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You Will Know Me: A Novel

Megan E Abbott - Little
Format: Print book

One of the Best Books of 2016--NPR, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Elle, Thrillist, Publishers Weekly, Time Out New York, Self and KirkusThe audacious new novel about family and ambition from "one...
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White Girl Problems

Babe Walker - Hyperion; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Babe Walker, center of the universe, is a painstakingly manicured white girl with an expensive smoothie habit, a proclivity for Louboutins, a mysterious mother shes never met, and approximately 50 bajillion Twitter followers. But her problems have landed her in shopping rehab-thats what...
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The Curse of Tenth Grave

Darynda Jones - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

If one door closes and another one opens, your house is probably haunted. -- Bumper Sticker As a Part-time PI and fulltime grim reaper, Charley Davidson has asked a lot of questions throughout her life: Why can I see dead people? Who is the hot supernatural entity following...
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Rest in Pieces: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Rita Mae Brown - Bantam
Format: Paperback

Mrs. Murphy thinks the new man in town is the cat's meow.... Maybe she should think again. Small towns don't take kindly to strangers--unless the stranger happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous and seemingly unattached male. When Blair Bainbridge comes to Crozet, Virginia, the local...
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Room: A Novel

Emma Donoghue - Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up its where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.Room is home to Jack,...
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

Allie Brosh - Touchstone Books
Format: Paperback

#1 New York Times Bestseller "Funny and smart as hell" (Bill Gates) , Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations.FROM THE PUBLISHER:Every time Allie Brosh posts...
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Watchmen

Alan Moore - DC Comics
Format: Book

SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM!This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.One of the most influential...
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The Shining

Stephen King - Turtleback; Reprint edition
Format: Library Binding

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jack Torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their five-year-old son sees the evil waiting just for them.,
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Almost Famous Women: Stories

Megan Mayhew Bergman - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise, a dazzling new collection that explores the lives of unforgettable women in history. The fascinating characters in Megan Mayhew Bergmans new stories are defined by their creative impulses, fierce independence, and sometimes reckless...
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Sharp Objects: A Novel

Gillian Flynn - Broadway; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GONE GIRLFresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic,...
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Obsession in Death

J. D. Robb - G.P. Putnam's Sons; First Edition first Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Lieutenant Eve Dallas walks the thin line between love and hate in this fabulous 40th thriller from #1 New York Times-bestseller J. D. Robb ... Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She - and her billionaire husband - are getting accustomed...
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The Cat Who Went Bananas

Lilian Jackson Braun - Thorndike Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller Murder and theft put a damper on the festivities for the residents of Pickax in the twenty-seventh Cat Who book, and Lilian Jackson Braun proves yet again that Qwill, Yum Yum, and Koko are the purrfect team to solve any mystery.
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The girl on the train

Paula Hawkins - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year, now a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. Don't miss Paula Hawkins' new novel, Into the Water, coming May 2017. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other...
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