Genesis
Robin Cook
Investigating the suspicious death of a social worker, Chief New York City Medical Examiner Laurie Montgomery makes the controversial decision to use genealogic DNA databases to identify a mysterious killer.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Beating About the Bush

M.C. Beaton
Discovering evidence of a gruesome murder in a roadside hedge, private detective Agatha Raisin is embroiled in a case involving industrial espionage, a bad-tempered donkey and her own growing fame.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Tomi Adeyemi
A sequel to Children of Blood and Bone finds Zélie struggling to unite allies from Orïsha's monarchy and military while protecting Amari's throne from powerful enemies.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Dog Man: Fetch 22
Dav Pilkey
Dog Man and a rehabilitated Petey the Cat are challenged to set aside their differences and work as a team in the face of a dangerous threat that has challenged Li'l Petey's sense of right and wrong.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 10
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The Attack
W.E.B. Griffin
When the cheerleader daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur is found brutally murdered, Philadelphia homicide sergeant Matt Payne uses video footage to identify the killer, the victim's arrogant ex-boyfriend, who has gone into hiding.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 10
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Just Watch Me
Jeff Lindsay
Targeting a crown jewel collection that is protected by airtight security, a Robin Hood-type master thief finds his efforts complicated by an equally skilled nemesis cop and an expert forger with dubious loyalties.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Good Girls Lie
J.T. Ellison
In a follow-up to Lie to Me and Tear Me Apart, a popular transfer student at an elite prep school races to protect a dangerous secret when a killer sets her up for a string of murders.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 30
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The Wicked Redhead
Beatriz Williams
Distancing herself from an unethical employer and unfaithful husband, a woman investigates the story of a previous resident in her Greenwich Village apartment, a Prohibition-era flapper who went missing amid an agonizing moral quandary.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 10
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How the Dead Speak
Val McDermid
When skeletal remains are found on the site of an orphanage renovation, imprisoned psychological profiler Tony Hill painfully reunites with ex-DCI Carol Jordan to investigate the discovery of a victim who is believed to be behind bars.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
A story about race and privilege is centered around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 31
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The Book of Science and Antiquities
Thomas Keneally
Obsessively researching prehistoric remains believed to represent a link between Africa and ancient Australia, an award-winning documentary filmmaker uncovers the complex world of a peaceful, 40,000-year-old tribal human.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 10
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When Old Midnight Comes Along
Loren D. Estleman
Hired to prove the death of an influential politician's missing wife, Amos Walker is embroiled in a case involving questions about the woman's disappearance, the death of an investigating officer and his client's upcoming nuptials.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Thin Ice
Paige Shelton
The best-selling author of the Scottish Bookshop Mysteries presents a first entry in a new series that finds a best-selling writer escaping from an obsessed fan by hiding in Alaska, where she is embroiled in a local murder case.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Africaville
Jeffrey Colvin
Three generations of a family of former slaves, the founders of a small Nova Scotia community, navigate prejudice, harsh weather and estrangements against a backdrop of the historical events of the 20th century.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 10
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Now You See Them
Elly Griffiths
Detective Edgar Stephens is enmeshed in an investigation involving a string of kidnappings that have pitted his wife, Emma, against a police force rival, while an increasingly famous Max Mephisto embarks on a search of his own.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Reputation
Sara Shepard
Told in multiple points of view, a story of intrigue, sabotage and secrets follows a tight-knit college community as it is rocked to its core when a hacker dumps 40,000 people's emails onto an easily searchable database, which results in murder.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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A Madness of Sunshine
Nalini Singh
Returning to her impoverished New Zealand hometown to reconnect with familiar things after a personal tragedy, Anahera Rawiri bonds with detective Will Gallagher to uncover the community secrets behind a missing-persons case.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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Dead Astronauts
Jeff Vandermeer
Lives human and otherwise, from a demon-haunted homeless woman to a messianic blue fox, converge in terrifying and miraculous ways in a nameless city that is overshadowed by a brutally powerful company.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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The Case of the Spellbound Child
Mercedes Lackey
Tasked to investigate rumors of evil magic in Dartmoor, the Watsons and their companions are approached by a poor cottager whose children have gone missing in the region's deadly bogs.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 3
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The Network
L.C. Shaw
Investigating the suspicious death of a senator who had predicted his murder days before, investigative journalist Jack Logan and the victim's wife, Taylor, uncover a dangerous plot by a powerful political influencer.
Scheduled Publication Date: December 17
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