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2017 selection · Mystery & crime
Glass Houses: A Novel
Glass Houses: A Novel by Louise Penny appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, mysteries & thrillers, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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