July 18, 2011

July 25th

THE NIGHT TRAIN by Clyde Edgerton
In 1963, a white teenager and his forbidden black friend strive to become successful musicians and stay friends in a world that tells them both are impossible.
Little, Brown and Company * 9780316117593

July 26th

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB by Melanie Benjamin
ALICE I HAVE BEEN author Melanie Benjamin shines a dazzling spotlight on another fascinating female figure whose story has never fully been told: a woman who became a 19th-century icon and inspiration --- and whose most daunting limitation became her greatest strength.
Delacorte Press * 9780385344159

THE BUTTERFLY CABINET by Bernie McGill
Bernie McGill's debut novel, based on real events in late 19th-century Ireland, centers on two women linked by a tragic, 70-year secret.
Free Press * 9781451611595

CLOSE YOUR EYES by Amanda Eyre Ward
From Amanda Eyre Ward comes a beautifully twisting novel about the ways that our split-second choices in life and in love can dig into our hearts, shaping who we are forever.
Random House * 9780345494481

DICK FRANCIS'S GAMBLE by Felix Francis
Nicholas “Foxy” Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career-ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and co-worker, Herb Novak, is murdered execution-style right in front of him --- and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Novak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question everything.
Putnam Adult * 9780399157479

FULL BLACK by Brad Thor
After the final phase of an intricately laid plan to destroy America is set in motion, the government is forced to activate a top-secret plan known as "Main Core" --- a list of Americans from every walk of life deemed "too potentially dangerous" to be roaming free during a time of national emergency. At the top of that list is counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath.
Atria * 9781416586616

KILLING KATE by Julie Kramer
Riley Spartz is investigating a mysterious string of murders in which the killer draws the outline of an angel in chalk around each of his victims.
Atria * 9781439178010

THE LEDGE: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier, by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE meets INTO THE VOID in this harrowing account of a terrible mountaineering accident, one man's amazing escape from a hellish fall --- a second-by-second retelling of tragedy, survival and renewal.
Ballantine Books * 9780345523198

NEXT TO LOVE by Ellen Feldman
NEXT TO LOVE follows the lives of three young women and their men during the years of WWII, beginning with the men going off to war and ending a generation later, when their children are on the cusp of their own adulthood.
Spiegel & Grau * 9780812992717

NORTHWEST CORNER by John Burnham Schwartz
NORTHWEST CORNER is about a splintered family --- characters from the acclaimed bestseller RESERVATION ROAD --- struggling to put itself back together after tragedy.
Random House * 9781400068456

THICK AS THIEVES by Peter Spiegelman
From the author of RED CAT comes a new thriller that takes us inside a hair-raising heist, where paranoia hangs as heavy as the tropical heat, and the only law is Murphy's.
Knopf * 9780307263179

 

July 26th

ADAM & EVE by Sena Jeter Naslund
By decoding light from space, Lucy Bergmann’s astrophysicist husband discovers the existence of extraterrestrial life; their friend, anthropologist Pierre Saad, unearths from the sands of Egypt an ancient alternative version of the Book of Genesis. To religious fanatics, these discoveries have the power to rock the foundations of their faith.
Harper Perennial * 9780061579288

BORN TO DIE by Lisa Jackson
A sad, strange coincidence. That's Dr. Kacey Lambert's initial response to the deaths of two women who bear an uncanny resemblance to herself. But Detective Selena Alvarez suspects a deeper connection.
Zebra/Kensington * 9781420102789

THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY by Marian Keyes
A mysterious narrator details the lives of the mixed-up, mismatched tenants of 66 Star Street in Dublin, who don’t realize how much they all need each other.
Penguin * 9780143118497

COMPOSED: A Memoir, by Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash, daughter of music legend Johnny Cash, recalls her childhood and her development as a musician in her own right.
Penguin * 9780143119395

CURE by Robin Cook
With her son's illness in complete remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work --- and finds her first case back to be a dangerous puzzle of the highest order, involving organized crime and two start-up biotech companies caught in a zero-sum game.
Berkley * 9780425242605

EDGE by Jeffery Deaver
A senior federal protection officer tries to protect a Washington, D.C. police detective and his family from a ruthless “lifter” --- and find out why he has been ordered to extract information from them in the first place.
Pocket Books * 9781439156360

THE GLASS RAINBOW: A Dave Robicheaux Novel, by James Lee Burke
Detective Dave Robicheaux returns to Louisiana and becomes entangled in a mystery that connects a series of grisly murders with an ex-convict turned bestselling author, a notorious local pimp, and the man who's currently dating Robicheaux's daughter.
Pocket Star * 9781439128312

IN HARM’S WAY by Ridley Pearson
Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming's budding relationship with photographer Fiona Kenshaw hits a rough patch after Fiona is involved in a heroic river rescue. Then Walt gets a phone call that changes everything: Lou Boldt, a police sergeant from Seattle, calls to report that a recent murder may have a Sun Valley connection. Walt knows there's a link, but can he pull the pieces together in time?
Jove * 9780515149715

IT LOOKED DIFFERENT ON THE MODEL: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy, by Laurie Notaro
Laurie Notaro is just trying to find the right fit --- at every turn, her pluck and irresistible candor reveals a journey that’s laugh-out-loud funny and utterly unforgettable.
Villard * 9780345510990

JULIET by Anne Fortier
Julie Jacobs travels to Siena and learns that she is descended from a 14th-century woman who inspired William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Ballantine Books * 9780345516114

LEFT NEGLECTED by Lisa Genova
One morning while racing to work and distracted by her cell phone, Sarah looks away from the road for one second too long. In that blink of an eye, all the rapidly moving parts of her over-scheduled life come to a screeching halt.
Gallery Books * 9781439164655

MOONLIGHT MILE: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel, by Dennis Lehane
The disappearance of four-year-old Amanda was the case that troubled Kenzie and Gennaro more than any other. Still haunted by their consciences, they must now revisit the nightmare that once tore them apart --- following the trail of a lost teenager into a world of identity thieves, methamphetamine dealers, and Russian gangsters.
Harper * 9780061836954

PIRATES OF THE LEVANT by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Accompanied by his faithful foster son, Íñigo, Captain Alatriste accepts a job as a mercenary aboard a Spanish galleon. The ship sets sail from Naples on a journey that will take them to some of the most remote and wretched outposts of the empire: Morocco, Algeria, and finally to Malta for a stunning and bloody battle on the high seas.
Plume * 9780452297302

PORTOBELLO by Ruth Rendell
Walking to the shops one day, 50-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction --- and his own good intentions --- Wren hatches a plan to find the money’s rightful owner.
Scribner * 9781439150405

STAY by Allie Larkin
Savannah "Van" Leone has been in love with Peter Clarke ever since she literally fell head over heels in front of him on the first day of college. Now, six years later, Van is standing behind her best friend Janie as maid of honor, trying to mask her heartache and guilt as Janie marries the only man Van has ever loved.
Plume * 9780452297128

THE TEMPLAR SALVATION by Raymond Khoury
When Tess Chaykin is taken hostage, FBI Agent Sean Reilly is forced to infiltrate the Vatican Secret Archives of the Inquisition and steal a legendary document known as the Fondo Templari --- the secret history of the infamous Templars.
Signet * 9780451234278

TREACHERY IN DEATH by J.D. Robb
In this installment of the New York Times bestselling series, Eve Dallas tracks down those who break the law --- including the ones sworn to uphold it.
Berkley * 9780425242612