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Pursuit in Provence

Phyllis Gobbell · Five Star
Format: Hardcover

"Pursuit in Provence is Jordan Mayfair's debut as an amateur sleuth finding her way through a labyrinth of art rock-and-roll -- and murder -- against the captivating backdrop of Provence.American architect Jordan Mayfair travels to Provence with visions of Roman ruins bathed in magical...
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Real Tigers

Mick Herron · Soho Crime
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they've messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The "Slow Horses," as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing...
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My Hero Academia, Vol. 5

Kohei Horikoshi · Viz Media
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what...
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Astonish Me: A novel

Maggie Shipstead · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 253
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the widely acclaimed debut novel Seating Arrangements, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction: a gorgeously written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over...
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The Lure of the Moonflower: A Pink Carnation Novel

Lauren Willig · Berkley
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

In the final Pink Carnation novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, Napoleon has occupied Lisbon, and Jane Wooliston, aka the Pink Carnation, teams up with a rogue agent to protect the escaped Queen of Portugal. Portugal, December 1807. Jack...
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Crowning Design

Leila Meacham · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A tender, classic love story about the secrets that linger in our hearts and the choices that set us free...Some people aren't meant for happily-ever-after. And Deborah Standridge is one of them. When she called off her wedding to the perfect man to pursue her passion as an architect,...
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A Single Spy

William Christie · Minotaur Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

"A single spy -- in the right place and at the right moment -- may change the course of history." Alexsi Ivanovich Smirnov, an orphan and a thief, has been living by his wits and surviving below the ever-watchful eye of the Soviet system until his luck finally runs out. In 1936,...
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Christodora: A Novel

Tim Murphy · Grove Press
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates intertwine in an iconic building in Manhattan's East Village, the Christodora. The Christodora is home to Milly and Jared, a privileged young couple with artistic ambitions. Their neighbor, Hector,...
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The Whale: A Love Story: A Novel

Mark Beauregard · Viking
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A rich and captivating novel set amid the witty, high-spirited literary society of 1850s New England, offering a new window on Herman Melville's emotionally charged relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne and how it transformed his masterpiece, Moby-Dick In the summer of 1850, Herman...
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The Case of the Curious Cook: Severn House Publishers

Cathy Ace · Severn House Pub Ltd
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A new case for the ladies of the WISE enquiries agency . . .Henry Devereaux Twyst, eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, is terribly worried about some water damage to the priceless books in his lower library, so retains the services of a local book restorer to tackle much-needed repairs. The antiquarian...
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The Dream Lover: A Novel

Elizabeth Berg · Random House
Pages: 356
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERElizabeth Berg has written a lush historical novel based on the sensuous Parisian life of the nineteenth-century writer George Sand - which is perfect for readers of Nancy Horan and Elizabeth Gilbert. At the beginning of this powerful novel, we meet Aurore Dupin...
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A Word for Love: A Novel

Emily Robbins · Riverhead Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A mesmerizing debut set in Syria on the cusp of the unrest, A Word for Love is the spare and exquisitely told story of a young American woman transformed by language, risk, war, and a startling new understanding of love. It is said there are ninety-nine Arabic words for love. Bea, an American...
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The murderer's daughter : a novel

Jonathan Kellerman · Ballantine Books
Pages: 364
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the acclaimed Alex Delaware series comes a tour de force standalone novel that illustrates perfectly why "Jonathan Kellerman has justly earned his reputation as a master of the psychological thriller" (People) . A brilliant, deeply...
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The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014

Laura Furman · Anchor

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories roam the world, from Nigeria to Venice, from an erupting volcano in Iceland to a brothel in the old Wild West. They feature...
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