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First Sign of Danger: A Haven's Rock Novel
by Kelley Armstrong
Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven's Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven's Rock, they realize they're in danger of being exposed. When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they're no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven's Rock.
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Death of a Groom
by M. C. Beaton
It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a surprise influx of high-society visitors for a Valentine’s Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel, he has bigger problems. The guest list includes not one, but two women from his own romantic past! And Hamish isn’t the only one disrupted by the arrival of the wedding party. Tensions between guests and villagers escalate until, shortly after the lavish wedding ceremony, a body is found in the hotel dining room.
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The Devil's Bible: A Cotton Malone Novel
by Steve Berry
Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is called to Sweden when the younger sister of King Wilhelm I is kidnapped. The ransom demand? Hand over an 800-year-old book, the Codex Gigas—the largest illuminated medieval manuscript in the world.
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The Crossroads
by C. J. Box
Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead. Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn't say where he was going or why. With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it's too late.
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Treaty
by Davis Bunn
Kirra Barret lives with her clan in a mining community in the Fifth Ward of Florian, a city in a human-occupied zone on planet Treaty. She is determined to have a brighter future—and her unique connection to the planet's flying alien beasts could be the key to improving her fortunes. In Florian's upmarket Second Ward, Eva Fourier is offered the chance to become a secret government agent and go after criminals accumulating wealth and power on Treaty by dubious means. From different ends of Florian's social spectrum, battle lines are drawn as Kirra and Eva's lives intertwine in unexpected and high-stakes ways—ways that threaten the long-standing agreement between humans and aliens on Treaty.
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The Hadacol Boogie: A Dave Robicheaux Novel
by James Lee Burke
When a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's property, he knows his world and family are about to change. With Valerie Benoit, a detective new to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department who is grappling with sexist and racist harassment from their colleagues, and the volatile but fiercely loyal Clete Purcel, Dave embarks on an investigation that brings him into the most dangerous moments of his career and threatens the lives of Valerie and his daughter Alafair. He encounters a local handyman who leaves cryptic notes and warns of the ghosts who roam the shores of the bayou and is targeted by a vicious New Orleans button man and gangsters from the north. Visceral, atmospheric, and wholly original, The Hadacol Boogie brings to life Dave Robicheaux's fierce determination to confront evil both past and present.
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The Heir of Whitestone
by Catherine Coulter
England, 1842. Queen Victoria reigns, Buckingham Palace is overrun with rats, and the streets of London are filled with intrigue. Alex Ivanov is a brilliant young innovator, designing cutting-edge train engines. But Alex has a secret--he isn't really Alex Ivanov. As a boy, he was pulled from the Thames, presumed drowned, with no memory of who he was. Rescued and raised by the formidable Ryder Sherbrooke, Alex has built a new life, but his past is catching up with him. Lady Camilla Rohman has problems of her own. Trapped by a scheming stepmother and a family determined to see her married off, she is as clever as she is desperate. When fate throws her into Alex's path, their connection is undeniable. But as their whirlwind romance turns into marriage, danger follows. On their honeymoon, a series of deadly attacks make one thing clear--someone wants Alex dead. As they race to uncover the truth, old enemies and long-buried secrets come to light, leading them to a shocking revelation that will change everything.
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Man One
by Loren D. Estleman
Young widow Sage Holland isn’t a murderer—but her late husband’s vengeful brother thinks she is. Fleeing Alaska, she hires Detroit PI Amos Walker for protection. Walker knows better than to trust husky-voiced women, but as he hunts for clues on wintry streets, the bodies pile up. To keep Sage—and himself—alive, he’ll need every trick he knows before their blood stains the snow.
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Robert B. Parker's Big Shot
by Christopher Farnsworth
After a roadside clash with arrogant billionaire Ramsey Devlin, Jesse Stone makes an enemy. Devlin uses his wealth and influence to provoke Jesse, even enlisting Paradise’s mayor and Jesse’s own deputy. But when Devlin vanishes and bloodstains are found in his seaside mansion, Jesse becomes the prime suspect. Suspended from duty, he must solve the case and clear his name—before he ends up behind bars.
