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Closed Casket
by Sophie Hannah
A classic whodunit mystery set in a luxurious Irish estate, where a murder occurs during a family gathering.
Lady Athelinda Playford, author of a popular series of children's mystery novels, summons her children, lawyers, and Poirot and Edward Catchpool, Scotland Yard detective, to her home in Clonakilty , ... (Wikipedia)
The Monogram Murders
by Sophie Hannah
Hercule Poirot is back to solve a new mystery involving three murders and a cryptic note. A classic whodunit with a modern twist.
Poirot is taking a holiday from private-detective work, though in fact he has only travelled to the guest house nearest his London flat; he can even see the flat from the house's parlour window. One ... (Wikipedia)
The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
Detective Matthew Venn investigates a murder in a small town, uncovering secrets and facing his own past.
AN INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER!, A USA TODAY, BESTSELLER,WINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL A PEOPLE MAGAZINE BEST BOOK OF FALL 2019, The Long Call, from Ann ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dumb Witness
by Agatha Christie
Poirot investigates a murder in a small English town, uncovering secrets and lies.
Emily Arundell, a wealthy spinster, writes to Hercule Poirot in the belief she has been the victim of attempted murder after a fall in her home in Berkshire . However, her family and household ... (Wikipedia)
Five Little Pigs
by Agatha Christie
A detective investigates a 15-year-old unsolved murder case, uncovering secrets and lies.
Sixteen years after Caroline Crale is convicted for the murder of her husband Amyas, her daughter Carla Lemarchant approaches Hercule Poirot. In the meeting, Carla claims her mother was innocent, and ... (Wikipedia)
The Borrower
by Rebecca Makkai
A children's librarian kidnaps a 10-year-old boy to save him from his Evangelical parents. They embark on a road trip, learning about each other and themselves.
Lucy Hull, a young children's librarian in Hannibal, Missouri, finds herself both a kidnapper and kidnapped when her favorite patron, ten- year-old Ian Drake, runs away from home. The precocious Ian ... (Goodreads)
The Italian Girl
by Lucinda Riley
A young woman's search for her true identity takes her on a journey from Italy to England, uncovering family secrets and forbidden love affairs.
Rosanna Menici is just eleven years old when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life forever. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary ... (Goodreads)
Captain Marvel
by Kelly Sue DeConnick
Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, must confront her past and present as she takes on a new mission in space.
As Captain Marvel, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, comes to a crossroads with a new life and new romance, she makes a dramatic decision that will alter the course of her life and the entire Marvel Universe in ... (Goodreads)
A Murder in Time
by Julie McElwain
FBI agent Kendra Donovan time travels to 1815 England and becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.
When brilliant FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time and finds herself in a 19th century English castle under threat from a vicious serial killer, she scrambles to solve the case before it ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Angel Tree
by Lucinda Riley
A heartwarming Christmas tale of love, family, and forgiveness, as a group of strangers come together to uncover a long-buried secret.
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of ... (Barnes & Noble)
While My Eyes Were Closed
by Linda Green
A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her daughter disappears for 4 years. But when she returns, secrets are revealed that change everything.
''Clever and compelling'' Dorothy Koomson,''Very punchy and terrifyingly plausible'', Sunday Mirror,''Linda Green is bloody brilliant!'' Amanda Prowse,A, nail-biting psychological drama for fans of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Perfect You
by Elizabeth Scott
Kate wants to be perfect, but when her best friend starts changing, she realizes that being perfect isn't everything.
Kate Brown's life has gone downhill fast. Her father has quit his job to sell vitamins at the mall, and Kate is forced to work with him. Her best friend has become popular, and now she acts like ... (Goodreads)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
A classic murder mystery, uncovering the truth behind a suspicious death.
On the morning of 18 July, the household at Styles Court wakes to the discovery that Emily Inglethorp, the elderly owner, has died. She had been poisoned with strychnine . Arthur Hastings, a soldier ... (Wikipedia)
The Mystery of Mercy Close
by Marian Keyes
Private investigator Helen Walsh is hired to find a missing member of a boy band, while dealing with her own mental health struggles.
Helen Walsh doesn’t believe in fear – it’s just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good job – and yet she’s sinking. Her work as a Private Investigator has dried up, her flat has been ... (Goodreads)
The Stone Circle
by Elly Griffiths
Archaeologist Ruth Galloway investigates a mysterious stone circle and a missing child, uncovering dark secrets and danger.
