Man in the Dark By: Paul Auster
(Henry Holt and Co.)
Retired critic August Brill imagines a shocking alternate American reality.

A Job to Kill For By: Janice Kaplan
(Simon & Schuster)
The second breezy book in this mystery series finds Lacy Fields faced with a client’s murder.

Schooled By: Anisha Lakhani
(Hyperion)
An idealistic new teacher at an elite private school gets sucked into a material world.

Tuna: A Love Story By: Richard Ellis
(Knopf)
Marine expert Ellis turns his attention to the most popular fish in the world.

Confi-dence Is Queen By: Susie Castillo
(Celebra)
The former Miss USA offers confidence-building tips for teen girls using positive thinking.

The Seamstress By: Frances de Pontes Peebles
(HarperCollins)
This novel follows sisters who are linked by a love of sewing but take sep-arate paths in life.

The 19th Wife By: David Ebershoff
(Random House)
A Mormon sect provides the backdrop for a modern-day murder mystery with a historical context.

The Night of the Gun By: David Carr
(Simon & Schuster)
Journalist David Carr investi-gates his dark past as an abusive crack addict in this gritty memoir.

LoveHampton By: Sherri Rifkin
(St. Martin’s Griffin)
Broken-hearted Tori joins a group of thirty-somethings in a Hamptons summer home.

Illegal Action By: Stella Rimington
(Knopf)
This espionage thriller is written by the former head of Britain’s MI5, lending it a great authenticity.