Starvation Lake: A Mystery by Gruley, Bryan Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $14.00 Published: Touchstone Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Small towns love their sports teams as much as they love taking swipes at their local newspaper, but they also love their secrets. A secret lies frozen at the bottom of Starvation Lake, and the ice is starting to melt. Dripping with atmosphere and pitch-perfect dialog, Gruley captures the heart and hardships of small-town life.--Matt Norcross, McLean & Eakin Booksellers (Petoskey, MI)
	The Manual of Detection by Berry, Jedediah Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.95 Published: Penguin Press, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. This story of a clerk becoming an unlikely detective is the perfect novel noir, like some wonderful, early black-and-white film from France or Germany. The mystery twists and turns, and the universe grows into a beautiful web of fantasy. The Manual of Detection is the most fun circus ride I've been on in years.--Justin Fetterman , Alabama Booksmith (Birmingham, AL)
	The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by Grann, David Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $27.50 Published: Doubleday Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Reading more like a script for Indiana Jones than a work of nonfiction, this book vividly brings to life the British explorer Percy Fawcett and the Amazon he loved and explored. Grann seamlessly brings together elements of history, anthropology, and biography into a superb narrative.--Ann Carlson, Harborwalk Books (Georgetown, SC)
	Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Ford, Jamie Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.00 Published: Ballantine Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. The Japanese internment of WWII comes alive in this timeless story, set in 1940s Seattle, of the power of the human heart to rise above hatred and bigotry. This is a book to share with others.--Marilyn Scheer, East West Bookshop Of Seattle (Seattle, WA)
	Cutting for Stone by Verghese, Abraham Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.95 Published: Knopf Publishing Group, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Cutting for Stone resists easy categorization -- it is just as much the chronicle of a bond between twin brothers and family as it is a book about medicine, or a story of grace. Verghese's carefully drawn characters are compelling and unforgettable -- this is a book you will have to share with others, if you can bear parting with your copy.--Meredith Allison, Brazos Bookstore, Inc. (Houston, TX)
	Addition by Jordan, Toni Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.99 Published: William Morrow & Company, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Grace Vandenburg's self-described 'counting thing' goes far beyond a charming quirk. Often funny, always lovable, this endearing novel of OCD and romance is outstanding!--Caitlin Doggart, Where the Sidewalk Ends (Chatham, MA)
	The Help by Stockett, Kathryn Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.95 Published: Putnam Adult, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. The Help recreates a time -- Mississippi in 1962 -- that is totally engrossing and pitch-perfect. This story of women in the South, black and white, in the eye of a hurricane of monumental change is thoroughly satisfying and enjoyable.--Sheila Burns, Bloomsbury Books (Ashland, OR)
	The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter, and the Town That Raised Them by Dickinson, Amy Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $22.99 Published: Hyperion Books, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Anyone who likes to start the day with some common sense from Amy Dickinson's advice column, 'Ask Amy' (her motto is 'I make the mistakes so you don't have to'), will delight in getting to know the small town and big-hearted family that made her who she is.--Ellen Sandmeyer, Sandmeyer's Bookstore (Chicago, IL)
	The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Baker, Tiffany Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.99 Published: Grand Central Publishing, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Truly is definitely larger than life in body and in her personality. Motherless from birth, with a perfect sister, her life is mostly a disaster. Almost fairytale-like, this book has it all -- giants, wicked (sort of) step-mothers and magic, of course. How Truly makes sense of her life and finds a place in the world that just doesn't seem to have room for her makes for one splendid book. I truly could not put it down and kind of missed being with Truly when it was finished--Kym, Wellesley Booksmith (Wellesley, MA)
	Shelter Me by Fay, Juliette Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $14.99 Published: Avon a, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. This debut novel features family, friends, and grief in a touchingly warm and funny way. These are real people going through the motions of daily living. Fay's characters run the gamut and could live next door to any of us. I cried and laughed with Janie as she figures out how to go on living without her beloved husband, Robby.--Judy Manzo, Book Ends (Winchester, MA)
	The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat by Drury, Bob, Clavin, Tom Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.00 Published: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Another great book from the guys that gave us Halsey's Typhoon. This book effectively captures the savagery, pandemonium, command mistakes, courage, and tenacity of a company of Marines and those who supported them during the Korean War.--Richard Daley, Pass Christian Books (Pass Christian, MS)