Woman of God

James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Scrutinized as the world's first woman papal candidate, Brigid Fitzgerald, a doctor on the front lines in Sudan, reflects on her difficult childhood and a series of trials that have tested her faith before a high-stakes battle compels her to convert her enemies to her cause.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 26
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Home
Harlan Coben
When one of two boys kidnapped from their wealthy families resurfaces a decade later, the young survivor is observed by two peers who would discover the fate of the other missing boy.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 20
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Apprentice in Death
J.D. Robb
Investigating a Central Park sniper attack that has left three dead, Eve Dallas discovers that the killer was potentially miles away from the victims and may be the protégé of an even more deranged shooter.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 6
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Downfall
Judith A. Jance
Juggling her pregnancy, family deaths, her daughter's imminent departure for college, and a reelection campaign, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates two suspicious falling deaths that may be the work of a serial killer.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 6
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Pirate
Clive Cussler
Confronted by a determined adversary, husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo embark on an international quest involving an eight-hundred-year-old relic and a brutal murder.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 13
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Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
A five-decade saga tracing the impact of an act of infidelity on the parents and children of two Southern California families traces their shared summers in Virginia and the disillusionment that shapes their lasting bond.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 13
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Razor Girl
Carl Hiaasen
Involved in a car accident with a young scam artist, a man helplessly watches his life spiral out of control in the wake of a sand-stealing company, a Hawaiian-shirt-clad NYC mafia capo, a reality show accordionist and other eccentric characters.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 6
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The Kept Woman
Karin Slaughter
With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will Trent and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 20
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The Wonder
Emma Donoghue
Hired to care for a small Irish village girl said to have miraculously survived on nothing but "manna from heaven" for months, a journalist and nurse veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign quickly finds herself fighting to save the child's life.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 20
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Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay
Reed Farrel Coleman
Setting aside complications in his love life to investigate the brutal murder of a high-ranking Boston crime boss, Jesse Stone suspects the work of a vengeful psychotic assassin who is targeting Stone's ex-wife.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 13
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Revenge in a Cold River
Anne Perry
Unable to remember anything before the carriage accident he suffered years earlier, Commander William Monk is framed for murder by a man from his past and must rely on the help of his wife and close friend to prove his innocence.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 6
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Here I Am
Jonathan Safran Foer
A tale told over four tumultuous weeks in Washington, D.C., traces the fracturing of a family in crisis when the three sons of Jacob and Julia confront the paradoxes between the lives they think they want and the lives they are living.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 6
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Killing the Rising Sun
Bill O'Reilly
Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 13
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Nutshell
Ian McEwan
The nine-month-old inhabitant of Trudy's womb bears witness to a murder plot devised by Trudy and Claude, the brother of Trudy's ex-husband.
Scheduled Publication Date: September 13
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