Congressman with a shocking story. False Witness is a twisty thriller where every clue reveals an even more dangerous truth.
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Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
When Ebun gives birth to her daughter Eniiyi on the day they bury her cousin Monife, the child’s striking resemblance sparks a family belief that she is Monife reincarnated, destined to repeat her tragic fate. Haunted by a generational curse that drives men from their home, Eniiyi falls in love with a boy she saves from drowning. Determined to break the cycle of heartbreak and family secrets, she must confront the dark patterns that have haunted the Falodun women for generations, and decide if she can forge her own destiny.
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Before Dorothy
by Hazel Gaynor
Chicago, 1924: Emily and her husband Henry leave the city to chase a new life on the Kansas prairie, even though it means parting from Emily’s beloved sister, Annie. By 1932, they’ve built a hopeful life in Liberal, Kansas, until tragedy strikes and their orphaned niece Dorothy arrives. As drought, dust storms, and long-buried secrets threaten their home and their future, Emily fears she may lose what she holds most dear.
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The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand
When a surprise national ranking thrusts underachieving Tiffin Academy into the spotlight, a viral gossip app begins exposing students' and staff's secrets, unraveling reputations and relationships as the boarding school's carefully curated image gives way to chaos, scandal and unexpected alliances.
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The book of lost hours : a novel
by Hayley Gelfuso
In 1938, 11-year-old Lisavet Levy becomes trapped in a mysterious library of memory called the time space, where her path intertwines with American timekeeper Ernest Duquesne, whose 1965 death compels his niece Amelia to uncover buried truths amid shifting histories and shadowy CIA intrigue.
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The Black Wolf
by Louise Penny
Weeks after stopping a domestic terrorist attack in Montréal, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache realizes the man he arrested, the so-called Black Wolf, may have only been a diversion. A deeper, more dangerous conspiracy is taking shape, fueled by lies and division, and Gamache fears his mistake has allowed it to grow. Still recovering from his injuries and confined to Three Pines, he leads a covert investigation to uncover the real threat before it strikes again.
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The Proving Ground: A Lincoln Lawyer Novel
by Michael Connelly
After his resurrection walk, Mickey Haller shifts into public-interest law, taking on an AI company whose chatbot told a teenager it was acceptable to kill his ex-girlfriend. Representing the victim’s family, Haller teams up with journalist Jack McEvoy, whose digging uncovers a crucial whistleblower. With billions at stake and the powerful AI industry arrayed against him, Haller prepares a bold legal gambit to win a case where the dangers extend far beyond the courtroom.
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