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The Nowhere Child

Christian White · Minotaur Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A gripping mystery about a young woman whose life is turned upside down when she finds out she may actually have been abducted years before by her recently deceased mother. "The Nowhere Child is a well-written thriller that avoids the clichés of the genre. The characters are interesting...
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Unmarriageable: A Novel

SONIAH KAMAL · Ballantine Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry - until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider. A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects...
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The Suspect

FIONA BARTON · Berkley
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow and The Child returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense.When two British teenage girls go missing in Bangkok following a hostel fire, journalist Kate Waters is sent to follow the story. Despite the circumstances,...
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Golden State

BEN WINTERS · Mulholland Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A shocking vision of our future that is one part Minority Report and one part Chinatown.Lazlo Ratesic is 54, a 19-year veteran of the Speculative Service, from a family of law enforcement and in a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else. This is how Laz must,...
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper middle-class...
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The Current: A Novel

Tim Johnston · Algonquin Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"The Current is a rare creature: a gripping thriller and page-turner but also a masterwork of mood and language - a meditation on memory and time. You'll want to go fast at the same time you'll be compelled to savor each and every word." - Ivy Pochoda, author of Wonder Valley...
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Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison—Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out

Jason Rezaian · Anthony Bourdain/Ecco
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic memoir of the journalist who was held hostage in a high-security prison in Tehran for eighteen months and whose release - which almost didn't happen - became a part of the Iran nuclear dealIn July 2014, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian was arrested by Iranian...
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The Kingdom of Copper

S A CHAKRABORTY · Harper Voyager
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass - "the best adult fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir) - conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters...
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