Hardcover Fiction
February 28, 2010
Worst Case Michael Bennett, a New York detective raising 10 children, investigates a string of kidnappings and killings by a villain with unusual motives.
The Help Three women — a white socialite and two black maids — work on a tell-all book about black domestic servants in 1960s Mississippi.
The Lost Symbol The Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon among the Masons.
Winter Garden After their father’s death, two sisters must cooperate to run his apple orchard and care for their difficult mother.
Flirt Anita Blake, vampire hunter, and the males in her life; the 18th book in the series.
Poor Little Bitch Girl Hollywood murder, three beautiful 20-something high school friends, a hot New York club owner.
Brava, Valentine An Italian-American shoemaker faces challenges at work, in her family and in love; the second book in a trilogy.
The Postmistress A tale of two worlds and two women delivering the news in 1940: Iris James, a spinster who runs the post office in a coastal Massachusetts town, and Frankie Bard, a reporter in London with Edward R. Murrow.
The Midnight House Who is killing members of a secret unit that interrogated terrorists out of a secret base in Poland called the Midnight House? The C.I.A. agent John Wells is on the case.
Kisser Stone Barrington, the New York cop turned lawyer, pursues a case of financial fraud on the Upper East Side.
The Girl Who Played with Fire In the second volume of the Millennium trilogy, the Swedish hacker Lisbeth Salander becomes a murder suspect.
Secrets of Eden Murder, domestic abuse, spirituality and secrets in a small Vermont town.
Roses Three generations in a small East Texas town.
The Swan Thieves A psychiatrist who treats a man who slashed a canvas in the National Gallery is drawn into the world of French Impressionism; from the author of “The Historian.”
Cross Fire Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.
Hardcover Nonfiction
February 28, 2010
Game Change A behind-the-scenes account of the election of 2008; the inspiration for the recent HBO docudrama.
The Politician A tell-all by John Edwards’s closest aide.
Staying True The ups and downs of life with South Carolina’s Gov. Mark Sanford, by his estranged wife.
I Am Ozzy Recollections of heavy metal’s “Prince of Darkness.”
On the Brink The Treasury secretary during the autumn of 2008 describes the decisions that were made during the financial meltdown.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.
Stones into Schools Building schools, many of them for girls, in northeast Afghanistan; takes up where “Three Cups of Tea” left off.
Willie Mays The life and career of a baseball legend.
Committed The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” overcomes her ambivalence about marriage.
Have a Little Faith A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
Going Rogue A memoir by the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate.
Outliers Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
Making Rounds with Oscar A nursing-home cat who comforts patients when death is near.
Just Kids The godmother of punk recalls her life with Robert Mapplethorpe and their yearnings for a life in art in the New York City of the 1960s and ’70s. First published in 2010.
The Checklist Manifesto A simple way to manage complexity.