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The Nothing
by Hanif Kureishi
Waldo, a feted filmmaker, is confined by old age and ill health to his London apartment. Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, Waldo is pressed to action: determined to expose the couple, he sets himself first to prove his suspicions correct and more.
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In the fall they come back : a novel
by Robert Bausch
Embarking on a teaching career in a small northern Virginia private school, Ben becomes inspired to regard teaching as a life calling until his determination to intervene in the lives of three at-risk students causes him to lose sight of himself.
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Debriefing : Collected Stories
by Susan Sontag
A collection of short fiction from the groundbreaking essayist, novelist and political activist includes allegories and parables as she wrestles with topics that made up her private sorrows and fears.
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A Hundred Small Lessons : a Novel
by Ashley Hay
A new resident of an old home begins to experience the memories and secrets of its former owner, an elderly lady in a nearby nursing home, in ways that cause their families to intersect in sudden and unexpected ways. By the award-winning author of The Railwayman's Wife.
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Never Coming Back
by Alison McGhee
Called back home to care for her mother, who is slowly slipping into early-onset Alzheimer’s, successful writer Clara Winter is determined to know the woman who sent her away all those years ago, while trying to figure out what the future has in store for her since she also carries the gene for the disease.
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New Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Winter of Ice and Iron
by Rachel Neumeier
With the Mad King of Emmer in the north and the vicious King of Pohorir in the east, Kehara Raehema knows her country is in a vulnerable position. She never expected to give up everything she loves to save her people, but when the Mad King's fury leaves her land in danger, she'll do anything that might buy time for her people to prepare for war--no matter the personal cost.
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Seventh Decimate
by Stephen R Donaldson
A prince makes difficult sacrifices and discovers that he has been rendered a pawn as he searches for a powerful repository of sorcerer knowledge in order to reverse the fate of his land, in a debut entry in a trilogy by the best-selling author of Lord Foul's Bane.
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Canto Bight : Journey to Star Wars: the Last Jedi
by Saladin Ahmed
A collection of stories brings to the life the inhabitants and visitors of a mysterious casino city Canto Bight, which will be featured in the forthcoming film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Movie tie-in
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Mississippi Roll
by George R. R. Martin
A collection of fantastical adventures set along one of America's greatest rivers is edited by the award-winning author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series and features contributions by such best-selling authors as Carrie Vaughn, David D. Levine and Cherie Priest.
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The Fortunate Brother
by Donna Morrissey
A rich and compelling novel about murder in a claustrophobic Newfoundland community.
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You Can Run
by Steve Mosby
As the manhunt for the Red River Killer intensifies, Detective Inspector Will Turner finds himself fighting to stay involved in the investigation.
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The Liar in the Library
by Simon Brett
When a talk by successful author Burton St Clair at Fethering Library ends in sudden, violent death, Jude finds herself the prime suspect in the ensuing murder investigation. She must enlist the help of her neighbour Carole not just to solve the crime, but to prove she didn't commit it
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Colorado Boulevard : A Crush Mystery
by Phoef Sutton
When his roommate and honorary brother is kidnapped, Los Angeles' toughest bodyguard and bouncer springs into action on the estate of the victim's estranged father, a wealthy developer who is obsessed with building California's bullet train.
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Dangerous to Know
by Renee Patrick
After an émigré composer seeking work at Paramount studios is found dead in 1938, a millionaire’s social secretary and a costume designer investigate ties to the Third Reich, in the second novel of the series following Design for Dying.
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