January 2012

Barnard, Robert A Charitable Body A mystery set at one of England's stately homes and featuring beloved Yorkshire cop, Charlie Peace.

Barr, Nevada The Rope Anna Pigeon, 35 and disappointed in love, got on a bus in New York City and headed west, finally taking seasonal work at the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area. When she failed to return after a hike, her coworkers assumed that she'd moved on; in fact, someone had imprisoned her at the bottom of a dry natural well, without supplies or even clothing. That's a scary start proving Pigeon's mettle.

Barry, Dave Lunatics Philip Horkman is a happy man-the owner of a pet store called The Wine Shop, and on Sundays a referee for kids' soccer. Jeffrey Peckerman is the sole sane person in a world filled with jerks and morons, and he's having a really bad day. The two of them are about to collide in a swiftly escalating series of events.

Bear, Greg Halo: Primordium Two hapless characters misplaced during a cosmic battle find themselves in an inverted world where horizons fly skyward and humans are like rats in a lab—or pawns in a game.

Bond, Larry Red Dragon Rising: Shock of War Under secret orders from the President, U.S. Army Major Zeus Murphy sabotages a Chinese invasion fleet on the eve of its assault against Vietnam. But after Murphy and fellow officer Win Christian are trapped behind enemy lines, Christian's erratic behavior gives them away. The pair barely escapes before disappearing into the night.

Card, Orson Scott Shadows in Flight In the latest Ender novel the Delphikis are about to make a discovery that will let them save themselves, and perhaps all of humanity in days to come.

Clark, Mary Jane Behrends The Look of Love Piper Donovan heads to Elysium, a super-fancy West Coast spa whose director has hired her to create a one-of-a-kind wedding cake. But a guest is murdered shortly after Piper arrives, and it soon becomes clear that someone ardently opposes the director's marriage.

Clement, Blaize The Cat Sitter's Pajamas Dixie Hemingway, no relation to you-know-who, accepts a job taking care of famous linebacker Cupcake Trillin's cats, Elvis and Lucy, while he's away. But what seems like an easy job turns scary when Dixie finds a celebrity fashion model in Cupcake's house. The woman refuses to leave AND she also claims to be Cupcake's wife. But Dixie has met Cupcake's wife, and this woman certainly isn't her.

Cornwell, Bernard Death of Kings In the sixth in the "Saxon Tales" series, Alfred the Great is dying. But Uhtred, the Saxon-born, Viking-raised hero of the series, isn't sure about committing to Alfred's son and heir, Edward, or to the cause of a united, Christian England.

Crais, Robert Taken When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike—and Cole soon determines that it was no fake.

Crawford, Isis A Catered St. Patrick's DayGastronomical dream team Bernie and Libby Simmons wade into a Celtic knot of malice and mayhem when a St. Patrick's celebration goes terribly wrong.

Dams, Jeanne M. The Evil That Men Do On vacation in the Cotswolds, Dorothy Martin and her retired chief constable husband find the body of a man at the bottom of a quarry.

Daniels, Casey Wild Wild Death Her job has been cut, she's low on cash, and her detective sometime- boyfriend refuses to even talk about her ability to see the dead and solve their murders. So Pepper is most certainly down for a vacation to get her spirits up. But when her cute scientist friend Dan is kidnapped, Pepper soon stumbles upon another deadly mystery that brings her to New Mexico.

Dorsey, Tim Pineapple Grenade Even as a gutless corpse and a human-stuffed shark appear on the Miami beach, crusading nutcase Serge Storms decides that he's going to acquire some spying skills by taking surveillance photos at the Meeting of the Americas Conference. There, he and stoned buddy Coleman actually manage to block the assassination of an attendee.

Dunn, Carola Gone West Sybil Sutherby is successfully ghosting the ailing Humphrey Birtwhistle's pseudonymous Westerns when he is murdered, and she calls in the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher to investigate.

