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  • Five-Carat Soul
    Five-Carat Soul
    James McBride
    Paperback: 09/25/2018
     
    Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award–winning novel The Good ...
  • The Judge Hunter
    The Judge Hunter
    Christopher Buckley
    Hardcover: 05/01/2018
     
    In the latest comic novel from Christopher Buckley, a hapless Englishman embarks on a dangerous mission to the...
  • Golden Hill
    Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York
    Francis Spufford
    Paperback: 02/06/2018
     
    Winner of the 2017 Costa First Novel Award.

    The spectacular first novel from acclaimed nonfiction author ...
  • The Uninvited Guests
    The Uninvited Guests: A Novel
    Sadie Jones
    Paperback: 01/08/2013
     
    A frightening yet delicious drama of dark surprises - where social codes are uprooted and desire daringly ...
  • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
    The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
    Jonas Jonasson
    Paperback: 09/11/2012
     
    A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump (if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka) ...
  • Edward Trencom's Nose
    Edward Trencom's Nose: A Novel of History, Dark Intrigue, and Cheese
    Giles Milton
    Paperback: 06/24/2008
     
    On an ordinary day, Edward’s world is turned upside down when he stumbles across a crate of family papers...
  • Medicus
    Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire
    Ruth Downie
    Paperback: 03/04/2008
     
    Murder in Roman-occupied Britain sets the scene for the most original and compelling novel of the ancient ...

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