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Traitors Gate
by Jeffrey Archer

Preparing to execute the most secret operation in their armory—transporting the Crown Jewels across London, the Metropolitan Police have 24 hours to stop a master criminal from pulling off the most outrageous theft in history—and expose a traitor in their midst. 100,000 first printing.

Hemlock Island
by Kelley Armstrong

After fleeing renters of her Hemlock Island vacation home report broken belongings, out of control campfires, bones, hex circles, and bloody scratches inside the guest room closet, Laney Kilpatrick and her teenage niece show up to investigate. 75,000 first printing.

Normal rules don't apply : short stories
by Kate Atkinson

Startling, funny and imaginative, eleven interconnected stories, in which nothing is what it seems, are sharp observations on human nature and pack an emotional—and satisfying—punch.

Dead on target : an Agatha Raisin mystery
by M. C. Beaton

Convinced of foul play, Agatha Raisin disregards the conclusion of her old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes and investigates the death of a local landowner struck by an arrow, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Devil's Delight.

Condor's fury
by Graham Brown

Kurt and Joe respond to a nearby distress call while on a NUMA training mission in the Caribbean to discover a terrified and disoriented crew potentially suffering from Havana Syndrome, in the 20th addition to the series following Dark Vector.

The raging storm
by Ann Cleeves

When the body of Jem Rosco—sailor, adventurer and legend—is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, DI Matthew Venn returns home to investigate where he is faced with superstition and rumor as another body is found, placing him and his team in danger. 150,000 first printing.

The Land of Lost Things
by John Connolly

While reading aloud fairy stories in hopes of bringing her comatose eight-year-old daughter back to this world, Ceres is called to a land colored by the memories of childhood and the folklore beloved by her father where old enemies are watching and waiting.

The enchanters : a novel
by James Ellroy

In the summer of 1962, Freddy O, a corrupt ex-cop, dope fiend and freelance extortionist, believes Marilyn Monroe's death and the kidnapping of a B-movie starlet are riddles only he can solve as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth.

Code Red
by Vince Flynn

Mitch Rapp crosses into war-torn Syria at the behest of a powerful crime lord to determine who is manufacturing a highly addictive new narcotic in the latest addition to the long-running series following Oath of Loyalty.

The armor of light
by Ken Follett

In a new era of manufacturing and industry, and as war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond in 1770, a cast of unforgettable characters in Kingsbridge, England, are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes.

No Reserve
by Felix Francis

While investigating the death of a yearling colt worth millions of dollars, auctioneer Theo Jennings, when a dead body is discovered in the same stable a few days later, becomes the prime suspect in the case—and the target of a killer.

The Running Grave
by Robert Galbraith

Business partners Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back, in the seventh installment in the highly acclaimed, internationally best-selling series. 500,000 first printing.

Malibu burning
by Lee Goldberg

Setting fires as a distraction to pull off a daring crime and avenge a fallen friend, master thief Danny Cole is pursued by relentless arson investigator Walter Sharpe, and when they meet face-to-face in a canyon of flames, they are both pitted against an unexpected enemy.

An Amish Cinderella
by Shelley Shepard Gray

In Apple Creek, Ohio, a bright and bustling Amish community, a woman with her hands full keeping home for her widowed father forges an unexpected love with his new blacksmith apprentice.

All the dead shall weep
by Charlaine Harris

Lizbeth Rose waits for her sister Felicia to join her in Texoma while their mother's family of high-powered Mexican wizards tries to kidnap or assassinate her family, in the fifth novel of the series following The Serpent in Heaven. Original.

Blessing of the Lost Girls
by Judith A. Jance

In the first novel of a new series by the New York Times best-selling author of the J.P. Beaumont and the Joanna Brady series. Simultaneous.

The Longmire defense
by Craig Johnson

Investigating a crime that goes back to his grandfather's time in Wyoming, Walt Longmire, Sheriff of Absaroka County, recalling clues and motives from his past, questions the very nature of justice and mercy in the hard country of the West.

Holly : a novel
by Stephen King

Formerly shy private detective Holly Gibney reluctantly agrees to search for a client's missing daughter, which may have something to do with an unholy secret being harbored in the basement of a pair of semi-retired octogenarian academics.

The river we remember : a novel
by William Kent Krueger

When the body of a wealthy landowner is found floating in the Alabaster River on Memorial Day in 1958, Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero, struggles to solve this murder that has the town of Jewel, Minnesota, up in arms, while putting to rest the demons from his own past.

The heirloom
by Beverly Lewis

Clara Bender believes a visit to Hickory Hollow may help her find direction after her father remarries. (religious fiction).

23 1/2 lies : thrillers
by James Patterson

The world's best-selling author presents three thrilling novellas including one about an ex-Texas-Ranger and a starving artist who agree to expose a client's cheating wife in the latest addition to the long-running series following 23rd Midnight. Simultaneous.

Reykjavík : A Crime Story
by Ragnar Jonasson

On the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of Lara, a 14-year-old girl—one of Iceland's most infamous unsolved cases, tabloid reporter Valur Robertsson decides to write a series of articles about her, hoping to uncover new evidence before violence strikes again.

