Summer Bestsellers 2020

Playing Niceby JP DelaneyThe Riley and Lambert families are devastated tolearn that their two-year-olds were switched atbirth. Two very different sets of parents, financiallyand emotionally. But someone will do anything to"win".

When She Was Goodby Michael RobothamEvie was found hiding in a secret room after aterrible crime. Her ability to tell when someone islying helped crack a case. Now, the more criminalpsychologist Cyrus Haven gets to uncoveringEvie’s past, the more he exposes Evie to danger.

Deadlockby Catherine CoulterFBI Special Agent Lacey Sherlock and husbandDillon Savich deal with a psychopath, a secretfrom beyond the grave, and three red boxescontaining the puzzle pieces of an unknown town.

The Pull of Starsby Emma DonoghueDublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at theheight of the Great Flu. Nurse Julia Power works at ahospital in the city center. In step two outsiders,Dr. Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run and ayoung volunteer , Bridie Sweeney.

Muzzledby David RosenfeltPaterson, New Jersey's laziest lawyer, AndyCarpenter, is dragged from sort-of-retirement backto sort-of-work by one of the world’s most unlikelydog lovers.

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Never Ask MeBy Jeff AbbottThe murder of adoption consultant DanielleRoberts in an upscale Austin neighborhoodupends the Pollitt family, who feel grief, relief, andsuspicion.

Half Moon Bayby Jonathan and Jesse KellermanDeputy Coroner Clay Edison is confounded by thediscovery of a decades-old child's skeleton in atorn-up park and a local businessman's claim thatit could be his sister.

The Shadowsby Alex NorthA copycat killing of a teenager 25 years after theoriginal murder reopens old wounds in a smallBritish town.

The Orderby Daniel SilvaWhen Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel Allon issummoned to Rome by Archbishop Luigi Donati.The Catholic faithful have been told that the popedied of a heart attack. Donati, however, has twogood reasons to suspect murder.

The Answer is....Reflections on My Lifeby Alex TrebekLongtime Jeopardy! host and television icon AlexTrebek reflects on his life and career. (non-fiction)

The Lost and Found Bookshopby Susan WiggsNatalie Harper wants to sell her bookshop to payfor her grandfather's care, but he refuses, so sherenovates instead. As she chats with the youngdaughter of the contractor and delights in theartifacts discovered in the walls, Natalie's lifestarts to light up again

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The Saboteursby Clive Cussler and Jack Du BrulDetective Isaac Bell's investigation into an attemptedassassination brings him to the construction site of thePanama Canal—and straight into a nest of vipers

A Private Cathedralby James Lee BurkeAfter finding himself caught up in one of Louisiana’soldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective DaveRobicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary: atime-traveling superhuman assassin.

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The Lions of Fifth Avenueby Fiona DavisThe New York Public Library—comes alive across thegenerations as two women, one in 1913 and one in1993, struggle with their own identities, a compellingmystery, and a tragedy that impacts both of them.

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Squeeze Meby Carl HiaasenIt's the height of the Palm Beach charity ballseason. But when a high-society dowagervanishes during a swank gala, and is later founddead in a concrete grave, panic and chaos erupt.

My Life as a Villainess: Essaysby Laura LippmanIn this collection of essays, Laura Lippman offers hertake on a woman's life across the decades. Herchildhood and school years, her newspaper career,her experiences as a novelist. (non-fiction)

The Midwife Murdersby James Patterson & Richard DiLalloTo Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan, pregnancy is not anunusual condition, it's her life's work. But when twokidnappings and a stabbing happen on her watch ina hospital in Manhattan, her focus abruptly changes.

Royalby Danielle SteelIn this 1943-set historical fantasia, the destructionraining down on London compels the royals tosend Princess Charlotte to Yorkshire. As sheromps about, her identity is kept secret by herguardians, but she still falls in love with their son.

Choppy Waterby Stuart WoodsStone Barrington must go up against an enemy withdeadly intentions— to assassinate the new UnitedStates President, Holly Barker.

Anxious Peopleby Fredrik BackmanA poignant comedy about a crime that never tookplace, a would-be bank robber who disappears intothin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers whofind they have more in common than they everimagined.

Killing Crazy Horseby Bill O'ReillyA gripping journey through the American West andthe historic clashes between Native Americans andsettlers. (non-fiction)

All the Devils Are Hereby Louise PennyChief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté duQuebec is investigating a sinister plot in the City ofLight.

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The Book of Two Waysby Jodi PIcoultOn a plane about to crash-land, Dawn Edelstein findsherself thinking not about her husband but aboutWayne Armstrong who she hasn't seen in fifteen years.On the ground, she must decide whether to head homeor to reconnect with Wayne.

The Returnby Nicholas SparksLeft with grievous injuries from a mortar blast outsidehis hospital in Afghanistan, orthopedic surgeon TrevorBenson returns to heal at his grandfather's cabin inNew Bern, NC..

One by Oneby Ruth WareGetting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountainchalet doesn’t sound bad, especially when there’s acozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But whathappens when that company is eight of yourcoworkers...and you can’t trust any of them?

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Shadows in Deathby J.D. RobbWhile Eve examines a body, her husband, Roarke, spotsa man he’s known since his younger days on the streetsof Dublin. A man who claims to be his half brother. Aman who kills for a living—and who burns with hatred forhim.

Chaosby Iris JohansenCIA agent Alisa Flynn is willing to go rogue if it meanscatching the most heartless band of criminals she's everencountered.

The Evening and the Morningby Ken FollettIt is 997 CE, England is facing attacks from the Welsh inthe west and the Vikings in the east. Those in powerbend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinarypeople and often in conflict with the king. Without a clearrule of law, chaos reigns.