New Fiction - September

Check out these new upcoming titles from some of your favorite authors. Place your holds to be first in line when they come out!
 
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Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski
Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski

When five members of a billionaire’s family are kidnapped in a perfectly timed attack, FBI Special Agent Nicky Gordon faces off against a ruthless mastermind, racing to outsmart a plan that’s as precise as it is dangerous.
 
9/1/2025
Cover of Framed in Death by J. D. Robb
Framed in Death
by J. D. Robb

Manhattan is filled with galleries and deep-pocketed collectors who can make an artist's career with a wave of a hand. But one man toils in obscurity, his brilliance unrecognized while lesser talents bask in the glory he believes should be his. Come tomorrow, he vows, the city will be buzzing about his work. Indeed, before dawn, Lt. Eve Dallas is speeding toward the home of the two gallery owners whose doorway has been turned into a horrifying crime scene overnight.
In Death, Book 61
 
9/2/2025
Cover of The Girl With Ice in Her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff
The Girl With Ice in Her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff

As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth’s vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.
Millennium, Book 8
 
9/2/2025
Cover of The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown
The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

When Katherine Solomon vanishes and her manuscript disappears following a murder in Prague, symbologist Robert Langdon races across three cities to uncover a hidden truth about consciousness, pursued by ancient myths, secret societies, and a revelation that could upend humanity’s understanding of the mind.
Robert Langdon, Book 6
 
9/9/2025
Cover of The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham
The Academy
by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

As a new school year begins at Tiffin, an elite New England boarding school, a new app called ZipZap begins revealing the scandalous secrets of the students and staff.
 
9/16/2025
Cover of Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley
Gray Dawn
by Walter Mosley

In 1970s L.A., Easy Rawlins is hired to find a dangerous woman whose secrets threaten to upend the city’s fragile balance.
Easy Rawlins, Book 17
 
9/16/2025
Cover of Circle of Days by Ken Follett
Circle of Days
by Ken Follett

As drought and tension grip the Great Plain, a gifted flint miner and a visionary priestess unite to build a monumental stone circle, but escalating tribal conflicts and brutal violence threaten their civilization and their shared ambition.
 
9/23/2025
Cover of A Slowly Dying Cause
by Elizabeth George
A Slowly Dying Cause
by Elizabeth George

A tin and pewter workshop owner is found dead at his family business. When it's revealed that he was the sole obstacle preventing a lucrative local land deal, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are brought in to help solve the crime and search for justice in a community where lust, greed, and family traditions collide with devastating consequences.
Inspector Lynley, Book 22
 
9/23/2025
Cover of Denied Access
by Vince Flynn and Don Bentley
Denied Access
by Vince Flynn and Don Bentley

As the CIA faces political scrutiny and a devastating Moscow intel failure, newly minted assassin Mitch Rapp is pulled into a deadly clash with Russian operatives.
Mitch Rapp, Book 24
 
9/30/2025
Cover of The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance
The Girl from Devil's Lake
by J. A. Jance

While preparing to celebrate her daughter’s police academy graduation, Sheriff Joanna Brady is drawn into a chilling hunt for a serial killer whose crimes stretch from Arizona to North Dakota, forcing her to untangle dangerous secrets and confront betrayal close to home.
Joanna Brady, Book 21
 
9/30/2025
Cover of In the Time of Five Pumpkins
by Alexander McCall Smith
In the Time of Five Pumpkins
by Alexander McCall Smith

Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe solves a new case with the help of her loyal associate and proves again that compassion and wisdom are the greatest tools for justice.
No 1 Ladies' Detective agency, Book 26
 
9/30/2025
Cover of The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman
The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman

When Joyce's future son-in-law's best man disappears under suspicious circumstances, the Thursday Murder Club reunites to solve the mystery.
Thursday Murder Club, Book 5
 
9/30/2025
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