by Peggy Kitchel, Readers' Advisor Grosse Pointe Public Library, Woods Branch View Archived Pages   Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green Marrying a divorced father of two, Andi finds herself struggling to gain her stepdaughters' acceptance while preserving family peace in the face of daily dramas and competitions for her husband's attention.   Cell 8 by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström An Ohio death row inmate dies of heart disease. Six years later, the police arrest a Canadian expatriate living in Sweden. Det. Supt. Ewert Grens of the Stockholm police discovers that the foreigner in their jail cell is a convicted murderer, the same death row inmate who supposedly died in America six years earlier.   The Confession by Charles Todd Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates the sudden death of a man who recently confessed to having murdered his cousin years ago. The Corpse’s Nightmare by Phillip DePoy After a brutal attack and a months-long coma, Fever Devilin wakes up to discover that the would-be killer was seeking something in the blue tin box that contains family documents…..and that the killer is still out there.   Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather In 1851, Bishop Latour and Father Vaillant, friends since their childhood in France, are sent to organize the new diocese of Santa Fe. Latour spreads his faith gently, although he must contend with the unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. Dog Days by Dave Ihlenfeld Comedy writer, Ihlenfeld (Family Guy) tells of the year he spent after college traveling in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. His satirical travelogue brims with wit, humor, chapters of hotdog history and puns galore. The inspiring conclusion finds the author gratefully equipped with mobile-marketing savvy and a newfound self-confidence, the marks of a well-traveled "Hotdogger." The Gilly Salt Sisters by Tiffany Baker The Gilly sisters are as different as can be. Jo, a fierce and quiet loner, is devoted to the mysteries of her family's salt farm, while popular and pretty Claire wants to escape. Years later, estranged from her family, Claire finds herself back at the farm. Suddenly, alliances change, old loves return, and new battle lines are drawn. What the Gilly sisters learn about each other, the land around them, and the power of the salt, changes each of their lives forever.   The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Chronicles the author's year spent testing the edicts of conventional wisdom to assess their potential for improving life, describing various activities ranging from getting more sleep and singing to her children to starting a blog and imitating a spiritual master. Helpless by Daniel Palmer Returning home to Shilo, New Hampshire to raise his teenage daughter after his ex-wife is murdered, former Navy SEAL Tom Hawkins becomes the target of vicious rumors and is implicated in a series of disturbing crimes by someone who is determined to destroy everything he loves. The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay By order of Emperor Napoleon III, Baron Haussman has set into motion a series of large-scale renovations that will alter the face of Paris, molding it into a 'modern city.' The reforms will erase generations of history - but in the tumult, one woman will take a stand.   The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place. (followed by: Catching Fire, Mockingjay) The Hunter by John Lescroart When San Francisco private investigator Wyatt Hunt gets a chilling text message from an unknown number, he takes on a case he never knew existed, one that has lain unsolved for decades.   The Innocent by Taylor Stevens In the midst of trying to chase away her own demons, Munroe is asked by her dearest friend to find a missing child. Eight years ago, five-year-old Hannah, was kidnapped by The Chosen. Munroe, recalling her own horrific childhood, agrees to infiltrate The Chosen and rescue Hannah. The Inside Ring by Michael Lawson Following an assassination attempt that wounds the president and kills the president's closest friend, General Andy Banks, the Secretary of Homeland Security, who had warned the Secret Service about the attack, initiates an investigation.   The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr A graduate student makes a discovery that inspires a search for a work of art by Caravaggio, a painting lost for almost two centuries. Jonathan Harr's search for the long-lost painting is both history and a detective story as he relates the circumstances of its disappearance and its mysterious fate. Oath of Office by Michael Palmer Lou Welcome, a disgraced former doctor battling drug and alcohol addiction, forms an unlikely partnership with First Lady Dr. Darlene Mallory in an investigation into the food industry and the effects that genetically modified corn may be having on the population.   The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson The son of an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il.   Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in modern culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples of how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations.   Shock Wave by John Sanford Two groups protest the plans to build a superstore in a Minnesota river town. When things escalate into bombing attacks at the construction site and the company's headquarters, Virgil Flowers races against time to find and stop the bomber.   Sister by Rosamund Lupton Refusing to believe that her pregnant, mercurial, artist sister committed suicide, Beatrice begins an obsessive search for the truth and is dismissed by her family and authorities until she closes in on a murderous predator.   The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar American divorcee Armaiti has six months to live and her last wish is to see her three best friends again-- Laleh, Kavita, and Nishta, all in Bombay. In college, they'd been inseparable, but now they're barely in touch. Laleh and Kavita are free to leave India immediately but Nishta has to be found, persuaded and then assisted to escape.   Zeitoun by Dave Eggers Describes how Abdulrahman Zeitoun remained in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, his subsequent efforts to help other victims, his disappearance a week later, and the effect of these events on his wife Kathy and their children.