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Case Histories
by Kate Atkinson
A series of intertwining stories of people whose lives are changed by an unexpected event.
'Case Histories' tells the story of Jackson Brodie, a private investigator who tries to find out the truth of some cases. Brodie meets some people who reclaims his help to solve their cases Kirkus ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson
A woman lives multiple lives, reflecting on choices and consequences and the power of love.
The novel has an unusual structure, repeatedly looping back in time to describe alternative possible lives for its central character, Ursula Todd, who is born on 11 February 1910 to an ... (Wikipedia)
Elmet
by Fiona Mozley
A family living off the grid in rural England faces threats from the outside world. A haunting exploration of violence, loyalty, and love.
The narrator who speaks in the sections in cursive seems to be looking for somebody against a modern landscape of highways, lorries and café stopovers. We will come to realise that this is Daniel, ... (Wikipedia)
Sunburn
by Laura Lippman
A sultry and suspenseful noir novel about a woman who comes to a small town with a secret and falls in love with a man who has secrets of his own.
“Suspenseful as hell, and she writes like a dream [...] Lippman’s always good, but this is a cut above.” —STEPHEN KING They meet at a local tavern in the small town of Belleville, Delaware. Polly is ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Essex Serpent
by Sarah Perry
A woman's spiritual journey of faith and doubt, set against the backdrop of a mysterious sea-serpent.
After being widowed when her wealthy, abusive husband dies of throat cancer, Cora Seaborne decides to ignore the trappings of her London society life and take up amateur palaeontology. Vacationing in ... (Wikipedia)
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)
French Exit
by Patrick deWitt
A wealthy widow and her son flee to Paris to escape financial ruin, leading to a series of eccentric encounters. Darkly comedic and satirical.
Frances Price, a sixty-five year old wealthy widow, and her adult son Malcolm Price live together in New York City. When her financial planner reveals that she is completely insolvent, something he ... (Wikipedia)
Any Human Heart
by William Boyd
A man's life journey, chronicling his loves, losses, and adventures.
Logan Gonzago Mountstuart, writer, was born in 1906, and died of a heart attack on October 5, 1991, aged 85. William Boyd's novel Any Human Heart is his disjointed autobiography, a massive tome ... (Goodreads)
The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
A college baseball team's success and failures are intertwined with the lives of five individuals.
Henry Skrimshander begins the novel as a 17-year-old playing on a Legion baseball team in Lankton, South Dakota. Although physically short and not muscular, Henry has an unusual gift for fielding, ... (Wikipedia)
Unsheltered
by Barbara Kingsolver
Two families, living in different centuries, struggle to survive in a crumbling house and a changing world. A poignant exploration of family, community, and the human condition.
21st century: 19th century (some modelled on real persons): Writing in the New York Times , Meg Wolitzer , says this book "lures us into" this story about a house and the two different families that ... (Wikipedia)
The Witch Elm
by Tana French
A man's life is turned upside down when he becomes the victim of a violent crime, leading him to question everything he thought he knew about himself and his family.
Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who's dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life: he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave ... (Goodreads)
The Night Watch
by Sarah Waters
A suspenseful story of ordinary people living through the turmoil of World War II.
Kay The novel begins with Kay Langrish-a woman broken by the war. She spends her days locked in her room in London, watching her landlord's patients arrive and leave at precisely the same hours every ... (Wikipedia)
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue
A Cameroonian family’s struggle to build a better life in America.
The novel opens in fall 2007 with the interview of an immigrant from Cameroon, Jende Jonga, who is hoping to be hired as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a Lehman Brothers executive. Jonga's job allows ... (Wikipedia)
The Magician's Lie
by Greer Macallister
A female magician accused of murder tells her life story to a detective, revealing secrets and illusions.
Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in The Magician’s Lie , a debut novel in which the country’s most notorious female illusionist stands accused of her husband's murder –and she has only one ... (Goodreads)
Pachinko
by Lee Min-jin
A saga spanning four generations of a Korean family living in Japan, struggling to survive and thrive amidst prejudice and poverty.
The novel takes place over the course of three books: Book I Gohyang/Hometown, Book II Motherland, and Book III Pachinko. In 1883, in the little island fishing village of Yeongdo , which is a ferry ... (Wikipedia)
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
A woman is murdered hours after planning her own funeral. Private investigator Hawthorne and author Horowitz team up to solve the case.
She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to ... (Goodreads)
Give Me Your Hand
by Megan Abbott
Two former friends, now rival scientists, confront their dark past and secrets as they compete for a coveted research position.
A life-changing secret destroys an unlikely friendship in this "magnetic" psychological thriller from the Edgar Award-winning author of, Dare Me, (,Meg Wolitzer,). You told each other everything. ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin
Four siblings visit a fortune teller who predicts the dates of their deaths, leading them to confront mortality and shape their lives accordingly.
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims ... (Goodreads)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
by Stuart Turton
A man must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle, but each day he wakes up in a different body, reliving the same day over and over again.
Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different ... (Goodreads)
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock
by Imogen Hermes Gowar
A merchant acquires a mermaid and exhibits her to high society, leading to an unexpected relationship with a courtesan.
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads ... (Goodreads)
A Taste for Death
by P.D. James
Two bodies are found in a London church, leading to a complex investigation that uncovers dark secrets and hidden motives.
In the dingy vestry of St. Matthew's Church, Paddington , two bodies have been found with their throats slashed. One is an alcoholic vagrant , whereas the other is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and ... (Wikipedia)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler
A family's secrets and a girl's quest for the truth about her own identity.
The, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Jane Austen Book Club, introduces a middle-class American family that is ordinary in every way but one in this novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award ... (Barnes & Noble)
Only Human
by Sylvain Neuvel
A group of humans return to Earth after being stranded on an alien planet for years, facing the challenges of adapting to a changed world.
In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the ... (Goodreads)
Fox 8
by George Saunders
A fox learns to speak "Yuman" and navigates the human world, leading to tragic consequences.
From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, Lincoln in the Bardo,, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world—featuring ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith
Private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin investigate a blackmail case involving a government minister.
At Robin Ellacott's marriage to Matthew Cunliffe, Cormoran Strike's capture of the Shacklewell Ripper the night before is already widely known, except by Robin. When Strike tells her that he had been ... (Wikipedia)
Crazy Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan
An entertaining look at the extravagant lifestyles of the ultra-wealthy in Singapore.
The book is told from the perspective of five main characters: Rachel Chu, Nicholas (Nick) Young, Eleanor Young, Astrid Leong, and Edison Cheng. The story revolves around the grand wedding of ... (Wikipedia)
Last Train to Istanbul
by Ayşe Kulin
A Turkish family defies societal norms and risks everything to save Jewish citizens during WWII. A tale of love, sacrifice, and courage.
International bestseller by one of Turkey’s most beloved authors... As the daughter of one of Turkey’s last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young ... (Goodreads)
Snap
by Belinda Bauer
A mother's murder leaves three children alone and vulnerable. Jack, the eldest, takes matters into his own hands.
On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge , she said. I won't be long. ... (Goodreads)
Need to Know
by Karen Cleveland
A CIA analyst discovers a shocking secret about her husband, leading her to question everything she knows and risking everything to uncover the truth.
In pursuit of a Russian sleeper cell on American soil, a CIA analyst uncovers a dangerous secret that will test her loyalty to the agency—and to her family. What do you do when everything you trust ... (Goodreads)
