Kinsella’s Flapper Ghost Stirs Up the 21st Century in “Twenties Girl”

Sophie Kinsella.
Twenties girl
Entreated by the bossy ghost of her great aunt to track down a missing necklace, Lara Lington finds her search challenged by her floundering start-up business, her best friend's defection, and her unfaithful boyfriend.

Jennifer Weiner.
Best friends forever
Addie Downs and Valerie Adler were close until a betrayal during their teen years drove them apart; but twenty years later, a terrified Val shows up on Addie's doorstep wearing a bloody coat, pushing them both into a wild adventure where they must rely on one another again.

Tanya Huff.
The Enchantment Emporium
Moving to Calgary to take over her late grandmother's junk shop, charm-caster Alysha Gale learns that she will be serving the fey community, which proves to be deeply troubled with problems that may be more than Alysha's family can solve.

Rob Stennett.
The end is now
Long-time family residents of a small midwest town, the Hendersons struggle with such difficulties as father Jeff's fears for his family's safety, mother Amy's stir-crazy certainty that God meant more for her life, son Will's perplexity over fifth grade, and daughter Emily's determination to be homecoming queen. By the author of The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher.

J. A. Jance.
Fire and ice : a Beaumont and Brady novel
Struggling to solve a series of murders in which young women were wrapped in tarps and set on fire, a breakthrough in the case sends Seattle investigator J.P. Beaumont to Sheriff Joanna Brady's jurisdiction in Arizona as the sheriff works on her own puzzling case.

Steve Martini.
Guardian of lies : a Paul Madriani novel
Paul Madriani investigates the case of a woman accused of murder and a million-dollar heist, a trial that will unravel a conspiracy involving rare coins, an ex-CIA agent, a former Soviet scientist, and a missing nuclear device being prepared for a trip to the U.S.

Katherine Howe.
The physick book of Deliverance Dane
Forced to set aside her Ph.D. research in order to help the settling of her late grandmother's abandoned home, Connie Goodwin discovers a hidden key among her grandmother's possessions that is linked to a darker chapter in Salem witch trial history.

James Lee Burke.
Rain gods
Starting a new life as the sheriff of a dried-out, broken-down border town in south Texas, Hackberry Holland is drawn into a murder investigation when nine dead prostitutes are dug up in the desert, forcing him to focus on something other than his own demons.

Elizabeth Adler.
There's something about St. Tropez
Brought together by a rental scam for which they arrive at the same small seaside hotel, five international vacationers including television detective Mac Reilly, his girlfriend Sunny, and their intrepid canines find themselves sorting out the lives of the victims, a situation that is further complicated by an international art heist, a murder, and a haunting.

Joe R. Lansdale.
Vanilla ride
Best friends and freelance troublemakers Hap Collins and Leonard Pine assist an old friend in rescuing his daughter from an abusive drug dealer, and wind up enraging the Dixie Mafia.

P.T. Deutermann’s Urban Detective Doesn’t Have Much Luck Finding Peace in the Country

P.T. Deutermann.
Nightwalkers
Seeking more peaceful pastures in North Carolina, Cam Richter buys a 700-acre plantation and immediately finds himself the target of a killer. As he tries to find out why someone wants him dead, Cam deals with all the entanglements of a place suddenly alive with secrets of a bloody past.

Robert K. Tanenbaum.
Capture
New York District Attorney Butch Karp and his wife Marlene Ciampi doubt the claims of a famous Broadway producer that the death of a rising starlet, who died in his penthouse apartment, was suicide, at the same time they are trying to find their daughter, who has been kidnapped by a shadowy group called the Sons of Man.

Tarquin Hall.
The case of the missing servant : from the files of Vish Puri, India's "most private investigator"
A first installment in a new series by the author of To the Elephant Graveyard introduces mustachioed Vish Puri, a respectable family man who styles himself as India's forefront private investigator and who runs background checks for prospective brides and grooms until more sensational cases take him into India's increasingly divergent communities.

China Miéville.
The city & the city
Inspector Tyador BorlGu must travel to Ul Qoma to search for answers in the murder of a woman found in the city of BesGzel.

Craig Johnson.
The dark horse
Believing that confessed murderer Mary Barsad is not guilty of shooting her husband in the head after he set fire to their barn and killed her horses, Sheriff Walt Longmire goes undercover as an insurance investigator and discovers an unfriendly town that has something to hide.

Greg Iles.
The devil's punchbowl
A deep river pit in Natchez, Mississippi, reputed to be the hiding spot for Jean Lafitte's hidden treasure and a dumping ground for numerous murder victims, becomes the site of a dangerous showdown for Penn Cage, in a tale beset by racial tension, betrayals, and illicit sex.

Jane Stanton Hitchcock.
Mortal friends
Her investigative tendencies roused by a murder on her favorite jogging path, Reven Lynch connects with enigmatic detective Gunner, who believes that the murderer is a high-society person hiding in plain sight, a suspicion for which Reven counsels Gunner on society dynamics. By the Edgar-nominated author of Trick of the Eye

Sarah Strohmeyer.
The penny pinchers club
Shopaholic Kat discovers her husband's secret bank account and embarks on a drastic cost-cutting mission that unites her with an eccentric club of like-minded individuals, who pump their own gas and retrieve dinner from grocery-store Dumpsters.

Vikas Swarup.
Six suspects
When Vivek "Vicky" Rai, the son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is killed at a party celebrating his acquittal on a murder charge, the police investigate six suspects attending the party who had guns in their possession.

Nancy Thayer.
Summer house
Follows the lives, loves, and fortunes of three generations of headstrong women as they convene at their Nantucket homestead where they are forced to come to terms with their life choices and the meaning of family.

