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by Rhiannon Navin
Published Feb 2019
Read ReviewsFor fans of Room and the novels of Jodi Picoult, a dazzling, tenderhearted debut about healing, family, and the exquisite wisdom of children, narrated by a six-year-old boy who reminds us that sometimes the littlest bodies hold the biggest hearts, and the quietest voices speak the loudest.
by Ali Land
Published Oct 2018
Read ReviewsGood Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land.
by Kelly Braffet
Published May 2014
Read ReviewsA gripping novel full of suspense and pathos that Dennis Lehane calls an "electrifying, tomahawk missile of a thriller."
by Herman Koch
Published Oct 2013
Read ReviewsAn internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives - all over the course of one meal.
by Noah Hawley
Published Jan 2013
Read ReviewsAn intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his twenty-year old son.
by Lisa Scottoline
Published Feb 2012
Read ReviewsSave Me will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. Lisa Scottoline is writing about real issues that resonate with real women, and the results are emotional, heartbreaking and honest.
by Jodi Picoult
Published Feb 2008
Read ReviewsSterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy.
by Cammie McGovern
Published Mar 2007
Read ReviewsAdam, a nine-year-old autistic boy, is discovered hiding near to the body of his murdered classmate. Now the police are relying on Adam as the only witness to an appalling crime. But he can't tell the police what he saw—or what he heard. Barely verbal on the best of days, Adam has retreated into a silent world that Cara, his mother, knows only...
by Kim Edwards
Published May 2006
Read ReviewsA brilliantly crafted family drama that explores every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you?
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