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We Used to Live Here
Kliewer, Marcus.
Paper Book
House of Leaves meets Parasite in this gripping and eerily haunting debut psychological horror, soon to be a Netflix film starring Blake Lively. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Leave the World Behind. ⭐ Winner of Reddit NoSleep Scariest...
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The God of The Woods
Moore, Liz.
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART 'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS ___________ Some said it was tragic, what...
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Nicked
Anderson. M. T.
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The familiar
Bardugo, Leigh
Paper Book
" From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her...
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The women a novel
Hannah, Kristin
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"Women can be heroes, too." When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in...
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The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation
Wohlleben, Peter.
Paper Book
A STUNNING NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL, BRILLIANTLY ADAPTED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER A Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2024--American Library Association From "veritable tree whisperer" (WSJ) and...
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Martyr!
Akbar, Kaveh
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR * A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and...
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Make the Season Bright
Blake, Ashley Herring
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A brand new queer holiday romance from the author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care - perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur, Casey McQuiston and Rosie Danan. It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she's doing more...
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The Ministry of Time
Bradley, Kaliane.
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A 2024 literary highlight in the Sunday Times, BBC, Grazia, Dazed, Sunday Express, GQ, i-D, Stylist, Bookseller and Literary Friction'Outrageously brilliant' ELEANOR CATTON'Make room on your bookshelves for a new...
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The Other Valley
Howard, Scott Alexander.
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A stunning literary debut novel that is a cross between Kazuo Ishiguro's speculative work, and the heart-rending search for where it all went wrong in Matt Haig's The Midnight Library.
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James : a novel
Everett, Percival
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * ONE OF...
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You like it darker : stories
King, Stephen
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NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR "Stephen King knows You Like It Darker and obliges with sensational new tales" (USA TODAY): From legendary storyteller and master of...
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The bright sword : a novel of King Arthur
Grossman, Lev
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A New York Times Editors' Choice * The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES,...
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The Wood at Midwinter
Clarke, Susanna
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. 'A church is a sort of...
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The mercy of gods
Corey, James S. A.
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'THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC' Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga'NO ONE BUILDS A UNIVERSE LIKE JAMES S. A. COREY' John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling authorFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera...
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Clear
Davies, Carys.
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A wondrous tale of bonds forged when two men are pitted against each other on a remote island during the Highland Clearances, from the prize-winning author of West.
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The Mystery Writer
Gentill, Sulari.
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'A writer's writer, who never disappoints.' --Australian Women's Weekly 'It's the perfect cosy crime read!' --Woman's Day She needs to write the ending ... before she meets hers. ...
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Anita de Monte laughs last
Gonzalez, Xochitl
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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death A Best Book of 2024:...
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Orbital
Harvey, Samantha
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 * A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **New York Times Book Review February Book Club Pick** Winner of the 2024 Hawthornden Prize Shortlisted for the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction Shortlisted...
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The return of Ellie Black : a novel
Jean, Emiko
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A USA TODAY Bestseller | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | A Goodreads Best Thriller of 2024 In this "page-turning suspense novel, shrewd character study, and captivating mystery" (Stephen King) Detective Chelsey Calhoun's life is turned upside down when she gets the...
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The teller of small fortunes
Leong, Julie
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USA TODAY BESTSELLER * A wandering fortune teller finds an unexpected family in this cozy fantasy debut, hailed as "perfection...a beautiful treasure of a book that will warm your heart and heal your soul."--Sarah Beth Durst, Author of The Spellshop "The warmest,...
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
Mack, Catherine.
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Ten days. Eight suspects. Six cities. Five authors. Three bodies. One trip to die for.Eleanor Dash, author of the Vacation Mysteries series, is on a book tour on the gorgeous Amalfi Coast when she finds life imitating art as her ex-boyfriend is targeted by a killer.Eleanor's sleuthing skills are...
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The City and its Uncertain Walls
Murakami, Haruki.
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A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times. STEP INTO THE CITY. . . When a young man's girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding...
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Wandering Stars
Orange, Tommy.
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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK 2024 A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Wandering Stars is the kind of book that...
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We Solve Murders
Osman, Richard.
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Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines- the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over- adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's business...
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Bear
Phillips, Julia.
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They were sisters and they would last past the end of time. Sam and her sister, Elena, dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works long days on the ferry that delivers wealthy...
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Brightly shining
Rishoi, Ingvild
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Beautifully told with humour and tenderness, this is a Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship and the power of dreams.
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Table for two fictions
Towles, Amor
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller "This may be Towles' best book yet. Each tale is as satisfying as a master chef's main course, filled with drama, wit, erudition and, most of all, heart." --Los Angeles Times "The book spans the 20th century,...
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The safekeep : a novel
Wouden, Yael van der
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2025 An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge - for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan's Atonement. ...
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