NBS recommends new fiction reads

Catching Fire

By Suzanne Collins

P759

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won in defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

The Magicians

By Lev Grossman

P315

A thrilling and original coming-of-age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world. At once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, The Magicians boldly moves into uncharted literary territory, imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions. Lev Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.

Smash Cut

By Sandra Brown

P299

From number 1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown comes this thrilling new novel of jarring, cinematic twists and breathless suspense that will have you on the edge of your seat. When millionaire Paul Wheeler is murdered, his family retains renowned lawyer Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’s nephew Creighton – although police have not charged the young man with the crime. Wheeler’s mistress, Julie Rutledge, who is also a suspect, believes that Creighton is the killer, despite his rock-solid alibi, and she’ll do almost anything in her quest to prove his guilt – even ruin Derek’s career.

2666

By Robert Bolaño

P555

2666 has become an international sensation, captivating and astonishing readers around the globe. Revolving around the border town of Santa Teresa, a vortex of lost souls and the scene of some of the most horrifying crimes in 20th century fiction, it defines one of Latin America’s greatest writers and his visionary commitment to narrating the world as he saw it, in terrifying, awe-inspiring, irreducible beauty and despair.

The Secret Shopper’s

Revenge

By Kate Harrison

P309

Imagine shopping for a living — spying on the poshest stores, and settling a few scores. It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it... Single mum Emily wants revenge on the stick-thin assistants who laugh at her post-baby tummy and post-baby budget. Store manager Sandie has a lifelong love of retail — until she’s stitched up by her ambitious deputy. And glamorous widow Grazia can’t leave behind the high life, despite her chronologically low bank balance. Together they’re “Charlie’s Shopping Angels,” controlled by a mysterious figure who sends them assignments from heaven — and the occasional one from hell...