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EarlyWord GalleyChat, April 2025
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PUB DATES are as of April 1, 2025 according to Edelweiss. Some may change.
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BISAC Category DescriptionAuthor
Title:Subtitle
Vendor
Publisher Name
Format Description
EAN
List Price
PubDate
LibraryReads Votes Due
Print Run
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Fiction / Historical / Ancient
Gray, Ayana
I, MedusaRH
Random House
Hardcover
9780593733769
3011/18/202510/1/2025N/AJenna Marie @jennamariekittycat
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Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Krempholtz, Emily
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
RHAce
Trade Paperback
9780593954300
1911/18/202510/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Romance / Fantasy
Emezi, Akwaeke
Son of the Morning (Deluxe Limited Edition)
HCAvonHardcover
9780063323186
3011/4/202510/1/2025100000Jenna Marie @jennamariekittycat
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Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
O'Sullivan, Molly
The Book of Autumn
RH
Kensington
Hardcover
9781496754097
2810/28/20259/1/2025N/Alarissaackerman @larissaackerman LMR
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Fiction / PoliticalBasu, R. A.
To Bargain with Mortals
IN
Bindery Books
Trade Paperback
9781964721682
21.9510/28/20259/1/202575000Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Women
Perkins, Stephanie
OverdueMM
Saturday Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250313461
3110/7/20259/1/2025150000Leslie DeLooze @readerleslie
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Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
Wells, Martha
Queen Demon
MMTor Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250826916
28.9910/7/20259/1/2025200000Robin @galleychatter
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Fiction / Literary
North, Anna
Bog Queen
MM
Bloomsbury Publishing
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781635579666
28.9910/7/20259/1/2025200000
Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart; Jessica T. @jesstlibrarian
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Fiction / Historical
Lea, Caroline
Love, Sex, and Frankenstein
SS
Pegasus Books
Hardcover
9781639369690
27.9510/7/20259/1/2025N/ARobin @galleychatter
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Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Kitasei, Yume
SaltcropMM
Flatiron Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250380968
30.999/30/20258/1/202575000Matthew @fineplan
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Fiction / Historical / Ancient
Gray, Ayana
I, MedusaRH
Random House
Hardcover
9780593733769
30.3046666711/18/202510/1/2025N/AJenna Marie @jennamariekittycat
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Fiction / Romance / Erotic
Laroux, Harley
House of Rayne: Deluxe Limited Edition (publicity block)
RH
Kensington
Hardcover
9781496756831
329/30/20258/1/2025N/Ajnutterkensington LMR
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Fiction / Thrillers / Domestic
Thomas, Sherry
The Librarians
RHBerkleyHardcover
9780593640456
309/30/20258/1/2025N/Abethmillsnr76 @bethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
George, Elizabeth
A Slowly Dying Cause
RHVikingHardcover
9780593493588
329/23/20258/1/2025N/AVicki Rock @vickireads
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Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Jurczyk, Eva
6:40 to Montreal
SO
Poisoned Pen Press
Trade Paperback
9781728295725
17.999/23/20258/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
Roth, Veronica
To Clutch a Razor
MMTor Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250855503
21.999/16/20258/1/2025150000Jessica T. @jesstlibrarian
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Pegau, Cathy
A Murderous Business
MM
Minotaur Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250356482
289/16/20258/1/202540000Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Women
Hilderbrand, Elin
The Academy
TW
Little, Brown and Company
Hardcover
9780316567855
309/16/20258/1/2025750000Robin @galleychatter
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Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera
Alexander, William
SunwardSS
S&S/Saga Press
Trade Paperback
9781668058053
189/16/20258/1/2025N/AJenna Marie @jennamariekittycat
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Literary Criticism / Women Authors
Looser, Devoney
Wild for Austen
MM
St. Martin's Press
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250361332
309/2/20258/1/202550000Leslie DeLooze @readerleslie
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Fiction / Women
McCoy, Sarah
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
HC
William Morrow
Hardcover
9780063338746
309/2/20258/1/202550000Library Love Fest @librarylovefest LMR
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Fiction
Harris, Joanne
VianneSS
Pegasus Books
Hardcover
9781639369591
28.959/2/20258/1/2025N/AVicki Rock @vickireads
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Fiction / JewishGitter, Cary
Cammy Sitting Shiva
RH
Alcove Press
Trade Paperback
9798892422789
19.998/26/20257/1/2025N/AAlcove Press @AlcovePress LMR
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Fiction / Fantasy / RomanceCeren, Ova
The Book of Heartbreak
RH
Alcove Press
Trade Paperback
9798892421751
19.998/26/20257/1/2025N/AAlcove Press @AlcovePress LMR
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Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural
Rosch, Peter
What the Dead Can Do
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Trade Paperback
9798892422802
19.998/26/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy
Brannigan, Ellie
Death at an Irish Village
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Hardcover
9798892422581
29.998/26/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Humorous / Dark Humor
Oyeyemi, Helen
A New New Me
RH
Riverhead Books
Hardcover
9780593718773