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This Is Not about Us
by Allegra Goodman
Was it just a brief skirmish—or the start of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubenstein family, either is possible. When their beloved older sister dies, Sylvia and Helen are left adrift. A misunderstanding over apple cake spirals into decades of silence. Meanwhile, their children—busy with divorces, careers, college apps, bat mitzvahs, and ballet recitals—avoid taking sides. And the grandchildren? Forget it.
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The Hard Line
by Mark Greaney
In the Gray Man’s world, family is defined by blood—shared and shed. Court Gentry’s current team, Ghost Town, handles covert ops for the CIA. After a safe house is blown in Tunis and an ambush in Nicaragua, U.S. intel officials are being assassinated. With the feds compromised, Court must stop the hit squads—while being hunted by Whetstone, a legendary assassin with a personal vendetta that starts with Court’s estranged father.
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Secondhand Luck
by Kim Harrison
It's been months since Petra Grady bonded with the shadow Pluck. With the help of researcher Benedict Strom, she has made a place for herself at St. Unoc University as the first weaver to use shadow magic in a thousand years. But some are not happy to acknowledge the new shadow/weaver pair, and Petra and Pluck aren't surprised when they're blamed for every recent trouble. When a new weaver is drawn to St. Unoc, Pluck quickly realizes the novice magic user has not come alone. Trailing her is Thoth, a devious shadow responsible for betraying his own kind and setting mage against weaver thousands of years ago. His goal hasn't changed, and when Thoth turns both the mage courts and the university against Petra, she and Pluck must risk everything to uncover a truth that even Pluck has forgotten. Shadows, though, have earned their terrifying reputation, and if Petra can't prove her and Pluck's innocence and capture Thoth, any hope of balance will be gone.
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Antihero: An Orphan X Novel
by Gregg Hurwitz
Evan Smoak takes on his most complex mission yet-one where he has to not only protect but also avenge and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy. Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn. When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to meet Luke. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid.
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Murphy's Law
by William W. Johnstone
Orphaned as a child, Cullen Murphy drifted from one unforgiving frontier town to the next across West Texas. A hired hand at saloons and ranches, he was aimless until he met a drover who taught him to drive cattle and inspired him to build a spread of his own on the San Saba River just outside of the small Texas Hill Country community of Newtown. Then the war came and Cullen spent four years wearing Confederate gray, earning the rank of sergeant. Caught up in the viciousness and bloodshed from both sides, he became a hardened soldier--and a merciless killer. He fought in hard-won campaigns, gaining honor, only to become embittered by defeat. With the country in ruins and no family awaiting him, Cullen returned to Texas to find his home pillaged, and his fields overrun by weeds—and Newtown under siege. With no marshal or sheriff to keep the peace, outlaws have taken over the town, harassing citizens and threatening merchants with no fear of retribution. But when these gamblers and gunmen target Cullen Murphy, they incur the wrath of a man who doesn't need a badge to enforce his law.
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Jigsaw: An Alex Delaware Novel
by Jonathan Kellerman
A young woman is found dead, DNA pointing to an ex-boyfriend—until the case twists into a mind-bending whodunit. Homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware to help. Then an elderly woman is discovered murdered, her body hidden in a hoarder’s home filled with trash—and cash. As Milo and Alex dig deeper, shocking links emerge between the victims, revealing a deadly, labyrinthine puzzle.
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It's Not Her
by Mary Kubica
Courtney Gray’s peaceful vacation shatters when she finds her brother and sister-in-law dead, niece Reese missing, and nephew Wyatt unharmed. As police swarm the quiet resort town, dark secrets about Courtney’s family—and the town—emerge. Is Reese a victim or a killer? The deeper Courtney digs, the more everyone seems to be hiding. And the closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to see.
