Open Books 2024: Books with the word "First" in the title

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This list is to help you find books that fit the 2024 category of "Books with the word 'first' in the title"

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Updated December 19, 2023
RPL Staff
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The first phone call from heaven
Albom, Mitch
Paper Book
The gift of heaven on earth. It will become the biggest story in the world . . . When the residents of a small town on Lake Michigan start receiving phone calls from the afterlife, they all become the subject of widespread attention. Is it the greatest miracle...
Find you first : a novel
Barclay, Linwood
Paper Book
One will change your life. One will end it. Who will ... FIND YOU FIRST? 'The best book of his career' STEPHEN KING 'Insanely paced, wildly entertaining' JOE HILL 'A full-throttle powerhouse of a thriller' T.M. LOGAN 'Sharply drawn'...
Montalbano's first case and other stories
Camilleri, Andrea
Paper Book
Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories is a brilliant collection of short stories, personally chosen by Andrea Camilleri, which follows Inspector Montalbano from his very first case in Vigàta, in which he stumbles upon a young girl lurking outside a courthouse with a pistol in her handbag. When...
Not if I save you first
Carter, Ally
Paper Book
Dear Logan, Someday I'm going to write a book: How Not to Die in Alaska - A Girl's Guide to Fashionable Survival. I bet you don't know that a hair pin can make an excellent fishing hook. You may think you can use just any kind of mud for mud masks, but trust me...
The first confessor : the legend of Magda Searus
Goodkind, Terry.
Paper Book
In 1994 WIZARD'S FIRST RULE introduced Richard Cypher, a young forester struggling with the aftermath of his father's murder. His search for answers will embroil him in an ancient war, three-millennia past, that is about to re-ignite with world-shattering violence. The Sword of Truth...
Coffee first, then the world
Graham, Jenny
Paper Book
SELECTED FOR THE BBC AND READING AGENCY'S BIG SPORTING READ 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 - CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 - SPORT 'An amazing adventure... I was left in total awe' - Lorraine...
When I first held you
Harris, Anstey
Paper Book
Silence tore them apart. Can the truth bring them back together? "Marvellous" --Lesley Pearse "A hauntingly beautiful novel" --Imogen Clark "Gripping, heart rending and extremely satisfying" --Katie Fforde In 1960s...
First grave on the right
Jones, Darynda.
Paper Book
Private investigator Charlotte Davidson was born with three things: looks; a healthy respect for the male anatomy; and the rather odd job title of grim reaper. Since the age of five, she has been helping the departed solve the mysteries of their deaths so they can cross. Thus, when three lawyers...
First person singular : stories
Murakami, Haruki
Paper Book
A mindbending new collection of short stories from the unique, internationally acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in...
First love
Patterson, James
Paper Book
When Axi Moore decides to take a road trip across the US, the only person she wants to go with her is her best friend Robinson - who she also happens to be secretly in love with. She's planned it all out, and all he has to do is say yes. Axi has had a tough life: her little sister...
First impressions
Roberts, Nora.
Paper Book
New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts offers this two-in-one volume of holiday tales sure to warm the heart. Includes the classic story First Impressions accompanied by Blithe Images. Reissue.
First sight : a novel
Steel, Danielle.
Paper Book
Timmie is a self-made fashion legend who runs a hugely successful business empire. But while her hard-won professional success is satisfying, she's had much less luck in her personal life. After tragically losing her young son to cancer, her marriage quickly crumbled. She has spent the last decade...
Second first impressions : a novel
Thorne, Sally
Paper Book
'A truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story' Beth O'Leary The latest swoonworthy romcom from the bestselling author of TikTok sensation The Hating Game First impressions aren't always what they seem . . . Ruthie...

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