Cobalt Blue
by Matthew Reilly

After having their own superhero for 35 years, the United States deals with a massive loss, but in the face of an overwhelming attack, one unassuming and anonymous young woman might prove to be America's only hope. Illustrations.

Payback in death
by J. D. Robb

While investigating the apparent suicide of a retired Internal Affairs captain, who made his career tripping up bribe takers, rule breakers and worse, homicide detective Eve Dallas follows a trail of corruption all the way to the top to expose a killer bent on revenge.

Starter Villain
by John Scalzi

When his long-lost uncle dies, leaving him his supervillain business, Charlie, as rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital come after him, finds going bad looking pretty good with unionized dolphins, hyperintelligent talking spy cats and a terrifying henchperson at his side.

The fraud
by Zadie Smith

In 1873 Victorian London, with the city mesmerized by the“Tichborne Trial,” wherein a lower-class butcher from Australia claims he is the rightful heir of a sizable estate and title, Mrs. Eliza Touchet becomes determined to find out if he's really who he says he is or if he's a fraud.

Darius
by J. R. Ward

Darius isn't expecting to find love when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid her, but he does in this prequel to the first novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

A cold highland wind :
by Tasha Alexander

While vacationing at Cairnfarn Castle, the Scottish estate of the Duke of Bainbridge, Lady Emily, when the duke's gamekeeper is murdered, investigates, discovering a link between his brutal death and that of a harrowing witchcraft trial hundreds of years ago that reveals the dark side of a seemingly idyllic Highland village.

Blood lines : a novel
by Nelson DeMille

Reunited and tasked with investigating the murder of CID Special Agent Harry Vance, an accomplished counterterrorism agent, Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are immersed in many conflicts and contradictions of modern Germany as they discover Vance's murder is a prelude to a much more sinister event.

Dark memory
by Christine Feehan

When evil comes to their small town on the coast of Algeria, an evil she can feel but cannot see, Safia Meziane, trained since birth to protect her tribe, is joined in her fight by Petru Cioban, one of the oldest Carpathians in existence who has waited 2,000 years to claim her as his lifemate.

Shadowheart
by Meg Gardiner

When two serial killers—Efrem Judah Goode, imprisoned in Tennessee, and the Broken Heart Killer—are locked in a twisted rivalry, FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix must unravel the connection between them, trapping her between a manipulative psychopath and a ruthless UNSUB and forcing her to dive into two dark and depraved minds.

The Oceans and the Stars : A Sea Story, a War Story, a Love Story
by Mark Helprin

When the President of the United States attempts to humiliate him by assigning him to the doomed warship Athena, Navy captain Stephen Rensselaer, while exploring a last-chance romance with a brilliant lawyer, is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality and skill to the ultimate test."

Princess of Dune
by Brian Herbert

Irulan, Princess Royal, now of marriageable age, witnesses the machinations of the many factions vying for power, and is determined to become much more than a pawn, while Chani, trained in the Fremen mystical ways, soon learns the harsh cost of Fremen dreams and obligations under the oppressive Harkonnen occupation.

The burnout : a novel
by Sophie Kinsella

Retreating to the British seaside resort she loved as a child, burned out professional Sasha meets Finn, who's just as stressed a she is, and forced together by curious messages addressed to them, talk about everything, including the simmering attraction between them.

Brooklyn Crime Novel
by Jonathan Lethem

In 1970s Brooklyn, with the promise of violence everywhere, a currency itself, this story of community, crime and gentrification chronicles more than fifty years of life in one neighborhood where the players write the headlines, the histories and the laws of the streets.

The Witch of Maracoor
by Gregory Maguire

A young witch coming into her own, Rainary Ko, the granddaughter of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, reups her mission to settle a few scores and right a wrong or two after a confrontation with her reclusive great-grandfather, the one-time Wizard of Oz.

The last exchange
by Charles Martin

Former Scottish Special Forces solider-turned-bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue, MacThomas Pockets, when she can no longer keep up the façade of her“perfect” life and hits rock bottom, steps in, answering the question: how far would you go—really—to save someone you love?

The night house
by Jo Nesbø

When he is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne, 14-year-old Richard Elauved, when he is suspected in the disappearances of two classmates, must prove his innocence and preserve his sanity as he grapples with the dark magic that is possessing the town.

Judgment Prey
by John Sandford

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to solve another challenging case in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.

Second Act
by Danielle Steel

Out of a job and humiliated, Andy Westfield, the head of a prestigious movie studio, flees to a tiny, forgotten coastal town in England where he hires a former journalist to help get his affairs in order and in a surprising turn of events, finds a miracle that could change both their lives.

Obsession
by Stuart Woods

Brought in to recover a young Croatian billionaire's wife, who was kidnapped while her husband was making a deal with Centurion Studios, Teddy Fay quickly comes to realize dark forces are at play, while dealing with an obsessive fan with deadly intentions who weasels his way onto the film set.

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