New Books 8/26/19

This week’s shelf has three new Christian fiction books, the latest by Robert Crais, Rhys Bowen, the ever prolific James Patterson, et. al., and several new suspense and historical novels by some names you may recognize.

 

All the Water in the World by Karen Raney
Sixteen-year-old Maddy, who has cancer, grapples with her first romantic relationship, searches for the father she has never met, and tests the limits of her relationship with her mother, all while facing an uncertain future.

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
The perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that’s a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron
A professional organizer whose husband is a hoarder distracts herself from her growing relationship troubles by focusing on her new clients, one of which takes her tipsy fantasy about life being more pleasant without spouses a little too far.

A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais
Elvis Cole uncovers is a twisted family story that involves corporate whistleblowing, huge amounts of cash, the Witness Relocation Program, and a long line of lies.

The Healing Jar by Wanda Brunstetter
After Lenore’s fiancée calls off their engagement, she resigns herself to being permanently single, but while working in her grandmother’s garden she digs up an old jar that may help her find healing.

Hunter’s Moon by Philip Caputo
A collection of short stories set in the same Michigan Upper Peninsula town, including tales of old high-school buddies on a hunting trip, once-a-year lovers, and a middle-age man and his grief-stricken father, combine together to form a novel.

The Inn by James Patterson
When Gloucester Inn is caught in the crossfire of a drug dealer’s activities, novice innkeeper and former Boston detective Bill Robinson teams up with a fearless band of tenants to organize a risky defense.

Is There Still Sex in the City by Candace Bushnell
A group of female friends navigates the ever-modernizing phenomena of midlife dating and relationships between The Village and Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Justice on Trial by Mollie Hemingway
Offering a deep dive into the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, two women with behind-the-scenes access—a senior editor of The Federalist and a Judicial Crisis Network senior counsel—reveal what really happened and give their views on what the bitterly divisive hearings mean for the future of the Court and the battle for the soul of America.

Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
When Georgie and Darcy arrive in Kenya’s Happy Valley for their honeymoon, one of the leaders in the community is found dead, forcing them to navigate the local aristocracy’s wild parties and rampant infidelities to identify a killer in hiding.

Outfox by Sandra Brown
FBI agent Drex Easton is relentlessly driven by a single goal: to outmaneuver the sociopath once known as Weston Graham.

A Perfect Silhouette by Judith Miller
To help support her family and make use of her artistic skill, Mellie finds employment at a daguerreotype shop, where she creates silhouette portraits, and when romance begins to blossom with one of her charming customers, her life seems to have fallen perfectly into place — or has it?

The Perfect Wife by J P Delaney
A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband–but the consequences are deadly.

A Song of Joy by Lauraine Snelling
Nilda Carlson works to better herself and her immigrant community, and also enjoys weekly piano lessons with handsome schoolteacher Fritz.

Terns of Endearment by Donna Andrews
Meg’s grandfather has been booked to give lectures on a cruise as part of the education/entertainment itinerary, but the passengers’ vacation quickly becomes a nightmare when a crew member announces that a woman has jumped overboard.

Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn
Thrawn’s mastery of strategy must guide him through an impossible choice: duty to the Chiss Ascendancy, or fealty to the Empire he has sworn to serve.

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
When Rowan Caine stumbles across a position as a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary, she doesn’t know that she’s stepping into a nightmare.

The Women of Copper County by Mary Doria Russell
The award-winning author of The Sparrow presents a story inspired by the life of Annie Clements, retelling in historically authentic detail how in 1913 she lead a courageous strike against the world’s largest copper-mining company.