July-October 2017 by Nanette Alderman
|
|
|
The Coaster
by Erich Wurster
When his wife's extremely rich father dies, Bob, who has spent his life coasting in jobs with little responsibility, finds himself as the estate trustee and facing the prospect of doing real work for the first time.
|
|
|
The Confectioner's Tale
by Laura Madeleine
A chance encounter with the daughter of a famed patisserie owner introduces a young man to a sensuous life of melted chocolate, sweet cream and light pastry that leads to a forbidden love affair that is rediscovered by a grandchild 80 years later.
|
|
|
The Couple Next Door
by Shari Lapeña
When a terrible crime committed on the night of a dinner party casts suspicion on a young couple who seemed to have it all, Detective Rasbach discovers that the panicked duo had been hiding dangerous secrets from each other for years.
|
|
|
The Dry
by Jane Harper
Receiving a sinister anonymous note after his best friend's suspicious death, federal agent Aaron Falk is forced to confront the fallout of a 20-year-old false alibi against a backdrop of the worst drought Melbourne has seen in a century.
|
|
|
The Family Plot
by Cherie Priest
When a potentially lucrative historic property is offered to her father's salvaging company, Dahlia is alarmed when graves are found on the property and the estate's owner goes missing just as a series of bizarre events reveal that the crew is being targeted by hostile forces.
|
|
|
Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women
by Marianne Monson
Gripping miniature dramas of good-hearted women, selfless providers, courageous immigrants and migrants. Many were crusaders for social justice and women's rights. All endured hardships, overcame obstacles, broke barriers, and changed the world.
|
|
|
The Girl Before
by Rena Olsen
When a home invasion tears her away from her family, the last thing Clara hears is her husband yelling to say nothing. Sequestered in an institution where she is called an unfamiliar name by people who claim her husband has committed terrible crimes, Clara must question everything she knew and summon the strength to navigate her future.
|
|
|
Girl in Disguise
by Greer Macallister
Going undercover to infiltrate the seedy side of Chicago, first female Pinkerton detective Kate Warnes assumes a range of sophisticated identities to track down evildoers and bring them to justice.
|
|
|
A Green and Ancient Light
by Frederic S. Durbin
In a world similar to our own, during a war that parallels World War II, a boy is sent to stay with his grandmother for the summer in a serene fishing village. Their peace is shattered by the crash of an enemy plane, the arrival of a man who knows the true story of Cinderella's slipper and the discovery of a riddle in the sacred grove of ruins behind her house.
|
|
|
Heartstone
by Elle Katharine White
A retelling of Pride and Prejudice in a world where dragons, hobgoblins, lamias and gryphons are commonplace. Elements of Austen’s beloved novel infused with magic creates a modern epic fantasy that conjures a familiar yet wondrously unique new world.
|
|
|
I Liked My Life
by Abby Fabiaschi
A husband and teen daughter are challenged to redefine their understanding of family when a devoted wife and mother commits suicide and begins meddling from beyond the grave.
|
|
|
Inherit the Bones
by Emily Littlejohn
While investigating a traveling circus, detective Gemma Monroe discovers that a murdered clown is actually the mayor's missing son and must trace back a chain of events that began nearly 40 years ago.
|
|
|
Leave Me
by Gayle Forman
A harried working mom, who is so busy that she fails to recognize the signs of a heart attack, leaves the family that resents helping her recover and gradually confronts the painful secrets she has been ignoring.
|
|
|
The Mother's Promise
by Sally Hepworth
A dying single mother reaches out to her oncology nurse and social worker for help protecting her troubled teen daughter, forging a unit that bonds the four women together and challenges them to confront their sharpest fears and secrets.
|
|
|
The Secret Ingredient of Wishes
by Susan Bishop Crispell
Leaving her hometown after her secret wish-granting powers backfire one time too many, Rachel searches for a new start and happiness in the home of an elderly spitfire, Catch, who possesses the ability to bind secrets by baking them into pies.
|
|
|
The Secrets of Wishtide
by Kate Saunders
A new series introduces archdeacon's widow and private investigator Laetitia Rodd, who goes undercover to assist her barrister brother during a case involving the illicit affairs of a nobleman's son.
|
|
|
A Study in Scarlet Women
by Sherry Thomas
When Victorian London is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte Holmes is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name.
|
|
|
These Honored Dead
by Jonathan F. Putnam
When an orphaned girl from a neighboring town is found murdered and suspicion falls on her aunt, Joshua Speed, the enterprising second son of a wealthy plantation owner, makes it his mission to clear her good name and calls upon his new friend, lawyer Abraham Lincoln, to help him crack this case.
|
|
|
To the Bright Edge of the World
by Eowyn Ivey
A military man leading a winter expedition into the newly acquired Alaska territory to gather information about potentially dangerous native tribes has his perspective changed by a mysterious Eyak guide and a Native American woman who joins the quest.
|
|
|
We Are All Made of Stars
by Rowan Coleman
Working as a hospice nurse while navigating the challenges of her Afghanistan veteran husband's PTSD, Stella writes final letters from her patients to loved ones and is torn between respecting a dying woman's wishes and reuniting her with the son she abandoned.
|
|
|
|
|