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• Fox

  a Novel

  Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-

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  Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fever Beach

  a Novel

  Hiaasen, Carl,

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  A dim-witted Proud Boys reject becomes entangled in a bizarre web of corruption and intrigue involving a hitchhiker, a con artist, an eccentric millionaire and a power-hungry politician in the new novel by the best-selling author of Bad Monkey.

• The Museum Detective

  Phillips, Maha Khan, 1976-

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  When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz—a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Undoing of Violet Claybourne

  Critchley, Emily, 1986-

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  TO BECOME ONE OF THEM, SHE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed, until she is befriended by her new roommate at boarding school, the vibrant and spirited Violet Claybourne. As the Christmas…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Queens of Crime

  a Novel

  Benedict, Marie,

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  London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second-class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Strange Pictures

  Uketsu,

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  An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . . A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning. A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Catch You Later

  a Novel

  Strawser, Jessica,

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  If Lark and Mikki didn’t have each other, they’d have nothing in this miserable town. So the best friends stick together, working night shift at the highway travel stop, going nowhere fast. Until a stranger drops in, heading for Florida, and Mikki…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Treasure Hunters Club

  a Mystery

  Ryan, Tom, 1977 February 26-

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  A murder mystery set in a seaside town filled with pirate lore, family secrets, unforgiveable grudges, secret societies, and of course, a treasure lost to time. WELCOME TO MAPLE BAY, NOVA SCOTIA For nearly a century, people have ventured to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Solve Murders

  Osman, Richard, 1970-

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  Investigator Steve Wheeler comes out of retirement when his daughter-in-law, Amy, needs help finding out who left a dead body on a remote island with a huge bag of money.

• The Rose Arbor

  a Novel

  Bowen, Rhys,

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  1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: her best friend, Marisa, is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The God of the Woods

  Moore, Liz, 1983-

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  Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• May the Wolf Die

  Heider, Elizabeth,

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  Nikki Serafino is enjoying the sunset from her boat in her beloved port city of Naples, Italy, when she discovers the body of a man in the warm waters of the bay. An investigator working as the liaison between local police and American troops, Nikki…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death in the Air

  a Novel

  Murali, Ram,

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  Ro Krishna is the American son of Indian parents, educated at the finest institutions, equally at home in London’s poshest clubs and on the squash court, but unmoored after he is dramatically forced to leave a high-profile job under mysterious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seminarian

  Hanson, Hart,

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  Xavier “Priest” Priestly is a snarky former seminarian turned private investigator. Dusty Queen is a hard-as-nails professional stuntwoman and freelance bodyguard. When Dusty’s girlfriend suddenly disappears, a woman in a strange blue wig tries to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Final Appeal

  Mróz, Remigiusz, 1987-

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  When whip-smart criminal defense lawyer Joanna Chylka is tasked with defending the son of her law firm’s biggest client, she is stumped for the first time in her career. Her client, Piotr Langer Jr, does not admit guilt, but neither does he claim…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Phoenix Crown

  a Novel

  Quinn, Kate,

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  "From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles."

• Happiness Falls

  a Novel

  Kim, Angie, 1969-

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  Mia isn't initially concerned when her family fails to return from a walk, until her mute brother Eugene, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, returns bloody and alone and is unable to describe what happened to their father.

• Homecoming

  a Novel

  Morton, Kate, 1976-

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  Called home to care for her grandmother after a fall, Jess, a journalist, discovers a book chronicling the police investigation into an old unsolved murder that has a shocking connection to her family.

• Hungry Ghosts

  a Novel

  Hosein, Kevin Jared,

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  After a young man from the poorest part of Trinidad goes missing during the end of British colonialism, a farmhand is offered a generous stipend to become a watchman and determine what happened to the missing man.

• Time's Undoing

  a Novel

  Head, Cheryl A.,

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  Searching for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather decades ago, Meghan Mackenzie, the youngest reporter at the Detroit Free Press, spurred by the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement, travels to Birmingham where she uncovers…Read moreRead more of this annotation