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Fiction: March, 2010

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Fiction

Eight white nights.   Aciman, Andre
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A twenty-something New Yorker describes his intense romantic entanglement with a seductive woman in the week preceding New Year's Eve.

The room and the chair.   Adams, Lorraine
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Female fighter pilot Mary Goodwin stars at the center of this elaborate novel straddling a Washington, D.C. newsroom and covert overseas military operations.

Blacklands.   Bauer, Belinda
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A 12-year-old boy becomes so obsessed with finding the remains of his dead uncle he starts corresponding with the suspected murderer.

Something is out there: stories.   Bausch, Richard
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Prose of an unsettling and turbulent nature cause many characters to face their capacity to survive the discomforts of a chaotic life.

Letter to my daughter.   Bishop, George, Jr
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Following a fight with her 15 year-old daughter Elizabeth, Laura sits down to record the experiences that shaped her own adolescence.

Secrets of Eden.   Bohjalian, Christopher A.
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A murder-suicide in his parish forces a pastor to confront his life.

Requiem by fire.   Caldwell, Wayne
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Residents of a mountain village fight the National Park Service to keep their land.

The secret life of Emily Dickinson.   Charyn, Jerome
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A fictional account of the life of Emily Dickinson as she would have wanted to live it.

Savage lands.   Clark, Clare
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Story about the first French settlers in America and the women sent to be their wives.

Poor little bitch girl.   Collins, Jackie
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A spoiled rich girl comes back to L.A. for her mother's funeral, bringing her out-of-control life with her.

Rescuing Olivia.   Compton, Julie
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Anders Erickson travels to great lengths to uncover who's behind the mysterious accident and resulting coma of his live-in girlfriend, Olivia.

Whip it.   Cross, Shauna
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The rebellious Bliss Cavendar escapes the boredom of her small town, and her mother's wish for her to become a pageant queen, by joining an all-girl roller derby league.

Days of gold.   Deveraux, Jude
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Deveraux traces the origins of her fictional Edilean, Virginia back to a tempestuous romance initiated in 1766 Scotland.

One amazing thing.   Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
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Nine people trapped in a basement following an earthquake deal with their increasingly life-threatening situation by sharing personal tales.

The girl who fell from the sky.   Durrow, Heidi W.
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After tragedy strikes her family, the daughter of a Danish woman and an African-American man tries to cope with her inability to fit in as black or white.

Shadow tag.   Erdrich, Louise
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A chronicle of the collapse of an American family.

The wild zone.   Fielding, Joy
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South Beach Florida's Wild Zone Bar is the backdrop of inspiration for three men placing erotic wagers on who Suzy Bigelow will have close encounters with next.

Coming of the storm.   Gear, W. Michael
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First in a series following the European explorers' conquest of Native Americans.

36 arguments for the existence of God: a work of fiction.   Goldstein, Rebecca
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A university professor hits the big time with a bestseller and his life takes unlikely turns as the result.

False convictions.   Green, Tim
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While working to free a man wrongly convicted of murder, an attorney realizes her benefactor isn't all he claims to be.

Money to burn: a novel of suspense.   Grippando, James
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A Wall Street investment banker becomes the victim of identity theft causing his to go out of control.

Conspirata: a novel of ancient Rome.   Harris, Robert
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Second book in a trilogy about ancient Rome focuses on Cicero's political career.

Black magic sanction.   Harrison, Kim
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The revelation that she is a witch-born demon puts supernatural bounty hunter Rachel Morgan on the outs with a white magic coven.

Union Atlantic.   Haslett, Adam
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A wealthy banker moves to a small town and becomes involved in a lawsuit over the land he has purchased.

Cemetery Road.   Haywood, Gar Anthony
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When a man is gunned down in L.A., his friends realize that the shocking crime they committed in their youth isn't buried after all.

Horns.   Hill, Joe
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While suffering after the death of his girlfriend, a man grows horns on his head at the same time he develops a horrifying new power.

Devils in exile.   Hogan, Chuck
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An Iraqi war veteran returns to his hometown where he discovers that his war skills are useful to a team of underground drug busters.

The gin closet.   Jamison, Leslie
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A young woman connects with her estranged aunt resulting in life changes for both.

The wife's tale.   Lansens, Lori
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A morbidly obese Ontario woman embarks on a life-changing journey after her husband leaves her.

The surrendered.   Lee, Chang-rae
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A Korean War orphan, an American soldier, and a caring minister's wife carry the scars of their wartime experiences throughout their lives.

