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Adamson, Gil.
The outlander. [Historical]
Canadian

Aiken, Ginny.
A steal of a deal.
Shop-til-u-drop collection; bk. 2/Smart Funny Women

Alexander, Lawrence.
Rubicon. [Suspense]

Allen, Sarah Addison.
The sugar queen.
The tale of a young woman whose family secrets–and secret passions–are about to change her life forever.

Blackstock, Terri.
Dawn’s light.
A restoration novel; bk. 4/Inspirational

Block, Stefan Merrill.
The story of forgetting. [Fantasy]
Alzheimer’s Disease

Bohjalian, Christopher A.
Skeletons at the feast.
As Hitler’s Third Reich crumbles, an aristocratic Prussian woman and her child flee west away from the approaching Russian army. Eventually they form an unlikely alliance with a Jewish man escaping from the concentration camps.

Box, C. J.
Blood trail. [Mystery]
In the wake of an elk hunter’s grisly murder, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett is directed by the governor to investigate the relevance of a mysterious poker chip found at the crime scene.

Brown, Dale.
Shadow command. [Suspense]
General Patrick McLanahan, commander of the new Aerospace Battle Force, ignores directives from the White House and Pentagon to stand down and orders the ABF to attack secret Russian bases in Iran in an attempt to thwart Russian aggression.

Buffett, Jimmy.
Swine not?: a novel pig tale.

Causey, Toni McGee.
Bobbie Faye’s very (very, very, very) bad day. [Mystery]
Smart Funny Women

Compton, Julie.
Tell no lies. [Mystery]
Legal

Connolly, John.
The Reapers: a thriller.
Private detective Charlie Parker returns in this story of assassins who have targeted one of their own.

Cook, Thomas H.
Master of the delta. [Suspense]

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.
The front.
Dispatched by the district attorney to a declining Massachusetts neighborhood to address a case related to a new public relations campaign, state investigator Win Garano suspects a deeper agenda and becomes involved with a loosely organized association of vigilante police officers, in a case during which he is assisted by his intuitive grandmother.

Dekker, Ted.
Adam. [Suspense]
FBI behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark has been made famous by his arguments that religion is one of society’s greatest antagonists. What Daniel doesn’t know is that his obsessive pursuit of a serial killer known only as “Eve,” he will have to face haunting realities about demon possession in the modern world–and reevaluate his own prejudice against religion.

Dietrich, William.
The Rosetta key. [Suspense]

Diotalevi, David A.
Miracle Myx [Fantasy/Mystery]
“Twice dead, and equipped with a synesthetic brain — he can smell colors among other abilities — Myx Amens is a unique fictional “detective” who can’t leave any mystery unsolved in Miracle, Massachusetts”

Downing, David.
Silesian station.
Spy story–WWII

Drvenkar, Zoran.
Tell me what you see.
On a secret visit to her father’s grave, sixteen-year-old Alissa discovers the crypt of a child and acquires terrible powers from which only her friend Evelin can save her. Young Adult.

Eng, Tan Twan.
The gift of rain.

Enger, Leif.
So brave, young, and handsome.
The story of an aging train robber on a quest to reconcile the claims of love and judgment on his life, and the failed writer who goes with him.

Epstein, Jennifer Cody.
The painter from Shanghai. [Historical]
Female Chinese painter

Erdrich, Louise.
The plague of doves.
The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off- reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota. The vengeance exacted for this crime and the subsequent distortions of truth transform the lives of Ojibwe living on the nearby reservation and shape the passions of both communities for the next generation.

Falcones de Sierra, Ildefonso.
Cathedral of the sea.
Set in 14th century Barcelona, the 80-year construction of the Church of Santa Maria affects the lives of the citizens, those who devoted their lives to building it, and those who were sheltered there.

Farris, John.
Avenging fury. [Horror]
Eden destroyed Mordaunt’s human body, but his followers vow to resurrect their Master and extract vengeance upon Eden in a melee of magic and violence. Meanwhile, her doppelganger Gwen travels back in time to fight a vicious entity protecting Mordaunt’s soul.

Feldman, Ellen.
Scottsboro [Historical]

Freely, Maureen.
Enlightenment.
Disappearing a few months after her Turkish husband is detained and her young son is placed in foster care, Jeannie Wakefield leaves behind a letter to an anonymous journalist detailing the factors that shaped her three-decade life in Turkey.

