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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Staff Pick
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by Gabrielle Hamilton
Staff Pick
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
by J. Maarten Troost
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When Troost followed his wife to a small island nation he expected Bali Hai. Instead he found an isolated, polluted, boiling hot hellhole. His wonderful tale is both hilarious and thrilling. This original adventure offers enjoyment and also allows... (read more)

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"A 'big' story in an enchanting package. It may look like kid's fantasy but this trilogy is so much more. You'll love the way Pullman uses a cast of witches, rebellious angels, shape changing daemons in a setting that moves between parallel worlds to... (read more)

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Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
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Portrait in Sepia
by Isabel Allende
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Shutter Island
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When it's too darn hot, open Shutter Island for a thoroughly chilling experience. Lehane describes the book as gothic noir. I'd say it was that, plus intelligent and riveting. Two policemen investigate a disappearance on a remote island psychiatric... (read more)

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A Cup of Light
by Nicole Mones
Staff Pick
When Lia Frank travels to China to evaluate a cache of rare antique porcelain she enters an exotic world full of danger, mystery, and romance. I was so entranced by the story I actually went to see a real "chicken cup" at the Metropolitan Museum in New... (read more)

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Mirror Mirror: A Novel
by Gregory Maguire
Staff Pick
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Stalin's Ghost: An Arkady Renko Novel
by Martin Cruz Smith
Staff Pick
Arkady Renko, intrepid Moscow investigator, was first introduced to readers in the incomparable Gorky Park. This latest adventure perfectly captures Putin's Russia, ultra-modern and ultra-corrupt, yet haunted by the sorrows and ghosts of its Stalinist... (read more)

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