Skip to main content

Week of March 17, 2014

New in Paperback

Week of March 17, 2014

Releases for the week of March 17th include DADDY'S GONE A HUNTING, in which Mary Higgins Clark exposes a dark secret from a family’s past that threatens the lives of two sisters; THE OPHELIA CUT by John Lescroart, which marks the return of defense attorney Dismas Hardy after a four-year absence; and THE COMEDY IS FINISHED, the final, previously unpublished novel from the legendary Donald E. Westlake.

The Comedy Is Finished by Donald E. Westlake - Hard-Boiled Mystery

March 18, 2014


In Donald E. Westlake's final unpublished novel, the year is 1977, and an aging, legendary Hollywood comedian is kidnapped by a revolutionary cell desperately trying to reignite the 1960s. The tension builds as the comedian struggles to survive, but nothing in this noir tale is as simple as it seems.

Daddy's Gone a Hunting by Mary Higgins Clark - Mystery

March 18, 2014


Kate and Hannah Connelly are sisters whose family-owned furniture firm, founded by their grandfather and famous for its fine reproductions of antiques, explodes into flames in the middle of the night. All the buildings are leveled to the ground, including the museum where priceless antiques have been on permanent display for years. The ashes reveal a startling and grisly discovery, and provoke a host of suspicions and questions.

The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream by Tom Clavin - Biography

March 18, 2014


Acclaimed sportswriter Tom Clavin reveals the untold Great American Story of three brothers, Joltin’ Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio, and the Great American Game --- baseball --- that would consume their lives. A vivid portrait of a family and the ways in which their shifting fortunes and status shaped their relationships, THE DIMAGGIOS is an exploration of an era and a culture.

Elsewhens by Melanie Rawn - Fantasy

March 18, 2014


Touchstone, the magical theater troupe, continues to build audiences. But Cayden is increasingly troubled by his “elsewhens,” the uncontrolled moments when he is plunged into visions of the possible futures. He fears that his Fae gift will forever taint his friendships, while his friends fear that his increasing distance will destroy him.

Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future by Elizabeth Esther - Memoir

March 18, 2014


Elizabeth Esther grew up in love with Jesus but in fear of daily spankings. Trained in her family-run church to confess sins real and imagined, she knew her parents loved her and God probably hated her. Not until she was grown and married did she find the courage to attempt the unthinkable: to leave. GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD is a story of the lingering effects of spiritual abuse and the growing hope that God can still be good when His people fail.

Heart Wide Open: Trading Mundane Faith for an Exuberant Life with Jesus by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson - Christian Life/Spiritual Growth

March 18, 2014


As a Bible-believing churchgoer, author Shellie Tomlinson harbored a secret in her good-girl heart. She longed for something more than routine faith; she wanted to love God with a genuine, all-consuming passion. So she got honest with Him: “I admit it. I don’t love you like I should, but I want to love you. Help me!” In HEART WIDE OPEN, Shellie invites you to answer the call of your restless heart and refuse to settle for anything less than the intimate friendship of God.

The Morels by Christopher Hacker - Fiction

April 30, 2013


The Morels are a happy family of three living in New York City. So why would Arthur choose to publish a book that brutally rips his tightly knit family unit apart at the seams? Arthur's old schoolmate Chris, who narrates the book, is fascinated with this very question as he becomes accidentally reacquainted with Arthur. Chris envies everything Arthur has, but things are not always what they seem.

The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart - Thriller

March 18, 2014


District Attorney Dismas Hardy returns to defend his brother-in-law, Moses McGuire, who has been accused of murdering the man who raped his daughter. McGuire has fallen off the wagon, and his stay in prison could expose some old and dangerous secrets. Hardy struggles to defend McGuire against mounting evidence --- until he sees a new way forward that might just save them all. But at what price?

Spellman Six: The Next Generation by Lisa Lutz - Mystery

March 18, 2014


After Isabel Spellman's hostile takeover of her family's firm, her employees are the furthest thing from congenial...and Izzy finds herself struggling to pay the bills, even though she's now the one running Spellman Investigations. But when she is accused of embezzling from a former client, the stakes become immense. If Izzy gets indicted, she could lose her PI license and the Spellman family’s livelihood, not to mention her own freedom.

A Table by the Window: A Novel of Family Secrets and Heirloom Recipes by Hillary Manton Lodge - Fiction

March 18, 2014


Family. Food. Love. Secrets. Recipes. It’s all here. Inside the pastry prep table that food writer Juliette D’Alisa inherits from her grandmother, she discovers an old photo of a man who looks too much like her brother Nico, a chef. As she discovers her grandmother’s past, Juliette strikes up a dating-service email correspondence with an immunologist. Is he her match? Or not?