April 2012

Atherton, Nancy Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch Lori hunts through Finch's darkest and most secret corners, all the while dodging nosy neighbors and Amelia's frantic fans. With Aunt Dimity's otherworldly help, Lori inches closer to the true story of Mistress Meg-and Amelia.

Baldacci, David The Innocent Hit man for the U.S. government, Will Robie softens up when he encounters a teenaged girl whose parents have disappeared. He keeps tabs on her even after he turns her over to the police, which means that someone starts keeping tabs on him. Meanwhile, Will senses that the girl is connected to a conspiracy much bigger than he had imagined.

Bradford, Barbara Taylor Letter From a Stranger One day a letter arrives at its intended destination -- Connecticut. On opening the letter, Justine discovers that her maternal grandmother is still alive and living in Istanbul. Justine throws herself into her grandmother's glamorous lifestyle, and falls for the delectable Jake, Leah's best friend Anita's American grandson. But she has a life far away, and she's a long way from Connecticut!

Brown, Rita Mae The Big Cat Nap Cats and dogs and horses, oh my; though purry Mrs. Murphy gets pride of place, there's a whole team of animals helping Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen solve this latest mystery—her 20th—which concerns too many car accidents to be attributed to driver error.

Brunstetter, Wanda E. The Half-stitched Amish Quilting Club Join the club of unlikely quilters who show up for Amish widow Emma Yoder's quilting classes. A troubled young woman, a struggling couple, a widower, a rough and tough biker, and a preacher's wife make up the mismatched lot.

Clark, Carol Higgins Gypped In Los Angeles with husband Jack, who is attending a business conference, PI Regan Reilly is asked by health-coach friend Zelda to investigate her business manager's plans to invest in a new line of vitamins. Is the guy cheating Zelda? Actually, things are even worse.

Clark, Mary Higgins The Lost Years What a find: a letter on crumbly parchment, purportedly written by Jesus Christ and stolen from the Vatican in the 1400s. Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons attempts to confirm his findings discreetly. Then he's murdered and his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's, is found clutching the weapon. But their daughter, Mariah, believes that the now-vanished parchment is the solution to the murder.

Clark, Wahida Payback Ain't Enough Picking up where the suspenseful ending of Payback With Ya Life left off, we're plunged back into the hip hop drama, where the men are hot and dangerous, the women know their shoes from their Choos, and will stop at nothing to get what they want. In a game of power and intrigue where the stakes are high and the rewards are dazzling, the losers are gonna discover - there's always a price to pay.

Cooper, Susan Rogers Husband and Wives Oklahoma sheriff Milt Kovak investigates the murder of a woman whose husband turns out to be a polygamist.

Dallas, Sandra True Sisters This is a tale of historical fiction inspired by Brigham Young's efforts to recruit Mormon converts by giving them handcarts they were then to wheel across the desert to Salt Lake City. For one of the last groups of converts leaving Iowa, the trek proved disastrous—but it did allow four women to bond in crucial ways.

Dickey, Eric Jerome An Accidental Affair When blazing Hollywood star Regina Baptiste is compromised with leading man Johnny Bergs on soon-to-be-viral video, her husband, screenwriter James Thicke, gives Johnny a thrashing. That's just the start of his troubles.

Doherty, P. C. Mysterium Sir Hugh Corbett investigates when a chief justice in the Court of the King's Bench is found dead in his cell at the Abbey of Sion, where he has sought sanctuary after being accused of bribery. Could a nasty killer called Mysterium be back?

Evans, Richard Paul The Road to Grace Seattle ad-exec Alan Christoffersen continues his walk in this the final title in the series.

Grahame-Smith, Seth Unholy Night Grahame-Smith revisions the Three Kings who visited Jesus at his birth and creates a very different tale. His three kings are in fact thieves who have escaped from Herod's dank prison and have come upon the glowing manger by accident.

Grisham, John Calico Joe In this surprising and moving novel, the careers of a golden-boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it's what happens off the field that makes Calico Joe a classic.

Hart, Carolyn G. Death Comes Silently When the island's resident writer publishes the latest in her popular mystery series, Annie jumps at the chance to host a book signing. Gretchen interrupts the event multiple times, leaving voice mails about scandalous news she's dying to share. So Annie heads over to Better Tomorrow, where she finds Gretchen dead on the floor.

