Bookreporters new releases list: On Sale the Week of January 27th in Hardcover January 28th CALL ME BURROUGHS: A Life by Barry Miles (Biography) Fifty years ago, Norman Mailer asserted, William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius. Few since have taken such literary risks, developed such individual political or spiritual ideas, or spanned such a wide range of media. In CALL ME BURROUGHS, Beat historian Barry Miles presents the first full-length biography of Burroughs to be published in a quarter century --- and the first one to chronicle the last decade of Burroughss life and examine his long-term cultural legacy. Twelve * 9781455511952 CHURCHILLS FIRST WAR: Young Winston at War with the Afghans by Con Coughlin (History) Just over a century ago, British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribesmen on the North West Frontier --- the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill, then a young cavalry lieutenant, wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. In CHURCHILLS FIRST WAR, Con Coughlin tells the story of that campaign, a story of high adventure and imperial success, which contains many lessons and warnings for today. Thomas Dunne Books * 9781250043047 DEPT. OF SPECULATION by Jenny Offill (Fiction) Jenny Offill’s heroine, referred to as simply “the wife,” once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked Dept. of Speculation. As they confront an array of common catastrophes, the wife analyzes her predicament, invoking everything from Keats and Kafka to the lessons of doomed Russian cosmonauts. She muses on the consuming, capacious experience of maternal love, and the near total destruction of the self that ensues from it. Knopf * 9780385350815 THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE by Valerie Martin (Historical Fiction) While on a voyage to Africa, an unproven young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle hears of the Mary Celeste and decides to write an outlandish short story about what took place. This causes quite a sensation between sought-after Philadelphia spiritualist medium Violet Petra and a rational-minded journalist named Phoebe Grant, who is seeking to expose Petra as a fraud. Then there is the family of the Mary Celestes captain, a family linked to the sea for generations and marked repeatedly by tragedy. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday * 9780385533508 HUNDRED DAYS: The Campaign That Ended World War I by Nick Lloyd (History) Acclaimed military historian Nick Lloyd leads readers into the endgame of World War I, showing how the timely arrival of American men and materiel --- as well as the bravery of French, British and Commonwealth soldiers --- helped to turn the tide on the Western Front. An epic tale ranging from the ravaged fields of Flanders to the revolutionary streets of Berlin, HUNDRED DAYS recalls the bravery and sacrifice that finally silenced the guns of Europe. Basic Books * 9780465074921 I SHALL BE NEAR TO YOU by Erin Lindsay McCabe (Historical Fiction) Rosetta doesnt want her new husband Jeremiah to enlist as a soldier in the Civil War, but he joins up nonetheless, hoping to make enough money that theyll be able to afford their own farm someday. Determined to be with him, no matter the cost, Rosetta cuts off her hair, hems an old pair of his pants, and signs up as a Union soldier. Fearing discovery of her secret, Rosetta’s strong will clashes with Jeremiah’s as their marriage is tested by war. Crown * 9780804137720 THE LAST ENCHANTMENTS by Charles Finch (Fiction) After graduating from Yale, William Baker, scion of an old line patrician family, goes to work in presidential politics. But when the campaign into which he has poured his heart ends in disappointment, he decides to leave New York behind, along with the devoted, ambitious and well-connected woman he’s been in love with for the last four years. Soon, however, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of unexpected friendships and romantic entanglements that threaten his safe plans. St. Martins Press * 9781250018717 MY LIFE IN MIDDLEMARCH by Rebecca Mead (Memoir) Rebecca Mead was a young woman in an English coastal town when she first read George Eliots MIDDLEMARCH. After gaining admission to Oxford and moving to the US to become a journalist, through several love affairs, then marriage and family, Mead read and reread MIDDLEMARCH, which offered her something that modern life and literature did not. Here, she leads us into the life that the book made for her, as well as the many lives the novel has led since it was written. Crown * 9780307984760 AN OFFICER AND A SPY by Robert Harris (Historical Thriller) Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish officer, has just been convicted of treason and stripped of his rank in front of a crowd of 20,000. