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It fits readers who want forensic detail, fast-moving police procedure, and a capable lead facing a methodical, unnerving killer.
SERIAL
Mystery · Police Procedural
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A fresh start in Dublin turns deadly in Steel when forensic investigator Reilly Steel lands in the path of a serial killer staging increasingly disturbing crimes. As the bodies mount, the investigation tightens around a pattern designed to provoke and unsettle. It fits readers who want forensic detail, fast-moving police procedure, and a capable lead facing a methodical, unnerving killer.
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Some stories stain the body before they ever touch the heart, and some curses refuse to stay buried.
Dark and Deepest Red
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Some stories stain the body before they ever touch the heart, and some curses refuse to stay buried. In Dark and Deepest Red, Anna-Marie McLemore threads the dancing plague of 1518 through a modern story of red shoes, family blame, and dangerous desire. It reads as a lush, haunting fantasy shaped by betrayal, inherited fear, and the pull of magic that turns beauty into threat.
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With Anna-Marie McLemore's signature lush prose, Dark and Deepest Red pairs the forbidding magic of a fairy tale with a modern story of passion and betrayal.
Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves.
Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Oliva's feet, making her dance uncontrollably. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fever's history better than anyone: Emil, whose family was blamed for the fever five hundred years ago. But there's more to what happened in 1518 than even Emil knows, and discovering the truth may decide whether Rosella survives the red shoes.
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When the land stops giving, survival becomes a test of pride, endurance, and what a family can bear without breaking.
The Time It Never Rained
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · Western
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When the land stops giving, survival becomes a test of pride, endurance, and what a family can bear without breaking. In The Time It Never Rained, Charlie Flagg faces the relentless drought crushing 1950s West Texas, refusing outside aid even as the cost of holding on grows steeper. It reads as a stark, character-driven western about resilience, stubbornness, and life shaped by an unforgiving landscape.
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Winner of the Spur and Western Heritage Award for Best Western Novel. "One of the dozen or so best novels written by an American in this century." —Jon Tuska, editor of The American West in Fiction
"The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance." —Elmer Kelton, Seven-time Spur Award–winning author
Rio Seco was too small to afford a professional manager for its one-room Chamber of Commerce.
And Rio Seco, meaning "dry river" in Spanish, symbolizes the biggest enemy of the ranchers and farmers in 1950s Texas, an enemy they can't control: drought. To cranky Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a battle that he must fight on his own grounds. Refusing the questionable "assistance" of federal aid programs and their bureaucratic regulations, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again—if it ever rains again.
Charlie Flagg, among the strongest of Elmer Kelton's memorable creations, is no pasteboard hero. He is courageous and self-sufficient but as real as his harsh and unforgiving West Texas home country. His battle with an unfathomable foe is the stuff of epics and legends.
"Elmer Kelton does not write Westerns. He writes fine novels set in the West. Here a reader meets flesh-and-blood people of an earlier time, in a story that will grab and hold you from the first to the last page." —Dee Brown, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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It fits readers who want classic science fiction with philosophical weight, emotional strain, and unsettling social insight.
The Disappearance
Dystopian
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One impossible afternoon splits the world in two in The Disappearance, forcing men and women into separate realities where survival quickly turns brutal. As Bill and Paula Gaunt struggle through parallel collapses, the novel turns a speculative premise into a tense examination of love, dependence, and gendered social order. It fits readers who want classic science fiction with philosophical weight, emotional strain, and unsettling social insight.
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This brilliant classic of speculative fiction imagines the aftermath of an extraordinary global occurrence that forces Earth's men and women to exist in parallel dimensions
Like every other family, the Gaunts are devastated by the unexplained phenomenon that occurs one Tuesday afternoon in February. In an instant, every female on Earth is mysteriously transported to a different plane, forced to live apart from the males, who have been left behind. Suddenly trapped in two parallel realities—with the bonds of love, trust, sex, and stability that formed the foundation of their relationship abruptly severed—Bill and Paula Gaunt must separately reexamine who they truly are and what they are capable of as existence itself becomes a struggle in one world that descends into violence and brutality, and another that is soon plagued by famine and despair.
Originally published more than half a century ago, Philip Wylie's provocative science fiction classic remains a masterful work of intelligence and imagination. The Disappearance is a breathtaking, thought-provoking exploration of gender roles and expectations that reveals stark truths about who we are as men and women—and as the interconnected members of a fallible human race.
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After war, violence, and survival by sheer endurance, the promise of peace can feel almost dangerous in its own way.