Brendan.   Llywelyn, Morgan
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Llywelyn retells the story of the revered Irish saint Saint Brendan the Navigator and his legendary voyage to find the fabled "Isle of the Blessed."

Last snow.   Lustbader, Eric
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Presidential advisor Jack McClure heads to Ukraine to investigate the mysterious death of a U.S. Senator only to find himself the target of a vicious former American general and scary Russian oligarchs.

The lost books of the Odyssey.   Mason, Zachary
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A reworking of Homer's Odyssey.

The information officer.   Mills, Mark
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A series of dance hostesses are murdered on Malta during the Axis's bombing raids.

The last surgeon.   Palmer, Michael
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Dr. Nick Garrity races to stop a psychopathic killer masquerading as a substitute teacher in this medical thriller.

Split image.   Parker, Robert B.
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Paradise Massachusetts Police Chief Jesse Stone and PI Sunny Randall, both dealing with the emotional fallout of relationships gone sour, join forces to solve two mysterious criminal investigations.

Heresy: a thriller.   Parris, S. J.
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In 1583, as John Underhill and Giordano Bruno debate the origins of the universe, a series of murders takes place.

Morning's refrain.   Peterson, Tracie
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A love triangle causes disruption in the lives of all involved.

House rules.   Picoult, Jodi
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The behavior of a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome - plus his fascination with forensics - make him a murder suspect.

The bell ringers.   Porter, Henry
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After her former friend and intelligence colleague David Eyam dies, Kate Lockhart is stunned to discover that she is the main beneficiary of both the man's estate and the intrigue surrounding his violent death.

Hester: the missing years of The scarlet letter.   Reed, Paula
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After the events in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl leave for Europe.

Fantasy in death.   Robb, J. D.
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When a famous CEO of a computer gaming company is murdered while playing a virtual reality game, Lt. Eve Dallas, a New York homicide cop, investigates.

The pint man.   Rushin, Steve
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Rodney, who hangs out in a New York bar, sees his life changing for the better.

Black Hills.   Simmons, Dan
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In this exciting alternate reality tinged with the paranormal, the ghost of General George Armstrong Cuter enters the body of a young Sioux warrier as he lay dying on the battlefield of Little Bighorn.

Wake up dead: a thriller.   Smith, Roger
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American ex-model Roxy Palmer becomes embroiled in violence-riddled Cape Town.

City of dragons.   Stanley, Kelli
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In 1940, former escort turned P.I. Miranda Corbie battles racism and sexism as she pursues those responsible for the shooting death of a young Japanese man in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Big girl.   Steel, Danielle
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Despite her many accomplishments, "big girl" Victoria Dawson remains vulnerable to the cruel barbs of her self-centered parents.

A dark matter.   Straub, Peter
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Four friends' one-night encounter with the occult back in the '60s leaves deep and rippling effects on their lives in this tale of modern horror.

Brava, Valentine.   Trigiani, Adriana
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Second in Trigiani's Valentine trilogy, Valentine must now cope with running her family's NYC custom-shoe shop without Grandma, while trying to run her own life too.

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Mysteries

Aunt Dimity down under.   Atherton, Nancy
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The 15th paranormal detective mystery in the Aunt Dimity series features Lori Shepherd traversing New Zealand to deliver an urgent message on behalf of aging spinster twins.

The teaberry strangler.   Childs, Laura
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A minty fragrance provides Tea Shop owner and sleuth Theodosia Browning with her first clue in her latest murder investigation.

Bellfield Hall, or, The observations of Miss Dido Kent.   Dean, Anna
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Dido Kent, a single woman in 1805, goes to visit her heartbroken niece and becomes involved in a murder investigation.

The spies of Sobeck.   Doherty, P. C.
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Join Chief Judge Amerotke as he races to save the residents of 15th-century B.C.E. Thebes, Egypt from assassins in this vivid piece of historical fiction.

Apple turnover murder.   Fluke, Joanne
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With an order for 1,100 cookies and having to set up a turnover stand, Hannah's days only get worse when a former professor ends up dead.

The Puzzle Lady vs. The Sudoku Lady.   Hall, Parnell
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Minami arrives from Japan to challenge the Puzzle Lady of Bakerhaven's status for the number one puzzle book.

Her highness' first murder: a Simon & Elizabeth mystery.   Herring, Peg
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A young Elizabeth I and her friends investigate a series of murders.

Requiem in Vienna: a Viennese mystery.   Jones, J. Sydney
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Investigators look into the life of Gustav Mahler after several attempts are made on his life.

