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The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
by Michael Capuzzo
Staff Pick
The Murder Room is an absolutely riveting story about the history of the Vidocq Society, a group of forensic scientists, cops, FBI agents, etc., that come together to solve unsolvable crimes. I'm not usually a fan of true crime, but The Murder Room is... (read more)

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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4)
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4)
by Ilona Andrews
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I'm a big fan of Ilona Andrews's Kate Daniels series, and I love the alternate reality she has create in "post shift" Atlanta. However, the latest book in the series, Magic Bleeds, is by far the best yet. Andrews pits Kate against her very powerful and... (read more)

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Magic Burns: Kate Daniels Series #2
Magic Burns: Kate Daniels Series #2
by Ilona Andrews
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Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite new urban fantasy authors. Instead of creating a "romance" novel parading around disguised as urban fantasy, Andrews creates an extraordinary alternate universe filled with interesting characters, curious creatures... (read more)

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All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!
All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!
by Mel Bartholomew
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This is the best gardening book ever! I first read Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening years ago while planning my first vegetable garden, and I loved the idea of having a bumper crop of vegetables despite living in an apartment. The updated All New... (read more)

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Iron Kissed
Iron Kissed
by Patricia Briggs
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I love this series and couldn't wait for the third installment, Iron Kissed. It was well worth the wait! Mercy is a kick-ass hero who takes no prisoners and just happens to be a shape-shifting mechanic living in a world of werewolves, vampires, and other... (read more)

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An Echo in the Bone
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon
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At last! The seventh book in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander saga is here! I could hardly wait to get my hands on it — and I was not disappointed. While Claire and Jamie are caught up in the American Revolution, their daughter Brianna has settled back... (read more)

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Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5)
Silver Borne: (Mercy Thompson #5)
by Patricia Briggs
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Irrepressible, coyote-shifting Mercy Thompson is back and her life is changing in some good ways and a few bad ways. Silver Borne, Patricia Briggs's fifth book in this dark fantasy series, finds Mercy struggling to adjust to her new mate bond with Adam... (read more)

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The Lost Symbol
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown
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While the rest of the world seems disappointed in Dan Brown's newest Robert Langdon book, I enjoyed it immensely. Yes, it follows a similar pattern as the previous books and, yes, Langdon again is called upon to save the world from some menacing threat... (read more)

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The Host
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer
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You may know Stephenie Meyer's name due to her wildly successful young adult vampire series, The Twilight Saga. She takes a break from that with her latest, The Host; touted as her first book for "adults," it's a fun science fiction novel, with just a... (read more)

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Blood Cross: A Jane Yellowrock Novel
Blood Cross: A Jane Yellowrock Novel
by Faith Hunter
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Blood Cross, Faith Hunter's second Jane Yellowrock novel, is a slow burn that heats up to a raging fire. Someone in New Orleans is making vampires and turning them loose on the city, untrained and very hungry. When the killing spree begins to cause... (read more)

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Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10)
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10)
by Charlaine Harris
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Dead in the Family is much more character driven than the last book in Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series. Finding a dead body on her land (no, not the one she knew was there) leads to the discovery that someone (the new Vampire King? the FBI... (read more)

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Horns
Horns
by Joe Hill
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After reading Joe Hill's newest novel, Horns, I am vastly relieved: there is a successor to Stephen King. I've spent a few traumatizing moments wondering what I'd do should there not ever be another King novel or short story. Well, as long as his son... (read more)

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Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels)
Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novels)
by Patricia Briggs
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Briggs has created the perfect tie-in to her Mercy Thompson series. Hunting Ground is the second Alpha and Omega book and expands the supernatural world Briggs introduced in her Mercy books. The Alpha and Omega series features Anna Latham, Omega mate of... (read more)

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The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Cases
by Michael Capuzzo
Staff Pick
The Murder Room is an absolutely riveting story about the history of the Vidocq Society, a group of forensic scientists, cops, FBI agents, etc., that come together to solve unsolvable crimes. I'm not usually a fan of true crime, but The Murder Room is... (read more)

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The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
by Naomi Wolf
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The End of America should be required reading for every American. Rather than giving us a partisan 600-page tome on the crimes of the Bush administration, Naomi Wolf lays out clearly and concisely how we as a people have allowed our government to move... (read more)

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Dead and Gone: Sookie Stackhouse Novel #9 (Southern Vampire Series)
Dead and Gone: Sookie Stackhouse Novel #9 (Southern Vampire Series)
by Charlaine Harris
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I never tire of Sookie Stackhouse and her adventures. Dead and Gone, Charlaine Harris's ninth in this series, is great fun! Sookie faces angry fairies who are out to kidnap her in order to force her grandfather, a royal fairy, to bend to their will. But... (read more)

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Changes (Dresden Files #12)
Changes (Dresden Files #12)
by Jim Butcher
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Jim Butcher takes risks with Changes, his 12th Harry Dresden novel. Darker than usual, it lives up to the title. The risks pay off: This is undoubtedly Butcher's best Dresden book. Harry faces his worst enemies and battles his darkest internal demons to... (read more)

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A Duke of Her Own
A Duke of Her Own
by Eloisa James
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As a romance writer, Eloisa James is in a class by herself. She consistently presents us with delicious tales of historical England, and A Duke of Her Own is one of her most scrumptious gifts to romance fans yet. A Duke of Her Own tells the tale of... (read more)

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Storm Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel
Storm Prey: A Lucas Davenport Novel
by John Sandford
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The beauty of a Lucas Davenport novel is that the author John Sandford never repeats himself. Storm Prey is the 20th in this series, and it is as authentic and enjoyable as the first book, Rules of Prey. Davenport is smart and cool; his team is at the... (read more)

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The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
The Broken Window (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)
by Jeffery Deaver
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Jeffery Deaver's latest Lincoln Rhyme novel is a very scary book. Not because the villain is a monster or supernatural or anything close to an alien. What makes the latest Lincoln Rhyme novel keep me up at night contemplating my safety is the tool the... (read more)

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