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After Oz
McAlpine, Gordon
Paper Book
This gripping and emotionally riveting tale is a dark and timely retelling of The Wizard of Oz, where one little girl is forced to face head on the prejudices of the Midwest in the late nineteenth century. Kansas, 1896. After a tornado destroys the Gale family...
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Agony Hill : a mystery
Taylor, Sarah Stewart
Paper Book
Set in rural Vermont in the volatile 1960s, Agony Hill is the first novel in a new historical series full of vivid New England atmosphere and the deeply drawn characters that are Sarah Stewart Taylor's trademark. In the hot summer of 1965, Bostonian Franklin Warren...
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All the Way Gone
Schaffhausen, Joanna.
Paper Book
The fourth installment in the beloved Detective Annalisa Vega series Is there such a thing as a good sociopath? Newly minted private investigator Annalisa Vega is skeptical, but her first client, Mara Delaney, insists that some sociopaths are beneficial to society. Mara has...
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Angel of Vengeance
Preston, Douglas/ Child, Lincoln
Paper Book
Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York's deadliest serial killer: Pendergast's own ancestor...and Constance's greatest enemy. A desperate...
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Arkangel
Rollins, James
Paper Book
Currently in development as a TV series from Amazon MGM Studios, a story of a thrilling hunt around the globe, pitting nation against nation, as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real--the latest novel in the bestselling Sigma Force series from James Rollins, #1 New York Times...
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The Art of Power : My Story As America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Pelosi, Nancy
Paper Book
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker--how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. When, at age forty-six, Nancy Pelosi,...
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Between a flock and a hard place
Andrews, Donna
Paper Book
Readers will flock to New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews's next installment in the award-winning Meg Langslow series. Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on...
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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
Friss, Evan
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category." --The New York Times "It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." -...
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The break-up pact : a novel
Lord, Emma
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Burn
Heller, Peter
Ebook
From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Last Ranger, a novel about two men--friends since boyhood--who emerge from the woods of rural Maine to a dystopian country racked by bewildering violence Every year, Jess and Storey have made an annual...
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By any other name :
Picoult, Jodi,
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an "inspiring" (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart--one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare's plays--who are both forced to hide behind another name. "You'll...
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City of secrets
Tracy, P. J.
Paper Book
LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy's City of Secrets, the next book in the series praised by the New York Times Book Review: "Tracy seems to have found her literary sweet spot." Los Angeles Police Detective Margaret Nolan and her partner have...
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Close Knit
Colgan, Jenny
Paper Book
Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland's windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, where a string of little...
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The dark wives
Cleeves, Ann
Paper Book
As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death. The man's body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in...
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Daydream
Grace, Hannah
Ebook
The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overcome their respective challenges in a difficult year. When his procrastination lands him in a difficult...
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The dead cat tail assassins
Clark, P. Djaelai
Ebook
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead. Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins. ...
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The Enemy
Adams, Sarah
Audiobook
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Eye of the Beholder
Bamford, Emma
Paper Book
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Vertigo, the author of the "subtle and ominous" (Lee Child) debut Deep Water returns with a wholly original and sinister novel about the beauty industry, a ghostwriter, and the reappearance of the lover she thought was dead. ...
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A farewell to arfsA Chet & Bernie Mystery
Quinn, Spencer
Paper Book
Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe) and his human partner PI Bernie Little are on to a new case, and this time they're entangled in a web of crime unlike anything they've ever seen before. Their elderly next door neighbor, Mr....
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Fire and Bones
Reichs, Kathy
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself at the center of a Washington, DC, arson investigation that spawns deepening levels of mystery and, ultimately, violence.<...
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Four weekends and a funeral : a novel
Palmer, Ellie
Ebook
"A cozy affirmation for introverts and homebodies about loss, love, and being enough." --Abby Jimenez, author of Yours Truly She found the right guy at the dead wrong time . . . When thirty-year-old post-double-mastectomy BRCA1 carrier and reluctant...
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Haunted ever after
DeLuca, Jen
Ebook
"The most delicious mix of chilling haunts and sweetened kisses to perk you right up...a spirited, sexy read!"--Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of A Novel Love Story It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone's spirits from...
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Hera
Saint, Jennifer
Ebook
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Ariadne, Elektra, and Atalanta, a propulsive, empowering retelling of Hera, reclaiming her as a feminist hero Even the gods must have their queen. When the immortal goddess Hera and her brother...
