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Killer Smile
by Lisa Scottoline
Hardcover: May 2004
Paperback: 1 Jul 2005
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A stunning new tale filled with witty dialogue, vibrant characters, and breakneck pacing, in which true-life history reinforces Scottoline's hallmark themes of justice and family.

The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell , Dustin Thomason
Hardcover: May 2004
Paperback: 28 Jun 2005
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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in this debut novel, that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery.

Dark Voyage
by Alan Furst
Hardcover: Aug 2004
Paperback: 31 May 2005
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Set in May 1941 Dark Voyage is taut with suspense and pounding with battle scenes; it is authentic, powerful, and brilliant.

Snow
by Orhan Pamuk
Hardcover: Aug 2004
Paperback: 1 Apr 2005
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A spellbinding tale of disparate yearnings – for love, art, power, and God – set in a remote Turkish town, where stirrings of political Islamism threaten to unravel the secular order; by the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Empire of Light
by David Czuchlewski
Hardcover: Sep 2003
Paperback: 29 Mar 2005
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Matt's ex-girlfriend is caught up in a cult. Trapped in the murky uncertainty of good and evil where even his own feelings are suspect, Matt must race to find her, and to uncover the true nature and power of the Empire of Light.

Inamorata
by Joseph Gangemi
Hardcover: Jan 2004
Paperback: 28 Mar 2005
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It's 1922 and Martin Finch is on the case of a lifetime—to determine whether a beautiful Philadelphia socialite is able to contact the spirit realm. He is prepared to debunk a fraud but instead the man of science falls in love with the medium in this debut historical thriller.

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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.
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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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