Here are some of the new titles we’ve ordered:
FICTION
Angels Walking
Karen Kingsbury
When the career that cost him his relationships with loved ones is ended by an injury, former national baseball star Tyler Ames finds a maintenance job at a retirement home where he meets Virginia Hutcheson, a patient with Alzheimer’s who seems to have the answers he is seeking.
Blood on the Water
Anne Perry
Shut out of the investigation of a massive bombing he witnessed that leaves many dead, William Monk takes over when evidence surfaces that the person executed for the crime was innocent, a situation that places him in the center of a violent power struggle for control of the Suez Canal.
Children Act
Ian McEwan
A highly respected London judge hides behind her professional accomplishments her decision to separate from a husband who wants an open marriage, a loss that challenges her beliefs throughout a case involving parents whose faith forbids a life-saving transfusion for their son.
Close to Home
Lisa Jackson
Following her divorce, single mother Sarah McAdams’ attempt to raise her two teen daughters in her childhood home turns terrifying when the century-old dilapidated mansion, Blue Peacook Manor, is rumored to be haunted and teenage girls begin mysteriously disappearing around town.
Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett
A conclusion to the epic trilogy by the author of Winter of the World continues the experiences of five intertwined families–American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh–as they confront the social, political and economic turmoil during the second half of the 20th century.
Eye of Heaven
Clive Cussler & Russell Blake
Discovering a perfectly preserved Viking ship in the ice during an Arctic expedition, filled with pre-Columbian artifacts from Mexico, husband-and-wife team Sami and Remi Fargo investigate a legend about a fabled Toltec object, only to be targeted by treasure hunters and crime cartels.
Fighting Chance
Jane Haddam
When his best friend, parish priest Tibor Kasparian, is wrongly arrested for murder, a distraught Gregor Demarkian breaks his personal rules about consulting in his determination to find out what really happened and who is responsible for the murder Father Tibor is charged with.
Five Days Left
Julie Lawson Timmer
Mara Nichols, a terminally ill career woman, devoted wife, and adoptive mother, and Scott Coffman, a middle-school teacher whose eight-year-old foster son is about to return to his former inmate mother, traverse the last five days they have to say goodbye to their loved ones.
Golden Hour
Todd Moss
Stymied by infighting and turf battles after being appointed director of the newly formed State Department Crisis Reaction unit, Judd Ryker attempts to prove himself during a coup in Mali that becomes a violent maelstrom of dominating personalities and shifting loyalties.
Her Last Whisper
Karen Robards
Searching for a colleague’s missing sister who may be a serial killer’s latest victim, criminal psychologist Dr. Charlotte Stone and ghost lover Michael team up with FBI agents Bartoli and Crane in Las Vegas, where they uncover the murderer’s sinister seduction practices.
Light in the Wilderness
Jane Kirkpatrick
Former slave Letitia makes her way to Oregon Territory in the late 1840s in the company of her common-law Irish immigrant husband and a white woman following her husband out west, while a Kalapuya Indian named Betsy’s story unfolds in the land where their stories will intersect.
Lisette’s List
Susan Vreeland
A tale centered on the lives of Provence-inspired master artists follows the experiences of an exiled young Parisian who cares for her husband’s ailing grandfather during the Vichy regime and rediscovers love through the master works of Cezanne, Pissarro, Chagall and Picasso.
Lock In
John Scalzi
When a new highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe, causing one percent of the population to become completely paralyzed in body but not in mind, the United States pursues a scientific initiative to develop a virtual-reality world for victims, with unexpected consequences.
Long Way Home
Louise Penny
Enjoying a peaceful retirement, former Quebec homicide detective Armand Gamache reluctantly agrees to help a neighbor search for her missing estranged husband and teams up with two former colleagues on a search that reveals the workings of a psychologically damaged mind.
Marco Effect
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Denied Danish citizenship and an education by his oppressive gypsy clan leader, 15-year-old Marco is forced to beg and steal before fleeing in the wake of a murderous act, which is investigated by Detective Carl Morck for its ties to petty crime rings and child soldiers.
Means
Douglas Brunt
An incisive portrait of ambition, power, and the ruthless world of politics follows the experiences of Tom Pauley, a conservative trial attorney; Mitchell Mason, a president-elect; and Samantha Davis, a child-actor-turned-journalist who triggers a scandal with a decade-old story.
Miniaturist
Jessie Burton
Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist’s tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
Monogram Murders
Sophie Hannah
A brand-new mystery featuring Agatha Christie’s legendary hero, the first mystery to be authorized by Christie’s family, follows Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he tries to solve a diabolically clever puzzle in 1920s London that will put his keen skills of detection to the test.
Murder 101
Faye Kellerman
While working for the Greenbury Police Department in upstate New York, Peter Decker must draw from his experience as a homicide cop when a break-in at the local cemetery leads him into a world of art forgery and murder that is linked to cold case crimes and international intrigue.
Paying Guests
Sarah Waters
Forced to take in lodgers in economically challenged 1922 South London, impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter Frances find their lives profoundly and disturbingly changed by the arrival of modern young couple Lilian and Leonard Barber from the “clerk class.”
