New Mystery/Suspense
Born in Death by JD Robb
In the 23rd -- yes, 23rd! -- installment of J. D. Robb's (a.k.a. Nora Roberts) futuristic crime fiction saga starring New York homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas, the hard-nosed cop is faced with her most terrifying mission to date: hosting a baby shower! ("Bloody and brutal murder is nothing compared to giving birth.")
Gaits of Heaven by Susan Conant
Praised for its eccentric and quirky characters Susan Conant's hilarious series now finds dedicated dog trainer Holly Winter following the tracks of an odd breed of pup to an even stranger breed of human- when she's enlisted to rein in a dysfunctional New Age couple's over-spirited Aussie huskapoo. But when the wife succumbs to an accidental overdose of mixed meds, Holly becomes embroiled in the family's dirty little secrets, especially when the victim's daughter convinces Holly that it was murder.
Keeper of the Keys by Perri O'Shaughnessy
For ambitious, troubled architect Ray Jackson, the questions start one sultry California summer night when his wife, Leigh, disappears. No phone call, no ransom note, no body to reveal whether she has left of her own accord and is alive, or is dead. Although it's clear they had a passionate, close relationship, Ray Jackson is not looking for his wife. Why?
Saint by Ted Dekker
Carl Strople is an assassin with unusual telekinetic gifts. He's been kidnapped, taken into hiding, and had his memory wiped out over a ten-month period of intense training and torture. With a new set of memories and developing skills, he is being molded into a killer for an extraordinary mission. Saint...he's not who you think. Or perhaps who he even thinks he is.