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A PRISONER OF BIRTH by Jeffrey Archer – If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. But when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established firm’s history, who is going to believe your side of the story? Danny is sentenced to 22 years and sent to the highest-security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. However, Spencer Craig, Lawrence Davenport, Gerald Payne, and Toby Mortimer all underestimate Danny’s determination to seek revenge, and Beth’s relentless quest to pursue justice, which ends up with all four fighting for their lives.

MADAPPLE by Christina Meldrum – Aslaug is an unusual young woman. Her mother has brought her up in near isolation, teaching her about plants and nature and language, but not about life. Especially not how she came to have her own life, and who her father might be. When Aslaug’s mother dies unexpectedly, everything changes. For Aslaug is a suspect in her mother’s death. And the more her story unravels, the more questions unfold. About the nature of Aslaug’s birth. About what she should do next. About whether divine miracles have truly happened. And whether, when all other explanations are impossible, they might still happen this very day.

PHANTOM PREY by John Sandford – A widow comes home to her large house in a wealthy suburb to find blood everywhere, no body – and her college-aged daughter missing. She’s always known that her daughter ran with a bad bunch: Goths, so attracted to death. But the police can’t find the girl, alive or dead, and when a second Goth is found slashed to death, the widow truly panics. Lucas Davenport begins to investigate only reluctantly – but when a third Goth is slashed in what is now looking like a Jack the Ripper series of killings, he starts working it hard. The clues don’t seem to add up, though. And then there’s the young Goth who keeps appearing and disappearing: Who is she? Where does she vanish to? And why does Lucas keep getting the sneaking suspicion that there is something else going on here … something very bad indeed?

THE REPORT TO THE JUDICIARY by Eugene Sullivan – Former Judge Tim Quinn is assigned to investigate and compile a dossier on the newly appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court before his Senate confirmation hearing. The President realizes that the chance of establishing a legacy before his Presidency comes to an end is slim at best. So when the Chief Justice, a reasonably young and vigorous man, unexpectedly dies, the President happily appoints an interim successor to the position: the first black Chief Justice in U.S. history. But one of the most conservative justices on the court feels that the position should have been his. He is hell-bent on claiming it no matter who gets in the way … even if it means Quinn’s report will bring dishonor to the highest court in the land.

THE KING’S GOLD by Yxta Maya Murray – One look at the centuries-old document she receives from a mysterious stranger is all it takes to plunge Lola Sanchez – a brilliant bibliophile and owner of the Red Lion bookshop – into the adventure of an already adventurous lifetime. The ancient writings tell of a stolen fortune in Montezuma’s gold, and of the thief’s transformation from conquistatore to alchemist … to werewolf. Riches beyond imagining possibly await the stalwart globe-trotter who can solve the intricate riddles hidden in the artifact’s crumbling pages. But a deadly curse is buried there as well, and villainous treasure hunters who would eagerly kill for the secrets and the Aztec gold.

THE STEEL WAVE by Jeff Shaara – Gen. Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can successfully confront the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces, who have already conquered Western Europe. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel fortifies and prepares for the coming invasion, acutely aware that he must bring all his skills to bear on a fight his side must win. But Rommel’s greatest challenge is to strike the Allies on his front, while struggling behind the lines with the growing insanity of Adolf Hitler, who thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed.

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