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Escape Clause

John Sandford - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book

Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (BOOKLIST ) . The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota...
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The Trespasser: A Novel

Tana French - Viking
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Tana French is "required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting" (The New York Times) . She "inspires cultic devotion in readers . . . (The New Yorker) and is "the...
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Today Will Be Different

Maria Semple - Little
Format: Print book

* Instant New York Times Bestseller *Named a Notable Book of 2016 by the Washington Post, one of Amazon's Top 100 Books of the Year, one of New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books, one of The Guardian's Best Books of 2016, one of NPR's Best Books of 2016, a Must-Read Book of 2016...
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Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Novel

Debbie Macomber - Ballantine Books
Format: Print book

Continuing in a festive annual tradition, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber returns with a new original holiday novel full of romance and cheer - and the magical prospect of finding love in the most unexpected places. Friendly and bubbly, Julia Padden likes nearly...
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Two by Two

Nicholas Sparks - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect...
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Winter Storms

Elin Hilderbrand - Little
Format: Print book

Gather under the mistletoe for one last round of caroling with the Quinn family in this heartwarming conclusion to Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Winter Street Trilogy. Some of the stormy weather of the past few seasons seems to have finally lifted for the Quinns. After a year apart, and an ill-fated...
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Filthy Rich

James Patterson - Little
Format: Print book

A shocking true crime tale of money, power, and sex from the world's most popular thriller writer.Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers--and for people--Epstein amassed his wealth...
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Hag-Seed

Margaret Atwood - Hogarth
Format: Hardcover

William Shakespeare's The Tempest retold as Hag-Seed Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation,...
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Order to Kill

Vince Flynn - Atria Books
Format: Print book

In the next thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, the anti-terrorism operative heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, this time he might have met his match.Mitch Rapp is used to winning. But in this follow-up...
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Small Great Things: A Novel

Jodi Picoult - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that shes been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists...
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Paris for One and Other Stories

Jojo Moyes - Pamela Dorman Books
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and After You, Paris for One and Other Stories is an irresistibly romantic collection filled with humor and heart. "A vicarious jolt of Parisian romance. . . Delightful." -People Magazine"An...
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The Whole Town's Talking: A Novel

Fannie Flagg - Random House
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is at her superb best in this fun-loving, moving novel about what it means to be truly alive. Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still...
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Night Watch

Iris Johansen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

"A high-stakes, high-powered thriller." -- BOOKLIST Sometimes, what you can't see will kill you ... Kendra is surprised when she is visited by Dr. Charles Waldridge, the researcher who gave her sight through a revolutionary medical procedure developed by England's...
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The Whistler

John Grisham - Doubleday
Format: Print book

From John Grisham, America's #1 bestselling author, comes the most electrifying novel of the year, a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State. We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial...
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Mario Batali--Big American Cookbook: 250 Favorite Recipes from Across the USA

Mario Batali - Grand Central Pub
Format: Print book

Mario Batali's delicious deep dive into American Regional cooking with 250 recipes--from San Diego Fish Tacos to Boston Cream Pie. Over two years in the making, with Batali searching for truly delicious dishes from all corners of the US, this definitive cookbook features the best America...
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Guy Fieri Family Food: 125 Real-Deal Recipes--Kitchen Tested, Home Approved

Guy Fieri - William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover

The Food Network superstar and New York Times bestselling author dishes up flavorful All-American family-friendly meals for weeknights and weekends alike.As one of Food Networks biggest stars, Guy has taken America on a cross-country tour in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Hes challenged great...
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Precious and Grace: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Alexander Mccall Smith - Pantheon Books
Format: Print book

In this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, Precious Ramotswe and Grace Makutsi help a young woman on a quest to find someone from her past.Changes are afoot at the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, where Mma Makutsi, who has recently...
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The Princess Diarist

Carrie Fisher - Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher's intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie. * Named a PEOPLE Magazine Best Book of Fall 2016 *A New York...
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The Obsidian Chamber

Douglas Preston - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book

A TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCEAfter a harrowing, otherworldly confrontation on the shores of Exmouth, Massachussetts, Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast is missing, presumed dead.A SHOCKING RETURNSick with grief, Pendergast's ward, Constance, retreats to her chambers beneath the family mansion at 891 Riverside...
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Pharaoh: A Novel of Ancient Egypt

Wilbur Smith - William Morrow
Format: Print book

Worldwide #1 bestselling author Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times.EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK.Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded, All seems lost.Taita, advisor to the Pharaoh,...
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Christmas town.

Donna Vanliere - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

Donna VanLiere, New York Times bestselling author of the timeless The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Hope, is back with this moving and uplifting story about finding love, hope, and family in unexpected places.Lauren Gabriel spent many years of her childhood in foster...
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Seduced

Randy Wayne White - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book

Hannah Smith returns in the stunning new adventure in the New York Times-bestselling series by the author of the Doc Ford novels. A fishing guide and part-time investigator, Hannah Smith is a tall, strong Florida woman descended from many generations of the same. But the problem...
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Appetites: A Cookbook

Anthony Bourdain - Ecco
Format: Print book

Anthony Bourdain is a man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of understanding the appetites of others. These days, however, if he's cooking, it's for family...
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The Terranauts: A Novel

T C Boyle - Ecco Press
Format: Print book

A deep-dive into human behavior in an epic story of science, society, sex, and survival, from one of the greatest American novelists today, T. C. Boyle, the acclaimed, bestselling, author of the PEN/ Faulkner Award-winning World's End and The Harder They Come.It is 1994, and in the desert...
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High Heat

Richard Castle - Kingswell
Format: Print book

An ISIS-style beheading of a journalist, carried out by a New York City group pledging fealty to that rogue state, becomes more than just another case for NYPD Captain Nikki Heat when the killers announce their next target: her husband, magazine writer Jameson Rook. Meanwhile, Heat is haunted...
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Sunrise canyon.

Janet Dailey - Kensington Pub Corp
Format: Print book

In the heart of Arizona's Sonora Desert, a little girl in need of her father, a woman in need of forgiveness, and a war hero in need of love come together to create a family...Before he left for Afghanistan, Jake O'Reilly had everything - a beautiful wife, a baby on the way, a wonderful...
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Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Ina Garten - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

For Americas bestselling cookbook author Ina Garten there is no greater pleasure than cooking for the people she loves - and particularly for her husband, Jeffrey. She has been cooking for him ever since they were married forty-eight years ago, and the comforting, delicious meals they shared...
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Mistletoe murder : and other stories

P D James - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time--swift, cunning murder mysteries (two of which feature the young Adam Dalgliesh) that together, to borrow the author's own word, add up to a delightful "entertainment." The newly appointed...
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A Baxter Family Christmas

Karen Kingsbury - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Karen Kingsbury's most beloved characters are back! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes A Baxter Family Christmas, a life-changing story of love and hope featuring the Baxter family. Whether you're meeting the Baxter...
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Sex, Lies, and Serious Money

Stuart Woods - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Print book

Stone Barrington takes on a client who gives him a run for his money in the newest heart-stopping thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously...
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A Life Well Played: My Stories

Arnold Palmer - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player...
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