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A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon Staff Pick "Anything that takes place in Venice immediately grabs my attention. This mystery series offers up a domestic side of the city without the usual romantic overlay and has subtly drawn characters in the detective Brunetti and his family. I can't wait to... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Book of Salt by Monique Truong Staff Pick I enjoyed this book for its quirky story line — a young Vietnamese cook, who is also gay, comes to live in Paris with his brother who is an aspiring chef. After a brief stint working alongside his sibling he loses the job and comes to inquire for a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson Staff Pick Tracy Waterhouse is an oversized gem of a character well worth chasing after through this perplexing maze of a plot. When she impulsively decides to buy an abused child from a prostitute on the street, mayhem ensues. Just try to keep up. You'll... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Acqua Alta by Donna Leon Staff Pick "If you haven't treated yourself to this mystery series yet, you owe it to yourself to indulge. Venice in the rain. Get out your hip boots. There's a crime to be solved."... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Staff Pick "A lean and lovingly told story, drawn from Midwestern life, sparked with moments of the miraculous."... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Codex: A Novel by Lev Grossman Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World by Lawrence Osborne Staff Pick Just a pleasurable romp through the wine industry, spotlit by the many illustrious people behind the scenes who own and run the wineries around the world.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard Staff Pick The Great Fire is one of the most sophisticated novels I’ve read in years. Beautiful writing and acute psychological insights.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Iron Council by China Mieville Staff Pick In Iron Council, China Miéville delivers us back to the teeming metropolis of New Crobuzon. Its citizens (a fantastic array of creatures) are on the brink of revolution, and its government will use any means necessary to control the uprising. Fans of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cave by José Saramago Staff Pick This story, like the author's previous novel, All the Names, starts off with a seemingly simple plot line — almost fable-like — and develops in metaphoric and philosophic richness. Filled with wit and wisdom and finishing with a most wonderful ending,... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Coffee Trader (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by David Liss Staff Pick What grabbed me was the combination of historical atmosphere (Amsterdam during the time of Rembrandt) and a subtle sense of tension and intrigue in the plot line. The world's first commodities exchange and our present day Wall Street have much akin to... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Staff Pick "This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the Roman... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx Staff Pick What engages the reader in this story is not a traditional plot line; rather, it's a garland of overtly detailed vignettes and anecdotes about a place and a roster of quirky characters that Proulx obviously loves creating. There's wit and wackiness... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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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) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dissolution by C J Sansom Staff Pick With extremely good writing and a clever interweaving of history, C. J. Sansom has introduced a new mystery series that focuses on Tudor England and a protagonist who works for Thomas Cromwell. I'm looking forward to further investigations by this sharp,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Staff Pick "This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the Roman... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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