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Coup de Grace
Ajram, Sofia
Paper Book
"A harrowing exploration of the expanding labyrinth of despair and the self." Paul Tremblay. A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station, perfect for readers of Mark Z. Danielewski and Susanna Clarke.
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An Astonishment of Stars : Stories
Bhadresa, Kirti
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A beautifully written short story collection that charts the lives of racialized women as they navigate their relationships, aspirations, and the burdens of memory and expectations "Sharply observed and gracefully told, this is a collection shining with all the unexpected...
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The grey wolf
Penny, Louise
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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The 19th mystery in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Armand Gamache series. Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any...
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Society of Lies
Brown, Lauren Ling
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "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, author of The Writing Retreat ...
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A grim reaper's guide to catching a killer
Dara, Maxie
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Kathy Valence is forty-two, mid-divorce, and pregnant with her ex's baby. She's also a modern-day grim reaper employed by S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences), but frankly that's the easiest part of her life right now. Or at least it was, until her latest...
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Make the season bright
Blake, Ashley Herring
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Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she...
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Run : a novel
Crouch, Blake
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A gripping apocalyptic thriller about a man and his family running for their lives in an America gone mad--from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion No time to think. No time to ask why. Only time to run.
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The Queen
Cutter, Nick
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"One of the hottest horror authors on the planet" (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth. On a sunny morning in...
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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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Exposure
Emerson, Ramona
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In Gallup, New Mexico, where violent crime is five times the national average, a serial killer is operating unchecked, his targets indigent Natives whose murders are easily disguised as death by exposure on the frigid winter streets. He slips unnoticed through town, hidden in plain sight by his...
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Karla's Choice : a John Le Carre Novel
Harkaway, Nick.
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Instant national bestseller An extraordinary new novel set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by the acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West...
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The Blue Hour
Hawkins, Paula
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The spellbinding new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. Welcome to Eris: An island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day. Once home to Vanessa...
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The mighty red : a novel
Erdrich, Louise
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK * A FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION "[A] sweeping, tender-hearted epic." --Harper's Bazaar In this stunning novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich tells a story of love,...
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The Waiting
Connelly, Michael
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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold, and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter. ...
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Our Evenings : A Novel
Hollinghurst, Alan.
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Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker * The Winnipeg Free Press * The Guardian * TIME * The Irish Times * Kirkus Reviews * Publishers Weekly * Slate A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Booker Prize, a...
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The Witches of El Paso
Jaramillo, Luis
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"Luis Jaramillo weaves a captivating tale of family, tradition, and the enduring power of love." --Reyna Grande, author of A Ballad of Love and Glory A lawyer and her elderly great-aunt use their supernatural gifts to find a lost child in this "wild, wondrous novel...
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Women's Hotel
Lavery, Daniel M.
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ONE OF FALL'S MOST ANTICIPATED READS--New York Times, Vulture, BookPage, Kirkus Reviews, and more From the New York Times bestselling author and advice columnist, a poignant and funny debut novel about the residents of a women's hotel in 1960s New York City. The Biedermeier might be...
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American rapture
Leede, CJ
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The instant USA Today bestseller from CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly--a scorching and sweeping new novel about the end of the world as we know it. One of Esquire and Vulture's Best Horror Books of 2024 * A...
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Swordcrossed
Marske, Freya
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EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION--featuring gorgeous rich rose sprayed edges! High heat. Low stakes. Sharp steel. The cozy, low stakes of Legends & Lattes meets the scorching bodyguard fantasy of Jennifer L. Armentrout's From Blood and Ash in...
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The Great When
Moore, Alan
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From the New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Alan Moore, the first book in an enthralling new fantasy series about murder, magic, and madness in post-WWII London. If this London is what they call the Smoke, then that place is the Fire... ...
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The Mistletoe Mystery : A Maid Novella
Prose, Nita.
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Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve this holiday when a Secret Santa gift exchange raises questions about who she can and cannot trust--a heartwarming story about the true the spirit of the season. Ever since Gran died a few years ago, the holidays have not been the same for Molly Gray-...
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Midnight and Blue
Rankin, Ian.
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The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year. John Rebus spent his life as a detective putting Edinburgh's most deadly criminals behind bars. Now, he's joined them... As new...
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The Crescent Moon Tearoom
Sivinski, Stacy
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER An "impossibly endearing" (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) debut novel about three clairvoyant sisters who face an unexpected twist of Fate at the bottom of their own delicate porcelain cups. Ever since the untimely...
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Fang fiction : a novel
Stayman-London, Kate
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The world of your favorite fantasy novels is real, and you're invited to visit. The only catch? It's filled with thirsty vampires. Devour this transporting romance from the bestselling author of One to Watch. "A campy, fantastical vampire story that feels...
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The last one at the wedding : a novel
Rekulak, Jason
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of the runaway hit, Hidden Pictures, comes a stunning new work of domestic suspense "Part conspiracy thriller, part family drama, The Last One at the Wedding kept my heart racing and my mind...
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Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret : A Festive Mystery
Stevenson, Benjamin.
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Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, "deviously good fun" (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder...
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Roth
Van Camp, Richard.
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Unless there is snow on the ground, never speak their name aloud. The more they eat the hungrier they become, and they are starving. They were meant to stay undisturbed, their dismembered limbs scattered, frozen under the permafrost, but as is always the way, the greed of industry has unburied them...
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Absolution
VanderMeer, Jeff.
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One of Time's Must-Read Books of 2024 * One of Indigo's Top Ten Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2024 * Named Best Book of the Year by Barnes and Noble * One of Kobo CA's Best Science Fiction Books of 2024 Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the...
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The Hidden Life of Trees : The Graphic Adaptation
Wohlleben, Peter/ Bernard, Fred/ Flao, Benjamin (ILT)
Paper Book
A STUNNING NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL, BRILLIANTLY ADAPTED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From "veritable tree whisperer" (WSJ) and internationally celebrated author Peter Wohlleben comes the long-awaited graphic...
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The Treasure Hunters Club
Ryan, Tom
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A rollicking mystery about a secret society, nautical charts, cryptic clues, and a fabulous treasure to die for--perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson. For nearly a century, tourists have ventured to the idyllic...
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Model home
Solomon, Rivers
Paper Book
Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel. The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family...
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