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Books to Discuss in BookBrowse's Book Club

  • The Cloak and Dagger Club (A Cloak and Dagger Club Mystery) Jacket
    The Cloak and Dagger Club (A Cloak and Dagger Club Mystery)
    by Jackie McMahon
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 07/14/2026
    Genre: Mysteries
    368 pages

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    About This Book
    Inspired by Agatha Christie's real-life Detection Club, a murder among a group of golden age mystery writers meets a second chance romance in this debut novel from author Jackie McMahon.

    The discussion forum for this book will be open for about six weeks starting July 9th. Discussions are open to all; sign-up to receive a one-time notification when this one opens.

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  • How to Kill a Crime Writer Jacket
    How to Kill a Crime Writer
    by Sarah Lotz
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 07/21/2026
    Genre: Mysteries
    368 pages

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    About This Book
    After the untimely death of her bestselling crime novelist mother, a young woman teams up with the fictional "ghost" of the heroine from her mother's series in order to solve her mother's murder.

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  • Too Old for This Jacket
    Too Old for This
    by Samantha Downing
    Berkley Books
    Published: 08/12/2025
    Genre: Thrillers
    400 pages

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    About This Book
    A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left—what's another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing.

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Books to Read & Review for First Impressions

  • Tenderness Jacket
    Tenderness:
    A Novel
    by Rowan Beaird
    Flatiron Books
    Publishes: 07/21/2026
    Genre: Literary Fiction
    304 pages

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    About This Book
    From the beloved author of The Divorcées comes a novel set in the 1970s during an island wedding, where the bride has recently left a sinister cult that might still be trailing her.

    This book is only available in e-book format. Please only request if you enjoy reading ebooks.

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  • Appraisals Jacket
    Appraisals:
    A Novel
    by Claire Boyles
    W.W. Norton & Company
    Publishes: 08/04/2026
    Genre: Literary Fiction
    304 pages

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    About This Book
    Financial and ecological realities tear at the heart of a multigenerational farm family in this debut novel from a "deft and daring" (Los Angeles Times) Whiting Award winner.

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  • The Dating Game Jacket
    The Dating Game
    by Ally Zetterberg
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 09/08/2026
    Genre: Thrillers
    304 pages

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    About This Book
    In this clever and surprising thriller about the perils of modern dating and the female rage it sometimes inspires, a board game designer starts playing by her own rules, and losers won't be tolerated.

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  • Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic Jacket
    Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic
    by Syou Ishida
    Berkley Books
    Publishes: 09/22/2026
    Genre: Literary Fiction
    336 pages

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    About This Book
    Cats once again prove to be the best medicine in the wonderful third book following the award-winning, bestselling Japanese novel We'll Prescribe You a Cat.

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