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Anderson, Taylor.
Crusade : Destroyermen, book II / Taylor Anderson.
Roc, c2008.
ISBN: 0451462300
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Hurtled through time and space from the World War II Pacific, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker find themselves in a strange alternate world where they ally theselves with the Lemurians in their battle against the warlike reptilian Grik.

Andrews, Donna.
Six geese a-slaying / Donna Andrews.
1st ed.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0312536100
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With their home being used as the marshalling point for the annual Caerphilly Christmas parade, Meg Langslow, her husband Michael, and Chief Burke find the festivities interrupted by murder when the local curmudgeon playing Santa turns up dead.

Andrews, V. C. (Virginia C.)
Delia's crossing / V.C. Andrews.
Pocket Star Books, 2008.
ISBN: 1416530908
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Anthony, Piers.
Two to the fifth / Piers Anthony.
1st ed.
Tor, 2008.
ISBN: 0765319357
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When a powerful magic bird seizes control of Xanth by eliminating all who oppose him, the Good Magician Humphrey enlists playwright Cyrus the Cyborg in a covert effort that involves disguising the princesses Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm as actresses.

Armstrong, Kelley.
Living with the dead / Kelley Armstrong.
Bantam Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0553806645
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When PR representative Robyn Peltier is framed for murder, half-demon tabloid reporter Hope Adams joins forces with necromancer homicide detective John Findlay to clear her name, taking on a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to achieve her own ends.

Asher, Neal
Shadow of the Scorpion
Diamond Comic Distributors 2008
ISBN: 1597801399
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Aswani, Ala, 1957-
Chicago / Alaa al Aswany ; translated by Farouk Abdel Wahab.
HarperCollins, 2008, c2007.
ISBN: 0061452564
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Post-September 11 Chicago becomes the site of a cultural collision of Egyptian and American lives, including a Ph.D. candidate whose traditional upbringing is challenged by her American experiences, and an âemigrâe whose western values are countered by questions about his daughter's honor.

Barber, Christine.
replacement child / Christine Barber.
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312385544
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Barone, Joe, 1942-
body in the record room / Joe Barone.
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312384106
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Barth, John, 1930-
development : nine stories / John Barth.
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
ISBN: 0547072481
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A collection of interconnected short stories follows a group of retirees living in a gated community in Chesapeake Bay country as their lives are thrown into turmoil by marital infidelities, a bizarre suicide pact, and the sudden destruction of the short-lived development.

Bear, Elizabeth.
All the windwracked stars / by Elizabeth Bear.
1st ed.
Tor, 2008.
ISBN: 0765318822
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Belzer, Richard.
I am not a cop! : a novel / Richard Belzer.
Simon & Schuster, c2008.
ISBN: 1416570667
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A television actor having dinner with a friend finds his evening culminating in a street brawl, a tabloid scandal, and his friend's disappearance.

Billingham, Mark.
In the dark / Mark Billingham.
1st U.S. ed.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
ISBN: 0061432733
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Bondurant, Matt, 1971-
wettest county in the world : a novel based on a true story / Matt Bondurant.
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Scribner, 2009.
ISBN: 1416561390
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Running moonshine liquor during the prohibition years, a notorious trio of brothers continues their illicit business after prohibition and play a central role in a violent conspiracy trial--a story that is investigated in 1935 by a magazine journalist.

Bostwick, Marie
Single Thread
Kensington Pub Corp 2008
ISBN: 0758222572
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Bowen, Michael
Shoot the Lawyer Twice
Poisoned Pen Pr 2008
ISBN: 1590585291
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Bradbury, Ray
Summer Morning, Summer Night
Subterranean 2008
ISBN: 1596062029
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Brandon, Ruth.
Caravaggio's angel / Ruth Brandon.
1st US ed.
Soho Constable ; Constable, 2008.
ISBN: 1569475199
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Brownley, James
Sins of the Children
Severn House Pub Ltd 2008
ISBN: 0727866648
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Bruen, Ken.
Once were cops / Ken Bruen.
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312384408
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Coming to New York City as part of an exchange program with the NYPD and the Irish Guards, Michael O'Shea, a psychopath teetering on the edge of insanity, is paired with Kebar, an unstable cop seeking revenge for the brutal rape of his sister.

Burcell, Robin
Face of a Killer
Poisoned Pen Pr 2008
ISBN: 1590583744
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Burke, Declan.
big O / Declan Burke.
1st U.S. ed.
Harcourt, 2007.
ISBN: 0151014086
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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks / William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac ; edited by James Grauerholz.
Grove Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0802118763
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A fictional account of the 1944 murder of David Kammerer by Lucien Carr, a friend of William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, features the two authors writing in alternating voices from the perspectives of a bartender and a hard-drinking merchant marine.

