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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle George V. Higgins · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "Eddie Coyle is a small-time punk with a big-time problem - who to sell out to avoid being sent up again. Eddie works for Jimmy Scalisi, supplying him with guns for a couple of bank jobs. But a cop named Foley is onto Eddie, and he's leaning on him to finger Scalisi, a gang leader with a lot to hide. And then there's Dillon, a full-time bartender and a part-time contract killer pretending to be… Shares Boston
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Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887 Edward Bellamy · 1945 · ★ 4.0 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Boston with this book.
The Judas Goat
The Judas Goat Robert B. Parker · 1978 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Private eye Spenser returns to take on the terrorists who killed his client's wife and daughters in a London bombing, chasing them across Europe to the Montreal Olympics and a devastating climax. Shares Boston
God Save the Child
God Save the Child Robert B. Parker · 1974 · ★ 4.0 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers - Book 2 in the series -Appie Knoll is the kind of suburb where kids grow up right. But something is wrong. Fourteen-year-old Kevin Bartlett disappears. Everyone thinks he's run away -- until the comic strip ransom note arrives.  It doesn't take Spenser long to get the picture -- an affluent family seething with rage,… Shares Boston
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The Chosen Lisa Jane Smith · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Vampire Slayer She stalks the lonely back alleys of Boston, the deserted industrial docks of the harbor, seeking revenge on the vampires who killed her mother. Rashel Jordon knows where they live. But they don't yet know that the black-haired, green-eyed girl is as deadly as she is beautiful, killing the Night People one by one. Armed with a wooden stake, martial arts, and the will to resist a… Shares Boston
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The pursuit of Alice Thrift Elinor Lipman · 2003 · ★ 3.5 · 269p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Alice Thrift, a socially inept surgical intern at a Boston hospital, is pursued romantically by shady social climber Ray Russo, until her roommate and her neighbor decide to guide Alice through the social complexities of life. Shares Boston
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Next of Kin David Hosp · 2011 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Boston with this book.
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The River Knows Jayne Ann Krentz · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A lady with a secret past.A man in search of a killer.They thought they had nothing in common-until their first kiss Shares Booksellers and bookselling
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Meditations and contemplations James Hervey · 1748 · ★ 4.8 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Shares Booksellers and bookselling with this book.
Sudden Mischief
Sudden Mischief Robert B. Parker · 1998 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Brad Sterling - former Harvard football player, ne'er-dowell, and Susan Silverman's long-out-of-touch ex-husband - is, by all appearances, a successful businessman. But when he is charged with sexual harassment in the course of running a vast fund-raiser called Galapalooza, he turns to Susan for help. Though Brad denies the charge, he's desperate, behind in alimony and child support to other… Shares Boston
Touch & Go
Touch & Go Lisa Gardner · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 436p · ≈ 14h · Moderate When Justin and Libby Denbe, along with their beautiful 15-year-old daughter, disappear, investigator Tessa Leone must race against time to expose the Denbes' darkest secrets to discover who would want to kidnap such a perfect little family and just how far they are willing to go. Shares Boston
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Original White House Cookbook Hugo Ziemann · 1887 · ★ 5.0 · 598p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Not only recipes, but housekeeping in general, from the wives of various American presidents. Shares Booksellers and bookselling
The Widening Gyre
The Widening Gyre Robert B. Parker · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The adoring wife of a senatorial candidate has a smile as sweet as candy and dots her "i's" with little hearts. A blond beauty, she is the perfect mate for an ambitious politician, but she has a little problem with sex and drugs -- a problem someone has managed to put on videotape. The big boys figure a little blackmail will put her husband out of the race. Until Spenser hops on the candidate's… Shares Boston
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How to Market Books Alison Baverstock · 1990 · 472p · ≈ 15h · Moderate How to Market Books, now in its fourth edition, has for many years been the place to turn for professionals in the industry charged with maximizing revenues and minimizing costs. In recent years the selling and marketing of books has come under more and more pressure. The industry has become dominated by the larger chains, by new channels to market, by new players such as supermarkets, and by… Shares Booksellers and bookselling
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Mystic river Dennis Lehane · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave is trying to… Shares Boston
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Fear nothing Lisa Gardner · 2014 · ★ 4.2 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "In #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner's latest pulse-pounding thriller, Detective D.D. Warren must face a new fear as a serial killer terrorizes Boston. My name is Dr. Adeline Glen. Due to a genetic condition, I can't feel pain. I never have. I never will. The last thing Boston Detective D.D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene after dark. Then, a creaking floorboard, a low voice… Shares Boston
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Looking Backward Edward Bellamy · 2007 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Boston with this book.
Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies Robert B. Parker · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Boston PI Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting. The case becomes personal when Spenser fails to protect his client and the valuable painting remains stolen. Shares Boston

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