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A Gambling Man – David Baldacci

The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start. So he hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California, where rumor has it there is money to be made if you’re hard-working, lucky, criminal—or all three. Archer lands a job with a private investigator and immediately finds himself in the thick of a potential scandal. As bodies begin falling, Archer must infiltrate the world of brothels, gambling dens, drug operations, and long-hidden secrets, descending into the rotten bones of a corrupt town that is selling itself as the promised land.

Lucky – Marissa Stapley

Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity—when things go sideways. Lucky discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, and now she is faced with one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means the police will arrest her for her crimes. She’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune.

Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery--and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

The Brothers of Auschwitz – Malka Adler

Dov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war. But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz. Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten.

The Cellist – Daniel Silva

Viktor Orlov, once Russia’s richest man, has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. Then, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally crosses Orlov’s name off his kill list.  Investigating his friend’s death Gabriel Allon discovers a private intelligence service is undermining the West from within, and are an unspeakable act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos and leave Russia unchallenged. 

Billy Summers – Stephen King

Billy Summers is a man in a room with a gun. He's a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he'll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out. But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done. So what could possibly go wrong? How about everything.

The Sweetness of Water – Nathan Harris

In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry--freed by the Emancipation Proclamation--seek refuge on the Walker homestead. The Walkers hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch the grief of a lost son. The brothers, meanwhile, plan to save money for a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. Whose secret when revealed unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community.

The Wish – Nicholas Sparks

1996—Maggie Dawes was sent away at sixteen to live with an aunt she barely knew, and she could think only of the friends and family she left behind . . . until she met Bryce. He introduced her to photography, a passion that would define the rest of her life. By 2019, Maggie is a renowned travel photographer. Struggling to come to terms with a sobering medical diagnosis, Maggie is Increasingly dependent on a young assistant and she finds herself becoming close to him, telling him about her life, and the love that set her on a course she never could have imagined.

Three Sisters – Heather Morris

Three Slovakian sisters have survived years of brutal imprisonment in Auschwitz. But now, the allies are closing in and the sisters have one last hurdle to face: the death march from Auschwitz, as the Nazis try to erase any evidence of the prisoners. Fortuitously, the three of them are able to escape formation and hide in the woods for days before being rescued. From there, the three sisters travel to Israel, to their new home, but the battle for freedom takes on new forms. The sisters must face the ghosts of their past to find true peace and happiness.

Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight – Janet Evanovich

When Stephanie Plum is woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of footsteps in her apartment, she finds out the intruder is fellow apprehension agent Diesel. Turns out Diesel and Stephanie are on the trail of the same fugitive: Oswald Wednesday, an international computer hacker as brilliant as he is ruthless. Stephanie may not be the most technologically savvy sleuth, but she more than makes up for that with her dogged determination, her understanding of human nature, and her willingness to do just about anything to bring a fugitive to justice.

Mercy – David Baldacci

For her entire life, FBI agent Atlee Pine has been searching for her twin sister. Mercy's disappearance left behind a damaged family that later shattered beyond repair when Atlee's parents inexplicably abandoned her. Now, after a perilous investigation that nearly proved fatal, Atlee has finally discovered not only the reason behind her parents' abandonment and Mercy's kidnapping, but also the most promising breakthrough yet: proof that Mercy survived her abduction and then escaped her captors many years ago.

Peril – Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

The extraordinary story of the end of one presidency and the beginning of another. This classic study of Washington takes readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with vivid, eyewitness accounts of what really happened. It is also the first inside look at Biden's presidency as he faces the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly pandemic and millions of Americans facing soul-crushing economic pain.

Fear No Evil – James Patterson

Alex Cross enters the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years. Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness--where they will be the prey. They're not on the job, but on a personal mission. Until they're attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Alex and his family for years. Darkness falls. The river churns into rapids. Shots ring out through the forest. No backup. No way out. Fear no evil.

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois – Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Ailey is reared in the north in the City but spends summers in the small Georgia town of Chicasetta, where her mother's family has lived since their ancestors arrived from Africa in bondage. From an early age, Ailey fights a battle for belonging that's made all the more difficult by a hovering trauma, as well as the whispers of women that urge Ailey to succeed in their stead. To come to terms with her own identity, Ailey embarks on a journey through her family's past, uncovering the shocking tales of generations of ancestors--Indigenous, Black, and white--in the deep South.

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards – Daniel & Eugene Levy

The ultimate celebration of the series, the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt's Creek. Capturing the essence and alchemy of all six seasons of what is considered one of the most groundbreaking comedy television series of the last decade. Included are character profiles from the cast of Johnny, Moira, David, and Alexis, and all of the characters that populate the town, major moments from Moira's endorsement of Herb Ertlinger Winery, to Patrick and David's first kiss, to Cabaret and the Rose Family Christmas episode.

Hunting by Stars – Cherie Dimaline

Years ago, when plagues and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped dreaming. Without dreams, people are haunted, sick, mad, unable to rebuild. The government soon finds that the Indigenous people of North America have retained their dreams, an ability rumored to be housed in the very marrow of their bones. Soon, residential schools pop up--or are re-opened--across the land to bring in the dreamers and harvest their dreams.

