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Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of In the Lion's Den: A House of Falconer Novel

James Lionel Falconer has risen quickly from a mere shop worker to being the right-hand man of Henry Malvern, head of the most prestigious shipping company in London. With Malvern's daughter, Alexis, running away to the country after a terrible tragedy and refusing to return, James' ascent to head of the company seems inevitable. But even a charmed life like James' is not without its setbacks. A terrible fire threatens to end his merchant career before it's had a chance to truly begin. Mrs. Ward, James' former paramour, has a secret that could change his life forever. And his distaste for Alexis Malvern is slowly growing into feelings of quite a different sort. Can James continue to be the master of his own fate, or will all of his charm, intelligence and wit finally fail him when he has to enter the lion's den?

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Week of November 29, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of November 29th include THE KAISER'S WEB, Steve Berry's 16th Cotton Malone adventure, in which a secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history --- it could impact Germany's upcoming national elections and forever alter the political landscape of Europe; MOONFLOWER MURDERS, a brilliantly complex literary thriller featuring Anthony Horowitz's famous literary detective Atticus Pünd and retired publisher Susan Ryeland; Jeff Lindsay's FOOL ME TWICE, a wildly entertaining caper starring an antihero you’ll root for, thief extraordinaire Riley Wolfe; and MANTEL PIECES, a stunning collection of reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from two-time Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, whose subjects range far and wide.

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