Jackson, Lisa Afraid to Die Selena's partner, Detective Regan Pescoli, and the entire department are on the case, as is P.I. Dylan O'Keefe – a man Selena got too close to once before. But this killer already knows too much about Selena's secret terror, her flaws, and the past she's tried to outrun. And soon he'll show her that she has every reason to be afraid…

Johansen, Iris What Doesn't Kill You Remember Catherine Ling from Chasing the Night? Here's her backstory as a child abandoned on the streets of Hong Kong and a teenager apprenticed to master assassin Hu Chang (poison is his métier). Now a CIA operative forever watching her back, Catherine discovers that Hu has created something truly deadly and goes after it. So does rogue operative John Gallo.

Kerr, Philip Prague Fatale Our hero Bernie Gunther is home from the Eastern Front when his boss orders him to a country estate outside Prague. It's bad enough that the guests are SS and SD high-ups, whom he wisely hates (an interesting aspect of this character is that he has a conscience). But then a guest is found dead in his room, the door secured.

King, Stephen The Wind Through the Keyhole In this latest "Dark Tower" book—the first since 2004 —King returns to Mid-World and the early years of gunslinger Roland Deschain. Even as the teenaged Roland mourns the death of his mother, his father sends him after the bloodthirsty, shape-shifting skin-man, whose latest rampage has left alive only a boy named Bill.

Leon, Donna Beastly Things When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face?

Lewis, Beverly The Fiddler When Amy DeVries, thoroughly modern and disillusioned, sets out on a road trip, she unexpectedly meets an Amishman--and community--that changes her life forever.

Margolin, Phillip Capitol Murder P.I. Dana Miller and lawyer Brad Miller are back with a double-header problem: terrorists want to blow up a football stadium, and Executive Privilege serial killer Clarence Little escapes from death row.

Marklund, Liza Last Will Annika Bengtzon is back, only this time she is not just a reporter. Having attended the Nobel Prize dinner in Stockholm, where she is knocked over by someone rushing away after shots are fired (and several world-class scholars fall dead), she's also a witness. To find the culprit, she first must get in touch with an American assassin incongruously called the Kitten.

McCall Smith, Alexander The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection Her assistant is struggling with marriage, her daughter's school is struggling with disciplinary issues, and her heroine, Clovis Anderson—author of The Principles of Private Investigation—is in town. But does Precious Ramotswe worry? Of course not.

McKevett, G. A. Buried in Buttercream After a recent brush with death, plus-sized P.I. and bride-to-be Savannah Reid has decided to stop sweating the small stuff. But when an event planner comes in to arrange her wedding, Savannah discovers that murder can ruin even the best laid plans. . .

Moning, Karen Into the Dreaming The novella features hopeful romance novelist Jane Sillee, who's spirited to the past to meet the handsome Highlander invading her dreams. Alas, he's under the sway of the dark fae.

Moore, Christopher Sacre Bleu Vincent Van Gogh has shot himself, and friends Henri Toulouse-Lautrec and baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard want to know why. Apparently, Vincent was terrified by both a "color man" he thought was stalking him and a certain shade of blue. A trip through the art world of late 19th-century Paris reveals that other painters have been haunted by the color man—and a shadowy woman in blue.

Oldham, Nick Instinct Detective Superintendant Henry Christie is contemplating retirement when the rape and murder of a teenage girl sets him on edge.

Perry, Anne Dorchester Terrace Pity poor Thomas Pitt. Just as he's promoted, a mole within the Special Branch starts trading British secrets, and he doesn't know whom to trust.

Quick, Amanda Crystal Gardens Evangeline Ames has rented a country cottage far from the London streets where she was recently attacked. Fascinated by the paranormal energy of nearby Crystal Gardens, she finds pleasure in sneaking past the wall to explore the grounds. And when her life is threatened again, she instinctively goes to the gardens for safety.

Roberts, Nora The Witness Teenaged Elizabeth Fitch rebels against a strict mother by going drinking one night, a disastrous move that ends in bloodshed and puts Elizabeth on the run. Flash forward 12 years, when Elizabeth is living as Abigail Lowery in a little Ozarks town, working as a freelance programmer and mostly avoiding folks. But she's caught the eye of the police chief, who senses that she's troubled and wants to help.

