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    This Wicked World

    Richard Lange
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    Shadow of Betrayal

    Brett Battles
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    The Last Oracle

    James Rollins
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    Wicked Prey

    John Sandford

Suspense
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The Likeness
The Likeness
by Tana French
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The Likeness is another masterpiece of suspense by Tana French. Reminiscent of The Secret History, this psychological thriller is wonderfully written and impeccably paced — a perfect summer read.... (read more)

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    Angels and Demons

    Dan Brown
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    Day of the Dead

    J A Jance
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    The English Assassin

    Daniel Silva
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The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
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One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The title page refers to the book simply as "a work of fiction," defying the conscientious reader's need to categorize this... (read more)

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Adventure
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57)
The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57)
by Cormac McCarthy
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A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy's masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when... (read more)

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Contemporary Thrillers
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Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Novels)
by Lee Child
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Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It's not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child’s electrifying new novel,... (read more)

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Blowback: A Thriller
Blowback: A Thriller
by Brad Thor
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When a plague works its way through the United States and Europe, Navy SEAL turned Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath is chosen by the president to find out who is responsible.... (read more)

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The Letter of Marque
The Letter of Marque
by Patrick O'Brian
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Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he did not commit. His old friend Stephen Maturin, usually cast as a ship's surgeon to mask his discreet activities on behalf of British... (read more)

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Munich (Widescreen)
Munich (Widescreen)
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Inspired by real events, Munich reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes — and the personal toll this... (read more)

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Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever
by Sidney Sheldon
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Three young doctors -- their hopes, their dreams, their unexpected desires...Dr. Paige Taylor. She swore it was euthanasia, but when Paige inherited a million dollars from a patient, the D.A. called it a murder. Dr. Kat Hunter. She vowed never to let... (read more)

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Old Boys
Old Boys
by Charles McCarry
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Charles McCarry is considered by many to be the master of world-class spy fiction, garnering praise from peers and critics alike for his riveting novels. Christopher Buckley wrote that McCarry "is not only one of the best writers in America but one of... (read more)

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Say Goodbye
Say Goodbye
by Lisa Gardner
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Come into my parlor . . . For FBI Special Agent Kimberly Quincy it starts with a pregnant hooker. The story Delilah Rose tells Kimberly is too horrifying to be true. But prostitutes are disappearing, leaving behind no bodies and no explanations--except... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Friday, July 10, 2009
The Likeness
  1. The Likeness
    by Tana French
  2. The Things They Carried
    by Tim O'Brien
  3. In the Woods
    by Tana French
  4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
    by Stieg Larsson
  5. The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57)
    by Cormac McCarthy

Author Events

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Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Kids' Q&A, Q&A | July 3, 2009

Paul Feig: IMG Kids' Q&A: Paul Feig



Describe your latest book. Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut! is my first fiction book. It's also my first young reader book. It's a sci-fi/fantasy... Continue »
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Original Essays | June 8, 2009

Warren Fahy: IMG The Journey to Henders Island



Writing Fragment required a long journey through the real world that would end, eventually, at Henders Island. While trying to invent life forms as... Continue »
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    Fragment

    Warren Fahy
Book to Film | June 7, 2009

Chris Bolton: IMG Read It Before They Screen It: Killer Instinct, Where's Waldo?, and Swift



Joseph Finder's novel Killer Instinct is getting picked up for film. Novel concerns a sales exec at an electronics giant in Boston who struggles to... Continue »
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Interviews | June 6, 2009

Doug: IMG Powells.com Interview: China Miéville



chinamievilleChina Miéville is one of the bright lights in the new breed of fantasy/weird fiction writers. His works often take place in cities, where the... Continue »
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    The City and the City

    China Mieville
Book to Film | May 8, 2009

Chris Bolton: IMG Read It Before They Screen It: The Interpretation of Murder, Deadpool, and Too Late to Say Goodbye



Jed Rubenfeld's thriller The Interpretation of Murder is headed to the big screen via Warner Bros. Story follows a Sigmund Freud protege who... Continue »
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