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by Chris Pavone
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A mother leaves her secret past for a new life in Luxembourg, only to find her seemingly normal world is a web of financial deception that threatens to expose her own lies.
by James M. Cain
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In a California diner, a drifter and a restless wife start an affair, leading to a murder plot that spirals into unexpected consequences and doom.
by Daniel Silva
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An Israeli art restorer, caught in Switzerland's dark WWII secrets, hunts a rogue assassin he once trained, as a priceless collection of stolen Impressionist paintings hangs in the balance.
by John Gardner
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Grendel, the monster from *Beowulf*, tells his own story, offering a dark and often cynical look at the human epic that condemned him.
by James Baldwin
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In 1970s Harlem, a pregnant Tish fights with love and determination to free her falsely imprisoned fiancé, Fonny, before their child is born.
by Joseph Campbell
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Joseph Campbell shows how ancient myths offer a psychological guide for personal growth in the modern world.
by Mary E. Pearson
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Ancient evils rise and kingdoms face war. Princess Lia must become a warrior and leader, navigating alliances and sacrifices to save her world, even if it means confronting those she cares for.
by Beverly Cleary
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Ramona Quimby handles the funny and touching chaos of childhood, from new babies and family moves to everyday adventures as a third-grader.
by Russell Hoban
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A young badger named Frances learns that eating only bread and jam, while fun at first, quickly gets old when her parents let her have her way.
by Philip Pullman
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Decades after her childhood, Lyra Silvertongue and her daemon, Pantalaimon, go on a quest for a lost city and the truth of Dust, making her face a world bigger and more dangerous than she imagined.
by Pepper Winters
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A romantic Mexican trip turns into a kidnapping for Tess, forcing her into captivity and sale, where her will to survive meets the horror of her new owner.
by Gregg Hurwitz
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Orphan X, the legendary Nowhere Man, faces his ultimate challenge when he is captured, turning the hunter into the hunted as he plans a brutal escape.
by Kimberly McCreight
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A journalist coping with personal loss uncovers a town's buried secrets, including a string of sexual assaults, while investigating an infant's death, linking her fate with two other women.
by Tui T. Sutherland
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A disgraced IceWing prince, desperate to redeem himself and save his runaway sister, embarks on a dangerous quest with his new friends, only to discover that the greatest danger lies not with the tyrannical Queen Scarlet, but within his own unforgiving royal family.
by Anne Rice
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From ancient Rome to Renaissance art studios, the immortal Marius, guardian of secrets and lost loves, navigates centuries of human history and vampiric intrigue, bound by his maker's blood and gold.
by Paulo Coelho
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At the Cannes Film Festival, a killer driven by a twisted vision of immortality hunts his next victim, forcing a look at the dark side of celebrity and the cost of chasing illusions.
by Jennifer E. Smith
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Stranded in a blackout and connected by a single starlit night in New York, two teenagers navigate the vast distances of the world and the delicate threads of their burgeoning love through postcards, emails, and the enduring hope of a reunion.
by Libba Bray
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Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a slacker teen embarks on a surreal road trip across America with a punk angel, a video-gaming dwarf, and a yard gnome to find a cure, and perhaps, the meaning of life.
by Julia Quinn
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A young woman, promised beauty and love by a viscount in her youth, pursues him years later, determined to heal the bitter man he has become and claim the destiny they once imagined.
by Lisa Lutz
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After fleeing her husband's suspicious death, a woman with a troubled past takes on many identities and forms a risky partnership with a fellow drifter, desperate to escape the secrets that pursue her.
by David Baldacci
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When a shadowy organization's manipulation of international tensions for a defense contractor spirals towards global conflict, a skilled operative must confront the terrifying reality that he might be igniting World War III.
by Judy Blume
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In Judy Blume's 'Blubber,' a fifth-grade classroom's taunts against a new student named Linda escalate from whispered notes about her weight to a chilling campaign of bullying, forcing one girl to confront the dark side of peer pressure.
by Joanne Harris
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by Steven Erikson
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The Tiste Edur, unified under a Warlock King and a dangerous pact, find their peace threatened by Lether's expanding empire, leading to a massive clash.