New Books 7/30/18
In 2016, researchers at Yale School of Public Health analyzed data from a University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study. This study had 12 years of data about reading habits and health. They found a pattern in the 3,600 men and women over the age of 50 – People who read books for as little as 30 minutes a day over several years were living an average of two years longer than people who didn’t read anything at all. Think about that as you peruse this week’s list.
All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
A damaged couple in a troubled marriage grapple with the memories and mistakes they’ve made and secrets they’ve kept as they try to repair their love.
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
An ailing woman fights to protect her family from her mute daughter’s psychologically manipulative schemes, which are complicated by her doting husband’s denial about their daughter’s true nature.
Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber
Retreating to a Pacific Northwest haven after a tragedy, Annie bonds with a kindhearted local artist, her reclusive landlord and a troubled teen before an unexpected opportunity challenges her ambitions.
The Disappearing by Lori Roy
After leaving her cheating husband in New York City and returning to her family’s historic Florida plantation, Lane Fielding’s oldest daughter disappears, reigniting her memories and fears of a serial killer who traumatized the area in the 1970s.
Double Blind by Iris Johansen
Hired gun Kendra Michaels joins forces with private investigator Jessie Mercado and agent-for-hire Adam Lynch to investigate the murder of a man with connections to a mysterious wedding video and the conviction of a serial killer years earlier.
Four Dominions by Eric Van Lustbader
Emma and Bravo Shaw rescue the Testament of Lucifer from nefarious hands as the Fallen awake and exert their corrupt influence on the highest ranks of power.
Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott
Distancing herself from an intense best friend who inspired her scientific ambitions before divulging a life-changing secret, Kit competes for a dream research job and finds herself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
The Late Bloomer’s Club by Louise Miller
Unexpectedly inheriting property from a beloved community baker, two headstrong sisters navigate growing hostilities about whether or not to sell, before the disappearance of the baker’s dog forces everyone to work together.
Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson
When it appears that someone has faked her absentee mother’s suicide, Remmi teams up with Detective Dani Settler and her childhood crush, Noah, to find the truth about what happened.
Maze Master by Kathleen O’Neal Gear
The protégé of a discredited geneticist teams up with a religious-studies scholar in a race to find her mentor and help him find a cure for a catastrophic retrovirus.
The Other Woman by Daniel Silva
After his asset inside Russian intelligence is assassinated, Gabriel’s search for the truth leads him to the twentieth century’s greatest act of treason.
Rescued by David Rosenfelt
When a transport carrying dozens of dogs to the northeast turns up with a murdered driver, defense lawyer and dog rescuer Andy Carpenter navigates a tricky moral line to represent the chief suspect, his wife’s Marine ex.
The Sinners by Ace Atkins
When the patriarch of a drug-dealing clan begins targeting the family of the man responsible for his imprisonment, Quinn Colson finds himself relying on new deputies to survive.
Spymaster by Brad Thor
When a secret organization begins attacking diplomats throughout Europe at the same time a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath works without his mentor to prevent an all-out war.
