New books at Cedar County Library

Robert B. Parker’s The Hangman’s Sonnet by Reed Farrel Coleman – Struggling to hold himself together through Suitcase Simpson’s wedding while grieving the loss of his fiancée, Jesse Stone investigates the death of an elderly woman whose demise may be linked to the disappearance of a master recording tape by a decades-reclusive music genius.

Enigma by Catherine Coulter – Agents Savich and Sherlock network with agent Cam Wittier and New York Special forces agent Jack Cabot in a race against time to catch an international criminal and solve the enigma of the man called John Doe.

Haunted by James Paterson – Vacationing in the Maine woods after a series of traumatic crises, detective Michael Bennett is pulled into the case of a series of child disappearances from a tight-knit community that is reeling from a deadly addiction.

Proof of Life by J.A. Jance – When his longtime nemesis dies in what is officially declared an accidental fire, uncomfortably retired J.P. Beaumont is unexpectedly dragged into an ensuing investigation at the request of the deceased.

Romanov Ransom by Clive Cussler – Husband-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo investigate a kidnapping that may be lined to the Nazi-stolen Romanov ransom, a case that is complicated by the heinous acts of a guerilla faction that would establish the Fourth Reich.

Western Star by Craig Johnson – Sheriff Walt Longmire navigates a violent convergence of his past and present during a parole hearing for one of the most dangerous men he has ever met, a criminal whose thirst for vengeance threatens everyone Walt cares about and echoes the complicated dynamics from a Vietnam-era sheriff’s convention.

Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb – When a professional gossip informant is murdered in a chic Manhattan hotspot, Eve Dallas learns that the woman had been hiding her most shocking information through a system of strategic blackmail, a situation that forces Eve to uncover sordid secrets that threaten her own safety.

Glass Houses by Louis Penny – A suspicious figure that appears on the village green on a cold November day leaves a dead body in its wake, compelling Armand Gamache of the Secrete de Quebec to pursue an investigation that his difficult consequences.

Murder Wear Mittens by Sally Goldenbaum – As autumn washes over coastal Sea Harbor, MA, the Seaside Knitters anticipate a relaxing off-season, but when murder shatters the peace, the craftiest bunch in town must unravel a killer’s deadly scheme.

Y is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton – This episode follows the release of a young rapist who Kinsey Millhone carefully monitors in the wake of a vengeful sociopath’s determination to exact revenge.

The Right Time by Danielle Steel – Becoming a mystery writer in the style of the stories she grew up reading after her mother’s abandonment, Alex comes of age in a convent orphanage before finding publishing access under a male pseudonym and becoming subject to the consequence of fame and her double life.