July 25, 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

SERIAL by John Lutz
Frank Quinn is sure he is hunting for a madman: someone who is shooting young women in the heart, defiling their bodies, leaving only the torsos to be found. But this shocking serial murder case is turning into something very different.
Pinnacle/Kensington * 9780786020270

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

 

August 1st

THE CAPITOL GAME by Brian Haig
A successful Wall Street banker believes he has a found a dream come true when he learns of a miraculous polymer that, when coated on any vehicle, becomes the equivalent of 30 inches of steel.
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446195621

MIDNIGHT FEAR by Leslie Tentler
The still of the night is once again shattered by Caitlyn Cahill's recurring nightmare --- her brother standing before her with a butcher knife. Two years ago, she risked the ruin of her family by helping the FBI link her troubled brother to a string of horrific murders.
Mira * 9780778312468


August 2nd

CLASS by Cecily Von Ziegesar
When five freshmen arrive at Dexter College, a small liberal arts school in the quiet town of Home, Maine, the drama unfolds as quickly as the first keg is tapped.
Hyperion * 9781401310486

CROSSFIRE by Dick Francis and Felix Francis
Shell-shocked after losing a foot during his tour in Afghanistan, Captain Tom Forsyth returns to the house of his estranged mother, who always put horses first and family last.
Berkley * 9780425242629

CUT, PASTE, KILL: A Lomax & Biggs Mystery, by Marshall Karp
Detectives Lomax and Biggs take on the case of a vigilante murderer who leaves scrapbooks of her victims’ wrongdoings at the crime scenes.
Minotaur Books * 9780312378240

A HEARTBEAT AWAY by Michael Palmer
A terrorist group calling itself “Genesis” has unleashed a highly contagious virus into the Capitol building, and the only one who fully knows its deadly consequences is the president himself.
St. Martin’s Paperbacks * 9780312587512

HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE by Margaret Dilloway
When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband --- a book on how to be a proper American housewife.
Berkely Trade * 9780425241295

INSIDE OUT by Barry Eisler
Marooned in a Manila jail after a bar fight fatality, black ops soldier Ben Treven is offered a deal. In exchange for his release, Ben has to find and eliminate a rogue operator who has stolen CIA torture tapes to blackmail the U.S. government.
Ballantine Books * 9780345505118

THE LAST LIE by Stephen White
Clinical psychologist Alan Gregory’s new neighbors host a housewarming party that ends in quiet disaster. It turns out Alan has a most unusual perspective into what truly happened after the housewarming.
Signet * 9780451234285

NOCTURNE by Syrie James
When Nicole Whitcomb’s car runs off a Colorado mountain road during a blinding snowstorm, she is saved from death by a handsome, fascinating and enigmatic stranger. But what secret --- or secrets --- is he hiding?
Vanguard Press * 9781593156749

SAFE HAVEN by Nicholas Sparks
When an intriguing young woman meets a widower with two children, will her dark secret past prevent a love connection?
Grand Central Publishing * 9780446547604

THE WATERS RISING by Sheri S. Tepper
Following an apocalypse called the “Big Kill,” humanity has been blasted back to the Middle Ages. But the mysterious rising of the sea and a looming conspiracy against one kingdom’s traditions prove that we can’t escape our past, even if we forget it.
Harper Voyager * 9780061958854

ZERO HISTORY by William Gibson
A former rock singer turned journalist has reluctantly agreed to work for secretive Belgian finance genius Hubertus Bigend again --- only to find herself entangled in a threatening mesh of postmodern marketing, corrupt American military contractors, and belated romance.
Berkley Trade * 9780425240779


August 4th

THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF MAF THE DOG, AND OF HIS FRIEND MARILYN MONROE by Andrew O'Hagan
In November 1960, Frank Sinatra gave Marilyn Monroe a dog. His name was Mafia Honey (Maf, for short), and he was with Marilyn for the last two years of her life. Through the eyes of this canine hero, Andrew O’Hagan offers insight into one of Hollywood’s greatest stars.
Mariner Books * 9780547520285


August 7th

CITY OF VEILS by Zoé Ferraris
When the body of a brutally beaten woman is found on the beach in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, detectives are ready to dismiss the case as another unsolvable murder. Only Katya is convinced that the victim can be identified and her killer found.
Back Bay Books * 9780316074261