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Severance
by Ling Ma
A millennial office worker navigates a post-apocalyptic world plagued by a deadly virus.
The narrative follows Candace Chen after societal collapse due to the Shen Fever pandemic and in flashbacks to her earlier life. Candace and her parents emigrate from Fuzhou , China to Salt Lake City ... (Wikipedia)
The Likeness
by Tana French
A murder investigation reveals secrets of a young woman's past, threatening her present.
The story follows the efforts of detective Cassie Maddox to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Lexie Madison, a young woman who is her doppelgänger . , The dead woman not only ... (Wikipedia)
Baltimore Blues
by Laura Lippman
Private investigator Tess Monaghan investigates the disappearance of a wealthy businessman's mistress in Baltimore.
In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety—and his taste for illicit midday ... (Goodreads)
Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Fashion blogger Lottie Person's perfect life is not what it seems, as she battles allergies, anxiety, and a possible murder.
WHO IS LOTTIE PERSON? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this first collection from New ... (Barnes & Noble)
Never Tell
by Lisa Gardner
Detective D.D. Warren investigates a murder case that leads her to confront her own traumatic past.
A man is dead, shot three times in his home office. But his computer has been shot twelve times, and when the cops arrive, his pregnant wife is holding the gun. D.D. Warren arrives on the scene and ... (Goodreads)
The Dirty Girls Social Club
by Alisa Valdes
Six college friends reunite in Miami and navigate their careers, relationships, and cultural identities as Latinas in America.
Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez's vibrant, can't-put-it-down, New York Times, bestselling novel of six friends—each one an unforgettable Latina woman in her late '20s—and the complications and triumphs in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Before You Know Kindness
by Chris Bohjalian
A tragic hunting accident forces a family to confront their beliefs and values.
Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of Midwives , presents his most ambitious and multi-layered novel to date–examining wildly divisive issues in today’s America with his trademark emotional heft and ... (Goodreads)
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
A young Syrian-American girl and her family flee to Syria, retracing the journey of a 12th-century girl who mapped the stars.
It is the summer of 2011, and Nour has just lost her father to cancer. Her mother, a cartographer who creates unusual, hand-painted maps, decides to move Nour and her sisters from New York City back ... (Goodreads)
I Am Princess X
by Cherie Priest
A girl creates a comic book character, Princess X, with her best friend. After her friend's death, she discovers Princess X is real and sets out to find her.
Best friends, big fans, a mysterious webcomic, and a long-lost girl collide in this riveting novel, perfect for fans of both Cory Doctorow and Sarah Dessen; illustrated throughout with comics. Once ... (Goodreads)
SilverFin
by Charlie Higson
James Bond's teenage years at Eton, where he uncovers a sinister plot involving a genetically modified villain.
SilverFin is broken up into three parts in addition to a prologue. In the prologue, an unnamed school boy is attacked by eels, attracted to a bleeding fishhook cut, while fishing in Loch Silverfin. ... (Wikipedia)
Alvin Journeyman
by Orson Scott Card
Alvin returns to his hometown and confronts his past while using his powers to heal and shape the future.
Alvin Miller, a gifted seventh son of a seventh son, utilizes his skills as a Maker to help create a brighter future for America, but his task is further challenged by his ancient enemy, the Unmaker, ... (Goodreads)
Bonfire
by Krysten Ritter
A successful lawyer returns to her hometown to investigate a company's environmental practices, uncovering dark secrets and facing her own past.
Should you ever go back? It has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all visible evidence of her small town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has ... (Goodreads)
George
by Alex Gino
George is a transgender fourth-grader who wants to play Charlotte in the school play. A heartwarming story about identity and acceptance.
George by Alex Gino follows Melissa, a transgender girl who her family, and the rest of the world view as George. Melissa is in the fourth grade. Her class is about to begin their production of ... (Wikipedia)
Seven Days of Us
by Francesca Hornak
A family is forced to spend Christmas together in quarantine, secrets and tensions rise as they confront their past and present relationships.
It’s Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew’s elder daughter—who is usually off saving the world—will be joining them at ... (Goodreads)
Nature Girl
by Carl Hiaasen
A woman takes a man on a wild and dangerous adventure through the Florida Everglades.
