New Fiction Bestsellers - November 2007
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Robert Ludlum's the Arctic Event
by James Cobb
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Jacket Notes:
An army researcher stumbles across the remains
of a mysterious spy plane containing deadly anthrax, but he is not alone in
his discovery. When Russian pirates take over the island and members of the
expedition start disappearing, the rest must summon every resource to escape
with their lives.
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No Time for Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
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Jacket Notes:
Cynthia Archer wakes up one morning in high
school to discover that her entire family has disappeared. Twenty-five years
later, she begins to notice odd and sinister signs. As dark secrets unfold,
the shocking truth slowly emerges, in this gripping, pulse-pounding thriller.
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October
by Richard B. Wright
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Jacket Notes:
A new novel that Richard B. Wright's Clara
Callan fans will adore, October effortlessly weaves a haunting coming-of-age
story set in World War II Quebec with a contemporary portrait of a man still
searching for answers in the autumn of his life.
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Shoot Him If He Runs
by Stuart Woods
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Jacket Notes:
Teddy Fay, a rogue agent last seen escaping
an imploding building in Woods' "Iron Orchid," has been considered dead for
some time now. But the CIA thinks Teddy may still be alive and sends agents
Holly Barker and Stone Barrington to track him down.
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Dark of the Moon
by John Sandford
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Jacket Notes:
Headed to rural Bluestem to assist local law
enforcement with the seemingly motiveless murder of an elderly couple, Minnesota
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers happens upon a raging
house fire on the edge of town. The house's owner, Bill Judd, killed in the
blaze, was an elderly recluse who, back in the day, ran an elaborate pyramid
scheme and simultaneously bedded half the women in town. He escaped conviction
on the fraud charge, and the money was never recovered.
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The Chameleon's Shadow
by Minette Walters
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Jacket Notes:
When Lieutenant Charles Acland is flown
home from Iraq with serious head injuries, he faces not only permanent disfigurement
but also an apparent change to his previously outgoing personality. Crippled
by migraines, and suspicious of his psychiatrist, he begins to display sporadic
bouts of aggression, particularly against women, especially his ex-fiancee who
seems unable to accept that the relationship is over.
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Antony and Cleopatra
by Colleen McCullough
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Jacket Notes:
Acclaimed novelist McCullough presents her
eagerly awaited seventh novel in her popular Roman series. Packed with battles
on land and sea, politics, conspiracy, love affairs, murders, and a dazzling
array of historical personages, this is historical fiction at its very best.
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The Almost Moon
by Alice Sebold
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Jacket Notes:
When all is said and done, killing my mother
came easily. A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant,
powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of "The Lovely Bones" and
"Lucky."
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World Without End
by Ken Follett
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Jacket Notes:
In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world
with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England
that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected.
This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later.
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Pandora's Daughter
by Iris Johansen
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Jacket Notes:
Bestselling author Iris Johansen delivers
a novel about a woman who is unaware that she has psychic powers, but must uncover
the mysteries of her own mind when strangers start trying to kill her.
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