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FEBRUARY 2008

NEW FICTION

Fiction-

Peter Carey. His Illegal Self. Brought up in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother, Che, a precocious seven-year-old boy, yearns for his parents, radical activists wanted by the FBI, until one afternoon, a woman claiming to be his mother arrives to help him escape, sending him on a bizarre odyssey that leads him to confront his life, his family, and his identity.

Tim Dorsey. Atomic Lobster. Chronicles the relationship between Animal, an extraordinary street boy forced to go about on all fours after his back is twisted beyond repair during the devastating chemical plant accident in Bhopal, India, and Elli Barber, the young American doctor who has come to the area to open a free clinic for the suffering inhabitants of the region.

Alan Drew. Gardens of Water. Living on the outskirts of Istanbul, the lives of members of two families, one Kurdish Muslim, the other American, are changed forever by a massive earthquake that brings the families together in a dangerous intimacy in which forbidden love blossoms between Irem, a Kurdish girl yearning to escape the confines of a devout Muslim woman, and Dylan, a young American. A first novel.

Therese Fowler. Souvenir. Seventeen years after entering into a marriage agreement on her family's behalf, Meg Powell is reunited with her first love, Carson McCay, now a successful musician, a situation that complicates her attempts to repair her strained relationship with her rebellious daughter, Savannah. A first novel.

Steven Millhauser. Dangerous Laughter: Thirteen Stories. A new compilation of short fiction by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler features thirteen tales, including "Cat 'n' Mouse,” a reimagining of the conflict between cartoon rivals, along with stories grouped into three sections--Vanishing Acts, Impossible Architectures, and Heretical Histories.

Kimberla Lawson Roby. Sin No More. Resolving to turn over a new leaf after cheating on his wife once again, the Reverend Curtis Black is blackmailed by both his former mistress and a substitute pastor, a situation that further tests his marriage and reveals additional painful secrets.

Patrick Taylor. An Irish Country Village. Delighted to be offered a permanent position with crusty Dr. O'Reilly, Dr. Barry Lavery confronts a crisis when his reputation is threatened by the unexpected death of one of his patients, he and O'Reilly launch a campaign to save Ballybucklebo's four-hundred-year-old pub, and his beloved Patricia tries to win a scholarship to Cambridge, in the sequel to An Irish Country Doctor.

Fantasy/Science Fiction—

Michael Swanwick. The Dragons of Babel. Transforming himself into king of a post-industrialized Faerie after a crash landing, a war-dragon of Babel sets up young Will as his lieutenant, sending Will on a strange quest, during which he acquires a surrogate daughter, Esme, encounters confidence trickster Nat Whilk, becomes a hero to the city's homeless, finds success as a political aide, and meets his true love.

Historical Fiction—

Russell Banks. The Reserve. Losing her father to a heart attack on the same night she meets a politically liberal artist, scandal-marked heiress Vanessa Cole hides a dark family secret that takes her from the Adirondacks to war-torn Europe and threatens everyone she encounters. By the author of The Darling.

Jonathan Barnes. The Somnmbulist. A tale set in Victorian London introduces the characters of stage magician and detective Edward Moon and his silent sidekick, whose fiendish plot to re-create the apocalyptic prophecies of Samuel Taylor Coleridge threaten the British Empire. A first novel.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The Palace of Illusions. Panchaali, wife of the five legendary Pandavas brothers, offers her own version of the ancient Indian epic, The Mahabharat, as she chronicles the story of her magical birth, the problems of dealing with five husbands who have been cheated out of their birthright, the trials she endures, her friendship with Krishna, and her attraction to her husband's enemy.

Ariana Franklin. The Serpent’s Tale. Ordered by Henry II to establish the possible role of Eleanor of Aquitaine in the poisoning death of Henry's mistress, a reluctant Adelia Aguilar joins forces with her infant daughter's father, the Bishop of St. Albans, during an investigation within the labyrinth-walled tower of the victim's home. By the author of Mistress of the Art of Death.

