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Week of February 12, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of February 12th include David Baldacci's SIMPLY LIES, a twisting psychological thriller in which two women --- a former detective and a dangerous con artist --- go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse; SOMEONE ELSE'S SHOES by Jojo Moyes, a memorable story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances; AFTER THAT NIGHT, a hard-hitting thriller from Karin Slaughter that marks the welcome return of GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton; Elin Hilderbrand's THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND, the   surprising and captivating story of food blogger Hollis Shaw, who, on the heels of a personal tragedy, gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket; and THE CRITIC'S DAUGHTER by Priscilla Gilman,   an exquisitely rendered portrait of a unique father-daughter relationship and a moving memoir of family and identity.   

Kate Quinn, author of The Phoenix Crown

San Francisco, 1906. Two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing’s fallen Summer Palace. His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined…until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.