"Bad Blood" by John Sandford. Virgil Flowers is called in to investigate the murder case of a Minnesota farmer, killed by a young man for apparently no reason. The young killer soon breaks down and confesses, and then unexpectedly kills himself. But is there more to this double tragedy? Flowers soon discovers a multigeneration and multifamily conspiracy of monstrous crimes, that he doesn’t know what to do next.

"Don’t Blink" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. New York’s Lombardo’s Steak House is now famous for three reasons--the menu, the clientele, and now the murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Seated at a nearby table, Nick Daniels is a reporter who accidentally captures a key piece of evidence. Caught in the middle of this heinous crime, back off or die is the message that Nick gets as he investigates his own story.

"Fall of Giants" by Ken Follett. This new historical epic follows the fates of five interrelated families-American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh-as they move through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, The Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.

"The Widower’s Tale" by Julia Glass. Seventy-year-old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but mostly solitary life, until in a scheme to help his oldest daughter, he allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn. Now this lively, youthful community compels him to reexamine his solitary life and the choices he’s made since his wife’s death, three decades ago. Perhaps there is life after grief.

"Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again, you must learn to trust again, a lesson that Katie must learn when she moves to a small town determined to avoid forming personal ties. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard in the close-knit community. Will this bring more heartbreak or another chance at love?

"The Lightkeeper’s Bride" by Colleen Coble. This is a thrilling romantic mystery set in the lush Victorian age, featuring Katie Russell, who has just uncovered her parents’ plan for her marriage to wealthy bachelor Bartholomew Foster. When a mysterious phone call from a ship at sea makes Katie uneasy, she investigates by questioning the lighthouse keeper, and finds herself quarantined in the lighthouse due to a smallpox epidemic. Now romance becomes intertwined with mystery. Who will win Katie’s heart?