James McBride. Song Yet Sung. A tale set against a backdrop of slave rights conflicts in the nineteenth-century Chesapeake Bay region finds young runaway Liz Spocott inadvertently inspiring a slave breakout from the attic prison of a notorious slave thief who vengefully calls slave catcher Denwood Long out of retirement.

Meg Rosoff. What I Was. Sailing the eastern coast of England with his godson, one-hundred-year-old H remembers his privileged teenage exploits at the side of unlikely childhood companion Finn, whose significantly different lifestyle enchants H before the pair is shattered by a painful scandal.

Owen Sheers. Resistance. In 1944, after the fall of Russia and the failed D-Day landings, half of Britain is occupied by enemy forces, and Sarah Lewis, a young farmer's wife, awakens to find that her husband has disappeared, along with all of the men from her remote Welsh village, a puzzle that is complicated by the arrival of a German patrol on a mysterious mission. A first novel.

John Edgar Wideman. Fanon: A Novel. A fictional portrait based on the life of Frantz Fanon, a philosopher, psychiatrist, political activist, and author of The Wretched of the Earth, chronicles Fanon's life, from his Martinique upbringing through the publication of his influential work and his legacy in a post-9/11 world, as seen through the eyes of the African-American novelist writing his biography.

Lauren Willig. The Seduction of the Crimson Rose. A continuation of the series that began with The Masque of the Black Tulip and The Deception of the Emerald Ring finds Mary accepting a secret assignment from spy Lord Vaughn to infiltrate the Black Tulip's operation in order to prevent an invasion of England.

Horror Fiction—

Toby Barlow. Sharp Teeth. Abandoning her growing pack of lycanthropes in New Orleans, a werewolf hides the truth about her nature from her kind-hearted dog-catcher boyfriend, while her former leader, having fallen victim to a rival gang, poses as the adopted pet of a lonely suburban woman.

Mystery—

Suzanne Arruda. The Serpent’s Daughter: A Jade del Cameron Mystery. During a vacation in the ancient port city of Tangier, American adventuress Jade del Cameron finds her trip to 1920s Morocco turned upside down by the kidnapping of her mother and by the local French authorities, who seek to arrest her for the killing of a man whose body she discovered, and joins forces with her friends to help uncover the true villains.

Sandi Ault. Wild Inferno. In the sequel to Wild Indigo, Bureau of Land Management agent Jamaica Wild is sent in to assist at a wildfire on the Southern Ute reservation, where she encounters a burning man whose final plea sends her on a quest to unravel a mystery more dangerous than mere murder.

M.C. Beaton. Death of a Gentle Lady. Suspecting that an elderly matron is not quite the kindhearted favorite her neighbors believe her to be, fractious constable Hamish Macbeth investigates the local inspector's suspicions when the lady dies under mysterious circumstances but harbors private opinions about what may have brought about her demise.

John Harvey. Gone to Ground. Called in to investigate the brutal murder of Stephen Bryan, a gay Cambridge academic, detective Will Grayson and his partner, Helen Walker, discover that the killing could be tied to a book Bryan had been writing about the life and mysterious death of fifties film star Stella Lombard.

Diane Wei Liang. The Eye of Jade: A Mei Wang Mystery. A highly charged tale set in modern Beijing follows a detective's search for a missing artifact, in a case that illuminates less-favorable aspects of Chinese culture and the detective's own family during the Cultural Revolution. A first novel.

Suspense—

Jefferson Bass. The Devil’s Bones. Investigating a suspicious death in which the victim's remains were found in a burned car, forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton engages in an unorthodox experiment to better understand the case, which is further complicated by psychotic nemesis Garland Hamilton's escape from custody. By the author of Flesh and Bone.

