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Updated February 12, 2025
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Babylonia
Casati, Costanza 1995-
Paper Book
DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION--featuring stunning printed edges, luxe gold foil, and full color endpapers giving you a peek into the gripping world of Ancient Assyria! From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal...
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Eddie Winston is looking for love
Cronin, Marianne
Paper Book
The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places. Eddie Winston is 90 years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. ...
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Gabriel's moon : a novel
Boyd, William
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author beloved by readers everywhere, William Boyd offers his most exhilarating novel yet, following a reluctant spy drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a fire that took his...
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The gilded crown
Gordon, Marianne
Paper Book
The Witch's Heart meets The Foxglove King in this spellbinding dark fantasy debut about a young woman with the extraordinary power of necromancy, and the ill-fated princess whose life she is determined to save, no matter the cost. The first time Hellevir visited Death, she...
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Guillotine
Dawson, Delilah S.
Paper Book
The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom. Thrift fashionista Dez Lane doesn't want to date Patrick Ruskin; she just wants to meet his mother, the editor-in...
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Clever little thing
Echlin, Helena
Paper Book
"Clever Little Thing taps into the heart of maternal fear and will shock you in the best way. This one will give you goose bumps." --Ashley Elston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins "Sharp and unflinching--a perfectly unnerving story." -...
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The haunting of Moscow house
Gilmore, Olesya Salnikova
Paper Book
In this elegant gothic horror tale set in post-revolutionary Russia, two formerly aristocratic sisters race to uncover their family's long-buried secrets in a house haunted by a past dangerous--and deadly--to remember. It is the summer of 1921, and a group of...
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The close-up a novel
Drysdale, Pip
A struggling author discovers the dark side of fame when a stalker begins reenacting violent events from her thriller in this electrifying and twisty new novel.When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the...
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Some murders in Berlin
Robards, Karen
Paper Book
This pulse-pounding, brilliantly twisting new historical thriller is a gripping tale that will leave you questioning everything. September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness--and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she's...
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How the penguins saved Veronica
Prior, Hazel
Paper Book
A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica...
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A daughter of fair Verona
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
I'm the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn't die in the tomb. They're alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline... Knives Out<...
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How to age disgracefully
Pooley, Clare
Paper Book
"An uproarious romp!" --People "Pooley weaves together the most cleverly flawed and lovable characters and then sets them free to prove that we are limitless at any age." --Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Summer Romance A senior citizens' center and...
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Definitely better now : a novel
Robinson, Ava
Paper Book
A touching and deeply funny debut about starting over sober only to discover life's biggest messes are still waiting right where you left them. 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...
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The man in black and other stories
Griffiths, Elly
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love. Elly Griffiths has always written short stories to experiment with different voices and genres...
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The five stages of courting Dalisay Ramos
De la Cruz, Melissa
Paper Book
A sweet and spicy multicultural romantic comedy that that blends the rich tapestry of Filipino courtship rituals with the modern complexities of love, family, and cultural expectations, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. ...
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Precipice : a novel
Harris, Robert 1957-
Paper Book
"Robert Harris is, simply put, masterful."--Karin Slaughter A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the Great War from the bestselling author of Act of Oblivion, Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, and Conclave. Summer 1914. A world...
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God bless you, Otis Spunkmeyer
Thomas, Joseph Earl
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE * LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION * FINALIST FOR THE ART SEIDENBAUM LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE * A PW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S...
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The shadow key : a novel in four branches
Stokes-Chapman, Susan 1985-
Paper Book
On an isolated estate in late-eighteenth-century rural Wales, a young English doctor uncovers dangerous secrets that may threaten his own life in this spellbinding Gothic tale from the bestselling author of Pandora. Dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital, Dr. Henry Talbot...
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The greatest lie of all
Cantor, Jillian
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The heart of winter : a novel
Evison, Jonathan
Paper Book
A Seattle Times Bestseller One of The Washington Post's 10 Noteworthy Books for January One of The Los Angeles Times' 10 Books to Add to Your Reading List in January One of The Seattle Times' 24 Books to Look Out for in 2025 One of...
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The hemlock queen
Whitten, Hannah
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King's royal court is upended when Prince Bastian seizes control and a mysterious dark force begins to take over in the second installment of New York Times bestselling...
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It will only hurt for a moment
Dawson, Delilah S.
Paper Book
In this highly atmospheric thriller from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Violence, a young woman hopes to reinvent herself at an isolated artists' colony... only to be drawn into its dark, twisted past. Sarah Carpenter is starting over. She's on...
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The most wonderful time : a novel
Allen, Jayne
Paper Book
"The Most Wonderful Time is a lovable, unexpectedly thought-provoking Christmas romp of a novel from the ever-sparkling pen of Jayne Allen!" -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Alice Network The author of the...
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One last summer
Spencer, Kate
Paper Book
From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes an "utterly romantic" summer romcom that asks: What do you do when the life you've planned isn't what you've dreamed? (Annabel Monaghan, author of Nora Goes Off Script). Clara Millen's life is...
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Phantom orbit : a thriller
Ignatius, David
Paper Book
David Ignatius is known for his uncanny ability, in novel after novel, to predict the next great national security headline. In Phantom Orbit, he presents a story both searing and topical, with stakes as far-reaching as outer space. It follows Ivan Volkov, a Russian student in Beijing, who...
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The puzzle box : a novel
Trussoni, Danielle
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . "A fun, DaVinci Code-style blend of puzzles, mysticism and high-octane action" (People, Best Books of the Month), from the author of The Puzzle Master "This rip-roaring adventure thriller is an escapist puzzle box of delights- a...
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Robert B. Parker's buried secrets
Farnsworth, Christopher
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the mystery behind a dead body found strewn with photos of murder victims and placed on top of $2 million in cash, before a mob of hit men converge on Paradise. Just another day in...
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The serial killer guide to San Francisco : a novel
Chouinard, Michelle M.
Paper Book
In Michelle Chouinard's clever mystery The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco, the granddaughter of a serial killer shows readers another side of the beloved city.Welcome to San Francisco, a city with killer charm.The chill of a San Francisco summer can be deadly. No one knows this better than...
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Tired ladies take a stand a novel
Anthony, Gretchen
Paper Book
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The treasure hunters club : a mystery
Ryan, Tom 1977 February 26-
Paper Book
2025 EDGAR NOMINEE FOR THE LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN MEMORIAL AWARD! Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies in The Treasure Hunters Club--a rollicking murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable...
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