Fiction
1. Private: #1 Suspect, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. When a former lover’s dead body is found in his bed, Jack Morgan, a former Marine and the head of an investigative firm, is accused of murder.
2. Death of Kings, Bernard Cornwell. As King Alfred lies near death, the Saxon warrior Uhtred must decide whether to support a united England or reclaim his ancestral lands in the north.
3. Believing the Lie, Elizabeth George. Inspector Thomas Lynley’s investigation of a murder unearths the secrets of a wealthy clan.
4. Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James. Six years after Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy marry, their comfortable life is shaken by a murder, as James re-creates the world of Pride and Prejudice with a mysterious twist.
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson. In the third volume of the Millennium trilogy, Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist confront a governmental adversary.
Nonfiction
1. Ameritopia, by Mark R. Levin. (Threshold Editions, $26.99.) A talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation surveys the utopian movement and warns that Americans must choose between utopianism and liberty.
2. American Sniper, Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. A member of the Navy SEALs who has the most career sniper kills in U.S. military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.
3. Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson. A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.
4. Killing Lincoln, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The anchor of The O’Reilly Factor recounts one of the most consequential episodes of U.S. history: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
5. Through My Eyes, Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.
Advice, how-to, miscellaneous
1. The End of Illness, David B. Agus with Kristin Loberg. With a blend of storytelling, research and ideas, a cancer doctor challenges perceptions about what “health” means.
2. The Psychology of Wealth, Charles Richards. A clinical psychologist sees determining our relationship with money as an important step to financial success.
3. Taking People With You, David Novak. How to make big things happen by getting people on your side.
4. Deliciously G-Free, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The author, a host on The View, presents 100 recipes that don’t have gluten.
5. Sexperiment, Ed and Lisa Young. A pastor and his wife talk about intimacy in marriage.
Mass-market paper fiction
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson. A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress 40 years earlier; the first volume in the Millennium trilogy.
2. The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson. In the second volume of the Millennium trilogy, Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander becomes a murder suspect.
3. The Jefferson Key, Steve Berry. Former government operative Cotton Malone foils an assassination attempt on the president and finds himself at odds with a secret society.
4. Skeleton Coast, Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon rescue a woman who’s looking for a long-submerged ship that may hold a fortune in diamonds.
5. Tom Clancy Presents Act of Valor, novelization by Dick Couch and George Galdorisi. When the rescue of a CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot, a team of Navy SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt.
Kids’ picture books
1. Heaven Is for Real for Kids, Todd and Sonja Burpo. Illustrated by Wilson Ong. A religious encounter. (Ages 4 to 8.)
2. I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen. A bear’s missing hat is a mystery with a mischievous twist. (Ages 4 to 8.)
3. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld. As the sun sets, hard-working trucks get ready to say good night. (Ages 4 to 8.)
4. Extra Yarn, Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Jon Klassen. This isn’t an ordinary box full of yarn. (Ages 4 to 8.)
5. If You Give a Dog a Donut, Laura Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. “He’ll ask for some apple juice to go with it,” for starters. (Ages 3 to 7.)
— New York Times
