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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Staff Pick
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Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
Staff Pick
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In the Woods
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Sharp Objects: A Novel
by Gillian Flynn
Staff Pick
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery
by Alan Bradley
Staff Pick
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The Faithful Spy
by Alex Berenson
Staff Pick
I just got through reading The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson. I started reading it on my lunch, forced myself to work for a few hours, and then hustled home to continue. Kids ate leftovers; dishes went undone; pleasant dinner conversation was cut short... (read more)

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A Reliable Wife
by Robert Goolrick
Staff Pick
Come a day, you might get sick of hearing about A Reliable Wife — so many people will have read it and raved to you about it. Here's some preventative medicine: read it first. Seduction, marriage, money, sex, drugs, murder... when Catherine Land... (read more)

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Queen of the South
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Staff Pick
This is the most full-blown novel yet from Pérez-Reverte, with a wonderfully drawn main character and a very intriguing plotline. If you've already enjoyed his work you'll be quite pleased with this one.... (read more)

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Codex: A Novel
by Lev Grossman
Staff Pick
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (A Flavia de Luce Mystery)
by Alan Bradley
Staff Pick
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (The Millennium Trilogy #3)
by Stieg Larsson
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One Good Turn: A Novel
by Kate Atkinson
Staff Pick
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The Ice Princess
by Camilla Lackberg
Staff Pick
If you're looking for a well-crafted, suspenseful mystery novel, you'll definitely want to check out Camilla Lackberg's The Ice Princess, the first installment in a series that's been garnering praise from every quarter. Far, far superior, in my humble... (read more)

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