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, the recently promoted head of the counterespionage agency that “proved” Dreyfus had passed secrets to the Germans. However, it isn’t long before Picquart is compelled to question not only the case against Dreyfus but also his most deeply held beliefs about his country --- and himself. Knopf * 9780385349581 THE ORPHAN CHOIR by Sophie Hannah (Horror) Louise Beeston has no reason left to stay in the city. She can’t see her son, Joseph, who is away at boarding school, where he performs in a prestigious boys’ choir. Her troublesome neighbor has begun blasting choral music at all hours of the night --- and to make matters worse, she’s the only one who can hear it. Picador * 9781250041029 THE PAWNBROKER by David and Aimee Thurlo (Mystery) Charlie Henry is the proud new owner of the Three Balls pawnshop, having recently returned Stateside from special-ops work in Iraq. The transition back to normal life seems to be going smoothly until his childhood friend, Gina, is shot. With the help of his Army buddy (and co-owner of the shop) Gordon Sweeney, Charlie finds that the shooting has to do with the previous owner of the pawnshop and his rather questionable morals. Minotaur Books * 9781250027986 THE POPE AND MUSSOLINI: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I. Kertzer (History) THE POPE AND MUSSOLINI tells the story of two men who came to power in 1922 and together changed the course of 20th-century history. In most respects, they could not have been more different. One was scholarly and devout, the other thuggish and profane. Yet Pope Pius XI and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini had many things in common, and each relied on the other to consolidate his power and achieve his political goals. Random House * 9780812993462 RIPPER by Isabel Allende (Mystery) High school senior Amanda Jackson is a natural-born sleuth addicted to crime novels and Ripper, an online mystery game. When a string of strange murders occurs across the city, Amanda plunges into her own investigation, discovering that the deaths may be connected. But the case becomes all too personal when her mother suddenly vanishes. Could her mother’s disappearance be linked to the serial killer? Harper * 9780062291400 STILL LIFE WITH BREAD CRUMBS by Anna Quindlen (Fiction) Anna Quindlen’s latest novel begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. After fleeing the city for the middle of nowhere, she discovers --- in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates --- that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life. Random House * 9781400065752 THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY by Wiley Cash (Fiction) Easter and Ruby are adjusting to life in foster care when their father, Wade, suddenly appears. Since Wade signed away his legal rights, the only way he can get his daughters back is to steal them away in the night. Brady Weller, the girls court-appointed guardian, turns up unsettling information linking Wade to a recent armored car heist. Robert Pruitt, a shady and mercurial man nursing a years-old vendetta, is also determined to find Wade and claim his due. William Morrow * 9780062088253 TIGER SHRIMP TANGO by Tim Dorsey (Mystery/Humor) No one loves Florida more, or can keep it safe from invasive criminal species better, than self-appointed Sunshine Sheriff Serge Storms. When a particular scam leads to the death of a few innocents and a young womans disappearance, Serge and his perpetually self-bent sidekick Coleman --- aided by his new pal, latter-day noir private eye Mahoney --- load up the car for a riotous road trip to do right. William Morrow * 9780062092816 WITHOUT MERCY: The Stunning True Story of Race, Crime, and Corruption in the Deep South by David Beasley (History) On December 9, 1938, the state of Georgia executed six black men in 81 minutes in Tattnall Prison’s electric chair. While they were arrested, convicted, sentenced and executed in as little as six weeks, E. D. Rivers, the governor of the state, oversaw a pardon racket for white killers and criminals, allowed the Ku Klux Klan to infiltrate his administration, and bankrupted the state. David Beasley’s WITHOUT MERCY is the story of the stunning injustice of these executions. St. Martins Press * 9781250014665 On Sale the Week of January 27th in Paperback January 28th ALL THAT IS by James Salter (Historical Fiction) From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthralls him --- before setting him on a course he never could have imagined for himself. Vintage * 9781400078424 AT THE RIVERS EDGE: The Chesapeake Diaries by