Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Bat
Jo Nesbo
A first case starring the intrepid inspector from such internationally best-selling crime novels as The Redbreast and Nemesis follows Harry Hole’s efforts to solve the murder of a television celebrity whose demise is linked to a string of serial killings.
Blood and Beauty
Sarah Dunant
A tale inspired by the lives of Borgia siblings Lucretia and Cesare traces the family’s rise in the aftermath of Rodrigo Borgia’s rise to the papacy, during which war, a terrifying sexual plague and the family’s notorious reputation forge an intimate bond between brother and sister.
Bombshell
Catherine Coulter
Recruited by Dillon Savich for his uncanny criminal-tracking instincts, FBI Special Agent Griffin Hammersmith investigates a perplexing attack involving his music-student sister while Savich and Sherlock examine the bizarre murder of a Federal Reserve Bank chairman’s grandson.
City of Hope
Kate Kerrigan
After her husband dies, young widow Ellie Hogan decides to leave Ireland to return to New York where she, during the Great Depression, pours her time and energy into running a refuge for the homeless, who, in turn, help her overcome her grief with friendship and support.
Downfall
Jeff Abbott
Compelled to assist a beautiful woman who whispers a plea for help in his San Francisco bar, former CIA agent Sam Capra is pursued by authorities and a secret network of successful people who owe their wealth and power to a mysterious and dangerous Faustian figure.
English Girl
Daniel Silva
The wayward son of Israeli intelligence, Allon is plunged into a high stakes game of murder, espionage and corruption after a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, which threatens to destroy a prime minister’s career.
Fin & Lady
Cathleen Schine
Placed in the guardianship of his half sister after being orphaned in the 1960s, 11-year-old Fin moves from his small dairy farm to Greenwich Village and finds himself assuming an adult role when his sister pursues a wild life against a backdrop of the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War.
First Sight
Danielle Steel
Running a successful fashion empire in Paris and New York that hides the pain of a failed marriage, Timmie O endures a sequence of meaningless relationships before a surprise bout of appendicitis places her under the care of alluring but married French doctor, Jean-Charles Vernier.
Freud’s Mistress
Karen Mack & Jennifer Kaufman
A tale inspired by the affair between Sigmund Freud and his sister-in-law depicts the struggles of Minna Bernays, an educated woman uninterested in conventional women’s roles who becomes fascinated with her brother-in-law’s pioneering theories.
Gridlock
Byron L. Dorgan & David Forge Hagberg
When covert agents acquire a computer virus capable of shutting down an entire country’s power systems, an ensuing attack by Iran and Venezuela unleashes chaos throughout the U.S., pitting North Dakota sheriff Nate Osborne and brash journalist Ashley Borden against an elite terrorist.
If the Shoe Fits
Megan Mulry
A follow-up to A Royal Pain finds the accomplished American owner of a chic shoe company meeting the ne’er-do-well younger brother of an English duke and embarking on a whirlwind romance that is complicated by unexpected feelings and misunderstandings.
Kiss Me First
Lottie Moggach
Discovering an online chat forum for ethical debate, Leila, a sheltered young misfit, believes she has finally met people who understand her and falls under the spell of the website’s charismatic founder, who entices her into assuming the stolen identity of a glamorous but desperate woman.
Last Whisper in the Dark
Tom Piccirilli
A follow-up to The Last Kind Words finds youngest son Terry, a surviving member of the Rand family of cat burglars and con artists, endeavoring to go straight before becoming enmeshed in a heist gone wrong that pits him against an old nemesis and threatens to estrange him from the woman he once loved.
Lemon Orchard
Luanne Rice
House-sitting a family home in Malibu where she hopes for peace and healing in the aftermath of her daughter’s death, Julia is unexpectedly drawn to a handsome man who oversees a lemon orchard, sends his earnings to an extended family in Mexico and hides the pain of his own daughter’s loss.
Light in the Ruins
Christopher A. Bohjalian
Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when 18-year-old Cristina’s courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later.
Love All
Callie Wright
When the beloved matriarch of the Obermeyer family dies in the spring of 1994 in Cooperstown, New York, the three generations of family members living under one roof cannot escape the family secrets that come rushing to the surface after a shocking discovery is made.
Massacre Pond
Paul Doiron
Investigating the senseless slaughter of five moose found on the estate of a wealthy animal rights activist, Game Warden Mike Bowditch finds the controversial case turning more sinister when the activist’s daughter is killed in a suspicious accident.
Nemesis
Bill Pronzini
Agreeing to investigate threats by a mysterious extortionist against a newly rich young woman, Jake Runyon makes a series of surprise discoveries that cause him to be wrongfully accused of a crime and his employers to be subjected to a vicious legal vendetta.
Please Don’t Tell
Elizabeth Adler
Assisting a car accident victim who was traveling to San Francisco to solve the murder of his fiancée, Fenny Dexter shares a night of passion with the man, whose identity comes into question in the wake of a series of brutal murders.
