The Cut
A Novel
George Pelecanos
Little, Brown: $25.99
Spero Lucas has a knack for recovering stolen property since his return to the U.S. after serving in Iraq — but when a crime boss hires him, Spero plunges into an amoral world that puts everything he holds dear at stake. (August)
Damage Control
A Novel
Denise Hamilton
Scribner: $26
When her best friend is murdered, high-powered PR exec Maggie Silver handles the spin for her friend's father, a powerful Southern California politician, and gets sucked into family secrets and old tragedies as she manages the scandal. (August)
A Dance With Dragons
A Novel
George R.R. Martin
Bantam: $35
The fate of the Seven Kingdoms again hangs in the balance in this highly-anticipated novel from the author of "Game of Thrones." (July)
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Lawrence Block
Little, Brown: $25.99
Out of the NYPD, Matthew Scudder is trying to rebuild his life when the murder of a childhood friend confronts him with a question: Was his friend killed for what he did or for something he witnessed? (May)
Embassytown
A Novel
George Pelecanos
Little, Brown: $25.99
Spero Lucas has a knack for recovering stolen property since his return to the U.S. after serving in Iraq — but when a crime boss hires him, Spero plunges into an amoral world that puts everything he holds dear at stake. (August)
Damage Control
A Novel
Denise Hamilton
Scribner: $26
When her best friend is murdered, high-powered PR exec Maggie Silver handles the spin for her friend's father, a powerful Southern California politician, and gets sucked into family secrets and old tragedies as she manages the scandal. (August)
A Dance With Dragons
A Novel
George R.R. Martin
Bantam: $35
The fate of the Seven Kingdoms again hangs in the balance in this highly-anticipated novel from the author of "Game of Thrones." (July)
A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Lawrence Block
Little, Brown: $25.99
Out of the NYPD, Matthew Scudder is trying to rebuild his life when the murder of a childhood friend confronts him with a question: Was his friend killed for what he did or for something he witnessed? (May)
Embassytown

