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1) The dry
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Aaron Falk novels volume 1
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English
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"A small town hides big secrets in The Dry. After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke's steadfast claim that the boys had been together at the time of the...
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An unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession, spoiled innocence, and impossible friendships. It's been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That, driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn, the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly. The only thing is: they...
3) Summer sons
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English
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"Lee Mandelo's debut Summer Sons is a sweltering, queer Southern Gothic that crosses Appalachian street racing with academic intrigue, all haunted by a hungry ghost. Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of an apparent suicide. He leaves Andrew...
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"What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one that did it"--
5) Wintergirls
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English
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Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.
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English
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"Having forged a new identity as a gay man in New York, Daniel Henriquez returns to the floodlands where he went to high school, to mourn Aubrey, the self-identified "redneck" girl he loved back then. His track team buddies-Twig, a long-distance runner; Desmond, a sprinter; Des's girlfriend, Egypt; and Jess, Aubrey's best friend-help him reckon with who they are to him, and he to them. Recklessly, he confronts the good-ole-boy responsible for Aubrey's...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love. Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she'd reunite her with the woman she fell in love with nearly eighty years ago, she didn't expect that would mean traveling to Key West with three tablespoons of Mrs. Nash's remains in her backpack....
8) Vuela lejos
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2022.
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Español
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Tully Hart siempre ha sido una fuerza de la naturaleza, una mujer impulsada por grandes sueños y por los recuerdos de su doloroso pasado. Creía que podría superarlo todo. Pero ahora ha tocado fondo. Kate Ryan ha sido su mejor amiga durante más de treinta años. Juntas han reído, bailado, vivido y llorado. Kate ha sido siempre su apoyo y ahora no sabe cómo va a sobrevivir. Quiere hacer honor a la promesa que le hizo a Kate de cuidar de su familia,...
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"When Annie Brown, a fun-loving woman, suddenly dies, her husband, best friend, and her children all struggle to find ways to go on after the loss of the woman who was the center of their lives, and who made life happy, fun, and secure. Her husband is overwhelmed with four children to raise, and turns to his teenage daughter for help, and to an old girlfriend for solace. Annie's best friend struggles again with opioid addiction, having depended on...
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Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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When her name appears on the dedication page of an anonymously written thriller, Petal Woznewski discovers the story is rooted in a secret she buried 30 years earlier involving the tragic death of her friend and must solve this mystery before her life ends as tragically as in the novel.
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Series
Wild coast volume 3
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When she falls for her late best friend's husband, lighthouse keeper Oliver Klein, Carly Walters, as her life intertwines with his, feels guilty for her feelings until she's able to accept the past while looking forward to a future full of love.
12) Circa
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Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"On the cusp of her eighteenth birthday, Heera and her best friends, siblings Marie and Marco, tease the fun out of life in Raleigh, North Carolina, with acts of rebellion and delinquency. They paint the town's water towers with red anarchy symbols and hang out at the local bus station to pickpocket money for their Great Escape to New York. But no matter how much Heera defies her strict upbringing, she's always avoided any real danger-until one devastating...
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control-so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth's life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the same...
14) So much for that
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English
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"A novel about a crumbling marriage resurrected in the face of illness, and a family's struggle to come to terms with disease, dying, and the cost of medical care in modern America"--Provided by publisher.
15) One moment
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Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The day Scarlett dies should have been one of the most important of her life. It doesn't feel fair that she'll never have the chance to fulfil her dreams. And now, she's still here wherever here is watching the ripple effect of her death on the lives of those she loved the most. Evie cannot contemplate her life without Scarlett, and she certainly cannot forgive Nate, the man she blames for her best friend's death. But Nate keeps popping up when she...
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"On the morning of his fortieth birthday, Randy Clark believes the only way he can help his family is to end it all. Standing on the Tennessee River Bridge in Decatur, Alabama, with his dreams of a pro golf career long gone, his marriage struggling, and facing financial ruin, Randy sees no other alternative to help his wife and daughter but to jump, which he plans to do in the next twenty-four hours. But his plans are put on hold when the ghost of...
17) Scotlander
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Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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When cancer takes her best friend, Willa Jenkins struggles to recapture the joy in her life. But Valentina had other plans. For her final act, she's packing Willa off to an Outlander-themed experience in Scotland.
18) Maybe one day
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Publisher
W by Wattpad Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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A best friend could be her best chance at love. For as long as she can remember, Hayley Donovan has had a crush on Jace Hammond, and she always hoped that maybe one day, he'd feel the same. She never said anything until one night when she confessed her feelings. Now she's afraid she's ruined their friendship forever. After all, Jace has never given her any indication that he feels the same way. Two years later, Hayley decides to leave her small town...
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