Buruma, Ian.
China lover / Ian Buruma.
Penguin Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1594201943
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In Buruma's reimagining of the life of Yamaguchi Yoshiko, a Japanese torn among patriotism for her parents, a homeland, worldly ambition, and sympathy for the Chinese, she would reflect almost exactly the twists and turns in the history of modern Japan.

Butcher, Jim
Backup : A Story of the Dresden Files
Subterranean 2008
ISBN: 1596061820
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Campbell-Slan, Joanna.
Paper, scissors, death / Joanna Campbell Slan.
1st ed.
Midnight Ink, c2008.
ISBN: 0738712507
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Card, Orson Scott/ Kidd, Tom (ILT)
Stonefather
Subterranean 2008
ISBN: 1596061944
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich/ Sekirin, Peter (TRN)
Night in the Cemetery : And Other Stories of Crime & Suspense
W W Norton & Co Inc 2008
ISBN: 1933648864
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Chercover, Sean.
Trigger city / Sean Chercover.
1st ed.
William Morrow, c2008.
ISBN: 0061128694
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Unable to believe police reports that blame a mentally ill co-worker for his daughter's murder, a retired army intelligence colonel hires Ray Dudgeon to discern the truth, triggering a confrontation between the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

Chiaverini, Jennifer.
quilter's kitchen : an Elm Creek Quilts novel with recipes / Jennifer Chiaverini.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
ISBN: 1416583297
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Having joined Elm Creek's quilting circle, newest member and chef Anna remembers her past and present experiences in her community's kitchens and becomes the writer of the group's official cookbook, in a tale complemented by one hundred recipes.

Chopra, Deepak.
Jesus : a story of enlightenment / Deepak Chopra.
HarperOne, 2008.
ISBN: 0061448737
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An inspirational portrait of Jesus Christ re-examines his transformational odyssey from humble carpenter's son to revolutionary leader whose stirring ministry and teachings would transform the world.

Cleverly, Barbara.
Bright hair about the bone / Barbara Cleverly.
Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2008.
ISBN: 0385339895
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Cohen, Stuart, 1958-
Army of the Republic / Stuart Archer Cohen.
1st ed.
St. Martin's Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0312383770
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Hiring a private intelligence firm to safeguard his interests from a shadowy vigilante organization determined to sever the ties between government and big business, billionaire James Sands incites the wrath of the organization's leader, Lando.

Coleridge, Nicholas, 1957-
Godchildren / Nicholas Coleridge.
1st U.S. ed.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0312382588
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Connelly, Michael, 1956-
brass verdict : a novel / Michael Connelly.
1st ed.
Little, Brown, 2008.
ISBN: 0316166294
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Hoping to revitalize his career when he inherits a high-profile defense case after a fellow lawyer is murdered, Mickey Haller discovers that he may be the next target and reluctantly teams up with LAPD detective Harry Bosch to find the killer.

Corrick, Martin.
By chance / Martin Corrick.
1st ed.
Random House, 2008.
ISBN: 0375508139
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Cox, Michael, 1948-
glass of time : the secret life of Miss Esperanza Gorst / narrated by Herself Michael Cox.
1st ed.
W. W. Norton, 2008.
ISBN: 0393067734
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De Berniáeres, Louis.
partisan's daughter / by Louis de Berniáeres.
1st U.S. ed.
Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
ISBN: 030726887X
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Bored, lonely, and trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage, forty-something Chris is a stranger to London's 1970s youth culture, when he propositions Roza, a Yugoslavian newcomer who spends the next few months telling Chris the story of her past.

DeMille, Nelson.
gate house / Nelson DeMille.
Grand Central Pub., 2008.
ISBN: 0446533424
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Now living in close proximity to his ex-wife Susan, John Sutter is targeted by her dead lover's mafia son Anthony, who seeks revenge against his father's murderer and attempts to lure John back into the violent world of the Bellarosa crime family.

DeMille, Nelson.
gold coast / Nelson DeMille.
Warner Books, 1991, c1990.
ISBN: 0446360856
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Impoverished attorney John Sutter and his wife find their world colliding with that of their new neighbor, Frank 'the Bishop' Bellarosa, when John is forced to defend Frank in a murder trial.

