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by Adam Johnson - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story of romantic love, THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON is also a riveting portrait of a world heretofore hidden from view: a North Korea rife with hunger, corruption and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty and love.

by Alexander McCall Smith - Fiction, Mystery

In the eighth installment of Alexander McCall Smith's Isabel Dalhousie series, our inquisitive heroine helps a new friend discover the identity of her father.

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January 2012

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday. After a fun and memorable evening celebrating with my parents and my sister and her family, we headed to North Carolina for a wonderful 10 days on the Outer Banks. The days were sunny (except one that was perfect for hitting the movies and some shopping), and it was nice to kick back a notch or two, and read, knit and hang out as a family doing things like watching "Chopped" marathons on Food Network.

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by P. D. James - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery

Inspired by a lifelong passion for Jane Austen, mystery writer P. D. James draws the characters of Austen’s beloved novel PRIDE AND PREJUDICE into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.

by N. M. Kelby - Fiction, Food, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

WHITE TRUFFLES IN WINTER imagines the world of the remarkable French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), who changed how we eat through his legendary restaurants at the Savoy and the Ritz.