Hardcover Fiction
January 23, 2011
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest In the last volume of the Millennium trilogy, Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander are threatened by an adversary from deep within the government.
What the Night Knows Someone is murdering entire families — recreating in detail a crime spree that took place two decades earlier — and a homicide detective is certain that his own family will be targets.
Dead or Alive The covert intelligence expert Jack Ryan Jr. and his black-ops team face their greatest foe: a sadistic terrorist known as the Emir.
The Confession A man who committed a despicable crime but allowed another to be sent to death row in his place now wants to admit his guilt, but must convince the authorities he's telling the truth.
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 Outlaws Charley Castillo investigates a deadly biohazard that he thought had been destroyed.
Freedom Franzen’s first novel since "The Corrections" (2001) is both an absorbing portrait of a dysfunctional Midwestern family and a telling snapshot of our troubled times.
Cross Fire Tracking the murderer of a relative, Alex Cross discovers a wild Washington scene with explosive secrets.
Three Seconds An undercover police officer takes on the organized drug traffic in Scandinavian prisons.
Secrets to the Grave The cast of “Deeper Than the Dead” become involved in a new case of violence that disturbs their community.
Port Mortuary In the 18th Kay Scarpetta novel, the forensic pathologist masters a sophisticated new autopsy technology at an Air Force base; meanwhile, a young man’s mysterious death causes trouble at her new forensic center in Cambridge, Mass.
Damage The San Francisco detective Abe Glitsky faces a wealthy heir who is seeking revenge against those who sent him to prison.
The Judas Gate Sean Dillon hunts down the organizers of a Taliban ambush that killed 12 Army Rangers and a British medical team in Afghanistan.
Room The world of the 5-year-old boy who narrates this novel is the 11-by-11-foot room in which his mother is being held. The basis of the movie.
Hell's Corner The former assassin John Carr, a k a Oliver Stone, teams with an MI-6 agent to search for the perpetrators of a terrorist attack against the British prime minister.
Hardcover Nonfiction
January 23, 2011
Unbroken An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Read by Edward Herrmann. 13 hours, 56 minutes unabridged.
Decision Points The former president discusses his decisions on 9/11, Iraq and Katrina.
Cleopatra Reimagining the Egyptian queen.
Life The Rolling Stones guitarist's revealing autobiography is also a portrait of the era when rock came of age.
Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 Twain is pointedly political and willing to play the angry prophet.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.
Decoded The hip-hop star leads a narrative journey through his lyrics and his life.
I Remember Nothing Reflections on age and memory, from the author of “I Feel Bad About My Neck.”
Earth (the Book) A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."
_____ My Dad Says A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father. Originally published in 2010.
____ Finish First A tale of bad decisions, debauchery and reckless sex.
Unbearable Lightness The actress discusses her career, her anorexia and her years of hiding her lesbianism.
Outliers Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
The Emperor of All Maladies An oncologist’s history of cancer and its treatment covers both the eureka moments and the decades of despair; a PBS tie-in.
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland Wide-ranging essays by the comedian.