Disch, Thomas M.
Wall of America
Independent Pub Group 2008
ISBN: 1892391821
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Doig, Ivan.
eleventh man / Ivan Doig.
1st ed.
Harcourt, c2008.
ISBN: 0151012431
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Driven by the memory of a fallen teammate, TSU's 1941 starting lineup went down as legend in Montana football history, charging through the season undefeated. Two years later, the 'Supreme Team' is caught up in World War II. Ten of them are scattered around the globe in the war's various lonely and dangerous theaters. The eleventh man, Ben Reinking, has been plucked from pilot training by a military propaganda machine hungry for heroes. He is to chronicle the adventures of his teammates, man by man, for publication in small-town newspapers across the country like the one his father edits. Ready for action, he chafes at the assignment, not knowing that it will bring him love from an unexpected quarter and test the law of averages, which holds that all butone of his teammates should come through the conflict unscathed.

Evans, Richard Paul.
Grace / Richard Paul Evans.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
ISBN: 1416550038
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Presents an inspirational tale of hope, love, and faith set during the holiday season of 1962, as portrayed in the lost innocence of a young girl running away from her abusive stepfather and a boy determined to protect her.

Fasman, Jon.
unpossessed city : a novel / Jon Fasman.
Penguin Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1594201900
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Fleeing America and his gambling debts, Jim Vilatzer uses his Russian language skills to land a job in Moscow interviewing gulag survivors, work that catches the suspicious attentions of Russia's Interior Ministry and the CIA.

Flynn, Michael (Michael F.)
January dancer / Michael Flynn.
1st ed.
TOR, 2008.
ISBN: 0765318172
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Follows the adventures of Captain Amos January and a host of rivals struggling to obtain an ancient pre-human artifact of great power that incites murderous actions in those who seek it.

Flynn, Vince.
Extreme measures / Vince Flynn.
Atria Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0743270428
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Having led a prestigious military and intelligence career, Hank Casey, a protâegâe of counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp, struggles with the ethics and challenges of his job when the government inexplicably turns against him.

Foster, Alan Dean, 1946-
Quofum / Alan Dean Foster.
1st ed.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345496051
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Sent on an exploratory expedition to a distant planetary system outside the Commonwealth, an AI probe is stunned by the sudden materialization of an entirely new planet known as Quofum, populated by inhabitants whose intentions are quite mysterious.

Fowler, Christopher.
Victoria vanishes / A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Christopher Fowler.
Bantam Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0553805029
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Returning to the Victoria Cross pub hours after witnessing the murder of a woman, Detective Arthur Bryant discovers that the pub itself has vanished, and calls in the Peculiar Crimes Unit to track down a killer who is stalking London's oldest watering holes.

Gabriele, Lisa
Almost Archer Sisters
Simon & Schuster 2008
ISBN: 0743255860
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Gaylin, Alison.
Heartless / Alison Gaylin.
Obsidian, c2008.
ISBN: 0451224973
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Ghosh, Amitav.
Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh.
1st American ed.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
ISBN: 0374174229
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Preparing to fight China's nineteenth-century Opium Wars, a motley assortment of sailors and passengers establish family-like ties that eventually span continents, races, and generations.

Glass, Julia, 1956-
I see you everywhere / Julia Glass.
Pantheon Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0375422757
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Follows the intertwined lives of two sisters--Louisa Jardine, the conscientious older sister who yearns for a good marriage, an artistic career, and a family, and her younger sister Clem, an iconoclastic, daring rebel--over the course of twenty-five years.

Gout, Leopoldo.
Ghost radio : a novel / [text and] illustrations by Leopoldo Gout.
1st ed.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
ISBN: 0061242683
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Hosting an underground Mexican radio call-in show dedicated to paranormal phenomena, former punk rocker Joaquin detects a structured burst of static that proves to be a voice from another dimension, a discovery that has profound consequences.

Graff, Laurie.
shiksa syndrome / Laurie Graff.
1st ed.
Broadway Books, c2008.
ISBN: 0767927613
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Upset when her boyfriend dumps her on Christmas, Jewish publicist Aimee Albert seeks companionship with a nice Jewish man and finds herself falling for Josh Hirsch, who mistakes her for a shiksa and who has a different attitude toward Judaism than she does.

Graham, C. S.
archangel project / C.S. Graham.
Harper, c2008.
ISBN: 0061351202
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When the remains of Professor Henry Youngblood turn up in the fire-ravaged ruins of his New Orleans offices, CIA troubleshooter Jax Alexander joins forces with remote viewer October Guinness to uncover the truth about the killing.

Graham, Heather.
Deadly night / Heather Graham.
Mira, c2008.
ISBN: 0778325857
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After he and his brothers inherit a New Orleans plantation, Aidan Flynn, a private investigator, delves into the dark history of his new home, with the help of a beautiful tarot card reader, when he stumbles upon human bones.

