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The Smack: A Novel

RICHARD LANGE - Mulholland Books
Format: Hardcover

"Lange's Los Angeles tableau of concrete and graffiti and neon is as sharp as razor wire. The characters are authentic down to the bone, the dialogue pitch-perfect believable, the desperation palpable, the situation urgent, the story riveting. Simply put, The Smack wallops you upside...
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The Shadow Box

Luanne Rice
Format: Hardcover

After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin -- who is running for governor -- is her prime suspect.Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit...
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Marple: Twelve New Mysteries (Miss Marple Mysteries)

Agatha Christie - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"Miss Jane Marple, writer Agatha Christie's prim, proper and ever-popular spinster sleuth, lives on." - Washington Post"Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It is Miss Marple who introduced the revolutionary notion that people are essentially...
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Love & Other Crimes: Stories

Sara Paretsky - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky, a collection of thrilling crime and detective short stories, many featuring legendary detective V.I. Warshawski -- including a brand-new V.I. story.New York Times bestselling author Sara Paretsky is the master of twisting suspense and propulsive...
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My Name Was Eden: A Novel

Eleanor Barker-White - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In this edge-of-your-seat psychological debut, a mother's experience with Vanishing Twin Syndrome triggers disturbing changes in her teenage daughter, perfect for fans of The Push and The Undoing.One twin vanished. The other twin remained. Until now...When her daughter Eden came home...
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Remember, Remember

Lisa Cutts - Myriad, 2014.
Format: Print book

This second book in the DC Nina Foster series, a taut and gripping police procedural crime novel When Nina returns to work after recovering from a near-fatal injury, she's supposed to be keeping her head down. But the cold case she's working on - an infamous train crash from 1964...
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The House of Unexpected Sisters: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH - Pantheon Books
Format: Hardcover

"Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling...
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The Burial Hour

Jeffery Deaver - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

DANGEROUSLY GOOD. DISTINCTIVELY DEAVER.Forensic detective Lincoln Rhyme is back with his most harrowing case yet in this newest installment of Jeffrey Deaver's New York Times bestselling series.A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's...
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The Fisher King: A Jack McBride Mystery

Melissa Lenhardt - W W Norton
Format: Print book

It's been six weeks since Jack McBride's life went to hell: the resolution of his first case as chief sparked a county-wide drug war, his brother Eddie rode into town with a pocket full of cocaine and trouble on his mind, his estranged wife returned from her one-year sabbatical...
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The Bombay Prince

Sujata Massey
Format: Hardcover

November, 1921. Edward VIII, Prince of Wales and future ruler of India, is arriving in Bombay to begin a four-month tour. The Indian subcontinent is chafing under British rule, and Bombay solicitor Perveen Mistry isn't surprised when local unrest over the royal arrival spirals into...
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