The 19th Christmas          
James Patterson
A peaceful San Francisco holiday season is shattered by a criminal mastermind's ominous threats for Christmas morning, prompting Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends to prepare for an attack by a commissioned army of criminals.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 7
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The Night Fire
Michael Connelly
Receiving a notebook with details about a 20-year cold case, homicide detective Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD detective Renée Ballard before uncovering disturbing clues about his late mentor.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 22
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Blue Moon
Lee Child
The highly anticipated latest installment in the best-selling series finds Jack Reacher offering aid to an elderly couple only to be confronted by the most dangerous opponents of his career.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 29
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Quantum
Patricia Cornwell
Detecting a tripped alarm on the eve of a top-secret space mission, NASA pilot and cybercrime investigator Captain Calli Chase uncovers disturbing clues that point to her missing twin.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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The Guardians
John Grisham
They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another without a second thought. The latest fast-paced legal thriller, incorporating Grisham's signature twists and turns into a courtroom drama.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 15
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Stealth
Stuart Woods
Abruptly dispatched to a remote region of the U.K., Stone Barrington teams up with two brilliant colleagues only to land in a trap that reveals a rival power's lethal agenda and the larger conspiracy of a criminal mastermind.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 15
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Child's Play
Danielle Steel
Enduring her late husband's death by embracing strict self-discipline to secure her career and the prospects of her children, a prestigious Manhattan attorney is confronted by astonishing secrets and an out-of-wedlock baby.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 8
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Bloody Genius
John Sandford
When a culture war between rival departments at a local state university culminates in the death of a renowned scholar, Virgil Flowers struggles to identify a killer among a group of wildly passionate, diametrically opposed zealots.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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The Deserter
Nelson DeMille
A year after a trained assassin with classified Army intelligence disappears under suspicious circumstances, an Army investigator's efforts to capture the man alive are complicated by his partner's inexperience and suspected role as a CIA spy
Scheduled Publication Date: October 22
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Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
A sequel to Olive Kitteridge finds Olive struggling to understand herself while bonding with a teen suffering from loss, a woman who gives birth unexpectedly, a nurse harboring a longtime crush and a lawyer who resists an unwanted inheritance.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 15
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What Happens in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand
A follow-up to Winter in Paradise finds Irene and her sons returning to St. John to investigate her late husband's secret double life before uncovering surprising truths about their own realities and futures.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 8
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The Shape of Night
Tess Gerritsen
Moving to a coastal community in Maine, a woman trying to outrun her past is confronted by a string of murders and the ghost of a sea captain who is haunting her isolated home.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes
Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships
Scheduled Publication Date: October 8
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A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Debbie Macomber
Struggling with her grandmother's failing health and her inability to have a child, a woman receives unexpected help from a kindhearted stranger at the same time her dreams begin coming true.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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Christmas Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella
Agreeing to host her family's Christmas celebration, Becky finds her efforts complicated by her parents' alternate plans, Jess' vegan turkey, Luke's lack of enthusiasm, Minnie's request for a hard-to-find gift and the reappearance of a rock-star ex.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 15
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Agent Running in the Field
John LeCarre
Desperate to resist the political turbulence of his 2018 London home, a young man establishes connections that lead him down a dark and dangerous path.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 22
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A Book of Bones
John Connolly
Three murders in different regions of England reveal the work of a sinister killer who is sacrificing victims for an evil agenda, compelling Charlie Parker's gripping search for clues in multiple countries.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 15
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To the Land of Long Lost Friends
Alexander McCall Smith
Mma Ramotswe's efforts to help an old friend's daughter are complicated by family drama, Charlie's girlfriend's apparent preference for Fanwell and the schemes of nemesis Violet Sephotho.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 22
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The Christmas Boutique
Jennifer Chiaverini
When severe wintry weather damages a church hosting the annual Christmas boutique, Sylvia offers space at Elm Creek Manor, where fundraising efforts are complicated by the private struggles of her fellow quilters.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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Cilka's Journey
Heather Morris
A novel based on a true story follows a Russian woman who is forced by a concentration-camp commandant to become his lover and is subsequently sent to Siberia after being found guilty of collaborating with the enemy.
Scheduled Publication Date: October 1
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