Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Andalucian Friend
Alexander Soderberg
Breaking her personal code to date a charming patient, Sophie Brinkmann discovers that he is the head of a powerful international crime organization warring against a ruthless German syndicate, a situation that pits her against an itinerant arms dealer, a disturbed detective, a vicious hit man and a wily police chief.
Bad Blood
Dana Stabenow
When a suspect in the murder of a young Kushtaka ne’er-do-well disappears and a second murder occurs, causing tensions between the Kushtaka and Kuskulana to escalate, Sergeant Jim Chopins calls in Kate Shugak for help, but even her Park relationships may not be enough to find the truth.
Benediction
Kent Haruf
A terminally ill cancer patient is attended throughout his final days by his wife and daughter while the trio contemplates their relationships with an estranged son, a situation that stirs up painful memories for a new next-door neighbor who has recently lost her mother.
Best Man
Kristan Higgins
Finally ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family’s vineyard, and face her past, Faith Holland is drawn to Levi Cooper, the local police chief and best friend of her former fiancé, but has a hard time forgetting his role in ruining her wedding years ago.
Bloodfire Quest
Terry Brooks
A follow-up to The Wards of Faerie places the fate of an innocent young girl in the hands of protectors who embark on a dangerous quest to protect a once-peaceful world from dangerous creatures imprisoned behind an eroding magical barrier.
Burning Air
Erin Kelly
Leading a cozy life of upper-class privilege, altruistic private school headmaster Rowan and his three grown children gather for the first time since the family matriarch Lydia’s passing and are torn by years of secrets when a vengeful stranger arrives, claiming that Lydia was a murderer.
Calculated in Death
J. D. Robb
When Marta Dickenson, a well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, is murdered, Lieutenant Eve Dallas, using herself as bait, immerses herself in her billionaire husband Roarke’s world of big business to figure who hired a hit on an innocent woman.
Chalice
Nancy Bilyeau
A follow-up to The Crown pits novice Joanna Stafford against some of the most powerful men in 16th-century England when she is caught up in a shadowy international plot targeting Henry VIII, a conspiracy that forces her to assume her role in a dark prophecy.
Chance
Karen Kingsbury
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
Damascus Countdown
Joel C. Rosenberg
After Israel successfully launches a first strike on Iran, CIA operative David Shirazi infiltrates the Iranian regime and intercepts information indicating that two Iranian nuclear warheads survived the attack and have been moved to a secure and undisclosed location.
Dance of the Seagull
Andrea Camilleri
Witnessing a seagull performing an odd dance on the beach before it suddenly drops dead, Inspector Montalbano discovers that Fazio has gone missing and that the seagull may offer clues to a macabre case involving sadism, extortion and murder.
Daybreak
Shelley Shepard Gray
While working at a Mennonite retirement home, Viola Keim, the daughter of two pillars of the Amish community, meets and falls for a missionary whose father is under her care, but when her family starts to crumble, she must choose between following her heart or holding her family together.
Demonologist
Andrew Pyper
Winning acclaim for his expertise in demonic literature, Columbia professor David Ullman travels to Italy and witnesses a startling phenomenon that challenges his skepticism before his 12-year-old daughter is targeted by a demonic enemy that would claim him as a messenger.
Family Pictures
Jane Green
Living on opposite coasts and preparing to see their children depart for school, two women, the wives of frequently traveling husbands, are shattered by a devastating secret that brings them together and tests their beliefs about forgiveness.
Family Way
Rhys Bowen
Feeling restless and confined by her pregnancy, Molly is sent to her mother’s for the summer by long-suffering new husband Daniel, who refuses to let her investigate two new cases including the disappearance of an Irish serving maid and a disturbing string of baby kidnappings.
Garden of Stones
Sophie Littlefield
After bombs rain down on Pearl Harbor, 14-year-old Lucy Takeda and her mother, Miyako, are rounded up–along with thousands of other innocent Japanese-Americans–and taken to the Manzanar prison camp where they endure abuse and harsh living conditions until Miyako makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Ghostman
Roger Hobbs
A casino robbery gone wrong compels its orchestrator to call in a favor from a master criminal known only as “Jack,” whose activities are subject to mystery and speculation and who must test the limits of his considerable skills in order to protect his anonymity from a closely pursuing FBI.
Gray Ghost Murders
Keith McCafferty
A follow-up to The Royal Wulff Murders finds fly fisherman and private detective Sean Stranahan tackling two assignments including the theft of a valuable fly and the murders of two men who have been found on Sphinx Mountain, cases with possible ties to local superstitions and powerful adversaries.
Inquiry Into Love and Death
Simone St. James
Visiting the seaside village of Rothewell to settle her ghost-hunting uncle’s affairs, Oxford student Jillian is instantly targeted by an angry spirit who causes her to think that her uncle’s death was not accidental, a situation that is complicated by her attraction to a handsome Scotland Yard inspector.
Mary Coin
Marisa Silver
Inspired by an iconic picture taken during the Great Depression, this multi-generational narrative depicts the lives of the photo’s subject, the ambitious and struggling photographer, and a present-day professor who finds a connection to a family legacy in the image.
Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
Joanne Fluke
When one of her famous Red Velvet cupcakes is thought to have caused the death of her rival–a scandalous Lake Eden legend who was trying to steal her boyfriend–Hannah Swensen becomes the unlikely suspect in a murder investigation and must whip up the real killer before someone else gets iced.
Safe from Harm
Stephanie Jaye Evans
Receiving an ominous text from his teenage daughter urging him to come home, Texas minister Bear Wells finds her cradling the dead body of her estranged friend in what appears to be an open-and-shut suicide case that compels his daughter’s dangerous secret investigation and Wells’s at-all-cost efforts to protect her.
Six Years
Harlan Coben
Harboring an enduring love for Natalie six years after her marriage to another man, Jake Sanders learns of his rival’s death and attends the funeral only to discover that Natalie is not the woman she seemed to be, a situation that compels a determined search for answers.
Sound of Broken Glass
Deborah Crombie
While investigating the murder of a well-respected barrister who was found dead at a seedy hotel in Crystal Palace, Detective Inspector Gemma James and her partner, Detective Sergeant Melody Talbot, begin to question everything they think they know about their world and those they trust most.
Storyteller
Jodi Picoult
Becoming friends with Josef Weber, an old man who’s particularly loved in her community, Sage Singer is shocked when one day he asks her to kill him and reveals why he deserves to die, causing her question her beliefs–and to wonder if his request would be murder or justice.
Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Edward Kelsey Moore
Forging a friendship at the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Odette, Clarice and Barbara Jean meet regularly at the first diner owned by black proprietors in their Indiana city and are watched throughout the years by a big-hearted man who observes their struggles with school, marriage, parenthood and beyond.
NONFICTION
Battle Ready: Memoir of a Seal Warrior Medic
Mark L. Donald & Scott Mactavish
A Navy Cross-decorated SEAL and combat medic traces the dramatic story of his military service, his survival of harrowing battlefield engagements and his subsequent triumph over Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger
An award-winning Wharton professor draws on detailed research to explain why certain products and ideas “go viral,” identifying six steps for promoting word-of-mouth popularity while revealing facts about the Internet’s lesser role as a promoter.
Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death
Sam Parnia & Josh Young
Drawn from meticulous research, one of the world’s leading experts on the scientific study of death, the human mind-brain relationship and near-death experiences demystifies what happens to human consciousness during and after death.
French Twist: An American Mom’s Experiment in Parisian Parenting
Catherine Crawford
A narrative account of the author’s implementation of French parenting strategies describes how a need to improve undesirable child behaviors prompted her visit to France and reveals French child-rearing tactics, from assuming a leadership role to establishing disciplinary expectations.
Girls of Atomic City: The: The Secret History of the Women Who Built WWII’s Most Powerful Weapon
Denise Kiernan
Traces the unknown contributions of tens of thousands of women residents of the Manhattan Project’s then-secret city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, whose uranium-enriching jobs in support of the Project were shrouded in secrecy and whose legacy is still being felt today.
Grand Ambition: An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can’t Really Afford It
G. Bruce Knecht
A former Wall Street Journal reporter presents a narrative account of the construction of a $40 million yacht through the experiences of its contributors, tracing the audacious Ponzi scheme devised by its creator and the roles of the Southern Mississippi laborers who built it.
Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler’s Relentless Pursuit of Justice
John Douglas & Mark Olshaker
The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling reflects on his nearly 40-year career during which he pursued, studied and interviewed such criminals as Charles Manson and David Berkowitz, and devoted his time helping the wrongfully accused and convicted.
Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Sheryl Sandberg
The Facebook CEO and Fortune top-ranked businesswoman shares provocative, anecdotal advice for women that urges them to take risks and seek new challenges in order to find work that they can love and engage in passionately.
Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others
Shane J. Lopez
Draws on research to offer strategies for adopting a high-hope attitude and shaping a successful future, and provides real-life examples of people who create hope and have changed the lives of their communities.
Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power
Kim Ghattas
Drawing on extensive interviews with Clinton, administration officials and other players around Washington, a foreign correspondent with both an insider and a global perspective tells the story of Hillary Clinton as America’s envoy to the world.
Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More
Bruce Feiler
Combining cutting-edge science with novel techniques that leading figures in business, sports, technology and the military use with their own families, this guide provides contemporary families with new ideas for cherishing and enriching their home life in an age of chaos.
Storm Kings: The Untold History of America’s First Tornado Chasers
Lee Sandlin
Traces the historical efforts to study and understand super cell tornadoes and the role of storm chasers in shaping meteorology, citing the early experiments of Ben Franklin, the “great storm debates” of the 19th century and the development of the National Weather Service.
Vatican Diaries: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church
John Thavis
Presents a behind-the-scenes perspective on the Vatican’s inner workings that challenges popular perceptions, revealing the personal conflicts, authority-undermining scandals, and modern considerations that are challenging the Vatican’s daily business.
With Charity for All: The Terrible Truth of Charitable Failure
Ken Stern
A former head of a major nonprofit reveals surprising failings in the charitable world while outlining a new paradigm for charitable activities in America, sharing insights into the unique marketplace incentives and flaws of nonprofit organizations based on his tours of unaccountable U.S. charities.
Published on March 15, 2013.
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