Ross, Ann B. Miss Julia to the Rescue With husband Sam off to the Holy Land for a few weeks, Miss Julia is about to start redecorating when Hazel Marie asks for help; seems that her P.I. husband has gone and gotten himself detained by the West Virginia police. Meanwhile, wealthy nutcase Agnes Whitman returns to town with an even nuttier entourage.

Scottoline, Lisa Come Home After a nasty divorce, pediatrician Jill Ruspoli and her middle school–aged daughter are doing well. Then Jill's stepdaughter from a previous marriage lands on her doorstep, distraught because her father is dead—and only apparently from an overdose. Abby thinks it's murder. Now is when Jill learns that being a mom has nothing to do with biology.

Sheldon, Sidney Angel of the Dark The book opens with the murder of elderly multimillionaire art dealer Andrew Jakes, the rape of his young wife, and the theft of his precious objects d'art. There are no leads, and the widow vanishes. Years later, Jakes's estranged son digs around and finds several murders worldwide that follow the same pattern.

Shinn, Sharon The Shape of Desire Loving a shapeshifter requires a life full of lies in this touching domestic fantasy, which quietly builds the question of whether the true monsters are those who change shape or humans with the capacity to hurt those they love.

Simon, Clea Grey Expectations The ghost cat Mr. Grey and the kitten Esmé are cozying up to Dulcie's boyfriend even as she investigates a colleague's murder.

Spencer-Fleming, Julia One Was a Soldier Never mind what Police Chief Van Alstyne says, the Reverend Clare just does not believe that a troubled Iraqi vet was a suicide.

Thomas, Jodi Just Down the Road Since Tinch Turner lost his wife, he's spent his nights brooding, boozing, and brawling. When one of his escapades lands him in the ER, he finds himself staring up at the beautiful new doctor in town, Addison Spencer. Meanwhile, Reagan Truman finds comfort in the family she's made in Harmony-and in a new baby, the first born in the Wright Funeral Home in 45 years.

Trigiani, Adriana The Shoemaker's Wife Trigiani writes really big in her latest novel, following lovers across two continents, several generations, and many bad turns of luck.

Tyler, Anne The Beginner's Goodbye Partly crippled, Aaron flees a domineeringly concerned sister by marrying plain, independent-minded Dorothy. Alas, Dorothy is felled by a tree shortly after their marriage, but she returns in spirit to guide Aaron to self-sufficiency.

Vincenzi, Penny More Than You Know It's the swinging Sixties, British style, and upper-crust Eliza throws over her fancy career and lifestyle to marry prickly working-class Matt. The marriage crashes in ten years, leaving them to battle over their precious daughter—and Eliza's beloved family home.

Wambaugh, Joseph Harbor Nocturne In the southernmost Los Angeles district of San Pedro an unlikely pair of lovers are unwittingly caught between the two warring sides of the law. When Dinko Babich, a young longshoreman, delivers Lita Medina, a young Mexican dancer, from the harbor to a Hollywood nightclub, their lives are forever changed, as their love develops among the myriad cops and criminals who occupy the harbor.

Woods, Stuart Unnatural Acts Stone Barrington is back, and he's got Holly Barker with him. Together they're hunting for the missing son of a hedge-fund billionaire when a nasty face from the past pops up to greet them.

May 2012

Archer, Jeffrey The Sins of the Father Harry Clifton has despaired of marrying his true love and joined the Merchant Marine. But his ship is sunk by a U-Boat and the few survivors are picked up by an American cruiser, including Harry and third officer Tom Bradshaw, who happens to be American. Harry determines to escape his mucked-up past by assuming Bradshaw's identity but finds himself in an even bigger mess.

Atkins, Ace Robert B. Parker's Lullaby This story takes place the following spring after we last saw Spenser in SIXKILL. Spenser helps a tough 14-year-old girl from South Boston find justice for her mother, who was murdered four years ago. The girl, Mattie, believes the wrong man is doing life for the crime, because she saw two other toughs shove her mother in a car the night she disappeared.

