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Sworn to Silence

by Linda Castillo

Published: 2011-03-15

Paperback: 384 pages

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Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish MurderSworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series.Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . .In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "E...

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Johnny Carson

by Henry Bushkin

Published: 2013-10-15

Hardcover: 304 pages

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A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant.From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the ’70s and ’80s he was the cou...

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Two Lives

by William Trevor

Published: 1992-08-01

Paperback: 384 pages

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Two beautiful, memorable novels in one volume, both focussing on women who retreat into their imaginations until the boundaries between what is real and what is not become blurred. In "Reading Turgenev", which was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, an Irish country girl is trapped in a loveless marriage...

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Mirror, Mirror

by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C. Ryan

Published: 2013-09-24

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages

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Once upon a time?   ?in a world far removed from the days when fairy tales were new, five bestselling authors spin versions that take the classic stories into a new dimension. You’ll recognize Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and other enduring characters, but they’ll e...

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Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

by Roger Shattuck

Published: 1997-09-15

Paperback: 384 pages

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In his “best achievement to date” (Harold Bloom), National Book Award- winner Roger Shattuck gives us a “deeply learned, highly intelligent, and beautifully written” (New York Times) study of human curiosity versus the taboo, from Adam and Eve to the Marquis de Sade to biotechnolog...

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Gone (Michael Bennett)

by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Published: 2013-09-30

Hardcover: 416 pages

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A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed...

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Promises to Keep

by Ann Tatlock

Published: 2011-02-01

Kindle Edition: 352 pages

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Eleven-year-old Roz (Rosalind) Anthony and her family have just moved to Mills River, Illinois, to escape an abusive situation. Only days after settling into their new home, they are surprised to find the previous owner, Tillie Monroe, on their front porch reading the newspaper. Though her...

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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Published: 1993-06-01

Mass Market Paperback: 283 pages

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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.  In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewi...

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Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer

by Katie Alender

Published: 2013-09-24

Hardcover: 304 pages

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Heads will roll!Paris, France: a city of fashion, chocolate croissants, and cute boys. Colette Iselin is thrilled be there for the first time, on her spring break class trip.But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the si...

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Conjured

by Sarah Beth Durst

Published: 2013-09-03

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Eve has a new home, a new face, and a new name—but no memories of her past. She’s been told that she's in a witness protection program. That she escaped a dangerous magic-wielding serial killer who still hunts her. The only thing she knows for sure is that there is something horrifying...