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  Cormorant Lake - A Novel

  Faith Merino

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  Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 
  On a cold November night, Evelyn Van Pelt steals her roommate’s two underfed and neglected little girls from their beds and drives to the northwestern hometown she fled fourteen years earlier—Cormorant Lake. There, hidden in the mountains and woods, dense with fog and the cold of winter, Evelyn grapples with the guilt of what she’s done, and as she attempts to reconcile her wild independence with the responsibilities of parenthood, she reconnects with the two women who raised her—her foster mother, Nan, and her biological mother, Jubilee. But by coming home, she has set in motion a series of events that will revive the decades-old tragedy that haunts Cormorant Lake—and lead her to confront the high cost of protecting her secret. 
  At once fantastical and deeply rooted in the natural world, Faith Merino’s deeply affecting and spirited debut novel explores the shape of family, the enduring bonds of friendship, and the imperfections of motherhood—messy and beautiful, instinctive and learned, temporal but permanently life-altering.

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  Vatican Secret The: The...

  David Leadbeater

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  ‘This 5-star thriller is a non-stop action-packed adventure… Reads like the latest blockbuster film… I was left breathless, my heart pounding as I turned the last page’ NetGalley review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  You’ve cracked the Da Vinci code, now uncover the Vatican secret… 
  The deepest secrets are kept in the darkest places. 
  When ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is sent to Rome to guard an elderly professor and his daughter, he thinks he’s in for an easy ride. 
  But on their first day in the Vatican secret archives, a masked assassin gains entry, shoots Joe’s client in cold blood and steals an ancient manuscript. Giving chase, Joe can’t imagine what could lie within those pages that would make someone willing to kill. 
  The search for answers leads Joe and his comrades in a race against time, across continents and into treacherous mountains. Only they have a hope of rescuing the Vatican Book of Secrets before a centuries-old enemy can succeed in bringing Rome – and the world as we know it – crashing down… 
  The Da Vinci Code meets Die Hard in this fast-paced, adrenaline-filled, action-adventure thriller. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and Clive Cussler, The Vatican Secret will have you turning the pages late into the night.Readers are gripped by The Vatican Secret: 
  ‘Cover to cover action… with the pages flying by… A great writer… I loved this book’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘An absolutely thrilling adventure, a rollercoaster ride… Terrific plot and well-drawn characters’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘A dynamite premise and a tantalizing plot… Hits its stride from page one… Definitely entertaining’ Steve Berry, author of The Kaiser’s Web 
  ‘A fast-paced book with non-stop action’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘An explosive cocktail of relentless action’ Alex Shaw, author of Total Blackout 
  ‘This book has it all… Action, intrigue, suspense… with me on the edge of my seat itching to know what would happen next’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘A high-octane, page-turning thriller that has it all’ Rob Jones, author of The Atlantis Covenant 
  ‘History, excitement and plenty of action. I was totally engrossed’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  ‘You just get swept away with the characters, the action… Magnifico!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
  In this bestseller, Leadbeater masterfully weaves a tale of espionage and military strategy, making The Vatican Secret a must-read for fans of political thrillers. The narrative is a high-stakes war against time, filled with technological marvels that will leave readers on the edge of their seats. 
  For fans of Ernest Dempsey (The Secret of the Stones), Andy Mcdermott (Ghost Target), Christopher Cartwright (The Vostok Enigma), Matt James (The Blood King), and Don Bentley (Tom Clancy Flash Point). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  The Blue Flame

  George Pelecanos

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  Private investigator Derek Strange returns in a riveting drama about revenge, greed, and redemption—from bestselling author and Emmy-nominated writer for HBO’s The Wire and Treme, George Pelecanos. He was curious. It was the cop in him. That flame was still alive. The neon “Strange Investigations” sign may be flickering in disrepair outside his office, but private investigator Derek Strange is still accepting new cases. When a flashy drug lawyer hires him to prove an alibi for an accused murderer, Strange can’t help getting drawn into the darkness. In his hunt for answers, he stands his ground against some of Washington, D.C.’s most dangerous criminals, and a police department that doesn’t entirely welcome his interference. As the violence escalates and claims another victim, the raised stakes force Strange to question his own moves. Are his instincts still intact?The Blue Flame is signature Pelecanos: tough, smart, rich with details of a time and place—and at its core, exposing the good and bad that exist side by side in so-called heroes and villains alike.

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  July's Trials

  A. E. Howe

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  The Florida summer turns even hotter for criminal investigator Larry Macklin when he narrowly escapes an explosion that takes the life of a colleague. The assumed target of the bomb is Larry’s cross-dressing confidential informant and the key witness in a major drug trial, Eddie Thompson, who’s now on the run. 
  As federal agents descend on Adams County, Larry is pushed aside in the investigation over concerns regarding his status as a witness… and a possible suspect. At loose ends and with nothing to do but look for Eddie, Larry is consumed with survivor’s guilt and other emotional fall-out from the explosion that threatens to destroy the relationships he holds most dear. 
  Several breaks in the case finally bring Larry back into the investigation and lead to the person responsible for the bomb. But everything still doesn’t add up and Larry is convinced that the real killer is still out there. Can Larry and his partners solve the case before someone else loses their life?

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  The Widows - 'The absolute...

  Pascal Engman

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  LONGLISTED FOR THE PETRONA AWARD 2025FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FEMICIDE (OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE)‘Pascal Engman is the master of the new generation’ David Lagercrantz 
  Two bodies are discovered in a Stockholm park, one a policeman and the other an unidentified young woman. With the police believing the woman to be nothing more than unfortunate collateral damage, they focus on the murder of the police officer. But Detective Vanessa Frank takes a different approach and her investigation turns out to be more personal than she could have imagined. 
  ‘Overpowered me with the same never-wracking construction as Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code’ Alex Schulman‘The absolute hottest Swedish crime novel of the autumn’ Camilla Läckberg‘Completely impossible to put down’ Sara Blædel‘An unfailing ability to build up tension’ DN‘With cliffhangers and an exciting, credible plot, he manages to build up a pace in the story that never lets go’ Aftonbladet‘Just keeps getting better and The Widows is his best yet’ Anders Kapprakt, Swedish Crime Academy‘An exciting contemporary Swedish thriller about terrorism in a cold December Stockholm’ BTJ

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  Roman Collar Detective

  Grace Johnson

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  A shot penetrates the still night air and one of Galton's leading citizens is a victim of a desperate killer's gun. Murder becomes entangled with politics and it takes a parish priest to discover "whodunit" in this thriller by a husband and wife novelist team. (Summary taken from original jacket blurb.)

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