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Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake unfolds during the summer of 2020 as Lara Nelson and her three adult daughters work together on the family’s cherry orchard in Michigan. With the pandemic keeping the girls at home, they urge Lara to revisit the story of her brief romance with actor Peter Duke during her early years as an aspiring performer. As she recounts her past, the novel moves between the present-day rhythms of harvest and the memories of her time in community theatre, her…
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A Darker Side of Paradise by R.J. Ellory
Rachel Hoffman begins her career as a rookie cop in a quiet American town, expecting routine cases and a steady climb through the ranks. Instead, her first murder investigation, a young woman found dead with a cryptic note quoting Dante’s Divine Comedy, becomes the start of a lifelong obsession. As more killings occur over decades, Rachel’s pursuit of justice drags her from small-town streets to the heart of New York City, blurring the line between detective and zealot. Each case…
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