New Books for June 2024

Don’t Let the Devil Ride / Ace Atkins
A Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband, only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international intrigue and she and her children are now at risk.

Red Sky Mourning / Jack Carr
With the walls closing in, Navy SEAL sniper James Reece is on a race to dismantle a conspiracy that has forced America to her knees in this high-octane page-turner that seems ripped from the headlines.

The Rom-commers / Katherine Center
Hired to write a rom-com screenplay with her hero, movie-writing legend Charlie Yates, Emma, arriving in LA, discovers he’s kind of a jerk and doesn’t even believe in love and refusing to go down without a fight, she decides to write her dreams into reality whether he likes it or not.

Swift River / Essie Chambers
In 1987, the only Black person in all Swift River after her Pop disappeared seven years ago, Diamond Newberry, receiving a letter from a relative she’s never met, is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, gaining a sense of her place in the world and in her family.

The Glassmaker / Tracy Chevalier
A rich, transporting story that follows a family of glassmakers from the height of Renaissance-era Italy to the present day.

The Unwedding / Ally Condie
A recent divorcee’s exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.

The Next Mrs. Parrish / Liv Constantine
Daphne and Amber Parrish are thrust back into each other’s lives upon the resurgence of a long-forgotten threat, forcing a vicious game of cat and mouse where everything is on the line, in this thrilling sequel.

Eruption / Michael Crichton & James Patterson
A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.

The Midnight Feast / Lucy Foley
The deliciously twisty new locked room murder mystery from the author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment.

Swan Song / Elin Hilderbrand
When rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem—and a possible murder follow. Can Nantucket’s best locals save the day, and their way of life?

Same As It Ever Was / Claire Lombardo
A brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present.

The Housemaid Is Watching / Freida McFadden
The Housemaid, now with a family of her own, moves to the suburbs, leaving her dark secrets behind, but soon finds this seemingly perfect neighborhood the most dangerous place of all.

Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books / Kirsten Miller
A bracing, wildly entertaining satire about a small Southern town, a pitched battle over banned books, and a little lending library that changes everything.

Bear / Julia Phillips
A mesmerizing novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor—a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods.

How to Age Disgracefully / Clare Pooley
A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in this new ensemble comedy.

Middle of the Night / Riley Sager
A man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.

A Talent for Murder / Peter Swanson
A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married is a murderer in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel.

Husbands & Lovers / Beatriz Williams
Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by an exotic family heirloom—reclaim secrets and lost loves in this sweeping novel.

Shelterwood / Lisa Wingate
A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth.

One of Our Kind / Nicola Yoon
Moving their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders and must save her loved ones from embracing the Liberty way of life.

Sing Like Fish / Amorina Kingdon
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes.

Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell / Ann Powers
Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself.

Hip-hop Is History / Questlove
This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop.