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• Names Have Been Changed

  a Novel

  Balasingamchow, Yu-Mei,

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  Ophir's tale begins in Singapore, where a petty crime spins out of control, estranging her from home and family. Resorting to false identities and forged passports (being mixed-race helps), she crisscrosses the globe from Tokyo to London to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Pinnacle

  a Novel

  Mukherjee, Abir,

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  Washed-up American heart throb George Abercrombie hates India, even from his apartment on the 68th floor of Mumbai's grandest luxury skyscraper, the Pinnacle. He hates the noise, he hates the heat, and just maybe he's grown to hate his wife, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mrs. Shim Is a Killer

  a Novel

  Kang, Chi-yǒng, 1978-,

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  When a middle-aged widow loses her job at the butcher shop, she’s at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she’s offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses.

• A Killer in the Family

  a Novel

  Ahmad, A. X.

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  An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets?

• PLANT LADY

  Hardcover

  Minyoung, Kang

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  In a quiet district of Dosan, South Korea, Yoohee runs a small plant shop where rare greenery and practical guidance attract customers seeking calm. After hours, she discreetly assists women dealing with abusive or controlling men. Drawing on her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Devoted

  a Novel

  Cho, Catherine (Author of Inferno),

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  Raised in Hong Kong by their Korean grandmother in a quiet village, Eunha and her brother Solomon live a sheltered life. Their father is a Dragon Head, a leader within the infamous criminal organization of the Triads. While their beloved grandmother…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jackson Alone

  Andō, Hose, 1994-

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  Nobody at the corporate offices of Athletius Japan knows much about the massage therapist, Jackson--but rumors abound. He used to work as a model. He likes to party. He's mixed race-half-Japanese, half-somewhere-in-Africa. He might be gay. Fueling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You'll Never Forget Me

  a Novel

  Raya, Isha

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  In this cat-and-mouse thriller, a struggling actress is only just beginning to enjoy the life she's always wanted after inadvertently killing her rival--but now she must contend with the woman who threatens to take it all away.

• Danger No Problem

  a Novel

  Fazzi, Cindy

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  Searching once again for the only fugitive who has ever escaped him, Filipino-American bounty hunter Domingo, chasing this woman who is about to publicize a dangerous truth around the country, finds himself taking her side.

• Leverage

  Gowani, Amran,

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  For readers of Percival Everett and viewers of Industry, a hotshot hedge fund employee must risk everything to save his job—and his life—in this timely and darkly funny thriller about race, power, and the corrupting influence of the almighty dollar.

• Seesaw Monster

  Spin Monster

  Isaka, Kōtarō, 1971-

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  Mixing mythology, family drama, corruption, and espionage, these gripping novellas from the international bestselling author of Bullet Train explore the idea of progress, the power of close relationships, and the nature of conflict with deadly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Snares

  a Novel

  Grewal-Kök, Rav

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  As Neel Chima navigates his role in a powerful new federal intelligence agency during the final months of George W. Bush’s presidency, he faces moral dilemmas over surveillance, drone strikes, and secret missions, forcing him to weigh ambition,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Romancing on Jeju

  Park, Hyun-joo,

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  Romi is an illustrator and hopeless romantic. When she can’t stop obsessing over a brief encounter with a handsome stranger, there’s just one thing to do: hop on a plane and find him, taking along her two best friends. The journey from Seoul to Jeju…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night of Baba Yaga

  Ōtani, Akira, 1981-

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  Tokyo, 1979. Yoriko Shindo, a workhorse of a woman who has been an outcast her whole life, is kidnapped and dragged to the lair of the Naiki-kai, a branch of the yakuza. After she savagely fends off a throng of henchmen in an attempt to escape,…Read moreRead more of this annotation