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The Chestnut Man: A Novel

Soren Sveistrup · Harper
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

FROM THE CREATOR OF THE HIT TELEVISION SHOW THE KILLING, THE MOST ANTICIPATED THRILLER OF THE SEASON - SOON TO BE A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES.

IF YOU FIND ONE,

HE'S ALREADY FOUND YOU

A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen.

His calling card is a "chestnut man"...

 
 
Agent Running in the Field: A Novel

John le Carré · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré

Set in London in 2018, Agent Running in the Field follows a twenty-six year old solitary figure who, in a desperate attempt to resist the political turbulence swirling around him, makes connections...
 
 
The Resisters: A novel

Gish Jen · Knopf
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a perfect game." --Ann Patchett

The...
 
 
Big Lies in a Small Town

Diane Chamberlain · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel in Big Lies in a Small Town.

North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year...

 
 
This Tender Land: A Novel

William Kent Krueger

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come." - Parade

A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey du
 
 
Oona Out of Order: A Novel

Margarita Montimore · Flatiron Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Just because life may be out of order, doesn't mean it's broken.

It's New Year 's Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence. Should she go to London to study...

 
 
Rules for Visiting: A Novel

Jessica Francis Kane · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully observed and deeply funny novel of May Attaway, a university gardener who sets out on an odyssey to reconnect with four old friends over the course of a year.

At forty, May Attaway is more at home with plants than people. Over the years, she's turned inward, finding...
 
 
Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.

Alix...
 
 
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson · Crown
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and The Devil in the White City delivers a startlingly fresh portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz

On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium....
 
 
Mercy House: A Novel

Alena Dillon · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

"A life-altering debut featuring fierce, funny, and irreverent women who battle the most powerful institution in the world. This is the book we've all been waiting for." - Amy Schumer She would stop at nothingto protect the women under her care. Inside a century-old row house...
 
 
Perfect Little Children: A Novel

Sophie Hannah · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret returns with a sharp, captivating, and expertly plotted tale of psychological suspense.All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows...
 
 
The Family Upstairs: A Novel

Lisa Jewell · Atria Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and master of "bone-chilling suspense" (People) comes another page-turning look inside one family's past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.

Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists...
 
 
Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving

Mo Rocca · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, an entertaining and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.

Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood...
 
 
Promised Land

Robert Whitlow · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

With historical mysteries, religious intrigue, and political danger, Promised Land asks one momentous question: what if your calling puts you - and your family - in the crosshairs?Despite their Israeli citizenship, Hana and Daud cannot safely return to their homeland because a dangerous...