Hardcover Fiction
December 9, 2012
Notorious Nineteen The New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum tracks down a con man who mysteriously vanished from a hospital.
The Forgotten A special agent with the United States Army investigates his aunt’s mysterious death in a picture-perfect town on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Agenda 21 A girl begins to question the authorities who run the Republic, the totalitarian successor to the United States created by the U.N.
The Last Man The counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp searches for a missing C.I.A. asset amid treachery in Afghanistan.
The Racketeer An imprisoned ex-lawyer schemes to exchange information about a murdered federal judge for his freedom.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross The detective is called away from his family on Christmas Eve to save another family in a deteriorating hostage situation.
The Casual Vacancy The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town; the author’s first novel for adults.
Gone Girl A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?
Flight Behavior An Appalachian woman becomes involved in an effort to save monarch butterflies.
Cross Roads A comatose businessman encounters Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God; from the author of “The Shack.”
Poseidon's Arrow The developer of a powerful submarine has been killed and his plans stolen, and the NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team go on a desperate international chase to stop the perpetrators.
The Round House An American Indian family faces the ramifications of a vicious crime; winner of the 2012 National Book Award for fiction.
Winter of the World Five interrelated families — American, German, Russian, English and Welsh — grapple with the historical events of the years 1939-49; Book 2 of the Century Trilogy.
The Time Keeper Banished for centuries, the inventor of the world’s first clock tries to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
The Panther The anti-terrorist task force agent John Corey and his wife, an F.B.I. agent, pursue a high-ranking Qaeda operative in Yemen. But the hunters are about to become the hunted.
Hardcover Nonfiction
December 9, 2012
Thomas Jefferson The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist celebrates Jefferson’s skills as a practical politician.
Killing Kennedy The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Killing Lincoln The television host recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
No Easy Day An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me when I Die The musician muses on family, friends, Texas and life on the road.
Bruce A biography of Bruce Springsteen traces his climb from a working- class childhood to success and fame.
America Again The mock pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.
Last Lion This biography of Winston Churchill, reaching from World War II until his death in 1965, stresses his courage, intellect and will to action.
Patriarch The life and times of Joseph P. Kennedy.
Joy of Hate The Fox News Channel host denounces liberal double standards and intolerance masquerading as tolerance.
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.
Waging Heavy Peace The rocker's off-the-wall memoir.
Far from the Tree The difficulties and triumphs of families dealing with exceptional children.
The Outpost The story of a deadly Taliban attack on a remote American outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 sheds light on the war.