January 2022 list by Donalee Jacobs |
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Anthem
by Noah Hawley
Trying to recover from the tragic loss of his sister, Simon Oliver joins a woman, Louise, and a man called The Prophet on an urgent, but enigmatic quest to find a man called The Wizard.
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Curse of Salem
by Kay Hooper
Teaming up with less-than-reassuring partner Destiny Kincaid for his first assignment, former Chicago street cop-turned-FBI Special Crimes Unit rookie finds the limits of his paranormal abilities tested by unexpected occult dangers.
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Desolation Canyon
by P. J. Tracy
While coping with the loss of her brother, an LAPD detective discovers the body of a successful attorney in Swan Lake at the Hotel Bel-Air bar, leading to a series of shocking revelations about a sinister cabal.
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Duke Gone Rogue
by Christy Carlyle
While repairing his ramshackle manor house in time for a royal visit, the Duke of Ashmore is captivated by a local woman Madeline Ravenwood, and as his love for her grows, he must convince her that she is the woman he’s been waiting for.
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The Family You Make
by Jill Shalvis
Agreeing to pretend to be a handsome stranger’s girlfriend for just one dinner, Jane, after an unexpected series of events and a host of new friends cause them to spend more time together, wonders if this is the life she was meant to always have.
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Find Me
by Alafair Burke
A Manhattan defense lawyer searches for her missing best friend, a person who never recovered from amnesia after an accident, with the help of a homicide detective who thinks the disappearance might be related to a cold case.
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The Good Son
by Jacquelyn Mitchard
When her son is released from prison after serving time for the negligent homicide of his girlfriend, Thea is committed to helping him make amends until attempts on their lives are made, leading her to believe that those who are threatening them have something to hide.
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The Horsewoman
by Mike Lupica & James Patterson
Sharing the dream of being the best horsewoman in the world, Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter champion riders, break their vow of never going up against each other when they both participate in the competitions leading up to the Olympics.
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How High We Go in the Dark
by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Spanning hundreds of years, a cast of intricately linked characters struggle with the Arctic Plague, an ancient illness accidentally unleashed by researchers investigating the melting permafrost in 2030, which forces humanity to continually reinvent itself to survive.
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Invisible
by Danielle Steel
Suddenly thrust into the public eye, aspiring actress Antonia Adams, who has been “invisible” all her life, must decide whether she will remain center stage or hide again when tragedy strikes, forcing her to decide how high a price she is willing to pay to pursue her passion.
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Labyrinth of Lies
by Irene Hannon
While investigating the disappearance of high-profile businessman’s daughter from an exclusive girls’ school, detective Cate Reilly crosses paths with her former colleague and ex-love-of-her-life, in the second installment of the series following Point of Danger.
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The Last Dance of the Debutante
by Julia Kelly
In 1958, the last year debutantes are to be presented in court, Lily Nichols, while attending a glittering and grueling string of countless parties and balls, discovers a devastating secret about her entire family, forcing her to choose between her legacy or her own happiness.
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The Left-Handed Twin
by Thomas Perry
When Jane, who helps disappear people, agrees to help a woman escape a crazed ex-boyfriend who is friends with members of a Russian organized crime brotherhood, thus begins a bloodthirsty chase through the northeast where nothing—and no one—can be trusted.
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Olga Dies Dreaming
by Xochitl Gonzalez
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Olga, the tony wedding planner for Manhattan’s power brokers, must confront the effects of long-held family secrets when she falls in love with Matteo, while other family members must weather their own storms.
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Preacher's Inferno
by William W. Johnstone
It starts as a happy reunion between Preacher and his fellow trappers in a peaceful Indian village. But it ends swiftly in death and destruction when a rival tribe attacks the village, slaughters some of Preacher's Crow and mountain man friends, and carries off the women and children as prisoners. Now he's teaming up with old friends to get the prisoners back—and get revenge. But the road to justice is paved with some very dark omens. And the trail leads to the worst place on God's good earth: the bubbling quicksand pits, hot springs, and geysers of the Wyoming wild country known as Colter's Hell.
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Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins
When they arrive at Meroe Island, a remote island paradise in the South Pacific despite a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism and murder, six people find their dream vacation turning into a nightmare when history starts repeating itself.
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Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby
by Ace Atkins
Carolina Garcia-Ramirez is a rising star in national politics, taking on the establishment with her progressive agenda. Now facing her second campaign, she finds herself not only fighting a tight primary with an old guard challenger but also contending with numerous death threats coming from hundreds of suspects. Boston PI Spenser takes on the search for the source of the threats in the latest installment in Robert B. Parker’s iconic New York Times best-selling series.
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Smile and Look Pretty
by Amanda Pellegrino
When four assistants to the most powerful men in the media and entertainment industries start an anonymous blog detailing their experiences, they find newfound fame and must keep their identities from being revealed while contending with what happens when you try and change the world.
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Something to Hide
by Elizabeth George
When a police detective is murdered, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley becomes embroiled in a case that has far-reaching cultural associations that have nothing to do with life as he knows it as he pursues a killer determined to remain hidden.
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The Starless Crown
by James Rollins
Four strangers—a gifted student, a broken soldier, a drunken prince and an imprisoned thief, hunted by enemies old and new, must learn to trust each other in order to survive an evolving world and uncover the ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation.
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A Stranger's Game
by Colleen Coble
A wealthy hotel heiress books a stay at one of her family’s properties on Jekyll Island, Georgia, under an alias to try and figure out how her best friend, who was terrified of water, drowned while working there.
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When You Are Mine
by Michael Robotham
A young, ambitious police officer with the elite Metropolitan Police in London, Philomena McCarthy, after a domestic violence call gone wrong, is trapped in a web of secrets, corruption and murder, and finds her impending marriage, career and very survival in jeopardy.
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