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"After being approached by a shell-shocked Vietnam War veteran who claims to have gotten into a fight protecting a white woman from a black man, Easy embarks on an investigation that takes him from mountaintops to the desert, through South Central and into sex clubs and the homes of the fabulously wealthy, facing hippies, the mob, and old friends perhaps more dangerous than anyone else."--Publisher description.

"A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he's definitely dead. But even in death he's not...

"Cat Benoit has finally escaped the past- and the man who was the sources of her nightmares. She's off the grid, underground but watchful, and creating a new life for herself in Texas, far from the dangers of her native New Orleans. She's safe. He'll never find her this time. Cat has to believe that. It's the only thing keeping her sane. Yet she can't escape the attention of Ridley Cromer, the instructor at the martial arts dojo where Cat takes lessons."--Back...

Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. On stage she is a true professional, in full possession of her emotions. Off stage, however, she is bored with her husband, less disciplined about her behaviour. She is at first amused by the attentions of a shy but ambitious young fan, then thrilled by his persistence - and at last wildly but dangerously in love ... Although Maugham is most celebrated as a novelist and shortstory writer,...

"Deep in the California woods on an evening in late August, Jane Pearson is camping with her husband Leo and their five-year-old son Benjamin. As dusk sets in, she drifts softly to sleep in a hammock strung outside the tent where Leo and Benjamin are preparing for bed. At that moment, every single person with a Y chromosome vanishes around the world, disappearing from operating theaters mid-surgery, from behind the wheels of cars, from arguments and...

Lo tengo conmigo, de la mano, y no voy a dejar que se me vaya. Una manana gelida, dos hombres se miran a traves de la ventana de un cafe en Chicago. Se tocan ligeramente con los ojos, como si se conocieran de antes, de otra vida. No se hablan, solo se graban la figura del otro y quedan a la espera de que un venturoso azar los haga coincidir de nuevo. Y si: esa misma noche coinciden. La atraccion fisica es instantanea; el sexo, patentemente sabroso....

"With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins' steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessie and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout facade and respectable standing. Nothing can allay the guilt they feel--or stop the growing distrust between them ..."-- Provided by publisher. With serial murders putting...

"Edward Manners, un joven brit�anico en busca de aires nuevos, llega a una peque�na ciudad flamenca para dar clases de ingl�es y no tarda en quedar prendado de uno de sus alumnos, Luc Altidore, un enigm�atico chico de diecisiete a�nos al que acaban de expulsar de la escuela. Mientras en Inglaterra un antiguo amante muere de sida, en la peque�na ciudad flamenca Edward conoce a una serie de peculiares personajes: Cherif, un marroqu�i...

In the world of the Cartel, there are many pitfalls and family curses. In the city of Miami, the good die young and the bad live forever. The first family of Miami, The Diamonds, are back and more ruthless than ever. When the family has to deal with the sins of the father, karma comes back and rests on the shoulders of Carter "CJ" Jones II . The life his father never wanted for him, calls him and the allure of family tradition sucks him in so deep,...

"Mary Miller seizes the mantle of southern literature with this wry tale of middle age and the unexpected turns a life can take. Like her predecessors Ann Beattie and Raymond Carver, Mary Miller brings an essential voice to her generation. Building on her critically acclaimed novel, The Last Days of California, and her biting collection, Always Happy Hour, Miller slyly transports readers to her unapologetic corner of the South--this time, Biloxi,...