Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
After I’m Gone
Laura Lippman
Working a 26-year-old cold case involving the murder of a convicted felon’s mistress, retired Baltimore detective Roberto Sanchez becomes tangled up in a web of bitterness, jealousy, and greed that connects five women whose lives will never be the same once the truth is exposed.
Alena
Rachel Pastan
A modern retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca finds an aspiring Midwestern assistant curator haunted by the legacy of her predecessor when she takes a job at a cutting-edge art museum on Cape Cod whose staff is devoted to preserving the memory and methods of Alena.
Cell
Robin Cook
Entering a profession on the brink of radical transformation by a new smartphone technology capable of diagnosing and treating patients, radiology resident George Wilson is horrified when his fiancée and several patients die after beta testing the technology.
Counterfeit Agent
Alex Berenson
Unable to prevent the assassination of a CIA station chief by Iranian hostiles who are allegedly plotting a nuclear attack on the United States, John Wells goes undercover to discern the truth on an assignment that takes him from Guatemala and Thailand to Hong Kong and Istanbul.
Dead Water
Ann Cleeves
Assisting a detective who has been summoned to the Shetland Islands to investigate a journalist’s suspicious death, Inspector Jimmy Perez discovers that the victim had ended a scandalous relationship to pursue a story that someone was determined to keep hidden.
Do or Die
Suzanne Brockmann
Sent on a mission to rescue two children kidnapped by their own father, being held in a South American embassy, former Navy SEAL Ian Dunn teams up with intelligent young lawyer Phoebe Kruger in a race against time that is complicated by a mob hit.
Doing Harm
Kelly Parsons
Botching a major surgery when his ambition for a prestigious job gets the better of him, Steve Mitchell learns that a patient who died under mysterious circumstances was targeted by a sociopath who holds information capable of destroying Steve’s family and career.
Forever Girl
Alexander McCall Smith
Choosing her own name and falling in love with her best friend James as a preschooler, Thursday endures the increasing complications of the adult world while trying to win her crush’s heart and seeing his father fall in love with her mother.
I Always Loved You
Robin Oliveira
A tale inspired by the romance between Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas finds young Mary struggling with self-doubt after being rejected by the Paris Salon before entering into a tempestuous relationship with a fellow artist, beginning a defining period of her life.
Killer
Jonathan Kellerman
Disregarding a death threat from an irate doctor who has been denied custody of a baby because of his court report, psychologist Alex Delaware is shocked to learn that a hit has been taken out on him, that the doctor has been found murdered, and that the baby has been kidnapped.
Last Enchantments
Charles Finch
After working on a failed presidential campaign, a young Yale graduate leaves New York for Oxford, where he becomes caught up in surprising friendships with a reality TV star wanna-be and an Indian economist who adores gangster rap, and an unexpected romantic entanglement.
Like a Mighty Army
David Weber
Awakening in the form of a warrior from the time when the Earth was lost to a powerful alien race, cybernetic avatar Merlyn Athrawes assists the island empire of Charis to gain independence from the controlling Church that has forbidden technology and human development.
Martian
Andy Weir
Stranded on Mars by a dust storm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways.
Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice Hoffman
The daughter of a curiosities museum’s front man pursues an impassioned love affair with a Russian immigrant photographer, who after fleeing his Lower East Side Orthodox community, has captured poignant images of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Officer and a Spy
Robert Harris
A tale inspired by the infamous Dreyfus Affair finds recently promoted head of Paris’s late-19th-century counterespionage agency Georges Picquart leading the effort to convict Dreyfus only to succumb to gradual doubts that a high-level spy remains at large in the military.
Orphan Choir
Sophie Hannah
Tormented by the haunting melodies of a choir, which no one else can hear, Louise Beeston starts to suspect that this sinister chorus is a warning of some kind and is plunged into a world of obsession, loss, and evil as she tries to find its source.
Queen Sugar
Natalie Baszile
Hoping for a new start when she unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm, Charley moves to Louisiana, where she balances the farm’s overwhelming challenges with the needs of her homesick daughter, her troubled brother, and her own yearning heart.
Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Anna Quindlen
Abandoning her expensive world to move to a small country cabin, a once world-famous photographer bonds with a local man and begins to see the world around her in new, deeper dimensions while evaluating second chances at love, career and self-understanding.
Swan Gondola
Timothy Schaffert
Feeling apprehensive about how the 1898 Omaha World’s Fair will change him and his Wild West city, ventriloquist and con man Ferret Skerritt falls in love with traveling actress Cecily, who discounts their relationship until the night they share a fateful gondola ride.