Greer, Robert O.
Blackbird, farewell / Robert Greer.
Frog Books : Distributed by North Atlantic Books, 2008.
ISBN: 1583942505
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Hamilton, Laurell K.
Swallowing darkness / Laurell K. Hamilton.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345495934
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Meredith Gentry, whose rightful place on the throne of Faerie is dependent on being able to produce an heir, is overjoyed when she finds herself pregnant after many failed attempts, until she discovers that she carries two babies with different fathers.

Hannah, Sophie, 1971-
Hurting distance / Sophie Hannah.
Soho, 2008.
ISBN: 1569475210
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Harrison, Jim, 1937-
English major / Jim Harrison.
Grove Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0802118631
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Robbed of his farm by his ex-wife following their divorce, sixty-something Cliff embarks on a road trip across America on a mission to rename all the states and their state birds to overcome the boring names that they have been given.

Hart, Carolyn G.
Ghost at work / Carolyn G. Hart.
William Morrow, 2008.
ISBN: 0060874368
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When the pastor's wife discovers a murdered body on her porch, ghost sleuth Bailey Ruth Raeburn applies her beyond-the-grave talents for solving puzzles to keep suspicion from falling on the innocent pastor.

Hasak-Lowy, Todd, 1969-
Captives : a novel / Todd Hasak-Lowy.
1st ed.
Spiegel & Grau, c2008.
ISBN: 038552773X
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Disaffected and angry screenwriter Daniel Bloom finds that his revenge fantasy about a nameless assassin who is taking down evil corporate executives and politicians is becoming all too real.

Hill, Reginald.
price of butcher's meat / Reginald Hill.
1st ed.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
ISBN: 0061451932
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Convalescing at a seaside resort after being injured by a bomb, detective Andy Dalziel pursues growing suspicions about a secretive psychiatrist and a man Dalziel believed to be dead, concerns that lead him to team up once again with fellow investigator Peter Pascoe.

Hunter, Stephen, 1946-
Night of thunder : a Bob Lee Swagger novel / Stephen Hunter.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Simon & Schuster, 2008.
ISBN: 1416565116
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A tale set against a backdrop of a week-long NASCAR event in the heart of Dixie finds Marine Corps master sniper Bob Lee Swagger facing off against an adversary known as Sinnerman while coping with corrupt police, meth dealers, and fanatical evangelicals.

Huston, Nancy
Fault Lines
Pgw 2008
ISBN: 080217051X
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Jacobson, Alan, 1961-
7th victim : a novel / Alan Jacobson.
Vanguard Press, c2008.
ISBN: 1593154941
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Johansen, Iris.
Dark summer / Iris Johansen.
1st ed.
St. Martin's Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0312368089
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Working with a makeshift search-and-rescue operation, dedicated veterinarian Devon is thrust into a violent cat-and-mouse game involving a vengeful man of dubious trustworthiness and a wounded black Labrador's mysterious pack.

Johnson, Diane, 1934-
Lulu in Marrakech / by Diane Johnson.
Dutton, 2008.
ISBN: 0525950370
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Attempting to rekindle a romance with a worldly Englishman as part of a cover-up for her assignment with the CIA, Lulu Sawyer finds the delicate balance between her public and covert worlds disintegrating when she attempts to aid two Middle Eastern women.

Jones, Stan
Frozen Sun : A Nathan Active Mystery
Independent Pub Group 2008
ISBN: 0979980372
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Kellerman, Jonathan.
Bones : an Alex Delaware novel / Jonathan Kellerman.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345495136
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When an anonymous tip leads to the skeletal remains of victims whose right hands have been removed and a box containing six human hands, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis calls in Alex Delaware, whose investigation takes them to a reclusive tycoon's mansion.

Keyes, Daniel.
Flowers for Algernon / Daniel Keyes.
Harcourt, 2005, c1966.
ISBN: 0156030306
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When brain surgery makes a mouse into a genius, dull-witted Charlie Gordon wonders if it might also work for him.

Kingsbury, Karen.
Sunset / Karen Kingsbury.
Tyndale House Publishers, c2008.
ISBN: 0842387587
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As John Baxter plans to marry Elaine, other members of the Baxter family confront new challenges as they deal with memories of the past, the changes of the present, and preparations for the future.

Kleypas, Lisa.
Wallflower Christmas / Lisa Kleypas.
1st ed.
St. Martin's Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0312533780
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Arriving in London for his arranged marriage, uncivilized American rake Rafe Bowman receives lessons in London etiquette and gentlemanly behavior from four former Wallflowers during the holiday season, an effort that is complicated by the bride's unexpected ways.

