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• The Dark Hours

  Connelly, Michael, 1956-

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  On a raucous New Year's Eve in Hollywood, a friendly neighborhood auto shop owner lies dead in the midst of a street party, and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard quickly determines that he was not killed by a stray bullet among those traditionally shot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Guest List

  a Novel

  Foley, Lucy (Novelist)

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  An intricately plotted thriller, set on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. A guest at a celebrity wedding is murdered and it looks as though anyone in the party could be the culprit. The story line may sound modest, but this is a spellbinding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Suspicious Minds

  Bond, Gwenda

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  A mysterious lab, a sinister scientist and a secret history - this is a prequel to the show Stranger Things that gives some background to the story of Eleven's mom.

• Eye of the Needle

  Follett, Ken

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  This masterful classic spy thriller, set during World War II, is full of suspense and calculated intrigue.

• Swing Time

  Smith, Zadie

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  A coming-of-age story of a mixed-race girl living in London during the 1980s. The story tracks her and her best friend as they move in different directions into adulthood. Their friendship ends abruptly and she escapes her poverty-stricken London…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House of Silk

  a Sherlock Holmes Novel

  Horowitz, Anthony, 1955-

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  A compelling tribute to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. A London fine art dealer visits Holmes and Watson seeking help from a menacing man who has been stalking him.

• Firestarter

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Fans of Stranger Things will enjoy this action-packed suspense thriller, which follows dangerously gifted young Charlie and family as they run for their lives from remorseless CIA operatives.

• Cutting for Stone

  a Novel

  Verghese, A. (Abraham), 1955-

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  Twin brothers Marion and Shiva come of age in Ethiopia as the threat of a revolution looms. Their mother dies during their births, and the father rejects them. Both are raised by doctors, and so both become doctors. The twins are driven apart when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ready Player One

  Cline, Ernest

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  In the not-too-distant future, people spend most of their time plugged into the virtual reality game OASIS to escape the dreariness of everyday life. When OASIS creator James Halliday dies, he leaves his fortune and his company to the first gamer…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Purple Hibiscus

  a Novel by

  Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977-

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  A coming-of-age story, narrated by a fifteen-year-old Nigerian girl, explores the complexities of family, faith and country. Kambili lives with her family in Nigeria where her father is rich, powerful, and influential, but also strict and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Name of the Rose

  Eco, Umberto

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  In 1327, Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns to the logic of…Read moreRead more of this annotation