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• Smoke on the Water

  Estleman, Loren D.,

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  As the smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes Detroit, PI Amos Walker is tasked with investigating a fatal hit-and-run. The victim is Spencer Bennett, a junior law associate with the Waterford Group, and he supposedly had a file of confidential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Catherine the Ghost

  Koja, Kathe,

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  This modern gothic punk remix of Emily Bronte's classic Wuthering Heights is a ghost story told from the POV of Catherine Earnshaw's restless spirit from beyond the grave. With artful interior illustrations and classy French flaps, this short novel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Waters

  a Novel

  Campbell, Bonnie Jo, 1962-

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  Spending the days searching for truths on an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp, 11-year-old Dorothy Zook, the granddaughter of an herbalist and eccentric healer, finds her childhood upended by family secrets, passionate love, and violent men…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Incidents Around the House

  a Novel

  Malerman, Josh,

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  To 8-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?” When horrifying incidents around the house signal that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Second Life of Nick Mason

  Hamilton, Steve, 1961-

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  Nick Mason is out of prison. After five years inside, he has just been given the one thing a man facing 25-to-life never gets, a second chance. But it comes at a terrible price. Nick Mason is out of prison, but he's not free. Whenever his cell phone…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ordinary People

  Guest, Judith

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  In Ordinary People, Judith Guest’s remarkable first novel, the Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Show Boat

  Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968

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  Edna Ferber's classic paean of love to the Mississippi River and the showboats that ran up and down it is once again available in hardcover as a facsimile of the first edition. First published in 1926, this timeless tale of the Cotton Blossom, Cap'n…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fresh Complaint

  Stories

  Eugenides, Jeffrey,

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  The stories in Fresh Complaint explore equally rich­­ and intriguing territory. Ranging from the bitingly reproductive antics of "Baster" to the dreamy, moving account of a young traveler's search for enlightenment in "Air Mail" (selected by Annie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Returning to Earth

  Harrison, Jim, 1937-2016

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  Slowly dying of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Donald, a middle-aged Chippewa-Finnish man, begins dictating family stories he has never shared with anyone, hoping to preserve history for his children. The dignity of Donald's death and his legacy encourages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful Music

  Zadoorian, Michael,

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  Set in early 1970s Detroit, a divided city still reeling from its violent race riot of 1967, Beautiful Music is the story of one young man’s transformation through music. Danny Yzemski is a husky, pop radio—loving loner balancing a dysfunctional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sparrow

  Hynes, James,

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  In a brothel on the Spanish coast during the waning years of the Roman Empire, a young enslaved boy of unknown parentage is growing up. His world is a kitchen, then an herb-scented garden, followed by a loud and dangerous tavern, and finally, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Time's Undoing

  a Novel

  Head, Cheryl A.,

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  Birmingham, 1929: Robert Lee Harrington, a master carpenter, has just moved to Alabama to pursue a job opportunity, bringing along his pregnant wife and young daughter. Birmingham is in its heyday, known as the “Magic City” for its booming steel…Read moreRead more of this annotation