The Case of the Fickle Mermaid: A Brothers Grimm Mystery, P J Brackston, Pegasus – The third book in the charming adult crime-fantasy series

Death of an Alchemist, Mary Lawrence, Kensington Publishing – The Death of an Alchemist is Book Two in the Bianca Goddard Mysteries series. It follows The Alchemists Daughter, but stands alone with a story that compels us to read more. These stories have been 20 years in the making.

Unbecoming: A Novel, Rebecca Scherm, Viking – The New York Times Book Review called it, “Startlingly inventive…As for Grace herself, she’s a real work of art — even if she is a fake.”

Master of the Prado, Javier Sierra, Atria Books – Javier Sierra’s 2006 novel, The Secret Supper (Atria Books, 21 March 2006) was a literary hit that reached number six on the New York Times bestseller list and has been published in 42 countries. Sierra was the first Spanish author to have achieved this.

The Little Paris Bookshop, Nina George, Crown–Nina George is a successful German author who has written 29 books, but it is her latest novel, The Little Paris Bookshop, that landed on the SPIEGEL bestseller list for 60 weeks

The Secret Chord, Geraldine Brooks, Viking – With more than two million copies of her novels sold world-wide, New York Times best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, Geraldine Brooks, has achieved both popular and critical acclaim.

The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen, Katherine Howe, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers–a literary thriller and contemporary ghost story rolled into one.

At the Water’s Edge, Sara Gruen–Maddie Hyde and her husband Ellis have been cast out of Philadelphia’s polite society from notoriety and bitter disappointment. Together they cross the Atlantic during WWII submarine warfare to a remote Scottish village with the hope of redeeming themselves and the family name.

Girl Gone Greek, Rebecca Hall, CreateSpace — “Rachel finds herself at a crossroads at an age where most people would stop globetrotting and settle. Perhaps she could find the time for one last adventure…”

The Accidental Empress, Allison Pataki, Howard Books — In 1853, fifteen-year-old Elisabeth, ‘Sisi’ Duchess of Bavaria traveled to the Hapsburg court to attend her sister’s wedding to the young Emperor Franz Joseph I. Shortly after their arrival, Sisi found herself inexplicably drawn to her sister’s groom.