Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered for the month of February.
FICTION
Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker
When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be–until they find a love letter he wrote many years before, to a Burmese woman they never heard of.
Before She Dies
Mary Burton
Drawn into a mission that has become terrifyingly personal, defense attorney Charlotte Wellington and Detective Daniel Rokov race against time to stop a deranged serial killer who, after murdering countless victims in an attempt to wash away their sins, sets his sights on Charlotte.
Cat Sitter’s Pajamas
Blaize Clement
Hired by a famous football player to pet-sit his cats, Dixie meets a celebrity fashion model who claims to be the athlete’s wife, a situation that culminates in Dixie’s discovery of a ring of high-fashion counterfeiters.
Catch Me
Lisa Gardner
Approached by a young woman who claims her murder is imminent, detective D. D. Warren hears her chilling story about how all of her close childhood friends have been murdered on the anniversary of the same day and that she is the only one still alive, a case that is complicated by a vigilante shooter.
Celebrity in Death
J. D. Robb
At the star-studded party celebrating the premiere of a movie based on one of her cases, Lieutenant Eve Dallas discovers the actress who played Peabody drowned in the lap pool and investigates.
Cell 8
Anders Roslund & Borge Hellstrom
Six years after a 17-year-old death-row inmate dies unexpectedly of heart disease, his case is disturbingly linked to that of a man using a false identity who has been arrested for attacking a fellow ferry passenger.
Clobbered by Camembert
Avery Aames
When an old family friend, who has returned to Providence, Ohio to start a new honeybee farm, is found murdered, and all fingers point to her assistant Rebecca’s boyfriend, a honeybee farmer himself, Charlotte Bessette sets the town abuzz as she tries to find the real killer.
Fear Index
Robert Harris
A genius hedge-fund manager finds his life unraveling after he is targeted by people who would love to get their hands on his secret computer algorithms that accurately predict the financial markets.
Good American
Alex George
The Meisenheimer family struggles to find their place among the colorful residents of their new American hometown, including a giant teenage boy, a pretty schoolteacher whose lessons consist of more than music, and a spiteful, bicycle-riding dwarf.
Heart of a Killer
David Rosenfelt
Underachieving lawyer Jamie Wagner faces a morally and legally wrenching case when his client, a woman wrongly convicted for murdering her husband, begs him to help her get freed so that she can commit suicide and donate her heart to her terminally ill daughter.
Home Front
Kristin Hannah
Struggling with a marital estrangement that is further complicated when one of them is deployed, military couple Michael and Joleen Zarkades are forced to confront their problems while protecting the security of their family in the wake of a brutal tragedy.
House I Loved
Tatiana de Rosnay
Determined to protect her historical family home from Napoleon’s orders to renovate 1860s Paris, Rose Bazelet establishes a defense in the basement of her house on rue Childebert and records her experiences in letters to her late husband, a process that helps her come to terms with a decades-old secret.
I’ve Got Your Number
Sophie Kinsella
After her phone is stolen during a hotel fire drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into the life of the phone’s owner, Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to make her wedding preparations.
Left for Dead
J. A. Jance
After the near-fatal shooting of a former police academy classmate and an encounter with Sister Anselm, who is acting as a patient advocate for a woman who was savagely attacked by a drug cartel, Ali Reynolds is determined to seek justice in both cases.
Lucky Penny
Catherine Anderson
When Colorado marshal David Paxton gets a letter from Brianna O’Keefe, a stranger claiming to be his wife, pleading with him to come for her and his daughter, he dutifully responds and is saddled with a ready-made family.
Next of Kin
Sharon Sala
Hiding out in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, Beth Venable, a witness to a major mob hit who even the FBI can’t protect, dreams of a new life with Ryal Walker, the man she’s always wanted, but must survive her old one first.
Oath of Office
Michael Palmer
Blamed for the murder-suicide rampage of a respected doctor and former client who previously struggled with drug addiction, counselor Lou Welcome investigates what went wrong and uncovers a terrifying political conspiracy with ties to the White House.
Restless in the Grave
Dana Stabenow
A crossover mystery featuring Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell finds them teaming up to investigate a suspicious plane crash that ended the life of aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant, a case that requires Kate to work undercover as a bar waitress.
Restoration
Olaf Olafsson
Returning home to La Foce, a crumbling villa in Tuscany, to make amends with her husband, Iris is caught between loyalists and resistors, cruel German forces and Allied troops, and, while struggling to survive, hopes that the life and love she lost can one day be restored.
Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Command
Paul Garrison
An ex-assassin for the United States government, Paul Janson, teams up with an accomplished sharpshooter, Jessica Kincaid, to rescue a doctor abducted by African pirates in international waters and realizes there are larger forces at work when their liberation mission goes awry.
