Just out is a new novel by “The Alienist” author, Caleb Carr, in which he resurrects Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Watson. Also, a new book by historian Winston Groom, centering on the pivotal year 1942 and an attack on depression by “Listening to Prozac” author Peter D. Kramer.
FICTION
“The Italian Secretary,” by Caleb Carr, Carroll & Graf, 266 pages, $23.95|Carr mixes the paranomal into a tale of Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
“The Town That Came A-Courtin’,” by Ronda Rich, Berkley, 320 pages, $22.95|Abbey may be lucky in her successful life, but love is another matter.
“Oblivion,” by Peter Abrahams, William Morrow, 337 pages, $24.95|P.I. Nick Petrov is an expert at finding missing children. He’s not so expert at finding himself.
NONFICTION
“1942: The Year That Tried Men’s Souls,” by Winston Groom, Atlantic Monthly, 459 pages, $27.50|Groom tells the story of the first year of World War II, the first half of which was a disaster, but then things began to turn around.
“Against Depression,” by Peter D. Kramer, Viking, 353 pages, $25.95|The author of “Listening to Prozac” argues that there is nothing noble about depression and that it should be eradicated.
“Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America’s Laureate of Light Verse,” by Douglas M. Parker, Ivan R. Dee, 316 pages, $27.50|Here is a biography of the man whose grasp of human nature and facility with quick, light verse made him immensely popular during his day.
PAPERBACKS
“Armagansett,” by Mark Mills, Berkley, 394 pages, $14|An old feud flares up between a Basque-American fisherman and a powerful New England family.
“The Swallows of Kabul,” by Yasmina Khadra, Anchor, 208 pages, $12|The story of two couples living in Kabul during the reign of the Taliban.
COMING SOON
“Velocity,” by Dean Koontz, Bantam, 401 pages, $27, late May|The suspense master is back with the tale of man whose life is ruined when he has to decide between two murders.
“Fire Sale,” by Sara Paretsky, Putnam, 416 pages, $25.95, June|While coaching a girls basketball team, V.I. Warshawski learns of some dastardly corporate corruption.
“Love Janis: An Intimate New Biography of Janis Joplin With Never-Before-Published Letters,” by Laura Joplin, Perennial Currents, $13.95, August|Janis’ younger sister uses a cache of letters to more fully flesh out her late sister’s biography.
