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Miranda James · Berkley; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In Athena, Mississippi, librarian Charlie Harris is known for his good nature - and for his Maine coon cat Diesel that he walks on a leash. Charlie returned to his hometown to immerse himself in books, but taking the plunge into a recent acquisition will have him in over his head ... Lucinda...
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Dead Man Switch

Matthew Quirk · Little
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"WHEN IT COMES TO QUIRK, I FOLLOW A SIMPLE THREE-STEP PLAN: BUY, CANCEL PLANS, READ." --Gregg Hurwitz, bestselling author of Orphan X and The Nowhere ManSomeone is hunting down America's most elite special ops soldiers--in their homes.A deadly fall on a rugged stretch of California...
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The Babe Ruth Deception

David O Stewart · Kensington Pub Corp
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

As the Roaring Twenties get under way, corruption seems everywhere--from the bootleggers flouting Prohibition to the cherished heroes of the American Pastime now tarnished by scandal. Swept up in the maelstrom are Dr. Jamie Fraser and Speed Cook...Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, is having...
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Don't Close Your Eyes: A Novel

HOLLY SEDDON · BALLANTINE
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A juicy, powerful read featuring twin sisters who have drifted apart, and the shocking family secrets that bind them - for readers of The Woman in Cabin 10 and I Let You Go
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Asylum: A Mystery

Jeannette de Beauvoir · Minotaur Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Martine LeDuc is the director of PR for the mayor's office in Montreal. When four women are found brutally murdered and shockingly posed on park benches throughout the city over several months, Martine's boss fears a PR disaster for the still busy tourist season, and Martine is now also...
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Behind Chocolate Bars: A Chocolate Covered Mystery

Kathy Aarons · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The national bestselling author of Truffled to Death returns with a mystery full of tricks and treats... DOUBLE, DOUBLE-BOIL, AND TROUBLE ... Best friends and business partners Michelle and Erica have a monstrous to-do list as they prepare for the annual West Riverdale Halloween Festival....
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Liar Liar

M J Arlidge · New American Library
Pages: 450
Format: Print book

Detective Helen Grace has never seen such destruction. Six fires in twenty-four hours. Two people dead. Several more injured. It's as if someone wants to burn the city to the ground€¦ With the whole town on high alert, Helen and her team must sift through the rubble to find the arsonist,...
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Dead on Course: A contemporary horse racing mystery

Glenis Wilson · Severn House, ©2015.
Pages: 198
Format: Print book

A fast-paced mystery set in the cut-throat world of horse-racing: second in the new Harry Radcliffe series.Back in the saddle and race riding again after weeks recuperating from a serious accident, champion jockey Harry Radcliffe reckons his life is back on course. That's before local...
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Thread and Gone

Lea Wait · Kensington Pub Corp, 2015.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

When a priceless antique is stolen, murder unravels the peaceful seaside town of Haven Harbor, Maine. . .Angie Curtis and her fellow Mainely Needlepointers know how to enjoy their holidays. But nothing grabs their attention like tying up loose threads. So when Mary Clough drops in on the group's...
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The Driver: A Novel

Hart Hanson · Dutton
Pages: 327
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of the TV show Bones comes a "riveting, smart and funny" (Harlan Coben) debut thriller. "Everything a great thriller should be - always smart, often funny, and relentlessly exciting. I loved every page." - Scott Turow Michael Skellig is a limo...
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Elle

Philippe Djian · Other Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Elle is a psychological thriller that recounts thirty days in the life of its heroine Michèle - powerfully portrayed by Isabelle Huppert in Paul Verhoeven's award-winning film - where memory, sex, and death collide at every page. A few weeks before Christmas, Michèle picks herself...
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The Amber Shadows: A Novel

Lucy Ribchester · Pegasus Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

During the dangerous days of World War II, Honey Deschamps is spending her days transcribing decrypted messages at Bletchley Park, when she starts to receive bizarrely coded packages. When everyone is keeping secrets, who can you trust? Bletchley Park, 1942: As World War II rages on, Honey...
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A Killer Ball at Honeychurch Hall

Hannah Dennison · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

In this delightful new mystery our heroine Kat Stanford stumbles upon a hidden room in an abandoned wing at Honeychurch Hall. However, Kat's initial excitement soon ends in horror. There, lying on the cold, stone floor, Kat comes across the body of a young woman dressed in an Egyptian...
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Catalina: A Novel

Liska Jacobs · FSG Originals
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

A magnetic, provocative debut novel chronicling a young woman's downward spiral following the end of an affairElsa Fisher is headed for rock bottom. At least, that's her plan. She has just been fired from MoMA on the heels of an affair with her married boss, and she retreats to Los Angeles...
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Bronx Requiem: A Novel

John Clarkson · Minotaur Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The death of Paco "Packy" Johnson shouldn't have surprised anyone. Paco Johnson spent a lifetime in the system -- starting in juvie at age 10, then prison for most of his adult life. But he managed to make some real friends in prison, friends who helped him get parole, a place...
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Seeds of Revenge

Wendy Tyson · Henery Press
Pages: 259
Format: Paperback

It's time to cuddle up with a holiday whodunit. Smell the crisp pines and baking cranberries as you sip your hot apple cider. It may be the season, but the mood in Winsome is anything but jolly.Megan Sawyer is determined to farm year-round. So much so that she braves a December snowstorm...
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The Hunger

Alma Katsu · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The Hunger is a tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical moments: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist.Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner...
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