Balogh, Mary The Proposal Gwendoline, Lady Muir, has seen her share of tragedy, especially since a freak accident took her husband much too soon. Content in a quiet life with friends and family, the young widow has no desire to marry again. But when Hugo, Lord Trentham, scoops her up in his arms after a fall, she feels a sensation that both shocks and emboldens her.

Bass, Jefferson The Inquisitor's Key Dr. Bill Brockton is back, and his protégée, Miranda Lovelady, has made a most interesting find while helping to excavate a newly uncovered chamber beneath the Palace of the Popes in Avignon. A stone chest bears an inscription claiming that the bones belong to Jesus of Nazareth—and testing proves that they are 2000 years old.

Berry, Steve The Columbus Affair On a perilous quest from Florida to Vienna to Prague and finally to the mountains of Jamaica, two men square off in a dangerous game. Along the way, both of their lives will forever be altered—and everything we know about Christopher Columbus will change.

Bond, Larry Exit Plan Set in 2013, this ripped from the headlines tale of SEAL adventures and global politics shows Bond's mastery of the military action novel.

Coonts, Stephen The Sea Witch When young dive-bomber pilot is dismissed for reckless behavior, he's reassigned to the Black Cat squadron as the co-pilot of a giant Catalina seaplane, The Sea Witch. He's thrown into a whole new world, where a Catalina carries five tons of bombs, a half-dozen machine guns, and a crew that walks a fine line between valor and a death wish.

Cussler, Clive The Storm Just as a NUMA research vessel in the Indian Ocean completes some water sampling, a veritable tide of little black particles comes along, attacks the vessel, and leaves everyone aboard dead. Seems that there's a plan afoot to change the climate (beyond what we've already experienced); it will kill millions, and it's up to NUMA stars Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala to stop it.

Dailey, Janet. Bannon Brothers : Honor Rugged. Tall. Built to last. Linc Bannon has it all--and he's there every time Kenzie needs him. They share a mission: to serve their country stateside, Linc in high-level intelligence and Kenzie as an expert trainer of combat dogs. Independent and sexy, Kenzie is definitely one of a kind--and the only one he wants. But if you ask her, she doesn't need a hero in her life.

Dietrich, William The Emerald Storm In this latest Ethan Gage novel, Gage and new wife Asiza are in the Caribbean, hunting for a treasure said to have been hidden from the Spanish conquistadores. Unfortunately, British agents are after it, too, hoping to use the gold to finance a slave revolt in St. Dominique (now Haiti) and thus deprive the French of a valuable colony.

Freeman, Brian Spilled Blood It's every parent's worst nightmare. Christopher Hawk's daughter has been accused of murder . . . and she looks guilty as sin. Chris wants to believe Olivia is innocent, but belief is only the first step. Now he has to prove it. And all the while, her enemies are waiting, baying for her blood...

Graves, Sarah Dead Level Home Repair is Homicide Nobody knows the nuts and bolts of home repair quite like Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, ex–Wall Streeter turned proud owner of an 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. But when a killer with a screw loose sets his sights on Jake, her newest renovation project becomes a dire matter of life and deck.

Harris, Charlaine Deadlocked With Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), in town, it's the worst possible time for a body to show up in Eric Northman's front yard — especially the body of a woman whose blood he just drank.

Irving, John In One Person This is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile."

Keillor, Garrison Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny Bad guys, bartenders, and beautiful dames come and go as Noir seeks truth, justice, and a great pastrami sandwich. Garrison Keillor writes the stories and stars as the hard-boiled, world-weary, yet surprisingly articulate detective.

Kenyon, Sherrilyn Born of Silence Darling Cruel walks a dangerous line of deception, and is part of the ruling family his alter ego, Kere, is trying to bring down. More importantly, he's working to destroy the man who murdered his father... his uncle. But he has to be careful. One wrong move will cost him not only his own life, but that of his mother and siblings.

Lowell, Elizabeth Beautiful Sacrifice When significant Mayan artifacts go missing and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Hunter Johnson is asked by a friend to recover them, he turns to archaeologist and Mayan expert Lina Taylor for help. After all, with Mayan legend proclaiming that the world will end a year from this Wednesday, December 21, someone might be planning mischief.

Michaels, Fern Breaking News Godmothers novel number

Monroe, Mary God Don't Make No Mistakes In the sparkling conclusion to Mary Monroe's bestselling God series, two forever friends face their biggest betrayals yet and learn the hard way that putting your trust in the wrong hands can change your life forever...

