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The Blue Door by David Fulmer
"David Fulmer's acclaimed Storyville series brought us a New Orleans teeming with jazz. The Dying Crapshooter's Blues took fans to Atlanta and the blues. The Blue Door now brings us the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul." |
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American Youth by Phil LaMarche
"American Youth is a controlled, essential, and powerful tale of a teenager in southern New England who is confronted by a terrible moral dilemma following a firearms accident in his home." |
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How (Not) to Have a Perfect Wedding by Arliss Ryan
"From the caterer to the groom to the barmaid, everyone involved tells the story of a disaster in the making. A romp through the kind of wedding we all want to hear about-but never experience-How (Not) to Have a Perfect Wedding will leave you cringing with delight." |
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The Sound of Butterflies by Rachel King
"Winner of the prestigious New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction, The Sound of Butterflies by Rachael King is a vibrant and captivating story about love, betrayal and devotion." |
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The Graving Dock by Gabriel Dohen
"In his second mystery featuring Detective Jack Leightner, Edgar Award--nominated author Gabriel Cohen vividly captures New York’s most fascinating borough." |
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One Fell Swoop by Virginia Boyd
"By turns hilarious and poignant, this daring, debut novel begins with the violent end of a marriage. A local wife-and-mother has killed her husband after finding him in the midst of an affair. Each chapter, written from a different community member's point of view, shows the ripple effect of that dramatic event and how it has affected the townspeople differently." |
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I Only Want to Be With You by Lisa Norato
" Norato's debut is sweet and sincere, a defanged Prada by way of a more innocent Bridget Jones" |
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Every Last Cuckoo by Kate Maloy
"In the tradition of Jane Smiley and Sue Miller, author Kate Maloy has crafted a wise and gratifying novel about a woman who finds the most rewarding role of her life just when she thought the best years were over." |
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An Almost Life by Kevin Mednick
"If you think the law is a serious business, you haven't met Mike Samuels. Here's a lawyer who wonders what possessed his clients to hire him in the first place, and starts every trial expecting to be tapped on the shoulder and told to hand in his briefcase and tie. It s a viewpoint with which his ex-wife concurs, his kids dissent, and his girlfriend could go either way. His best friend Dan understands him completely, which worries Mike no end." |
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Matala by Craig Holden
"Darcy Arlen, a beautiful young American, is dangerously bored. Though she's on a very pricey tour of Europe, she's already sick of museums and ruins, and eager for distraction. After slipping away from the group one afternoon, she meets Will, an attractive young drifter who carries about him the scent of true adventure." |
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Chat by Archer Mayor
"Intriguing plots, complex characters, and a vivid landscape are the foundation of Archer Mayor's award-winning New England thrillers. Now in this suspenseful new novel two investigations will lead Mayor's popular hero Joe Gunther to the shady realm of Internet chat rooms, where relationships are formed and broken, and nothing is as it seems." |
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Cries and Whiskers by Clea Simon
"Reporter Theda Krakow is caught up in investigating the rise of a dangerous new designer drug that threatens the musicians and fans who make up the club scene she considers her second home." |