New Books 3/27/17
New York as a future Venice, never-before-seen notebooks by Joan Didion, and murder and mayhem galore in this week’s line-up of new books!
All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
Hiding the truth about her unhappiness and struggles with anxiety from everyone including her family, best friend, and therapist, Andrea Bern joins her loved ones in a reevaluation of family strength in the wake of her newborn niece’s heartbreaking ailment.
The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler
When chief investigator Isaac Bell searches for a young woman who ran away to become an actress, his case is complicated when a serial killer’s victims resemble the missing girl.
The Devil’s Triangle by Catherine Coulter
Recently appointed Covert Eyes team heads Nicholas Drummond and Michaela Caine tackle a dangerous first case when an artifact is stolen from Istanbul and they receive a warning that a series of fatal Gobi sandstorms are actually manmade phenomena.
The Forgotten Girls by Owen Laukkanen
Stumbling on the cold case of a murdered and forgotten runaway, Kirk Stevens and Carla Windermere of the joint FBI-BCA violent crime force uncover the work of a serial killer who has been targeting young women drifters who were unlikely to be missed.
Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer by Ann McElhinney
McElhinney presents the findings of the investigation into Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the cover-up, revealing what really happened inside the Pennsylvania clinic and how the doctor got away with infanticide for decades.
In the Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs is plunged into a treacherous personal battle when she stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may not be who they seem against a backdrop of the outbreak of World War II in England.
Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens
When someone begins stalking her, intimidating her boyfriend, and shadowing her daughter, Lindsey Nash is convinced it’s her abusive ex-husband, but his claims of innocence have her wondering if the threat is closer to home.
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
When a New York City of the near future is submerged by rising waters, the residents rapidly adapt the thriving metropolis until it becomes a vibrant, though permanently changed, canal region of island skyscrapers and remarkable inhabitants
South and West: from a Notebook by Joan Didion
Two excerpts from never-before-seen notebooks by the National Book Award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking offer insights into her literary mind and process and includes notes on her Sacramento upbringing, her life in the Gulf states, her views on prominent locals and her experiences during a formative Rolling Stone assignment.
Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things by Amy Dickinson
The New York Times best-selling author behind the popular “Ask Amy” advice column presents a follow-up to The Mighty Queens of Freeville in a collection of personal essays on such topics as her midlife romance, experiences as a step-parent and final moments with her late mother.
Wait for Dark by Kay Hooper
Investigating a string of accidents in a North Carolina town, Hollis Templeton, her telepath partner Reese, and their Special Crimes Unit team uncover the work of an evil, methodical killer.
White Tears by Hari Kunzru
Two ambitious young musicians are drawn into the dark underworld of blues-record collecting while navigating the fallout of a scam involving one’s claim that a viral video of an unknown singer is a long-lost recording of a famous blues musician.
The Woman on the Stairs by Bernhard Schlink
Hired by an artist and the beautiful woman he painted, who want to reclaim a portrait from the woman’s husband to keep it from being deliberately destroyed, a naïve young lawyer in Frankfurt becomes embroiled in an unexpectedly toxic case marked by a disappearance, a natural disaster and a past betrayal.
