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The Caretaker

A .X. Ahmad - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

Who is the caretaker hiding in the shadows of the Martha's Vineyard mansions he tends?Back in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad. But that was years ago, before his Army career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. Driven from his homeland, he is now a caretaker...
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Speaking of Summer: A Novel

Kalisha Buckhanon

"Kalisha Buckhanon's characters are both fearless and haunted, brave and burdened by the past. Speaking of Summer gives us a powerful song about what it means to survive as a woman in America." -- Jesmyn Ward, National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unb
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The Eighth Girl: A Novel

Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
Format: Hardcover


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When No One Is Watching: A Thriller

Alyssa Cole - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning ... Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change...
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Razorblade Tears: A Novel

S. A. Cosby - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid.The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah's white husband, Derek. Ike had never...
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They All Fall Down

Rachel Howzell Hall - Forge Books
Format: Hardcover

A surprise invitation to a luxurious private islandSeven strangers, each harboring a secretOdd accidents stir suspicionAs one by one . . .They all fall down
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Blood Hina: A Mas Arai Mystery

Naomi Hirahara - Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In this fourth installment of Naomi Hirahara's highly acclaimed "Mas Arai" mystery series, Mas' best friend Haruo is getting married and Mas has grudgingly agreed to serve as best man. But then an ancient Japanese doll display of Haruo's fiancee goes missing, and the wedding...
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A Kind of Justice

Renee James - Oceanview Publishing
Format: Paperback

When is justice really served? Against all odds, Bobbi Logan, a statuesque transgender woman, has become one of Chicago's most celebrated hairstylists and the owner of one of the city's poshest salons. She is finally comfortable with who she is, widely admired in her community,...
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A Map of Betrayal: A Novel

Ha Jin - Pantheon; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the YearFrom the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash a riveting tale of espionage and conflicted loyalties that spans half a century in the entwined histories of two countriesChina and the United Statesand two families. When Lilian Shang,...
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Miracle Creek: A Novel

Angie Kim - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we'll go to protect our families -- and our deepest secretsMy husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didn't even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first . . .In rural...
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The Cutting Season: A Novel

Attica Locke - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From Attica Locke, a writer and producer of FOX's Empire:"The Cutting Season is a rare murder mystery with heft, a historical novel that thrills, a page-turner that makes you think. Attica Locke is a dazzling writer with a conscience." - Dolen Perkins-Valdez, New York Times...
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Murder in Old Bombay

Nev March - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to read but newspapers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century:...
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The Widows of Malabar Hill

Sujata Massey - Soho Crime
Format: Hardcover

1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bombay's only female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous. The author of the Agatha and Macavity Award-winning Rei Shimura novels brings us an atmospheric...
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Firewatching

Russ Thomas - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

"A pitch-perfect blend of the best of the old and the best of the new--all the traditional strengths and charms are here, with a fresh and relevant twenty first-century edge. I loved it."--Lee ChildA taut and ambitious police procedural debut introducing Detective Sergeant Adam...
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Dragonfish: A Novel

Vu Tran - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

"Vu Tran's Dragonfish is that rare hybrid marvel -- a literary thriller, a narrative of migration and loss that upends the conventions of any form." -- Dinaw Mengestu, author of All Our NamesRobert, an Oakland cop, still can't let go of Suzy, the enigmatic Vietnamese...
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Shelter: A Novel

Jung Yun - Picador
Format: Print book

You can never know what goes on behind closed doors.One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the Year (Selected by Edan Lepucki) Now BuzzFeed's #1 Most Buzzed About Book of 2016Kyung Cho is a young father burdened by a house he can't afford. For years, he and his wife,...
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