New Books 4/24/17
This week’s books run the gamut from bloviators to cult leaders, from baseball to the environment, from mystery and suspense to historical fiction.
Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver
When the murder of a businessman has ties to a case in Naples, Italy, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs don’t hesitate to join the search that has turned into a complex case of international cooperation.
Celestial Mechanics by William Least Heat-Moon
As Silas Fortunato’s marriage descends to a dark place, the arrival of his sister-in-law and a witching neighbor on the scene marks the beginning of an unpredictable journey to something new.
The Cubs Way by Tom Verducci
A Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and Emmy Award-winning FOX Sports analyst chronicles how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest World Series championship in sports.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan
An award-winning journalist traces the scientific, historical and ecological factors that are endangering the Great Lakes, discussing the late-19th century’s effort to connect the lakes to the Atlantic, which unexpectedly introduced invasive species from the natural world.
Firebrand by Kristen Britain
As Green Rider Karigan G’ladheon’s journey northward becomes ever more perilous, she also most contend with the kidnapping of King Zachary of Sacoridia.
How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh
The larger-than-life YouTube personality best known as “Superwoman” shares inspirational advice for fighting for one’s dreams by working hard and embracing dedicated, uncompromising approaches to personal success.
Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner
Returning to the Cambodian homeland she fled as a child refugee decades earlier, Teera finds herself in a country of survivors and perpetrators of the Khmer Rouge holocaust before bonding with a mysterious musician who claims to have known her late father.
The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
Moving to an Atlanta suburb after her divorce, Merilee forges tenacious bonds with a town matriarch and a wealthy supermom before terrible secrets throw the lives of all three women into turmoil.
Old School: Life in the Sane Lane by Bill O’Reilly
Identifies the fundamental differences between Snowflakes, who take offense to views that challenge their own, and traditional Old Schoolers, and evaluates the Snowflake movement’s efforts to diminish Old School philosophies.
The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
A portrait of the cult leader behind the Jonestown Massacre examines his personal life, from his extramarital affairs and drug use to his fraudulent faith healing practices and his decision to move his followers to Guyana, sharing new details about the events leading to the 1978 tragedy.
The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
Accidentally taking a parcel from a family with whom she shared a cab, a young American tourist in Bulgaria is horrified to discover that the parcel contains an urn of ashes and embarks on an effort to return it to its family, making astonishing discoveries along the way.
Song of the Lion by Anne Hillerman
When a deadly bombing in the Shiprock High School parking lot is discovered to be part of a terrorist plot to disrupt peaceful negotiations between the Hopi and Dine tribes, retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn discovers links between the bombing and a cold case from earlier in his career.
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
At the end of World War II, Marianne von Lingenfels offers shelter to two widows of fallen resistance fighters and their children in a formerly majestic Bavarian castle that was once host to German aristocrats.