Alex Berenson. The Ghost War. Returning to Washington after a harrowing case in the Middle East, CIA agent and al-Qaeda infiltrator John Wells is selected to investigate a surge in Taliban activity with possible Asian ties. By the author of The Faithful Spy.

Robert Ferrigno. Sins of the Assassin, Book Two (The Assassin Trilogy). In a near-future world decimated by nuclear bombs and polarized by the belief systems of its Islamic and Christian survivors, shadow warrior Rakkim Epps is sent on a perilous mission to prevent a Bible Belt warlord from obtaining a hidden weapon of mass destruction. By the author of Prayers for the Assassin.

G.M. Ford. Nameless Night. Spending seven years in a home for adults with disabilities after an accident that had rendered him incapable of communication, Paul Hardy awakens in the hospital with his mental capacity restored and a certainty that he is not the man everyone believes him to be. By the author of Blown Away.

Brian Freeman. Stalked. As Lieutenant Jonathan Stride and his lover, P.I. Serena Dial, investigate a deadly crime linked to his partner, Maggie Bei, and pursue a blackmailer who knows too much about the dirty secrets of Duluth, Minnesota, they become the targets of a predator with a brutal past and a terrifiying plan for revenge that could destroy them all.

James W. Hall. Hell’s Bay. When Abigal Bates, the matriarch of a powerful, wealthy, and aristocratic Florida family, is found drowned and her son and granddaughter show up, claiming Thorn as a long-lost relative, Thorn becomes embroiled with members of a family he never knew he had as he attempts to solve the murder and uncover a predator out to destroy the entire family.

Denise Mina. Slip of the Knife. When an ex-boyfriend and fellow journalist is found murdered, reporter Paddy Meehan is shocked to learn that the victim has left her his home, where she discovers suitcases filled with incriminating notes. By the author of The Dead Hour.

Jefferson T. Parker. L.A. Outlaws. Investigating the latest crime scene of a celebrity thief who has been staging lucrative heists and donating the spoils to charity, rookie deputy Charlie Hood embarks on an affair with a key witness and is forced to make an ethics-testing decision when the thief is targeted by a professional killer.

April Smith. Judas Horse: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel. Recently returned to the job after an emotionally traumatic shooting incident, maverick FBI agent Ana Gray is tapped for an undercover operation in which she is assigned to infiltrate a "Family” of domestic terrorists led by the unstable and charismatic Julius Emerson Phelps and discovers that Phelps is really a rogue former agent.

Dana Stabenow. Prepared for Rage. A renegade terrorist with a personal and vindictive grudge against all things American targets the Space Shuttle as NASA prepares to launch an important mission with a high-profile payload and a wealthy visitor on board, while astronaut Kenai Munro, FBI agent Patrick Chisholm, and U.S. Coast Guard Captain Cal Schyler risk everything to stop him.

Jenny White. The Abyssinain Proof: A Kamil Pasha Novel. Under pressure to halt the activities of a smuggling ring that is responsible for the thefts and illegal sales of religious antiquities from the Ottoman Empire, Istanbul magistrate Kamil Pasha confronts an enigmatic adversary who is ruthlessly pursuing a sacred reliquary around which a mysterious sect has grown.

Western-

Thomas Cobb. Shavetail. Fleeing a shameful past, seventeen-year-old Ned Thorne joins the U.S. Army and, in 1871, is sent to the dangerous Arizona territories, where he joins his captain and a ragtag troop in the search for a missing woman supposedly kidnapped by the Apache.

NEW NON-FICTION

Nancy Marie Brown. The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman.

Ronald Brownstein. The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America.

Chandler Burr. The Perfect Scent: A Year Behind the Scenes of the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York.

Terri Cheney. Manic: A Memoir.

Pete Earley. Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia’s Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War.

Stanton M. Evans. Blacklisted By History: The Real Story of Joseph McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies.

Lauri Ward. Downsizing Your Home with Style: Living Well in a Smaller Space.

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