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by Gina Wohlsdorf
Reviewed: Mar 21, 2016
 
Published: Jun 7, 2016
 
The inventiveness of A Visit from the Goon Squad meets the down-the-rabbit-hole suspense of The Girl on the Train in this chilling, pulse-racing thriller from an electrifying new writer.
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(3.3/5)
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Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun
by Paula McLain
Reviewed: Apr 20, 2015
 
Published: May 31, 2016
 
Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman - Beryl Markham...
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(4.7/5)
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The Children
The Children
by Ann Leary
Reviewed: Apr 18, 2016
 
Published: May 24, 2016
 
From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet.
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(3.7/5)
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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
by Phaedra Patrick
Reviewed: Mar 8, 2016
 
Published: May 3, 2016
 
In this poignant and sparkling debut, a lovable widower embarks on a life-changing adventure.
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(4.5/5)
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Girl Waits with Gun
Girl Waits with Gun
by Amy Stewart
Reviewed: Jun 22, 2015
 
Published: May 3, 2016
 
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true adventure of one of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs.
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(4.5/5)
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The Alaskan Laundry
The Alaskan Laundry
by Brendan Jones
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2016
 
Published: Apr 26, 2016
 
A fresh debut novel about a lost, fierce young woman who moves to Alaska and finds herself through the hard work of fishing, as far as the icy Bering Sea.
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(4.1/5)
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The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
by Mary Sharratt
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2016
 
Published: Apr 19, 2016
 
A novel of Aemilia Bassano Lanier, the first professional woman poet in Renaissance England, and her collaboration - and star-crossed love affair - with William Shakespeare.
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(4.3/5)
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The Midnight Watch
The Midnight Watch : A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
by David Dyer
Reviewed: Jan 25, 2016
 
Published: Apr 5, 2016
 
David Dyer's The Midnight Watch is a powerful and dramatic debut novel - the result of many years of research in Liverpool, London, New York, and Boston, and informed by the author's own experiences as a ship's officer and a lawyer.
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