Evanovich, Janet and Dorien Kelly Love in a Nutshell This romantic suspense novel features out-of-work, just-separated Kate Appleton. Kate has gone to Keen Harbor, MI, with dreams of turning her parents' summer cottage, the Nutshell, into a bed-and-breakfast. To get the funds she needs, she's agreed to help Matt Culhane discover who has been sabotaging his brewery. Alas, she hates beer, and she's also getting sweet on Matt.

Gorman,Edward Blindside Political consultant Dev Conrad, who has his hands full when Congressman Michael Robards is implicated in the murder of a campaign worker.

George, Elizabeth Believing the Lie Ian Cresswell's drowning was ruled accidental, but Ian's uncle, wealthy Bernard Fairclough, wants Inspector Thomas Lynley to investigate. Drafted by Lynley, Deborah St. James talks to Bernard's recovering-addict son, Nicholas—who had not been as likely as Ian to succeed to the helm of Fairclough Industries—while Lynley and buddy Simon take on the rest of what appears to be a divisive and secretive family.

Green, Simon R. The Bride Wore Black Leather In the secret heart of London, under the cover of endless darkness, the Nightside caters to anyone with any unusual itch that needs to be scratched. But enter at your own risk. The party animals who live here may be as inhuman as their appetites.

Grippando, James Need You Now The suicide of Abe Cushman means big trouble for Patrick Lloyd. Not because he's a Wall Street adviser at a big Swiss bank but because his girlfriend, Lilly, is linked to the losses of a particularly nasty group of investors, who engage in dark and crafty financing themselves. So the lovebirds are on the run—and on the trail of some government officials whose schemes go deeper than Cushman's.

Hall, Parnell $10,000 in Small, Unmarked Puzzles When young attorney Becky Baldwin hires Cora Felton to make a blackmail payment drop, it couldn't go worse: she stumbles over a corpse and a puzzle, and someone steals the money. Becky won't tell her who the client is, but the most likely suspect is Cora's least favorite ex-husband, Melvin, who claims he's being framed by a psychopath with a grudge.

Hannah, Kristin Home Front Michael and Joleen Zarkades are that standard trope: the seemingly perfect couple about to divorce. Then the unexpected happens; they're torn apart by the Iraq war, as one spouse gets deployed and the other stays home to tend the hearth and fearfully await bad news.

Harris, Robert The Fear Index Dr Max Hoffman is a legend. A physicist once employed on the Large Hadron Collider, he now uses a revolutionary and highly secret system of computer algorithms to trade on the world's financial markets. Late one night, in his house beside Lake Geneva, an intruder disturbs Hoffman and his wife while they are asleep. This terrifying moment is the start of Robert Harris's new novel.

Havill, Steven F. One Perfect Shot Set in New Mexico, the puzzling death of a county employee leads Undersheriff Bill Gastner to something unexpected: Posadas County's first female road patrol deputy, Estelle Reyes.

Herbert, Brian Sisterhood of Dune A new Dune trilogy! And this one goes back to the beginning of the Dune universe to explain the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the Mentats, the Navigators, and the Suk Doctors.

Higgins, Jack A Devil Is Waiting The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise.

Jones, Darynda Third Grave Dead Ahead Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Charley Davidson is back! And every time she closes her eyes, Charley sees Reyes Farrow, the part human, part-supermodel son of Satan. How is she supposed to solve a missing persons case, deal with an ego-driven doctor, calm her curmudgeonly dad, and take on a motorcycle gang hell bent on murder when the devil's son just won't give up?

Kellerman, Faye Gun Games A student at the elite Bell and Wakefield prep school has committed suicide, and his doubtful mother asks Det. Peter Decker to investigate. Soon he discovers an in-group of mean teens at the school, all obsessed with violence, even as another student commits suicide. Now Decker is really starting to worry about 15-year-old Gabriel, son of a troubled former friend, who has come to live with him and wife Riza Lazarus.

Krentz, Jayne Ann Copper Beach Abby Radwell is a rare-books expert, which would not seem like risky business—except that her psychic abilities keep landing her in trouble. Now, dealing with both a blackmailer and a killer with paranormal tendencies, she's hired a specialist in paranormal crystals and amber who can do double duty as a bodyguard.

