Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is exactly what it sounds like: an establishment you have to enter and will never want to leave, a modern-day cabinet of wonders ready to give a jolt of energy to every curious reader, no matter the time of day.
Mr. Phillips
by John Lanchester
Hardcover: Apr 2000
Paperback: Apr 2001
The story of one day in the life of a decent man who only forty-eight hours before knew exactly who and what he was and who on this day wonders who and what he can become.
Mrs. Everything
by Jennifer Weiner
Hardcover: Jun 2019
Paperback: Apr 2020
A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places - and be true to themselves - in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey ...
Mudbound
by Hillary Jordan
Hardcover: Mar 2008
Paperback: Mar 2009
It is 1946, and city-bred Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband's Mississippi Delta farm - a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family's struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land. ...
Murder by Degrees
: A Mystery
by Ritu Mukerji
Hardcover: Oct 2023
Paperback: Oct 2024
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead.
Murder on the Leviathan
: An Erast Fandorin novel
by Boris Akunin
Hardcover: Apr 2004
Paperback: Feb 2005
Tipping his hat to Agatha Christie, Boris Akunins latest page-turner transports the reader back to the glamorous, dangerous past in a richly atmospheric tale of suspense on the high seas.
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