Summer Longing by Jamie Brenner

Successful businesswoman Ruth Cooperman has retired to Provincetown and is renting a home for the summer while waiting for the perfect place to come on the market. When someone leaves a baby on her doorstep, Ruth finds herself involved in the lives of the house's owners, Elise and Fern, who own the shop Tea by the Sea. Ruth also realizes that she should try to mend her relationship with her daughter, Olivia, who has always felt that Ruth put career before motherhood. With a bit of subterfuge, Ruth is able to convince Olivia to come visit. Summer Longing details the lives of Ruth, Elise, and Olivia over one summer in this close-knit seaside town. The book will be published in May.

Without Due Process by J.A. Jance

When a Seattle police officer named Ben Weston and his family are murdered in their home, the members of the police department are deeply affected. Homicide detective J.P. Beaumont is called out to the crime scene with his partner, Al Lindstrom, and is given the job of working on the case of Adam Jackson, who was sleeping over at the Websters' and was killed that evening too. Soon, it becomes clear that Ben possibly had secrets in his professional and personal lives that could be related to motives for the crime. Will Beaumont be able to bring the family's killer to justice? Without Due Process is the 10th book in the long-running J.P. Beaumont series and was first published in 1992.

The Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal

Maggie Hope has been banished to Killoch Castle, which is on an island off the west coast of Scotland. She and ten others have been imprisoned on the island because of wartime secrets they know or operations they have been part of. The British government has isolated them so no one knows where they are, even their families and friends, but someone staying at the castle is picking off his or her fellow inhabitants one by one. Why is this happening and will the person be stopped before they are the only one left standing? The Prisoner in the Castle is the 8th book in the Maggie Hope mystery series.

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

Malcolm Kershaw owns the Old Devils Bookstore in Boston. One day, an FBI agent named Gwen Mulvey interviews him about a blog post he wrote several years ago listing the eight mystery novels that featured what he considered to be the perfect murder. Apparently, there have been some recent crimes where the manners in which the victims were killed are similar to The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie and Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, which were two of the books Malcolm featured. Agent Mulvey wonders if Malcolm has any connection to the murders. Malcolm, himself, appears to be an unreliable narrator, with secrets of his own, so the reader wonders--does he?

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

It's 1982 and nineteen-year-old Oona is deciding whether to go to the London School of Economics or on tour with the band she's in with her boyfriend, Dale. However, on New Year's Eve, Oona faints and wakes up in 2015 in her fifty-one year old body, but feeling like she's still nineteen, with those years' memories. While Oona is stunned, her personal assistant, Kenzie, and her mother, Madeleine, explain that every New Year's Eve, Oona jumps backwards or forwards in time to a different year. Through Oona Out of Order, the reader is with Oona in many different decades of her life and gets to see both the highs and lows. It's a clever and entertaining page turner.

The Whispers of War by Julia Kelly

Marie, Hazel, and Nora have been best friends since boarding school. But with war looming, London in 1939 is not a safe place for German-born Marie. With Hitler advancing in Europe, there have been rumors that the British government will start categorizing Germans and Austrians who live in Britain, and some could be placed in camps if the authorities believe they are a threat to national security. The Whispers of War recounts the women's friendship during 1939 and 1940 and tells a contemporary story of Marie's granddaughter, Samantha, who travels to England to meet Nora and learn more about her grandmother, who passed away a year ago.

No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez

Driving home from work one evening, Cassie makes a quick decision to help a woman she believes is being assaulted. The perpetrator, a man named Carver Sweet, tells her not to get involved and that, if Cassie does, harm will come to her. Disregarding his warning, Cassie proceeds to save the woman's life, but Carver drives off in Cassie's car, with her purse and keys inside. Cassie worries about keeping her family safe, and she has reason to. The next day, her husband, Sam goes missing. Cassie wonders if Carver is involved in Sam's disappearance or if Sam might have left because he has having an affair. No Bad Deed takes the reader on Cassie's journey to find Sam and protect her children, Leo and Audrey, at all costs. Perfect for readers who enjoy Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay.