Summer is heating up as we get deeper into the season. The sun is shining, and as the temperature rises we find ourselves spending more time outside. What better way is there to unwind outside after a long, hot summer day than to lay out in the sun with a good book? Or perhaps you would rather beat the heat and find a nice, cool place to curl up and read.
Whatever your temperature preference, the Queens Library has the hottest titles and best-selling authors readily available to borrow! Here are this month’s latest selections….
Street Date: July 5, 2016
Amid the annual White Dinner in Paris, a group of friends find themselves on the cusp of change. From temptation to potential job crises, this novel follows these unforgettable characters through a transformative year of successes and heartbreaks until the next White Dinner. Danielle Steel explores what it really means to have magic in our lives.
by Daniel Silva
Street Date: July 12, 2016
Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is ready to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. However, before his promotion he finds himself lured into one last mission: to eliminate the man responsible for an ISIS attack in Paris before he can strike again.
Street Date: July 12, 2016
How far would you go to reach the top? When America’s sweetheart, Charlotte “Charlie” Silver, makes a pact with Todd Feltner, known for being a brutal tennis coach, she finds herself in a world of glamour, parties, and Hollywood royalty, where being nice will get you nowhere. But is Charlie willing to lose herself just to win?
by David Rosenfelt
Street Date: July 19, 2016
Defense attorney Andy Carpenter is back, and now he is bringing his dog rescue organization, The Tara Foundation, into the prison system. After one of the inmates uses one of the dogs to escape prison, Andy ends up becoming the man’s lawyer. But as he digs deeper into the case, he finds that he may be putting themselves into far more danger than he realized.
Street Date: July 19, 2016
Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor, is tasked to protect Cara Delaney. Protecting Cara from enemies who want her dead makes Eve their next target and puts everything that Eve holds dear at risk.
by Jane Green
Street Date: July 19, 2016
When Emma Montague leaves her strict British life behind for an exciting life in New York City, she immediately finds success in finance. But her new, cutthroat job brings a life that Emma didn’t want at all.
Street Date: July 19, 2016
A chief justice of the Supreme Court is about to have his career destroyed by a powerful gossip website. Nick Heller, a private spy based out of Boston, has only 48 hours to disprove the story. But when the case takes a dangerous turn, Nick sets out to find the mastermind behind the conspiracy before anyone else falls victim to a political scandal.
Street Date*: July 26, 2016
Sam and Clementine Hart can’t undo what they did and didn’t do at that barbecue two months ago. They didn’t know their hosts that well. What if they just didn’t go?
Street Date*: July 26, 2016
When designer and businessman Wolf Savage is found dead in his apartment days before the biggest fashion show of his career, his daughter insists that he was murdered. Alex Cooper is no one’s first choice for help with her own job in the DA office n the line, but she is determined to uncover the truth behind Wolf Savage’s death.
by J.R. Ward
Street Date*: July 26, 2016
When the apparent suicide of a wealthy family patriarch is starting to look more like murder, no one is above suspicion. Meanwhile, the family’s financial future falls into the hands of a rival businesswoman, who also happens to want Edward (the oldest son) all to herself. All actions have consequences and everyone has secrets. Who can be trusted?
*Street dates can be subject to change depending upon the book’s publisher.
For these bestsellers and more, visit the Queens Library website, www.queenslibrary.org.
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