298/26/20257/1/2025N/AJenna Marie @jennamariekittycat
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Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Zang, Penny
Doll PartsSO
Sourcebooks Landmark
Trade Paperback
9781464228148
17.998/26/20257/1/2025N/ASourcebooks Library @sbkslibrary
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
Chase, Nolan
A Lonesome Place for Murder
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Hardcover
9798892423021
29.998/26/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Sloane, Arbor
Not Who You Think
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Trade Paperback
9798892422772
19.998/26/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Humor / Topic / Religion
Sidley, Kate
How to Be a Saint
SO
Sourcebooks
Hardcover
9781728277417
19.998/19/20257/1/2025N/ASourcebooks @sbkslibrary LMR
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Schaumberg, Amie
Murder by the Book
HCMIRAHardcover
9780778387503
308/19/20257/1/202530,000bethmillsnr76 @bethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
Wayland, Elise
Rivals to Lovers
RH
Alcove Press
Trade Paperback
9798892421737
19.998/12/20257/1/2025N/AAlcove Press @AlcovePress
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Fiction / Women
LaFata, Alexia
She Used to Be Nice
RH
Alcove Press
Trade Paperback
9798892421713
19.998/12/20257/1/2025N/AAlcove Press @AlcovePress LMR
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Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
Slaughter, Karin
We Are All Guilty Here
HC
William Morrow
Hardcover
9780063336773
328/12/20257/1/2025250000Vicki Rock @vickireads
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Bivald, Katarina
Just Another Dead Author
SO
Poisoned Pen Press
Trade Paperback
9781728295794
17.998/12/20257/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary
Burdette, Lucy
The Mango Murders
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Hardcover
9798892421652
29.998/12/20257/1/2025N/A
Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks LMR
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Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
Kemmerer, Brigid
Warrior Princess Assassin (Deluxe Limited Edition)
HCAvonHardcover
9780063391666
328/12/20257/1/2025100000Library Love Fest @librarylovefest LMR
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Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural
Tarr, Patrick
The Guest Children
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Hardcover
9798892422987
29.998/12/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
Malone, Maria
Death in the Countryside
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Trade Paperback
9798892422697
19.998/12/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Scott, Tanya
StillwaterIN
Atlantic Monthly Press
Hardcover
9780802164605
278/12/20257/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Books, Bookstores & Libraries
Abbott, J. B.
Picking Up the Pieces
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Hardcover
9798892421614
29.998/12/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Dunlap, Leigh
Bless Your Heart
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Trade Paperback
9798892422710
19.998/12/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Sullivan, Archer
The Witch's Orchard
MM
Minotaur Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250338686
288/12/20257/1/202575000Chessa @chessakat
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Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Brynolf, Becky
I Found a Body
RH
Crooked Lane Books
Trade Paperback
9798892422864
19.998/12/20257/1/2025N/ACrooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks
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Fiction / Thrillers
Sharpe, Sienna
A Killer Getaway
SO
Sourcebooks Landmark
Trade Paperback
9781464242809
17.998/12/20257/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
Brown, Gareth
The Society of Unknowable Objects
HC
William Morrow
Hardcover
9780063324039
308/12/20257/1/2025150000bethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Historical
Shepherd-Robinson, Laura
The Art of a Lie
SS
Atria Books
Hardcover
9781668083093
288/5/20257/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Romance / Rock Stars
Golden, Kate
If Not for My Baby
RHBerkley
Trade Paperback
9780593953419
198/5/20257/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart<br>
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Fiction / Romance / Paranormal / Vampires
Dade, Olivia
Zomromcom
RHBerkley
Trade Paperback
9780593818206
198/5/20257/1/2025N/AChessa @chessakat
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Fiction / Occult & Supernatural
Kaufman, Kathleen
The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey
RH
Kensington
Hardcover
9781496753908
287/29/20256/1/2025N/A
mbrownkensington @mbrownkensington LMR
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Fiction / Horror
Redmond, Markus
Blood Slaves
RHDafinaHardcover
9781496753168
287/29/20256/1/2025N/A
michelleac @michelleac LMR; Mara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Women
Williams, Beatriz
Under the Stars
RH
Ballantine Books
Hardcover
9780593724255
307/29/20256/1/2025N/ARobin @galleychatter; bethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural
Kraus, Daniel
Angel Down
SS
Atria Books
Hardcover
9781668068458
28.997/29/20256/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural
Blackwell, Juliet
Asylum Hotel
RHBerkley
Trade Paperback
9780593638248
197/29/20256/1/2025N/ARobin @galleychatter
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Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
Lapena, Shari
She Didn't See It Coming
RH
Pamela Dorman Books
Hardcover
9780593832448
307/29/20256/1/2025N/ARobin @galleychatter
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Fiction / Historical
Wiseman, Ellen Marie
The Lies They Told
RH
Kensington
Trade Paperback
9781496741509
18.957/29/20256/1/2025N/AVida @vidalife LMR
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Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary
Dawson, J.R.
