June 28, 2011

June 27th

NOW YOU SEE HER by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
In a story of wrenching suspense, James Patterson gives us his most head-spinning, action-filled story yet --- a Hitchcock-like blend of unquenchable drama and pleasure.
Little, Brown and Company * 9780316036214


June 28th

THE 34th DEGREE by Thomas Greanias
An ancient text. A world at war. The end of history. Prepare to be initiated into THE 34th DEGREE.
Atria * 9781451612394

BEFORE VERSAILLES: A Novel of Louis XIV, by Karleen Koen
Karleen Koen takes us back to a place and time where King Louis XIV was just beginning to establish the strength and wealth of his kingdom --- despite the many forces against him.
Crown * 9780307716576

BLOOD OF THE REICH by William Dietrich
William Dietrich returns with a knockout stand-alone novel about a quartet of American adventurers in a race to stop Nazis from acquiring an awesome power that will enable them to dominate the world.
Harper * 9780061989186

BRIGHT'S PASSAGE by Josh Ritter
This wondrous, deeply affecting first novel recounts the unlikely journey undertaken by a father, an infant son and their guardian angel in the aftermath of the First World War.
The Dial Press * 9781400069507

THE GIRL IN THE BLUE BERET by Bobbie Ann Mason
Inspired by a true story, the bestselling author of IN COUNTRY offers a gorgeous, haunting novel about an airline pilot coming to terms with his past, and searching for the people who saved him during World War II.
Random House * 9781400067183

KILLER MOVE by Michael Marshall
Your password is protected, but your life is not, in this deliciously chilling, exciting new thriller from the author of THE STRAW MEN, THE INTRUDERS and BAD THINGS.
William Morrow * 9780061434426

LIONS OF KANDAHAR: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds, by Major Rusty Bradley and Kevin Maurer
One of the most critical battles of the Afghan War is now revealed as never before. LIONS OF KANDAHAR is an inside account by an unparalleled warrior, the only active-duty U.S. Army Special Forces soldier ever permitted to write, publish and promote a book with full Army and Special Operations support.
Bantam * 9780553807578

THE MAP OF TIME by Felix J. Palma
This rollicking page-turner boasts a cast of real and imagined literary characters and cunning intertwined plots, as a skeptical H.G. Wells becomes a time-traveling investigator in Victorian London.
Atria * 9781439167397

UNTOLD STORY by Monica Ali
Through the story of a fictional princess, Monica Ali explores where Princess Diana might be today if she had not died in a 1997 car accident in Paris.
Scribner * 9781451635485

A WORLD ON FIRE: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War, by Amanda Foreman
Acclaimed historian Amanda Foreman recounts the fascinating story of the American Civil War and the major role played by Britain and its citizens in that epic struggle.
Random House * 9780375504945


July 1st

FLASHBACK by Dan Simmons
Eighty-seven percent of the U.S. population is addicted to a drug that lets them re-experience the best moments of their lives, and ex-detective Nick Bottom must save the country before it collapses.
Reagan Arthur Books * 9780316006965

 

July 5th

BETRAYAL OF TRUST: A J.P. Beaumont Novel, by J.A. Jance
Trying to solve a devastating crime involving troubled teens leads J.P. Beaumont, an investigator for the Washington Attorney General's Special Homicide squad, into a dark and deadly conspiracy that reaches deep into the halls of state government.
William Morrow * 9780061731150

BLIND FURY by Lynda La Plante
When the body of a young woman is discovered close to a highway service station, Detective Inspector Anna Travis is brought on to the team of investigators. As more evidence is uncovered, the team realizes that they are contending with a triple murder investigation --- and no suspect.
Touchstone * 9781439139318

CREEP by Jennifer Hillier
Debut novelist Jennifer Hillier's fast-paced psychological suspense, named for the Radiohead song, is about a secretly sexually addicted college professor terrorized by an ex-lover.
Gallery Books * 9781451625844

A DEATH IN SUMMER by Benjamin Black
One of Dublin's most powerful men meets a violent end --- and an acknowledged master of crime fiction delivers his most gripping novel yet.
Henry Holt * 9780805090925

DOMINANCE by Will Lavender
From the New York Times bestselling author of OBEDIENCE comes a thriller in which a group of college students unravel an elaborate literary hoax --- then 15 years later find themselves hunted by a killer, who may be one of their own.
Simon & Schuster * 9781451617290

