New Books 4/10/17

Newest books in series, books that discuss philosophy and the one big idea in science, a new feline detective, all the suspense you can stand, and more in this week’s selections!

 

Ageproof: Living Longer without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip
by Jean Chatzky and Dr. Michael Roizen
Two leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth, outlining science-driven ways for maximizing life quality, longevity, and retirement savings.

Almost Missed You by Jessica Strawser
A seemingly loving husband abruptly walks out on his wife, taking their baby with him, and turns up at the home of his best friend, who faces an impossible choice between calling the police and allowing him to stay when he threatens to expose a terrible secret.

At the Existentialist Café by Sarah Bakewell
The best-selling author of How to Live presents a spirited account of the Existentialist intellectual and philosophical movement of the 1930s while sharing insights into the contributions of key revolutionary thinkers and the movement’s present-day legacy.

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
An immigrant working class couple from Cameroon and the upper class American family for whom they work find their lives and marriages shaped by financial circumstances, infidelities, secrets, and the 2008 recession.

The Black Book by James Patterson
A devoted Chicago cop from a family of career detectives miraculously survives an attack that kills his partner but that he cannot remember himself, an event that causes him to be charged with double murder and tasked with uncovering what really happened to clear his name.

The Blue Hour by Laura Pritchett
When the repercussions of a violent act upend the lives of Blue Moon Mountain’s residents, their paths collide in unexpected ways, forcing them to navigate the lines between violence and sex, tenderness and yearning, and mourning and lust.

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
A spaceship’s artificial intelligence, Lovelace, wakes up in a new body with no memory of her prior existence and must learn to negotiate the universe.

Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science by Peter Watson
Watson races the last one hundred and fifty years of scientific study to argue that each discipline is converging to create one united story about the universe.

Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton
When a convicted serial killer maintains his innocence and begs her to uncover the truth and tell his story, Maggie Rose, a notorious defense attorney and writer, goes against her better judgment when the man’s persuasive charms prove irresistible.

Dear Ijeawele, or, a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Offers the author’s advice to a childhood friend on raising a baby girl to be a feminist, in the form of fifteen suggestions for bringing up a girl to become a strong, independent woman.

Eden West by Peter Hautman
Coming of age in an insular cult, 17-year-old Jacob anticipates the Apocalypse he has been told is imminent while struggling with his faith alongside his new friends from the outside world.

Every Wild Heart by Meg Donohue
A popular radio host whose career was launched years earlier by an on-air rant about her unfaithful husband struggles with falling in love, an obsessed stalker, and her socially fearful teen daughter, who emerges from a riding accident with a high-risk new personality.

Havana: A Subtropical Delirium by Mark Kurlansky
Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider’s view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years.

Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles
Grief-stricken and with his world collapsing around him, Penn Cage is shut out of trial preparations by his once-revered Southern doctor father, who is about to be tried for murder in the wake of revelations about a mixed-race child and KKK associations.

No. 2 Feline Detective Agency by Mandy Morton
Indignantly dispatched to a home for older cats, feline detective Hettie Bagshot teams up with new sidekick, Tilly, to solve the mystery of a series of body-snatchings behind the disappearances of three former residents from their graves.

Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist by Amanda Sullivan
Sullivan resents advice on decluttering and organizing a home, describing how to overcome perfectionism, eliminate unnecessary items, set up a paper filing system, prioritize important tasks, and establish maintenance habits.

Perfect Obsession by Heather Graham
Investigating a serial killer who is leaving his victims gruesomely displayed in mausoleums and underground tombs, FBI Special Agent Craig Frasier and forensic psychologist Kieran Finnegan become increasingly desperate to track down the murderer, who maybe targeting Kieran.

Portraits of Courage by George W. Bush
A vibrant collection of military oil paintings and stories by the 43rd President, published to benefit the Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, stands as an official tie-in to the exhibition scheduled for March 2017 at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

Risen: A Novel of Spartacus by David Anthony Durham
Re-imagines the epic story of legendary gladiator Spartacus and the vast slave revolt that nearly toppled Rome.

Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
A sequel to “The Rook” finds Myfanwy Thomas brokering an alliance between the Checquy defense organization and the supernatural Grafters to prevent an otherworldly war.

Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
A once-professional killer protects his daughter from the legacy of his criminal past, an effort that is challenged by his daughter’s struggles with the death of her mother and the reckoning of old enemies.

Without Warning by Joel C. Rosenberg
Foreign correspondent J. B. Collins warns the White House of an imminent threat from the Middle East but is disregarded and compelled to gather evidence that reveals an imminent, catastrophic attack by a brutal ISIS leader.