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Zone One Zone One: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
Hardcover: 18 Oct 2011
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Both spine chilling and playfully cerebral, Zone One brilliantly subverts the genre's conventions and deconstructs the zombie myth for the twenty-first century.
Stealing Mona Lisa Stealing Mona Lisa: A Mystery
by Carson Morton
Hardcover: 2 Aug 2011
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What happens when you mix a Parisian street orphan, a hot-tempered Spanish forger, a beautiful American pickpocket, an unloved wife, and one priceless painting?
Save Me Save Me
by Lisa Scottoline
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 14 Feb 2012
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Save Me will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. Lisa Scottoline is writing about real issues that resonate with real women, and the results are emotional, heartbreaking and honest.
The Book of Air and Shadows The Book of Air and Shadows: A Novel
by Michael Gruber
Hardcover: Mar 2007
Paperback: 1 Mar 2008
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An intellectual property lawyer is at the center of a deadly conspiracy and a chase to find a priceless treasure involving William Shakespeare. As he awaits a killer—or killers—unknown, Jake writes an account of the events that led to this deadly endgame, a frantic chase that began with a fire in an antiquarian bookstore.
The Collaborator of Bethlehem The Collaborator of Bethlehem: An Omar Yussef Mystery
by Matt Beynon Rees
Hardcover: Feb 2007
Paperback: 1 Jan 2008
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For decades, Omar Yussef has been a teacher of history to the children of Bethlehem. When a favorite former pupil is arrested for collaborating with the Israelis, Omar is sure he has been framed. Then the wife of the dead man, also one of Omar Yussef’s former pupils, is murdered, possibly raped. And, as no one else will, it is up to him to investigate.
The Poe Shadow The Poe Shadow
by Matthew Pearl
Hardcover: May 2006
Paperback: 10 Jul 2007
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Through the eyes of a Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, Pearl opens a new window on the truth behind Poe’s demise, literary history’s most persistent enigma.
Talk Talk Talk Talk
by T.C. Boyle
Hardcover: Jul 2006
Paperback: 26 Jun 2007
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A deaf woman is accused of multiple crimes - and only her new love stands beside her as they try and discover the truth. Talk Talk is both a thrilling road trip across America and a moving story about language, love, and identity from one of America's finest novelists
The Poet's Funeral The Poet's Funeral
by John M. Daniel
Hardcover: May 2005
Paperback: 30 Oct 2006
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A romp rich with poetry, publishing, book collecting, and literary gossip. A story of ego, love, art, and murder during four hot days at the 1990 ABA.
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The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son Jacket An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.
Ragnarok
A.S. Byatt
Ragnarok Jacket War, natural disaster, reckless gods and the recognition of impermanence in the world are just some of the threads that AS Byatt weaves into this most timely of books. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark.
No One is Here Except All of Us
Ramona Ausubel
No One is Here Except All of Us Jacket A beguiling, imaginative, inspiring story about the bigness of being alive as an individual, as a member of a tribe, and as a participant in history, exploring how we use storytelling to survive and shape our own truths.
Below Stairs
Margaret Powell
Below Stairs Jacket Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.
The Printmaker's Daughter
Katherine Govier
The Printmaker's Daughter Jacket Vivid, daring, and unforgettable, The Printmaker's Daughter shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.
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