Kogan, Deborah Copaken.
Between here and April : a novel / by Deborah Copaken Kogan.
1st ed.
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2008.
ISBN: 1565125622
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La Plante, Lynda.
Clean cut / Lynda La Plante.
Touchstone, 2008.
ISBN: 1416586660
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Lackey, Mercedes.
Foundation / Mercedes Lackey.
DAW Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0756405246
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Magpie, a thirteen-year-old orphan, escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar to become a Herald, in which role he witnesses the founding of the Heralds' Collegium.

Lamb, Wally.
hour I first believed : a novel / Wally Lamb.
1st ed.
HarperCollins Publishers, 2008.
ISBN: 0060393491
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Relocating to a family farm in Connecticut after surviving the Columbine school shootings, Caelum and Maureen discover a cache of family memorabilia dating back five generations, which reveals to Caelum unexpected truths about painful past events.

Landvik, Lorna, 1954-
'Tis the season! : a novel / Lorna Landvik.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345499751
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Alienating everyone with her public misbehavior and fresh from a stint in rehab, heiress Caroline Dixon goes into seclusion to avoid paparazzi haunting her every move, until a correspondence with her former nanny teaches her a valuable lesson in redemption.

Larsen, Ward.
Stealing Trinity / Ward Larsen.
Oceanview ; Gazelle [distributor], 2008.
ISBN: 1933515171
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Lathrop, John.
desert contract : a novel / John Lathrop.
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Scribner, 2008.
ISBN: 1416567933
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Lawton, John, 1949-
Second violin / John Lawton.
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008.
ISBN: 087113991X
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With Europe on the brink of war, Frederick Troy, recently promoted to Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, is put in charge of rounding up a list of German and Italian enemy aliens, but as the bombs begin to fall on London, he finds himself investigating a series of murdered rabbis.

Le Carre, John, 1931-
most wanted man : a novel / John Le Carre.
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Scribner, 2008.
ISBN: 1416594884
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Smuggled into Hamburg, Issa, a young Russian man carrying a large amount of cash, forms an alliance with Annabel, a civil rights lawyer, and Tommy Brue, scion of a failing British bank, as they become victims of rival intelligence operations in the War on Terror.

Lewis, Beverly, 1949-
longing / Beverly Lewis.
Bethany House, c2008.
ISBN: 0764205846
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After breaking up with Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher seeks more knowledge of the Lord, but when Caleb's plans to leave Honeybrook are thwarted, he longs for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order and to him.

Lippman, Laura, 1959-
Butcher's hill / Laura Lippman.
William Morrow, 2008.
ISBN: 0061255718
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Starting an official business as a private investigator for hire, Tess Monaghan helps a repentant vigilante who wants to make amends to a group of teens who witnessed his shooting of a boy five years earlier, an effort that is complicated when someone begins killing the witnesses.

Lippman, Laura, 1959-
Hardly knew her : stories / Laura Lippman.
William Morrow, 2008.
ISBN: 0061584991
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A compendium of the author's short stories is complemented by a new novella featuring Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan.

Lopez, Lorraine, 1956-
gifted Gabaldâon sisters / Lorraine Lopez.
1st ed.
Grand Central Pub., 2008.
ISBN: 0446699217
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'Award-winning author Lorraine Lâopez offers a compelling novel about four sisters searching for the truth behind a long-buried family secret'--Provided by publisher.

MacBride, Stuart.
Flesh house / Stuart MacBride.
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312382634
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When body parts are discovered in a container at the Aberdeen harbor, police suspect the involvement of Kenneth Wiseman, a vicious killer acquitted on a technicality, sending detective Logan McRae on a feverish quest through two decades of secrets to find a killer.

Magnan, Pierre, 1922-
messengers of death : a mystery in Provence / Pierre Magnan ; translated by Patricia Clancy.
1st U.S. ed.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0312387563
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Maguire, Gregory.
lion among men / Gregory Maguire ; with illustrations by Douglas Smith.
1st ed.
William Morrow, 2008.
ISBN: 0060548924
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Manseau, Peter.
Songs for the butcher's daughter : a novel / Peter Manseau.
Free Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1416538704
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Marcinko, Richard.
Rogue warrior--dictator's ransom / Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice.
1st ed.
Forge, 2008.
ISBN: 0765317931
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Turning down an invitation to North Korea from Kim Jong-il, the Rogue Warrior reluctantly accepts a covert mission during which he attempts to track down four nuclear warheads secreted within the dictator's palace.

Martinez, A. Lee.
Too many curses / A. Lee Martinez.
1st ed.
Tor, c2008.
ISBN: 0765318350
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May, Peter, 1951-
Blacklight blue / Peter May.
Poisoned Pen Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1590585526
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Beginning an investigation into a third cold case described in a book by Parisian journalist Roger Raffin, Scottish scholar and amateur detective Enzo MacLeod finds himself confronting a diagnosis of a terminal illness and attacks by someone out to framehim for murder.

