Whether you're looking for a courtroom drama fix, a suspense novel with a side of romance, or a murder mystery in the wilderness, May's list of new fiction has something for everyone.
Blood Defense, by Marcia Clark. This marks the debut of a new series by author and prosecutor Clark, featuring Samantha Brinkman, an ambitious, hard-charging Los Angeles criminal
defense attorney, who is struggling to make a name for herself and to drag
her fledgling practice into the big leagues. Sam lands a high-profile double-murder case in which one of the victims
is a beloved TV star—and the defendant is a decorated veteran LAPD
detective. It promises to be exactly the kind of media sensation that
would establish her as a heavy hitter in the world of criminal law. Though she has doubts about his innocence, Sam continues to delve into the case until running up against a secret that shatters her personal world and makes her question everything she thinks she knows about her client...and herself.
Wilde Lake, by Laura Lippman. Luisa “Lu” Brant is the newly elected—and first female—state’s
attorney of Howard County, Maryland, a job in which her widower father
famously served. Fiercely intelligent and ambitious, she sees an
opportunity to make her name by trying a mentally disturbed drifter
accused of beating a woman to death in her home. It’s not the kind of
case that makes headlines, but peaceful Howard county doesn’t see many
homicides. As Lu prepares for the trial, the case dredges up
painful memories, reminding her small but tight-knit family of the night
when her brother, AJ, saved his best friend at the cost of another
man’s life. Only eighteen, AJ was cleared by a grand jury. Now, Lu
wonders if the events of 1980 happened as she remembers them. What
details might have been withheld from her when she was a child?
Troublemaker, by Linda Howard. For Morgan Yancy, an operative and team leader in a paramilitary
group, nothing comes before his job. But when he’s ambushed and almost
killed, his supervisor is determined to find out who’s after the members
of his elite squad—and why. Due to worries that this unknown enemy will
strike again, Morgan is sent to a remote location and told to lay low
and stay vigilant. But between a tempting housemate he’s determined to
protect and a deadly threat waiting in the shadows, keeping under the
radar is proving to be his most dangerous mission yet. The
part-time police chief of a small West Virginian mountain town, Isabeau
“Bo” Maran finally has her life figured out. She’s got friends, a dog,
and a little money in the bank. Then Morgan Yancy shows up on her
doorstep. Bo doesn’t need a mysterious man in her life—especially a
troublemaker as enticing and secretive as Morgan. A little suspense, a little romance--this is what Linda Howard does best.
Boar Island, by Nevada Barr. Anna Pigeon, in her career as a National Park Service Ranger, has had
to deal with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors, but cyber-bullying
and stalking is a new one. The target is Elizabeth, the adopted teenage
daughter of her friend Heath Jarrod. Elizabeth is driven to despair by
the disgusting rumors spreading online and bullying texts. Until, one
day, Heath finds her daughter Elizabeth in the midst of an unsuccessful
suicide attempt. And then she calls in the cavalry---her aunt Gwen and
her friend Anna Pigeon. While they try to deal with the fragile
state of affairs---and find the person behind the harassment---the three
adults decide the best thing to do is to remove Elizabeth from the
situation. Since Anna is about to start her new post as Acting Chief
Ranger at Acadia National Park in Maine, the three will join her and
stay at a house on the cliff of a small island near the park, Boar
Island.
But the move east doesn't solve the problem. The stalker
has followed them east. And then things go from scary to outright terrifying. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat.
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