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Ambergris Trilogy: City of Saints and Madmen; Shriek: An Afterword; Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
From the author of Borne and Annihilation comes the one-volume hardcover reissue of his cult classic Ambergris Trilogy.
Before Area X, there was Ambergris. Jeff VanderMeer conceived what would become his first cult classic series of speculative works: The Ambergris Trilogy. Now, for the first time ever, the story of the sprawling metropolis of Ambergris is collected into a …more
The Coffee Corner by Amy Clipston
In this third installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace series, an acquaintance grows into love over a few well-timed cups of coffee.
Alongside her cousins who have booths of their own, Bethany Gingerich runs a busy and successful coffee and donut stand at the Amish market. Since she has café-style tables and chairs, her regular customers enjoy purchasing a morning …more
Cold Wind: A Mystery by Paige Shelton
Second in a new series set in Alaska from beloved cozy author Paige Shelton, Cold Wind will chill your bones.
Beth Rivers is still in Alaska. The unidentified man who kidnapped her in her home of St. Louis hasn’t been found yet, so she’s not ready to go back.
But as October ends, Benedict is feeling more and more like her new home. Beth has been working on herself: …more
The Daydream Cabin by Carolyn Brown
A headstrong woman discovers its never too late for change in this spirited novel about lost hope and second chances.
Substitute counselor for wayward teens isnt how public-school teacher Jayden Bennett planned to spend her summer vacation. However reluctant, shes hiking up her jeans and heading for remote Piney Wood Academy in north Texas. Two months. Seven days a week. …more
Eddie’s Boy: A Butcher’s Boy Novel by Thomas Perry
Michael Shaeffer is a retired American businessman, living peacefully in England with his aristocratic wife. But her annual summer party brings strangers to their house, and with them, an attempt on Michael’s life. He is immediately thrust into action, luring his lethal pursuers to Australia before venturing into the lion’s den–the States–to figure out why the mafia is …more
Fool Me Twice by Jeff Lindsay
Riley Wolfe, the master thief and master of disguise is back with Fool Me Twice, with a bigger take and much higher stakes.
Can he steal a fresco in Rome, an actual painted wall, for the arms dealer who has captured him and threatened him in the most personal way?
If anyone can get away with it, it’s Riley Wolfe. He’s always liked a challenge, and there is nothing more …more
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson; Casey Sherman; Dave Wedge
The greatest true-crime story in music history, as only James Patterson can tell it.
With the Beatles, John Lennon surpasses his youthful dreams, achieving a level of superstardom that defies classification. We were the best bloody band there was, he says. There was nobody to touch us. Nobody except the original nowhere man, Mark David Chapman. Chapman once worshipped his …more
Magic: A History: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present by Chris Gosden
Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic – the idea that we have a connection with the universe – has developed a bad reputation.
It has been with us for millennia – from the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America and Africa, …more
Our Last Goodbye by Shirley Dickson
A heart-wrenching, poignant and totally unforgettable tale of a young woman who must finally face up to the secret she has hidden for a lifetime. A beautiful World War Two novel for fans of Wives of War, Lisa Wingate and Diney Costeloe, that will have you reaching for the Kleenex.
1943, England: On a foggy night during the blackout, twenty-five-year-old May Robinson …more
Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and the New York Times best-selling Last Hundred Years Trilogy, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals–and a young boy–whose lives intersect in Paris
Paras, short for “Perestroika,” is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door …more