December 13, 2011

December 13th

KILL SWITCH by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene
Claire Waters, a dedicated forensic psychiatrist, has always been drawn to those rare "untreatable" patients who seem to have no conscience or fear. But one shocking case could make or break her career --- and it's waiting for her in the psychiatric wing of New York City's Rikers Island.
Kensington * 9780758266866

THE LEOPARD by Jo Nesbø
Deeply traumatized by the Snowman investigation, Inspector Harry Hole has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong’s opium dens. But when a series of women are murdered --- after all spending the night at the same isolated mountain hostel --- he agrees to return to Oslo to investigate the brutal case.
Knopf * 9780307595874

LOCKED ON by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney
Tom Clancy's All-Star lineup is back. Jack Ryan, his son, Jack Jr., John Clark Ding Chavez, and the rest of the Campus team are facing their greatest challenge ever.
Putnam Adult * 9780399157318

SERGEANT REX: The Unbreakable Bond Between a Marine and His Military Working Dog by Mike Dowling
THE HURT LOCKER meets MARLEY & ME in this thrilling and inspiring true story of a U.S. Marine and his German Shepherd Rex, a bomb-sniffing dog on the war-torn streets of Iraq’s most dangerous city.
Atria Books * 9781451635966

December 22nd

THE DEVIL’S ELIXIR by Raymond Khoury
FBI agent Sean Reilly and his girlfriend, Tess Chaykin, find themselves in a race --- against the clock, against drug kingpins, and even against the DEA --- to merge two divergent trails, one several hundred years old, the other as current as a heartbeat, which together may lead humanity to the brink of annihilation.
Dutton Adult * 9780525952435

December 20th

THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS by Meg Waite Clayton
When Bee hears that Tess, her younger sister, is missing, she returns home to London immediately. She expects to find Tess and give her the usual big sister lecture scolding her flighty behavior --- but Bee never could have prepared for what really awaits her.
Ballantine * 9780345517098

A LONELY DEATH: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery by Charles Todd
Three World War I survivors have been murdered in the quiet English countryside two years after the war. Scotland Yard Inspector Rutledge has been called in --- but with only a few clues to go on and the pressure building, he must gamble everything to find answers.
William Morrow Paperbacks * 9780061726200

SISTER by Rosamund Lupton
As one woman risks everything to uncover the truth about her sister's last moments, this debut novel with a knockout twist shows that nothing is as durable --- and as exceptional --- as the bond between sisters.
Broadway * 9780307716521

VOYEUR by Daniel Judson
Ever since one of Manhattan P.I. Remer’s targets forced him into early retirement, he’s been living in the shadows. Then, when someone from his past needs help, he agrees to one last case --- but the consequences could be deadly.
Minotaur Books * 9780312383596