Monroe, Mary Alice Beach House Memories Issues of class, women's rights, and domestic abuse set in the tumultuous South during the 1970s are woven into the story of Olivia, "Lovie" Rutledge, the mother from The Beach House. As Lovie sits on the porch of her charming beach house and looks out over the ocean, the old woman reflects on the difficult choices she made in many years earlier—during the summer that changed her life.

Morrison, Toni Home An angry and self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America after enduring trauma on the front lines that left him with more than just physical scars. As Frank revisits the memories from childhood and the war that leave him questioning his sense of self, he discovers a profound courage he thought he could never possess again.

Page, Katherine Hall The Body in the Boudoir Page turns back the clock this time to 1990, as a young Faith Sibley prepares to wed the love of her life, Thomas Fairchild…if she can survive a malefactor who's trying to disrupt the ceremony by doing away with the bride.

Patterson, James Eleventh Hour Lindsay Boxer is pregnant at last! But her work doesn't slow for a second. When millionaire Chaz Smith is mercilessly gunned down, she discovers that the murder weapon is linked to the deaths of four of San Francisco's most untouchable criminals. And it was taken from her own department's evidence locker. Anyone could be the killer--even her closest friends.

Roberts, Nora The Last Boyfriend The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen...

Roby, Kimberla Lawson The Reverend's Wife It's been months since Reverend Curtis learned that his wife Charlotte had affairs with two different men, and for now, he continues to be cordial and respectful to her. Unfortunately, Curtis is ready to move on and is being propositioned by a woman who desperately wants to become the next Mrs. Curtis Black.

Rucka, Greg Alpha For the visitors to Wilsonville, the largest theme park in the world, the day begins with a smile. But, by the end, they start to wonder: will they escape with their lives? Undercover Delta Force operator, Jonathan "Jad" Bell has been deployed to act as Wilsonville's lead undercover security officer. The threat begins with the announcement of a hidden dirty bomb, but quickly becomes something far, far worse.

Sandford, John Stolen Prey The killing of an entire Minnesota family—husband, wife, children, and even the dogs—leaves Lucas Davenport flummoxed. It looks like the sort of retribution exacted by drug dealers, but this is an upstanding family in a well-to-do setting. Then Davenport starts figuring things out.

Shaara, Jeff A Blaze of Glory Here, in time for the sesquicentennial, is a reimagining of the bloody Battle of Shiloh. It's the start of a new trilogy.

Theroux, Paul The Lower River Ellis never believed he would ever return to Africa. He runs an old-fashioned menswear store in Massachusetts but still dreams of the four years he spent in Malawi with the Peace Corps, cut short when he had to return to the family business. When his wife leaves him, taking the family home, and his daughter demands her share of his will, he realizes that there is one place for him to go: back to Malawi.

June 2012

Adler, Elizabeth A Place in the Country Delving into a world of high-stakes finance she knows little about, Caroline and Issy must find a wary peace, and solve a murder. And Caroline also finds herself guarding a wounded heart against yet another man who seems determined to win her over.

Andrews, Mary Kay Spring Fever Happily engaged four years after her divorce from Mason Bayless, Annajane Hudgens is so comfortable with her new life that she feels she can safely attend Mason's wedding to smart, gorgeous Celia. But when the wedding is called off just as the guests are settled in their seats, Annajane begins wondering whether it's a sign that she and Mason are meant for each other after all.

Billingham, Mark The Demands Devastated by the death of his son in prison, Javed Akhtar takes hostage the customers in his convenience store, then demands that one of them—Det. Helen Weeks—bring him another detective named Tom Thorne. Akhtar wants Thorne to look into his son's death, which he is convinced was no accident.

Burke, Alafair Never Tell The fourth book in the Ellie Hatcher series.

Castillo, Linda Gone Missing A missing child is a nightmare to all parents, and never more so than in the Amish community, where family ties are strong. So when a body turns up and another young girl goes missing, fear spreads through the community like a contagion. Kate and state agent, John Tomasetti, delve into the lives of the missing teens and discover links to cold cases that may go back years.

