More New Fiction Coming Soon... (March-June 2013)

Check out these titles recently ordered by Cathy, our fiction selector. Her personal notes and the publication dates are included.

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• The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern     4/23/2013
  women's, romance, humorous, fantasy, secrets, Ireland
• The Broken Places by Ace Atkins     5/30/2013
  mystery, revenge, ex-convict, tornado, Quinn Colson bk 3
• Blunt Impact by Lisa Black     4/1/2013
  mystery, forensic scientist, murder, Theresa Maclean bk 5
• Shattered Trident by Larry Bond     5/7/2013
  action adventure, alternate history, war, submarines, Western Pacific, China, Jerry Mitchell bk 4
• If You Were Here by Alafair Burke     6/4/2013
  thriller, journalist, missing person, New York
• Lucky Bastard by Deborah Coonts     5/14/2013
  mystery, romance, O'Toole Las Vegas Adventures bk 4
• Cold Killing by Luke Delaney     5/21/2013
  serial killer, British, debut
• The Barbed Crown: An Ethan Gage Adventure by William Dietrich     5/7/2013
  historical, action adventure, Napoleon, England/France, bk 6
• The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls by Anton Disclafani     6/4/2013
  literary, historical, Depression, coming-of-age, North Carolina, secrets, family drama, debut
• Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan     6/4/2013
  social issue, abuse, romance, Breathing bk 2
• We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler     5/30/2013
  psychological, coming-of-age, family, chimpanzee, memories
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman     6/18/2013
  fantasy, myth, magic, horror, good vs. evil, adaptation, teen crossover, novella, Sussex, England
• Flora by Gail Godwin     5/7/2013
  relatives, coming-of-age, 10 year-old, haunted house, North Carolina, grief, secrets, historical WWII 1945
• Angora Alibi: A Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum     5/7/2013
  mystery, murder, pregnancy, bk 7
• Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham     4/30/2013
  women's, humorous, actress, auditions, New York, acting classes, debut
• The Black Country by Alex Grecian     5/21/2013
  British police procedural, historical, 1889, missing persons, coal mines, secrets, Scotland Yard's Murder Squad bk 2
• A Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths     3/5/2013
  murder, British, archaeology, Ruth Galloway Mystery bk 5
• Smarty Bones by Carolyn Haines     5/21/2013
  murder, Mississippi, society ladies, P.I., Sarah Booth Delaney bk 13
• What's a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow     3/8/2013
  mystery, werewolves, Midnight Magic bk 1
• Dead, White, and Blue by Carolyn G. Hart     5/7/2013
  mystery, missing persons, secrets, Death on Demand bk 23
• Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany     3/19/2013
  women's, grief, stepmother, family life, secrets
• The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag     6/18/2013
  mystery, murder, Minneapolis, Jane Doe, Kovac/Liska bk 4
• Hopeless by Colleen Hoover     5/7/2013
  romance, family life, grief, poetry, secrets, debut
• A Serpent's Tooth: A Walt Longmire Mystery by Craig Johnson     6/4/2013
  police procedural, Wyoming, cult, TV show, bk 9
• River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay     4/2/2013
  fantasy, epic, Song Dynasty, Under Heaven bk 2
• Joyland by Stephen King     6/4/2013
  mystery, hard-boiled, historical, 1973, North Carolina, amusement park, murder
• Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline     4/2/2013
  literary, social issues, abuse, flashbacks, 1921/2012
• The Stranger by Camilla Lackberg     5/1/2013
  thriller, Scandinavian crime, murders, flashbacks
• Heat Seeker by Lora Leigh     3/12/2013
  romantic suspense
• Drop Dead, Gorgeous by J. D. Mason     6/25/2013
  urban, sequel Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
• Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas     3/26/2013
  cold case, psychological, mystery, romance
• Mystery Writers of America Presents the Mystery Box by Brad Meltzer (EDT)      4/20/2013
  twenty-one original stories
• The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay     6/4/2013
  coming of age, women's, abuse, social issue, romance, YA crossover
• Murder As a Fine Art by David Morrell     5/7/2013
  mystery, historical crime, London 1854, serial killer, Scotland Yard, Victorian
• Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley     5/14/2013
  mystery, historical, PI, missing person, Sunset Strip 1967, bk 12
• Motherland by William Nicholson     4/9/2013
  historical, WWII, romance
• Stolen by Daniel Palmer     4/30/2013
  thriller, identity theft, criminal games, psychopath, murder
• Second Honeymoon by James Patterson; Howard Roughan     6/24/2013
  thriller, newlyweds, serial killers, FBI, John O'Hara, Sarah Brubaker, Honeymoon bk 2
• Choke Point by Ridley Pearson     6/18/2013
  thriller, action adventure, kidnapping children, abuse, Risk Agent bk 2
• Hell or Richmond by Ralph Peters     5/7/2013
  Cain at Gettysburg bk 2
• Sometimes a Rogue by Mary Jo Putney     5/1/2013
  historical romance, Regency, Lost Lords bk 5
• The Human Division by John Scalzi     5/14/2013
  science fiction, space colonies, aliens, Old Man's War bk 5
• A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg by Jeff Shaara     5/21/2013
  1863, Grant vs. Pemberton, survival, 2nd Civil War Trilogy bk 2
• Big Brother by Lionel Shriver     6/4/2013
  obesity, guilt, family life
• The Way Home by Katherine Spencer     4/2/2013
  Thomas Kincade's Angel Island bk 4
• The Doll: A Vanessa Michael Munroe Novel by Taylor Stevens     6/4/2013
  thriller, kidnapping, violence, Croatia/Italy bk 3
• Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson     5/7/2013
  mystery, historical, New York, 19th century, Sarah Brandt, Det. Sgt. Frank Malloy, murder, abandoned church, Gaslight Mysteries bk 15
• The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag     4/4/2013
  women's, paranormal fantasy, occult
• Friendship Makes the Heart Grow Fonder by Lisa Verg Higgins      3/19/2013
  women's, road trip, Europe, friendship
• Board Stiff: A Dead-End Job Mystery by Elaine Viets     5/7/2013
  murder, Florida, bk 12
• Crime of Privilege by Walter Walker     6/18/2013
  legal thriller, secrets, murder, Cape Cod
• The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls     6/11/2013
  literary, coming of age, sisters, 1970's, Virginia, child abuse
• The Blood of Heaven by Kent Wascom     6/4/2013
  literary, epic, historical, West Florida/Natchez/Mississippi/New Orleans, violence, Aaron Burr conspiracy, slavery, debut
• Long Live the King by Fay Weldon     5/7/2013
  historical, British, 1901, upper class, servants, manor, Habits of the House bk 2