New Books 2/27/17
All That’s Left to Tell by Daniel Lowe
American hostage Marc Laurent is bound and held captive in Pakistan, where every morning, a woman named Josephine visits his cell and questions him, a ritual that deepens into an exchange of stories between the two that circles around the death of his daughter.
At the End of the World by Lawrence Millman
A sobering account of a series of obscure murders in the remote Belcher Islands and the unbalanced trial that followed stands as both a lamentation for a fading culture and a cautionary tale about the dehumanizing consequences of natural-world destruction.
The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson
Draws on previously untapped firsthand testimonies and recovered court transcripts to present a scholarly account of the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till and its role in launching the civil rights movement.
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
Letters and journals reveal the struggles, affairs, deceptions, and triumphs of five members of a village choir during World War II as they band together to survive the upheavals of war and village intrigue on the English home front.
The Dark Flood Rises by Margaret Drabble
Driven to live life to its fullest while she still can, a housing expert for the elderly balances her challenging career with the cares of her loved ones, in a tale that juxtaposes her interconnected social circle in England against her contacts in an idyllic expat community in the Canary Islands.
Death’s Mistress by Terry Goodkind
A debut entry in a new series set in the world of The Sword of Truth finds fan-favorite warrior woman Nicci leaving the stabilized kingdom of Richard and Kahlan to embark on new adventures, including a job keeping an unworldly prophet out of trouble.
A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming
Former MI6 officer Thomas Kell takes the law into his own hands when an unexpected chance at revenge compels him to track a top Russian spy in possession of a terrifying secret, only to find himself embroiled in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
Gunmetal Gray by Mark Greaney
Investigating an attempt on his life after his return to the CIA, Court Gentry follows clues to an old friend, who has been taken hostage by the Chinese for his role in tracking down an insider from a Chinese covert computer warfare unit.
Heartbreak Hotel by Jonathan Kellerman
Ninety-nine-year-old Thalia Mars asks Alex Delaware for his opinion on criminal behavior but dies before their second session, leading Alex and Milo Sturgis to investigate whether her unusual interests had anything to do with her sudden death.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War.
My Husband’s Wife by Jane Corry
Resolving to leave her secrets behind when she gets married, a young lawyer is strangely drawn to a convicted killer during her first murder case in ways that shape her psychologically charged relationship with a young neighbor years later.
Nothing to Prove by Jennie Allen
Argues that striving for perfection is fruitless and encourages people to instead admit their faults and turn to Jesus to find contentment and fulfillment.
On Turpentine Lane by Elinor Lipman
Living a mostly peaceful existence in her small suburban hometown where she struggles to ignore the dysfunctional people in her life, Faith discovers mysterious artifacts that make her question a promising new relationship and everything she believes.
Racing the Devil by Charles Todd
A year after a band of World War I veterans agrees to hide the details of a reckless driving incident, a fatal crash is investigated by Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge, who combs through dangerous secrets to identify a killer.
Young Wives Club by Julie Pennell
As four close friends from Toulouse, Louisiana, get engaged or marry their high school sweethearts, they discover that people change and that not everyone is who you thought they were.
