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Liars: A Novel
by Sarah Manguso
scathing portrait of a marriage (7/20/2024)
Liars by Sarah Manguso is a very highly recommended scathing portrait of a marriage. Due to the brutally honesty revelations of the relationship Liars is not an easy novel to read and for some readers it will bring up painful memories or experiences.

Jane, a writer, meetsmore
All This and More: A Novel
by Peng Shepherd
unique version of a Choose Your Own Adventure story (6/30/2024)
All This and More by Peng Shepherd is a very highly recommended unique version of a Choose Your Own Adventure story, only this time it is to choose, or rather revise, your life.

Marsh has just turned forty-five and feels as if she has missed her chance at fulfillment inmore
The Night the River Wept: A Novel
by Lo Patrick
very highly recommended small town Southern murder mystery (6/25/2024)
The Night the River Wept by Lo Patrick is a very highly recommended small town Southern murder mystery with a very unlikely investigator.

Arlene, 24, is married to her high school sweetheart, Tommy, and longs to be a mother. The two live in Faber, a small town in Georgia,more
How the Light Gets In: A Novel
by Joyce Maynard
recommended literary domestic drama and a sequel (6/12/2024)
How the Light Gets In by Joyce Maynard is a recommended literary domestic drama and a sequel to her 2021 novel Count the Ways. This character driven novel returns to the story of Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024). Fifty-four-year-old Eleanor hasmore
All the Colors of the Dark
by Chris Whitaker
epic literary masterpiece (6/9/2024)
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a brilliant literary epic drama spanning decades and genres. This exceptional, very highly recommended novel is certainly one of the best novels of 2024. If you loved Whitaker's We Begin at the End (2020) then please read Allmore
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
by Lawrence Ingrassia
very highly recommended memoir/medical thriller (4/28/2024)
A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia is a very highly recommended deeply personal memoir of a family's medical tragedies merged with a medical thriller of cancer research as scientists work to discover answers.

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson
in-depth account of events leading up to the start of the Civil War (4/27/2024)
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson is a highly recommended in-depth look at the months between Lincoln’s November 1860 election and the surrender of Fort Sumter which lead up to the Civil War.

Larsonmore
Extinction: A Novel
by Douglas Preston
compelling murder mystery and cutting-edge science (4/6/2024)
Extinction by Douglas Preston combines a compelling murder mystery and cutting-edge science in a Michael Crichton-esque plot. This excellent mind-blowing thriller is very highly recommended. One of the best!

The exclusive Erebus Resort is located in a hundred-thousand acremore
Daughter of Mine: A Novel
by Megan Miranda
exceptional, very highly recommended mystery (3/23/2024)
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda follows a daughter returning to her dysfunctional family after the death of her father. It is an exceptional, very highly recommended psychological family drama/murder mystery. Daughter of Mine is another excellent, un-put-downable thrillermore
After Annie: A Novel
by Anna Quindlen
outstandinbreathtaking and heartbreaking depiction of a family (2/20/2024)
After Annie by Anna Quindlen is an outstanding breathtaking and heartbreaking depiction of a family dealing with the untimely death of a wife and mother over the span of a year. It is a very highly recommended, exceptional literary family drama and not to be missed. One ofmore
The Women: A Novel
by Kristin Hannah
Very highly recommended historical fiction (1/24/2024)
The Women by Kristin Hannah is an exceptional portrait of a nurse serving "in country" during the Vietnam War and then returning home. This is a very highly recommended, emotionally charged historical fiction novel which will certainly be one of the best books of the year.more
Northwoods: A Novel
by Amy Pease
very highly recommended mystery/procedural (12/27/2023)
Northwoods by Amy Pease is a very highly recommended mystery/procedural. This excellent debut novel set in a small Wisconsin town features a compelling mystery, substance abuse, a character seeking redemption, and portrays the strength of the bond between parents andmore
Anna O: A Novel
by Matthew Blake
unique, well-written literary psychological thriller (12/16/2023)
Anna O. by Matthew Blake is a very highly recommended, unique, well-written literary psychological thriller. If you love Hitchcock movies and thoughtful, intelligent even-paced mysteries, this will be a perfect choice for your next book.

Dr. Benedict (Ben) Prince is amore
Welcome Home, Stranger: A Novel
by Kate Christensen
recommended family drama (11/28/2023)
Welcome Home, Stranger by Kate Christensen is a recommended family drama.

Rachel Callowy, an environmental journalist in Washington, DC, and self-professed “middle-aged childless recently orphaned menopausal workaholic,” is going home to Maine after the death of her mother.more
The Spy Coast: A Martini Club Thriller
by Tess Gerritsen
excellent spy thriller (11/6/2023)
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen is a very highly recommended, excellent spy thriller and the first book in a new series featuring a group of retired CIA operatives living in Purity, Maine.

Maggie Bird, 60, retired from the CIA sixteen years ago and now considers herself amore
One Last Kill: Tracy Crosswhite Series #10
by Robert Dugoni
very highly recommended procedural (9/20/2023)
One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni is a very highly recommended procedural investigating cold cases from a serial killer and the tenth novel in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite series.

When the Seattle Times plans to run a series of articles about the Route 99 serial killer from 25more
The Wren, the Wren: A Novel
by Anne Enright
very highly recommended literary fiction (9/15/2023)
The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright is very highly recommended literary fiction following the legacy of trauma in an Irish family.

Celebrated Irish poet Phil McDaragh is the grandfather of Nell, father of Carmel, and was the husband of Terry. Each of them experiences themore
North Woods: A Novel
by Daniel Mason
highly recommended imaginative historical fiction (9/12/2023)
North Woods by Daniel Mason is a highly recommended imaginative historical fiction, but with a different point of reference.

This is a novel about all the lives that lived in a single house in the woods of New England. The novel consists of twelve stories that tie into themore
Tom Lake: A Novel
by Ann Patchett
very highly recommended family drama (8/6/2023)
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is a very highly recommended family drama and will be on my list of best books of 2023.

Set In 2020 at the Nelson family's orchard in Michigan, Joe and Lara have all three of their daughters back home for the lock down. Emily, the oldest wants tomore
The Last Ranger: A Novel
by Peter Heller
very highly recommended, exquisitely written (7/29/2023)
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller is a very highly recommended, exquisitely written novel following a realistic account of a national park ranger.

Officer Ren Hopper is an enforcement ranger with the Yellowstone National Park Service. His many duties vary greatly as he dealsmore
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