Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
14th Deadly Sin
James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Gathering for a birthday celebration that is interrupted by a gruesome killing in public, the Women’s Murder Club friends discover video evidence of a deadly plot against the city of San Francisco.
And Sometimes I Wonder About You
Walter Mosley
Investigating the murder of a client he initially refused to help, Leonid navigates difficult personal elements in his own life while uncovering dark secrets about the victim’s old-money family and its missing heiress.
Antiques Swap
Barbara Allan
When the jealous wife of a local tycoon is found dead, Brandy Borne, her ever-eccentric mother, and their sleuthing shih tzu investigate clues surrounding a super-secret high society bridge group.
Beach Town
Mary Kay Andrews
Given a last chance to salvage her career after being wrongly blamed for property damage, movie location scout Greer Hennessy confronts environmentally-minded mayor Eben Thinadeaux in a sleepy Florida Gulf Coast community.
Checked Out
Elaine Viets
At the behest of a wealthy socialite, Helen Hawthorne goes undercover as a library volunteer to find a missing masterpiece and, while searching the stacks page-by-page, stumbles upon a killer who will do anything to keep the hidden treasure from being found.
Don’t Go Home
Carolyn Hart
A celebration for former Broward’s Rock resident Alex Griffith and the release of his latest novel is overshadowed by a newspaper story about the writer’s plan to expose the real-life people behind his characters.
Early Warning
Jane Smiley
Follows the Langdon family after the sudden death of their patriarch, Walter, as the five Langdon children, now adults, navigate the Cold War years of the 1950s and the social revolution of the ’60s and ’70s.
Fall
John Lescroart
Working to defend a middle-school teacher who has been wrongly implicated in the death of a foster teen, lawyer Rebecca Hardy and her father, Dismas, risk their careers to investigate four other suspects.
Forgotten Room
Lincoln Child
Investigating a murder-suicide at a Newport mansion that houses a respected think tank, Jeremy Logan discovers a secret room in the mansion filled with obscure scientific equipment related to a dangerous top-secret project.
Gathering Prey
John Sandford
When his adopted daughter’s friend reports that someone has been killing off a circle of nomadic panhandlers, Lucas travels to North Dakota, where he encounters a dangerously violent subculture.
Girl at War
Sara Novic
When her happy life in 1991 Croatia is shattered by civil war, ten-year-old Ana Juric is embroiled in a world of guerilla warfare and child soldiers before making a daring escape to America, where years later she struggles to hide her past.
God in Ruins
Kate Atkinson
A companion to Life After Life follows the experiences of Ursula’s younger brother Teddy, who, throughout the decades following wartime service he never expected to survive, struggles with family life against a backdrop of a changing world.
Gracekeepers
Kirsty Logan
A shoreside burial coordinator who lives in self-enforced exile as penance for a long-ago mistake and a performer with a floating circus face unexpected life changes and new opportunities in the wake of an offshore storm.
I Take You
Eliza Kennedy
Enjoying a dream job, close friendships, a loving family, and a gorgeous fiancé, Lily Wilder evaluates her history of partying and dating lots of men to consider whether getting married is the right choice for her.
Ice Twins
S. K. Tremayne
Moving to a tiny Scottish island a year after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident, Angus and Sarah are shattered when their surviving daughter claims they have mistaken her identity and that she is actually the twin they believed dead.
Mapmaker’s Children
Sarah McCoy
Sarah Brown, the daughter of abolitionist John Brown, used her talent as an artist to make hidden maps for escaped slaves, while in present-day Washington D.C., Eden discovers a porcelain doll head that contains secrets from the past.
Murder on Amsterdam Avenue
Victoria Thompson
Mourning the passing of a family friend who has succumbed to a mysterious disease, Sarah and Frank work around their wedding preparations to unravel a web of secrets while exposing a Civil War-era crime and a present-day threat.
No Place to Hide
Lynette Eason
When Jackie Sellers discovers that former crush and childhood friend Ian Lockwood is wanted for terrorist activity, she resolves to find him and discover the truth before the authorities or the bad guys can catch up with him.
Pinnacle Event
Richard A. Clarke
Five simultaneous murders on three continents during the 2016 presidential election trigger an international hunt to identify who has come into the possession of five nuclear weapons and who they are targeting.
Robert B. Parker’s Kickback
Ace Atkins
When her teenage son and other kids are imprisoned for misdemeanors, a woman hires private investigator Spenser to find the truth behind a corrupt judge’s unusually hard sentencing practices for minors.
