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Forget What You Know by Christina DoddZoey Phoenix is almost killed in a car accident on the same day her mother disappears and must rely on her ex-husband for help in both her recovery and also searching for answers about what happened to her mother.
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The Social Climber by Amanda PellegrinoThe week before her wedding, Eliza Bennet, marrying into the prominent, blue-blood Walker family, finds secrets from her past threatening to reveal her true motives. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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| How I'll Kill You by Ren DeStefanoWhat it's about: Twisted sisters Iris, Sissy, and Moody, who have made a family business out of seduction-based serial murder.
Read if you liked: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Reviewers say: How I'll Kill You is "a novel that will stun readers" with its "cleverly crafted plot that delivers ingenious twists" (Library Journal). |
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| Black Wolf by Kathleen KentWhat it is: the action-packed, richly detailed story of an undercover CIA agent sent behind the crumbling Iron Curtain to keep Soviet nuclear weapons from falling into the wrong hands once the Cold War ends.
What makes her unique: Protagonist Melvina Donleavy is a "super recognizer" who never forgets a face.
About the author: Though Kathleen Kent first made her mark with historical novels like The Heretic's Daughter and The Outcasts, she is also known for her Edgar Award-nominated police procedural The Burn. |
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| The Donut Legion by Joe R. LansdaleWhat it's about: East Texas writer and former P.I. Charlie Garner takes on "one last job" after the disappearance of his ex-wife Meg and her new husband, who had ties to a strange local cult.
Read it for: Hap and Leonard series author Joe. R. Landsdale's trademark combination of offbeat humor, intricately plotted suspense, and a strong sense of place. |
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| The Housemate by Sarah BaileyWhat it's about: A decade after covering the "Housemate Homicide" story in-depth, Australian journalist Olive Groves is once again assigned to the case when a body is discovered, dredging up unpleasant truths for both the reporter and her subjects.
Reviewers say: Author Sarah Bailey's "sophisticated, multilayered plot will have readers longing for more books about this intriguing new leading lady" (Booklist). |
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| Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick MedinaWhat it is: a richly detailed and atmospheric horror-thriller that grapples with the real-life issue of missing indigenous women in the U.S. and Canada.
Starring: high schooler Anna Horn, who has a hunch that the disappearances of young women on the reservation are tied to the VIP suites at her tribe's casino, where she works part time as a cleaner.
For fans of: Cherie Dimaline, Stephen Graham Jones, and Erika T. Wurth. |
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