Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Beloved Enemy
Eric Lustbader
A follow-up to Father Night finds Jack McClure wrongly implicated in the murder of a Cabinet member and hunting down a rogue intelligence operative who has been feeding information to one of the most aggressive terrorists of McClure’s career.
Bitter River
Julia Keller
An investigation into the murder of a pregnant teenage girl is complicated by county prosecuting attorney Bell Elkins’s separation from the daughter who is living with her ex, Sheriff Nick Fogelsong’s strange behavior, and a person from her past.
Blind Justice
Anne Perry
When his friend, judge Oliver Rathbone, rashly crosses a line and inadvertently causes the death of a charismatic minister, police superintendent William Monk and his wife, Hester, navigate the perilous case to expose the truth and clear Rathbone’s name.
Bones of the Lost
Kathy Reichs
While examining a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs and dealing with personal turmoil, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan finds herself in the center of a human trafficking conspiracy when she investigates the murder of a teenage girl.
Burial Rights
Hannah Kent
Based on the true story of the last woman to be executed in Iceland in 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir, a young woman accused of murdering her master, is sent to an isolated rural farm to await execution and tells the farmer’s family her side of the story.
Deadly Heat
Richard Castle
NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat, continuing to pursue the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered her execution over a decade ago, teams up with her lover to find the old spy, while a serial killer terrorizes the Twentieth Precinct, singling Nikki out.
Declan’s Cross
Carla Neggers
While vacationing in the tiny town of Declan’s Cross on the south Irish coast, FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan encounter a woman from Colin’s past whose very presence arouses their suspicion and sets in motion a dark chain of events linked to Emma’s past.
Dexter’s Final Cut
Jeffry P. Lindsay
When an actor famed for losing himself in his characters performs research at the Miami Police Department and becomes fixated on Dexter Morgan, the blood-spatter analyst finds his every move shadowed and invasively analyzed in ways that make him fear exposure by the paparazzi.
Doctor Sleep
Stephen King
Returns fans to the characters and territory of The Shining in the story of a middle-aged Dan Torrance, who after decades as an itinerant alcoholic uses his remnant powers to assist the dying before coming to the aid of a 12-year-old girl being tortured by a tribe of murderous paranormals.
Early Decision
Lacy Crawford
Known as “the application whisperer,” Anne, who helps students create an original and honest college essay that makes them stand out from the crowd, witnesses first-hand the greed, excess, jealousy, deceit, money, ego and pressure as parents try get their children into the best colleges.
Evil Eye
Joyce Carol Oates
Featuring four stories of love gone horribly wrong, this collection includes “The Flatbed,” in which Cecelia, in order to enjoy the pleasures of intimacy with the love of her life, is forced to come face-to-face with the vile man who stole her innocence when she was just a child.
How the Light Gets In
Louise Penny
Struggling to maintain the Homicide group in the wake of interdepartmental estrangements, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache quietly investigates the disappearance of a once-famous mad poet while seeking a safe haven for his loyal colleagues in an increasingly hostile town.
Just What Kind of Mother Are You?
Paula Daly
When her best friend’s 13-year-old daughter goes missing under her watch, Lisa Kallisto, an overwhelmed working mother, is wracked with guilt over her mistake, and, after being publicly blamed, sets out to right a wrong, ripping apart her small-town community to find the truth.
Killing Custer
Margaret Coel
When Colin Morningside, a descendant of Crazy Horse, is accused of murdering a General Armstrong Custer impersonator, Father John O’Malley and Vicky Holden must find the truth, which leads them into a deadly conspiracy that neither of them could have foreseen.
Let Him Go
Larry Watson
In 1951 North Dakota, years after losing her son in a horse riding accident, Margaret Blackledge seeks to retrieve her grandson from the daughter-in-law who ran off with another man but finds her efforts challenged by her reluctant husband and the boy’s stepfamily.
Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
Brothers Subhash and Udayan Mitra pursue vastly different lives–Udayan in rebellion-torn Calcutta, Subhash in a quiet corner of America–until a shattering tragedy compels Subhash to return to India, where he endeavors to heal family wounds.
Ludwig Conspiracy
Oliver Potzsch
When an encoded diary about Ludwig, the fairytale king of Bavaria who was declared insane and died mysteriously soon thereafter, falls into his hands, rare book dealer Steven Lukas is forced to go on the run as he becomes the target of Ludwig’s deranged modern-day followers.
MaddAddam
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
A conclusion to the trilogy finds Toby and Ren returning to the MaddAddamite cob house after rescuing Amanda and assuming the duties of the Craker’s religious overseers while Zeb searches for the founder of the pacifist green religion he left years earlier.
Man of His Own
Susan Wilson
Returning home from World War II with injuries that shatter his professional baseball dreams, Rick Stanton is reunited with his beloved dog, Pax, who had been volunteered for the Army’s K-9 Corps and who has forged an equally strong bond with a soldier who joins Rick’s family.
