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• Audition

  Kitamura, Katie M.,

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  Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

  a Novel

  Ford, Olivia,

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  A contestant on a British baking show, Jenny, who, after 59 years of marriage, has decided to do something for herself, delights in her new-found independence, but finds the show unearthing memories buried decades ago -- and a secret that could be a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughters of Shandong

  Chung, Eve J.,

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  As China's civil war ravages and engulfs their once-privileged lives, four resourceful daughters defy tradition and flee their home as the Communist army closes in, charting a path across a war-torn nation to independence in Taiwan. (Also available…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Demon of Unrest

  A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

  Larson, Erik,

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  Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers and plantation ledgers, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Splendid and the Vile offers a gripping account of the months between Lincoln's election and the start of the Civil War,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spectacular

  a Novel

  Davis, Fiona, 1966-

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  Davis draws us into another thriller mixing fact with fiction with Radio City Music Hall figuring prominently in the background. Marion is a risk taker. And against her father's wishes, she auditions for a coveted spot with the Radio City Rockettes.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyone Here Is Lying

  Lapena, Shari, 1960-

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  This is a thriller that keeps you guessing. The story is set in a nice neighborhood, with nice houses, owned by nice people. Suddenly, the adults become unhinged when a 9 year old Avery Woolen disappears. The detectives keep it together, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp

  Swann, Leonie, 1975-

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  There's a house on the English countryside inhabited by a quirky group of seniors, who are incredible sleuths. But when a policeman comes to their door inquiring about the body next door, the seniors are shocked, then suddenly relieved. If they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Lives of Puppets

  Klune, TJ,

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  In this heart warming story of robots and their creator, Giovanni, we are brought into a Dystopian world that is vividly painted by the gifted writing of T.J. Klune. The characters are defined by what they do and through their experiences, and we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Day of Fallen Night

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  In A Day of Fallen Night we are in the universe of Priory of the Orange Tree. We follow the exploits of four women, who protect the world from annihilation. (Also available as a physical book and downloadable audiobook.)

• The First Ladies

  Benedict, Marie,

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  A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world. From the author that wrote the NYT Bestseller, The Personal Librarian.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Housekeepers

  a Novel

  Hay, Alex (Writer),

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  Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The River We Remember

  a Novel

  Krueger, William Kent,

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  When the body of a wealthy landowner is found floating in the Alabaster River on Memorial Day in 1958, Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero, struggles to solve this murder that has the town of Jewel, Minnesota, up in arms, while putting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Book of Flora Lea

  a Novel

  Henry, Patti Callahan,

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  A transporting and refreshingly original novel about the bond between sisters, the complications of conflicted love, and the enduring magic of storytelling. (Also available as an eBook, downloadable audiobook, and in large print.)

• The Gifts

  a Novel

  Hyder, Liz,

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  Dr. Edward Meeks is an ambitious young doctor, who cannot escape the shadow cast by his best friend Samuel Lovell's success and showmanship. When Edward hears that a woman with angel wings was found by the water, he stops at nothing to find her.

• The Wager

  a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

  Grann, David,

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  It is September 1740 and Wager, carrying a crew of 283 men is one of five British man-of-war ships setting sail for Spain. Grann tells a gripping story of a tormented voyage, the determination to survive, and the court martial that followed. (Also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chita

  a Memoir

  Rivera, Chita,

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  Published to mark her ninetieth birthday, this memoir from the legendary entertainer of stage and screen examines her upbringing and heritage, unique path to success, and the highs and lows of her extraordinary career. (Also available in Spanish.)

• True West

  Sam Shepard's Life, Work, and Times

  Greenfield, Robert,

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  A revelatory biography of the world-famous playwright and actor Sam Shepard, whose work was matched by his equally dramatic life, including collaborations with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan as well as tumultuous relationships with Patti Smith,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lucy by the Sea

  An Amgash Novel

  Strout, Elizabeth,

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  Elizabeth Strout's Lucy by the Sea is the 4th in the Lucy Barton series. It is the spring of 2020, and the pandemic has seized the nation. Lucy is living in NYC when William, Lucy's x tells her he's taking her to Maine, where they will be safe. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Desert Star

  a Renee Ballard Novel

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  LAPD Detective Renee Ballard is back and she is leading the Robbery-Homicide Division's cold case unit. She asks Harry Bosch to join her giving him the opportunity to work a case that has haunted him for years. (Also available as an eBook,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bullet That Missed

  a Thursday Murder Club Mystery

  Osman. Richard, 1970-,

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  The Thursday Murder Club is ready to investigate a decade-old-case, but where's the body? This is the third book in the series and Osman does not disappoint. Told with incredible charm, you will join the gang as they enter a world of intrigue…Read moreRead more of this annotation