Titled for the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code which deals with fraud, the events of the novel are set in motion by Henry Curtis, a retired school teacher in Calgary, Alberta who dies in a car accident after becoming embroiled in an advance-fee fraud scam which has left his family destitute. WILL FERGUSON (author)
A Banquet of Consequences, Elizabeth George’s newest Detective Lynley novel, is full of imperfect situations, damaged people, and consequences in great abundance. The novel begins with the shocking breakdown and subsequent suicide of talented artist and horticulturist, Will Goldacre. ELIZABETH GEORGE (author)
New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd takes readers into Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge’s past—to his perplexing final case before the outbreak of World War I. On a fine summer’s day in June, 1914, Ian Rutledge pays little notice to the assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo. CHARLES TODD (author)
Betrayed, and pursued by undeserved scandal, Annabelle flees New York for war-ravaged France, hoping to lose herself in a life of service. There, in the heart of the First World War, in a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling, studying medicine and saving lives. DANIELLE STEEL (author)
The epitome of intelligence, high-powered energy, and grace, Blaise McCarthy is an icon in the world of television news, asking the tough questions and taking on the emotionally charged issues of world affairs and politics with courage and insight. A single mother, she manages her well-ordered career meticulously, always prepared on the air or interviewing world-renowned figures and heads of state. To her audience, Blaise seems to have it all. But privately, and off the set, there is another untold story she has kept hidden for years. DANIELLE STEEL (author)
A powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center – a women’s reproductive health services clinic – its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. JODI PICOULT (author)
A Sudden Light is a family drama about redemption and destiny, made more potent with the addition of ghosts. Trevor Riddell is 14 years old in 1990, when his parents declare bankruptcy, lose their home, and embark on a trial separation. GARTH STEIN (author)
A Thousand Splendid Suns, a novel by Khaled Hosseini, is a gripping tale of two young women, Mariam, an illegitimate child, and Laila, an orphan, and the difficult lives they lead after marrying the same man, Rasheed. KHALED HOSSEINI (author)
In this explosive new thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson delves into the deep bond between two sisters and their shared dream that becomes a harrowing nightmare of madness, hatred and jealousy… Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the hazards of fame long ago. LISA JACKSON (author)
She’s desperate to keep the perfect life she’s worked so hard to build, but in Rosewood deadly secrets have deadly consequences. Set in the weeks leading up to “Ali’s” murder, this special Pretty Little Liars tale is told by the prettiest little liar of all: “Ali” herself. SARA SHEPARD(AUTHOR)
All She Ever Wished For tells the story of what happens when your dream is about to come true. And what happens when that dream turns into a bit of a nightmare… Claudia Carroll brings you a Christmas gift filled with second chances, fateful encounters and a lesson in what true love means. CLAUDIA CARROLL (author)
In this spectacular saga as radiant, thrilling, and beguiling as Hollywood itself, Adriana Trigiani takes us back to Tinsel Town’s golden age—an era as brutal as it was resplendent—and into the complex and glamorous world of a young actress hungry for fame and success. ADRIANA TRIGIANA (author)
Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville’s elite. Her husband recently made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton. Yet sometimes, the middle-class small-town girl in Nina wonders if she’s strayed from the person she once was. EMILY GIFFIN (author)
Throughout these enthralling pages, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts —from the dazzle of a society benefit to the chaos of a makeshift hospital, from the pampered lives of rock stars to the quiet heroism of emergency volunteers. It is her most powerful and life-affirming novel to date. DANIELLE STEEL (author)
When a greedy developer sets his sights on the very heart of the community, the village pub, it’s up to the doctors to save the Black Swan (affectionately known to the locals as the “Mucky Duck”) from being turned into an overpriced tourist trap. PATRICK TAYLOR (author)
And the Mountains Echoed begins with a fable that a father tells his two children: A farmer who works hard to eke out a living for his family is forced to give up one of his five children to an evil giant. He and his wife decide to choose randomly, and the unlucky one happens to be their favorite son. KHALED HOSSEINI (author)