ESCAPE by Barbara Delinsky
Barbara Delinsky explores every woman's desire to abandon the endless obligations of work and marriage --- and the idea that the most passionate romance can be found with the person you know best.
Doubleday * 9780385532723

THE GAP YEAR by Sarah Bird
The dreams of a mother, a daughter and a father collide in this novel of humor, emotional fireworks, and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Knopf * 9780307592798

NO REST FOR THE DEAD by edited by Andrew F. Gulli and Lamia Gulli
More than 20 New York Times bestselling authors team up to create a first-rate serial novel --- a collaboration that combines the skills of America’s greatest storytellers to produce a gripping, spellbinding mystery.
Touchstone * 9781451607376

ONCE UPON A RIVER by Bonnie Jo Campbell
After the violent death of her father, in which she is complicit, 16-year-old Margo Crane takes to the Stark River in her boat, with only a few supplies and a biography of Annie Oakley, in search of her vanished mother.
W. W. Norton & Company * 9780393079890

ONE DOG NIGHT by David Rosenfelt
Defense lawyer Andy Carpenter takes on a cold case when the suspected murderer turns out to be the man who saved his beloved dog.
Minotaur Books * 9780312647995

OVERBITE by Meg Cabot
In this irresistibly delicious sequel to INSATIABLE, Meena Harper is hired by a secret demon-hunting unit of the Vatican to use her psychic powers to save New York City from a feared vampire clan.
William Morrow * 9780061735103

PACIFIC HEIGHTS by Paul Harper
A San Francisco detective becomes entangled with a private intelligence agency as he investigates what appears to be a traceless form of murder.
Henry Holt * 9780805093933

PORTRAIT OF A MONSTER: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery, by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson
With unprecedented access to investigative files from law enforcement in the U.S., Aruba, Chile and Peru, PORTRAIT OF A MONSTER offers an unflinching glimpse into the workings of an international manhunt and a chilling portrait of the alleged killer within.
St. Martin's Press * 9780312359218

THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN JOHN EMMETT by Elizabeth Speller
In this stellar debut of a new mystery series, a friend's death and a string of murders lead reluctant detective Laurence Bertram back to the horrors of the Western Front.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt * 9780547511696

THE SILENT GIRL: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel, by Tess Gerritsen
In this gripping Rizzoli & Isles thriller from Tess Gerritsen, a brilliantly twisted killer stalks the streets of Boston.
Ballantine Books * 9780345515506

THE TALK-FUNNY GIRL by Roland Merullo
Marjorie Richards tells the story of her rescue from a bizarre, abusive childhood. THE TALK-FUNNY GIRL is a testament to one young woman's courage and the healing forces of love.
Crown * 9780307452924

THE THREE OF US: Growing Up with Tammy and George, by Georgette Jones
Georgette Jones --- the only child of country music’s “First Couple,” George Jones and Tammy Wynette --- pens a memoir about life with her troubled parents and the journey back to a relationship with her estranged father.
Atria * 9781439198575

THE VAULT by Boyd Morrison
Boyd Morrison brings back Tyler Locke, who must stop a terrorist cell that has stolen an ancient text that they believe will lead them to King Midas’ fabled hoard of gold.
Touchstone * 9781439181829


July 7th

AN AFRICAN AFFAIR by Nina Darnton
After the assassination of a prominent Nigerian politician, New York journalist Lindsay Cameron moves to Lagos to follow a trail of corruption, drug smuggling and murder.
Viking Adult * 9780670022885

THE END OF EVERYTHING by Megan Abbott
When her best friend Evie disappears, 13-year-old Lizzie takes up her own pursuit of the truth and finds out that she may not have known Evie so well after all.
Reagan Arthur Books * 9780316097796

A GOOD HARD LOOK by Ann Napolitano
Crippled by lupus, legendary author Flannery O'Connor must return to her Georgia hometown and its ordinary yet extraordinary residents.
The Penguin Press * 9781594202926

THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER by Jojo Moyes
Decades after a tragic car accident, a journalist uncovers a mysterious love letter to one of the victims and goes on a search to find the lovers and some truth about her own life.
Pamela Dorman Books * 9780670022809

VERY BAD MEN by Harry Dolan
David Loogan's quiet life as a magazine editor in Ann Arbor is disrupted by a mysterious manuscript and a killer set on vengeance against the participants in a notorious robbery.
Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam * 9780399157493