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Booking for Trouble
by Jenn McKinlay
Just off the shores of the coastal Connecticut town of Briar Creek are two small islands, which library director Lindsey Norris visits with her new book-boat, inspired by the bookmobiles she's seen traveling across the country. Nothing, not even the infamous feud between the families who own the Split Islands, can stop Lindsey from getting books into the hands of readers. But when Lindsey and her boat captain husband, Mike Sullivan, discover a body on the rocky outcropping of one of the islands, Lindsey's new library venture quickly becomes a murder investigation.
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Easter Egg Murder
by Leslie Meier
Light pink, robin's egg blue, daffodil yellow, mint green--Easter eggs hiding sweet treats come in every pastel color. But in a few small towns this year, cracking them could be more fatal than fun.
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Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbo
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past—and deep connections to a notorious gang—who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case: he is obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand, a killer with a story as tragic as his own.
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The Daughter Who Remains
by Nnedi Okorafor
Najeeba has left the comfort and security of her town with two companions, the glass maker Dedan and the old camel MorningStar. This journey takes her back to where it all began. And despite the fact that her training with the sorcerer Aro forced her to face her deepest fears, she hasn’t seen anything close to what she’s about to see. The Daughter Who Remains is the final book in the She Who Knows trilogy. This tale isn’t about Najeeba learning to master her powerful skills; it’s about her having the audacity and courage to use them, and use them well, no matter the consequence.
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When I Kill You
by B. A. Paris
Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. And Nell has a reason to be looking over her shoulder, because she has a secret that she's hiding from everyone in her life, including her new partner, Alex. But Alex also has secrets of his own. Fourteen years earlier, when Nell went by the name Elle Nugent, she witnessed a student getting into a stranger's car. When her body was discovered, Elle became obsessed with finding the person responsible. Her fixation with the man she accused led her down a dangerous path. Has someone from her past discovered her new identity? Has the stalker become the stalked? Or is there something even more deadly at play?
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The Flack
by Brad Parks
Curt Hinton jumps at a chance to leave his failing newspaper job for a top role at Balco, thanks to his best friend Angel. But on Curt’s first day, Angel is dead—killed in what looks like a carjacking. Assigned to write the press release, Curt uncovers a chilling truth: it was a professional hit. As he digs deeper, suspects multiply and danger closes in, revealing secrets at Balco that could cost Curt his life.
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Cross and Sampson: An Alex Cross and John Sampson Thriller
by James Patterson
Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better together—until they're called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes. In Washington, DC., Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb squad. "Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We've got a suspected terrorist attack here." In Chapel Hill, NC., Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student—his own son Damon.
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And the Crowd Went Wild: A Chicago Stars Novel
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
After a mortifying--and very public--humiliation, Dancy Flynn is desperate to find sanctuary far from the crowd. But where can a washed-up sex symbol hide? How about making an unannounced appearance at the secluded lake house of the sweet, sensitive high school boyfriend she hasn't seen in almost twenty years? But Chicago Stars quarterback Clint Garrett is no longer the kid Dancy remembers. Now he's a gridiron superhero, still holding a massive grudge against her for breaking his teenage heart. With no room in his life for either complexity or distractions, he banishes Dancy to a refurbished old railroad caboose tucked away in the woods. Except Dancy's not good at staying invisible. Her efforts to rebuild her career clash with Clint's desperation to regain his focus, all made more challenging by a rescue dog, a local woman in trouble, a meddling mother, an ex with an agenda—and the sizzle of rekindled emotions. As Dancy attempts to get her life on track and Clint tries to get his groove back, can these two one-time lovers navigate their rocky pasts and complicated present to find themselves and each other?
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More Than Enough
by Anna Quindlen
High school English teacher Polly Goodman can talk about anything with the women in her book club, which is why they've become her closest friends and, along with the support of her husband, the bedrock of her life. Her students, her fraught relationship with her mother, her struggles with IVF—Polly's book club friends have heard it all. But when they give Polly an ancestry test kit as a joke, the results match her with a stranger. Despite it seeming like a mistake, Polly cannot help combing through her family history for answers. Then, when it seems that the book club of four will become three, Polly learns how friendships can change your life profoundly.
