New Fiction Arrivals at MPL
September 2025
 
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Here are our new arrivals, click the title to view in our catalog:
Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity
by M. P. Woodward

Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
 
The Final Score: Six Short Novels
by Don Winslow

#1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow--America's King of Crime Fiction--is back and he's better than ever in this intense, deeply felt, gripping collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels.

also available in audio
 
The Portrait 
by Danielle Steel

A gifted portrait artist and high-powered subject confront past wounds to embrace new love in this poignant novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.
The Girl With Ice in Her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Lisbeth Salander returns in this chilling new installment of the multi-million-copy bestselling Millennium series.
 
Framed in Death
by J. D. Robb

Death imitates art in the brand-new crime thriller starring homicide cop Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author J.D. Robb.

also available in audio
 
Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson

From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel featuring "breakneck pacing and loop-the-loop plotting."
Gray Dawn
by Walter Mosley

In this thrilling mystery from "master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley (National Book Foundation), Detective Easy Rawlins has settled into the happy rhythm of his new life when a dark siren from his past returns and threatens to destroy the peace he's fought for.
 
Santa's Holiday Spectacular
by Fern Michaels

In a madcap holiday adventure from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, the four fan-favorite gal pals of Santa's Crew are joined by their new friends from the Sisterhood to put a stop to some real-life Grinches in New York City. 
A Different Kind of Tension: New and Selected Stories
by Jonathan Lethem

A definitive collection of new and selected stories by a master of the form.
 
Picket Line: The Lost Novella
by Elmore Leonard

The first major release in nearly a decade from the late, best-selling Elmore Leonard--"the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!" (New York Times Book Review): Picket Line is the never-before-published, prescient story of a budding agricultural strike in Texas, the racial tension brewing in the fields, and what happens when brutality from "the man" goes unchecked.

also available in audio
 
 
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger

The New York Times bestselling Cork O'Connor Mystery series--a "master class in suspense and atmospheric storytelling" (The Real Book Spy)--continues with Cork O'Connor revisiting a case from his past and confronting mysterious deaths in the present.

also available in audio
 
 
Please Don't Lie
by Christina Baker Kline

In this stylish, twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt, a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start--but the past won't let her go.
 
The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand

From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham: the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.
 
Amity
by Nathan Harris

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage.
 
The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance

Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series.

also available in audio
 
 
A Slowly Dying Cause: A Lynley Novel
by Elizabeth George

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.
 
The Hallmarked Man: A Cormoran Strike Novel
by Robert Galbraith

A gripping, wonderfully complex novel which takes Strike and Robin's story to a new level, The Hallmarked Man is an unmissable read for any fan of this unique series.
Dark Horse
by Felix Francis

Sid Halley is brought in to investigate a stalking turned murder case in this thrilling addition to the Dick Francis novels, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben.
 
Circle of Days: A Novel
by Ken Follett

From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

also available in audio
 
 
Denied Access
by Vince Flynn

Don Bentley completes the trilogy begun with American Assassin by taking Mitch Rapp back to his fledgling assassin days, picking up where Kill Shot ended, on a mission to save the woman he loves amid a CIA showdown with the Russian intelligence services in a new thriller from the author of Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling series.

also available in audio
 
 
The Grave Artist
by Jeffery Deaver

Perfect couples are his perfect victims. Now he's hunting those hunting him in a riveting thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.
 
Calder Strong
by Janet Dailey

1929, Blue Moon, Montana. A rugged new generation is taking the helm of the cattle town's most infamous and powerful families. But even as the future burns bright, old rivalries, heartbreaks, buried secrets, and ranching feuds still loom as large as the western sky in a tale perfect for fans of Yellowstone craving western familial sagas.
 
The Killing Stones
by Ann Cleeves

The Killing Stones marks the eagerly awaited return of Ann Cleeves' beloved detectives from the Shetland series, and a gripping new investigation with a stunning new setting, from the New York Times bestselling author and creator of three iconic detectives beloved in TV and print: DI Jimmy Perez (the Shetland series), DI Vera Stanhope, and DI Matthew Venn (The Long Call).

also available in audio
 
 
The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.
 
Pitcher Perfect
by Tessa Bailey

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms.
 
End Game
by Jeffrey Archer

William Warwick and Ross Hogan will return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. 
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