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Lorenzo Carcaterra

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Tania Malik, author of Three Bargains

Twelve-year-old Madan's father works for Avtaar Singh, who owns the largest factory in town and much of the land around it. When Madan’s father's misdeeds jeopardize his sister's life, Madan strikes his first bargain with Avtaar Singh to save her. Drawn into Avtaar Singh's violent world, Madan becomes his son in every way but by blood. Suddenly it looks as if everything will change for Madan and his family until a forbidden love affair has brutal consequences, and he is forced to leave behind all that is dear to him.

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Martha Woodroof, author of Small Blessings

For more than 10 years, Tom Putnam's wife, Marjory, has been a shut-in whose neuroses have left her fully dependent on Tom and his mother-in-law. Tom considers his unhappy condition self-inflicted, since Marjory’s condition was exacerbated by her discovery of his affair with a visiting poetess. When a letter from the poetess arrives telling Tom that he’d fathered her son, Henry, and that Henry will arrive by train in a few days, it’s clear change is coming whether Tom is ready or not.

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Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl

Mia Dennett is abducted one night by an enigmatic stranger named Colin Thatcher, whose job was to kidnap Mia as part of a wild extortion plot and deliver her to his employers. But the plan takes an unexpected turn when Colin suddenly decides to hide Mia in a secluded cabin. Mia's mother and detective Gabe Hoffman will stop at nothing to find them, but no one could have predicted the emotional entanglements that eventually cause this family's world to shatter.

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After I'm Gone by Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of THE MOST DANGEROUS THING, I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE and WHAT THE DEAD KNOW, returns with an addictive story that explores how one man’s disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress and daughters he left behind.

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August 5, 2014

The League Book Group Discusses THE FORTUNE HUNTER with Author Daisy Goodwin

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Last week, Carol Fitzgerald, President of The Book Report Network, was invited to join members of The League, a New York-based book group, as they met with author Daisy Goodwin and discussed her latest book, THE FORTUNE HUNTER. The event was hosted by St. Martin's Press, and was a wild success: "an easy, fun night." Here, Carol shares her thoughts on the experience, including some insight into Daisy's writing process, The League's book group background and feedback from the group about the book! Make sure to read all the way to the end to see The League's past reading list, as well as their "Reading Bank,"  a list of books that are suggested by members for more reading.

—Booklist

—Publishers Weekly

—Amy Shearn, author of THE MERMAID OF BROOKLYN and HOW FAR IS THE OCEAN FROM HERE

—Patrick Somerville, author of THIS BRIGHT RIVER and THE CRADLE