Meno, Joe
Demons in the Spring
Consortium Book Sales & Dist 2008
ISBN: 193335447X
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Miller, Linda Lael.
McKettrick Christmas / Linda Lael Miller.
HQN, 2008.
ISBN: 0373773021
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Returning home for Christmas, schoolteacher Lizzie McKettrick brings along her beau, Whitley Carson, but fate has a surprise in store for her when their homebound train is halted by a massive avalanche and she helps Dr. Morgan Shane care for the injured passengers.

Miller, Linda Lael.
rustler : a Stone Creek novel / Linda Lael Miller.
HQN, c2008.
ISBN: 0373773307
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When he arrives in Stone Creek to start a new life, reformed rustler and train robber Wyatt Yarbro sets his sights on prim and proper Sarah Tamlin who, unbeknownst to Wyatt, is harboring her own dark secret.

Milne, Kevin Alan.
paper bag Christmas / by Kevin Alan Milne.
1st ed.
Center Street, 2008.
ISBN: 1599950731
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'A heart-tugging tale of a boy who discovers the true meaning of Christmas through his friendship with a troubled little girl'--Provided by publisher.

Morrell, David.
spy who came for Christmas / by David Morrell.
Vanguard Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1593154879
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As holiday celebrations take place in Santa Fe, Agent Paul Kagan is on the run with a baby the Russian mafia wants to destroy, and turns to a mother and her young son for help during a violent night where they all must work together to keep the child safe from harm.

Mosley, Walter.
right mistake : the further philosophical investigations of Socrates Fortlow / Walter Mosley.
Basic Books, 2008.
ISBN: 046500525X
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After serving nearly three decades in prison for his deadly crimes, Socrates returns to the streets of South Central L.A. to connect with old friends and encourage new ones to join him in his campaign to get to the heart of gang violence.

Muller, Marcia.
Burn out / Marcia Muller.
1st ed.
Grand Central Pub., 2008.
ISBN: 0446581070
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'Here is Marcia Muller's stalwart heroine Sharon McCone as you've never seen her before, in a new novel set in California's high desert country'--Provided by the publisher.

Munoz Molina, Antonio.
manuscript of ashes / Antonio Munoz Molina ; translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman.
1st ed.
Harcourt, c2008.
ISBN: 0151014108
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Seeking refuge from the police during the last days of Franco's rule, Minaya moves into his uncle's country estate and stumbles upon a dark secrets involving an old poet, his uncle, and the death of the woman they both had loved.

Murphy, C. E.
Hands of Flame
Harlequin Books 2008
ISBN: 0373802706
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Neville, Katherine, 1945-
fire / Katherine Neville.
1st ed.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345500679
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Summoned to her family's Colorado hideaway for her mother's birthday, Alexandra Solarin not only discovers that her mother is missing but that the most powerful piece of the mystical chess service that had once belonged to Charlemagne has resurfaced.

O'Nan, Stewart, 1961-
Songs for the missing / Stewart O'Nan.
Viking, 2008.
ISBN: 067002032X
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When a popular high-school student goes missing from her small Midwestern community, her loving parents, introverted sister, friends, and boyfriend devote themselves to finding her.

Palmer, Diana.
Big sky winter / Rawhide & Lace/ Unlikely Lover Diana Palmer.
HQN, c2008.
ISBN: 0373773013
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Presents two romances set under the hot Texas sun on neighboring cattle ranches.

Parker, Robert B., 1932-
Rough weather / Robert B. Parker.
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
ISBN: 0399155198
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Reluctantly escorting the gold-digging and recently separated Heidi Bradshaw to her daughter's wedding, Boston private investigator Spenser hopes to reconnect with his beloved Susan at the wedding, but becomes enmeshed in a kidnapping plot involving his nemesis Rugar.

Penman, Sharon Kay.
Devil's brood / Sharon Kay Penman.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.
ISBN: 0399155260
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The third installment of a trilogy about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine traces the collapse of the royal family in the aftermath of Henry's self-imposed exile to Ireland, as Eleanor and Henry's three eldest sons enter into a rebellion against him.

Perry, Anne.
Christmas grace : a novel / Anne Perry.
1st ed.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345502035
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Forced to leave her husband and two children to attend her dying aunt on the far west coast of Ireland over the Christmas holidays of 1895, Emily Radley confronts her own depression as well as a tragic secret that is destroying the spirit of her aunt's remote village.