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Hum
Phillips, Helen
Paper Book
Named Most Anticipated by Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot, this "tense dystopian thriller" (Time) captures an urgent and unflinching portrayal of a woman's fight for her family's security in a world shaped by global warming and rapid technological progress. ...
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In a League of Her Own
Alderson, Kaia
Paper Book
From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1930s, New York City ...
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The in crowd
Vassell, Charlotte
Paper Book
From the celebrated author of The Other Half comes a fabulous whodunit about two cold cases in which things go missing: a fourteen-year-old girl and a multi-million-dollar pension fund. Early one morning, a men's rowing team discovers a body floating face down in the...
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Joy
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this deeply moving novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a determined young woman must survive a series of abandonments to find a love that is worthy of her. When she is only six years old, Allegra Dixon's...
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Lady Macbeth : a novel
Reid, Ava
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a "masterful reimagining" (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her...
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The lost coast : a novel
Kellerman, Jonathan
Paper Book
The riveting new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling, acclaimed father-son duo who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King) Cut loose from his former life at the coroner's office, Clay Edison has set up shop as a private investigator. It's steady, safe work....
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Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir
Tendler, Anna Marie
Paper Book
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "This book is so many things I didn't know I needed: a testament to the work of healing, a raw howl of anger, and an indictment of misogyny's insipid, predictable, infuriating reign." --Carmen Maria Machado, author of the National Book Award...
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The mercy of gods
Corey, James S. A.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. ...
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The murders in Great Diddling : a novel
Bivald, Katarina
Paper Book
The best stories are the ones we didn't know needed to be told The small, rundown village of Great Diddling is full of stories--author Berit Gardner can feel it. The way the villagers avoid outsiders, the furtive stares and whispers in the presence of newcomers... Berit can sense the edge...
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I need you to read this : a novel
Maxwell, Jessa
Paper Book
The author of the "clever, atmospheric, and creepy" (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author) The Golden Spoon returns with a sly and addictive new mystery about an advice columnist searching for answers about her predecessor's murder. Her most...
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No Safe Place
Ledwidge, Michael
Paper Book
THE NEXT THRILLER BY THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING COAUTHOR OF JAMES PATTERSON'S MICHAEL BENNETT SERIES While he's hiding out off the grid on a trout stream in the middle of rural New England, the last thing Mike Gannon is looking for is any more trouble. But then he...
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On the edge : the art of risking everything
Silver, Nate
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times Bestseller "Engaging and entertaining... a glimpse of the economy of the future." --Tim Wu, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide...
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Out of the Darkness : The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers
O'Connor, Ian
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller "A masterwork. ... O'Connor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that we've had about the most controversial person in America's biggest game." --Peter King Four-time New York Times bestselling sport biographer Ian O'Connor pulls back the...
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The pairing : a novel
McQuiston, Casey
Paper Book
LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN--featuring sprayed edges with a stenciled script design. Only available for a limited time and while supplies last. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the...
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Peach tea smash
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He's been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the...
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The perfect son
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly. Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door. "Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could...
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Plays well with others : a novel
Brickman, Sophie
Ebook
In the vein of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Fleishman Is in Trouble, a wickedly funny and incisive debut novel following a mother trapped in the rat race of NYC parenting as her life unravels. "Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read...
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The Protector
Brunstetter, Wanda E.
Paper Book
A Mysterious Disappearance Shakes an Amish Family's Faith In book one of A Mifflin County Mystery series, after a night out with her boyfriend, Rosa Petersheim has disappeared from the Big Valley without a trace. Norman Petersheim always considered himself...
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Pumpkin Spice Puppy
Berenson, Laurien
Paper Book
Melanie Travis and her pedigree poodles are back on the case in an adorably giftable, fall time-themed hardcover by award-winning author Laurien Berenson! It's autumn in Connecticut and there's a chill in the air, the fall leaves are a riot of color, and pumpkin spice...
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Red River Road : a novel
Downes, Anna
Paper Book
Anna Downes's extraordinary next thriller Red River Road follows a woman desperate to discover what happened to her sister on a solo road trip through the Australian outback. Katy Sweeney is looking for her sister. A year earlier, just three weeks into a solo vanlife...
