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Curtain of death : a clandestine operations novel

W E B Griffin · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 467
Format: Print book

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author W. E. B. Griffin comes the dramatic third novel in the Clandestine Operations series about the Cold War, the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency - and a new breed of warrior. January 1946: Two WACs leave an officers' club in Munich, and four...
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In the Land of Milk and Honey

Jane Jensen · Berkley Prime Crime
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

With its peaceful, hardworking Amish population, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a rural paradise. But former NYPD homicide detective Elizabeth Harris knows that evil lurks there - it's just easier to hide... By solving the murders of two local girls, Elizabeth has gained some trust...
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Bernard Malamud: Novels & Stories of the 1940s & 50s

Bernard Malamud · Library of America
Format: Hardcover

Raised in Brooklyn, the son of Jewish immigrants, and coming of age in Depression-era New York, Bernard Malamud (1914–1986) began his career writing stories of unsparing precision and power, plumbing the depths of an impoverished urban world. His early, naturalistic style evolved...
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A Deadly Affection

Cuyler Overholt · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 444
Format: Print book

"Do no harm" is easier said than done...Dr. Genevieve Summerford prides herself on her ability as a psychiatrist to understand the inner workings of the human mind. But when one of her patients is arrested for murder-a murder Genevieve fears she may have unwittingly provoked-she...
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The Death Trade

Jack Higgins · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

The master of suspense returns with a cutting-edge tale that pits his heroes Sean Dillon and Sara Gideon against the nuclear ambitions of Iran. An eminent Iranian scientist has made a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research, but he cant stand the thought of his regime owning...
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What the Duke Doesn't Know

Jane Ashford · Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

A proper English wife, or the freedom of the sea? Lord James Gresham is the fifth son of the Duke of Langford, a captain in the Royal Navy, and at a loss for what to do next. He's made his fortune; perhaps now he should find a proper wife and set up his nursery. But the sea calls to him,...
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Eleven Hours

Pamela Erens · Tin House Books
Pages: 165
Format: Print book

The Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2016Flavorwire's Most Anticipated BookFrom the critically acclaimed author of The Virgins, Eleven Hours is an intimate exploration of the physical and mental challenges of childbirth, told with unremitting suspense and astonishing beauty.Lore arrives...
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The Secrets of Wishtide

Kate Saunders · Bloomsbury
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Mrs. Laetitia Rodd, aged fifty-two, is the widow of an archdeacon. Living in Hampstead with her confidante and landlady, Mrs. Bentley, who once let rooms to John Keats, Laetitia makes her living as a highly discreet private investigator. Her brother, Frederick Tyson, is a criminal barrister...
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Finding Jake: A Novel

Bryan Reardon · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"I devoured Finding Jake. The tension is almost unbearable in this thriller-cum-character study as layer after layer of a father's soul are revealed as reflected in the character of his missing son. Utterly engrossing." - Alice LaPlante, New York Times bestselling author of Circle...
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The Natural Way of Things

Charlotte Wood · Europa Editions
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDIE BEST FICTION BOOK AND OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSFINALIST THE STELLA PRIZEVICTORIAN PREMIER'S AWARDLONG-LISTEDTHE MILES FRANKLIN AWARDThe Natural Way of Things is at once lucid and illusory, a brilliantly plotted novel of ideas that reminds us of mankind's...
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