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
MMTor Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250805584
28.997/29/20256/1/202575000Matthew @fineplan
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History / Wars & Conflicts / World War IIBrady, Tim
A Light in the Northern Sea
RHCitadelHardcover
9780806543420
297/29/20256/1/2025N/AKim McGee @kimsbookstack
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Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
Khaw, Cassandra
The Library at Hellebore
MM
Tor Nightfire
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250877819
29.997/22/20256/1/2025200000Jill Minor @jillsreads
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Fiction / Romance / Paranormal
Singh, Nalini
Atonement Sky
RHBerkleyHardcover
9780593819524
307/15/20256/1/2025N/AJessica T. @jesstlibrarian.bsky.social
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Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
Cloke, Nicci
Her Many Faces
HC
William Morrow
Hardcover
9780063395046
307/15/20256/1/2025100000Jane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
O'Malley, Daniel
Royal Gambit
TW
Little, Brown and Company
Hardcover
9780316568104
307/15/20256/1/202520000Megan McArdle @megmcardle
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Fiction / Thrillers / Legal
Abrams, Stacey
Coded Justice
RH
Doubleday
Hardcover
9780385548342
307/15/20256/1/2025N/Abethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private InvestigatorsPitts, Delia
Death of an Ex
MM
Minotaur Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781250904249
287/15/20256/1/202550000VNesting @vnesting
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Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
Knightley, Brigitte
The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy
RHAceHardcover
9780593819456
307/8/20256/1/2025N/AJill Minor @jillsreads
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Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs
Ismail, Aymann
Becoming Baba
RH
Doubleday
Hardcover
9780385549615
287/8/20256/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Bryant, Elise
The Game Is Afoot
RHBerkley
Trade Paperback
9780593640807
197/8/20256/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Women
Pager, Morgan
The Art of Vanishing
RH
Ballantine Books
Hardcover
9780593875384
307/1/20256/1/2025N/Aanglophilelbr @anglophilelbr
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective
Nagendra, Harini
Into the Leopard's Den
SS
Pegasus Books
Hardcover
9781639368976
27.957/1/20256/1/2025N/AVNesting @vnesting
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary
Walker, Martin
An Enemy in the Village
RHKnopfHardcover
9780593536643
287/1/20256/1/2025N/Abethmillsnr76 @bethmillsnr76
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Fiction / Historical / General
Clayton, Meg Waite
Typewriter Beach
HCHarperHardcover
9780063422148
307/1/20256/1/202550000VNesting @vnesting
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Wallbrook, Zoe B.
History Lessons
RH
Soho Crime
Hardcover
9781641295529
25.957/1/20256/1/2025N/AJane Jorgenson @madpoptart
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy
Seales, Julia
A Terribly Nasty Business
RH
Random House
Hardcover
9780593450017
296/24/20255/1/2025N/AJill Minor @jillsreads; Mara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Thrillers / Crime
Holdich, Jennifer
Julie Tudor Is Not a Psychopath
SO
Sourcebooks Landmark
Trade Paperback
9781464229763
17.996/24/20255/1/2025N/ASourcebooks Library @sbkslibrary
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Fiction / Magical RealismLee, Miye
The Dallergut Dream-Making District
HC
Hanover Square Press
Hardcover
9781335015358
21.996/24/20255/1/202575,000Matthew @fineplan
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Fiction / Literary
Joyce, Rachel
The Homemade God
RH
The Dial Press
Hardcover
9780593448298
286/24/20255/1/2025N/AVNesting @vnesting.bsky.social
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Fiction / Horror
Belardes, Nicholas
Ten SleepRH
Erewhon Books
Hardcover
9781645661320
286/24/20255/1/2025N/AMatthew @fineplan
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth
Lippman, Laura
Murder Takes a Vacation
HC
William Morrow
Hardcover
9780062998101
306/17/20255/1/2025150000
Kim McGee @kimsbookstack; VNesting @vnesting
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / CozyNevin, E. C.
A Novel Murder
RHKnopfHardcover
9780593803004
286/17/20255/1/2025N/AJanet Lockhart @hartgami3-PEAT
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Fiction / Literary
Huneven, Michelle
Bug Hollow
RH
Penguin Press
Hardcover
9780593834879
296/17/20255/1/2025N/AKim McGee @kimsbookstack
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Fiction / Historical / General / World War II & Holocaust
Pei Yin, Emma
When Sleeping Women Wake
RH
Ballantine Books
Hardcover
9780593975565
306/17/20255/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Burke Brown, Elise
Chase Harlem
SS
Rising Action
Trade Paperback
9781998076789
17.996/17/20255/1/2025N/AMara @mrlzbth
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Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Smith, Sally
A Case of Mice and Murder
MM
Raven Books
Hardcover with dust jacket
9781639736928
28.996/17/20255/1/202540000VNesting @vnesting3-PEAT