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The river view
Harrison, Jamie
Paper Book
Jules Clement is back in Blue Deer, working as an archaeologist and private investigator. He's a mostly happy man: he's a new father, and he and his wife Caroline are building their dream house on an idyllic patch of river bottomland. But everything that can go wrong will, in terms of money, love,...
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The Rose Arbor
Bowen, Rhys
Paper Book
An investigation into a girl's disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment. London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a...
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A Scandal in Mayfair
Schellman, Katharine
Paper Book
Fans of Bridgerton will delight in this Regency-era mystery featuring an intrepid sleuth, plenty of intrigue, and a touch of romance. London, 1817. The London Season is beginning once more, and Lily Adler's return to her home on Half Moon Street feels different this year. No longer a recent widow,...
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The Seventh Veil of Salome
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine--but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "Whenever...
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Shadow of Doubt
Thor, Brad
Paper Book
In a world shrouded in shadows, where doubt is the only weapon, can one spy expose the truth? #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor delivers his latest high-octane thriller. A mysterious cargo plane, flanked by a squadron of...
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Society of Lies
Brown, Lauren Ling
Paper Book
"A dark and haunting debut that explores secret societies, the bonds of sisterhood, and the intricacies of privilege at an elite college . . . I couldn't put this twisty tale down."--Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat "With this...
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Someone in the attic
Mara, Andrea
Paper Book
From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family who thinks there's someone hiding in their attic "Andrea Mara is a star." --Lee Child You thought you were home alone. Anya is enjoying a...
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A sorceress comes to call
Kingfisher, T.
Ebook
From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Call--a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic. ...
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Spirit Crossing
Krueger, William Kent
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A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twentieth book in the New York Times bestselling series from William Kent Krueger, "a master storyteller at the top of his game" (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author).<...
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The stranger at the wedding : a novel
Gauntlett, A. E.
Paper Book
Before love at first sight, there were things no one saw. Annie never much believed in love. That is, until meeting Mark. After crossing paths on morning commutes, they connect at a group counseling session for trauma survivors. Each recognizes something in the other, though...
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Talking to strangers
Barton, Fiona
Paper Book
Detective Elise King's investigation into a woman's murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing. When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine's Day, Detective Elise...
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That Librarian : The Fight Against Book Banning in America
Jones, Amanda
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This Is Why We Lied
Slaughter, Karin
Paper Book
WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! "Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill." -- Parade The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New...
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Tom Clancy shadow state
Woodward, M. P.
Paper Book
Surviving a helicopter crash in the Vietnamese Highlands is only the start of the challenges facing Jack Ryan, Jr., in the latest propulsive thriller of this #1 New York Times bestselling series. The vibrant economy of the new Vietnam is a shiny lure for Western...
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The Truth According to Ember
Nava, Danica
Paper Book
A Chickasaw woman who can't catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this instant bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava. Ember Lee Cardinal has not always been a liar--well, not for anything that counted at least. But...
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The Volcano Daughters
Balibrera, Gina Maria
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK * A searingly original debut about two sisters and their flight from genocide--which takes them from Hollywood to Paris to San Francisco's Cannery Row--each haunted along the way by the ghosts of their murdered friends, who are not yet done telling their stories
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A well-trained wife : my escape from Christian patriarchy
Levings, Tia
Ebook
The instant New York Times bestseller: "Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn't a savior coming. Maybe it was up to me to save me." Recruited into the fundamentalist Quiverfull movement as a young wife, Tia...
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A werewolf's guide to seducing a vampire
Hawley, Sarah
Ben Rosewood never meant to be bound to a vampire succubus, especially one as sexy-yet-terrifying as Eleonore Bettencourt-Devereux, but he has to admit there are some fang-tastic perks.... Werewolf Ben Rosewood is happy with his life. One hundred percent. Everything is fine. His...
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A World of Hurt
Mejia, Mindy.
Paper Book
When someone dies to save your life, how do you ever forgive them? A World of Hurt is Mindy Mejia's highly-anticipated follow-up to the "propulsive" USA Today bestselling thriller To Catch a Storm where an Iowa City police officer and a DEA informant must...
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Worst Case Scenario
Newman, T. J.
Paper Book
"Worst Case Scenario is the best thriller I've read so far this year. It's a chilling idea with great characters and near-perfect execution." -James Patterson When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner...
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You will never be me
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto. Influencer Meredith Lee didn't teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social...
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