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• You'll Be Sorry

  Gardner, Lisa,

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  A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors, in this thriller from a master storyteller. For Raquel and Theo…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• THE MAGIC WE MADE:

  A NOVEL

  Cabot, Meg

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  She doesn’t believe in magic. He is magic. But when they meet, a spark is lit, and neither will ever be the same—in this charming new stand-alone in the Witches of West Harbor series from New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot. Frankie: A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• THESE ANCIENT BONES

  Graham, Heather

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  The X-Files meets Dan Brown in this suspenseful tale of dark magic, ancient curses, and modern murder, as two agents with unusual talents investigate a series of sensational crimes in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida. The case is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages

  a Novel

  Colgan, Jenny,

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  This summer, escape to the Seaside Cottages in the Scottish isles with this delightful mother-daughter story about second chances in love, life, and home renovations, by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Little Truths

  a Novel

  Moriarty, Liane

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  FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES, THE RUNAWAY PHENOMENON THAT INSPIRED THE MEGAHIT HBO SERIES. In this highly anticipated sequel, Liane Moriarty examines the complexities of modern women’s lives, shining light on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Castle in the Glen

  a Novel

  Bowen, Rhys,

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  A ghostwriter plunges into danger as she unravels the dark secrets of a powerful Scottish family in a thrilling novel of romance and mystery by the bestselling author of Mrs. Endicott’s Splendid Adventure. Australian writer Emma Callander has been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deceptions

  Deaver, Jeffery

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  The New York Times bestselling author and master of suspense returns with a devious collection, featuring two never-before published stories in which fan favorites Colter Shaw, adapted for TV (CBS's Tracker, starring Justin Hartley), and Lincoln…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• THAT NIGHT:

  A NOVEL

  McAllister, Gillian

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  NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Wrong Place Wrong Time comes an electrifying thriller about three siblings torn apart by the cover-up of a death while on a family vacation in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• DAGGERBOUND

  Kingfisher, T

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  New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher returns to the charming fantasy world of Swordheart in this delightful and unexpected new romantic adventure. Learned Edmund, a disillusioned scholar, is transporting yet another precious relic from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dreamland

  Blake, Olivie

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  DELUXE EDITION―a beautiful hardcover edition featuring sprayed edges, a designed case stamp, and fully illustrated color endpapers. From New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake comes a tantalizing story of power, seduction, and the omens…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unknown

  a Novel

  Sager, Riley,

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  In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again. Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• NOT A WORD:

  A NOVEL

  Barclay, Linwood

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  In the latest chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a man’s world is upended after he stumbles upon a grisly crime scene in the family home. Every family has secrets, but when Reece visits his parents’ house,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• PROMISE ME NEVER:

  A NOVEL

  Constantine, Liv

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish comes an unmissable thriller about a woman who becomes embroiled in the mystery of her husband’s deceased first wife—and after moving to his remote house in the woods, uncovers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Delusional : A Michael Bennett Thriller

  Patterson, James

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  Detective Michael Bennett and army-sniper-turned-NYPD-officer Rob Trilling travel to Montana to investigate a case that crosses state borders and family lines in this thriller from the world's bestselling author. In New York City, a series of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• GOD'S COUNTRY:

  A NOVEL

  Krueger, William Kent

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of The River We Remember, a new mystery in the wildly popular Cork O’Connor series. Cork O’Connor, preparing for a family trip into the Boundary Waters, is troubled by ominous visions about his future.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• AN EDGE SHARP ENOUGH:

  A NOVEL

  Sutanto, Jesse Q

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  In a brilliant departure from the novels that made Jesse Q. Sutanto a USA Today bestselling author—including Dial A for Aunties—comes the first book in a debut dark fantasy duology, following an assassin, a scholar, a con man, and a guard in a race…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• THE SECRETS WE HIDE

  Slaughter, Karin

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  The next thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Good Daughter and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… 1601 Iris Drive looks like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• THE TRUE MEANING OF LOVE:

  A NOVEL

  Steel, Danielle

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  This powerful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel is a stirring story of the lives of ordinary people during wartime. February 24 is the eighteenth birthday of a Ukrainian ballet school student named Vlad. It also happens…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Charming a Changeling

  Cathrall, Sylvie

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  “Endlessly delightful and wildly inventive, The Art of Charming a Changeling is cozy fantasy at its finest.”―Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy A cozy slice-of-life romantic fantasy set in a Regency-inspired world where…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Anniversary

  Bajani, Andrea

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  “A book that confronts the purity of fact, the tyranny of memory, and the totalitarianism of family like no other.” —Jhumpa Lahiri A subtle yet heartrending portrait of an abusive marriage in patriarchal Italy and a son’s liberating decision to cut…Read moreRead more of this annotation