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Rule of Four
By Ian Caldwell
F CALDWELL
Two students are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the 500- year-old Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a Renaissance text. Famous for its hypnotic power over those who study it, the text may finally reveal its secrets to Tom Sullivan, whose father was obsessed with the book, and Paul Harris, whose future depends on it. But as the deadline looms, research has stalled-- until an ancient diary surfaces. What Tom and Paul discover inside shocks even them: proof that the location of a hidden crypt has been ciphered within the pages of the obscure Renaissance text.

Odd Thomas
By Dean Koontz
F KOONTZ
Elderly Thomas, a twenty-year-old short order cook, possesses the paranormal ability to see dead people and predict violence. Thomas’s premonitory vision of mass murder activates when he meets "Fungus Man," who is surrounded by bodachs, malevolent spirits that foretell bloodshed. Thomas uses his insights to deter catastrophe.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
By Johnathan Foer
F FOER
Precocious nine-year-old Oskar Schell discovers a mysterious key labeled "Black" belonging to his father, who was killed in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks. Oskar roams New York City on a quest to find the matching lock.