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Return of the Spider: An Alex Cross Thriller
by James Patterson
Along Came a Spider introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross versus Gary Soneji. But that wasn’t their first meeting...
Police discover that Soneji kept a murder book, Profiles in Homicidal Genius, detailing his transformation from substitute teacher to hardened serial killer—including clues that imply missteps that Alex Cross may have made a rookie homicide detective.
Now, Alex must retrace the steps of that long-ago investigation and face... the Return of the Spider.
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The Color of Hope
by Danielle Steel
After the sudden death of her husband, art gallery owner Sabrina Thompson feels unmoored in her Malibu home. At her children’s urging, she travels to Paris, where an impulsive trip leads her to Arcangues, a medieval village in the Basque countryside.
There, Sabrina finds refuge in a historic château owned by Xavier de Bonport, a man struggling with loss and financial strain. As they rebuild the château and welcome children in need, inspired by its heroic past, a quiet friendship grows into something more.
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Gone Before Goodbye
by Harlan Coben
Army combat surgeon Maggie McCabe has always lived on the edge, until a devastating chain of events costs her medical license and her sense of purpose. Still fearless and driven, she accepts a clandestine offer from a former colleague to treat clients who demand absolute discretion.
Whisked halfway across the globe, Maggie is tasked with providing unconventional care to one of the world’s most mysterious men. But when her patient vanishes mid-treatment, Maggie is thrust into a dangerous game of survival, forced to run or become the next person gone before goodbye.
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A Light in the Window
by Jan Karon
Father Tim—Mitford's rector and lifelong bachelor—is in need of divine intervention. His attractive neighbor is tugging at his heartstrings. A wealthy widow is pursuing him with hot casseroles. And his red-haired Cousin Meg has moved into the rectory, uninvited.
Only time will tell if the village parson can practice what he preaches. Filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life, A Light in the Window is an affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet. And absolutely never boring.
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The Sirens
by Emilia Hart
In 2019, Lucy wakes in the middle of the night with her hands around her ex-lover’s throat. Horrified, she flees to the coast of New South Wales, seeking answers from her sister Jess—only to find Jess missing. As Lucy waits, she uncovers unsettling rumors about the town: men who vanished over decades, a baby abandoned in a sea cave, and voices whispered on the waves. As her dreams grow more vivid and intrusive, the boundary between sleep and waking begins to dissolve.
In 1800, sisters Mary and Eliza are torn from their home in Ireland and forced aboard a convict ship bound for Australia. As the voyage drags on, they experience strange, inexplicable changes that suggest something ancient and powerful stirring within them—one that will echo across centuries.
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Nash Falls
by David Baldacci
Walter Nash has built a quiet, successful life. A devoted husband and father with a top position at Sybaritic Investments, he has risen through the ranks through intelligence, patience, and relentless work. Adventure has never been part of the plan.
Everything changes after his estranged father’s funeral, when the FBI approaches him with an ultimatum: go undercover to expose a massive money-laundering operation within his firm, led by elusive criminal mastermind Victoria Steers. With no way out, Nash agrees. But when Steers uncovers his betrayal, she forces him into a ruthless game of survival. To live—and to strike back—Nash must become the opposite of the man he has always been.
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The Briar Club
by Kate Quinn
#1 Audiobook CD
In 1950s Washington, D.C., the residents of Briarwood House, an all-female boardinghouse, each harbor their own secrets behind the facade of a quiet life. The arrival of the enigmatic widow Grace March fosters unlikely friendships among the residents, including a wounded mother, a police officer's daughter, a former baseball star, and a fervent McCarthy supporter. However, Grace's own dark secret and a sudden act of violence force the women to confront the true dangers lurking within their midst.
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By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult
#2 Audiobook CD Young playwright Melina Green writes a new work inspired by her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano, only to face a theater world still stacked against women. In 1581, Emilia, brilliant and silenced by her era, schemes to bring her words to the stage by secretly using an actor named William Shakespeare as her front. Told across entwined timelines, By Any Other Name is a sweeping novel of ambition and courage, asking what a writer is willing to risk to ensure her voice is heard—and remembered.
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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus
#1 Digital Audiobook
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.
But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fueled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation. And soon a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time.
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The Women
by Kristin Hannah
#2 Digital Audiobook
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears those words, her life changes. Sheltered in Southern California and raised to follow the rules, she joins the Army Nurse Corps in 1965 and follows her brother to Vietnam. There, Frankie is plunged into the chaos of war, where bonds are forged in life-and-death moments and courage comes at a steep cost. But the battle does not end overseas. When Frankie returns home, she must face a divided nation eager to forget the war—and fight to reclaim her place, her voice, and the truth of what she survived.
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