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The Astral Library
by Kate Quinn
Alexandria Alix Watson has learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream, Alix takes nightly refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library, escaping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books. The Librarian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing, but before she can escape into the pages of her new life, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy—Alix, the Librarian, or the library itself?
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Stolen in Death
by J. D. Robb
A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead—while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry, and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke—who misspent his youth in Ireland as a scrappy thief—recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. The crime scene suggests a burglar caught in the act. But only one item seems to be missing. Then it's revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim's late father and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they'd been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. But now the police are all over their elegant house, and have a bigger, bloodier mystery to solve. By all accounts, Nathan Barrister was a good man, a generous employer, a devoted husband and father. As for his father, he clearly had secrets. Now it's up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed—and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.
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Trust No One
by James Rollins
A group of university students, falsely accused of murder, are thrust into a treacherous hunt across Europe, all to unlock the secrets buried within a centuries-old book that could change humankind forever.
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Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel
by Brandon Sanderson
All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar—the supernatural birds his people bond with—on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar. Sanderson expands his thrilling novella “Sixth of the Dusk” into a mythic novel of legends, lore, and warring galactic superpowers.
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A Better Life
by Lionel Shriver
Gloria Bonaventura, a divorced mother of three living with her 26-year-old son Nico in a sprawling house in Brooklyn, decides to participate in a new city program that would pay her to take in a migrant as a boarder. Gloria is thrilled when sweet, kind, helpful Martine arrives. But Nico is skeptical. A classic live-at-home Gen Zer with no interest in adulthood, Nico resents any interruption of his hovercraft repose. As the months go by, Martine endears herself to both Nico's sisters, while finding her way into Gloria's heart and even, briefly, Nico's. But as Martine's disturbingly dodgy compatriots begin to show up, Nico conceives a dark twin hostile to both his mother's altruism and the migrant crisis in general—and turns out to be anything but a reliable narrator himself.
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Cold Zero
by Brad Thor
A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III. Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777—the most advanced jetliner ever built—disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos. The real storm, however, is still coming. Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power. Now Washington, Moscow, and Beijing are racing to be the first on scene to retrieve it at any cost. Trapped in the middle of the world's most dangerous flashpoint are CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot turned first officer, Brett Sharpe. Hunted by enemy forces, they must spirit both the device and its creator across the ice to safety before rival superpowers turn the Arctic into a war zone. With the clock ticking and the temperature dropping, the fate of the free world is about to be decided at the top of the globe.
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Nowhere Burning
by Catriona Ward
Two siblings slip away under cover of night, bound for Nowhere—an abandoned ranch rumored to be haunted by its former movie-star owner and now a refuge for runaways. Freedom might lie ahead, but in escaping the devil they knew, they’ve entered something far worse. In the ranch’s burned-out shell waits a darkness that demands a terrible price for sanctuary.
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Crown of War and Shadow: Kingdoms of the Compass
by J. R. Ward
The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world. No one is safe. Especially not Sorrel. An orphan and an outcast within the walls of her small village because of her mystical abilities. She wants to survive—and find somewhere she can call her true home. But Fate has other plans.
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Taming Lady Temperance
by Karen Witemeyer
Noreen O'Sullivan, a fervent member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, believes she is called to defend the cause of prohibition. Deputy James Paxton finds himself drawn to Noreen even though their association could cost him his career. When tensions escalate at the saloon, enforcing the law might very well destroy his chance to win Noreen's heart.
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Oswego Public Library District
Montgomery Campus - 1111 Reading Drive, 60538Oswego Campus - 32 West Jefferson, 60543 (630) 554-3150
https://www.oswego.lib.il.us/
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