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Fiction
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly — LAPD Detective Harry Bosch gets involved in an international crime ring case — one that becomes personal when his daughter is kidnapped.

Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts — Emma Grant has designed perfect bouquets for many a bride, but she dreams that someday, she’ll have one of her own.

The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans — The latest from Evans, just in time for the holidays.

The Double Jack Murders: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery by Patrick F. McManus — Yes, McManus now writes mysteries, and word has it they’re pretty funny.

Eagle Rising by David Devereaux — In Devereaux’s universe, Britain has an occult secret service — and a good thing, too, as there’s a group intent on resurrecting Adolf Hitler from the land of the dead.

Hothouse Orchid by Stuart Woods — There’s nothing like a rejuvenating trip to your hometown — especially when you used to be the police chief there. Find out how Holly Barker copes with troubles old and new in this latest thriller from Woods.

The Pawn, The Knight by Steven James — The first two installments in a trilogy (the third is coming) about FBI agent Patrick Bowers, a widower raising a teenage daughter and trying to solve the case of a killer who murders young women and leaves a chess piece at the scene of each crime.

The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith — The latest Isabel Dalhousie mystery.

Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie — Toddler Charlotte’s mother leaves her with a friend one day and never returns, and shortly after that, her father is murdered. Scotland Yard investigators Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James must find out why — and navigate their own relationship at the same time.

Neuropath by R. Scott Bakker — What do you do when your oldest friend is accused of kidnapping people and performing neurosurgery on them — and then your own son disappears? Read Bakker’s debut to find out how psychology professor Thomas Bible handles the situation.

Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance by Garrison Keillor — Margie Krebsbach’s marriage is but a ghost of itself, and she’s feeling listless until she hears from a woman claiming to be the daughter of Lake Wobegon’s great war hero, and she decides to go to Italy to learn more.

Resurrecting Midnight by Eric Jerome Dickey — Assassin Gideon gets roped into a plot by an old girlfriend and finds himself in Argentina with a man he thought he killed many years ago.

Risk by Colin Harrison — New York City insurance lawyer George Young is asked by the widow of his mentor to find out why her son was hit by a garbage truck. The death was ruled accidental, but the widow guesses — and George learns — that there is much more to it.

The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Daniels Cornwell — It’s been a long time since a Scarpetta book has gotten a really good review, and this one is no different, but fans of the series will enjoy reminiscing about how much better the earlier books are while they read this one.

Smasher by Keith Raffel — When you’re a Silicon Valley software company CEO and your wife is a high powered attorney, there are a lot of people who might have reason to try to kill you both while you’re out on a morning jog. The run-in with an unmarked car leaves Ian with a broken leg and his wife in a coma, and he is determined to find out who is out to get them.

The Accidental Family by Rowan Coleman — Sophie, from The Accidental Mother is back, having moved from London to a small town to care for her deceased best friend’s two children and to pursue her suddenly blossoming relationship with their father — a man who turns out to have more of a past than anyone guessed.

The Art of Disappearing by Ivy Pachoda — Mel marries magician Toby after a whirlwind Vegas romance. Only later does she learn that he literally made his former assistant disappear.

Await Your Reply by Dan Choan — Three sets of lost characters have their lives and stories converge in what Library Journal terms a “pulse pounding drama.”

Dark Tiger by William G. Tapply — Stoney Calhoun lost his memory when he was struck by lightning, and these days he lives a mostly quiet life as the owner of a bait and tackle shop. But he was clearly once highly trained, and local police often call on him for help. This time, though, his services are needed by an unspecified government agency.

The Gray Man by Mark Greaney — When you stop working for the CIA, you can become a killer for hire. That’s what The Gray Man does, these days in Iraq and Syria. Then, of course, he learns that someone is out to get him, preferably in the form of his head in a cooler.

Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls — Walls calls this a “true life novel,” because it is based on the story of her grandmother’s life, which was apparently quite a ride. She lived in a dugout till age ten, married a bigamist, eventually got out of that and married a rancher and had children and broke horses.

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger — Niffenegger’s second novel deals with two young women, twins, who inherit their aunt’s flat in London. When they move in, they discover a number of things — including their aunt, who still seems to haunt the place.

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown — I don’t really have to tell you about this one, do I? The latest from the author of The Da Vinci Code.

The Price of Malice by Archer Mayor — The latest adventures of Vermont Bureau of Investigation detective Joe Gunther.

Reconsidering Happiness by Sherrie Flick — Vivette decides to solve her problems by moving west, but she stops in Nebraska to visit an old friend and former coworker, intent on trying to get advice from the older woman on how to get her life in order.

This Is Where I Leave You by Johnathan Tropper — The Jewish tradition of sitting shiva for a week after the death of a loved one is supposed to create a time for families to be together. That’s all very well, but when your wife has just left you and your family is completely dysfunctional (despite a childcare expert for a matriarch), well, hilarity ensues.

Vanished by Joseph Finder — Nick Heller is a corporate intelligence specialist who hasn’t spoken to his brother since their father was convicted of securities fraud. Now, however, he gets a call from his fourteen-year-old nephew, telling him his brother has disappeared and that his sister-in-law is in critical condition in the hospital. Blood runs thick, and Nick vows to find out what happened.

Windfall by Penny Vincenzi — In London in the 1930s, a woman like Cassia can’t pursue her medical work after she gets married — at least not until she inherits a fortune. The money frees her to do things she never could before, but it turns out (of course) that there is more to the story of where it came from than meets the eye.

Nonfiction
Black & Decker Complete Guide to Finishing Basements

The Burn Farm by Michael Benson — For true crime fans, an account of serial killer Sheila LaBarre.

Confections of a Closet Master Baker: One Woman’s Sweet Journey from Unhappy Hollywood Executive to Contented Country Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado — The subtitle tells you what you need to know about this one, but check out the book itself for the recipes!

K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs with David Roberts — K2 is only the world’s second tallest mountain, but it is the most deadly. Mountaineer Viesturs relates some of the greatest adventures and tragedies that have taken place there.

Long Past Stopping by Oran Canfield — Oran’s father (Jack Canfield, founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books) left before he was born, and his mother left him when he was eight. He survived Buddhists, clowns, bands, and heroin addiction and wrote all about it in this memoir.

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America by Timothy Egan — Egan, author of The Worst Hard Time, traces the history of the National Forests through the story of a massive forest fire in Idaho and Montana in 1910.

Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater by Frank Bruni — Bruni is now the restaurant critic for the New York Times, but in this gripping yet funny memoir, he relates his lifelong struggles with food and weight.

Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom — The author of Tuesdays With Morrie relates his journey in two faiths — one in Judaism, brought about by a rabbi who requests that Albom give his eulogy, and one in Christianity, sparked by his friendship with a pastor in Detroit.

No Place Like Home: Notes From a Western Life by Linda M. Hasselstrom — Hasselstrom still ranches the South Dakota land her grandfather homesteaded in 1899, and in this volume of essays she contemplates the past and the future of Western life.

Nothing Was the Same by Kay Redfield Jamison — Dr. Jamison, whose memoir An Unquiet Mind documented her struggles with manic-depressive illness, writes here about life with her husband, the time of his dying, and life without him.

Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes by Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown and Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons From Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes by Sharon Lamb, Lyn Mikel Brown, and Mark Tappan — The book on girls came out a few years ago, while the book about boys is more recent, but both will be of interest to parents concerned about media portrayals of childhood.