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Fiction, March 2008
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General Fiction
- Albert, Elisa
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Meet anti-heroine Dahlia Finger: 29, depressed, whip-smart, occasionally affable, bracingly honest, resolutely single and perennially unemployed. She spends her days stoned in front of the TV, watching the same movies. But Dahlia's so-called life is upended by an aggressive, inoperable brain tumor.
- Anderson, Barth
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Barth's mystical thriller explores the hidden secrets of the tarot and the workings of a dark god just beyond reach.
- Antunes, Antonio Lobo
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Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by Portugal against Angola, a survivor of a failed marriage and a man seeking meaning in an uncaring and venal society. "His themes are reminiscent of Faulkner's and Céline's, and his style is as complex as Proust's." Library Journal
- Archer, Jeffrey
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Best-selling author Archer returns with this poignant story of deception, hatred and revenge.
- Black, Benjamin
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The inimitable Quirke — the irascible, formerly hard-drinking Dublin pathologist — returns in another crime novel, in which a young woman's dubious suicide sets off a new string of hazards and deceptions.
- Brightwell, Gerri
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Victorian England is brought to atmospheric life in a 19th century home turned upside down when two women's dark secrets are revealed.
- Carr, Alex
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Carr pens a gripping international thriller that explores the murky and dangerous relationship that exists between the CIA and its spies.
- Coe, Jonathan
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Coe offers his first stand-alone novel in a decade, a story of three generations of women whose destinies reach from the English countryside in World War II to London, Toronto and France at the turn of the new century.
- Dobbs, Michael
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For eight days, beginning April 4, 1945, the most powerful men in the world — Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin — met at the Black Sea Resort of Yalta, where they proceeded to divide up Europe. Told from Churchill's point of view, this novel takes readers behind the scenes and into the minds and hearts of the three leaders.
- Duarte, Stella Pope
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Human rights activist Duarte traces the lives of three young women — Evita, a street child; Petra, a maquiladora worker; and Mayela, a Tarahumara Indian girl — who together uncover Juárez’s forbidden secret: the abduction and murder of young women.
- Earley, Tony
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The small dramas of teenage love get caught in the crosswinds of a war in this sequel to Jim the Boy. Now a teenager, Jim returns in another tender and wise story of young love on the eve of World War II.
- Epstein, Jennifer Cody
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Reminiscent of Memoirs of a Geisha, this novel is a re-imagining of the life of Pan Yuliang and her transformation from prostitute to post-Impressionist artist.
- Fesperman, Dan
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Fesperman's thriller reaches a flashpoint of global intrigue, recasting the spy novel for the post-9/11 world. Anyone might be watching; everyone is suspect.
- Graham, Laurie
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The author of Gone with the Windsors offers a humorous and intimate fictional peek into the early years of America's first family, as seen through the eyes of their devoted nanny.
- Heim, Scott
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From the author of Mysterious Skin comes a dark and compelling novel of addiction, obsession, love and family.
- Iggulden, Conn
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The author of Genghis: Birth of an Empire delivers a new novel of the mighty Mongol conqueror, as Genghis Khan sets out to unify an entire continent under his rule.
- Lerner, Eric
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Allan Pinkerton's story opens in Chicago on the eve of the American Civil War. After battling con men, train robbers and gunmen, Pinkerton senses that change is inevitable. Kate Warne joins the Pinkerton Agency — its first female detective — and quickly takes her place as Allan's closest confidante.
- Levien, David
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Somewhere along his paper route, Jamie Gabriel vanishes without a trace. Fourteen months later his parents are on the verge of abandoning hope. Then they discover private investigator Frank Behr, who begins an unrelenting quest for answers.
- MacDowell, Heather
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Debut novelists and sisters Rose and Heather MacDowell treat readers to a fictional feast at one of New York's poshest restaurants — perfect for fans of The Devil Wears Prada and Kitchen Confidential.
- Meyer, Deon
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From South African thriller writer Meyer comes a gripping suspense novel about revenge, forgiveness and the race to catch a trained killer.
- Neugeboren, Jay
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On the eve of World War II, Elisabeth Rofman returns to New York to discover her father has disappeared. She befriends Dr. Bloch — a fascinating historical figure, physician to the Hitler family when Hitler was young, and the only Jew for whom Hitler arranged departure from Europe. Dr. Bloch aids in the search, also hiding Elisabeth's son, who has escaped from a Maryland institution.
- Picoult, Jodi
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A decade after being convicted of the murder of young Elizabeth Nealon and her cop stepfather, a death row inmate seeks salvation by offering to become an organ donor for Elizabeth's sister.
- Price, Richard
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Price tears the shiny veneer off the "new" New York to show the underground networks of control and violence beneath the glamour.
- Rice, Anne
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This second installment of Rice's ambitious life of Christ series begins during his last winter before his baptism and concludes with the miracle at Cana.
- Rowland, Laura Joh
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Upon learning that she has been falsely accused of plagiarism, the normally mild-mannered Charlotte Bronte sets off for London to clear her name in Rowland's vividly imagined romp through Victorian history.
- Stoner, Tom
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Reminiscent of Lake Wobegon Days and The Witches of Eastwick, The Comfort of Our Kind is an unpredictable, quirky tale in which each character’s spirituality is tested in the overlay between earthy mysticism and raucous fantasy.
- Wang, Anyi
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Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods.
- Wolff, Tobias
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With fresh revelations, Wolff delivers his first collection in over a decade: ten new tales that, along with 21 classics, display his mastery over a quarter century.
- Woodward, Gerard
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Left with an empty house after the death of his wife, Aldous Jones is tempted to spend the whole day sitting in his chair in the kitchen. But one day, wandering London, he is surprised to find a painting that holds him completely in its spell. Rembrandt's portrait of his housekeeper-turned-mistress, Hendrijcke Stoffels, awakens Jones's desire for a new life, a new woman, sex and companionship. It leads him to Belgium to stay with his bohemian son, to evening language classes, and through a series of slightly misguided relationships
Mysteries
- Black, Cara
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Aimée is thrilled when her one-time lover, Yves, an investigative journalist, returns from his assignment in Egypt and proposes marriage. But after a single night of bliss, his body is discovered in a Paris doorway. His throat has been slit. Aimée is determined to avenge him. The trail leads to a sleeper jihadist and embroils her in Turkish and Kurdish politics.
- Bruen, Ken
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Jack Taylor investigates a gruesome crucifixion in Galway in this Irish noir series.
- Conant, Susan
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The Gourmet Girl returns to solve the murder of one bad egg, in this mystery series that Publishers Weekly describes as having charming characters, snappy dialogue and mouthwatering recipes.
- Dahl, K. O.
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Norwegian author Dahl's U.S. debut is a sexy, fast-paced psychological thriller that puts a modern twist on the classic noir story of the femme fatale.
- Downie, Ruth
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In this sequel to Downie's debut, Medicus, beloved army doctor Gaius Petrius Ruso strikes out for the uncivilized borders of Roman Britain in the hopes of getting a well-deserved rest. Instead he finds homself investigating the death of a Roman soldier.
- Fairstein, Linda A.
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Manhattan Assistant D.A. Alex Cooper must solve a string of seemingly unrelated murders and find out who wants her dead. Fairstein orchestrates a page-turning mix of cutting-edge legal issues and forensics, New York City history and suspense.
- Hughes, Declan
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On the eve of one of Ireland's most anticipated sporting events, the four-day Leopardstown Race course Christmas Festival, all bets are off as Dublin P.I. Ed Loy pursues a twisted killer on the final leg of a reckless master plan.
- Martin, Nancy
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Down-to-earth debutante Nora Blackbird is having a meltdown — and it isn't because of Philadelphia's heat wave, or an overdose at the city's Chocolate Festival. A noted Philly philanthropist has taken a swan dive from an office balcony and Nora's friend Lexie stands accused of the murder.
- Myers, Beverle Graves
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Venetian castrato Tito Amato is invited to an isolated villa to rehearse a new opera. Music soon gives way to murder, and Tito must confront a notorious figure from his past before he can put an end to the midnight attacks.
- Penny, Louise
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The cozy, seemingly idyllic town of Three Pines is thrown into chaos when an impromptu seance turns deadly. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache must confront a myriad of baffling questions surrounding the case.
- San Vicente, Liborio
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A complex, hard-boiled novel of betrayal, deceit and cunning, Hidden in Havana takes readers to a Cuba tourists rarely see.
- Sherer, Michael W.
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Jack Holm dreams of what life would be like without his wife, but when she doesn't come home one day his nightmare begins.
Horror/Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Abercrombie, Joe
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In the sequel to The Blade Itself ancient secrets will be uncovered, bloody battles will be won and lost, bitter enemies will be forgiven — but not before they are hanged.
- Acevedo, Mario
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Felix Gomez returned from the war in Iraq a changed man — once a soldier, now forever a vampire. The undead underworld put his skills to work as a private detective, specializing in the sordid, the sexy and the supernatural.
- Brotherton, Mike
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The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an alien race, a race gone for hundreds of thousands of years. But then an archeology team accidentally activates a terrible weapon that will destroy the entire colony, and its star, if they cannot deactivate it.
- Bryan, Kathleen
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In this sequel to The Serpent and the Rose, beautiful Averil is now the Duchess of Quitaine. To keep her people safe, she makes a vow to the traitor King of Lys to choose a husband from the men he offers her. But Averil's heart belongs to a powerful young knight — a man she can never marry.
- Drake, David
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When the Republic of Cinnabar doesn't have enough battleships to deal with all the crises in its war with the Alliance, it sends the next best thing: Commander Daniel Leary and his friend, the spy Adele Mundy.
- Flint, Eric
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Pity the poor private eye who has to solve a case which may involve death by black magic, evidence that may have been altered or planted by an itinerant sorcerer, and supernatural entities ranging from ghosts to vampires to dragons. Even when the detective is a master of sorcery himself, the dragon may have an unbreakable alibi.
- Hamilton, Peter F.
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Featuring characters from Judas Unchained, this novel begins a new trilogy set in a far future where one great mystery remains: the nature of what is hiding within the Void, an area of space from which amazing dreams are being projected, allowing people everywhere to experience a reality never before imagined.
- McDonald, Sandra
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Chief Terry Myell and Lieutenant Commander Jodenny Scott are in that most precarious of military situations — enlisted man and officer, assigned to duty on the planet Fortune, away from the huge ships that carry colonists from the wreckage of polluted Earth to clean new worlds across the galaxy.
- Stirling, S. M.
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In a parallel world where Mars is home to a dying civilization, a modern American explores its secrets and discovers more than he bargained for.
- Varley, John
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Lieutenant Patricia Kelly Elizabeth Strickland, otherwise known as Podkayne, is a third-generation Martian. Her grandfather, Manny, was one of the first men to set foot on Mars — so Poddy has some planet-sized shoes to fill. That's why she's joined the Music, Arts and Drama Division of the Martian Navy, and now she's going to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to be an entertainer. But she's about to learn that there's plenty of danger to go around in the Martian Navy, even if you've just signed on to sing.
- Wolf, Gary K.
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After a lifetime of friendship, two small-town boys who grew to have very different lives and careers team up to travel back in time and conquer the universe.