Our lady of immaculate deception.   Martin, Nancy
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Sexy Pittsburgh sleuth Roxy Abruzzo's architectural salvage business gets her in a sticky situation when she "liberates" a Greek statue shortly before a man's murder.

Corpus delicti.   McCarthy, Keith
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Forensic pathologist John Eisenmenger teams up with Inspector Beverly Wharton to investigate a seemingly unrelated cases.

Tooth and claw.   McCrery, Nigel
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A police inspector suffering from synesthesia must overcome that obstacle to investigate a murder.

The crimson rooms.   McMahon, Katharine
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A lawyer in training in post WWI, Evelyn Gifford takes on the case of a war veteran accused of a grisly crime she believes he didn't commit.

Butter safe than sorry: a Pennsylvania Dutch mystery with recipes.   Myers, Tamar
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Magdalena and her four-year-old find themselves in the middle of a bank robbery.

Ruby's spoon.   Pietroni, Anna Lawrence
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Thirteen year-old Ruby becomes friends with a woman, new to the English town of Cradle Cross, in search of finding a long-lost half-sister. When the town begins to experience financial decline and missing possessions, Ruby questions what powers and motives are really behind the visit from her new acquaintance.

A night too dark: a Kate Shugak novel.   Stabenow, Dana
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Alaskan PI Kate Shugak and her state trooper buddy, Jim Chopin are thrown for a loop when a man previously thought to have committed suicide stumbles out of the woods very much alive.

A dead hand: a crime in Calcutta.   Theroux, Paul
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A travel writer suffering from writers block gets his creativity back when he becomes involved in a murder mystery.

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Science Fiction

Things we didn't see coming.   Amsterdam, Steven K.
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A collection of nine stories set in the post-apocalyptic future.

Able one.   Bova, Ben
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The U.S. mounts a shaky retaliation against a rogue North Korean nuclear missile attack in this tense technothriller.

Live free or die.   Ringo, John
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Can the value of maple syrup save Earth from intergalactic warfare in this alien-saturated sci-fi thriller?

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Fantasy

Mist over the water.   Clare, Alys
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Young medieval healer Lassair travels to dangerous Ely Island, which is besieged by Normans in the second of the Aelf Fen series.

Eyes like leaves.   De Lint, Charles
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Enchanted with poetic imagery, the natives from the Isle of Green could possibly suffer the consequences if the Summerlord is awakened, thereby leading to the end of summer forever.

The ruling sea.   Redick, Robert V. S.
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A powerful wizard bent on humanity's destruction seeks the powerful Nilstone secretly carried by the ship Chathrand.

The extra.   Shea, Michael
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A futuristic look at what happens when people in search of money fight with gladiator-like animatronic aliens.

Except the queen.   Yolen, Jane
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In this mythical urban fantasy, otherwordly sisters banished to Earth must make sense of the modern world before a deadly showdown.

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Teen (inc. paperbacks)

Tyranny.   Fairfield, Lesley  (Graphic Novel)
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Children of the sea. I.   Igarashi, Daisuke  (Graphic Novel)
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Bleach. vol. 27, Goodbye, halcyon days.   Kubo, Tite  (Graphic Novel)
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Eleventh grade burns.   Brewer, Heather
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Heist society.   Carter, Ally
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The Demon King.   Chima, Cinda Williams
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Sweet little lies: an L.A. Candy novel.   Conrad, Lauren
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They never came back.   Cooney, Caroline B.
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The sky always hears me: and the hills don't mind.   Cronn-Mills, Kirstin
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Scarlett fever.   Johnson, Maureen
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Lady Macbeth's daughter.   Klein, Lisa M.
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A sweet disorder.   Kolosov, Jacqueline A.
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Blue plate special.   Kwasney, Michelle D.
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Blood ninja.   Lake, Nick
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The carbon diaries 2015.   Lloyd, Saci
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Goth Girl rising.   Lyga, Barry
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Fade.   McMann, Lisa
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Dream girl.   Mechling, Lauren
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Riot.   Myers, Walter Dean
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Lockdown.   Myers, Walter Dean
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Flightsend.   Newbery, Linda
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We were here.   Pena, Matt de la
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The indigo notebook.   Resau, Laura
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Geek magnet: a novel in five acts.   Scott, Kieran
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I kissed a zombie, and I liked it.   Selzer, Adam
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A match made in high school.   Walker, Kristin
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Num8ers.   Ward, Rachel
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