Sunday, June 14, 2009

Connelly Brings Reporter Jack McEvoy Back to Find a Serial Killer

Michael Connelly
The scarecrow
Pursuing a big story in anticipation of his imminent layoff, Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy investigates the murder confession of a teen drug dealer and realizes that the youth may be innocent, a discovery that pits him against a killer operating below police radar with an uncanny knowledge of his enemies.


Sally Koslow
The late, lamented Molly Marx
Her enviable life having ended, Molly Marx now finds herself led by an unorthodox guide in the afterlife, where she can observe the friends and family she left behind and, as she watches them try to investigate her mysterious end, Molly relives her past and learns the fates of those she cherished most (and least).

Wilbur Smith
Assegai
A latest installment in the best-selling Courtney Saga finds former soldier and big-game safari guide Leon Courtney catapulted into fame for his bravery during a Teddy Roosevelt hunting tour, for which he is recruited to gather intelligence about a rebellion plot against Britain.

Larry Bond
Cold choices
A follow-up to Dangerous Ground finds former naval pilot and submarine captain Jerry Mitchell on a reconnaissance mission deep in the Barents Sea and struggling to outmaneuver a surprise submarine attack that damages both vessels and strands them on the bottom of the ocean.

Megan McCafferty
Perfect fifths
Rushing to make her flight for a trip to the Caribbean for a wedding, Jessica Darling runs into her former boyfriend, Marcus Flutie, who she hasn't seen since she turned down his marriage proposal three years earlier, and wonders if this meeting wasn't by chance.

Lee Child
Gone tomorrow : A Reacher novel
Witnessing a suicide on a Manhattan subway, Jack Reacher finds himself targeted by the federal government and Al-Qaeda for his knowledge of a dangerous secret, a situation that leads to a dangerous chase through the streets of New York City.

James W. Huston
Marine One
After the president is killed when his official helicopter crashes on its way to a mysterious meeting in Camp David, Marine Corps reserve pilot and trial attorney Mike Nolan begins an investigation to discover the cause of the crash.

Ken Bruen
Sanctuary
Struggling with alcoholism and a close friend's health challenges, Jack Taylor initially disregards a strange letter that arrives containing the names of murder victims, until the subsequent addition of a child's name prompts Jack to identify a killer among his closest associates.

Raymond Khoury
The sign
When a scientific expedition is swallowed up by a shimmering sphere of light during a live CNN report, a devastated viewer in a dusty Egyptian bar recognizes the phenomenon, which is declared by some as proof of God's existence. By the author of The Last Templar.

Simon Beckett
Whispers of the dead
Struggling to prove himself after surviving an attempt on his life, Dr. David Hunter takes an assignment at an infamous anthropology research facility and is drawn into a bizarre murder investigation that is further complicated by secrets his colleagues seem to be protecting.

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