Tuesday, November 19, 2013

WHO'S ON TOP: FICTION

Top 5 Fiction:
Hardcover:
1. SYCAMORE ROW, by John Grisham
2. MIRAGE, by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
3. THE GOLDFINCH, by Donna Tartt
4. THE VALLEY OF AMAZEMENT, by Amy Tan
5. THE MINOR ADJUSTMENT BEAUTY SALON, by Alexander McCall Smith
Spotlight:
MIRAGE
Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul

The extraordinary new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from the grand master of adventure.

In October 1943, a U.S. destroyer sailed out of Philadelphia and supposedly vanished, the result of a Navy experiment with electromagnetic radiation. The story was considered a hoax—but now Juan Cabrillo and his Oregon colleagues aren’t so sure.

There is talk of a new weapon soon to be auctioned, something very dangerous to America’s interests, and the rumors link it to the great inventor Nikola Tesla, who was
working with the Navy when he died in 1943. Was he responsible for the experiment? Are his notes in the hands of enemies? As Cabrillo races to find the truth, he discovers there is even more at stake than he could have imagined—but by the time he realizes it, he may already be too late.


Paperback Trade:
1. DARK WITCH, by Nora Roberts
2. DEAR LIFE, by Alice Munro
3. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James
4. THE STORYTELLER, by Jodi Picoult
5. WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE, by Maria Semple
Spotlight
DEAR LIFE
Alice Munro

With her peerless ability to give us the essence of a life in often brief but spacious and timeless stories, Alice Munro illumines the moment a life is shaped -- the moment a dream, or sex, or perhaps a simple twist of fate turns a person out of his or her accustomed path and into another way of being. Suffused with Munro's clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, these stories (set in the world Munro has made her own: the countryside and towns around Lake Huron) about departures and beginnings, accidents, dangers, and homecomings both virtual and real, paint a vivid and lasting portrait of how strange, dangerous, and extraordinary the ordinary life can be.




Paperback Mass-Market:
1. ENDER’S GAME, by Orson Scott Card
2. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R, Martin
3. POSEIDON’S ARROW, by Clive Cussler Dirk Cussler
4. THE RACKETEER, by John Grisham
5. PRIVATE #1 SUSPECTS, by James Patterson
Spotlight:
THE RACKETEER
John Grisham

Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of this country only four active federal judges have been murdered.

Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.

Who is the Racketeer? And what does he have to do with the judge’s untimely demise? His name, for the moment, is Malcolm Bannister. Job status? Former attorney. Current residence? The Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland.

On paper, Malcolm’s situation isn’t looking too good these days, but he’s got an ace up his sleeve. He knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and he knows why. The judge’s body was found in his remote lakeside cabin. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. And one large, state-of-the-art, extremely secure safe, opened and emptied.

What was in the safe? The FBI would love to know. And Malcolm Bannister would love to tell them. But everything has a price—especially information as explosive as the sequence of events that led to Judge Fawcett’s death. And the Racketeer wasn’t born yesterday . . .

Nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from John Grisham, the undisputed master of the legal thriller.

E-book:
1. SYCAMORE ROW, by John Grisham
2. THE EDGE OF ALWAYS , by J. A. Redmerski
3. MINE, by Katy Evans
4. MIRAGE, by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul
5. ENDER’S GAME, by Orson Scott Card
Spotlight:
THE EDGE OF ALWAYS
J. A. Redmerski

Five months ago, Camryn and Andrew, both dealing with personal hardships, met on a Greyhound bus. They fell in love and proved that when two people are meant to be together, fate will find a way to make it happen.

Now, in the highly anticipated sequel to The Edge of Never, Camryn and Andrew are pursuing their love for music and living life to the fullest as they always swore to do. But when tragedy befalls them, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. As Camryn tries to numb her pain, Andrew makes a bold decision: To get their life back on track, they'll set out on another cross-country road trip. Together they find excitement, passion, adventure-and challenges they never could have anticipated.

Disclaimer: All Blurbs come from Goodreads.com, all list come from NYTimes.com.

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