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THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
William Morrow & Company
2018

MASTER OF HARLEM NOIR Chester B. Himes’s extraordinary life captured in a stunningly detailed biography. A MINUS

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W. W. Norton & Company
2017

NEW YORK’S ANCIENT MAGIC takes a brutal toll on a young family. Terrifying blend of the everyday and the supernatural! A MINUS

THE CHANGELING (HARDCOVER)
Spiegel & Grau
2017

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BLACK MOSES (HARDCOVER)
New Press
2017

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Turner
2017

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Harry Connolly
2017

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TADUNO'S SONG (HARDCOVER)
Pantheon
2017

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THE WANDERERS (HARDCOVER)
G.P. Putnam's Sons
2017

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Little Brown and Company
2017

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Lee Boudreaux Books
2017