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Fiction, November 2007
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General Fiction
- Ackroyd, Peter
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Heinrich Obermann, a celebrated German archaeologist, has uncovered the ancient ruins of Troy on a Turkish hillside. Sophia, Obermann's young Greek wife, works at the site, carefully preserving the ancient treasures she uncovers. But Sophia soon comes to see another side of her husband. He is mysteriously vague about his past and the wife he claims died years before. When she finds a cache of artifacts Obermann has hidden away, her suspicions about him rise, feelings that escalate when a visiting archaeologist who questions Obermann’s methods dies from a mysterious fever.
- Anand, Valerie
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Richard Lanyon answers to the aristocratic Sweetwater family that own the land he farms. Richard's ambition is boundless, so he arranges a marriage for his only son, Peter. Though Peter and his bride settle into marriage, each harbors a broken heart — and secrets.
- Denton, Jamie
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Laurel Jennings may be an expert at art restoration, but she's a novice at the justice system. When her business partner Jonathan Linton is found dead and she's charged with the brutal murder, she needs help — fast. But with the powerful Linton family wielding their vengeful influence, the only lawyer willing to represent her is her former lover.
- Edelman, Amy Holman
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When Isabel's husband dies suddenly, she becomes a widow at age 41. Feeling out of place in the very married suburbs, she begins her journey back into the dating scene. But she begins to realize that another man may not be the answer — and that's when things begin to change for the better.
- Farooki, Roopa
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Farooki crafts a powerful first novel about the destructive lies three immigrant generations of a Pakistani/Bangladeshi family tell each other.
- Gabaldon, Diana
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The bestselling author of the Outlander novels delivers three tales of war, intrigue and espionage that feature one of her most popular characters: Lord John Grey.
- Hayes, Jonathan
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Forensic pathologist Edward Jenner hunts a serial killer on the streets of New York, just days after the 9/11 attacks. Author Jonathan Hayes combines the wit of Patricia Cornwell, the action in CSI and the clip of Kathy Reichs, in his debut thriller.
- Johnson, Dedra
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Set in 1970s-era New Orleans, Sandrine's Letter to Tomorrow is the disturbingly powerful and uplifting story of a young African American girl named Sandrine, whose only refuge against a world of poverty, racial discrimination and parental abuse are the letters she writes to her dead grandmother.
- Maxwell, Robin
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When her father is assigned the task of spying on the French Court, the charming and sweetly innocent Anne Boleyn is delighted by the thought of a new adventure. And she is not to be disappointed, for her beautiful sister, Mary, has been handed a mission: to let herself be seduced by the King of France in order to uncover his secrets. Mesmerized by the thrilling passion, intrigue, and betrayal that unfolds, Anne discovers the power of being a woman who catches the eye of a powerful king.
- Murphy, Yannick
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In the cold October of 1917 Margaretha Zelle, known as Mata Hari, sits in a prison cell in Paris awaiting trial on charges of espionage. The penalty is death by firing squad. As she waits, burdened by a secret guilt, she tells stories to buy back her life from her interrogators.
- Patterson, Richard North
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Can an honest man become President? In a timely and provocative novel, a maverick Republican candidate takes on the ruthless machinery of American politics.
- Salvayre, Lydie
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The Power of Flies begins in a courtroom, where a man is undergoing an interrogation. He has committed a crime, and he must now explain himself. But instead of letting the judge, lawyer and psychiatrist question him, he asks himself all the questions — and answers them. In this latest novel from acclaimed French writer Lydie Salvayre, it is up to the reader to sort through his philosophical diatribe to discover why this man turned killer.
- Spence, Alan
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Thomas Glover is a restless young man with dreams of escaping Aberdeen. Abandoning his childhood sweetheart, he takes a posting as a trader in Japan in 1858. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune. Yet behind Glover's astonishing success lies a man cut to the heart.
- Steyn, Johan
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A beleaguered doctor and his staff struggle to maintain a hospital in a remote, rural community on the front lines of the African AIDS epidemic. The good doctor's daily struggles for the people, land and wildlife of Africa tell a story of humor, realism and compassion.
- Wignall, Kevin
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Hired gun Conrad Hirst must kill his way out of the assassin business by murdering the only four people who can identify him. But as the line between friend and enemy blurs, Hirst is left to wonder whether he is the hunter or the hunted.
Mysteries
- Barbieri, Maggie
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Now that she's off the hook for murder, Alison Bergeron, an English professor at a private college a stone’s throw up the Hudson from Manhattan, should be able to relax — but how can she with a wedding in the works? Being in the wedding wouldn't be so bad, if it keeps her from thinking about her off-again relationship with the married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. Then, when Alison's ex turns up dead, she’s dragged into another murder investigation. Convinced it's the handiwork of one of her former student's parents, a local Mob boss, and afraid for her life, she turns to Bobby for help, but threatening a Mob boss while he's fulfilling a vendetta may not be the best idea.
- Cohen, Gabriel
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In the chill of winter, Detective Jack Leightner's investigation takes him on a whirlwind tour of hidden parts of New York Harbor and the graving docks of the old Brooklyn Navy Yard.
- DuBois, Brendan
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Samuel Simpson is a young, idealistic journalist from Canada. Seeking adventure, he volunteers to become a records keeper for a UN war crimes investigation team at work in upper New York State. While Samuel and his team travel through the New York countryside, searching for evidence, he realizes that death is quick to strike from any farmhouse, road corner, or rest area. Even more chillingly, he begins to suspect that there is a traitor in his team, trying not only to conceal important evidence, but working to betray and kill them all, including the woman he loves.
