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  • The Serpent's Tale
    The Serpent's Tale
    by Ariana Franklin
    Hardcover: Jan 2008
    Paperback: Feb 2009
     
    Ariana Franklin combines the best of modern forensic thrillers with the drama of historical fiction in her second novel in the Mistress of the Art of Death series, featuring medieval heroine Adelia Aguilar.
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  • Seven Days of Us
    Seven Days of Us : A Novel
    by Francesca Hornak
    Hardcover: Oct 2017
    Paperback: Oct 2018
     
    A warm, wry, sharply observed debut novel about what happens when a family is forced to spend a week together in quarantine over the holidays...
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  • The Shadow Catcher
    The Shadow Catcher : A Novel
    by Marianne Wiggins
    Hardcover: Jun 2007
    Paperback: Jun 2008
     
    The Shadow Catcher dramatically inhabits the space where past and present intersect, seamlessly interweaving narratives from two different eras: the first fraught passion between turn-of-the-twentieth-century icon Edward Curtis (1868-1952) and his ...
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  • Shadow Divers
    Shadow Divers : The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
    by Robert Kurson
    Hardcover: Jun 2004
    Paperback: May 2005
     
    In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery – and make history themselves.
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  • The Shadow King
    The Shadow King : A Novel
    by Maaza Mengiste
    Hardcover: Sep 2019
    Paperback: Oct 2020
     
    Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and named a best book of the year by the New York Times, NPR, Elle, Time, and more, The Shadow King is an "unforgettable epic from an immensely talented author who's unafraid to take risks" (Michael Schaub, NPR)...
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  • The Shadow of God
    The Shadow of God : A Novel of the Siege of Rhodes
    by Anthony A. Goodman
    Hardcover: Sep 2002
    Paperback: Oct 2003
     
    An epic of bravery and courage, based on the true story of the 16th century siege of Rhodes. The author weaves a tapestry of terror and triumph set in a forgotten time of brutality, loyalty and honor. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today.
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  • Shadow of the Wind
    Shadow of the Wind
    by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
    Hardcover: Apr 2004
    Paperback: Jan 2005
     
    The international literary sensation, about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwar Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proved as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget.
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  • Shadows of Berlin
    Shadows of Berlin : A Novel
    by David R. Gillham
    Hardcover: Apr 2022
    Paperback: Jan 2023
     
    A captivating novel of a Berlin girl on the run from the guilt of her past and the boy from Brooklyn who loves her.
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