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Devil's Bridge 
by Linda Fairstein
Another thriller coming from this author that is so good at mixing suspense and New York City history.  This time Fairstein takes her readers into the mind of NYPD Detective Mike Chapman as he takes on his most personal case in tracking the disappearance of Alex Cooper, an assistant prosecuting attorney.  Did "Coop's" disappearance have anything to do with her intimate relationship with Chapman...or is it related to a recent case she is prosecuting, or possibly connected to enemies she has made after decades of putting criminals behind bars?  Chapman feels the leads being followed by the police and the DA's office to find Alex are going in the wrong direction.  As he turns "rogue", determined to find Alex, his search takes the readers through many historic areas of NYC.  What is "devil's bridge" and how is its Irish lore connected to the kidnapping of Alex, and Chapman putting his career in jeopardy to find the truth?  Fairstein just gets better in this new thriller for fans of good suspense which incorporates the history of one of our largest U.S. cities.  If you haven't been introduced to the author's adventures with Assistant Alexandra Cooper and NYPD Detective Mike Chapman, start with the first in the series, Final Jeopardy.  The author is a storyteller that entices fans with her writing of suspense fiction; a winner in the legal-thriller genre.  (Dutton, $28.00).

 
Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase
by Louise Walters
Saving old letters and notes found in old books is a sentimental pastime for 34-year-old Roberta who works in the Old & New Bookshop in England.  When she finds a letter in an old book in a suitcase belonging to her grandmother Dorothy, Roberta becomes curious.  The letter was written to "Dorothea" by her grandfather Jan with references to a secret and curiously dated after his presumed death while serving as a WWII Polish pilot.  Walters' novel weaves back and forth between Dorothy's story in wartime England and Roberta's  current story as a single woman with a quiet job in the bookstore.  How does the truth about Grandmother Dorothy, now a centenarian, and her grandfather Jan affect Roberta's life?  What really happened to this Polish pilot?  The story's many questions will keep you reading.  This is a tale of two independent women with an historical backdrop that will have you turning the pages until the very end. Highly recommended.  (G. P. Putnam's Sons, $26.95).

The Girl Who Came Home 
by Hazel Gaynor
17-year-old Maggie Murphy, one of fourteen members from a small Irish village, set sail on "Titanic" on April 11, 1912 hoping to find a better life in America.  Her departure is bittersweet as her heart remains in Ireland with Seamus, her sweetheart she is leaving behind.  When this "unsinkable floating hotel" strikes an iceberg and begins to flounder, Maggie is one of the few passengers in steerage to survive.  When she wakes up alone in a New York hospital she vows never to speak of that fateful night again.  Seventy years later, after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what to do with her life:  continue her education or drop out of college, breaking off her love relationship to return home and care for her sickly mother.  When circumstances lead Grace's great-grandmother Maggie to share the secret about "Titanic" she has hidden for almost a lifetime, Grace is given a new direction.  Gaynor's novel gives a fresh look at the sinking of this magnificent ship by setting the tragedy in the context of her characters' lives and the stark differences between first and third class passengers, their accommodations and the crew members assigned to their needs.  The author's storytelling is rich in historical detail with authentic engaging characters.  A heartfelt story readers will enjoy. Gaynor's novel Memory of Violets is another compelling story I highly recommend.  (Wm. Morrow, $14.99). 

Gray Mountain
by John Grisham
Samantha Kofer is a young lawyer with a huge Wall Street law firm whose career is on the fast track when the 2008 recession hits causing the firm to down-size and she is furloughed.  She is offered the opportunity to work at a legal-aid clinic for a year without pay and with the chance she might get her old job back.  She moves to small-town Brady, Virginia in the heart of Appalachia and finds work at the town's legal-aid clinic as Mattie Wyatt teaches her to "help real people with real problems".  In the heart of coal country, large companies are strip-mining and making millions while destroying the land and lives of its population.  She becomes involved in cases where locals are fighting laws often broken, and rules and regulations are ignored by the company owners.  Samantha soon finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly.  Can she cut the ties she has made in Brady, leaving families she has fought legal battles for and the colleague friends she has bonded with?  Job offers are beckoning her back to Manhattan, enticing her with earning big bucks, the likes she will never see if she stays in Brady.  Grisham's latest novel is full of surprises in a gripping thriller full of twists and turns.(Bantam, $16.99/Dell, $9.99).

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