Start you year out right by placing your holds on these bestsellers coming out in January.
Chocolate covered murder : a Lucy Stone mystery / Leslie Meier
After the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman and the murder of a sultry chocolate-store manager, Lucy Stone must track down a killer, all while navigating the craziness of the Tinker's Cove Valentine's Day tourist promotion.
A devil is waiting / Jack Higgins
When a presidential visit to London is threatened by a fanatical mullah, Sean Dillon teams up with new intelligence recruit Sara Gideon, who discovers that the threat is linked to an even more menacing plot.
Gideon's corpse / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
After a standoff between a top nuclear scientist from Los Alamos and an innocent hostage turns violent, Gideon Crew must track down a rogue nuclear device.
Gun games / Faye Kellerman
Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend whom they have welcomed into their home.
Home front / Kristin Hannah
Struggling with a marital estrangement that is further complicated when one of them is deployed, military couple Michael and Joleen Zarkades are forced to confront their problems while protecting the security of their family.
The hunter / John Lescroart
When an anonymous tip reveals that his birth mother was murdered and her killer never identified, San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt engages in a chilling cat-and-mouse game to track down the surviving members of his biological family.
The look of love / Mary Jane Clark
Piper Donovan accepts when the owner of Elysium, an exclusive spa and plastic surgery center, offers her an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles to create a dazzling and unique wedding cake.
Private : #1 suspect / James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
After his former lover is found murdered in his own bed, Jack Morgan, former Marine and founder of the world's most effective private investigation company, must clear his name while also solving murders at a posh hotel.
Taken / Robert Crais
Hired along with Joe Pike to investigate the alleged kidnapping of a wealthy industrialist's son, Elvis Cole goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of professional border kidnappers only to be abducted himself.