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Fiction
 
The it girl
by Ruth Ware

After John Neville, the man convicted of killing her best friend April 10 years earlier, dies in prison, expectant mother Hannah Jones, after new evidence surfaces proving his innocence, reconnects with old friends to solve the mystery of Aprils death and realizes they all have something to hideincluding a murder.
The Big Dark Sky
by Dean R. Koontz

Drawn to a Montana homestead and to a strange childhood companion shed long forgotten, Joanna Chase and others converge on this remote ranch where a madman lurks with a vision to save the future through murder, forcing them all to come together to save themselvesand humanity. (suspense). Simultaneous.
The hidden one : a Kate Burkholder novel
by Linda Castillo

When her first love is accused of murdering a beloved Amish bishop 10 years ago, chief of police Kate Burkholder, forced to confront a painful episode from her past, discovers a dark side to the victim, in this complex case that puts her own life in danger. 150,000 first printing.
Switchboard soldiers : a novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini

In 1917, Grace Banker from N.J., Marie Moissec from France, and Valerie DeSmedt, originally from Belgium, are recruited as a telephone operators, aka switchboard solders, to help American forces communicate between troops as bombs fell around them. 150,000 first printing.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin

Embarking on a legendary collaboration launching them to stardom, two friends, intimates since childhood, have the world at their feet until they discover that their success, brilliance and money wont protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of the heart.
The retreat
by Sarah Pearse

On an island off the English coast, once a playground for a serial killer and rumored to be cursed, Detective Elin Warner, after a young woman is found dead and someone else drowns in a diving incident, finds history repeating itself.
Sugar and salt : a novel
by Susan Wiggs

Arriving in San Francisco to get a fresh start, Margot Salton, a barbecue master from Texas, shares a kitchen with baker Jerome Sugar Barnesthe perfect set-up that leads to love until Margots past comes back to haunt her. 200,000 first printing.
Armored
by Mark Greaney

After losing part of his left leg, a former Close Protection Agent takes a job as a mall cop in Virginia to support his family, but runs into an old friend who has a much more intriguing job offer.
The daughter of Doctor Moreau : a novel
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

When the arrival of Eduardo Lizalde sets in motion a dangerous chain of events, Carlota Moreau finds her carefully constructed world falling down around her as passion is ignited in the sweltering heat of the jungle where a motley group of monstrosities await.
Confidence
by Denise Mina

While on vacation with their blended family, Anna McDonald and Fin Cohen take off to try to solve the case of a shocking kidnapping, in the sequel to the nationally best-selling Conviction. 75,000 first printing.
Calling for a blanket dance : a novel
by Oscar Hokeah

Follows the life of Ever Geimausaddle, a young Native American, through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face policy corruption, threats of job loss, constant resettlement and the pent up rage of centuries of injustice. 30,000 first printing.
Any other family
by Eleanor Brown

Three sets of parents become intertwined after adopting four biological siblings and making a commitment to keep the children connected in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Weird Sisters.
A lady's guide to fortune-hunting
by Sophie Irwin

Left with her fathers enormous debts, Kitty Talbot sets off for the London season to find a wealthy husband and save her family from ruin in the new novel from the author of the best-selling The Party Crasher.
The earthspinner : a novel
by Anuradha Roy

Moving between England and India, this intricate, wrenching novel about the transformative ways of loving and living in an increasingly uncertain world follows Elango, a potter who is guided by an astral, indefinable voice to create his lifes work while driving him to a forbidden relationship. 25,000 first printing.
Look closer
by David Ellis

When the murder of a beautiful socialite in a nearby suburb blows up their lives, Simon and Vicky, a normal, well-respected, wealthy Chicago couple, find their secrets and lies having devastating consequences as it comes to light that one of them may be a killer.
Honey and spice
by Bolu Babalola

A young black British woman with a popular student radio show that dishes out relationship advice finds her show and her reputation on the line after she publicly makes out with a man she publicly denounced. 150,000 first printing.
Winter work
by Dan Fesperman

When a fellow Stasi officer is murdered, Emil Grimm must finish his mission alone, and when it intersects with CIA agent Claire Saylor, he finds himself on common ground with this woman as they both fight for their lives against a powerful enemy hiding in the shadows.
The half life of Valery K : a novel
by Natasha Pulley

Sent to a mysterious unnamed city in Soviet Russia, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov must serve out his prison sentence studying the effect of radiation on local animals and struggles to find answers about what is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town. 60,000 first printing.
Briefly, a delicious life : a novel
by Nell Stevens

