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Ace, Marvel, Spy: a novel of Alice Marble
by Jenni L. Walsh
Tennis champion Alice Marble's world unravels after her husband's death in World War II, but when the U.S. Army recruits her to spy under the guise of tennis exhibitions, she seizes the chance to avenge him and faces her greatest challenge.
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All the Water in the World: a novel
by Eiren Caffall
Follows a young girl, Nonie, and her family as they navigate a post-apocalyptic New York ravaged by melting glaciers, as they safeguard cultural history while surviving storms, scarcity and meeting diverse communities in their quest for a hopeful future.
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Best House on the Block
by T. R. Ragan
Aspiring journalist Shannon Gibbons befriends her famous new neighbor, Rosella Marlow, only to be drawn into a web of secrets and lies that lead to a shocking murder investigation where everyone on their quiet block is a suspect.
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The Big Empty
by Robert Crais
When Elvis Cole finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, a missing-persons cold case becomes far more sinister, and soon he must call his ex-Marine friend Joe Pike for help.
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Booked for Murder
by P. J. Nelson
"In this atmospheric southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, discovering that small towns hold deadly secrets. Madeline Brimley left small town Georgia many years ago to go to college and pursue her dreams on the stage. Her dramatic escapades are many, but success has eluded her, leaving her at loose ends but then she gets word that not only has her beloved, eccentric Aunt Rose passed, but she's left Madeline her equally eccentric bookstore housed in an old Victorian mansion in the small college town of Enigma. When she arrives in her beat-up Fiat to claim The Old Juniper Bookstore, and restart her life, Madeline is faced with unexpected challenges. The gazebo in the back yard is set ablaze and a late-night caller threatens to burn the whole store down if she doesn't leave immediately. Madeline Brimley, not one to be intimidated, ignores the threats and soldiers on until there's another fire and a murder in the store itself. Now with a cloud of suspicion falling over her, it's up to Madeline to untangle the skein of secrets and find the killer before she herself is the next victim."
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Boudicca: a novel
by P. C. Cast
Guided by the goddess Andraste, Queen Boudicca of the Iceni leads a rebellion against opposing forces in Roman-occupied Britain, gathering 250,000 warriors to reclaim her land, even as dark prophecies threaten to doom her fight for freedom.
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La casa en el lago / The House Across the Lake
by Riley Sager
Casey Fletcher, una célebre actriz que acaba de perder a su esposo en un trágico accidente, intenta escapar de su dolor y una racha de malas críticas cuando decide refugiarse en la casa de su familia junto a un lago en Vermont. Equipada con un par de binoculares y varias botellas de licor, dedica su tiempo a observar a Tom y Katherine Royce, la atractiva pareja que vive en la casa al otro lado del lago. Parecen ser el matrimonio ideal: Tom, un rico empresario de tecnología, y Katherine, una hermosa ex modelo. Un día en el lago, Casey salva milagrosamente a Katherine de ahogarse, y las dos comienzan a entablar una amistad. Pero cuanto más se conocen y más tiempo pasa Casey observándolos, queda claro que el matrimonio no es tan armonioso y perfecto como parece. Cuando repentinamente Katherine desaparece, Casey no cree que haya regresado a Manhattan como sugieren sus publicaciones en redes sociales, presiente que algo turbio ha ocurrido y se obsesiona con tratar de descubrirlo. Además, una serie de nuevas desapariciones la hacen sospechar que algo mucho más oscuro existe detrás. Sin embargo, descubrir la verdad será solo la antesala de un misterio mucho más espeluznante de lo que pudo haber imaginado.
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The Champagne Letters: a novel
by Kate MacIntosh
"Reims, France, 1805: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot has just lost her beloved husband but is determined to pursue their dream of creating the premier champagne house in France, now named for her new identity as a widow: Veuve Clicquot. With the Russians poised to invade, competitors fighting for her customers, and the Napoleonic court politics complicating matters she must set herself apart quickly and permanently if she, and her business, are to survive. In present day Chicago, broken from her divorce, Natalie Taylor runs away to Paris. In a book stall by the Seine, Natalie finds a collection of the Widow Clicquot's published letters and uses them as inspiration to step out of her comfort zone and create a new, empowered life for herself. But when her Parisian escape takes a shocking and unexpected turn, she's forced to make a choice. Should she accept her losses and return home, or fight for the future she's only dreamed about? What would the widow do?"