Laurens, Stephanie The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae The eighth Earl of Glencrae has no choice but to kidnap Angelica, the one Cynster sister with whom he hadn't wanted to tangle. But to save his castle and his clan, he must persuade her to assist him--and he's prepared to offer marriage to seal the deal.

Lescroart, John T. The Hunter Raised by loving adoptive parents, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt never had an interest in finding his birth family-until he gets a chilling text message from an unknown number: "How did ur mother die?"

Lively, Penelope How It All Began A chance encounter between a retired schoolteacher and a petty thief sets off an unexpected chain of events. A marriage is undone by a misdirected cell phone call revealing an affair, while an old-timey historian gets an idea for a snappy miniseries.

McDermid, Val The Retribution Here, clinical psychologist Tony Hill and police detective Carol Jordan are back, rightly worried when serial killer Jacko Vance—former celebrity and current sociopath—breaks out of the jail cell where they've put him.

Meier, Leslie Chocolate Covered Murder Between a cutthroat dessert contest and her daughter's new job at the fanciest chocolate shop Tinker's Cove has ever seen, Lucy Stone is on a steady diet of tempting treats! But with a killer on the loose, and Valentine's Day around the corner, there may be nothing sweeter than revenge.

Michaels, Fern Deadline No sooner have Toots Loudenberry and her three best friends – Sophie, Ida, and Mavis – returned from Sacramento, where Sophie provided some much-needed psychic advice to the First Lady of California, when another situation demands their attention… Laura Leigh, a Hollywood starlet whose main talent seems to be landing in trouble, is missing.

Mosley, Walter All I Did Was Shoot My Man In the latest and most surprising novel in the bestselling Leonid McGill series, Leonid finds himself caught between his sins of the past and an all-too-vivid present.

O'Connell, Carol The Chalk Girl The little girl says that the blood on her shoulder came from the sky—and that her uncle has turned into a tree. In fact, there is a body in the tree, and Kathy Mallory, back in the Special Crimes Unit after three months and still feeling fragile, is the only one able to reach the child. She discovers some truly nasty stuff going back 15 years.

O'Nan, Stewart The Odds Art and Marion Fowler are jobless and facing foreclosure, even as their marriage teeters on the brink. So what do they do? Head to Niagara Falls, book the bridal suite at the area's fanciest casino, and risk all at the roulette wheel.

Paretsky, Sara Breakdown The latest in the New York Times bestselling V.I. Warshawski series pits the Chicago PI against a powerful political pundit with serious connections and a complicated history he'll do anything to protect.

Parker, T. Jefferson The Jaguar Songwriter Erin McKenna has been kidnapped by Benjamin Armenta and locked up in a seen-better-days castle with only a priest for company. His demand? He wants her to tell his story by composing a narcocorrido, a type of Mexican folk ballad generally focusing on the exploits of drug smugglers. As Erin works away, Bradley Smith, her crooked sheriff's-deputy husband, and honest lawman Charlie Hood try to save her.

Patterson, James Private: #1 Suspect Now that a former lover has been found murdered in his bed, Jack Morgan could use Private's help. Even as he tries to clear his name, the mob talks him into tracking down a treasure chest of stolen pharmaceuticals, and a gorgeous woman wants him to look into a string of murders at a chain of luxury hotels she manages.

Pelecanos, George What It Was When A young woman comes to Strange asking for his help recovering a cheap ring she claims has sentimental value, the case leads him onto Vaughn's turf, where a local drug addict's been murdered, shot point-blank in his apartment. Soon both men are on the trail of a ruthless killer.

Phillips, Carly Destiny You will learn more about the town of Serendipity, the Barron brothers, and the past they've tried so hard to run from ... and in some cases, to hide. This is Nash Barron and Kelly Moss's story.

Preston, Douglas Gideon's Corpse In ten days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell from the suburbs of New York to the mountains of New Mexico, learns the end may be something worse--far worse--than mere Armageddon.