This Dark Road to Mercy
Wiley Cash
After their mother dies unexpectedly, 12-year-old Easter and her 6-year-old sister Ruby are kidnapped by their father Wade, an ex-minor league baseball player whom they haven’t seen in years, while their court appointed guardian races to find them before a vengeful killer does.
Twisted Sisters
Jen Lancaster
Struggling in her younger sister’s shadow in spite of her achievements as a television psychologist, Reagan Bishop accepts unconventional advice from a New Age healer only to have her successes backfire when she uses her newfound abilities for revenge.
Widow’s Guide to Sex and Dating
Carole Radziwill
After her husband Charlie, a renowned sexologist and writer who was pompous yet charming, supportive yet unfaithful, dies, 34-year-old Manhattanite Claire Byrne must reinvent herself and vows to find the kind of passionate love she never really had.
Wily O’Reilly
Patrick Taylor
A collection of wryly whimsical vignettes starring Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly–original published in Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humour, before the publication of An Irish Country Doctor–introduces fans to the origins of the popular series and its curmudgeon protagonist.
Winter People
Jennifer McMahon
Coming of age in an old farmhouse, 19-year-old Ruthie begins a search for her agoraphobic mother and discovers the century-old diary of the farmhouse’s long-ago resident, a grieving mother who died under mysterious circumstances.
NONFICTION
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
Jennifer Senior
Drawing on a vast array of sources, an award-winning journalist challenges our culture’s most basic beliefs about parenthood, while revealing the profound ways children deepen and add purpose to our lives.
Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change
Jeffrey Foote, Carrie Wilkens & Nicole Kosanke
Leading innovators in progressive addiction treatment outline a science-based program for helping loved ones overcome addiction-related problems and compulsive behaviors, challenging common practices.
Caregivers
Nell Lake
A tribute to the more than 43 million Americans who serve as caregivers to ill and aging family members traces the author’s support-group experiences with individuals who have worked through personal and financial hardships to provide for loved ones.
Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet
Jenifer Ringer
A behind-the-curtains tour of the rarefied world of classical ballet from the perspective of a New York City Ballet principal dancer discusses its highs and lows while recounting her childhood, the typical experiences of a dancer’s day, and the highlights that have defined her career.
Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany’s Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America
Howard Blum
A true-life tale of espionage and terror on American soil during World War I follows New York Police Inspector Tom Tunney’s search for a team of German saboteurs who were planning a series of “accidents” using explosives and biological weapons.
Down to the Crossroads: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Meredith March Against Fear
Aram Goudsouzian
Describes the drama that unfolded when civil rights hero James Meredith was shot by an unknown assailant as he marched from Tennessee to Mississippi to promote black voter registration and how other leaders of the movement continued his march.
Glitter and Glue
Kelly Corrigan
Influenced by the wisdom of her mother, the author of The Middle Place presents an account of her own perspectives on motherhood, which have been shaped by her job as a nanny for a grieving Australian family and her character-testing experiences with her daughters.
Lincoln’s Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln’s Image
Joshua Zeitz
A look into the Lincoln White House through the lives of two of his closest aides and confidants draws on letters and diaries to evaluate their roles in the seminal events of Lincoln’s presidency and their fight to establish the assassinated president’s heroic legacy.
Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, the Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation
Harold Schechter
An account of a brutal triple homicide in an exclusive neighborhood in Depression-era New York draws on archival records to profile the killer, a brilliant but deeply disturbed young sculptor, while documenting the nationwide manhunt, tabloid scandals and courtroom dramas surrounding the case.
One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
Alan Paul
A portrait of the legendary American rock-and-roll band draws on exclusive interviews to track their career from 1969 to the present and is complemented by previously unpublished photographs and memorabilia.
Plenty of Time When We Get Home: Love and Recovery in the Aftermath of War
Kayla Williams
Documents the author’s marriage to a fellow Iraq War veteran, describing the impact of his brain injury on their relationship, their shared efforts to overcome post-traumatic stress, and the lack of support for veterans.
Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
David I. Kertzer
Analyzes the relationship between Pius XI and the notorious Italian dictator as revealed by the recent opening of Vatican archives covering the former’s papacy, tracing how they forged covert ties to one another to consolidate power and pursue respective political goals.
Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles into the Darkness
Neil Swidey
Documents the disastrous 1990s mission during which two members of a five-man diving team were killed while completing construction on a ten-mile tunnel at the end of Boston’s Deer Island waste treatment plant.
Where the Locals Go: More Than 300 Places Around the World to Eat, Play, Shop, Celebrate, and Relax
National Geographic Traveler Team
Shows readers how to immerse themselves in the local culture no matter where they are for a more rewarding and memorable travel experience.
Published on February 24, 2014.
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