Fiction
FROST BURNED, by Patricia Briggs. Shape-shifter Mercy Thompson seeks assistance from an unlikely ally when her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam Hauptman, and the rest of his pack are abducted.
THE STRIKER, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. In 1902, young detective Isaac Bell discovers that provocateurs, not the union members he was hired to investigate, are causing trouble in the coal mines.
THE STORYTELLER, by Jodi Picoult. A New Hampshire baker finds herself in the midst of two Holocaust stories: Her grandmother’s saga of survival and the confessions of an elderly German SS officer.
ALEX CROSS, RUN, by James Patterson. While Alex Cross pursues a Washington serial killer (or killers?), someone is after him.
A WEEK IN WINTER, by Maeve Binchy. Guests at an inn by the sea on Ireland’s west coast; the final book by Binchy, who died in 2012.
GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?
DAMASCUS COUNTDOWN, by Joel C. Rosenberg. A CIA operative searches for two nuclear warheads that survived an Israeli attack on Iraq.
THE CHANCE, by Karen Kingsbury. Teenage friends, separated by a move, come together as adults to see whether they can find love.
CALCULATED IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates an accountant’s death; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
THE LAST THRESHOLD, by R.A. Salvatore. Book 4 of the fantasy Neverwinter Saga.
Nonfiction
SUM IT UP, by Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins. A memoir by the longtime coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, who received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
SALT SUGAR FAT, by Michael Moss. A New York Times reporter reveals how food companies use science to encourage us to consume more of their products.
KILLING KENNEDY, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
MY BELOVED WORLD, by Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton, joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office and becoming a federal judge.
AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. A member of the Navy SEALs who had the most career sniper kills in U.S. military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war. Kyle was recently shot to death in Texas.
THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE, by Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis. A memoir by the powerful music company executive.
NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.
KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
COOLIDGE, by Amity Shlaes. This biography reclaims the 30th president as a conservative hero.
UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II after his plane went down over the Pacific.
Paperback fiction
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E.L. James. An inexperienced college student falls in love with a tortured man who has particular sexual tastes; the first book in an erotic trilogy. 2. LIFE OF PI, by Yann Martel. An allegory on the high seas, in which a teenage boy and a 450-pound tiger are thrown together in a lifeboat after a shipwreck.
THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, by Matthew Quick. After spending time in a mental institution, Pat Peoples has two obsessions-his ex-wife and the Philadelphia Eagles.
FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E.L. James. Reunited, Anastasia and Christian face a world of possibilities and unexpected challenges; the final volume in an erotic trilogy. 5. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E.L. James. Daunted by Christian’s dark secrets, Anastasia ends their relationship-but desire still dominates her every thought; the second book in an erotic trilogy.
Paperback nonfiction
PROOF OF HEAVEN, by Eben Alexander. A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma.
AMERICAN SNIPER, by Chris Kyle. A member of the Navy SEALs who had the most career sniper kills in U.S. military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war. Kyle was recently shot to death in Texas.
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, by Ben Carson with Candy Carson. A vision of the nation’s future that is informed by a view of its past.
QUIET, by Susan Cain. Introverts-onethird of the population-are undervalued in American society.
LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED, by Jenny Lawson. A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.
Perspective, Pages 71 on 03/24/2013