Poisoned Pilgrim
Oliver Potzsch
In 1666, Magdalena, the hangman’s daughter and her physician husband arrive at Andechs Abbey where they, along with Jakob Kuisl, the hangman of Schongau, set out to find the mysterious Brother Virgilius, a monk, watchmaker and inventor, who disappeared after creating an eerie automaton.
Unleashed
David Rosenfelt
When Barry Price, an old high school friend, contacts Sam Willis with a desperate plea for help but later dies in the crash of a private plane, Sam and Andy Carpenter reach the terrifying realization that Sam was also intended to be a victim of the crash.
Unseen
Karin Slaughter
Sent to Macon for an undercover mission to infiltrate a drug and prostitution ring, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Will Trent hides the facts about his latest assignment from his girlfriend, Sara Linton, when the stakes prove higher than any he has yet encountered.
Warriors
Thomas W. Young
Relieved to be reassigned to a comparatively peaceful air base in Kyrgyzstan, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Parson discovers a cache of opium on the base that leads him and interpreter Sergeant Major Sophia Gold into a lethal conflict with a ruthlessly ambitious adversary.
White Princess
Philippa Gregory
Passionately in love with Richard III in spite of her arranged marriage to pretender to the throne Henry Tudor, Princess Elizabeth of York is forced to marry the man who murdered her lover and create a royal family under the controlling gaze of his mother, Margaret Beaufort.
Widow’s Strike
Brad Taylor
When a rogue state plots to unleash a genetically mutated virus through a female suicide terrorist, the Taskforce counterterrorism unit under Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill follows a trail across Southeast Asia to the United States before learning about an even more dangerous adversary.
Witch Wraith
Terry Brooks
A conclusion to the trilogy that includes Wards of Faerie finds the world’s enduring heroes mustering the end of their courage when the magical barrier imprisoning dangerous creatures erodes, unleashing generations of vengeful prisoners on the land.
NONFICTION
Coming Clean
Kimberly Rae Miller
A memoir about growing up in a family of extreme hoarders describes how the author’s childhood home hid rat-infested stacks of her father’s collections and how the family’s emotional burden led to the author’s suicide attempt and her against-all-odds bond with her parents.
Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad
Brett Martin
An assessment of the programs that helped cable television emerge as a signature art form explores the storytelling distinctiveness and creative directions of such shows as The Wire, The Sopranos and Mad Men.
Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries
Guy Winch
Outlines practical steps for addressing daily emotional injuries that can adversely affect life, sharing illustrative anecdotes while offering easy-to-use, scientifically based exercises for managing painful feelings.
End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light
Paul Bogard
Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
Fantasy Life: The Outrageous, Uplifting, and Heartbreaking World of Fantasy Sports by the Guy Who’s Lived It
Matthew Berry
An inside assessment of the world of fantasy sports by the ESPN Senior Fantasy Analyst reveals the life-shaping impact of the multi-billion-dollar national pastime, sharing stories of betrayal, outrageous behavior and inspiration.
Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life
Pam Withers & Cynthia Gill
Offers parents of underachieving boys confidence and support through simple tips and action lists to help their disengaged and discouraged sons do better academically and socially.
Longest Road: Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean
Philip Caputo
Traces the author’s 2011 road trip from the southernmost to the northernmost points of the United States to experience firsthand the country’s vast diversity and political tensions in the face of a historic economic recession.
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
Robert Kolker
Working closely with the victim’s families, this account details the lives and deaths of the five women–prostitutes who advertised on Craigslist–who were victims of the Long Island serial killer, the most skillful and accomplished psychopath in New York since the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz.
Ready for a Brand New Beat: How “Dancing in the Street” Became the Anthem for a Changing America
Mark Kurlansky
Traces the meteoric popularity of the iconic song by Marvin Gaye, Mickey Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter against a backdrop of the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964, exploring the political and cultural events that shaped period music.
Rise of the Naked Economy: How to Benefit from the Changing Workplace
Ryan Coonerty & Jeremy Neuner
Demonstrates how employees from any background can achieve success in today’s dynamic economy, explaining how a rise in non-traditional employment is creating potentially lucrative opportunities for growth.
Road to Burgundy: The Unlikely Story of an American Making Wine and a New Life in France
Ray Walker
Recounts the author’s decision to abandon his financial career to pursue a dream of running a Burgundy vineyard, describing his immersion into regional wine history and the ancient techniques that rendered him a first non-French winemaker to produce a vintage from Le Chambertin.
Secrets of Lost Cats: One Woman, Twenty Posters, and a New Understanding of Love
Nancy Davidson
A psychotherapist and cat aficionado shares unconventional and whimsical stories behind lost cat posters and the story of her own lost and found cat to reveal how humans and cats often form complex emotional relationships.
Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West’s Greatest Escape
Mark Lee Gardner
Telling the hour-by-hour story of the James-Younger gang’s last robbery, the ensuing manhunt and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, this story draws on primary sources, including newspaper reports from the period, to recreate a piece of Wild West history.
Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia
Janet Yagoda Shagam
Presents a compassionate guide to dementia care that walks caregivers through the basics of this brain disorder and addresses the needs and challenges faced by caregivers.
Published on July 15, 2013.
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