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Liar Liar
by M.J. Arlidge
A serial killer is on the loose, and the only way to catch them is to find the truth in a web of lies.
Detective Helen Grace gets caught in an inferno of death and destruction in the red-hot new thriller from the author of Eeny Meeny , Pop Goes the Weasel , and The Doll’s House Detective Helen Grace ... (Goodreads)
The Miniaturist
by Jessie Burton
Set in 17th century Amsterdam, a woman is given a mysterious gift of a dollhouse replica of her home.
Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam–a city ruled by glittering wealth and oppressive religion--a masterful debut steeped in atmosphere and shimmering with mystery, in the tradition of Emma Donoghue, ... (Goodreads)
Total Control
by David Baldacci
A corporate executive seeks revenge against a powerful family responsible for his downfall.
Sidney Archer has the world. A husband she loves. A job at which she excels, and a cherished young daughter. Then, as a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, everything changes. And suddenly ... (Goodreads)
The Storm Sister
by Lucinda Riley
A woman's search for her true identity, which takes her on a journey across the world.
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at ... (Goodreads)
The Italian Girl
by Lucinda Riley
A young woman's search for her true identity takes her on a journey from Italy to England, uncovering family secrets and forbidden love affairs.
Rosanna Menici is just eleven years old when she meets Roberto Rossini, the man who will change her life forever. In the years to come, their destinies are bound together by their extraordinary ... (Goodreads)
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley
An epic family saga spanning generations, exploring secrets and mysteries of the past.
Maia D’Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, “Atlantis”—a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva—having been told that their beloved father, ... (Goodreads)
The Girl With No Name
by Diney Costeloe
A young girl is evacuated from London during WWII and ends up in a new family, facing challenges and uncovering secrets about her past.
Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is ... (Barnes & Noble)
A God in Ruins
by Kate Atkinson
An exploration of the life of a World War II pilot and the effects of trauma on his family.
The novel is about the life of Teddy Todd (younger brother of Ursula Todd, the protagonist of the companion work,, Life After Life, ). Events in his life are not revealed in chronological order. The ... (Wikipedia)
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey
A couple's dream of a child comes true in the Alaskan wilderness, but with unexpected consequences.
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart–he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she ... (Goodreads)
Pop Goes the Weasel
by M.J. Arlidge
Detective Helen Grace races against time to track down a serial killer.
DI Helen Grace returns in Pop Goes the Weasel , the electrifying new thriller from M. J. Arlidge. The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Southampton's red-light district - horrifically ... (Goodreads)
Playing with Fire
by Tess Gerritsen
A female detective confronts a sinister cult while investigating a murder case.
A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome. The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly ... (Goodreads)
Apple Tree Yard
by Louise Doughty
A woman's journey of self-discovery as she faces a life-altering decision with far-reaching consequences.
After giving a presentation in the House of Commons , Dr Yvonne Carmichael (Watson) meets a lean and mysterious man (Ben Chaplin), who charms her by offering her a tour of the locked Secret Chapel of ... (Wikipedia)
Empress Orchid
by Anchee Min
A young girl's rise to power as the last empress of China.
To rescue her family from poverty and avoid marrying her slope-shouldered cousin, seventeen-year-old Orchid competes to be one of the Emperor's wives. When she is chosen as a lower-ranking concubine ... (Goodreads)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm
Classic collection of stories featuring magical characters and fantastical adventures.
The Grimm brothers were early 19th-century writers best known for their fairy tales coming from Scandinavian, Icelandic and Germanic origins. By 1807 there was a growing interest in German folk ... (Goodreads)
Night Embrace
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
A forbidden love between a vampire and a mortal woman, testing their strength against dark forces.
An ancient Celtic warrior cursed by a god to bring death to any woman he loves, Talon, a seductive vampire, prowls the night, serving as a protector of the innocent, until in modern-day New Orleans, ... (Goodreads)
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler
A family's history is revealed through the stories of four generations of its members.
A freshly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel from Anne Tyler "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is how Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how ... (Goodreads)
Elizabeth Is Missing
by Emma Healey
An elderly woman's struggle with dementia, as she desperately searches for her missing friend.
Maud, a grandmother in her 80s living with Alzheimer's disease , relies on sticky notes to get through the day as her memory slowly deteriorates. One day her best friend, another elderly woman named ... (Wikipedia)
Yellow Crocus
by Laila Ibrahim
A story of courage and resilience in the face of slavery and racism in the Antebellum South.
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. ... (Goodreads)
The Lake House
by Kate Morton
A woman's search for answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance, uncovering secrets of a long-lost family.
An abandoned house... June 1933, and sixteen-year-old Alice Edevane is preparing for her family's Midsummer Eve party at their country home, Loeanneth. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks ... (Goodreads)
Bared to You
by Sylvia Day
A passionate romance between two damaged people, learning to trust and love again.
From #1, New York Times, bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire and became a global phenomenon... Gideon Cross ... (Goodreads)
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
A time-traveler's journey across centuries, struggling to keep his secret and find true love.
Tom Hazard is a high school history teacher who has just moved back to London. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but due to a rare condition, he has been alive for centuries. Tom was born in ... (Wikipedia)
The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory
A tale of love, loyalty and betrayal, set in the turbulent times of the War of the Roses.
Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun. . . ."They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa ... (Goodreads)
The Girls
by Emma Cline
An exploration of the dark side of teenagehood, as a young girl is drawn into a cult.
Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their ... (Goodreads)
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult
A young girl's quest to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna ... (Goodreads)
Tangerine
by Christine Mangan
Two former college roommates reunite in Tangier, but their friendship takes a dark turn as secrets from the past are revealed.
Two former college roommates, Alice and Lucy, are reunited in Tangier in 1956 where Alice lives with her husband, John. Lucy, still dangerously obsessed with Alice, arrives in Tangier unannounced, ... (Wikipedia)
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon
Epic saga of a time-traveling couple navigating the dangers of 18th century Scotland.
Claire, the heroine of Outlander , figures in The Fiery Cross as a reluctant oracle and wife to Jamie Fraser, her 18th-century partner, and faces the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American ... (Wikipedia)
If Not for You
by Debbie Macomber
A heartwarming romance between two unlikely people who find love despite their differences and the disapproval of others.
An emotionally stirring novel that shows how obstacles can be overcome, differences can be strengths, and sometimes a choice can seem wrong even though it s absolutely rightIf not for her loving but ... (Goodreads)
The One Memory of Flora Banks
by Emily Barr
Flora Banks has anterograde amnesia and can only remember things for a few hours. But one day, she remembers something from her past and sets out on a journey to find the truth.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN TRUST YOURSELF? I look at my hands. One of them says FLORA BE BRAVE. Flora has anterograde amnesia. She can't remember anything day-to-day: the joke ... (Goodreads)
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
A storyteller's quest to restore faith in the power of storytelling and to mend the wounds of her past.
25-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire . , A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Sage's ... (Wikipedia)