Peterson, Tracie.
unexpected love / Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller.
Bethany House, c2008.
ISBN: 0764203657
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Sophie Broadmoor enjoys her life of privilege until she falls in love with Wesley Hedrick, who is not the honorable gentlemen he seemed, and must turn to Paul Medford, a recent seminary graduate and friend of her father, for help.

Proulx, Annie.
Fine just the way it is : Wyoming stories 3 / Annie Proulx.
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Scribner, 2008.
ISBN: 1416571663
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A collection of nine western-themed tales features an array of pioneer country inhabitants from different backgrounds.

Rash, Ron, 1953-
Serena : a novel / Ron Rash.
1st U.S. ed.
Ecco, 2008.
ISBN: 0061470856
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Traveling to the mountains of 1929 North Carolina to forge a timber business with her new husband, Serena Pemberton champions her mastery of harsh natural and working conditions but turns murderous when she learns she cannot bear children.

Reese, James, 1964-
Dracula dossier / James Reese.
William Morrow, 2008.
ISBN: 0061233544
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Returning to late-nineteen-century London in the wake of a career slump, writer Bram Stoker strolls through the impoverished district of Whitechapel late one night and glimpses a familiar doctor slinking away, only to find himself charged with the murderof a prostitute.

Rice, Eva, 1975-
Dragonfly summer / Eva Rice.
Dutton, 2008.
ISBN: 0525950222
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Discovered while singing at an impresario's wedding, repressed vicar's daughter Tara Jupp is swept up in the chaos of 1962 London, where her budding career is shaped by a self-destructive model, an eyeliner-wearing boy, and a Bob Dylan-addicted songwriter.

Robb, J. D., 1950-
Salvation in death / J.D. Robb.
G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.
ISBN: 0399155228
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When a Catholic priest is fatally poisoned during a funeral mass, NYPD Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas pursues an uneasy investigation involving a hidden religious medal, underlined Bible passages, and clues suggesting that the victim was not who he appeared to be.

Rose, M. J., 1953-
memorist / M.J. Rose.
HQN, 2008.
ISBN: 0778325849
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Leaving the Phoenix Foundation, an institute dedicated to the recovery of past life memories, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Meers Logan journeys to Vienna to find an eighteenth-century relic that is rumored to be a portal to the past.

Rowlands, Betty
Smokescreen
Severn House Pub Ltd 2008
ISBN: 0727866699
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Salvatore, R. A., 1959-
pirate king / Transitions, Book II R.A. Salvatore.
Wizards of the Coast, c2008.
ISBN: 0786949643
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When Captain Deudermont comes to the aid of the city of Luskan, which has become a safe haven for the Sword Coast's most dangerous pirates, dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden is drawn into the struggle to save the city from itself.

Sanderson, Brandon.
hero of ages / Brandon Sanderson.
1st ed.
Tor, 2008.
ISBN: 0765316897
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Saramago, Jose.
Death with interruptions / Jose Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
1st U.S. ed.
Harcourt, c2008.
ISBN: 0151012741
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While Death sits in her apartment wondering what would happen if she became human and fell in love, no one dies, raising concerns among politicians, religious leaders, doctors, morticians, and others as they confront the harsh realities of eternal life.

Scotch, Allison Winn.
Time of my life : a novel / by Allison Winn Scotch.
1st ed.
Shaye Areheart Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0307408574
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Despite her perfect life in the suburbs with a loving husband and baby, Jillian Westfield wonders about the life she has left behind, and gets the chance to find out what might have happened when she wakes up one morning in the middle of her life as it was seven years ago.

Sedaris, David
Holidays on Ice
Little Brown & Co 2008
ISBN: 0316035904
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Self, Will.
butt : an exit strategy / Will Self.
Bloomsbury Pub., 2008.
ISBN: 1596915552
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Sharp, Zoe, 1966-
Third strike / A Thriller Zoe Sharp.
1st St. Martin's Minotaur ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312358970
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Shreve, Anita.
Testimony : a novel / Anita Shreve.
1st ed.
Little, Brown, 2008.
ISBN: 0316059862
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A New England boarding school is rocked in the wake of a sex scandal in which participants were caught on videotape, a situation that derails the innocence and best intentions of students, parents, and others in life-shattering ways.

Smith, Mary-Ann Tirone, 1944-
Dirty water : a Red Sox mystery / Mary-Ann Tirone Smith & Jere Smith.
1st ed.
Hall of Fame Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0977624021
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Snelling, Lauraine.
One perfect day : a novel / Lauraine Snelling.
1st ed.
FaithWords, 2008.
ISBN: 0446582107
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'CBA bestselling author Lauraine Snelling delivers an emotional punch in a captivating contemporary novel about two women whose faith and family are tested by an event that is both devastating and miraculous'--Provided by the publisher.