Reilly, Matthew Scarecrow Returns Deep in the Arctic, a long-forgotten Soviet military base enshrouds a weapon with the power to obliterate the planet. When a mysterious and brutal terrorist group known as the Army of Thieves seizes control of the remote base and unleashes the weapon upon an unsuspecting world, there is only one team close enough to sabotage them: a ragtag band of Marines and civilians led by Captain Shane Schofield, call sign "Scarecrow."

Todd, Charles The Confession Scotland Yard Detective Ian Rutledge hears the confession of a man who claims to have killed his cousin during the Great War. But he won't give details, and later he is found murdered. What's going on?

Zahn, Timothy Cobra Gamble The Troft invasions of Qasama and the Cobra Worlds has had at least one result: it has turned long-time antagonists into uneasy and unwilling allies. As the aliens battle to consolidate their conquered territories, a small group of Cobras and Qasaman Djinn work together to create a victory that will rock the invaders to the core, a victory designed to bring other Troft demesnes into the conflict on the humans' side.

February 2012

Andrews, V. C. Into the Darkness One night, with the sound of a young man's scream, high school senior Lorelei discovers that her stern but loving father, who adopted Lorelei and her sisters as infants, is no ordinary man. He has raised his beautiful girls for one purpose: to lure young men into their world of shadows.

Beaton, M. C. Death of a Kingfisher As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie forever, the town turns to Hamish Macbeth. And when violence strikes again,the lawman's investigation quickly turns from animal cruelty to murder.

Berenson, Alex The Shadow Patrol Not so long ago, a source that had promised to deliver Osama bin Laden to agents at the CIA's Kabul station instead blew up the place. With the station still in disarray and agents still dying, high-ups suspect Taliban infiltration and send John Wells to investigate. It's not a pretty sight—Wells gets wind of a drug-trafficking operation that could involve agents, the military, and the Taliban working together.

Beverley, Jo A Scandalous Countess Lady May is back. And so is the scandal that sent her tumbling from her position as the toast of London, when her husband, the Earl of Maybury, was killed in a duel. Even a year of mourning hasn't quieted the rumors of her infidelity. Georgia Maybury is determined to regain her position in the beau monde, but a scarred ex-naval officer threatens her plans...

Blackstock, Terri Downfall Despite Emily Covington's sobriety, she can't escape her past. Her years of active drug addiction have made her the scapegoat for everything, including murder. Now she has to identify the real killer to clear her name and protect her family.

Briggs, Patricia Fair Game When the FBI request a pack consultant on a serial killer case they're following in Boston, Anna and Charles are sent in. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves – all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And if Charles and Anna can't get to the bottom of this mystery, they may be next.

Chiaverini, Jennifer Sonoma Rose Rosa Diaz Barclay flees her violent husband and their Southern California farm with her four remaining children and her precious family quilts. Trapped in a canyon by a flash flood, the little band is rescued by Lars Jorgenson, Rosa's first flame and father of two of her children. Now they have to avoid Rosa's angry husband, the gangsters Lars reported to Prohibition agents, and some inquisitive police.

Crombie, Deborah No Mark Upon Her There's a complication when Olympic rowing hopeful Rebecca Meredith is found drowned in Thames amid the garbage; she also worked as a detective for London's Metropolitan Police Service Both the victim's ex-husband and her rowing colleagues had cause to dislike her, but when a member of the search-and-rescue team that found Meredith's body is himself dispatched, Supt. Duncan Kincaid really begins to worry.

Davidson, Mary Janice Yours Mine and Ours In this follow-up, Cadence is shopping for her Secret Santa and new love Patrick while contending with amazing new BOFFO employee Emma Jan Thyme and tracking a serial killer who strikes ordinary-seeming 14-year-olds each June.

Delaney, Frank The Last Storyteller Ben McCarthy finally reunites with true-love Venetia. But activity by the Irish Republican Army (it's the 1950s) complicates matters. Delaney's fiction is always character-rich and dramatic.