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The Christmas Tree Farm
by Laurie Gilmore
"Kira North hates Christmas. Which is unfortunate since she just bought a Christmas tree farm in a town that's too cute for its own good. Bennett Ellis is on vacation in Dream Harbor taking a break from his life in California and most importantly, taking a break from his latest run of disastrous dates. After a run in with Kira in her fields, Ben has no intention of offering to help the grumpy owner set up her tree farm, despite the fact she's clearly got no idea what she's doing. Kira knows she should stop being so stubborn, but her farm is not all cute and cozy like people always show on social media, it's borderline dangerous with no heating, and she'd rather no one saw it. Somehow fate finds Ben at Kira's farm once more, and as Kira watches him swing an ax at the first tree, she finds herself appreciating his strength and questioning why she refused help in the first place."
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Clever Little Thing
by Helena Echlin
After her daughter Stella begins mimicking the personality of her deceased babysitter, Blanka, pregnant Charlotte becomes convinced that Blanka has possessed her child, leading her on a chilling and obsessive quest to uncover the truth and save her daughter.
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The Crime Brulee Bake Off
by Rebecca Connolly
"The Great British Baking Show meets a cozy mystery with a contemporary romance and a Regency-era twist. When Claire Walker is selected to be a contestant on the immensely popular cooking show, Britian's Battle of the Bakers, she is thrilled. She can't wait to spend eight enchanting weeks baking at the picturesque estate of Blackfirth Park. She can almost smell the fresh pastries wafting through the air as she and her fellow contestants use historical equipment to bring pre-1900s recipes to life. If she can win the fifty thousand pounds, she'll be able to ditch her teaching job and launch her baking career. The Viscount of Colburn, Jonathan Ainsley, is the custodian of Blackfirth Park and an eligible bachelor. With his family's income dwindling, he reluctantly agrees to host the entire production team, but he refuses to participate since he's had enough of single women who see him as nothing more than a potential conquest. But when a contestant is found dead soon after filming begins, Jonathan is forced to get involved. To make matters worse, the baker's death is eerily similar to the legendary death of the tenth Viscountess of Colburn two hundred and fifty years earlier, which sends rumors racing through the estate. Even as suspicion falls on some of the bakers, a decidedly different kind of heat begins to simmer between Claire and Jonathan. If they are to have any hope of a future romance, they must first solve the mystery before the show gets canceled or someone else falls prey to the Blackfirth Park ghost. "
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Cross My Heart
by Megan Collins
A year after her heart transplant, Rosie becomes convinced that her donor was Daphne, the late wife of author Morgan Thorne, and believes she's destined to be with him until disturbing rumors about Daphne's death make her question everything.
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Darkmotherland
by Samrat Upadhyay
In an earthquake-ravaged, dystopian Nepal, a revolutionary's daughter marries into a plutocratic dynasty and discovers her personal ambitions colliding with her new family's politics and social reins, in the new novel from the award-winning author of Arresting God in Kathmandu.
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Dead Money: a novel
by Jakob Kerr
Lawyer Mackenzie Clyde, Silicon Valley's unofficial problem solver, is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of a tech CEO to protect billions in dead money frozen in his will, while navigating a world that consistently underestimates her.
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Dearest
by Jacquie Walters
A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother—only to invite something much darker inside.
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A Death in Diamonds
by S. J. Bennett
In 1957 England, Queen Elizabeth II enlists ex-code breaker Joan McGraw to uncover a conspiracy threatening her reign, as two mysterious deaths and court intrigue put the monarchy's reputation and their lives in jeopardy.
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Death in the Downline: a novel
by Maria Abrams
Aspiring journalist Drew returns to her small New Jersey town and reconnects with her glamorous ex-best friend, only to be pulled into a shady MLM scheme that turns deadly, forcing her to unravel its dark secrets.
