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Strawberry Shortcake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Joanne Fluke · Kensington
Format: Paperback

In her debut mystery, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, intrepid amateur sleuth and bakery owner Hannah Swensen proved that when it comes to crime, nothing is sweeter than a woman who knows how to really mix it up. Now, the flame-haired, tart-talking and baking heroine is back, judging a contest...
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Late in the Day: A Novel

TESSA HADLEY · Harper
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The lives of two close-knit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death in the latest from Tessa Hadley, the acclaimed novelist and short story master who "recruits admirers with each book" (Hilary Mantel) .

Alexandr and Christine and Zachary and Lydia have...

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Yarn Over Murder

Maggie Sefton · Berkley

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Knitting Mysteries, Kelly Flynn and the House of Lambspun knitters may be able to save the helpless animals in danger from a raging Colorado wildfire, but not the unexpected victim of a cold-blooded murder… Kelly and her knitting...
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The Lost Woman

Sara Blædel · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

Following the incredible success of Sara Blaedel's #1 international bestsellers The Forgotten Girls and The Killing Forest, Louise Rick-head of the police department's elite Special Search Agency charged with missing persons cases-returns in Sara's latest twist-filled suspense...
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Blood Sisters

Jane Corry · Pamela Dorman Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, a new thriller featuring three girls, one accident, and a lifetime of lies.

Three little girls set off to school one sunny morning. Within an hour, one of them is dead.

Fifteen years later, Kitty lives in an institution....
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A Purple Place for Dying: A Travis McGee Novel

John D. MacDonald · Random House Trade
Pages: 223
Format: Paperback

From a beloved master of crime fiction, A Purple Place for Dying is one of many classic novels featuring Travis McGee, the hard-boiled detective who lives on a houseboat. Travis McGee's taking his retirement in installments while he's still young enough to enjoy it. But sooner or later,...
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Invisible: A Novel

ANDREW GRANT · Ballantine Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An Army veteran and intelligence agent goes undercover as a janitor at a federal courthouse to pursue his own brand of justice in a thriller that's part John Grisham, part Robert Crais.

As a young man, Paul McGrath rebelled against his pacifist father by becoming a standout Army...
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She Can Kill

Melinda Leigh · Montlake Romance
Format: Paperback

Reformed assassin Cristan Rojas just wants to raise his daughter in peace. But after twelve years on the run, he learns that even the quiet little town of Westbury, Pennsylvania, has many hidden dangers. Although he can't shake the feeling he's under surveillance, Cristan's...
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Collecting the Dead

Spencer Kope · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Called in on special cases where his skills are particularly needed, he works as a tracker. The media dubs him "The Human Bloodhound," since Steps is renowned for his incredible...

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Different Class

Joanne Harris · Touchstone
Pages: 407
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of Chocolat comes a dark, suspenseful tale in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith about a sociopathic young outcast at an antiquated prep school and the curmudgeonly Latin teacher who uncovers his dangerous secret.

After thirty...
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Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill

Reed Farrel Coleman · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The opioid epidemic has reached Paradise, and Police Chief Jesse Stone must rush to stop the devastation in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker's New York Times-bestselling series.

When a popular high school cheerleader dies of a suspected heroin overdose, it becomes clear...
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The Progeny: A Novel

Tosca Lee · Howard Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee brings a modern twist to an ancient mystery surrounding the most notorious female serial killer of all time. A fast-paced thriller for fans of Lee's Books of Mortals series with Ted Dekker, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, and BBC America's...
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Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential

Deepak Chopra · Harmony
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Is it possible to venture beyond daily living and experience heightened states of awareness? In his latest book, Deepak Chopra says that higher consciousness is available here and now.

"Metahuman helps us harvest peak experiences so we can see our truth and mold the universe's...
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Liars' Paradox

TAYLOR STEVENS · Kensington
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A master of international intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Taylor Stevens introduces a pair of wild cards into the global spy game - a brother and sister who were raised to deceive - and trained to kill . . .

They live in the shadows, Jack and Jill, feuding...
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My Best Friend's Exorcism: A Novel

Grady Hendrix · Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook

Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of ET, roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act . . . different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre...
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