five notable novels published in the USA in July 2024:

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"The Briar Club" by Kate Quinn

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"Look In the Mirror" by Catherine Steadman

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"I Was a Teenage Slasher" by Stephen Graham Jones

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"The Wedding People" by Alison Espach

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"The Lion Women of Tehran" by Marjan Kamali

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