2009 Fiction that I'm looking forward to reading!
Discover the most anticipated fiction books of 2009! Explore thrilling new releases and must-read novels that captivated readers this year.
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Runner
by Thomas Perry
Native American guide Jane Whitefield returns from retirement to the world of the runner determined to hide a young pregnant girl who has been tracked …
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Pictures at an Exhibition
by Sara Houghteling
In the wake of World War II, Max Berenzon, the son of an art dealer and his pianist wife, wanders Paris in an effort to …
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Grave Goods
by Ariana Franklin
When the bodies of two people are discovered in the remains of an arson fire that destroyed Glastonbury Abbey, Adelia Aguilar, Mistress of the Art …
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Death of a Pilgrim
by David Dickinson
When a pilgrim is killed in Le Puy en Velay, France, Lord Francis Powerscourt must investigate.
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The Merry Misogynist
by Colin Cotterill
In peaceful Buddhist Laos, Dr. Siri confronts a deadly Casanova targeting lovely young women.
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Agincourt
by Bernard Cornwell
"The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet—the heroic tale of Agincourt. Young Nicholas Hook is dogged …
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The Devil's Punchbowl
by Greg Iles
The poster boy of southern gothic thrillers ("Kirkus Reviews") delivers a powerful and unforgettable reading experience with "The Devil's Punchbowl," which marks the return of …
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Among the Mad
by Jacqueline Winspear
In the thrilling new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of An Incomplete Revenge, Maisie Dobbs must catch a madman before he commits …
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The Silent Man
by Alex Berenson
Haunted by his harrowing recent missions, CIA agent John Wells is devastated by an attack on Washington that kills his fiance, an event that takes …
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The Devlin Diary
by Christi Phillips
From the acclaimed author of "The Rossetti Letter" comes a haunting novel of intrigue, romance, and murder that shifts tantalizingly between present-day Cambridge, England, and …
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Silent On The Moor
by Deanna Raybourn
Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady Julia arrives in Yorkshire to find Brisbane as remote and maddeningly attractive as ever. Cloistered together, they share …
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The Age of Orphans
by Laleh Khadivi
"The Age of Orphans" tells the heart-wrenching story of a Kurdish boy who is forced to betray his people in service of the new Iranian …
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A Matter of Justice
by Charles Todd
The superb new entry in the Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery series the "New York Times Book Review" hails as outstanding and the "Washington Post" proclaims …
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Lethal Legacy
by Linda A. Fairstein
Assistant district attorney Alex Cooper and her crew are drawn into the strange and privileged world of rich collectors, eccentric library trustees, and the treasures …
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Land of Marvels
by Barry Unsworth
In this thriller set in the Middle East of 1914, Somerville, a British archaeologist, and his team are excavating a long-buried Assyrian palace when an …
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The Spare Room
by Helen Garner
A powerful, witty, and taut novel about a complex friendship between two women—one dying, the other called to care for her—from an internationally acclaimed and …
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The Believers
by Zoe Heller
The highly anticipated new novel from the author of the acclaimed "What Was She Thinking?" is a rich, comic chronicle of one family's struggles with …
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Murder on Waverly Place
by Victoria Thompson
Reluctantly attending two séances in order to help her mother to make peace with the death of Sarah's older sister, Sarah Brandt is shocked when …