In his latest New York Times bestseller, Hiaasen introduces impassioned, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed queen of lost causes Honey Santana, who schemes to help rid the world of irresponsibility, ... (Goodreads)
Midnight Sun
by Jo Nesbø
A gripping thriller about a mysterious murder case that leads to a web of secrets and lies in Oslo's underworld.
Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: The Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find ... (Goodreads)
Native Tongue
by Carl Hiaasen
A family of environmental activists take on a powerful corporation intent on destroying the Everglades.
When the precious blue-tongued mango voles at the Amazing Kingdom of Thrills on North Key Largo are stolen by heartless, ruthless thugs, Joe Winder wants to uncover why, and find the voles. Joe is ... (Goodreads)
Jane Doe
by Victoria Helen Stone
Jane is a sociopath seeking revenge on those who wronged her best friend. She'll stop at nothing to get what she wants.
A double life with a single purpose: revenge. Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra ... (Goodreads)
Six Days of the Condor
by James Grady
A CIA researcher returns from lunch to find his colleagues murdered. He must evade the killers and uncover the truth.
Ronald Malcolm is a CIA employee who works in a clandestine operations office in Washington, D.C. responsible for analyzing the plots of mystery and spy novels. One day, when he should be in the ... (Wikipedia)
Tourist Season
by Carl Hiaasen
A journalist investigates the mysterious killings of tourists in the Florida Keys.
Las Noches de Diciembre ( Spanish , "The Nights of December") is a small terrorist cell led by rogue newspaper columnist Skip Wiley, calling himself El Fuego .. Skip believes that the only way to ... (Wikipedia)
The Marvels
by Brian Selznick
A story of secrets and secrets revealed, told through a combination of words and pictures.
The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors ... (Goodreads)
Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
Mysterious, fantastical stories of peculiar people with extraordinary abilities.
Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. A fork-tongued princess. The origins of the ... (Goodreads)
Wildwood
by Colin Meloy
A young girl's fantastical adventure in a magical forest, discovering the power of friendship and courage.
Prue is in a park with Mac when "a murder of crows" swoops down and carries him away. Prue runs after him (followed by her classmate Curtis), and sees the crows carry him into the Impassable ... (Wikipedia)
Prentice Alvin
by Orson Scott Card
Alvin is a young boy with a powerful knack, struggling to control his abilities and navigate a world of magic and danger.
After being released from his time with Ta-Kumsaw , an Indian leader who taught Alvin the ways of Indian people, the young boy sets out to start his apprenticeship as a Smith in the town where he was ... (Wikipedia)
The Tea Dragon Festival
by Kay O'Neill
A young blacksmith apprentice discovers the art of tea dragon caretaking and learns about the value of preserving traditions.
"A lovely, gentle fantasy." –– KIRKUS Revisit the enchanting world of Tea Dragons with an all-new companion story to the two-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel The Tea Dragon Society ! Rinn has ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
A girl and her father travel across the country in a converted school bus, seeking to heal from a tragic past.
"Sometimes a story comes along that just plain makes you want to hug the world., The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, is Dan Gemeinhart’s finest book yet — and that’s saying something. Your ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Shape of Water
by Guillermo del Toro
A mysterious and magical creature is discovered in a hidden government laboratory and liberated by a woman who cannot speak.
Elisa Esposito, who was found abandoned as an infant with wounds on her neck by the side of a river, is mute and communicates through sign language . She works as a cleaner at a secret government ... (Wikipedia)
The Abyss Beyond Dreams
by Peter F. Hamilton
A group of humans are trapped in a mysterious void, where they must fight for survival against an alien race and uncover the secrets of their new environment.
The year is 3326. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the Raiel—self-appointed guardians of the Void, the enigmatic construct at the core of the galaxy that ... (Goodreads)
The Silent Wife
by A.S.A. Harrison
A tense psychological thriller, exploring the complexities of a marriage on the brink of collapse.
A chilling psychological thriller portraying the disintegration of a relationship down to the deadliest point when murdering your husband suddenly makes perfect sense. Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett ... (Goodreads)
Brothers in Arms
by Lois McMaster Bujold
A sci-fi war story that explores loyalty, faith and friendship in the face of danger.
Shortly after rescuing thousands of prisoners of war from the Cetagandans, as detailed in the novella " Borders of Infinity ", Admiral Miles Naismith and his Dendarii mercenaries arrive on Earth, ... (Wikipedia)
