New Books 6-17-19
This week’s shelf is packed with suspense in both fiction and nonfiction selections. The impacts of war, of secrets, and family choices are all topics developed by authors both familiar and new.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
The best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love traces the experiences of a theater insider in 1940s New York who discovers that she does not have to be a “good girl” in order to be a good person.
Fall; Or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
After a complication during a routine medical procedure leaves multibillionaire Richard “Dodge” Forthrast brain dead, his family uploads his brain into the cloud until technological advances allows it to be revived.
The Friends We Keep by Jane Green
Reconnecting 13 years after college, a supermodel whose career was derailed by an affair, the heartbroken wife of an alcoholic and an actor hiding a painful past find their bond tested by a dark secret.
It’s the Manager by Jim Clifton
Packed with 52 discoveries from Gallup’s largest study of the future of work, It’s the Manager shows leaders and managers how to adapt their organizations to rapid change- from new workplace demands to the challenges of managing remote employees, the rise of artificial intelligence, gig workers, and attracting and keeping today’s best employees.
Madame Fourcade’s Secret War by Lynne Olson
Olson tells the true story of the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, who was captured twice by the Nazis and managed to escape both times while keeping her network together.
My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates
Exiled from her family and church since the age of 12 for testifying honestly about a racist murder, a young woman reflects on the wrenching choice she was forced to make between her family and the truth.
No Crumbs Left by Teri Turner
A collection of healthful and satisfying recipes from the creator of NoCrumbsLeft.com incorporates favorite quotes and kitchen-wisdom tips into such Whole30-compliant options as Pistachio Pesto Chicken Breast, Shrimp Pad Thai and Spicy Pepperoncini Beef.
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
A letter from a son to a mother who cannot read reveals the impact of the Vietnam War on their family history and provides a view into parts of the son’s life that his mother has never known.
One Small Sacrifice by Hilary Davidson
Convinced that a wartime journalist with PTSD got away with a friend’s murder, NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling navigates inconsistent witness reports when the suspect’s fiancée, a beloved doctor, goes missing.
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by William H. McRaven
A memoir from an accomplished military leader recounts stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America’s Special Operations Forces.
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
When a celebrity divorce lawyer is found bludgeoned to death with a bottle of wine, private investigator Daniel Hawthorne is hired by the police to uncover the culprit.
Skin Game by Stuart Woods
When former CIA operative Teddy Fay travels to Paris in search of a treasonous criminal, his trail of clues leads to complicated secrets, evildoers making power grabs, and a global threat.
The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer Ryan
Dethroned as the self-appointed queen of her village when her husband divorces her, Mrs. Braithwaite travels to London at the height of the blitz in search of her missing daughter, an effort that is complicated by a difficult secret.
This Storm by James Ellroy
A corrupt vice cop, a crime-lab whiz facing Japanese internment, a fascist police consultant to Army Intelligence and a rogue profiteer investigate a historically relevant murder in 1942 Los Angeles.
Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin
Levin presents a history of American journalism from the patriot press in the revolutionary war to partisan party-press, and a critique of the state of a once proud and respected profession.
Unsolved by James Patterson
Baffled by an outbreak of suspicious fatal accidents, FBI agent Emmy Dockery finds her investigation complicated by her vindictive ex and a plotting stranger.
Whiskers in the Dark by Rita Mae Brown
When a body is discovered in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Harry and her pets search for the killer while ghost sighting and threats complicate their investigation.