Romance & Suspense Come Together in Nora Roberts New Thriller

Nora Roberts.
Black Hills
Childhood sweethearts Cooper Sullivan and Lil Chance are reunited when Coop leaves New York to assist his aging grandparents on their South Dakota ranch, but Coop must come to Lil's aid when the unsolved killing of a hiker is linked to vandalism at Lil's wildlife refuge.

Linda Howard.
Burn
Newly wealthy after winning the lottery, Jenner Redwine is taken hostage by a menacing stranger during a charity cruise on a luxury liner, endangering both Jenner's life and the life of her ally and confidante, shy heiress Sydney Hazlett.

Catherine Asaro.
Diamond star
Rock singer Del, son of the Ruby Dynasty, undeniably had talent, and was rapidly rising from an unknown fringe artist to stardom. But, with his life entangled in the politics of three interstellar civilizations, whether he wanted that or not, talent might not be enough. And that factor might have much more effect than his music on the lives of trillions of people on the thousands of inhabited worlds across the galaxy.

Phillip Margolin.
Fugitive
Defending Charlie, a petty con man and former fugitive who hid in Africa for twelve years after being falsely implicated in the murder of a congressman, criminal lawyer Amanda Jaffe struggles to prove the man's innocence while endeavoring to protect him from a vengeful African dictator.

Mike Lawson.
House secrets
After Joe DeMarco is asked by the speaker of the House to probe the apparent accidental death of a reporter who was trailing presidential hopeful Senator Paul Morelli, his investigation spirals out of control as dirty secrets and divided loyalties threaten and freelance operatives, a sinister chief of staff, and characters from Joe's New York past come out of the woodwork.

John Connolly.
The lovers
Stripped of his license in the wake of a police investigation into his own past, private investigator Charlie Parker unofficially looks into the suspicious death of his father, who reportedly committed suicide after shooting two teens, a case with ties to a troubled woman on the run, an ambitious would-be writer, and a couple intent on Charlie's death.

Rhys Bowen.
Royal flush
Sent home to Castle Rannoch in the wake of an employment scandal, Lady Georgiana becomes a companion to a divorcTe who would seduce the prince of Wales, an assignment that serves as a front during her secret mission to help Scotland Yard prevent an assassination attempt.

Jacqueline Carey.
Santa Olivia
Loup Garron, the daughter of a man with superhuman strength and a human female, risks her freedom and the exposure of her ancestry when she fights for justice in her village as Santa Olivia, a patron saint.

T. Lynn Ocean.
Southern peril
Reluctantly agreeing to investigate a high-ranking judge's brother, Jersey Barnes finds herself embroiled in a long-standing DEA case involving a drug ring and wonders if she will ever be able to retire and settle down with one of her love interests. By the author of Southern Poison

Brandon Sanderson.
Warbreaker
Two sisters who are princesses have different destinies as one, Siri, marries the God King, and the other, Vivienna, tries to save her people with the help of Vasher, the Warbreaker, as they all contend with the special powers contained in BioChromatic magic.

Favorites Lescroart, Cherryh, and Deaver Have New Novels on the Library Shelves

John Lescroart
A plague of secrets
The best-selling author of Betrayal puts Dismas Hardy back on the case as Maya Townshend, the beautiful San Francisco socialite and niece to the mayor, becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cover-ups, and tabloid-fueled controversy after the murder of two acquaintances.

C.J. Box.
Below zero
Shocked by a phone message that Sherry's believed-dead foster daughter may have survived the events of Winterkill, Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett becomes increasingly suspicious when subsequent calls are placed from locations where serious crimes have occurred.

C. J. Cherryh.
Conspirator : Foreigner # 10
Cajeiri, the son of Tabini-aiji, the leader of the Western Association, becomes a target of factions determined to destroy his father's rule and runs away to follow Bren Cameron, his human paidhi, to his country retreat.

Ridley Pearson.
Killer summer
Overseeing an annual wine auction that attracts high-competition connoisseurs from all over the country, Blaine County Sheriff Walt Fleming provides security for a trio of invaluable bottles that have been targeted by thieves, an assignment that turns deadly when a bomb is detonated at the auction's start.

Chris Grabenstein.
Mind scrambler : a John Ceepak mystery
Learning that a former crush, Katie, is happily employed as a magician's assistant, Sea Haven police officer Danny Boyle is shocked by Katie's subsequent murder and teams up with partner John Ceepak in a race against time to find the killer.

Lee Goldberg.
Mr. Monk and the dirty cop
When obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk is let go after the latest round of budget cuts, he will not stop investigating, even without pay, especially when Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is framed for the murder of another cop.

Kerry Greenwood.
Murder on a midsummer night : a Phryne Fisher mystery
Greenwood's Australian flapper investigates an apparent suicide and searches for the illegitimate heir to a fortune.

Jeffery Deaver.
Roadside crosses : a Kathryn Dance novel
When a troubled teenager is pushed over the edge by cyber-bullies, he plots a violent revenge for which he plants roadside crosses throughout the Monterey peninsula, a situation for which body-language expert Kathryn Dance and Monterey County Sheriff's Senior Deputy Michael O'Neil race against the clock to stop the youth from acting on his rage.

James Patterson & Maxine Paetro.
Swimsuit
Investigating the disappearance of a supermodel during a Hawaii photo shoot, reporter Ben Hawkins hopes to help the victim and gather material for his next best-seller but receives a shocking visit that compels him to make a dangerous deal.

Gregg Hurwitz.
Trust no one
Decades after a teenage indiscretion ends his stepfather's life and sends him into hiding, Nick Horrigan lives a quiet existence under the radar that is shattered by a terrorist's demand that Nick speak with him under the threat of a nuclear retaliation.