Lemont Public Library District: Future Fiction Favorites: September 2026

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Hollow Bones
by Jodi Picoult

On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and never came home. Now an adult, she runs the Rhode Island Department for Emergency Preparedness. She and her husband, Jesse--who has his own history of crisis--have found a love that is a solace in a dangerous world. But then the unexpected upends their new marriage, leading them both to question everything they thought they knew.

The French Illusion
by John Grisham

Paul and Chelsea Tanner's honeymoon to Paris takes a dark turn when they are kidnapped while on a day trip to the French countryside. Who would target them, and why? The search for clues soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA, and French Intelligence trying to work together to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation. Propulsive and surprising, The French Illusion is an unmistakable Grisham thrill ride--gripping and impossible to put down.

The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon

A sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of a legendary Irish folk heroine. Grace O'Malley was born to be a sea captain. But when she's married against her will to a brutal warrior, Grace performs her duty, consolidating her husband's power... only to be ousted from his lands. But this betrayal offers Grace the opportunity to return to sea, finally leading clan O'Malley's mighty fleet. Just as she finds true independence, Queen Elizabeth's incursions into Ireland grow bolder and Grace must fight to defend her land and the people she loves most.

Hollywood, Ending
by John Green

#1 bestselling author John Green makes his much-anticipated return to fiction with a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story about finding someone to trust in an untrustworthy world. For rising young actors Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they've both been waiting for. They're on the verge of breaking out, and maybe even falling in love. Soon, the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives--in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.

The Thoroughbreds
by Elin Hilderbrand

What has more high-stakes drama, tension, and intrigue than senior year at a New England boarding school? Are It couple Charley and East on the rocks? Can Head of School Audre Robinson save her job--and the school--after a disastrous financial mistake? And what was in that email attachment Cinnamon Peters sent to Dub before she died? Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter Shelby Cunningham answer these questions and more in The Thoroughbreds, a page-turning story about friendship, treachery, ambition, and growing up, at any age.

The Girl in the Lake: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
by James Patterson

Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters. When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes--and start committing them.

The Munich Affair
by James Patterson

A detective obsessively pursues Hitler--putting his Jewish wife and children in grave danger. A courageous journalist writes story after story detailing the murder of Hitler's young lover --making him a target for the Gestapo. A present day American professor picks up the trail of evidence from present-day Neo-Nazis guarding the Fuhrer's long-held secrets to the death. This lively and engaging story--from two masters at the top of their game--reminds us that 'those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'

Ruthless
by Danielle Steel

Shipping magnate John Randall Williams is feared by his competitors, loathed by his only daughter, Gabby, and at sea after the recent death of his devoted wife. Charlotte Ramsay, a senior editor at Vanity Fair, has come to the island to interview another powerful man: the elusive high-tech billionaire Ben Sharpe, whose luxury yacht is also anchored in the harbor. A chance encounter between the two sets the stage for a face-off between the Charlotte and John. He might have a well-earned reputation for ruthlessness, but when she is in pursuit of her story, she never backs down.

Fury in Death
by J. D. Robb

Larry Chu's corpse is so mangled it's hard to believe a lone, unarmed assailant could have done it. The killer was clearly unnaturally strong--and smart enough to find a way into Chu's highly secure building. Though the motive seems rooted in heated emotion rather than cold hard cash, she can't ignore the suspicious bank account in the Cayman Islands, or the shadowy, profit-hungry company Chu worked for. The mystery only grows when it turns out Chu isn't the only victim--and Dallas will need to tear through one layer of secrecy after another to reveal what lies behind this explosion of fury...

The Ghost and the Dead Librarian
by Cleo Coyle

As a young widow, Penelope moved back to her quaint Rhode Island town to give her young son a safer home and her aunt's dying bookshop new life. But this roused Jack, a dead private eye from his big sleep. His PI skills come in handy when the body of an eccentric librarian is discovered with her own eerily pre-written obit. Was it a suicide note? Jack and Pen say no and investigate. When another body drops, a mysterious stranger makes Pen a shocking offer, one that may change her life--and Jack's afterlife. But unless Jack can help Pen prove who checked out the librarian, a ruthless killer may close the book on her.