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Week of December 19, 2011

In Meg Waite Clayton's THE FOUR MS. BRADWELLS, Mia, Laney, Betts and Ginger have reunited to celebrate Betts’s appointment to the Supreme Court. But when Senate hearings uncover a deeply buried skeleton in the friends’ collective closet, they retreat to a summer house and end up reliving their dark past.

In SISTER by Rosamund Lupton, Bee hears that Tess, her younger sister, is missing and 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.

Week of December 5, 2011

Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists in Eric Van Lustbader's THE BOURNE DOMINION, and needs the help of his longtime friend, General Boris Karpov, the newly appointed head of Russia's most feared spy agency, FSB-2. What he doesn’t know is that in order to remain the head of FSB-2, Karpov must hunt down and kill Bourne.

In THE OTHER LIFE by Ellen Meister, Quinn Braverman is happy and successful --- but she also knows that an alternative reality exists in which she has an entirely different life. When Quinn travels through the portal to the life she could have had, she is faced with a critical decision.

Week of November 28, 2011

In Karen Robards's JUSTICE, attorney Jessica Ford is hired by a prestigious D.C. law firm after barely surviving witnessing the murder of the First Lady. She is deliberately keeping a low profile, until she gets a sensational rape case involving a senator’s son, whom she is defending.

The Willamette River has had fatal flooding, but the past few victims didn’t drown --- they were murdered before they went into the water. Detective Archie Sheridan and reporter Susan Ward team up to hunt the vicious murderer in THE NIGHT SEASON by Chelsea Cain.

Week of November 21, 2011

In THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES, Jean M. Auel continues the story of Ayla and Jondalar and their little daughter Jonayla. Now, Ayla is pursuing the fascinating knowledge and power of the Zelandoni, led by the charismatic First Among Those Who Served the Mother of the Zelandoni of the Ninth Cave.

Iris Johansen's QUINN centers on former Navy SEAL turned cop Joe Quinn. When he first met Eve Duncan, Joe never expected to fall in love in the midst of her tragedy. As their search takes them deep into a web of murder and madness, Joe and Eve must test their resolve to uncover the bone-chilling truth.

Week of November 14, 2011

In SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN by Janet Evanovich, dead bodies are showing up on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but Stephanie Plum’s name is on the killer’s list. Meanwhile, Stephanie must deal with her high-maintenance family and decide between two different, very charming men.

Jim Fusilli's NARROWS GATE tells of the dangerous immigrant neighborhood of Narrows Gate, overlooking the Hudson River. A young neighborhood boy named Sal Benno is pulled into the Mafia, and a complex web of secrets and crime gradually unfolds.

Week of November 7, 2011

THE BRAVE by Nicholas Evans tells the story of Tom Bedford, who moves to Hollywood with his sister when she falls in love with a suave TV cowboy. But after a shocking act of violence, Tom’s life is destroyed. And when his estranged son is charged with murder many years later, he is forced to confront his painful past.

In Elin Hilderbrand's SILVER GIRL, Meredith Delinn loses everything after her husband is caught in an elaborate scam. She goes to Nantucket with her childhood friend to escape, but when someone from her past reemerges, Meredith must come face to face with the life she could have had.

Week of October 31, 2011

Tea Obreht's THE TIGER'S WIFE tells the story of Natalia, a young doctor in a Balkan country. Natalia is attempting to piece together the mysterious circumstances surrounding her beloved grandfather's recent death through the extraordinary stories and legends from his past.

In I REMEMBER NOTHING, Nora Ephron takes a hilarious look at the past, the present and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten.

Week of October 24, 2011

Ever since his late mother begged him to avenge his father’s murder, Gideon Crew has been on a mission. Now, in GIDEON'S SWORD by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, he is being closely observed --- and he may have an opportunity to use his skills for more than just this murder.

A blend of captivating personal stories, Paul Auster's SUNSET PARK follows the hopes and fears of a cast of unforgettable characters brought together by the mysterious Miles Heller during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse.

Week of October 17, 2011

A new breed of counterterrorism operator has emerged in Brad Thor's THE ATHENA PROJECT. Part of a top-secret, all-female program codenamed The Athena Project, four of Delta’s best and brightest women are about to undertake one of the nation’s deadliest assignments.

In DJIBOUTI by Elmore Leonard, documentary filmmaker Dara Barr arrives in Djibouti with her right-hand man, six-foot-six, 72-year-old African American seafarer Xavier LeBo, to film modern-day pirates hijacking merchant ships. But almost no one here is who he claims to be.

Week of October 10, 2011

In SWEET VALLEY CONFIDENTIAL: TEN YEARS LATER, Francine Pascal brings back the iconic and beloved identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. Now, the twins are all grown up, dealing with the complicated adult world of love, careers, betrayal and sisterhood.

EVERYTHING WE EVER WANTED by Sara Shepard is the story of Sylvie, a recently widowed mother of two, who finds her life upended by a late-night phone call from the headmaster of the prestigious private school where her adopted son Scott teaches. Allegations of Scott's involvement in a hazing scandal throw the entire family into chaos.

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