Fluke, Joanne Cinnamon Roll Murder With the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band heading toward Lake Eden for the Weekend Jazz Festival, Hannah Swensen is more than happy to bake up a generous supply of their namesake confections. But tragedy strikes when the band's tour bus overturns on its way into town.

Flynn, Vince Kill Shot This political thriller follows the young Mitch Rapp on a deadly mission to hunt down the men responsible for the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Turns out the simple kill leaves Mitch becoming the hunted one.

Gardner, Lisa Catch Me How does Charlie Grant know that she will be murdered in four days? Because, at 8:00 p.m. on February 21, for the last several years, childhood friends from a small New Hampshire town have been killed and Charlie is the last one standing. Charlie wants D.D. Wilson to handle the investigation, but in the meantime she's preparing for a fight. And D.D. is wondering whether this tough-minded woman has some secrets she's not telling.

Garrison, Paul Robert Ludlum's The Janson CommandPaul Janson, featured in Ludlum's The Janson Directive, now works to help other disillusioned covert operatives move on to a normal life while also taking on good causes as work-for-hire. He's been asked to rescue a doctor kidnapped by West African rebels battling a nasty dictator; they need his skills to treat their wounded leader. But things are never as they seem.

Harrison, Kim A Perfect Blood Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the FIB, former witch turned day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth — a would-be creator is determined to make his (or her) own demons. But it can't be done without Rachel's blood.

Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia Kill My Darling When Melanie Hunter goes missing, the men in her life come under suspicion. And there's plenty to suspect: lies, half-truths, deceptions. When you pull one thread, the whole fabric of family life can come apart. There are secrets in Melanie's past, and pain she tried to hide from the world. Slider and his team need to answer two questions: who loved Melanie . . . and who loved her too much?

Hayder, Mo Hanging Hill In Bath, England, Zoe Benedict is investigating the murder of beautiful teenager Lorne Woods, good friends with the daughter Zoe's divorced sister, Sally. Sally serves as housekeeper for a wealthy entrepreneur who's starting to seem pretty slimy even as Zoe uncovers evidence that model-hopeful Lorne had gotten herself mixed up in amateur porn.

Hess, Joan Deader Homes and Gardens Claire Malloy discovers that house-hunting can be murder. To get the house of her dreams, first she has to find a killer. And all's fair in love, war, and real estate.

Jance, J. A. Left for Dead When violence from the drug wars with the Mexican cartels crosses the border into Arizona, severely injuring an old friend, Ali Reynolds steps in to investigate.

Kellerman, Jonathan Victims The acidulous Vita Berlin made lots of enemies in her lifetime, but psychologist Alex Delaware doubts that that's what led to her death. As victims dispatched by the same method but with no connection to Vita begin piling up, LAPD Lt. Milo Sturgis is forced to agree. Some creep out there seems to be striking at random.

Kleypas, Lisa Rainshadow Road Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the bitterest kind of betrayal: her fiancé Kevin has left her. His new lover is Lucy's own sister.

Kinsella, Sophie I've Got Your Number Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry her ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her "happily ever after" begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring in a hotel fire drill but in the panic that follows, her phone is stolen.

Leonard, Elmore Raylan The nurse who takes your kidneys and sells them for $10,000 a piece. The mining executive who shoots a recalcitrant employee, then meets casually with the widow. The offender who misses a court date. They're all women, and they're all causing trouble for Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens—he even has a rather too close encounter with that scalpel-wielding nurse.

Lutz, Lisa Trail of the Spellmans With parents Olivia and Albert off on their own tangents, siblings David and Rae at each others' throats, and Rae guilty of faking a surveillance report, Isabel (Izzy) Spellman shoulders the family PI business pretty much on her own. Among her cases: a mathematician going nuts, a socialite who wants her husband followed, and a tweedy sort of guy who wants his sister followed—she's the socialite.

Palmer, Michael Oath of Office After hearing that Dr. John Merriman has gone on a shooting spree and kills himself, Dr. Lou Welcome is in shock like everyone else, but mostly he's incredulous. And when he begins to look into it further, the terrifying evidence he finds takes him down a path to an unspeakable conspiracy that seems to lead directly to the White House and those in the highest positions of power.

