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by Alan Bradley
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Twelve-year-old amateur chemist Flavia de Luce is sent to a Canadian boarding school, where a mummified body falls from a chimney, pulling her into a mystery of disappearances and ghostly rumors.
by Catherine Ryan Hyde
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A hopeful young boy starts a chain reaction of selfless acts, showing that one simple idea can mend broken lives and spread to transform the world.
by J.D. Robb
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A thrill killer targets New York City's elite with old weapons and stolen identities, forcing Lt. Eve Dallas to navigate a world of wealth and perversion that pulls in her husband, Roarke, as she races to find a motive before the next murder.
by Ryan Holiday
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Ryan Holiday explains how self-discipline helps historical figures reach their full potential, achieve purpose, and avoid excess.
by Elise Kova
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A shy library apprentice with forbidden elemental magic accidentally saves a scarred sorcerer prince, thrusting her into a dangerous world of war, court intrigue, and an undeniable magical bond that could either save or destroy an empire.
by Jeff Lindsay
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Miami's favorite vigilante serial killer, Dexter Morgan, finds his post-honeymoon life interrupted by a new artistic murderer whose gruesome tableaus force Dexter to confront his own dark passenger while navigating married life.
by Margarita Montimore
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Nineteen-year-old Oona Lockhart faints on New Year's Eve, only to awaken years later and discover she will live her life out of order, experiencing each year at a random age and forcing her to find meaning in a perpetually fragmented existence.
by Peter Swanson
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A woman dealing with past trauma moves into her cousin's apartment, gets caught up in his neighbor's murder, and questions everyone, including her own mind.
by Emma Donoghue
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In sweltering 1876 San Francisco, a French burlesque dancer risks her life to uncover the killer of her cross-dressing, free-spirited friend, navigating a world of bohemians, millionaires, and dangerous secrets.
by Julian Fellowes
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A passionate night before Waterloo ignites a quarter-century of secrets and scandal, threatening to unravel two prominent London families.
by Jodi Picoult
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A teenage romance ends in tragedy, leading to a murder trial that forces two families to confront difficult truths about love, loss, and hidden lives.
by Robyn Carr
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A woman and her son find refuge and love in a small town, forcing an ex-Marine to confront his past and fight for a future he never imagined.
by Neil Gaiman
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Coraline unlocks a mysterious door and finds a seemingly perfect alternate reality with an 'Other Mother' who has buttons for eyes. This Other Mother wants to keep Coraline forever, so Coraline must fight for her freedom and the souls of other trapped children.
by Margaret Sidney
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In a cozy brown house, the five spirited Pepper children, led by their resilient widowed mother, discover that love, laughter, and good cheer are the strongest tools for overcoming poverty and hardship in 19th-century New England.
by J.D. Robb
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas races against time and a chilling psychic's visions to unmask a serial killer meticulously removing victims' eyes in a scorching New York City summer.
by Kenneth Oppel
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A cabin boy on a luxurious airship dreams of the sky. After a dying balloonist's last words spark a grand adventure, he and the balloonist's granddaughter go on a quest for mythical creatures.
by Dorothy L. Sayers
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A female crime novelist returns to her Oxford college to confront a series of escalating, malicious pranks that soon turn deadly, forcing her to seek the help of Lord Peter Wimsey.
by Ilsa Madden-Mills
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A girl, scorned by Camden Prep's elite 'Sharks,' receives a secret admirer letter from one of them, forcing her to confront her anger and the mystery of which boy—the scarred quarterback, his twin, or her ex—is trying to win her heart.
by Cath Crowley
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In a beloved bookstore filled with letters to strangers and lost loves, a grieving Rachel returns to find friendship, new connections, and comfort in shared words, linking her past and future to the enigmatic Henry.
by Agatha Christie
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When a seemingly natural death at a dinner party is revealed to be a meticulously orchestrated murder without a trace of poison, Hercule Poirot must unravel a web of deception where the most obvious victim might not be the true target.
by Colleen Hoover
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After tragedy uproots her life, Beyah, a girl shaped by poverty, finds an unexpected connection with the enigmatic Samson during a summer with her estranged father, only to discover their shared sadness might pull them into a devastating emotional current.
by T.H. White
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Before he was king, a young boy named Wart learns important life lessons from an eccentric wizard Merlyn, who transforms him into various animals.
by Charlotte Rogan
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After a ship explosion, a newlywed survives in a lifeboat full of desperate people. She faces a brutal power struggle and must decide how far she will go to protect her life and the privileged future she wants.
by Deanna Raybourn
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In 1887 London, a spirited lepidopterist's plans for global adventure are upended when she's targeted for abduction, forcing her into a reluctant alliance with a brooding natural historian to solve a baron's murder and uncover the truth behind the plot against her.