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Live by Night Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Hardcover: Oct 2012
Paperback: 14 May 2013
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Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream.
Lehrter Station Lehrter Station: A John Russell Thriller
by David Downing
Hardcover: May 2012
Paperback: 5 Mar 2013
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WWII has ended… But the danger has just begun for a spy caught between political superpowers.
Defending Jacob Defending Jacob: A Novel
by William Landay
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 26 Feb 2013
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Award-winning author William Landay has written the consummate novel of an embattled family in crisis - a suspenseful, character-driven mystery that is also a spellbinding tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying speed at which our lives can spin out of control.
The Dinner The Dinner
by Herman Koch
Hardcover: 12 Feb 2013
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An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives - all over the course of one meal.
The Truth of All Things The Truth of All Things: A Novel
by Kieran Shields
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 5 Feb 2013
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When newly appointed Deputy Marshal Archie Lean is called in to investigate a prostitute's murder in Portland, Maine, he's surprised to find the body laid out like a pentagram and pinned to the earth with a pitchfork. He's even more surprised to learn that this death by "sticking" is a traditional method of killing a witch...
Villa Triste Villa Triste
by Lucretia Grindle
Paperback: 22 Jan 2013
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Alessandro Pallioti, a senior policeman agrees to oversee a murder investigation, after it emerges the victim was once a Partisan hero. When the case begins to unravel, Pallioti finds himself working to uncover a crime lost in the twilight of war, the consequences of which are as deadly today as they were over sixty years ago.
The Thief The Thief
by Fuminori Nakamura
Hardcover: Mar 2012
Paperback: 15 Jan 2013
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Japan's most decorated young writer brings us The Thief, a seasoned Tokyo pickpocket with a past which finally catches up with him...
The Valley of Unknowing The Valley of Unknowing
by Philip Sington
Hardcover: 3 Dec 2012
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A subtle, brilliantly plotted story set the twilight years of Communist East Germany.
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The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud

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The riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and betrayed by passion and desire for a world beyond her own.
How to Create the Perfect Wife
Wendy Moore

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Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
Happier Endings
Erica Brown

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A wise and affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death, written by a highly regarded spiritual teacher.
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