Lost Horizon
Literary Fiction
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After war, violence, and survival by sheer endurance, the promise of peace can feel almost dangerous in its own way. In Lost Horizon, Hugh Conway is drawn into the hidden world of Shangri-La after a plane crash in the Himalayas, where beauty, harmony, and long life carry an eerie sense of separation from the world beyond. It’s a contemplative classic built on wonder, exile, and the tension between sanctuary and return.
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In this “engagingly written” international bestseller, survivors of a plane crash discover a peaceful paradise hidden in the Himalayas called Shangri-La (The New York Times).
Hugh Conway saw humanity at its worst while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. Now, more than a decade later, Conway is a British diplomat serving in Afghanistan and facing war yet again—this time, a civil conflict forces him to flee the country by plane.
When his plane crashes high in the Himalayas, Conway and the other survivors are found by a mysterious guide and led to a breathtaking discovery: the hidden valley of Shangri-La.
Kept secret from the world for more than two hundred years, Shangri-La is like paradise—a place whose inhabitants live for centuries amid the peace and harmony of the fertile valley. But when the leader of the Shangri-La monastery falls ill, Conway and the others must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war.
Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century.
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It fits readers who want atmospheric suspense, emotional isolation, and survival threaded through scientific mystery.
Girl in Ice
Thriller · Suspense
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Grief and obsession drive Girl in Ice into dangerous territory when a linguist travels to an isolated Greenland station to investigate her twin brother’s death and a girl found alive beneath the ice. As Val deciphers an unknown language, the frozen landscape closes in around secrets buried in the research itself. It fits readers who want atmospheric suspense, emotional isolation, and survival threaded through scientific mystery.
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It fits readers who want second-chance romance with sharp banter, family chaos, and a warm, emotionally grounded payoff.
Boomerangers
Romance · RomCom
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Starting over gets messier when old feelings return in Boomerangers, where a single mother moves back home and crashes into the high school sweetheart she never fully left behind. Spencer and Cooper must navigate baggage, kids, and the kind of history that never stays buried. It fits readers who want second-chance romance with sharp banter, family chaos, and a warm, emotionally grounded payoff.
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Boomerangers [boo-muh-rang-ers] noun, informal: an adult that moves back home to live with a parent after a period of independence.
Spencer
I love sex. I love the power, the intimacy, the euphoria it brings. Too bad I’m not having any . . . You’d think as New Orleans’ most renowned sex therapist that I’d be swimming in single men. In a way, I am . . . except for the fact that one is in diapers and the other two are drowning in preteen hormones. As a single mother of three, my days are devoted to my clients and my kids, and my nights are spent with Fabio, my trusty vibrator. When my world begins to unravel, I have no choice but to move back home. And when my high school sweetheart comes waltzing back into my life, comedy and chaos ensue.
What can I say? I never said I could pick ’em, but you can bet your ass I know how to fix ’em.
Cooper
As soon as the ink dried on my divorce papers, I made myself a solemn vow: I was done with relationships. Moving home to take over my father’s firm was the plan, until Spencer decided to return, along with three souvenirs from the life she’s lived without me.
I’ve been in love with the girl next door for nearly all of my life; the rest was spent trying to forget her. I’d give almost anything for a second chance with her, but I have no time for distractions—especially the kind that involve diapers, bottles, and eighteen-year commitments.
The problem is, she’s already got me by the balls . . . and I’m beginning to feel the noose tightening around my heart.
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It fits readers who want slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension, dark fae politics, and high personal stakes tied to looming war.
Wolf Caged
Romantasy · Paranormal Romance
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A broken bond leaves no clean escape in Wolf Caged, where betrayal pushes one wolf shifter into the hands of a ruthless fae king. Saphira must survive captivity in the Shadow Court while resisting a dangerous pull toward the monster who holds her. It fits readers who want slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tension, dark fae politics, and high personal stakes tied to looming war.
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My fated mate betrayed me.
On the night we were to mate and keep the peace between our packs strong, the alpha wolf I loved rejected our bond, shattered my future, and sold me to the highest bidder.
Now I’m trapped in the unseelie Shadow Court, the property of its ruthless king.
Cold. Brutal. A beautiful monster. Kaeleron holds me prisoner in a gilded cage, and I should hate him for it.
But every wicked smile, every promise veiled as threat breathed against my skin makes me crave the one thing I shouldn’t.
Him.
But I cannot surrender. I cannot break now, no matter how fiercely he tempts me.
I have to escape. I have to reach my pack—before they learn the truth and war ignites. Because it's not just my freedom at stake now, and if I can’t break free of Kaeleron’s chains, I won’t just lose myself.
I’ll lose everyone I swore to protect.
Wolf Caged is book one in the Bound to the Shadow King series — a fae x wolf shifter romantasy that blends the modern world and fae world in a dark, addictive portal fantasy romance filled with danger, obsession, and forbidden desire.