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Definitely Better Now
by Ava Robinson
"The very last person anyone should worry about is Emma. Yes, hi, she's an alcoholic. But she's officially been sober for one entire year. That's twelve months of better health. Fifty-two whole weeks of focusing on nothing but her nine-to-five office job, group meetings, and avoiding the kind of bad decisions that previously left her awash in shame and regret. It's also been 365 days of not dating. With her new dating profile, Emma, 26, of New York is ready to put herself back out there. Was dating always this complicated? Did Emma's mother really have to choose now to move in with her new boyfriend? Being assigned to plan her office's holiday party feels like icing on the suddenly very overwhelming cake until her estranged father reappears with devastating news. Icing, meet cherry on top. There's Ben, the charming IT guy who, despite Emma's awkwardness and shortcomings, seems to maybe actually get her. Sobriety is turning out to be far from the flawless future Emma had once envisioned for herself, but as she allows herself to open up to Ben and confront difficult past relationships, she's beginning to realize that taking things one day at a time might just be the perfectly imperfect path she's meant to be on."
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The Devil Wears Scrubs
by Freida Mcfadden
"Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can't imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of medical internship at County Hospital. And then there's the devil herself: Jane's senior resident Dr. Alyssa Morgan. When Alyssa becomes absolutely hell-bent on making her new interns pay tenfold for the deadly sin of incompetence, Jane starts to worry that she may not make it through the year with her soul or her sanity still intact."
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Eddie Winston is Looking for Love: a novel
by Marianne Cronin
"Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. And it is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, at 24 years old, has just lost the love of her life. When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help Eddie Winston finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie Winston to the moment he has waited for all his life. A tale of friendship and kindness that reminds us that those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again."
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The Family Inside
by Katie Garner
When recently widowed and unemployed Iris Blodgett moves into her new boyfriend Hugh's eerie family mansion to escape her financial troubles, she and her rebellious daughter Ellory quickly discover the house harbors dark secrets, and Hugh's mysterious family may have sinister motives for inviting them in.
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The Favorites: a novel
by Layne Fargo
Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, childhood sweethearts turned champion ice dancers, captivated the world with their fiery chemistry until a shocking incident at the Olympics tore them apart, but as a documentary threatens to reshape their legacy, Kat breaks her decade-long silence to reveal the truth behind their intense, obsessive relationship.
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The Final Act
by Lisa Gray
Faded celebrity Madison James disappears, and her purse is discovered in a Los Angeles park. Detectives Sarah Delaney and Rob Moreno of the LAPD Missing Persons Unit struggle to find the truth in Hollywood's dark underbelly as the public follows the investigation obsessively.
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Frankie: a novel
by Graham Norton
"Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take center stage--after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds it easier to forget the life that came before. Damian, a young Irish caretaker, arrives at her London flat, there to keep an eye on her as she recovers from a fall. A memory is sparked, and the past crackles into life as Damian listens to the story Frankie has kept stored away all these years. Traveling from post-war Ireland to 1960s New York, a city full of art, larger-than-life characters and turmoil, Frankie shares a world in which friendship and chance encounters collide. A place where, for a while, life blazes with an intensity that can't last but will perhaps live on in other ways and in other people."
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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial."
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Going Home
by Tom Lamont
Thirty something Téo Erskine has his life is upended when a tragedy makes him the unexpected guardian of a toddler, forcing him to navigate friendship, responsibility and long-buried feelings while confronting what kind of man he wants to be.
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Good Dirt: a novel
by Charmaine Wilkerson
Ebby Freeman's life unravels when her brother is killed and a centuries-old family heirloom is shattered but years later, while fleeing a public breakup, she uncovers how that lost, shattered jar may hold secrets to her future.
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Grave Danger
by James Grippando
Jack Swyteck must defend a woman accused of kidnapping her niece while uncovering deadly secrets about the parents as political forces and international law complicate the case in the latest addition to the series following Goodbye Girl.
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The Heart of Winter: a novel
by Jonathan Evison
Abe Winter and Ruth Warneke's seventy-year marriage, born from a disastrous college blind date, faces a new crisis as Ruth's health deteriorates, prompting Abe to care for her while their family questions his abilities, forcing the couple to navigate love, loss, and enduring partnership in their golden years.
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The Heartbeat Library
by Laura Imai Messina
A tender, contemplative and uplifting novel about grief, friendship and the many ways we heal, by the internationally bestselling author of The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World.
