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Accidentally Amy
Painter, Lynn
Paper Book
Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she's running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for 'Amy' three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It's the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only way further ahead in the queue...
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Beneath the trees where nobody sees
Horvath, Patrick (Filmmaker)
Paper Book
Live, laugh, shed blood. Dexter meets Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town in this twisted debut graphic novel! Don't. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After...
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A controversial cover
Barrett, Lorna
Paper Book
Tricia Miles is ready to close the book on all her amateur sluething - she's tired of finding dead bodies and being accused of murder. But even the best laid plans often go awry. Stoneham is all abuzz when Lauren Barker, a famous children's book author, arrives for an event at the local library....
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Deadbeat
Hamdy, Adam
Paper Book
A "standout work of smart, tough crime fiction" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a desperate single father as he searches for the anonymous employer who hired him as a hitman. Peyton Collard was a good man once, but his life changed after a horrific car...
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The empusium : a health resort horror story
Tokarczuk, Olga
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR "A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone ... elegant and genuinely unsettling." -The New York Times Book Review The Nobel Prize winner's latest...
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We do not part : a novel
Han, Kang
Paper Book
THE NEW NOVEL FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE "[Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize ...
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The Goddess of Warsaw : a novel
Barr, Lisa
Ebook
USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Utterly gripping. . . a transformative and immersive story so powerful and captivating that I could not put it down. . . . Truly one of the best books I've read."--Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish "Lisa Barr's new historical fiction,...
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Keep your friends close
Berry, Lucinda,
Audiobook
From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a fast-paced thriller about how one woman's murder unravels the tangled web of lies and deceit connecting a group of Hollywood elite. When Kiersten McCann, president of the West Hollywood Moms' Club, turns up dead in...
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The last drop of hemlock
Schellman, Katharine
Paper Book
In The Last Drop of Hemlock, the dazzling follow up to Last Call at the Nightingale, even a dance can come with a price... The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence. ...
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus : A Novel
Knight, Emma.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER A witty, warm and brilliantly told debut that is at once a love story, a story of female friendship and motherhood, and an irresistible mystery surrounding an extraordinary British family. Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first...
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The lost boy of Santa Chionia
Grames, Juliet
Paper Book
One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The best-selling author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna brings us a sparkling--by turns funny and moving--novel about a young American woman turned amateur detective in a small village in Southern...
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The Lotus Shoes
Yang, Jane
Paper Book
"Brilliantly written, masterful storytelling, and hard to put down. This story will stay with me for a very, very long time." --Heather Morris, #1 bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides...
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The man from Waco
Johnstone, William W.
Paper Book
Meet John Bannack. Jailed for a crime he didn't commit. Busted out of a Texas State Prison. Running for freedom and gunning for justice. They call him . . .THE MAN FROM WACO. As a young man, John Bannack worked hard on his brother's farm-until times got tough and his...
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The marriage sabbatical : a novel
Dolan, Lian
Paper Book
What if you could take a vacation from your marriage A couple decides to give it a shot in this fun, adventurous novel by Lian Dolan, the popular author of The Sweeney Sisters and Lost and Found in Paris. After twenty-three years of building careers and raising kids together,...
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A merry little murder plot
McKinlay, Jenn
Paper Book
'Tis the season in Briar Creek, and this year festivities become fatalities in the newest Library Lover's Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Fatal First Edition. During the most wonderful time of the year, famous author Helen Monroe arrives...
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Oye : a novel
Mogollon, Melissa
Paper Book
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won't want to hang up on. "A portrait of love, heartache, and hilarity that transcends its medium."--Elle (The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024, So Far) "Brilliant...
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Return to Wyldcliffe Heights : a novel
Goodman, Carol
Paper Book
Jane Eyre meets The Thirteenth Tale in this new modern gothic mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winner Carol Goodman, about a reclusive writer who is desperate to rewrite the past. Losing yourself inside of a book can be dangerous. Not everyone...
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Shanghai : a novel
Kanon, Joseph
Paper Book
Named a Best Mystery & Suspense Book of the Year by BookPage and CrimeReads "A steamy, thrilling crime story" (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon set in pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side...
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Skin & Bones
Watson, Renee
Paper Book
Best Book of May 2024 by New York Post. Finalist for the 2024 Westport Prize for Literature. From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring sisterhood, motherhood, faith, love, and...
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The snowbirds : a novel
Clancy, Christina
Paper Book
The Last Thing He Told Me meets Fleishman Is in Trouble in this page-turning story of a couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads. Kim and Grant are at a turning point. A couple for thirty years,...
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Spitting gold : a novel
Lowkis, Carmella
Paper Book
A deliciously haunting, "lush, and twist-filled tale" (CrimeReads) that blends gothic mystery with a captivating sapphic romance as two estranged sisters--celebrated (and fraudulent) spirit mediums--come back together for one last con in 19th-century Paris. Paris, 1866:...
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Summer Fridays : a novel
Rindell, Suzanne
Paper Book
You've Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger banter, about a freshly engaged editorial assistant who winds up spending her "summer Fridays" with the person she least expects Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is...
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Swiped
Chilton, L. M.
Paper Book
A young woman must unmask a serial killer and prove her innocence, all before her best friend's wedding in this hilarious "sultry summer thriller" (The New York Times). Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man...
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Syndicate
Francis, Felix.
Paper Book
"The master of suspense and intrigue" (Country Life) is back with the next thrilling novel in the Dick Francis series, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly. Chester Newton has built his fortune organizing racehorse syndicates, where top horses are co-owned and managed by...
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Three Days in June
Tyler, Anne
Paper Book
A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter's wedding. Gail Baines is having a bad day. To start, she loses her job--or quits, depending on whom you ask. Tomorrow her daughter,...
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Universal monsters : Dracula
Tynion, James, IV
Paper Book
THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMICS RESSURECT THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS
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We love the nightlife
Croft, Rachel Koller
Paper Book
London 1979. Two women with a deep love for disco meet one fateful night on the dance floor, changing the course of both their lives forever. Nicola, a beautiful and brooding vampire for nearly two centuries, can't resist fun-loving and feisty Amber from America, ultimately offering an eternity...
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William : a novel
Coile, Mason
Paper Book
Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read--a haunted house story in which the haunting is by AI. Henry is a brilliant engineer who, after untold hours spent in his home lab, has achieved the breakthrough of his career--he's created an artificially...
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The women behind the door
Doyle, Roddy
Paper Book
"A showdown between mother and daughter that is about as emotionally painful as it gets." --Fiona Maazel, The New York Times A powerful, moving mother-daughter story filled with struggle and redemption by Booker-Prize winning author Roddy Doyle At sixty...
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