On a lovely summer eve in Amsterdam, two couples meet for dinner at a fashionable restaurant. As the evening progresses, the reader discovers the reason why – as Serge, the older brother, says – they need to talk about their children. A horrific act, more than just a teenage prank, has been committed and both couples are at odds how to rectify the situation.
Outside of Cleveland, Ohio, the residents of Shaker Heights live in perfect harmony. A planned suburb with beautiful, well-kept houses, late model cars, schools that produce high achievers and plenty of community spirit. Elena Richardson, a journalist, has lived in Shaker Heights her whole life with her successful husband and four children.
Almost everyone remembers Valerie Bertinelli from the television show," One Day at a Time" or more recently, "Hot in Cleveland". But she now has a new cooking show, "Valerie's Home Cooking" 
on the Food Network, and if you watched her cooking show, you will want to check out her book, Valerie's Home Cooking.
A Stranger in the House opens with Tom Krupp coming home from work to find his wife, Karen, missing despite seeing dinner already in progress. Realizing that she left her purse and cell phone 
behind, he becomes concerned and calls 911. Before he knows it, the police are at his door to notify him that Karen has been in a serious car accident where she was driving recklessly and crashed into a pole.
Rizzoli & Iles are back in I Know a Secret, the next chapter of Tess Gerritsen’s long-running thriller series. Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Iles are called to a disturbing crime scene: a woman in calm repose on her bed, with her eyeballs gouged out and placed in her hands, which is an apparent nod to the horror films she created. However, her cause of death is unknown, since the eyes were removed postmortem. Soon after, Iles and Rizzoli come across another similar case, with a similar scenario.
If you are thinking of giving your current kitchen or bath a facelift or perhaps you are building a new home, this beautifully photographed book will tease you with gorgeous designs that showcase the layout, purposeful lighting, a variety of countertop choices and stunning cabinetry with interesting hardware.
Every day Arthur visits his wife Nola’s grave, bringing his sandwich as if they’re just out having lunch together.
In a dystopian future set in 2074, global warming has caused seas to rise, obliterating Florida and most of what we know as the American continental shoreline.
Life in Mitford, North Carolina, ebbs and flows with the seasons. In Jan Karon’s new installment of The Mitford Series titled To Be Where You Are, Father Tim’s adopted son, Dooley, is married to 
the love of his life, Lace, and the newlywed couple are busily setting up a veterinary practice and in the process of adopting a young boy, Jack Tyler.
Claire Messud has given us a beautifully drawn coming-of-age story in her new novel, The Burning Girl. Julia (Juju) and Cassie met in nursery school, instantly becoming best friends. They had great
adventures together, even finding an abandoned asylum in the woods in which they acted out stories in the ruins. Cassie's mother had claimed she was a young widow but Cassie often fantasized her father was still alive and missing her.
