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Stolen Prey, a New Novel

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Recommended novel, recommended by The Deepeningby John Sandford

Another mystery thriller from famous Pulitzer Prize winning John Sandford, this one’s supposed to be a chiller. –D. L. Keur, The Deepening World of Books

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ABOUT THIS NEW NOVEL, A MYSTERY THRILLER

cover, Stolen Prey, a new novel by John SandfordLucas Davenport has seen many terrible murder scenes. This is one of the worst. In the small Minnesota town of Deephaven, an entire family has been killed—husband, wife, two daughters, dogs.

There’s something about the scene that pokes at Lucas’s cop instincts—it looks an awful lot like the kind of scorched-earth retribution he’s seen in drug killings sometimes. But this is a seriously upscale town, and the husband was an executive vice president at a big bank. It just doesn’t seem to fit.

Until it does. And where it leads Lucas will take him into the darkest nightmare of his life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Sandford is a Pulitzer Prize winner and the author of twenty-two Prey novels and eleven other works of fiction, most recently the Virgil Flowers novel Shock Wave. He lives in Minnesota.

Pure, a New Novel

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TD Recommended Novel Iconby Julianna Baggott

With excellent reader reviews as well as nods from professional reviewers, Pure is a dystopian science fiction thriller that I think deserves your notice IF you like those genres. Readers who don’t like those genres would be better served to seek elsewhere because most of the reader complaints I read about Pure demonstrate a low tolerance among readers who prefer books like Twilight. — D. L. Keur, The Deepening World of Books

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cover, Pure, a New NovelABOUT THIS NEW NOVEL

We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . .

Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost–how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.

Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . .

There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss–maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it’s his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her.

When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again.

  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (February 8, 2012)
  • Language: English

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Critically acclaimed, bestselling author, Julianna Baggott — who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher (The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted) and N.E. Bode (The Anybodies) — has published 17 books, including novels for adults, younger readers, and collections of poetry. Her latest novel, Pure, is the first of a trilogy; film rights have sold to Fox2000 — www.pure-book.com. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Best American Poetry, Best Creative Nonfiction, Real Simple, on NPR.org, as well as read on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” and “Here and Now.” Her novels have been book-pick selections by “People Magazine’s” summer reading, Washington Post book-of-the-week, a Booksense selection, a Boston Herald Book Club selection, and a Kirkus Best Books of the Year list. Her novels have been published in over 50 overseas editions. She’s a professor in the Creative Writing Program at Florida State University and the founder of the nonprofit Kids in Need – Books in Deed. For more, visit www.juliannabaggott.com.

Wild Thing, a New Novel

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TD Recommended Novel Iconby Josh Bazell

Definitely NOT for those who prefer less than blatant, bold verbiage, this is a well-written book that doesn’t hedge, so you are forewarned that, if you prefer “genteel” when it comes to descriptives, best to avoid this one. If, however, you don’t mind an in-your-face kind of rawness, then do pick it up. It’s bound to give you a wild ride. Written by a doctor, it’s an excellent read. –D. L. Keur, The Deepening World of Books

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ABOUT THIS NEW NOVEL

cover, Wild Thing, a New NovelIt’s hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world’s worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers-not to mention the occasional lake monster-are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.

Facing new and old monsters alike, Dr. Brnwa’s story continues in this darkly funny and lightning-paced follow up to Josh Bazell’s bestselling debut.

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books (February 8, 2012)
  • Language: English

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Josh Bazell is the author of the national bestseller Beat the Reaper and holds a BA in writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia. He lives in New York.

Josh Bazell is a doctor and novelist. He has a BA in writing from Brown University and an MD from Columbia. He has worked as a screenwriter, and while in medical school investigated suspicious deaths for the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York. He is currently a resident at the University of California, San Francisco, and is writing his second novel.