Mariah Stewart (Romance) Paperback Original After taking stock of her life, Sophie Enright discovers a shuttered restaurant and makes a bold move that is also a leap of faith. She buys the fixer-upper in order to finally pursue her dream career. Sophie’s labor of love becomes a bone of contention for her new neighbor, Jason Bowers. But when they’re paired up to work on a community project, they agree to put their differences aside, and sparks begin to fly. Ballantine * 9780345538420 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF US by Aria Beth Sloss (Fiction) In 1960s California, Rebecca Madden and her friend Alex dream of lives beyond their mothers narrow expectations. Their struggle to define themselves against the backdrop of an American cultural revolution unites them early on, until a single act of betrayal changes everything. Decades later, Rebecca’s haunting meditation on the past reveals the truth about that night, the years that followed, and the friendship that shaped her. Picador * 9781250044051 THE BOOK OF MY LIVES by Aleksandar Hemon (Memoir) Aleksandar Hemon’s lives begin in Sarajevo, where boyhood is consumed by street soccer and sibling rivalry, and a young man’s life is about American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. At the age of 27, Hemon journeyed to Chicago --- a trip that would mark the beginning of another life, this time in the United States. There, he watched from afar as war broke out in Bosnia, his parents and sister fleeing, and Hemon himself unable to return. Picador * 9781250043542 THE BURN PALACE by Stephen Dobyns (Thriller) One night, Alice Alessio --- also known as Nurse Spandex --- is given the surprise of her life. Coming back from a secret tryst with a doctor, she peeks in to check on the newborn baby she was supposed to be watching, and finds a huge, writhing red-and-yellow snake in the bassinet instead. So begins the series of strange and disturbing events that start to plague a sleepy little community and confound the police. Plume * 9780142180440 CIDER BROOK: A Swift River Valley Novel by Carla Neggers (Romantic Suspense) Paperback Original Samantha Bennett is a treasure hunter who has returned to Knights Bridge, Massachusetts, to solve a 300-year-old mystery and salvage her good name. Now she has everyone’s attention --- especially that of Justin Sloan. Samantha is daring, determined, seized by wanderlust --- everything that strong, stoic Justin never knew he wanted. Until now… Harlequin MIRA * 9780778315889 DEADLINE by Sandra Brown (Thriller) Well-respected journalist Dawson Scott, who has recently returned from Afghanistan, is covering the disappearance and presumed murder of former Marine Jeremy Wesson, the biological son of the pair of terrorists who remain on the FBIs Most Wanted list. As Dawson delves into the story, he finds himself developing feelings for Wessons ex-wife, Amelia, and her two young sons. But when Amelias nanny turns up dead, the case takes a stunning new turn, with Dawson himself becoming a suspect. Grand Central Publishing * 9781455549122 DOWNFALL by Jeff Abbott (Thriller) The simplest beginnings can unravel a life. For Sam Capra, it is the moment a beautiful young woman walks into his San Francisco bar. An ex-CIA agent, his only desire now is to build a quiet, peaceful home for himself and his infant son. But Diana Keene is no ordinary customer. Shes pursued by two gunmen, and when she finds Sam, she whispers an urgent, desperate plea: Help me. And without any warning, Sam is thrust into a fight for his life. Grand Central Publishing * 9781455528424 THE EYE OF GOD: A Sigma Force Novel by James Rollins (Thriller/Adventure) In the wilds of Mongolia, a research satellite has crashed, triggering an explosive search for its valuable cargo. At the Vatican, a package arrives containing two strange artifacts that both came from the same body: the long dead Mongol king Genghis Khan. Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force set out to discover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery going back to the birth of Christianity, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity. Harper * 9780061785672 THE HOUR OF PERIL: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower (History) In February 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a “clear and fully-matured” threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of 13 days, the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America’s first female private eye. Minotaur Books * 9781250042668 LITTLE GREEN: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley (Mystery) Private eye Easy Rawlins and his murderous sidekick, Mouse, are looking for a young black man, Evander “Little