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The Secret Chord: A Novel

by Geraldine Brooks

Published: 2015-10-06

Hardcover: 320 pages

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“A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns:  love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality.” – Alice Hoffman, The Washington PostA rich and utterly absorbing novel about the ...

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Skink--No Surrender

by Carl Hiaasen

Published: 2014-09-23

Hardcover: 288 pages

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Carl Hiaasen serves up his unique brand of swamp justice in the New York Times bestseller Skink—No Surrender.   A National Book Award Longlist Selection   When your cousin goes missing under suspicious circumstances, who do you call? There’s only one man for the job: a half-crazed, h...

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Birds of America: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Lorrie Moore

Published: 2010-01-12

Paperback: 304 pages

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A New York Times Book of the Year A National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistWinner of the Salon Book AwardA Village Voice Book of the YearBirds of America is the celebrated collection of twelve stories from Lorrie Moore, one of the finest authors at work today. “Fluid, cracked, morda...

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Ana of California: A Novel

by Andi Teran

Published: 2015-06-30

Paperback: 368 pages

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A modern take on the classic coming-of-age novel, inspired by Anne of Green GablesIn the grand tradition of Anne of Green Gables, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and The Three Weissmanns of Westport, Andi Teran’s captivating debut novel offers a contemporary twist on a beloved classic. Fifteen-...

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A Curious Beginning: A Veronica Speedwell Mystery

by Deanna Raybourn

Published: 2015-09-01

Hardcover: 352 pages

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In her thrilling new series, the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries, returns once more to Victorian England…and introduces intrepid adventuress Veronica Speedwell.London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, Veronica S...

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Monday, Monday: A Novel

by Elizabeth Crook

Published: 2015-09-15

Paperback: 352 pages

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Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters' Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of FictionOne of Kirkus Reviews' Best Fiction Books of the Year and a Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the YearOn an oppressively hot Monday in August of 1966, a student and former marine named Charles Whitman...

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Deep into the Heart of a Rose

by G. T. Denny

Published: 2011-12-14

Paperback: 458 pages

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On a crisp autumn morning, in his cottage in the idyllic land of the Vale, Mr. Edward T. Cozzlebottom composed the following letter for his secret love, the graceful and lovely Mizz Ezmerelda Wimbish. Dear Mizz Wimbish, Confessions are something to admire. Don't you agree? Far more confess...

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The Last of Her Kind

by JoAnn Rackear Goldrich

Published: 2015-03-14

Paperback: 240 pages

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Alone on post-apocalyptic Earth, young Charly Willow struggles to survive nuclear winter and find her family, until her chance meeting with a dying stranger. His last request propels her forward with a mystery she must solve, and leads to a life altering journey…one that places the ultimate fate of...

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All of the Above

by Shelley Pearsall

Published: 2008-01-01

Paperback: 234 pages

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Based on a true story, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to build the world's largest tetrahedron. Weaving together the different personal stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that surrounds them, award-winning author...

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The Murder House

by James Patterson, David Ellis

Published: 2015-09-28

Hardcover: 480 pages

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It has an ocean-front view, a private beach--and a deadly secret that won't stay buried.No. 7 Ocean Drive is a gorgeous, multi-million-dollar beachfront estate in the Hamptons, where money and privilege know no bounds. But its beautiful gothic exterior hides a horrific past: it was the sce...