Child, Lincoln The Third Gate Back in 3200 B.C.E, King Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt. Now, deep in the Sudd, a nasty swamp in northern Sudan, explorer Peter Stone is directing an archaeological dig aimed at uncovering Narmer's tomb. When folks on the dig get anxious about an ancient curse, Stone brings in Professor Jeremy Logan (he appeared in 2 previous books), who's good at solving problems.

Clancy, Tom Search and Destroy Max Moore is forced to unravel a horrifying plot. America's enemies are uniting and working with forces already in place within the US. Moore is on the trail of heavy weapons that have been stolen from an American military installation when he gets shocking news: someone close to him has been kidnapped by the terrorists.

Dailey, Janet A Cowboy Under My Christmas Tree

Davidson, MaryJanice Undead and Unstable Betsy Taylor is determined to change the future for herself and her loved ones, but her actions could have life-shattering repercussions. That's to be expected when a friend returns from the dead, when your dear sister just happens to be the Antichrist, and when your mother is the devil.

Deaver, Jeffery XO Deaver sets his heroine Kathryn Dance on a quest to stop an obsessive stalker from destroying a beautiful young country singer.

Dekker, Ted Mortal Surviving against impossible odds, Rom has gathered a secret faction of followers who have also taken the blood-the first Mortals in a world that is dead. But The Order has raised an elite army to hunt and crush the living. Division and betrayal threaten to destroy the Mortals from within. The final surviving hope for humanity teeters on the brink of annihilation and no one knows the path to survival.

Ellis, David The Wrong Man The case looks pretty bleak when homeless Iraq War veteran Mike Stoller is accused of murdering a paralegal coming home from night-school class, as he suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder that badly affects his memory. But lawyer Jason Kolarich thinks that the young woman was killed because she had been tracing a money trail linking terrorists to some leading corporations.

Estleman, Loren Burning Midnight Amos Walker knows Detroit, from the highest to the lowest, and that includes the gangs of Mexicantown. When a friend asks Walker to get his son's brother-in-law out of one of two feuding gangs, Walker gets in trouble fast. First, dead bodies start to pile up; then come suspicious fires and the bottle bombs. Walker is caught in the middle of a gang war.

Evanovich, Janet Wicked Business Elizabeth Tucker bakes extraordinary cupcakes for Dazzle's Bakery in Salem, MA, and has hooked up with Diesel, a man with a mission and the means to protect Lizzy from the evil Grimoire Gerwulf. Gerwulf is out to find the Seven Stones of Power, each connected with one of the seven deadly sins, and the second sin is lust.

Frank, Dorothea Benton Porch Lights A grandmother, mother, and son clarify the meaning of love and the importance of family while recalling tales of pirates and Edgar Allen Poe.

Furst, Alan Mission to Paris Hollywood star Frederic Stahl, in Paris to make a film, finds himself contending with French fascists and the Nazi threat on the horizon even as the spy underground courts him assiduously.

Gardiner, Meg Ransom River Her career and her love life having dead-ended, Rory Mackenzie reluctantly returns to her hometown of Ransom River, CA. Now a juror on a big-time murder case, she starts recalling disturbing childhood memories about another case, still unsolved.

Graham, Heather The Unholy A Hollywood shrine hides unholy deeds.... The Black Box Cinema immortalizes Hollywood's Golden Age in its gallery of film noir tributes. But the mannequin of that Egyptian priest is hardly lifeless. He walks-and a young starlet dies a terrifying death.

Hamilton, Laurell K. Kiss the Dead Anita Blake, the super-powered U.S. marshal saves a kidnapped child from vampires.

Hilderbrand, Elin Summerland It's June 15th, the night of Nantucket High School graduation. Four juniors are driving home from a party when something goes horribly wrong and there is a crash. The driver of the car, Penny Alistair, is killed, and her twin brother, Hobby Alistair, is left in a coma. Penny's boyfriend, Jake Randolph, and Penny's friend Demeter Castle are unhurt--but suffer tremendous emotional damage.

Housewright, David Curse of the Jade Lily Rushmore McKenzie became an unexpected millionaire and set about doing nothing. Now the insurance company that paid the settlement want a favor. Someone has stolen an expensive gem from a local art museum and is willing to ransom it back. But McKenzie has to be the go between. He agrees to help, but what starts out as a simple ransom quickly becomes complicated.

