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The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Hardcover: Jan 2010
Paperback: 3 Nov 2010
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Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.

Arctic Chill : A Thriller
by Arnaldur Indridason
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 1 Sep 2010
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The Reykjavik police are called on an icy January day to a garden where a body has been found: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation and soon unearth tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland’s outwardly liberal, multicultural society.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
Hardcover: Apr 2009
Paperback: 19 Jan 2010
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An enthralling mystery, a piercing depiction of class and society, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is a masterfully told tale of deceptions—and a rich literary delight.

When Will There Be Good News? : A Novel
by Kate Atkinson
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 11 Jan 2010
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Three lives come together in unexpected and thrilling ways in Kate Atkinson's When Will There Be Good News?

The Black Tower
by Louis Bayard
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 1 Oct 2009
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Vidocq. The name strikes terror in the Parisian underworld of 1818. As founder and chief of a newly created plainclothes police force, Vidocq has used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to capture some of France’s most notorious and elusive criminals. Now he is hot on the trail of a tantalizing mystery—the fate of the young dauphin Louis-Charles, son of Marie-Antoinette and King Louis XVI.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Hardcover: Sep 2008
Paperback: 23 Jun 2009
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A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue.

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