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Fiction

The Swallows

By Lisa Lutz

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The author of The

Passenger returns

with a twisty mystery

that unfolds at a New

England prep school.

With a memorable cast

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latest is a turbocharged

tale for our times.

as the leaves start

to change color and the

autumn air turns crisp, some-

times nothing is more enticing

than the lure of a good book.

The Newsweek staff has curated

a list of recent and soon-to-be

published titles that are sure

to please—from thrillers and

literary fiction to memoirs,

history and pop culture. Here

are our top picks for the best

new fiction and nonfiction.

The Gifted School

By Bruce Holsinger

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town starts to unravel

when a school catering to

gifted students is slated

to open its doors in this

prescient novel. Just how

far would a parent go to

get their child admitted?