New Books 6/19/17
Murder and mayhem abound in this week’s selections along with books about exploring the past in order to understand the present. In addition, a book on ways to develop communication skills written by Emmy Award-winning actor, Alan Alda.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Learning that her grandmother was a victim of the corrupt Tennessee Children’s Home Society, attorney and aspiring politician Avery Stafford delves into her family’s past and begins to wonder if some things are best kept secret.
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
When danger lurks in the mountains around Bo’s idyllic ranch and resort in western Montana, she turns to new hire Callen Skinner after they discover her estranged aunt badly injured and another woman is murdered.
Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
A tropical vacation cruise turns nightmarish for two families whose children go missing during a stop in Central America, a crisis that triggers blame, animosity, and new priorities as the once-happy parents scramble to recover their children and their lives.
Do not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Marie endeavors to piece together the story of her fractured family’s past and its connection to her friend Ai-Ming, uncovering information about how both women’s fathers were forced to reimagine their identities during Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face by Alan Alda
The Emmy Award-winning actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand and teach others how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
Indecent Exposure by Stuart Woods
After being thrust into the limelight, Stone Barrington finds his reputation, and his life, threatened by one woman’s tenacious pursuit.
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
When she realizes that the final chapter of mystery writer Alan Conway’s latest manuscript is missing and Alan later turns up dead, editor Susan Ryeland follows clues buried in the text to investigate the author’s suspicious death.
The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor
Nearly two decades after surviving a shark attack on the Gulf of Mexico, a world-traveling marine biologist and respected “shark whisperer” harbors private insecurities that compel her to return to her Florida coast home to explore old and new relationships.
The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green
Receiving a sobering health diagnosis, a once-uninvolved mother-turned-Hollywood star calls her estranged adult daughters home in the hopes of ending her life, triggering old rivalries and secret fears that challenge family bonds.
You Belong to Me by Colin Harrison
A successful immigration lawyer and cartography hobbyist investigates a mysterious rival at the same time his beautiful neighbor is whisked away by a stranger in military fatigues in front of her powerful, possessive Iranian lawyer husband.