Anthem – Noah Hawley

At the Float Anxiety Abatement Center, in a suburb of Chicago, Simon Oliver is trying to recover from his sister's tragic passing. He breaks out to join a woman named Louise and a man called The Prophet on a quest as urgent as it is enigmatic. Who lies at the end of the road? A man known as The Wizard, whose past encounter with Louise sparked her own collapse. Their quest becomes a rescue mission when they join up with a man whose sister is being held captive by the Wizard, impregnated and imprisoned in a tower.

Greenwich Park – Katherine Faulkner

Helen's idyllic life--handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way--begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class. There, she meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be who doesn't seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen's not the only one who's noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways.

The Deathwatch Beetle – Kjell Eriksson

Years have passed since Cecilia Karlsson disappeared. When Ann Lindell receives a tip that she has been seen alive, she cannot help getting involved, even though she is no longer with the police. The black sheep of the island, Nils Lindberg, has never forgotten Cecilia, with whom he was in love as a teenager. While he's not completely sober all the time, he has no doubt of what he saw out on the bay just before Cecilia disappeared. While Ann struggles to put the jigsaw puzzle together, someone is hiding in a cottage in a remote part of the island, somone looking for revenge.

Wish You Were Here – Jodi Picoult

Diana O’Toole is not engaged just yet, but she knows her boyfriend, Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their romantic getaway to the Galapagos. But then a virus that felt worlds away has appeared in the city, and on the eve of their departure, Finn has to stay behind. In the Galapagos Islands, where Darwin’s theory of natural selection was formed, Diana finds herself examining her relationships, her choices, and herself – and wondering if when she goes home, she too will have evolved into someone completely different.

Reckless Girls – Rachel Hawkins

When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Shimmering on the horizon after days at sea, Meroe Island is every bit the paradise the foursome expects. But with the arrival of a skeevy stranger sailing alone in pursuit of a darker kind of good time, the balance of the group is disrupted. When one person goes missing, and another turns up dead, Lux begins to wonder if any of them are going to make it off the island alive.

The Paper Palace – Miranda Cowley Heller

Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer home. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next 24 hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas.

Crossroads – Jonathan Franzen

It’s December 23, 1971, and the Hildebrandt family is at a crossroads. The patriarch, Russ, the associate pastor of a suburban Chicago church, is poised to break free of a marriage he finds joyless - unless his brilliant and unstable wife, Marion, breaks free of it first. Their eldest child Clem is coming home from college afire with moral absolutism. Clem’s sister Becky has veered into the era’s counterculture, while their younger brother Perry has firmly resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate.

House of Sky and Breath – Sarah J. Maas

Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal--they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what's right.

Under the Whispering Door – T.J. Klune

Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he's definitely dead. But even in death he's not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days.

The Heights – Louise Candlish

The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn't know it existed if you weren't standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that's when you see a man up there - a man you'd recognize anywhere. But that can't be because he's been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you're the one who killed him.

The Paris Apartment – Lucy Foley

Jess needs a fresh start. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no. Only when she shows up he's not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it's starting to look like it's Ben's future that's in question. Everyone's a neighbour. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling.

The Recovery Agent – Janet Evanovich

Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individuals and companies seeking lost treasures or stolen heirlooms. Inspired by a family legend, Gabriela sets off for the jungles of Peru in pursuit of the Ring of Solomon and the lost treasure of Lima. But this particular job comes with a huge problem attached to it—Gabriela’s ex-husband, Rafer. when they aren’t bickering about old times the two make a formidable team, and it’s going to take a team to defeat the vicious drug lord who has also been searching for the fabled ring.

The Book of Cold Cases – Simone St. James

In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: two men were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect as she was seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion. Oregon, 2017. True crime blogger Shea Collins asks Beth for an interview. To Shea’s surprise, Beth says yes. The allure of learning the truth about the case is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isn’t right.

The Investigator – John Sandford

By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action than many law enforcement professionals. Restless in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty’s ready to quit, but her skills have impressed Colles, and he offers her a carrot: investigative work, in conjunction with Homeland Security.  Several oil companies in Texas have reported thefts of crude. Rumor is that a militia group might be involved. When the case quicky turns deadly, Letty know she’s on the track of something bigger.  The militia group has set in motion an explosive plan and the clock is ticking down.
 

The Hotel Nantucket – Elin Hilderbrand

After a tragic fire in 1922 that killed 19-year-old chambermaid, Grace Hadley, The Hotel Nantucket descended from a gilded age gem to a mediocre budget-friendly lodge to inevitably an abandoned eyesore - until it's purchased and renovated top to bottom by London billionaire, Xavier Darling. The hotel's staff face challenges in getting along with one another (and with the guests), in overcoming the hotel's bad reputation, and in surviving the (mostly) harmless shenanigans of Grace Hadley herself - who won't stop haunting the hotel until her murder is acknowledged.