Four hundred years after she died in a monastery in Mallorca, a perpetually 14-year-old ghost, Blanca, becomes completely in love and obsessed with George Sand, a 19th-century writer living an unconventional life and attracting the ire of the local villages.
Kaleidoscope : a novel
by Cecily Wong

Riley Brighton, always eclipsed by her older sister, leaves her biracial Chinese American family after a calamity rocks their world and sets off across the globe in search of answers about the people she thought she knew best.
The kingdoms of Savannah
by George Dawes Green

With the M. Musgrove & Family Detective Agency back in business, determined to expose Savannahs seedy underbelly, the dysfunctional family unearths a depraved history of murder and slavery that a powerful few are determined to keep hidden by any means necessary. 100,000 first printing. Maps.
Nonfiction
 
Split decision : life stories
by Ice-T

In this no-holds barred memoir, the award-winning actor, rapper and producer and Spike, his former crime partner, recount the shocking stories of their shared pasts and how a split decision set them on very different pathsone to stardom and one to prison after a robbery ended tragically.
The school that escaped the Nazis : the true story of the schoolteacher who defied Hitler
by Deborah Cadbury

The true story of a courageous school principal, Anna Essinger, who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to save those in harms way. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Killers Amidst Killers : Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic
by Billy Jensen

The co-host of the hit podcast The Murder Squad and true-crime investigator takes on serial killers who are walking among us and planning their next moves in real time by focusing on the unsolved murders of 18 women in Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio. 75,000 first printing.
Hollywood ending : Harvey Weinstein and the culture of silence
by Ken Auletta

This biography of the disgraced Hollywood mogul looks at both his meteoric rise and how he used his position to indulge his sexual appetites for decades before facing a swift and dramatic downfall. Illustrations.
The world's worst assistant
by Sona Movsesian

Part satire based on her and Conan OBriens beloved alter egos, part memoir that evidences their sincere mutual trust and respect built over 12 years, this hilarious how-to-guide shows readers how to get away with being a terrible, yet unfireable employee. Illustrations.
Cults : inside the world's most notorious groups and understanding the people who joined them
by Max Cutler

The founder of a popular podcast studio and a national best-seller join forces to describe what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and also the mindset of their followers, from Manson to Applewhite and Koresh to Ra�l. Illustrations.
Suppression, deception, snobbery, and bias : why the press gets so much wrong--and just doesn't care
by Ari Fleischer

A media consultant and former Bush Administration Press Secretary accuses American journalism of becoming the domain of the woke young urban elite who are shutting down the very conversations which we must have to bring the country back together. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Between us : how cultures create emotions
by Batja Mesquita

A pioneer in the field of cultural psychology discusses how emotions are not necessarily innate but are made as we live our lives together in shared cultural contexts and how acknowledging our differences can help humanize us. Illustrations.
France : an adventure history
by Graham Robb

The author of the New York Times best-seller Parisians presents a unique journey through French history as told through his own experiences and discoveries while living, working and traveling in France. Illustrations.
Fantastic numbers and where to find them : a cosmic quest from zero to infinity
by Antonio Padilla

A leading theoretical physicist and cosmologist explores the most extraordinary numbers in physics and how they can help us better understand mind-boggling phenomena as black holes and relativity. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
Endless forms : the secret world of wasps
by Seirian Sumner

A Professor of Behavioral Ecology examines the highly complex and diverse secret world of wasps and how they hold our fragile ecosystem in balance despite their reputation as winged assassins with formidable stings. 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.
How the mind changed : a human history of our evolving brain
by Joseph Jebelli

This definitive account of how the human brain has evolved explores the development of memory, language, consciousness, intelligence, neurodiversity and emotions and examines what the future may hold for our brains. 20,000 first printing.
Return to Uluru : the hidden history of a murder in Outback Australia
by Mark McKenna

In this book that recounts a cold case that strikes at the heart of Australias white supremacy, one of Australias leading historians uncovers new evidence in regard to the death of an Aboriginal man in 1934 at the continents most sacred and mysterious landmark. Illustrations. Maps.
Quarterlife : the search for self in early adulthood
by Satya Doyle Byock

Utilizing personal storytelling, mythology, Jungian psychology, pop culture, literature and client case studies, a trailblazing psychotherapist explores the overlooked stage of Quarterlifethe years of adulthood between adolescence and midlifeand presents a compassionate road map to finding understanding, happiness and wholeness in adulthood. Illustrations.
Before the big bang : the origin of the universe and what lies beyond
by Laura Mersini-Houghton

One of the worlds leading experts on the multiverse and the origins of the universe presents a revolutionary new account of the events leading up to the Big Bang. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations.