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Thirty Girls

Susan Minot · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited novel from the best-selling, award-winning author of Evening is a literary tour de force set in war-torn Africa.Esther is a Ugandan teenager abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and forced to witness and commit unspeakable atrocities, who is struggling to survive,...
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The Animators: A Novel

Kayla Rae Whitaker · Random House
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

"A wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth . . . That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to Kayla Rae Whitaker's formidable gifts. I was so sorry...
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My Italian Bulldozer: A Novel

Alexander Mccall Smith · Pantheon
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From one of our most beloved and best-selling authors: a hilarious new stand-alone novel about one man's misadventures in travel and romance in the Italian countryside.When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already overdue cookbook, he expects...
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Snap Judgment

Marcia Clark · Thomas & Mercer
Format: Hardcover

In the third installment of Marcia Clark's bestselling series, attorney Samantha Brinkman's investigation into a family's deadly secrets is compromised by a threat from her past.When the daughter of prominent civil litigator Graham Hutchins is found with her throat slashed, the woman's...
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Cradle to Grave

Eleanor Kuhns · Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Will Rees is adjusting to life on his Maine farm in 1797, but hes already hungering for the freedom of the road, and his chance to travel comes sooner than he expects. Lydia has just received a letter from her old friend Mouse, a soft-spoken and gentle woman who now lives in the Shaker...
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Fog of Dead Souls: A Thriller

Jill Kelly · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

When college professor Ellie McKay walks into the Maverick Bar in Farmington, New Mexico, late one evening, she plans to get drunk, not engaged. But within thirty minutes, she’s met cowboy Al Robison, he’s proposed to her, and she’s accepted. Al only knows that Ellie is attractive,...
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Black Current

Karen Keskinen · Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

"Santa Barbara, California. Private investigator Jaymie Zarlin is still recovering after taking on her first murder case when she receives a call to look into the death of Skye, a local teen found dead in a tank at the Santa Barbara Aquarium. The police are calling Skye's death...
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The Painter: A novel

Peter Heller · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 363
Format: Book

Peter Heller, the celebrated author of the breakout best seller The Dog Stars, returns with an achingly beautiful, wildly suspenseful second novel about an artist trying to outrun his past. Jim Stegner has seen his share of violence and loss. Years ago he shot a man in a bar. His marriage...
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Drama

Raina Telgemeier · Graphix/Scholastic
Pages: 233
Format: Hardcover

From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile and Sisters! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer...
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Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Sonnet

REED FARREL COLEMAN · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 353
Format: Hardcover

The stellar new novel in Robert B. Parker's New York Times bestselling series featuring Paradise police chief Jesse Stone. Jesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancée by crazed assassin Mr. Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get through the wedding...
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The Good Daughter: A Novel

Karin Slaughter · William Morrow
Pages: 515
Format: Hardcover

Instant New York Times BestsellerThe stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author - a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind ... Twenty-eight...
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Death Comes to the Fair

Catherine Lloyd · Kensington
Pages: 297
Format: Paperback

It's harvest time in the village of Kurland St. Mary as Lucy and Robert prepare to wed - but a murderer has taken an unseasonable vow of vengeance . . . As Miss Lucy Harrington, daughter of the village rector, and Major Sir Robert Kurland plan their nuptials, the major is beginning...
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Heartbreak Hotel: An Alex Delaware Novel

Jonathan Kellerman · Ballantine Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate the death of Alex's most mysterious patient to date in the sensational new thriller from the master of suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman.At nearly one hundred years old, Thalia Mars is a far cry from...
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First Sight: A Novel

Danielle Steel · Dell
Format: Book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERParis, L.A., and the world of ready to wear fashion provide rich backdrops for Danielle Steel's deeply involving story of a gifted designer whose talent and drive have brought her everything - except the ability to erase her past and trust relationships. FIRST...
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Eyrie: A Novel

Tim Winton · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 423
Format: Hardcover

Shortlisted for the 2014 Miles Franklin Literary AwardAn exhilarating new book from Australia's most acclaimed writerTim Winton is Australia's most decorated and beloved literary novelist. Short-listed twice for the Booker Prize and the winner of a record four Miles Franklin Awards...
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