Necessary Lies
Diane Chamberlain
Caring for her family on their mid-20th-century tobacco farm after the loss of her parents, 15-year-old Ivy connects with Grace County social worker Jane Forrester, who strains her personal and professional relationships with her advocacy of Ivy’s family.
Question of Honor
Charles Todd
While tending to the wounded on the battlefields of France during World War I, Bess Crawford discovers that an officer from her father’s regiment who had killed five people in India and England is still alive, and sets out to clear her father’s name.
Returned
Jason Mott
When their son Jacob, who died tragically at his eighth birthday party in 1966, arrives on their doorstep, still eight years old, Harold and Lucille Hargrave must navigate a strange new reality as chaos erupts around the world as people’s loved ones are returned from beyond.
Second Watch
Judith A. Jance
When a series of dreams take him back to his days in Vietnam, reminding him of people and events he hasn’t thought about in years, J. P. Beaumont, recovering from knee replacement surgery, is plunged into one of the most mind-blowing mysteries he has ever faced.
Something Borrowed, Someone Dead
M. C. Beaton
Hired by the Parish councilor of a small community in the Cotswolds hills to investigate the murder of a jolly widow, Agatha Raisin learns about the victim’s penchant for keeping borrowed items in a case that is complicated by village secrets and a killer who would make Agatha a next target.
Songs of Willow Frost
Jamie Ford
Confined to Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage during the Great Depression, Chinese-American boy William Eng becomes convinced that a certain movie actress is actually the mother he has not seen since he was seven years old, a belief that compels a determined search for answers.
Sound and the Furry
Spencer Quinn
When an old criminal friend asks for help locating his missing inventor brother and then is attacked by a mysterious gang member, Chet and Bernie turn down a lucrative job offer to begin a search in Louisiana, where they encounter unexpected dangers, an oil business conspiracy and an insatiable alligator.
NONFICTION
Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
John Bradshaw
Draws on the latest scientific and behavioral research to explain the origins, evolution, and modern-day needs of domestic cats, revealing how an understanding of a cat’s ancient instincts is an essential part of a healthy cat-human relationship.
Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
A technology expert offers tips and suggestions for how to stay focused while living with the wide array of distractions offered by digital devices in a connected world.
Dyslexia Empowerment Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child’s Confidence and Love of Learning
Ben Foss
Shares ideas for accessing the tools needed by dyslexic students in school and life, outlining a strategy for skill building and advocacy while offering advice on how to harness personal strengths to advance long-term goals.
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Sherri Fink
Reconstructs five days at Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina destroyed its generators to reveal how caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions without essential resources, an experience that raised key issues about practitioner responsibilities and end-of-life care.
Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind–and Changed the History of Free Speech in America
Thomas Healy
A history of the conservative justice who became a free-speech advocate and established the modern understanding of the First Amendment reconstructs his journey from free-speech skeptic to First Amendment hero.
House in the Sky
Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett
Documents the author’s backpacking tours through some of the world’s most dangerous and war-ridden regions, describing her work as a fledgling television reporter, her brutal 15-month incarceration in Somalia and her founding of a non-profit organization to promote aid, development and education.
Killing Jesus
Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard
The anchor of The O’Reilly Factor traces the events leading up to the execution of one of the most influential men in history–Jesus of Nazareth–examining Jesus’s life and recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable.
Moosewood Restaurant Favorites: The 250 Most-Requested, Naturally Delicious Recipes from One of America’s Best-Loved Restaurants
Moosewood Collective
A collection of classic vegetarian recipes from the first four decades of the Moosewood Restaurant features 250 most-requested favorites updated to reflect today’s practices.
Old Man River: The Mississippi River in North American History
Paul Schneider
Traces the history of the Mississippi from its origins in the deep geologic past to the present to tell the story of the river at the center of America’s rich history and the site of historical and literary significance.
Remarriage Blueprint: How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail
Maggie Scarf
Shares stories of seven remarried couples to reveal the unique challenges they have faced, offering advice for navigating the emotional preconceptions, social pressures, and complicated dynamics that impact second marriages.
Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a Happier Life
Tory Johnson
Warned by a network executive that her weight could put her television career in jeopardy, a Good Morning America contributor embarks on a weight-loss journey during which she teaches herself the realities of self-discipline, making a life-changing shift.
Sister Mother Husband Dog, Etc.
Delia Ephron
This collection of personal stories and essays from the best-selling author and screenwriter describes her relationship with her late sister, Nora, and offers moving and humorous anecdotes on their mutual love, respect and sibling rivalry.
Still Foolin’ ‘Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
Billy Crystal
As he prepares to turn 65, one of America’s favorite comedians looks back at his extraordinary career, highlighting the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, and outlines, with his trademark wit and heart, the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old.
Weekends with Daisy
Sharron Kahn Luttrell
A volunteer service dog trainer discusses her relationships with an endearing yellow Labrador puppy and its felon partner in the Prison PUP program, describing coming to terms with the inmate’s past and the program’s requirement to release the dog after training.
Published on September 16, 2013.
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