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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.

No Mark Upon Her : A Novel
by Deborah Crombie
Hardcover: Feb 2012
Paperback: 5 Feb 2013
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New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie makes her mark with this absorbing, finely hued tale of suspense - a deeply atmospheric and twisting mystery full of deadly secrets, salacious lies, and unexpected betrayals involving the mysterious drowning of a Met detective - an accomplished rower - on the Thames.

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 29 Jan 2013
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An extraordinary book with the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.

A Land More Kind Than Home : A Novel
by Wiley Cash
Hardcover: Apr 2012
Paperback: 22 Jan 2013
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A mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town.

The Healing : A Novel
by Jonathan Odell
Hardcover: Feb 2012
Paperback: 13 Nov 2012
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The pre-Civil War South comes brilliantly to life in this masterfully written novel about a mysterious and charismatic healer readers won't soon forget.

Running the Rift : A Novel
by Naomi Benaron
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 16 Oct 2012
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Running the Rift follows Jean Patrick Nkuba, a gifted Rwandan boy, from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life, a ten-year span in which his country is undone by the Hutu-Tutsi tensions.

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