Fiction
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1 CALCULATED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas must crunch the numbers as she investigates the death of a successful accountant; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously. |
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2 THE STORYTELLER, by Jodi Picoult. ) A New Hampshire baker finds herself in the midst of two Holocaust stories: her grandmother’s story of survival, and the confessions of an elderly German man, an SS officer. |
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3 ALEX CROSS, RUN, by James Patterson. While Alex Cross pursues a Washington serial killer (or killers?), someone is after him. |
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4 GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer? |
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5 A WEEK IN WINTER, by Maeve Binchy. Guests at an inn by the sea on Ireland’s west coast; the final book by Binchy, who died in 2012. |
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6 RED VELVET CUPCAKE MURDER, by Joanne Fluke. Hannah Swensen becomes a suspect when her romantic rival turns up dead; recipes included. |
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7 A MEMORY OF LIGHT, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. The 14th and final novel in the Wheel of Time fantasy series. |
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8 THE DINNER, by Herman Koch. Two couples meet in an Amsterdam restaurant to discuss their sons’ criminal activities. |
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9 GUILT, by Jonathan Kellerman. The Los Angeles psychologist-detective Alex Delaware and the detective Milo Sturgis turn their sights six decades into the past to pursue the story of a beautiful nurse and her lover. |
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10 TENTH OF DECEMBER, by George Saunders. Stories that take on the big questions. |
NonFiction
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1 SALT SUGAR FAT, by Michael Moss. A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to consume more of their products. |
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2 NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden. |
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3 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, by Ben C. Carson and Candy Carson. A doctor explores what makes America great. |
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4 AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. A member of the Navy SEALs, recently shot to death in Texas, discusses his childhood, marriage and battlefield experiences. |
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5 MY BELOVED WORLD, by Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, working for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and becoming a federal judge. |
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6 KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. |
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7 THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE, by Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis. A memoir by the powerful music company executive. |
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8 KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. |
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9 COOLIDGE, by Amity Shlaes. The 30th president is reclaimed as a conservative hero in this biography. |
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10 FRANCONA, by Terry Francona and Dan Shaughnessy. The manager’s Red Sox years. |