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The Hollow and the Haunted
by Camilla Raines
In this darkly magical fantasy debut set in Washington State, a closeted teenage psychic foresees the death of his sworn enemy and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but some ghosts don't want to stay buried. Perfect for fans of atmospheric queer fantasy romance, including The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls. Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much. Apart from the fact he hasn't told anyone he's gay, and that he's constantly exhausted from long nights spent wrangling angry ghosts in creepy cemeteries. Miles's comfortable routine is interrupted when he starts having visions of an unfamiliar boy. He soon learns the stranger is Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miles's own—and that the visions are a premonition of his murder. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne: rude, haughty, irritatingly good-looking. That doesn't mean Miles is just going to stand by and let someone kill him. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel's murder before it happens. As they begin to unravel the web of secrets between their families, and with dark magic swirling around them, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesn’t hate Gabriel quite as much as he’s supposed to. He might even like him. Too bad Gabriel is probably going to die.
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Holmes is Missing
by James Patterson
Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations face a challenging string of child abductions that forces them to solve the case without their brilliant leader, Brendan Holmes, in the second novel of the series following Holmes, Marple & Poe.
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Homeseeking
by Karissa Chen
Separated by war and reunited after 60 years, Haiwen and Suchi navigate decades of love, loss and survival across continents, as their shared past clashes with their hopes for a second chance at life.
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How to Sleep at Night: a novel
by Elizabeth Harris
Ethan and Gabe's marriage is tested when Ethan announces his congressional run as a Republican, while Nicole rekindles a romance with Ethan's sister Kate, a political reporter whose life spirals as family and career collide.
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I'll Come to You: a novel
by Rebecca Kauffman
Explores the intertwining lives of several families as they navigate love, loss and intimacy while facing personal struggles, the arrival of a child and a looming health crisis over the course of 1995.
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The Inheritance
by Trisha Sakhlecha
The Agarwal family gathers on a private Scottish island for a reunion where patriarch Raj plans to announce his company's succession, but as long-held secrets, personal betrayals, and simmering tensions rise, the reunion takes a deadly turn, leaving someone murdered in their wake.
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Irish Soda Bread Murder
by Carlene O'Connor
In this cozy mystery collection, three St. Patrick's Day-themed novellas from Carlene O'Connor, Peggy Ehrhart and Liz Ireland feature Irish soda bread with a deadly twist, as amateur sleuths unravel murder mysteries tied to bake sales, competitions and craft fairs.
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Knife Skills for Beginners
by Orlando Murrin
Covering for friend Christian Wagner at Chester Square Cookery School in London, Paul Delamare enjoys imparting wisdom to students until someone is found killed with Paul's knife, and Paul must discover the killer before he gets butchered.
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The Last Hour Between Worlds
by Melissa Caruso
"Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she's determined to enjoy herself at this party no matter what. When the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She is a Hound, after all, and she can't help picking up the scent of trouble. She's not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what's causing the mayhem: a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual. As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they'll need to rely on their wits-and each other-to unravel the secret of the clock and save their home."
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The Last Room on the Left
by Leah Konen
Kerry, a struggling writer with a crumbling life, takes a caretaker job at a remote Catskills motel to finish her book, but when a snowstorm traps her with a frozen corpse, she must unravel a deadly game of survival, or risk losing her mind and her life.
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Let's Call Her Barbie
by Renee Rosen
Including a readers guide and exclusive vintage Barbie photos, a bold new novel by a USA Today bestselling author shows how Ruth Handler, along with head engineer Jack Ryan and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein, created a doll like no other.
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
by Emma Knight
Offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family.
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The Lodge: a novel
by Kayla Olson
Alix Morgan, a ghostwriter for former boy band member Sebastian Green, retreats to a luxurious Vermont resort to work on his memoir, but as she falls for a charming ski instructor, she's drawn into the lingering mystery of True North's missing lead singer and the band's sudden collapse.
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The Lotus Shoes: a novel
by Jane Yang
In 19th-century China, Little Flower, a maidservant with bound feet and a rare talent for embroidery, navigates life under the cruel daughter of the Fong family, but when scandal casts them both into the Celibate Sisterhood, her newfound status attracts deadly risks and tests of loyalty.
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The Mailman
by Andrew Welsh-Huggins
"Mercury Carter is a deliveryman and he takes his job very seriously. When a parcel is under his care, he will stop at nothing to deliver it directly to its intended recipient. Not even, as in the current case, when he finds a crew of violent men at the indicated address that threaten his life and take the woman who lives there hostage. That's because Carter has special skills from his former life as a federal agent with the postal inspection service, skills that make him particularly useful for delivering items in circumstances as dangerous as these."
