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Within Arm's Reach by Napolitano, Ann, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Within Arm's Reach

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The tender and perceptive debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy ?This stunning . . . exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues?e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present?[but] remains hopeful and includes ample doses of humor and wit.?Library Journal (starred review) No one in my mothers family ever talks about anythin

This Is Why We Lied by Slaughter, Karin, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
This Is Why We Lied

WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! ?Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.? ? Parade The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night! Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer... A secluded cabin retreat For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lod

This Summer Will Be Different by Fortune, Carley, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
This Summer Will Be Different

A glorious and tantalizing new escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. This summer theyll keep their promise. This summer they wont give into temptation. This summer will be different. Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her a very good time. The only problem: Lucy doesnt know hes her best friends younger brother. Lucy and Felixs chemistry is unreal, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from

The Spellshop by Durst, Sarah Beth, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
The Spellshop

The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Dursts romantasy debut?a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love. Join Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting over. ?Sarah Beth Durst is the hidden gem of the fantasy world.? ?Book Riot Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as librarian at the Gr

The Watchmaker's Hand by Deaver, Jeffery, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
The Watchmaker's Hand

The "most clever plotter on the planet" (Publishers Weekly) Jeffery Deaver returns in this twisty new thriller, as forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o.?toppling the construction cranes in New York City. When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury, Rhyme and Sachs are on the case. A political group claims responsibility for the sabotage and threatens another attac

The Burning by Castillo, Linda, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
The Burning

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this next riveting installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo. Newlywed Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is awakened by an urgent midnight call summoning her to a suspicious fire in the woods. When she arrives at the scene, she discovers a charred body. According to the coroner, the deceased, an Amish man named Milan Swanz, was chained to a stake and burned al

The Midnight Feast by Foley, Lucy, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
The Midnight Feast

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... ""Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet."" -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End ""Everything you want in a thriller."" -- Harper's Bazaar ""Agatha Christie for the Instagram age."" -- Guardian The deliciously twisty new locked room murder mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment Its the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or larg

Sheine Lende by Little Badger, Darcie, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Sheine Lende

Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families cant afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood?and the loss of Shanes father and her grandparents. They dont think theyll ever get their home back. Then Shanes mother and a local boy go missing after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent?who isnt to

One of Us Is Lying by McManus, Karen M., author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
One of Us Is Lying

LISTEN TO A SAMPLE FROM ONE OF US IS LYING ABOUT ONE OF US IS LYING All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * BUZZFEED * POPCRUSH ?Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club? (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Pay close attention and y

One of Us is Next by McManus, Karen M., author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
One of Us is Next

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller everyone is talking about, One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules. Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this. A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts.? Until no

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Miller, Kirsten, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

?Lula Deans Little Library of Banned Books is shaping up to be this summers Big Read. Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too.?--James Patterson The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking! Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, brings us a bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little

One of Us Is Back by McManus, Karen M., author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
One of Us Is Back

The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four's past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself?and the consequences are deadly. The third times a charm. Its been almost two years since Simon died in detention, and the aftermath has been hard to shake. First the Bayview Four had to prove they werent killers. Then a new generation outwitted a vengeful copycat. Now

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Jackson, Holly, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Good Girl, Bad Blood

More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. A Good Girls Guide to Murder is coming to Netflix soon! Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds

Hello Beautiful by Napolitano, Ann, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Hello Beautiful

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAHS BOOK CLUB PICK * MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From the author of Dear Edward comes a ?powerfully affecting? (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? ?Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles lifes highs and lows with aching precision.?The Washington Post ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARYS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glam

Familiaris by Wroblewski, David, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Familiaris

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelles imagination has gotten him into trouble ... again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsins northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start?and, with a littl

Desperation Reef by Parker, T. Jefferson, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Desperation Reef

In this high-stakes thriller by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker, ("A marvel...hits the high-water mark for crime fiction every time out." ?Gregg Hurwitz), a big wave surfer and her sons compete in the same contest that killed her husband many years before. Jen Stonebreaker hasn't entered into a big-wave surfing competition since witnessing her husband's tragic death twenty-five years ago at the Monsters of the Mavericks. Now, Jen is ready t

Dirty Thirty by Evanovich, Janet, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Dirty Thirty

Janet Evanovich, the ?most popular mystery writer alive? (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds. Stephanie Plum, Trentons hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough. Local jeweler Martin Rabner wants her to locate his former security guard, Andy Manley (a.k.a. Nutsy), who he is convinced stole a fortune in diamonds out of his safe. Stephanie is also loo

As Good as Dead by Jackson, Holly, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
As Good as Dead

The final book in the A Good Girls Guide to Murder series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, youll never think of good girls the same way again... Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Shes used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she cant help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when youre the one who disappears? Soon the threa

Good Girl's Guide to Murder, A by Jackson, Holly, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Good Girl's Guide to Murder, A

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES * This is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending youll never expect. Coming to Netflix soon! Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she cant shake the feeling that t

Death in Cornwall, A by Silva, Daniel, author.

Tue, 06/25/2024 - 19:29
Death in Cornwall, A

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . . Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary. The victim is Charlotte Blake, a celebrated

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