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by Rachel Vincent
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Framed for capital offenses by her own kind, a shifter on trial for her life must risk everything to protect a vulnerable young tabby from a rogue stray and expose the true enemy before she's executed for crimes she didn't commit.
by Stacey Kade
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A deceased, self-absorbed popular girl finds an unlikely ally in a living outcast who can see ghosts, as they navigate the chaotic afterlife and the perils of high school.
by Dorothy L. Sayers
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When his future brother-in-law is murdered and his own brother is accused, Lord Peter Wimsey must navigate aristocratic secrets and a vanishing letter to prevent a bullet from finding its mark on his own kin.
by Karen Kingsbury
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A firefighter, amnesiac after 9/11, must rediscover his faith and the wife he can't remember, as she battles to rebuild their shattered life and rekindle their love amidst the ashes of tragedy.
by Steve Alten
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Haunted by a monstrous prehistoric shark he barely escaped, a disgraced deep-sea diver must confront his ultimate terror when the colossal Megalodon resurfaces from the abyss to claim new victims.
by Confucius
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Confucius challenges us to pursue moral perfection, not for reward, but because the Way is its own recompense.
by Carl Hiaasen
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When their terrifying biology teacher vanishes after a swamp field trip, two students uncover a wild Everglades mystery involving a delinquent classmate, an eco-avenger, a stuffed rat, and a ticked-off panther.
by Julie Otsuka
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A Japanese American family navigates internment during WWII, showing the quiet devastation of shattered lives through moments of forced displacement and the bitter aftermath of their return.
by Sylvia Day
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In the cutthroat world of D.C. politics and scandalous romance, a driven woman refuses to be a pawn in her powerful lover's game, determined to rewrite the rules and emerge victorious in a battle of wills where giving up is not an option for either.
by Anthony Hope
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An English gentleman, a dead ringer for Ruritania's king, must impersonate him to save the throne and win the princess's heart, all while battling dangerous rivals.
by Harlan Ellison
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Trapped in an eternal, inescapable torment by an omnipotent, malevolent AI, the last five humans endure unimaginable psychological and physical torture, stripped of their agency and even the ability to end their own suffering.
by Agatha Christie
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A dying confession, a murdered priest, and a cryptic list of names plunge Mark Easterbrook into a sinister world where an ancient evil may be orchestrating modern-day murders.
by John Marsden
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During an alien invasion that turned their world into a warzone, Ellie and her friends must become resourceful fighters, risking everything to rescue captured comrades and defy an unseen enemy.
by J.G. Ballard
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In a flooded, tropical London of 2145, a biologist and his team navigate a city of giant iguanas and albino alligators, slowly changing psychologically and physically as Earth returns to a Triassic past.
by Mary Higgins Clark
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In a hospital where healing and horror blur, a young prosecutor uncovers an abduction and a research project so twisted it threatens medicine.
by Ryan Graudin
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In an alternate 1956 where the Axis powers reign, a Jewish skinshifter races across continents on a motorcycle, impersonating a champion to assassinate a reclusive Hitler and avenge the loved ones tattooed on her arm.
by James Patterson
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As Christmas nears, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to unmask "Loman," a criminal planning a deadly holiday surprise for San Francisco during a city-wide crime wave.
by Cornelius Ryan
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A desperate Allied gamble to end World War II with an airborne assault on the Rhine bridge at Arnhem becomes a story of heroism, miscalculation, and tragic defeat, with heavy costs for the Allies.
by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Haunted by war and alienation, a young Laguna Pueblo veteran seeks healing through ancient traditions and stories to overcome despair.
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Simón Bolívar, prematurely aged and exiled, once the Liberator, navigates his fading power and vivid memories on a final river journey, clinging to life and his shattered dream of a united continent.
by Megan Goldin
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In a Wall Street escape room where ambition is currency and betrayal the game, four cutthroat financiers must outwit a deadly puzzle designed to expose the dark truth behind a former colleague's disappearance, or become the next victims.
by NoViolet Bulawayo
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A young Zimbabwean girl, Darling, navigates her collapsing homeland, then journeys to America, finding that the promised land brings its own struggles.
by Jasper Fforde
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When the real Thursday Next retires, her fictional counterpart must navigate a looming genre war and a treacherous journey up the Metaphoric River to save the BookWorld from a fiendish plot.
by Cormac McCarthy
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Cornelius Suttree, an outcast from privilege, finds dignity and humor among the down-and-out people living by the Tennessee River.