Green” Noon, who disappeared during an acid trip. Fueled by an elixir called Gator’s Blood, brewed by the conjure woman Mama Jo, Easy experiences a physical, spiritual and emotional resurrection, but peace and love soon give way to murder and mayhem. Vintage * 9780307949783 THE LONG WAR by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (Fantasy/Science Fiction) A generation after the events of THE LONG EARTH, humankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by “stepping.” A new “America” --- Valhalla --- is emerging more than a million steps from Datum, our Earth. Valhalla is growing restless under the controlling long arm of the Datum government. Soon Joshua Valiente is summoned by Lobsang to deal with a building crisis that threatens to plunge the Long Earth into a war unlike any humankind has waged before. Harper * 9780062068699 A NEARLY PERFECT COPY by Allison Amend (Fiction) Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene. Desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. Anchor * 9780345803146 THE NIGHT RANGER by Alex Berenson (Thriller) Four friends, recent college graduates, travel to Kenya to work at a giant refugee camp for Somalis. But after 12 weeks, they’re ready for a break and pile into a Land Cruiser for an adventure. They get more than they bargained for, though, when bandits hijack them. John Wells is asked to try to find them; when he arrives, he finds that the truth behind the kidnappings is far more complex than he imagined. Jove * 9780515153705 THE PRETTY ONE: A Novel about Sisters by Lucinda Rosenfeld (Fiction) For nearly 40 years, the Hellinger sisters have played the roles set down by their loving yet domineering mother. Each woman is unable to believe that anyone could understand what its like to be her. But when a freak accident lands their mother in the hospital, a chain of events is set in motion that will send each Hellinger sister rocketing out of her comfort zone, leaving her to wonder: was this the role she was truly born to play? Back Bay Books * 9780316213585 THE SON by Philipp Meyer (Historical Fiction) Philipp Meyer, the acclaimed author of AMERICAN RUST, returns with THE SON. This utterly transporting novel is an epic of the American West and a multigenerational saga of power, blood, land and oil that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family --- from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century. Ecco * 9780062120403 UNSEEN by Karin Slaughter (Thriller) Will Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose latest case has him posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who rides a motorcycle around Macon, Georgia, and trails an air of violence wherever he goes. The cover has worked, and he has caught the eye of a wiry little drug dealer who thinks he might be a useful ally. But undercover and cut off from the support of the woman he loves, Sara Linton, Will finds his demons catching up with him. Dell * 9780345539496 UNTIL THE END OF TIME by Danielle Steel (Fiction) Jenny and Bill’s happy life together is suddenly cut short when tragedy strikes. Thirty-eight years later, Bob, a hardened New York City publisher, will meet his match in Lillibet, a shy Amish girl who is a talented writer. Though these two couldnt be less alike, they immediately sense a deep connection that spans their differences. And theres the unshakable sense that theyve known each other for a long time...possibly in another life. Dell * 9780345530899 February 1st LONDON DAWN: The Danforths of Lancashire, Book 3 by Murray Pura (Historical Romance) Paperback Original In this stunning conclusion to The Danforths of Lancashire saga, Lord Preston and his family are gathered in London in the late 1930s for what turns out to be a homecoming. But looming ahead is the summer and fall of 1940 when both the Battle of Britain and the Blitz will occur. Though the family is blissfully unaware of this soon-to-be reality, Lord Preston, privy to top-secret info in his position in the government, has grave concerns --- the gravest hes ever had, that England will be invaded. Harvest House Publishers * 9780736958875 SADIES SECRET: The Secret Lives of Will Tucker, Book 3 by Kathleen Y’Barbo (Historical Romance) Paperback Original When master of disguise Sarah Louise Sadie Callum takes on an assignment with international connections, she has no idea her new cover will lead her on the adventure of a lifetime. Undercover agent William Jefferson Tucker is not looking for marriage --- pretend or otherwise --- but his past is a secret, his twin brother has stolen his present, and his future is in the hands of the lovely Sadie Callum. Harvest House Publishers * 9780736952156
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