Private Down Under
James Patterson & Michael White
The employees of the new Sydney, Australia office of the world’s most exclusive investigation company, Private, are celebrating their branch’s incorporation when a blood-soaked and bullet-ridden young Asian man staggers into the office and the agency’s caseload suddenly fills up.
Rose Gold
Walter Mosley
When a boxer-turned-revolutionary kidnaps the daughter of a weapons manufacturer and threatens to publicly execute her if he does not receive a lucrative ransom, Easy Rawlins is tapped by the LAPD to make a difficult border crossing to navigate an ensuing standoff.
Secret Place
Tana French
Investigating a disturbing photograph of a boy whose murder was never solved, aspiring Murder Squad member Stephen Moran partners with abrasive detective Antoinette Conway to search for answers in the tight-knit cliques and rivalries at a girls boarding school in the suburbs of Dublin.
Shifting Shadows
Patricia Briggs
A collection of stories featuring shape-shifter Mercy Thompson and her circle of supernatural friends and enemies features fan favorites, including “Fairy Gifts,” “Gray” and “Alpha and Omega,” as well as four new tales, “Silver,” “Roses in Winter,” “Redemption” and “Hollow.”
Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good
Jan Karon
While Father Tim Kavanagh struggles with ambivalence about returning to the pulpit in Mitford, his adopted son, Dooley, falls passionately in love with an aspiring veterinarian against the backdrop of a mayoral reelection campaign and the opening of the new Wanda’s Feel Good Café.
Virtue Falls
Christina Dodd
Growing up believing that her father was responsible for murdering her mother 20 years earlier in their home in Virtue Falls, Elizabeth returns to her hometown in search of answers and discovers evidence of her father’s innocence and the ongoing agenda of the real killer.
NONFICTION
100 Days of Real Food: How We Did It, What We Learned, and 100 Easy, Wholesome Recipes Your Family Will Love
Lisa Leake
Drawing from her popular website, the creator of the 100 Days of Real Food blog presents a hands-on cookbook and guide that provides family-friendly recipes and practical advice for eating wholesome natural food.
After Lincoln: How the North Won the Civil War and Lost the Peace
A. J. Langguth
A latest historical chronicle by the author of Patriots examines the Reconstruction era, covering such topics as the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant’s efforts to quash a rising KKK and Rutherford Hayes’ agreement to remove troops from the South.
Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention
Matt Richtel
Drawing on cutting-edge scientific findings regarding human attention, a Pulitzer Prize-winning technology reporter examines the impact of technology on our lives through the story of Utah college student Reggie Shaw, who killed two scientists in 2006 while texting and driving.
Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz
A portrait of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded America’s most famous medical oddities museum describes his advocacy for clean and compassionate patient care in spite of his numerous detractors.
Flea Market Fabulous: Designing Gorgeous Rooms With Vintage Treasures
Lara Spencer
The host of the HGTV show Flea Market Flip presents information on how to find flea market treasures and incorporate them into home interiors, with tips on making a decorating plan, overcoming the limitations of each room, and ways to restore and reinvent flea market items.
Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
Chris Guillebeau
The author demonstrates how to find meaning and purpose by committing to a life-changing project or quest, drawing on interviews with hundreds, explaining how to find fulfillment through physical journeys, artistic enterprises, philanthropic endeavors or political activities.
How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
Benedict Carey
An award-winning New York Times science reporter presents a lighthearted exploration of what is known about learning and memory today that considers how to adapt negative characteristics, like ignorance and laziness, to expand learning potential.
Price of Silence: A Mom’s Perspective on Mental Illness
Liza Long
The author of the viral essay “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother” presents a sobering assessment of today’s approaches to mental illness, arguing that stigmas result in poor education, inadequate mental health care, and juvenile detention systems that often lead to imprisonment.
Slow Dancing With a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer’s
Meryl Comer
An Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer’s advocate shares her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease, bringing readers face-to-face with this devastating condition and its effects on the people who have it and those who care for them.
Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
Jenny Nordberg
The award-winning journalist who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.
Unretirement: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, and the Good Life
Chris Farrell
An optimistic report on how aging baby boomers are positively contributing to the economy argues that an avoidance of retirement through new careers, entrepreneurial ventures, and volunteer services has brought motivation and purpose to countless Americans.
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris
A guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology considers how to learn from the examples of religious sages and saints, such as Jesus, Buddha and Lao Tzu, from a secular and philosophical perspective without formally committing to religion.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe
The creator of the popular webcomic “xkcd” presents his heavily researched answers to his fans’ oddest questions, including “What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool?” and “What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City?” and “Are fire tornadoes possible?”
Wheat Belly Total Health: The Ultimate Grain-free Health and Weight-Loss Life Plan
William Davis
A follow-up to Wheat Belly counsels readers on how to take charge of their health after committing to a wheat-free diet, outlining recommendations for reversing damage and addressing a range of metabolic, gastrointestinal and other challenges.
Published on September 24, 2014.
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