Editor’s Choice
Blonde Faith, by Walter Mosley, $25.99. Set in 1967, Mosley’s brilliant 10th Easy Rawlins thriller finds the middle-aged Easy still fighting some of the same battles he fought in his first outing, “Devil in a Blue Dress” (1990), as an angry young World War II vet trying to make his home in postwar Los Angeles. Publishers Weekly
FICTION
Home to Holly Springs, by Jan Karon, $26.95. Karon’s bestselling series of Mitford novels has concluded with 25 million copies sold to date, but to the relief of eager fans, she introduces a new series featuring Father Tim. The beloved Episcopal priest returns to his childhood town of Holly Springs, Miss. Publishers Weekly
Redemption Falls, by Joseph O’Connor, $25. Irish author O’Connor (“Star of the Sea”) delivers a highly stylized post-Civil War period pastiche centered on Redemption Falls, a tumultuous frontier town in the Mountain Territory (presumably in present day Utah or Montana). Publishers Weekly
NONFICTION
Curveball: Spies, Lies and the Con Man Who Caused a War, by Bob Drogin, $26.95. In this engrossing account, Los Angeles Times correspondent Drogin paints an intimate and revealing portrait of the workings and dysfunctions of the intelligence community. Publishers Weekly
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping and Gut-Wrenching Moments in Denver Broncos History, by Adrian Dater, $19.95. Denver Post sportswriter Dater (“Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v. Colorado Avalanche”) takes a look at the good and bad moments (mostly the good) in the history of the Broncos.
Inside the Mind of BTK: The True Story Behind the Thirty-Year Hunt for the Notorious Wichita Serial Killer, by John Douglas, $26.95. Legendary profiler and bestselling author Douglas (“Mindhunter”), who pioneered the FBI’s systematic study of serial killers, offers his insights into one of this country’s most chilling killers – Dennis Rader, a seemingly innocuous family man and municipal employee, whose brutal murders terrorized Wichita. Publishers Weekly
PAPERBACKS
There Will Never Be Another You, by Carolyn See, $13.95. This novel starts out as a curiosity, takes a turn into something perplexing, but ends as an artistic and soulful master achievement. The well-respected author sets her tale in the near future, and “the war” in which the U.S. has been involved for several years continues to be waged. Booklist
Jimmy Stewart: A Biography, by Marc Eliot, $14.95. Eliot, a seasoned leading-man biographer (Cary Grant), turns in an exhaustive report on Stewart, throwing open new windows on America’s boy next door. Publishers Weekly
The Texicans, by Nina Vida, $13. This radiant work of historical fiction – vibrantly atmospheric – spans 12 years in the lives of many engaging characters, who come to life on every page. Publishers Weekly
COMING UP
BOOM! Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today, by Tom Brokaw, $28.95. The former TV news anchor and author of “The Greatest Generation,” turns his sights on a new generation. As with “Generation,” he explores how people – famous and ordinary – were affected by that decade’s turbulence. (November.)
The Catastrophist, by Ronan Bennett, $14.95. Set in the politically charged Belgian Congo just before independence, this novel centers on the relationship between a novelist and an idealistic journalist. (January)
