New books at Cedar County Library

Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly – Dramatic portrayal of the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific Battles between the forces of General Douglas MacArthur and the Japanese army led to the development of humanity’s deadliest weapon and newly appointed President Truman’s impossible choice.

Downfall by J.A. Jance – Juggling her pregnancy, family deaths, her daughter’s imminent departure for college and a reelection campaign, Cochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady investigates two suspicious falling deaths that may be the work of a serial killer.

Rob Thy Neighbor by David Thurlo – Interrupting a home invasion at a neighbor’s house, Charlie Henry and his best friend clash with the police to investigate before discovering that the prime suspect is the son of a retired NYPD officer.

Sting by Sandra Brown – Changing his mind about his crime partner’s abduction of wealthy party planner Jordie Bennet, seductive bad boy Shaw Kinnard flees with his elegant captive from the FBI and her brother’s corrupt boss while trying to ignore the chemistry that challenges their escape.

Crash and Burn by Fern Michaels – The women of the Sisterhood are united by their mission to help those unable to help themselves, but now they’ve encountered opponents who share a unique bond of their own – the ruthless law firm of Queen, King, Bishop and Rook, better known as the Chessmen.

Rushing Waters by Danielle Steel – An interior designer, her independent architect mother, a British investment banker, an ER doctor  who  survived Hurricane Sandy and two NYC students are thrust together when a major hurricane descend upon New York City and wreaks unimaginable devastation.

Liar’s Key by Carla Neggers – An FBI legend, a mysterious antiquities specialist an a brazen art thief draw top FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan into a complex web of blackmail, greed and murder.

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny – Receiving a mysterious old map that has been found stuffed in the walls of a bistro, former Quebec homicide investigator Armand Gamache follow clues to the site of a dead Surete academy professor and an unlikely cadet with whom he is implicated in a murder case.

Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr – Living in exile on an upstate New York dairy farm after his unceremonious termination from the NYPD, a once-dedicated criminal psychologist is called back to duty as a consultant for the suspicious death of several abandoned kids who nobody seems to miss.