New Books 11/12/18

If you follow suspense thriller series, this one’s for you – the newest of James Patterson, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, and Stuart Wood all on one shelf along with a lot of other really good reads.

 

Ambush by James Patterson
When a series of attacks targeting Michael Bennett injures one of his children and causes several deaths, the New York police officer leads an investigation throughout the five boroughs that exposes corruption and a dangerous vendetta.

Antisocial Media by Siva Vaidhyanathan
Explains how social media platforms like Facebook devolved into a force that deteriorates democratic culture worldwide, from facilitating foreign meddling in American elections to the exploitation of the platform by authoritarians in the Philippines.

Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma by Sam Anderson
An award-winning journalist documents the idiosyncratic mix of history, sports, urban studies and more reflected in Oklahoma City, tracing its chaotic origins through the near-instant metropolis of today through the stories of creative innovators.

Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations by Brene Brown
Explores how to cultivate daring leaders by recognizing and developing the potential in people, sharing power, aligning authority with accountability, and not avoiding difficult conversations or situations.

Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Teaming up with Harry Bosch to reopen a cold case, LAPD detective Renâee Ballard navigates interpersonal differences to pursue justice for a murdered runaway in Hollywood.

Desperate Measures by Stuart Woods
Meeting a stunning woman who seems like a perfect candidate to meet some of his professional needs, Stone Barrington soon finds himself protecting his new hire when New York City experiences a series of disturbing crimes and it appears she might be the next target.

Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
When Carly Sears discovers that her unborn baby has a heart defect, she is devastated, but her physicist brother-in-law tells her there may be a way to save her baby, if she takes a leap of faith.

Gone So Long by Andre Dubus III
Daniel Ahearn, a man living a solitary existence in seaside New England, travels to a quaint Florida community in search of his traumatized, estranged daughter.

The Happy Cookbook by Steve Doocy
An anecdotal collection of comfort-food recipes by the Emmy Award-winning host of Fox & Friends and his wife features contributions by celebrity associates and includes such options as Bacon Corn Chowder and Buffalo Chicken Calzone.

Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History by Bill O’Reilly
Traces the daring of Nazi hunters after World War II, revealing the contributions of legal experts, intelligence agents, and concentration camp survivors in tracking down and capturing high-profile Nazis.

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
A sequel to the best-selling The Five People You Meet in Heaven continues the story of grizzled war veteran-turned-amusement park mechanic Eddie, who has a spiritual reunion with the girl he died rescuing.

Palaces for the People by Eric Klinenberg
Explains how the resilience of communities can be found not only in shared values but in such shared spaces as libraries, child-care centers, and gardens that enable life-transforming human connections.

Pulse by Michael Harvey
Investigating the murder of a Harvard football star, a pair of veteran detectives are stunned when the victim’s teen-runaway brother arrives at the scene, claiming to have metaphysical knowledge of the crime before it occurred.

The Reckoning by John Grisham
In 1946 Clanton, Mississippi, World War II hero Pete Banning calmly and inexplicably kills his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell, and refuses to defend his actions during the subsequent trial.

Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza
The former official White House photographer compares the most recent two administrations via photos of Barack Obama side-by-side with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.

Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
A novel based on the true story of an Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor traces the experiences of a Jewish Slovakian who uses his position as a concentration-camp tattooist to secure food for his fellow prisoners.

Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Examines the life of Henry VII’s right-hand man, who did everything he could to secure the future of a son he loved dearly, but who ultimately could not control the unpredictable monarch.

Three Beths by Jeff Abbott
Glimpsing her devoted mother, who went missing and was presumed dead two years earlier, Mariah discovers that two other women who share her mother’s name have also disappeared.

Vendetta by Iris Johansen
Charged with protecting the life of his murdered boss’ daughter, Jude Brandon teams up with longtime ally Catherine Ling to stop a terrorist who is plotting a nuclear attack.

Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
Emerging from an accident with damaged memories and compromised language skills, Virgil Wander, a movie-house owner from a small Midwestern town, pieces together his story and the story of his community with help from affable locals.

When We Were Young by Karen Kingsbury
When Noah Carter wakes up the morning he has planned to start a new life and leave his family behind, he discovers things are not what they seem and desperately tries to fix his mistakes.