Frey, James.
Bright shiny morning.
First Official Novel

George, Elizabeth.
Careless in red. [Mystery]
Scotland Yard’s Thomas Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death. The closest town, better known for its tourists and its surfing than its intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. However, it soon becomes apparent that a clever killer is indeed at work, and this time Lynley is not a detective but a witness and possibly a suspect.

Gessen, Keith.
All the sad young literary men.

Giffin, Emily.
Love the one you’re with.
A chance encounter forces one woman to question her decisions, her marriage, and herself.

Goudge, Eileen.
Domestic affairs.

Greer, Andrew Sean.
The story of a marriage.

Hall, Brian.
Fall of Frost [Historical]

Hamilton, Laurell K.
Blood noir. [Fantasy]
A favor for Jason, vampire hunter Anita Blake’s werewolf lover, puts her in the center of a fullblown scandal that threatens master-vampire Jean-Claude’s reign and makes her a pawn in an ancient vampire queen’s new rise to power.

Hanif, Mohammed.
A case of exploding mangoes.
Politics in Pakistan

Hardy, Edward.
Keeper and kid.
Single male parenting

Harris, Charlaine.
From dead to worse. [Fantasy]
After Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit in New Orleans, Sookie Stackhouse faces danger, death, and, once again, betrayal by someone she loves.

Harrison, Colin.
The finder. [Suspense]

Hecht, Julie.
Happy trails to you: stories.

Herron, Mick.
Reconstruction. [Suspense]
MI5

Holland, Travis.
The archivist’s story.

Housewright, David.
Madman on a drum: a McKenzie novel.

Hubbard, Susan.
The year of disappearances. [Fantasy]
Sequel to The Society of S

Hunt, Angela Elwell.
She always wore red.
Jennifer Graham–mother, student, and embalmer’s apprentice–could use a friend. She finds one in McLane Larson, a newcomer to Mt. Dora, and is delighted to learn that the young woman is expecting a baby. While McLane’s soldier-husband serves overseas, Jen promises to support McLane and then learns that her tie to this woman goes far deeper than friendship. When a difference of opinion threatens their relationship, Jennifer discovers weaknesses in her own character . . . and a faith far stronger than she had imagined.

Jacobs, Kate.
Comfort food.
A celebrity chef shows her friends and family the joy of fulfillment–and manages to spice up her own life at the same time.

Jenoff, Pam.
The diplomat’s wife. [Historical]
WWII Romance

Johnson, Jane.
The tenth gift. [Suspense]

Kelly, Clint.
Echo: a silent plea to be heard, a desperate cry to be found.

Kirkpatrick, Jane.
A mending at the edge.
Inspirational

Kline, Christina Baker.
The way life should be.
Feeling stuck in her personal life and career, thirty-three-year-old Angela pursues a seemingly idyllic online relationship with a sailing instructor from Maine, relocates there, and learns important truths about understanding her own heart in finding happiness.

Koontz, Dean R.
Odd hours. [Suspense]
Haunted by dreams of a powerful red tide, Odd Thomas, accompanied by two otherworldly sidekicks–his dog Boo and the Chairman of the Board–is drawn to a small California coastal town, where nothing is at it appears and where he confronts overwhelming and sinister forces out to stop his quest.

Lee, Jen Sookfong.
The end of East.
Chinese in Vancouver, B.C.

Leonard, Peter A.
Quiver. [Mystery]
Detroit

Livesey, Margot.
The house on Fortune Street.

Lowell, Elizabeth.
Blue smoke and murder.
Romantic Suspense

MacDowell, Heather.
Turning tables.
Protecting a river guide with ties to the art world, private information collector and reluctant bodyguard Zach Balfour realizes his charge is in more danger than previously known, a situation that pits them against the ruthless multi-million-dollar Western art circuit.

Mallon, Thomas.
Fellow Travelers.
Historical novel about the competing claims of faith, love, and politics during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C.

Marciano, Francesca.
The end of manners.
Female friendship in Afghanistan

Margolin, Phillip.
Executive privilege.
When private detective Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with powerful political connections, the assignment seems simple enough: follow a pretty college student named Charlotte Walsh and report on where she goes and whom she sees. But then the unexpected happens.

Martini, Steve.
Shadow of power: a Paul Madriani novel.
A hate crime involving the murder of a legal scholar who had made his career by penning controversial works places defense attorney Paul Madriani in a media spotlight that compromises his investigation into an elusive witness within the cloistered confines of the Supreme Court.