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Mistletoe Mischief
by Codi Hall
"In need of a distraction from his dumpster fire of a love life, adventure tour guide Pike Sutton is thrilled when his favorite travel podcaster accepts an invitation to experience the gorgeous landscapes and festive charms of Mistletoe, Idaho. He knows her visit will mean great things for the business he shares with his friend Anthony, but Pike has no idea that the real force behind 'Excursions' is nothing like what he sees on social media. Ryler Perkins is perfectly happy being the voice behind the microphone while her cousin stars as the face of their popular podcast. She's used to men drooling all over Alia, but for once she finds herself wishing a certain sexy hipster lumberjack would notice her instead. Maybe that's why Ryler completely loses her mind and makes a move on Pike. Their kiss under the mistletoe is more than steamy, but it abruptly ends when Pike discovers he's been smooching Alia's 'assistant'. He isn't about to jeopardize everything by seducing a woman who's off-limits. As Pike guides the podcast crew around town and into the great outdoors, Ryler seems determined to get him hotter under the collar than a steaming cup of cocoa."
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Mona Acts Out: a novel
by Mischa Berlinski
Feeling pressure from an upcoming role as Cleopatra, celebrated stage actress Mona Zahid runs out on her husband and in-laws on Thanksgiving morning to seek her estranged mentor, Milton Katz, beginning an overnight adventure that brings her face-to-face with her past, her creative power, and her limitations.
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More or Less Maddy: a novel
by Lisa Genova
Maddy Banks, an NYU student recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder after experiencing a wild and terrifying mania, rejects the stability of a“normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy, in a novel from a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author.
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Murder Backstage
by Jessica Fletcher
Arriving in Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to visit her British cousin, Emma, who is performing in an old-fashioned musical revue, Jessica is quickly outed as the famous mystery writer J. B. Fletcher, which makes her trip busier than expected, especially when one of Emma's stagehands is found dead.
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My House in Umbria
by William Trevor
While riding on a train in the Italian countryside, novelist and former madam Emily Delahunty falls victim to a terrorist bombing, yet her new friendships with fellow survivors prove to be a life-altering experience.
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Never Say Never: a novel
by Danielle Steel
After her husband of 25 years leaves her for a younger male lover, Oona Kelly Webster takes her anniversary trip to France alone, where after renting a house called La Belle Florence, she risks love with her friendly Trinidadian neighbor, a well-known actor.
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No Reserve
by Felix Francis
While investigating the death of a yearling colt worth millions of dollars, auctioneer Theo Jennings, when a dead body is discovered in the same stable a few days later, becomes the prime suspect in the case—and the target of a killer.
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The Note: a novel
by Alafair Burke
May Hanover, always the rule-following“Little Sheriff,” reunites with her childhood friends Lauren and Kelsey for a carefree trip to the Hamptons, but when a drunken prank goes disastrously wrong, May becomes the focus of a police investigation and begins questioning whether her friends are hiding dangerous secrets.
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Old Soul: a novel
by Susan Barker
Strangers Jake and Mariko realize their lost loved ones both knew the same beguiling woman, and when Jake gathers testimonies of shattered souls around the world who knew her, he finds dying sculptor Theo, who might know who, or what, she is.
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Order of Swans
by Jude Deveraux
Kaley Adams travels to friend Jobi's island home, but she awakens on the plane in the birthplace of fairytales, and when the king asks Kaley to find the prince, she must rely on fairytale knowledge and her handsome guide to survive this new world.
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Our Winter Monster
by Dennis Mahoney
After Holly and Brian crash in a blizzard near the Pinebuck, New York, ski village getaway meant to save their relationship, Sheriff Kendra Book hears about a couple in trouble and a rampaging creature and Holly and Brian see their life in a monstrous new light.
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Perfect Storm: a mystery
by Paige Shelton
"The next installment in Paige Shelton's Alaska Wild series, a gripping, atmospheric, traditional mystery series with a great wilderness hook. Beth Rivers needs to disappear. Her one-time kidnapper, Travis, is on his way to her town in Alaska, and she's losing time to get out quickly. The perfect spot for Beth and her boyfriend, Tex, to hide, presents itself in a camp in the woods, away from Benedict. But when their trip takes them by Blue Mine, a small community that has seen tragedy over the last couple months, plans get diverted. Beth and Tex bring the widow of a recently murdered man back to Benedict, for Police Chief Gril to investigate, only to find that nothing is quite what it seems. When the woman vanishes, Beth must be on the alert for further danger. Who knows what further unwelcome disappearances--or appearances--might be lurking in the unforgiving Alaska storms."