Seven Sisters
Lucinda Riley
Gathering at their Lake Geneva estate when their adoptive father passes away, six sisters receive tantalizing clues about their true heritage, prompting Maia to journey to Rio de Janeiro to learn the story of her parents’ forbidden love.
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Five thousand years after a catastrophic event sends a small surviving remnant of humanity into outer space, the progeny of those survivors–seven distinct races now three billion strong–embark on a journey into the unknown to return to Earth.
Simple Prayer
Amy Clipston
Linda Zook’s orphaned upbringing and the lingering trauma from the buggy accident that took her parents leave her with a low sense of self-worth, until she takes work at a bed and breakfast and meets former Amish resident Aaron Ebersol.
Sound of Glass
Karen White
Unexpectedly inheriting her late husband’s reclusive grandmother’s home in South Carolina, widow Merritt Heyward investigates the Heyward family’s shattering history while navigating the challenges of a young stepmother and ten-year-old half-brother.
Trauma
Michael Palmer & Daniel Palmer
Quitting her residency after a tragic mistake, Dr. Carrie Bryant returns home to care for her combat veteran brother and pursues an experimental therapy for PTSD before teaming up with an investigative reporter to find a missing patient.
Your Next Breath
Iris Johansen
Resolving to devote her life to the son who was returned to her after being kidnapped nine years earlier, CIA operative Catherine Ling uses her skills to confront an enemy from her past who is killing everyone she loves.
NONFICTION
American Wife: Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
Taya Kyle & Jim DeFelice
The widow of late SEAL sniper Chris Kyle describes their lengthy separations during his military service, her husband’s murder at the height of his fame, and her own struggles to persevere and raise their children as a single parent.
Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life
Tom Rath
Drawing on the latest and most practical research from health, psychology, and economics, this book focuses on changes that can be made to improve daily health, well-being, and our engagement in our work.
Checklist for My Family: A Guide to My History, Financial Plans, and Final Wishes
Sally Balch Hurme
Guides the reader through the process of gathering finances, legal documents, online accounts, and wishes about medical care, to stay in control and feel satisfied in knowing that if anything happens to you, you–and your family–will be well prepared.
Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
Dean Jobb
Documents the multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme of charismatic lawyer Leo Koretz in Roaring Twenties Chicago, the subsequent international manhunt by an ambitious state attorney, and Leo’s mysterious death in prison.
Hand on the Mirror: A True Story of Life Beyond Death
Janis Heaphy Durham
The author chronicles how–after intense paranormal activity in the wake of her husband’s death–she launched into an investigative spiritual journey, interviewing scientists and spiritual practitioners along the way.
Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II
Richard Reeves
An authoritative account of Japanese internment activities during World War II draws on survivor testimonies and personal correspondences to illuminate the injustices suffered by detainees and the stories of those who tried to advocate on their behalf.
Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab
Steve Inskeep
Presents a narrative history of President Andrew Jackson and Cherokee Chief John Ross–two heroic yet tragically opposed men whose actions decided the fate of states and Indian nations in America at a moment of transition.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Fertility and Conception
Jani R. Jensen & Elizabeth A. Stewart
A comprehensive resource for couples wanting to conceive includes advice on diet and exercise to promote fertility, answers to questions about age and stress, and information on when to see a fertility specialist.
Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles With the Heroes of the Hospital
Alexandra Robbins
Offers an examination the subculture of nursing through the stories of four women in different hospitals, looking at their hard work as well as hazing incidents, drug abuse, and bullying at the hands of patients, administrators, doctors, and other nurses.
Red Flags: How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Your Life
Wendy L. Patrick
A district attorney and the team leader in the Sex Crimes and Stalking Division of the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office shows readers how to remove emotional blinders through simple strategies that will help them spot deceptive or downright dangerous people.
Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
James Rebanks
A shepherd on a family-owned farm in England with a popular Twitter account shares his way of life in words and pictures, illuminating the landscapes that inspired Beatrix Potter, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
Kelly McGonigal
Combining science, stories, and exercises, a respected health psychologist uses cutting-edge discoveries and new research to overturn long-held beliefs about stress, revealing how it can make people stronger, smarter, and happier if they learn how to embrace it.
When Parents Part: How Mothers and Fathers Can Help Their Children Deal With Separation and Divorce
Penelope Leach
Draws on the latest scientific research to discuss the various effects of divorce on children in five stages of life, providing practical advice and helping parents to do what is best for their children as they are going through a separation or divorce.
When to Rob a Bank: And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
The authors of Freakonomics present a 10th anniversary, curated collection of blog posts from Freakanomics.com to share insights into the role of luck in making money, the unpredictable nature of winning and more.
Published on May 20, 2015.
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