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Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
A Novel
by K. J. Whittle,Kj Whittle
July 23, 2025
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Three courses. Seven guests. One card.

It's a deadly evening they'll never forget.

Seven strangers meet for an anonymously hosted dinner party. As the evening winds down, seven cards appear, one in front of each of the guests. On the card is a number - the age at which they will die. Thinking it an elaborate prank, the guests disperse into the night, hoping to forget the morbid evening forever.

Two weeks later, one of them is dead at exactly the age the card predicted.

It must be a coincidence. But as more guests die, each one dead at the...

False Witness
A Novel
by Phillip Margolin
October 15, 2025
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A lawyer who was set-up, imprisoned, and disbarred, only to be vindicated and reinstated, is determined to find out who set her up and cover their tracks with a trail of dead bodies

Defense Attorney Karen Wyatt exposed corruption in the police force and the District Attorney's office while getting her client exonerated in court. But in doing so, she put a target on her back and she was set-up on fake drug charge, imprisoned and disbarred until the conspiracy unraveled and her innocence was proven. Now reinstated to the bar, Wyatt is still interested in finding out who ordered her...

How to Survive in the Woods
A Novel
by Kat Rosenfield
November 11, 2025
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Wild meets The Wife Between Us in this page-turning thriller, set in Maine's Hundred Mile Wilderness--the treacherous final stretch of the storied Appalachian Trail--an addictive tale of passion, betrayal, control, and what it means to survive.

Raised by a doomsday prepper and hardened by the startup world, Emma Sharp has learned how to endure--especially in her marriage to Logan Grant, a charismatic tyrant who keeps her under tight control. To Emma, her marriage is a cage: it keeps you in, but it also keeps you safe. Until it doesn't.

When Emma forms an unexpected bond with Logan's former girlfriend,...

The Ending Writes Itself
A Novel
by Evelyn Clarke
November 19, 2025
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A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWAB

Six authors.

One private island.

Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.

"Smart, original and completely addictive. . . . The Ending Writes Itself is both a great locked-room thriller and a brilliant satire on the publishing industry. An absolute must-read."--Karin Slaughter

Arthur Fletch, one of the world's bestselling novelists, is a reclusive genius known for his iconic protagonists and fiendish twists. When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they...

The Tourists
by Christopher Reich
July 24, 2025
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn comes a heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light.

Retired special agent Mac Dekker travels to Paris to propose to Ava Attal, once Mossad's deadliest operative. After too long, life is good. But before he can propose, Ava leaves the table to take an urgent call. And never returns.

Mac launches a frantic search, spiraling through the city's brightest and darkest places. People are lying, agents are dying, and he finds himself caught in the...

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The Poisonwood Bible
A Novel
by Barbara Kingsolver
June 25, 2020
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A suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.

The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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July 14, 2020
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The immigrant story of a Syrian beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.

City of Girls
A Novel
by Elizabeth Gilbert
June 25, 2020
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At some point in a woman's life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.

Outlander
Outlander #1
by Diana Gabaldon
June 25, 2020
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A spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages

Howl's Moving Castle (Teen)
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July 14, 2020
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In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem.

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And the River Drags Her Down
by Jihyun Yun
August 25, 2025
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She has always known the rules: Never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand. But that was before her sister died. . . .

The stunning hardcover of And the River Drags Her Down features gorgeous stenciled edges and a matching case stamp!

“Yun beautifully captures the haunting of family myths in this slow-burn horror. Eerie and poignant, And The River Drags Her Down will sweep readers into its relentless current.” —Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a Haunting


When her older sister is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal...

The Premonitions Club
by Gwendolyn Womack
May 07, 2025
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The future can be changed. The trick is you have to see it first.

When Liv Hall and her friends find boxes of letters hidden in her grandfather's attic, they discover hundreds of psychic predictions addressed to the Premonitions Bureau, a bureau to investigate psychic abilities that mysteriously closed in 1993. As the group reads decades-old premonitions, they stumble on letters from powerful psychics who mailed in their predictions and then disappeared.

A post online about the found predictions alerts a black ops group in charge of the military's paranormal research, who will do anything to get their hands...

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
May 07, 2025
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In this third book of the USA Today and #1 New York Times mega-bestselling They Both Die at the End series, two strangers--each with their own complicated relationship to Death-Cast--help each other learn to live.

Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn't have to keep faking his way through this lonely life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he's done waiting around for Death-Cast. If they say he's not dying, he'll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life.

Alano Rosa is...

This Moth Saw Brightness
by A. A. Vacharat
May 07, 2025
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A weird and revelatory debut that vividly captures the dislocation of growing up BIPOC and neurodivergent in a country awash in both conspiracy theories and genuine conspiracies.

"The invisible D in my name is my mother’s second most lasting contribution to my life."

‘Wayne Le—known as "Invisible-D 'Wayne" at school—has been invited to participate in a seemingly ordinary, innocuous adolescent health study by a prestigious university. The study has a few nice perks, but most important to ‘Wayne, is the opportunity to give his immigrant father an accomplishment to be proud of—something that's been in short supply since...

Fearful
A Powerless Story
by Lauren Roberts
August 13, 2025
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Set during the time of Fearless, a mysterious figure arrives in the kingdom of Ilya to witness the fight for the throne and the price it costs those sworn to defend the land in this beautiful and heart-wrenching story in the #1 New York Times bestselling Powerless trilogy.

Love too grand, it kills.

Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer’s mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.

Spending time with the king while observing the...

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Richard Scarry's Great Mystery Collection
3-books-in-1!
by Richard Scarry
September 03, 2025
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Help Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig solve mysteries in this humorous Busytown storybook by Richard Scarry. This hardcover 3-in-1 book includes three delightful stories!

There are mysteries to be solved in Busytown! This collection of three Busytown stories follows Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig as they embark on exciting adventures to crack three cases! Young readers will love these entertaining, heartwarming stories, perfect for bedtime or a rainy day!

The Great Pie Robbery
Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig look for the thief who has been stealing Ma Dog's cherry pies!

The Great Steamboat Mystery
Someone has stolen precious jewels at a wedding...

Lena the Chicken (But Really a Dinosaur!)
by Linda Bailey
September 03, 2025
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Chicken Run meets Tiny T. Rex in this funny farmyard tale of a feisty chicken who is sure she is a dinosaur!


Includes a die-cut cover — and back matter about how chickens (and all other birds) are the living descendants of dinosaurs!


Lena lives in a chicken coop, and she looks a lot like a chicken. But deep down, she’s convinced that she’s a . . . DINOSAUR! She can feel it in her bones. Lena just doesn’t understand the scaredy chickens in her family, and they don't understand her either, with her ferociousness and big ideas. The people on...

Winter Is Wonderful
by Emma Dodd
September 25, 2025
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A sweet, snowy celebration of the festive season from the beloved creator Emma Dodd

We snuggle together
under the stars,
and we are reminded

how lucky we are.

An adorable fox family embraces the joy of being together during the most magical time of the year. This story from best-selling creator Emma Dodd has a heartwarming message that's perfect for the season. With foil throughout, this story would make a great gift for sharing with someone you love.

It's Not Easy Being a T. Rex
A Dinosaur Story
by Marilyn Sadler
July 30, 2025
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Life isn't always easy—even for a T. rex! In this sweet, funny picture book, a T. rex who is self-conscious about her big teeth and small arms learns she is perfect exactly as she is! Perfect for dinosaur lovers—with a bonus message about self-acceptance!

Rexy is nervous about starting school. Her head is BIG. Her arms are small. And her teeth are the size of bananas! Rexy wants to fit in with the other dinosaurs, but after catching a kickball in her mouth (and popping the ball!) at recess, she's MORTIFIED and ready to give up. Then a volcano erupts, sending...

Minecraft 5-Minute Stories
by Christy Webster
May 05, 2025
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Seven Minecraft stories featuring new player Sam and the exciting mobs of Minecraft, from creepers to mooshrooms to Endermen—and many more! These stories are designed to be enjoyed in under five minutes, making them perfect for bedtime—or any time!

Survive a skeleton, discover a mooshroom, befriend a snow golem, and battle a guardian with new Minecraft player Sam! These are just a few of the action-packed tales in this hardcover collection that can be read in five minutes or less. Minecraft fans 3 to 7 will love these seven exciting stories:

  • Beware the Creeper
  • I Survived a Skeleton
  • Mysterious Mooshroom!
  • The Guardian of the Depths!
  • Journey...

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