Patterson, James Private: Private Games The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic games is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games' organizing committee has been killed. It's clear to Peter that this wasn't a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution.

Picoult, Jodi Lone Wolf Living in Thailand, 24-year-old Edward Warren learns that his estranged father lies comatose after a terrible accident and is fading fast. His younger sister, who had also been injured, keeps hoping that things will turn around for dad, but Edward is all for pulling the plug and starting organ donation. What's his motivation?

Ramsay, Frederick Eighth Veil A murdered servant girl is found in the palace of King Herod Antipas. Pilate wants no trouble and insists that there be an independent investigation into the murder. But Antipas will have none of Pilate's men in the palace, and Pilate doesn't trust Antipas. So Pilate turns to Gamaliel, the chief rabbi and head of the Sanhedrin, and coerces him to do the detective work.

Rice, Anne The Wolf Gift A whole new world—modern, sleek, high-tech, and at its center, a story as old and compelling as history—the making of a werewolf, re-imagined and re-invented as only Anne Rice, teller of mesmerizing tales, conjurer extraordinaire of other realms, could create it.

Robb, J. D. Celebrity in Death It's spooky enough when Lt. Eve Dallas attends the big-bash opening of a film based on one of her exploits but even more spooky when the actress who plays Peabody goes missing—and is found drowned in the pool at the director's swank building. Apparently, the actress was roundly disliked, which gives Eve plenty of leads.

Robinson, Peter Before the Poison Still mourning the death of his wife and ready to call it quits after 25 years abroad composing scores for Hollywood, Chris Lowndes returns home to the Yorkshire dales. When he discovers that the house he purchased had been the scene of a murder—no wonder he felt so unsettled there—Lowdes determines to investigate.

Robotham, Michael Bleed for Me Trouble for psychologist Joe O'Loughlin, a Robotham standby: 14-year-old Sienna Hegarty arrives at his doorstep covered with the blood of her father, a retired cop found murdered back at home. Sienna has no memory of what happened—and not a lot of grief regarding her father's death. Is she a traumatized bystander? Or a killer?

Rosenfelt, David Heart of a Killer Laidback lawyer Jamie Wagner suddenly has a big challenge: his latest case concerns Sheryl Harrison, in prison for killing the husband she said was abusing her and her daughter, Karen, who now desperately needs a heart transplant. Sheryl wants to be the provider, so she's on suicide watch, and Jamie is compelled to reopen the case and find a way to free Sheryl so that she can pursue her goal.

Stabenow, Dana Restless In the Grave Stabenow returns with her most outstanding novel yet, teaming up two of her most beloved characters, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell, in the same story for the first time.

Willing, Lauren The Garden Intrigue Bad poetry does have a purpose: it allows undercover agent Augustus Whittlesby to smuggle information out of France, enfolded in the wordy doggerel the surveillance officers can't bear to read. Whittlesby arranges to work with Emma Morris Delagardie, a widowed American in Paris.. She's been asked to write a masque for the event and is none too pleased to be working with that driveller Whittlesby.

March 2012

Albert, Susan Wittig Cat's Claw Police Chief Sheila Dawson believes the death of Pecan Spring's computer guru, Larry Kirk, to be a suicide, perhaps triggered by his painful divorce. Further investigation reveals that Kirk's death wasn't self-inflicted. And the truth is reinforced by her friend China Bayles' news-Larry recently asked her for legal advice in regards to a stalker.

Bell, Ted Phantom In a climactic showdown in the Persian Gulf, Alex Hawke will engage in an epic battle with Iranian warships and go nose to nose with an enemy unlike any he's fought before . . . an enemy that isn't even human—it's superhuman.

Bowen, Rhys Hush Now Don't You Cry In the latest Rhys Bowen's award-winning historical series, Molly Murphy is supposed to give up sleuthing now that she's married, but the murder of an alderman puts her on the trail of a killer.