Kellerman, Jesse Potboiler Unavailing middle-aged college professor Arthur Pfeffenkorn gets some bright ideas when his phenomenally accomplished friend, best-selling thriller writer William de la Vallèe, is lost at sea. For starters, he searches out de la Vallèe widow, the woman he himself loved and lost. From there, things get darker.

Lackey, Mercedes Home from the Sea Lackey continues the Elemental masters series, set in a magic-infused Edwardian England, with this homage to Tam Lin and East of the Sun and West of the Moon.

Lindsey, Johanna Let Love Find You Visit the ballrooms and country houses of England's elite society in the sparkling, passion-filled tale of a desperate debutante who learns in a most delightful way that she can't fight her scandalous attraction to her virile matchmaker.

Lustbader, Eric Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Imperative The man Jason Bourne fishes out of the frozen lake is near death, bleeding profusely from a gunshot wound and drowning. He awakens as an amnesiac, with no memory of who he is or why he was shot--and Bourne is eerily reminded of his own past.

McCaffrey, Anne and Todd Sky Dragons Leadership of these dragons and riders falls to Xhinna, female rider of a blue dragon, who must earn the respect of all who follow her and solve the problem of how to get sufficient numbers of dragon eggs, all while protecting her people and baby dragons from the predators and, worse, traitors!

McCall Smith, Alexander A Conspiracy of Friends Berthea Snark is still writing that scornful biography of her politician son Oedipus, but there is a mystery here: William's famed terrier, Freddy de la Hay, has disappeared.

Palahniuk, Chuck Invisible Monsters Remix First published in 1999, the book about a fashion model who loses everything when she is badly disfigured by a drive by shooter gets a complete makeover, with new chapters and scenes.

Palmer, Diana Courageous The life of a paid mercenary makes sense to Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange. The jungles of South America may make his former job as a ranch manager for his friend Jay Pendleton look like a cakewalk, but it's nothing that the ex-Green Beret can't handle. A woman's heart, however – that's dangerous territory.

Pearson, Ridley The Risk Agent Grace Chu is an American-educated Chinese national now working as a forensic accountant. John Knox is an American who parlayed his military service into a lucrative import/export business to work freelance undercover operations throughout the world. They meet in Shanghai to retrieve a kidnapped employee critical to the success of a multi-billion dollar real-estate deal.

Peterson, Tracie Touching the Sky land of the Lone Star

Pratchett, Terry and Stephen Baxter The Long Earth Pratchett is creating a new world for the first time in three decades, a series of parallel earths called the Long Earth. World-class misanthrope Larry Lynsey has relocated to the Long Earth's farthest reaches; he's the only person around for ten planets. Unfortunately, he's got visitors—two lost souls who took a wrong turn—and Larry is going to have to get rid of them.

Rice, Luanne Little Night Clare and Anne are divided for especially astonishing reasons—Clare tried to protect Anne from an abusive husband and ended up in jail for assault, with Anne's spurious defense of her husband the main reason for the conviction. Years later, Clare finds her niece Grit on her New York doorstep, and they work at building a relationship; there's even a hint that Anne may be in town looking for reconciliation.

Rollins, James Bloodline To uncover the dark truth hidden within our genetic code and shrouded by a centuries-old conspiracy, Commander Gray Pierce and Tucker Wayne must team up to save an unborn child, a child whose very existence raises a pair of ageless questions: Could you live forever? Would you live forever?

Scalzi, John Redshirts Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting, and Andrew is thrilled. Life couldn't be better...until Andrew begins to pick up on the fact that every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces and at least one low-ranked crew member is, sadly, always killed.

Sefton, Maggie Cast On, Kill Off Knitting mystery number

Tanenbaum, Robert Bad Faith Butch Karp takes an ailing boy's religious parents to court for refusing to get their son medical help.

Thayer, Nancy Summer Breeze In Summer Breeze, the author of Beachcombers and Heat Wave tells the wonderfully moving story of three women who forge a unique bond one sun-drenched summer.

Unger, Lisa Heartbroken Heart Island should be a beautiful sanctuary in the Adirondacks. It's been owned by the family for generations. To some, it represents a safe harbor and home. To some, it is a harsh place to be escaped.