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The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery By Richard Osman Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780593299425
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Published: Pamela Dorman Books - September 19th, 2023

The best Thursday Murder Club book since the first one! The central mystery is twisty enough to keep you reading until the end on its own merit, but it’s the characters that really make these books stand out. In this latest, Osman’s handling of one character’s dementia is so achingly humane, I dare anyone not to be moved. In turns comforting, devastating, and absorbing, this novel is one of my top picks of 2023!


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The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) By Richard Osman Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781984880987
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Published: Penguin Books - August 3rd, 2021

Considering this is a novel about murder, it may seem odd to call it the most charming and pleasant book I’ve read in the past few months. If you’re in the mood for a witty, lighthearted whodunnit that still has a robust mystery that will keep surprising you, you can’t do much better than this. Centering around four elderly amateur sleuths in a retirement village in the English countryside, it is a look at life and death in multiple senses.


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Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian By Tim Probert, Tim Probert (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tim Probert, Tim Probert (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062990464
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Published: HarperAlley - September 1st, 2020

I really love when graphic novels feel cinematic, and this first book in the new Lightfall series does just that. The pacing through the pages and framing within the cells are impeccable, really transporting you into the world (which makes sense since the creator is also an art director at an animation studio). The only problem with this book is that you’ll be left yearning for the next volume as soon as you finish!


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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes By Bill Watterson Cover Image
$135.00
ISBN: 9781449433253
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - November 13th, 2012

The perfect way to take a well-deserved break from life: getting stuck in to a big book of Calvin and Hobbes. I'd be hard pressed to think of a better gift for these cooped-up days--for someone else or yourself!  The Essential-The Authoritative-, and The Indispensable- are great collections of the first several years of the strip. The Tenth Anniversary Book includes some of the later years, as well as some interesting musings about the strip, the industry, and culture by Watterson at the start of the book. But the crown jewel, of course, would be The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, a glorious four-book box set that contains every single strip.


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The Chain By Adrian McKinty Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316531238
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Published: Mulholland Books - September 22nd, 2020

The main tension in this thriller comes from normal people being forced to become kidnappers. Yes, there's the typical unseen evil mastermind puppeteering it all, but the fact that the kidnappers are logistically and emotionally unprepared is what keeps the reader constantly on edge, waiting for things to go wrong.


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This Was Our Pact By Ryan Andrews Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9781626720534
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Published: First Second - June 11th, 2019

One of the best graphic novels I've read recently. The art is beautiful, the story is magical, and the characters are engaging; what more could you want? Fans of Miyazaki movies and those who like their coming-of-age friendship stories with a dose of the supernatural will especially like this. Plus, who doesn't like a bear in a natty suit?


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Rick Riordan Presents: Dragon Pearl-A Thousand Worlds Novel Book 1 By Yoon Ha Lee Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781368014748
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Published: Rick Riordan Presents - January 7th, 2020

A mix of Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Korean Mythology, this middle-grade novel follows a shape-shifter as she hunts for the truth behind her brother's disappearance. With ghosts, intergalactic pirates, battles, mythical creatures, and an unfolding mystery, this book should appeal to a range of sci-fi and fantasy readers.