Spillane, Mickey, 1918-2006.
Goliath bone / Mickey Spillane ; with Max Allan Collins.
1st ed.
Harcourt, c2008.
ISBN: 015101454X
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After preventing the violent robbery of two college sweethearts who stumbled onto a priceless archaeological find, P.I. Mike Hammer takes on Islamic terrorists and Israeli extremists out to seize the relic for their own purposes.

Stanley, J. B.
Stiffs and swine : a supper club mystery / J. B. Stanley.
1st ed.
Midnight Ink, 2008.
ISBN: 0738712671
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Steel, Danielle.
good woman / Danielle Steel.
Delacorte Press, 2008.
ISBN: 0385340265
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Her life and family changed forever by the sinking of the Titanic, Annabelle Worthington flees New York for war-torn France, where, in a field hospital run by women in the midst of World War I, she finds her true calling in medicine.

Stockwin, Julian.
privateer's revenge : a Kydd sea adventure / by Julian Stockwin.
McBooks Press, c2008.
ISBN: 1590131657
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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.
new annotated Dracula / Bram Stoker ; edited with a foreword and notes by Leslie S. Klinger ; additional research by Janet Byrne ; introduction by Neil Gaiman.
1st ed.
W.W. Norton, c2008.
ISBN: 0393064506
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Straub, Peter
Poe's children : the new horror : an anthology / [edited by] Peter Straub.
1st ed.
Doubleday, 2008.
ISBN: 0385522835
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An anthology of modern horror fiction features tales from twenty-five masters of the genre, with such selections as Stephen King's 'The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet,' Dan Chaon's 'The Bees,' and Peter Straub's 'Little Red.'

Talley, Marcia
Dead Man Dancing
Severn House Pub Ltd 2008
ISBN: 0727866702
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Taylor, Patrick, 1941-
Irish country Christmas : a novel / by Patrick Taylor.
1st Hardcover ed.
Forge, 2008.
ISBN: 0765320703
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Disappointed to learn that his sweetheart will not be joining him for a first holiday season in a rural Irish community, doctor Barry Laverty keeps himself busy by caring for his patients and struggling to outmaneuver a newly arrived quack physician.

Teller, Joseph.
tenth case / Joseph Teller.
MIRA, c2008.
ISBN: 0778326055
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Toews, Miriam, 1964-
flying Troutmans / A Novel Miriam Toews.
Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2008.
ISBN: 1582434395
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Tremayne, Peter.
Dancing with demons : a mystery of ancient Ireland / Peter Tremayne.
1st U.S. ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312375646
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When the High King of Ireland is found murdered in his compound and clan chieftain Dubh Duin is accused of the crime, the Chief Brehon of Ireland calls in Fidelma of Cashel to investigate a web of conspiracy and treachery that could ignite a war.

Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008.
Murder inside the Beltway : a Capital crimes novel / Margaret Truman.
1st ed.
Ballantine Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0345498887
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As detectives Walt 'Hatch' Hatcher, Mary Hall, and Matthew Jackson investigate the killing of a call girl, they discover that the victim may have used a digital video camera to tape her clients and that her death may be tied to a hotly contested political campaign.

Updike, John.
widows of Eastwick / by John Updike.
1st ed.
Knopf, 2008.
ISBN: 0307269604
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Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, all now widowed, return to the Rhode Island seaside town of Eastwick after many years away and find themselves dealing with the legacy of their evil deeds, the shocks of a mysterious counterspell, and the inroads of aging.

Washburn, L. J.
Frankly my dear, I'm dead / Livia J. Washburn.
Kensington Books, 2008.
ISBN: 0758225660
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Delilah Dickinson, who runs a literary travel agency in Atlanta, finds her new business getting some bad press when an overnight stay at a plantation modeled after Tara from 'Gone with the Wind' results in murder when the actor playing the role of Rhett Butler turns up dead.

Weber, David, 1952-
Worlds of Weber : Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington and other stories / David Weber.
1st ed.
Subterranean Press, 2008.
ISBN: 1596061774
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Westerson, Jeri.
Veil of lies : a medieval noir / Jeri Westerson.
1st ed.
St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
ISBN: 0312379773
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Wilson, F. Paul (Francis Paul)
By the sword : a Repairman Jack novel / F. Paul Wilson.
1st ed.
Forge, 2008.
ISBN: 0765317079
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Hired to find a legendary Japanese sword that had been stolen from the Hiroshima Peace Museum, Jack finds his task complicated by dangerous rivals for the sword and a pregnant teen who is carrying a child of destiny.

Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, 1942-
dangerous climate : a novel of the Count Saint-Germain / Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
1st ed.
Tor, 2008.
ISBN: 0765319810
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