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The Witch's Trinity: A Novel
by Erika Mailman
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 7 Oct 2008
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| It is 1507. A friar arrives in Tierkinddorf, a remote German village nestled deeply in the woods. The village has been suffering a famine, but the friar promises he will identify the guilty woman - the witch - who has brought God’s anger upon the town; she will be burned, and bounty will be restored. But how quickly can she be found? |
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The Chess Machine: A Novel
by Robert Lohr
Hardcover: Jul 2007
Paperback: 30 Sep 2008
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| Based on a true story, The Chess Machine is the breathtaking historical adventure of a legendary invention that astounded all who crossed its path |
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White Blood
by James Fleming
Hardcover: Jan 2007
Paperback: 23 Sep 2008
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| An epic novel of Russia on the eve of revolution. |
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Year of The Hyenas
by Brad Geagley
Hardcover: Feb 2005
Paperback: 5 Aug 2008
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| A murder mystery set in ancient Egypt that merges historical fact and speculation with a nail-biting crime story that could be taking place in the present. |
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Edward Trencom's Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese
by Giles Milton
Hardcover: Apr 2007
Paperback: 24 Jun 2008
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| On an ordinary day, Edward’s world is turned upside down when he stumbles across a crate of family papers. To his horror, he discovers that nine previous generations of his family have come to sticky ends because of their noses. When he investigates---despite his grandfather’s caveat never to look into the origin of his nose---Edward finds himself caught up in a Byzantine riddle to which there is no obvious answer. And like his ill-fated ancestors, he is hunted down by rival forces whose identity and purpose remain a total mystery. |
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North River: A Novel
by Pete Hamill
Hardcover: Jun 2007
Paperback: 4 Jun 2008
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| Recreating 1930s New York with the vibrancy and rich detail that are his trademarks, Pete Hamill weaves a story of honor, family, and one man's simple courage that no reader will soon forget. |
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The Shadow Catcher: A Novel
by Marianne Wiggins
Hardcover: Jun 2007
Paperback: 3 Jun 2008
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| The Shadow Catcher dramatically inhabits the space where past and present intersect, seamlessly interweaving narratives from two different eras: the first fraught passion between turn-of-the-twentieth-century icon Edward Curtis (1868-1952) and his muse-wife, Clara; and a twenty-first-century journey of redemption. |
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
by Maggie O'Farrell
Hardcover: Oct 2007
Paperback: 2 Jun 2008
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| Maggie O’Farrell takes readers on a journey to the darker places of the human heart, where desires struggle with the imposition of social mores. This haunting story explores the seedy past of Victorian asylums, the oppression of family secrets, and the way truth can change everything. |
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