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1. Listen for the lie

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Author:
Tintera, Amy
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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"What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one that did it"--

2. Lie in the Dark and Listen

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Author:
Rees, Ken
Publisher:
Grub Street Publishing
Pub. Date:
2004
Language:
English
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A memoir of a World War II British bomber pilot who was imprisoned by the Nazis and went on to inspire the Steve McQueen character in The Great Escape. By age 21, Ken had already trained to be a pilot officer, flown 56 hair-raising bomber missions by night over Germany, taken part in the siege of Malta, got married, been shot down into a remote Norwegian lake, been captured and interrogated, sent to Stalag Luft III, and survived the Great Escape...

3. Never lie

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Author:
McFadden, Freida
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end. In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains...

4. The wife between us

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Author:
Hendricks, Greer
Series:
Thorndike Press large print core
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
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When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous wife and her obsession with her replacement. You will assume you are reading about a woman about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. You will assume the first wife was a disaster and that the husband was well rid of her. You will assume you know the motives, the history, the anatomy of the relationships. Assume nothing.

5. The soulmate

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Author:
Hepworth, Sally
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate. There's a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa's dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn't....

6. A world of curiosities

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Three Pines mystery volume 18
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
Chief Inspector Gamache novel volume 18
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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"Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge. But something has. As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and...

7. Identity

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Author:
Roberts, Nora
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"The #1 New York Times-bestselling author's terrifying new thriller about one man's ice-cold malice, and one woman's fight to reclaim her life. Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan's job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party-attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who'd been...

8. What lies in the woods

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Author:
Marshall, Kate Alice
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"Twenty-two years ago, Naomi Shaw believed in magic. She and her two best friends, Cassidy and Olivia, spent that summer roaming the woods, imagining a world of ceremony and wonder-the Goddess Game. The summer ended suddenly when Naomi was attacked. Miraculously, she survived her seventeen stab wounds and lived to identify the man who had hurt her. The girls' testimony put away a serial killer, wanted for murdering six women. They were heroes. And...

9. T is for trespass

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Author:
Grafton, Sue
Series:
Kinsey Millhone mysteries volume 20
Kinsey Millhone
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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In what may be her most unsettling novel to date, Sue Grafton’s T IS FOR TRESPASS is also her most direct confrontation with the forces of evil. Beginning slowly with the day-to-day life of a private eye, Grafton suddenly shifts from the perspective of Kinsey Millhone to that of Solana Rojas, introducing listeners to a chilling sociopath. Rojas is not her birth name. It is an identity she cunningly stole, an identity that gives her access to...

10. One perfect lie

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Author:
Scottoline, Lisa
Series:
Thorndike Press large print core
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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"One Perfect Lie is an emotional thriller and a suburban crime story that will keep you guessing until you turn the very last page. On the surface, it tells the tale of the struggling single mother of a high-school pitcher, a shy kid so athletically talented that he's being recruited for a full-ride scholarship to a Division I college, with a future in major-league baseball. But the mother fears that she's losing her grip on her son because he's being...

11. The maidens

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Author:
Michaelides, Alex, 1977-
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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"Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered...

12. Speak

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Author:
Anderson, Laurie Halse
Lexile measure:
690L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"'Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say.' From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her...

13. Nine perfect strangers

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Author:
Moriarty, Liane
Language:
English
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3.4 stars
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Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out. Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they cant even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just...

14. 12 rules for life: an antidote to chaos

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Author:
Peterson, Jordan B.
Language:
English
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2.2 stars
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"What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should...

15. First lie wins

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Author:
Elston, Ashley
Language:
English
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3.8 stars
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"Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle...

16. The little prince

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Author:
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de, 1900-1944
Series:
The Little Prince
Lexile measure:
710L
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story

17. The block party: a novel

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Author:
Day, Jamie
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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"This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world, and even to each other. On the night of the annual Summer block party, there has been a murder. But, who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier, as rivalries and betrayals unfold-discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing-and no one-is...

18. Pinocchio

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Author:
Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890
Series:
Puffin classics
Candlewick illustrated classics
Lexile measure:
840L
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Disney's version of the tale by Carlo Collodi of the puppet who is brought to life by a fairy. With the aid of his conscience, Pinocchio tries to prove himself worthy of becoming a real boy.

19. All the devils are here

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Author:
Penny, Louise
Series:
Chief Inspector Gamache novel volume 16
Three Pines mystery volume 16
Thorndike Press large print core
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of Light On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand's godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident,...

20. How to know a person: the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen

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Author:
Brooks, David, 1961-
Language:
English
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Drawing from the fields of psychology and neuroscience and from the worlds of theater, philosophy, history and education, one of the nation's leading writers and commentators helps us become more understanding considerate toward others, and to find the joy that comes from being seen.
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