McInerney, Monica.
The Faraday girls.
Family fiction

Moore, Susanna.
The Big Girls.
Set in a women’s prison on the Hudson River, Moore’s sixth novel chronicles the aftermath of a highly publicized murder and its impact on four intertwined lives.

Morsi, Pamela.
Last dance at Jitterbug Lounge.
Jack and Claire Crabtree were once happily married, but separate interests have left each one dancing to their own tune. If Jack and Claire can remember the bond they once shared, they might be able to rediscover what’s wonderful about love.

Morton, Kate.
The house at Riverton. [Mystery]

Neggers, Carla.
The angel. [Romance]
Boston suspense

Palahniuk, Chuck.
Snuff.

Perry, Thomas.
Fidelity. [Suspense]

Persons, Terri.
Blind rage. [Suspense]
FBI

Porter, Jane.
Mrs. Perfect.
Smart Funny Women

Pressfield, Steven.
Killing Rommel. [Suspense]
Written as the memoir of a British lieutenant, and based on real-life events, this historically and psychologically rich thriller perfectly captures the tension as a team of soldiers in Egypt during World War II attempt to
assassinate German Field Marshall Rommel, the infamous “Desert Fox.”

Reid, Kathleen.
A page out of life.
Female friendship

Roberts, Sheila.
Bikini season.
Smart Funny Women

Rollins, James.
Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.
Daring adventurer-archaeologist Indiana Jones in the novelization of the fourth, long-anticipated Indiana Jones movie.

Rose, Karen.
Scream for me. [Suspense]

Samarasan, Preeta.
Evening is the whole day.
Malaysia

Sandford, John.
Phantom prey. [Suspense]
Terrified by her goth-associated daughter’s disappearance and the signs of a deadly struggle in their home, a widow implores Lucas Davenport to use his connections to local authorities to expedite the investigation, which subsequently reveals the work of a serial killer.

Santora, Nick.
Slip & fall. [Mystery]
Brooklyn, NY Legal

Saylor, Steven.
The triumph of Caesar: a novel of ancient Rome.

Seidel, Kathleen Gilles.
Keep your mouth shut and wear beige.
Smart Funny Women

Seitz, Nicole A.
Trouble the water.
Middle-aged women inspirational

Shaara, Jeff.
The steel wave: a novel of World War II.
A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part.

Silver, Marisa.
The god of war.
Coming-of-age & autism

Simpson, Helen.
In the driver’s seat: stories.
Proof that the most domestic setting can lend itself to ferocious satire, fantasy and terrifyingly recognizable portraits of people’s worst moments. There’s no one as sharp, or as funny, as Simpson on motherhood’s emotional costs and its pleasures.

Smith, Tom Rob.
Child 44. [Suspense]
Espionage

Stein, Garth.
The art of racing in the rain.
Dogs & automobile racing in this very lauded first novel.

Stewart, Mariah.
Mercy Street. [Mystery]
Missing persons

Sutcliffe, William.
Whatever makes you happy.
Mothers & sons

Swendson, Shanna.
Don’t hex with Texas. [Fantasy/Romance]
Katie thought she was escaping magical mayhem when she went home to Texas for an extended visit, but now it seems like the least magical place on earth has a town wizard. Things in the formerly sleepy town get even weirder when she calls in magical help from New York.

Thayer, Nancy.
Moon Shell Beach.

Tokio, Marnelle.
More than you can chew.
British Young Adult take on eating disorders

Vlautin, Willy.
Northline.
Reno, Nevada

Weir, Alison.
The Lady Elizabeth.
A vivid fictional portrait of the tumultuous early life of Queen Elizabeth I.

Weisgall, Deborah.
The world before her. [Historical]
George Eliot

Wellington, David.
Monster Island: a zombie novel. [Horror]
It’s one month after a global disaster. Manhattan has become Monster Island after a plague has turned all its denizens into shambling, rotting animated corpses, except for a couple who have kept their intelligence and also acquired psychic powers. When an expedition from Africa arrives, composed of teenage girl-soldiers and a former U.N. weapons inspector, the zombie masters mobilize their forces to kill or eat the living humans.

Wilson, Dolores J.
Flight to freedom.

Wolff, Tobias.
Our story begins: new and selected stories.
Ten potent new stories that, along with twenty-one classics, display Wolff’s mastery over a quarter century.

Wood, Barbara.
Daughter of the sun.
New Mexico prehistorical peoples

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