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Pro Bono
by Thomas Perry
Los Angeles attorney Charles Warren is helping a young widow find her late husband's missing money when he recognizes a con job that targeted his widowed mother years before, and he quickly becomes entangled in the web of fraud, betrayal, and criminals surrounding the theft.
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The Psychopath Next Door
by Mark Edwards
Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood. After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can’t believe their luck which is exactly what Fiona wants. Far from being the perfect neighbor, Fiona is the last person you should trust with your child. With a vicious plot for revenge, Fiona is happy to train Rose to be her accomplice, especially when she begins to suspect that Rose might not be as innocent as she appears.
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Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Vendetta
by Brian Freeman
When a hacked database known as the Files upends the intelligence community, with careers destroyed and assassinations spreading from Europe to the U.S., Treadstone sends Jason Bourne to get or destroy them before the Chinese or the Russians and Bourne's ex-lover, treacherous spy Johanna, may be the only one who can help him.
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Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet: a novel
by Samantha Allen
"Adam Gallagher has knocked on thousands of doors. An ex-Mormon and almost-famous memoirist, he is used to sharing his life story with strangers. But this day, this house, is different. For it belongs to none other than Roland Rogers: Hollywood Hunk, and soon to be author. Roland has a story to tell, a decades-old secret to spill, and he's decided that Adam is just the guy to help him do it. Except there's a problem. Roland Rogers is dead. Not in the metaphysical realm--if he focuses, he can summon enough energy to communicate via the kitchen speaker--but certainly in the physical, and he needs Adam to pen his story before his body is found frozen beneath the avalanche of snow that squashed it. That means one month, a hundred thousand words, no breaks. Ghostwriting is hard enough, let alone when you're dealing with a real ghost, and so it isn't long before Roland's idea of what his book should be clashes with Adam's vision for what it could be. But the clock is ticking, the ice melting. And as more truths are told, both men soon discover that this experience is less of a coming out, and more of a coming home."
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Schooled in Murder
by Victoria Gilbert
At Clarion University in Virginia, Jen Dalton's student Mia has a confrontation with a professor who turns up dead, so Jen investigates with cafeteria manager Christine Kubiak, campus psychologist Zachary Flynn, and librarian Brianna Rowley to clear Mia and discover the real murderer.
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A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage: a novel
by Asia Mackay
Hazel and Fox, former vigilante killers turned suburban London parents, are adjusting to a quiet life with their baby until Hazel's boredom leads to an impulsive murder, threatening to unravel their carefully constructed family facade.
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The Seven
by Robyn Delvey
"2 bombs. 43 dead. Dozens injured. The trial of the decade has begun. New to the job and with everything to prove, Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Eve Wren is working on the biggest UK trial in decades. Notorious cult leader Patrick Nye and his followers, known as The Seven, are pleading not guilty to detonating a bomb in a London theatre. Patrick might be charming on the stand, but Eve knows that the evidence never lies. The trial has already started when Eve discovers a piece of evidence that calls the whole case into question. With the world watching, every second counts as the clock ticks down on the jury's verdict. And Eve's hunt for the truth pulls her into the sinister criminal underbelly and straight into the line of fire. The first book in the thrilling Eve Wren series."
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Shattering Dawn
by Jayne Ann Krentz
When PI Gideon Sweetwater disrupts the kidnapping of Amelia Rivers, they escape and return to the ruins of the hotel where Amelia lost a night to amnesia before gaining powers, desperate to stop a killer and the people who are conducting illegal experiments with a dangerous drug designed to enhance psychic abilities.
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She's Always Hungry: stories
by Eliza Clark
"From Eliza Clark, the author of the brilliant novels Boy Parts and Penance and one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, comes a deeply immersive, darkly comic story collection of cinematic body horror and speculative fiction. Moving from California to Newcastle, from Frontier-era America to an unexplored planet in the near future, from a pub down the road to an incel-occupied office IT department, She's Always Hungry revels in every aspect of being human. Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humor, Eliza Clark's debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger."