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It fits readers who want science fiction with noir instincts, high-stakes intrigue, and a closed-circle mystery unfolding far from any safe exit.
Halcyon Years
Sci-Fi · Space Exploration · Space Opera
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A small-time investigator aboard a vast starship stumbles into a death that powerful people want buried. In Halcyon Years, Alastair Reynolds threads a murder mystery through class tension, isolation, and the uneasy scale of life in deep space. It fits readers who want science fiction with noir instincts, high-stakes intrigue, and a closed-circle mystery unfolding far from any safe exit.
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A private investigator is hired to look into a mysterious, high-profile death aboard the starship Halcyon in this fresh new science fiction masterpiece from the "mastersinger of space opera" (The Times) and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe. Strap in for a gripping murder mystery.
Yuri Gagarin is a private investigator who picks up small cases from his local community, runs into trouble with the local police, and generally ekes out a living as best he can. He's aboard the Halcyon - a starship, hurtling through space, carrying thousands of passengers with thousands more sleeping the journey away.
Only his usual investigative work - catching cheating spouses, and small time con artists - is about to take a turn. He's hired by a mysterious woman called Ruby Red to look into a death in one of Halcyon's most elite families . . . and then warned off the case again by a second mysterious woman called Ruby Blue. Caught between the two, he's about to be embroiled in a murder mystery in which - at any moment - he could be the latest victim.
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It suits readers who want bloody adventure, corrosive humor, and antiheroes whose worst qualities may be exactly what the mission requires.
The Devils
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure · Grim Dark · Sword and Sorcery
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A holy mission turns vicious when a devout man is sent to travel with killers, monsters, and wielders of dark magic. In The Devils, Joe Abercrombie builds an epic fantasy around a doomed quest, a savage ensemble, and the uneasy gap between righteousness and brutality. It suits readers who want bloody adventure, corrosive humor, and antiheroes whose worst qualities may be exactly what the mission requires.
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An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller
A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey
This hardcover edition features illustrated endpapers, a foil case stamp, and full-page interior illustrations.
Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds.
Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Holy City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody measures from them all in order to achieve its righteous ends.
Elves lurk at our borders and hunger for our flesh, while greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions and comfort. With a hellish journey before him, it's a good thing Brother Diaz has the devils on his side.
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A kingdom built on storm magic begins to crack when its future queen has none of her own.
Roar
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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A kingdom built on storm magic begins to crack when its future queen has none of her own. In Roar, Aurora flees an arranged future and chases a more dangerous possibility among storm hunters who steal power from the sky itself. It fits young adult fantasy readers looking for elemental magic, royal pressure, forbidden choices, and a heroine forced to claim her own fate.
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New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack's young adult debut: Roar.
In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control them.
Aurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world’s deadliest foes. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora's been groomed to be the perfect queen. She’s intelligent and brave and honorable. But she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people.
To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora’s mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. When she dons a disguise and sneaks out of the palace one night to spy on him, she stumbles upon a black market dealing in the very thing she lacks—storm magic. And the people selling it? They’re not Stormlings. They’re storm hunters.
Legend says that her ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. And when a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there’s a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage.
She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if she’s brave enough.
Challenge a tempest. Survive it. And you become its master.
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The dead do not stay buried for long when an old murder begins opening newer wounds.
Long Time Dead
Mystery · Suspense
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The dead do not stay buried for long when an old murder begins opening newer wounds. In Long Time Dead, DI Sheridan Holler reopens two linked cold cases after a corpse in a cemetery is identified as a long-missing suspect. As the investigation tightens, her own history sharpens the stakes, making this a gritty police procedural driven by buried evidence, personal loss, and relentless pursuit.
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A cold case that’s no longer cold. A suspect who’s been murdered. A silenced witness.
"A brilliant debut." —Steve Cavanagh
"True fans of Val McDermid will love Payne's writing.” —A. J. West
"One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction." —Kia Abdullah
DI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse turns up in a cemetery, she finds herself reopening not one but two cold cases. Seven years earlier, two women were gunned down and the only suspect, small-time drug dealer John Lively, was never seen again. Case closed. Until the body in the cemetery is identified as his.
Holler needs to work out if Lively was killed out of revenge, or was just a victim of the criminal world he inhabited. When shocking evidence is revealed about the murder weapon, Holler’s cold case starts to look hopeless once more.
But defeat is not an option. Driven by the unsolved and traumatic murder of her brother when they were children, DI Holler’s pursuit of justice is relentless. As old wounds are reopened, the police close in on the killer, but the threat of them striking again is all too real. Can DI Holler put the pieces of the puzzle together before anyone else winds up dead?
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