Shaded Vision
Yasmine Galenorn
Delilah D’Artigo, a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden, works to stop Newkirk, the new leader of the coyote shifters, and his allies, a group of rogue sorcerers, as well as the demon lord Shadow Wing, from unleashing destruction.
So Damn Lucky
Deborah Coonts
Casino fixer Lucky O’Toole’s search for a missing magician is complicated by a confrontation with The Big Boss, the hopeful advances of coworker Paxton Dane and a blisteringly amorous French chef.
Stay Awake
Dan Chaon
The National Book Award finalist author of Among the Missing presents a collection of suspenseful tales in which fragile and searching characters wander between ordinary life and a psychological shadowland after experiencing intense loss or displacement.
Summer Garden
Sherryl Woods
When Moira Malone, the woman he had a fling with during his Dublin holiday, pays a surprise visit to Chesapeake Shores, Luke O’Brien is unsure if he is ready for a long-term relationship, prompting Moira to reexamine her feelings.
Winter Palace
Eva Stachniak
A reimagining of the early years of Catherine the Great traces the story of a naive German duchess as observed by young Barbara, a servant who watches her mistress’s elevation and rises to become one of Russia’s most clever royal spies.
NONFICTION
American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table
Tracie McMillan
An award-winning journalist traces her 2009 immersion into the national food system to explore issues about how working-class Americans can afford to eat as they should, describing how she worked as a farm laborer, Wal-Mart grocery clerk and Applebee’s expediter while living within the means of each job.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Katherine Boo
A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother, and a young scrap metal thief, illuminating how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by religious, caste, and economic tensions.
Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot
Philip Keith
Documents the daring March 1970 campaign by the famed Blackhorse Regiment to rescue an infantry unit that had become surrounded and outnumbered by Northern Vietnamese forces, describing the contributions of Captain John Poindexter and the 30-year effort to formally commend their bravery.
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
Eric Klinenberg
A sociologist explores the demographic rise in people who are living alone, including interviews with young professionals, middle-aged singles, the divorced and the elderly and discovers that they are more engaged in social and civic life than their married counterparts.
How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting (From Argentina to Tanzania and Everywhere in Between)
Mei-ling Hopgood
Discusses how cultural expectations and customs determine the way kids are raised–from how Kenyans live without strollers to how the Chinese potty train early.
Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired–and Secretive–Company Really Works
Adam Lashinsky
An analysis of the systems, tactics and leadership strategies that have contributed to Apple’s successes profiles such practices as the direct accountability of employees and the company’s annual retreat for up-and-coming executives, sharing insider perspectives on Apple’s plans after the loss of Steve Jobs.
Last Great Senate: Courage and Statesmanship in Times of Crisis
Ira Shapiro
A former U.S. Senate insider describes the statesmen who participated in the last glory days of the deliberative body, who helped overcome opposition to civil rights and fight the executive branch during an unpopular war, before devolving into bipartisan roadblocks.
Modern Grandparent’s Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to the New Rules of Grandparenting
Georgia Witkin
A psychiatry professor and senior editor of Grandparents.com helps today’s modern, energetic grandparents connect with their grandchildren and be the best grandparents they can be through advice on helping their grandchildren’s emotional development and revealing the hidden stresses of being a grandparent.
Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife
Raymond Moody & Paul Perry
The “grandfather” of the modern Near Death Experience (NDE) and After Death Experience (ADE) movement takes readers behind-the-scenes of his groundbreaking research, assessing his lifetime of discoveries and experiences.
Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards
William J. Broad
A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times senior writer challenges popular misconceptions to separate out modern yoga’s true discipline from the inauthentic activities of charlatans and trend-hoppers, drawing on scientific and cultural research to counsel readers on how to recognize an authentic practice and gain actual benefits.
Snap: Seizing Your Aha! Moments
Katherine Ramsland
Based on the latest research, and with illuminating stories of innovative people, explains how to use lateral thinking to stimulate creativity and recognize good ideas when they come, for application in one’s career as well as in one’s personal life .
Sophie: The Incredible True Adventures of the Castaway Dog
Emma Pearse
Documents the true story of a young Australian blue heeler who was lost overboard in the Great Barrier Reef and who swam through shark-infested waters to an isolated nature preserve, where she survived unassisted for five months before being miraculously rescued.
Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success
Rory Vaden
A successful motivational speaker and passionate entrepreneur offers counsel for improving self-discipline and overcoming procrastination, outlining seven inspirational strategies that offer insight into how the human mind works and how to resist self-sabotaging temptations.
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age: Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day
Daniel G. Amen
The best-selling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life presents a companion to a new PBS special that outlines an anti-aging program for retaining youthful mental clarity, improving energy and strengthening the immune system.
Published on February 21, 2012.
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