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Shy Creatures: a novel
by Clare Chambers
In 1964 Croydon, art therapist Helen Hansford, involved in a secret affair with a married doctor, becomes intrigued by William Tapping, a mute artist discovered living in isolation with his deceased aunts; as she uncovers his past, her own life starts to unravel.
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Sorcery and Small Magics
by Maiga Doocy
"Leovander Loveage is a master of small magics. He can summon butterflies with a song or turn someone's hair pink by snapping his fingers. Though such minor charms don't earn him much respect, anything more elaborate always blows up in his face, and so Leo vowed long ago never to use powerful magic again. That is, until a mishap with a forbidden spell binds Leo to obey the commands of his longtime rival, Sebastian Grimm. Grimm is Leo's complete opposite-respected, exceptionally talented, and absolutely insufferable. The only thing they can agree on is that revealing the curse between them would mean the end of their respective magical careers. They need a counterspell, and fast. Chasing rumors of a powerful sorcerer with a knack for undoing curses, Leo and Grimm enter the Unquiet Wood, a forest infested with murderous monsters and dangerous outlaws alike. To break the curse, they will have to uncover the true depths of Leo's magic, set aside their long-standing rivalry, and--much to their horror--work together even as an odd spark of attraction flares between them."
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Statistically Speaking: a novel
by Debbie Johnson
"When Gemma's anxiety gets the best of her, she opens her sock drawer and starts counting. Lately, she's been counting a lot of socks."
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The Stolen Queen: a novel
by Fiona Davis
In 1978, as a valuable Egyptian artifact disappears during the Met Gala, Met curator Charlotte Cross and young assistant Annie Jenkins embark on a high-stakes search that leads them to Egypt, where Charlotte must confront an ancient curse and the haunting tragedy of her past.
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Sweet Vidalia: a novel
by Lisa Sandlin
"It's 1964 and Eliza Kratke is mostly content. Married thirty years, she is long settled in Bayard, Texas with two grown children, a nice house, a little dog, and a routine. Her husband has a secret, and Eliza has not been brave enough to demand to know what it is. When her husband dies suddenly, the ground doesn't just shift under Eliza's feet--it falls away entirely, revealing that she has known nothing true about her life. How should she come to terms with all that has been a lie?"
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10 Things I Hate About Mistletoe
by Codi Hall
A misunderstanding spark an enemies-to-lovers romance between an outdoorsman and an aspiring writer in this funny and festive
Christmas-themed novel. So far, no man in Mistletoe, Idaho, has measured up to the literary heroes in Delilah Gill's favorite books. Anthony Russo is no exception. She's not sure why the steamy smooch they once shared suddenly turned frosty, and she's tried to keep her distance ever since. She's had enough of being serially single, and she decides it's the perfect time to put herself out there. Anthony isn't interested in playing games and he doesn't like being used-especially not to make his own best friend jealous. Still, a bruised ego doesn't stop him from imagining kissing Delilah again when she shows up to the local watering hole looking like a million bucks and the other single men in town start to notice her considerable charms. As December approaches and the Christmas festivities ramp up, both Delilah and Anthony find themselves roped into Mistletoe's seasonal happenings. It won't be long now before proximity turns loathing into interest and ultimately a romance that could lead to a very happy holiday indeed.
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay
by Kate Fagan
Cate Kay, a reclusive bestselling author, has concealed her identity for years, but when a devastating tragedy from her past resurfaces, she's forced to confront the secrets that derailed her dreams and return to the place she's been running from.
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Throne of Secrets
by Kerri Maniscalco
Two rivals torn apart by a dark memory reunite on a deadly hunt—and in an irresistibly twisted fairy tale—in the next steamy standalone fantasy romance.
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To Save the Man: a novel
by John Sayles
At the Carlisle Indian School in 1890, young Native students are forced to abandon their culture under the brutal hand of Captain Pratt, while whispers of the ghost dance spread across the Plains, offering a glimmer of hope and rebellion against the inevitable bloodshed looming on the horizon.
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Two Times Murder
by Adam Oyebanji
Meet Black British expat Greg Abimbola - a seemingly mild-mannered Russian language teacher with terrifying secrets - in this stunning mystery set in Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges: Agatha Christie meets John le Carré.