Box, C. J. Force of Nature He never wanted to tell Joe Pickett about it, but Nate Romanowski always knew trouble was coming out of his past. Now it's here, and it may not only be the battle of his life-but of Joe's.

Brockmann, Suzanne Born to Darkness Mac, one of the lucky few being trained at the Obermeyer Institute, where methods to enhance latent talents like telekinesis and telepathy have been perfected, obeys all the rules but one: she just doesn't buy into the idea of celibacy. Too bad the Navy SEAL hunk she's just spent the night with is a new recruit.

Childs, Laura Agony of the Leaves The opening of the aquarium is a major Charleston event, and Theodosia has been hired to cater tea, scones, and sandwiches for the private party to honor dignitaries and big buck donors. Things are going swimmingly, until Theodosia escapes the party for a momentary rest, only to discover the body of a man entangled in a net, drowned in one of the aquarium's state-of-the-art tanks.

Coben, Harlan Stay Close Three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past doesn't recede. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all.

Cussler, Clive The Thief War clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late . . . and the future of the world may just hang in the balance.

French, Nicci Blue Monday A solitary sort, suspicious of the world's messiness, Frieda Klein is caught up short by the abduction of five-year-old Matthew Farraday, which has Britain in an uproar. Matthew looks just like the child invading the dreams of Klein's new patient, Alan Dekker, who's obsessed with the idea of fatherhood. Now Klein is part of the investigation.

Graham, Heather The Unseen Kelsey and Logan follow their instincts to the Alamo and to the newly reopened Longhorn, which once tempted heroes with drink, cards and women. If the spirits of those long-dead Texans are really appearing to victims before their deaths, only Kelsey and Logan have the skills to find out why. And if something more earthly is menacing the city's oldest, darkest corners, only they can stop it.

Green, Jane Another Piece of My Heart It's tough being a stepmother. Andi has finally found the perfect man, and he comes with two daughters—a plus for our motherhood-hungry heroine. Alas, little Emily is not so thrilled with Andi, who's getting in the way of daddy's love.

Haddam Jane Blood in the Water One morning Martha Heydrich vanishes from her house and later that night her husband Arthur returns home to find the pool house ablaze. Once the fire is extinguished, the police discover two bodies—one is Michael Platte and the other is presumed to be Martha Heydrich. But the DNA results come back and the second body isn't Martha's, it is an unknown man. The police to turn Gregor Demarkian for help.

Howell, Hannah Highland Avenger Once, Arianna Murray Lucette believed she'd met the man she could always rely on. She was wrong. Now she is fleeing for her life, and when her enemies attack a ship bound for her only refuge, she believes all hope is lost. Until she awakens on Scotland's shore to a pair of the most entrancing blue eyes she has ever seen.

Kingsbury, Karen Loving who will the actress Bailey Flanigan spend the rest of her life with: Brandon Paul, a rich, handsome man that any woman would be thrilled to marry? Or Cody Coleman, her first love?

Lansdale, Joe R. Edge of Dark Winter Sue Ellen and her abusive, foul-mouthed father pull May Lynn from the Sabine River, a sewing machine tied to her feet. From there, this novel evolves into a brisk, lyric, tightly knit study of friendship as Sue Ellen and friends, Terry, relentlessly taunted as a sissy, and Jinx, a "colored girl" determine that they must travel to Hollywood to scatter the dead girl's ashes—pretty May Lynn always dreamed of becoming a screen star.

Magson, Adrian Deception Former MI5 officer Harry Tate's skill at tracking down runaways is second to none – and the Security Services need his help. When MI6 ask him to trace Vanessa Tan, a lieutenant with the Royal Logistics Corps who failed to report for her return flight to Afghanistan, Harry feels it's a mission to avoid. But when he learns of the involvement of his former boss, Henry Paulton, he agrees to take the job.

Mallery, Susan Barefoot Season This poignant tale of family dynamics, the jarring impact of change, and eventual acceptance and healing is sure to please Mallery's many, devoted fans.

Oates, Joyce Carol Mudwoman Masterfully enmeshing nightmare with reality, Oates has created a resolute, incisive, and galvanizing drama about our deep connection to place, the persistence of the past, and the battles of a resilient soul under siege.