- Ewan, Chris
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Charlie Howard travels the globe writing suspense novels for a living, about an intrepid burglar named Faulks. To supplement his income — and to keep his hand in — Charlie also has a small side business: stealing for a very discreet clientele on commission. When a mysterious American offers to pay Charlie 20,000 euros if he steals two small monkey figurines to match the one he already has, Charlie is suspicious. Although the burglary goes off without a hitch, when he goes to deliver the monkeys he finds that the American has been beaten to near-death, and that the third figurine is missing.
- Hill, Susan
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Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is on vacation in Venice, trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of a young woman who had been in love with him. His trip is cut short after he is summoned home to the cathedral town of Lafferton, where a little boy has been snatched.
- Qiu, Xiaolong
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When two women are murdered — and redressed in identical red mandarin dresses — the newspapers start screaming that Shanghai is being stalked by its first sexual serial killer. Chief Inspector Chen Cao quickly finds himself in the midst of his most potentially dangerous case to date.
- Roberts, Nora A., writing as J. D. Robb
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When the body of a young brunette is found in East River Park, artfully positioned and marked by signs of prolonged and painful torture, NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is catapulted back to a case nine years earlier and realizes The Groom has returned.
- Schwegel, Theresa A.
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Leslie McHugh is married to an undercover cop. She thinks she knows what it's like to share her life with a man who spends his days living a lie, who keeps secrets for a living, who trusts no one, not even her. When a thousand dollars disappears from their bank account, she wants answers, but before she can even ask the questions, their 17-year-old daughter, a real cop's kid already on a collision course with trouble, turns up at the center of Craig's investigation into a snitch's violent death. Leslie's had enough; she’s determined to get to the truth and protect her family — no matter what the cost.
- Spillane, Mickey
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The final novel from the king of pulp fiction is published for the first time. Retired NYPD cop Jack Stang discovers the lover he thought had been dead for 20 years is alive. However, she has lost her sight and her memory, and is pursued by killers eager to silence her before she can remember the dangerous secrets locked in her head.
- West, Eugenia Lovett
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When Emma Streat's CEO husband dies in a hit-and-run accident, she sets out to find his killer. The search plunges the dynamic ex-opera singer into an international high tech world where a new laser invention may become a global threat. Using her talent for making unlikely connections, Emma becomes involved with an intriguing British peer who works undercover smoking out spies. Her search spirals into a terrifying development — and a surprising end.
Horror/Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Duncan, Hal
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A hitman, a hooker, a homosexual kid and a hobo suicide make the ultimate prison break — from Hell itself! But when news of their attempted escape gets out, the souls of the damned are transformed into a rioting mob, and all Hell truly breaks loose.
- Gee, Henry
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Appearing in book form for the first time, these 100 short stories, originally published in the science journal Nature, speculate on the state of the future and what it might be like.
- Goodkind, Terry
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Descending into darkness, about to be overwhelmed by evil, those people still free are powerless to stop the coming dawn of a savage new world. Alone, Richard must bear the weight of a sin he dare not confess to the one person he loves — and has lost — in this final novel of a mesmerizing series.
- Howard, Robert E.
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This compilation of Howard's most famous and well-received stories spans all of the characters and genres that he wrote in fantasy, adventure, detective stories, horror and westerns — all restored to the earliest, most definitive versions available.
- Hunter, Faith
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In a post-apocalyptic ice age, neomage Thorn St. Croix was nearly driven insane by her powers. She lived as a fugitive, disguised as a human and married to a human man, channeling her gifts for war into stone-magery. When she was discovered, her friends and neighbors accepted her, but warily. Not so the mage who arrives from the Council of Seraphs, who could be her greatest ally — or her most dangerous foe. And when it's revealed that her long-gone sister, Rose, is still alive, Thorn must make a choice — and risk her own life in the process.
- Kratman, Tom
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Revenge: it won't bring your wife and kids back, but it might help with the nightmares. Patricio Carrera has been waging what amounts to a private world war to bring to justice the murderers of his family. Now he's deployed his legions to Pashtia, penultimate hideout of the Salafi Ikhwan who have made him what he has become.
- Martin, George R. R.
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Best-selling author Martin is a giant in the field of fantasy literature. Now he delivers a rare treat for readers: a compendium of his shorter works that offer fascinating insight into his journey from young writer to award-winning master.
- McDevitt, Jack
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The year is 2255. The academy that trained the starfarers is long gone and veteran star pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins spends her retirement supporting fund-raising efforts for The Prometheus Foundation, a privately funded organization devoted to deep space exploration. But when a young physicist unveils an efficient star drive capable of reaching the core of the galaxy, Hutch finds herself back in the deepest reaches of space, and on the verge of discovering the origins of the deadly Omega clouds that continue to haunt her.
- Murphy, C. E.
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The first title in The Negotiator series. Attorney Margrit Knight has found the perfect man — except he is a gargoyle wanted for murder. When Alban Kround comes to Margrit for help to help clear his name, he reveals he is one of a handful of Old Races — gargoyles, vampires, selkies and djinn — left living in the human world. Heart of Stone is the first title in The Negotiator series.
- Parker, K. J.
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A new voice in fantasy fiction pens a tale of revenge in The Engineer Trilogy, which follows an embittered hero who takes up arms against his enemies using the only weapons he has left to him: his ingenuity and his passion.
- Williamson, Michael Z.
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Celadon, a poor nation on a poor planet, engaged in civil war and a haven for every type of villainy in space, is ripe for cleanup. The military could pacify it handily, but it would take a statesman to fix it. But some statesmen have ethics, which politicians and megacorps find inconvenient.