In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, Ruth and DCI Nelson are haunted by a ghost from their past, just as their future lands on shaky ground. DCI Nelson has been receiving ... (Barnes & Noble)
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
A guide to the world of Divergent, including exclusive scenes, character profiles, and insider information on the making of the series.
A future dystopian Chicago has a society that defines its citizens by strict conformity to their social and personality-related affiliations with five different factions . That removes the threat of ... (Wikipedia)
The Book of Fate
by Brad Meltzer
A presidential aide discovers a mysterious book that predicts the future, leading to a dangerous conspiracy.
"Six minutes from now, one of us would be dead. None of us knew it was coming.", So says Wes Holloway, a young presidential aide, about the day he put Ron Boyle, the chief executive's oldest friend, ... (Goodreads)
The Water-Method Man
by John Irving
A man's mid-life crisis leads him to question his relationships and sexuality, while pursuing a career in academia.
The novel revolves around the mishaps of its narrator, Fred Trumper, a floundering late-twenty-something graduate student with serious commitment and honesty issues that earn him the nickname ... (Wikipedia)
The Dressmaker
by Kate Alcott
A young woman becomes a seamstress on the Titanic and must navigate the class divide while surviving the ship's tragic sinking.
Just in time for the centennial anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic comes a vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel about a spirited young woman who survives the disaster ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Lies
by Brad Meltzer
A conspiracy thriller that follows a man's quest to uncover the truth behind his father's death and a secret society.
In Chapter Four of the Bible, Cain kills Abel. It is the world's most famous murder. But the Bible is silent about one key detail: the weapon Cain used to kill his brother. That weapon is still lost ... (Goodreads)
The Various Haunts of Men
by Susan Hill
Detective investigates a series of disappearances in a small English town, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.
Having transferred to the small cathedral town of Lafferton from London's "Met," police detective Freya Graffham explores her new community and becomes fascinated by Chief Insp. Simon Serrailler, her ... (Goodreads)
Only Child
by Rhiannon Navin
A young boy navigates the aftermath of a school shooting, grappling with grief, trauma, and family dynamics.
“Perfect for fans of Room … a heartbreaking but important novel.” —Real Simple Readers of Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty will also like this tenderhearted debut about healing and family, narrated by ... (Goodreads)
Original Sin
by P.D. James
A murder mystery set in a theological college, exploring the themes of sin, guilt, and redemption.
The literary world is shaken when a murder takes place at the Peverell Press, an old-established publishing house located in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The victim is Gerard ... (Goodreads)
Living Dead Girl
by Elizabeth Scott
A haunting story of a kidnapped girl forced to live with her captor for years, struggling to find a way to escape.
Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. , , Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. , , Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was. When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her ... (Goodreads)
Mr. Dickens and His Carol
by Samantha Silva
Charles Dickens, struggling with writer's block and financial troubles, finds inspiration for "A Christmas Carol" through a series of encounters with mysterious strangers.
“,A charming, comic, and ultimately poignant story about the creation of the most famous Christmas tale ever written. It’s as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it’s all heart, and I ... (Barnes & Noble)
Aurora Rising
by Amie Kaufman
A group of misfit cadets find themselves on a mission to save the universe from an ancient evil.
From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure. The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their ... (Goodreads)
Heresy
by S.J. Parris
A historical thriller set in 16th century England, where philosopher Giordano Bruno investigates a murder and uncovers a dangerous conspiracy.
Masterfully blending true events with fiction, this blockbuster historical thriller delivers a page-turning murder mystery set on the sixteenth-century Oxford University campus. Giordano Bruno was a ... (Goodreads)
Elegy for Eddie
by Jacqueline Winspear
Private investigator Maisie Dobbs investigates the death of a simple-minded man, Eddie, and uncovers secrets and motives in his community.
Early April, 1933. Maisie’s newest clients are the costermongers of Covent Garden, men who sell fruit and vegetables from horse-drawn carts on the streets of London. To the costers, Eddie Pettit was ... (Goodreads)
Cold Granite
by Stuart MacBride
Detective Logan McRae investigates the abduction and murder of young boys in Aberdeen, Scotland.
It is Logan McRae's first week back after being on sick leave for a year; courtesy of Angus Robertson (The Mastrick Monster) who carved him up with a knife. Someone is kidnapping children, murdering ... (Wikipedia)
Team Yankee
by Harold Coyle
A fictional account of a hypothetical World War III in Europe, told through the perspective of an American tank company.
The novel is set in West Germany and East Germany in the months of August and September; the year is unspecified. Team Yankee ("Y" in the ICAO and NATO phonetic alphabet ) is an armor-heavy ... (Wikipedia)