Patterson, James Guilty Wives Patterson takes us on a Monte Carlo vacation, as Abbie Elliot flees her duties as a diplomat's wife in Zurich and heads for a wild weekend with three friends in gambling's kingdom by the sea. There they stumble over two dead bodies and find themselves framed for murder, with a big courtroom showdown that puts their entire lives on trial.

Patterson, Richard North Fall From Grace Adam Blaine arrives at his father's funeral and gets right down to the business of figuring out how and why the man died (is there a killer in the family?) and what can be done about the tangle of legal and financial secrets he left behind. Blaine's CIA training helps; having to deal with his sobbing mother and his father's distant, TV-actress mistress doesn't.

Peretti, Frank Illusion Magicians Dane and Mandy Collins are about to retire when a car accident claims Mandy's life. A grieving Dane goes to see a new magic act---and is shocked to find a 19-year-old version of his Mandy. When the two reunite, can they uncover the conspiracy behind their meeting, Mandy's supernatural magic, and who's following them?

Perry, Thomas Poison Flower Having managed to spring James Shelby from the closely guarded courtroom where he's been unjustly convicted of killing his wife, Jane has been kidnapped by employees of the real killer and is now being pressed rather harshly to reveal Shelby's whereabouts. Even as she escapes, criminal types are bidding big figures for the privilege of torturing her to reveal the names of those she has helped disappear.

Peterson, Tracie Chasing the Sun When her father disappears in war-torn Mississippi, Hannah Dandridge finds herself responsible not only for her younger siblings but for the ranch her father recently acquired on the Texas plains. Though a marriage of convenience could ease her predicament, she determines to trust God for direction.

Rose, M. J. The Book of Lost Fragrances Heir to a legendary French perfume company, Jac L'Etoile flees Paris after her mother's suicide and settles in America. But when her brother claims to have found a momentous secret in the company archives and then goes missing, leaving a dead body in his wake, Jac must return home to sort things out. Her efforts take her beyond standard-issue reality, from Cleopatra's Egypt to revolutionary France and more.

Steel, Danielle Betrayal So what if Tallie Jones is an in-demand movie director? She's just caught her hot producer boyfriend cheating, and now she finds that someone's been stealing from her. Good thing that cute FBI agent is on the scene.

Stringer, Vickie Low Down and Dirty Dirty Red is back. This time she's on the run. Having apparently wounded all of her enemies, and even her beloved Q, Red finds herself away from Detroit living the life of luxury in Arizona. Unfortunately for Red, she's made more enemies than she can count, and she soon finds herself running across country in fear of them all

Vachss, Andrew That's How I Roll Born of a supremely abusive father and his own sister, Esau Till is trouble from day one—a self-taught explosives expert and hired killer for rival mobs who ends up on death row. He's also seriously smart, while younger brother Tory is a little slow. This book unfolds as Esau's effort to tell his life story in a bid to protect Tory after his own death.

Ward, J. R. Lover Reborn Tohr is not quite ready for a mate yet so the book takes place over a year and will be divided into four sections – Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. A new side to Lassiter will be seen a lot in Tohr's book.

Weber, David A Rising Thunder Peril and strife strike on a double front for Honor Harrington and company. After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy. And as if that weren't task enough, Honor must also face down a centuries-old old nemesis in the crumbling, but still mighty, Solarian League.

White, Kate So Pretty It Hurts Bailey Wiggins novel

White, Randy Wayne Chasing Midnight At a reception hosted by a notorious Russian black marketeer, Doc Ford uses darkness, and his friend Tomlinson, as cover to get an underwater look at the billionaire's yacht. By the time Ford surfaces, everything has changed.

Wilhelm, Kate Death of an Artist Wilhelm's latest crime novel, a small Oregon town is rocked by a wheels-within-wheels case of art, fraud, and murder.

Winspear, Jacqueline Elegy for Eddie Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation that will take her across London, from her childhood neighborhood to the highest echelons of power.