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The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds: a novel
by Jennifer Moorman
After buying her ancestral home, Josephine Reynolds is mysteriously transported to 1927 where she bonds with her great-grandmother Alma, but when she returns to the present and finds history altered, Josephine must race to rewrite the past to save both Alma's life and her own existence.
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Variation: a novel
by Rebecca Yarros
On fateful summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman
When Noah Fairchild returns to his childhood home in Richmond to find his parents in a horrifying trance induced by far-right media, he and his young nephew Marcus must flee through a country overtaken by possessed, violent families tearing each other apart.
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Watch Your Back
by Terri Parlato
Psychiatrist Eve Thayer's seemingly perfect life disintegrates as mounting stress at her clinic and disturbing events in her neighborhood attract the attention of Detective Rita Myers, but when a deadly ice storm hits, Eve's carefully crafted world shatters, revealing dark secrets that threaten everything.
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The Way
by Cary Groner
"It's 2048, and the world has been ravaged by a lethal virus. Will Collins, the last surviving resident of a Buddhist retreat center in Colorado, receives an urgent and mysterious request: to deliver a potential cure to a scientist on the West Coast. Will sets out into an unknown and perilous world...He doesn't have much time--temperatures are rising to lethal heights, a hit man is on his tail, and armed militias patrol the roads. The only way he'll make it is with the help of a clever raven, an opinionated cat, and a tough teenage girl who has learned to survive on her own."
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We are Watching: a novel
by Alison Gaylin
After losing her husband in a tragic car accident, Meg Russo reopens her bookstore, only to face escalating threats from conspiracy theorists obsessed with an apocalyptic novel, forcing her to confront sinister secrets tied to her family and uncover the truth behind her husband's death.
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We Do Not Part: a novel
by Han Kang
As Kyungha braves a treacherous snowstorm on Jeju Island to save her injured friend's pet, she unwittingly embarks on a journey that blurs reality and memory, uncovering a hidden chapter of Korean history and the enduring power of friendship amidst forgotten violence.
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We Lived on the Horizon: a novel
by Erika Swyler
In the walled city of Bulwark, where survival is rewarded by an AI and the elite class of the Sainted rule, bio-prosthetist Saint Enita Malovis creates an artificial being named Nix, only to be drawn into a hidden conflict between the city's underclass and its controlling programs after a mysterious murder.
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We'll Prescribe You a Cat
by Syou Ishida
"Tucked away in an old building at the end of a narrow alley in Kyoto, the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul can only be found by people who are struggling in their lives and genuinely need help. The mysterious clinic offers a unique treatment to those who find their way there: it prescribes cats as medication. Patients are often puzzled by this unconventional prescription, but when they "take" their cat for the recommended duration, they witness profound transformations in their lives, guided by the playful, empathetic, occasionally challenging yet endearing cats. Through the chapters of a disheartened businessman who finds unexpected joy in physical labor, a young girl navigating the complexities of elementary school cliques, a middle-aged man struggling to stay relevant at work and home, a hardened bag designer seeking emotional balance, and a geisha unable to move on from the memory of her lost cat, the power of the human-animal bond is revealed. As the clinic's patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them toward healing, self-discovery, and newfound hope."
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Where the Creek Bends
by Linda Lael Miller
"Madison Bettencourt has tried to assemble all the pieces of a perfect life, but nothing fits quite the way it should. She's moved back home to Montana to care for her grandmother, who is slipping further and further away. And she's called off her wedding and worries her dreams of a family are fading with it. As Madison rattles around her family home, childhood memories come flooding back. Bliss Morgan transformed eight-year-old Madison with her loyalty, and for a while, the two girls were as close as can be. But Madison never understood why Bliss suddenly vanished, leaving only a friendship bracelet and a message etched into a matchbook. Before she can begin again, Madison must uncover what happened to Bliss, and Liam McKettrick--a widowed dad trying to repair his relationship with his two children--becomes her unlikely ally. He, too, understands the pang of regret. Yet there are mysteries that Madison hesitates to explore with anyone, and strange energies in Bettencourt Hall that blur the lines between past and present."
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Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix
Four teenage girls trapped in a secretive maternity home for unwed mothers in 1960 St. Augustine, Florida, find an unexpected source of power through witchcraft.
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