Looking for something new to read on your summer vacation but not sure where to start? We’ve pulled together a list of some of the top new releases for June. From romance to suspense, literary fiction to horror, there’s something for every reader. For the complete list of what’s new, click here. Print the list, circle your favorites, and our librarians will take care of the reserve requests for you!
Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
With a million-copy first printing, two blockbuster names join forces as Patterson completes a novel that Crichton began researching and writing years before his untimely death. A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano. This unputdownable thriller is sure to be a summer blockbuster. Available 6/3.
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author brings her Nantucket novels to a brilliant finish: when rich strangers move to the island, social mayhem and a possible murder follow. Can Nantucket’s best locals save the day, and their way of life? The last of Hilderbrand's bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself. Available 6/11.
Red Star Falling by Steve Berry
Blockbuster Berry teams with best-selling Blackwood in this second “Luke Daniels” novel. Spinning off from Berry’s “Cotton Malone” series, Luke is on the hunt for the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible, lost since the 15th century. It just might hold the key to stopping a secret Soviet satellite program. Available 6/11.
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
The deliciously twisty new locked room murder mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment. Set in The Manor, a luxury resort playing host to a range of characters with agendas—and hidden pasts. Readers are in for a grisly treat. Available 6/18.
Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Lombardo (The Most Fun We Ever Had) returns with the pitch-perfect tale of a complicated friendship and the fallout from an extramarital affair. Same As It Ever Was traverses the rocky terrain of real life, exploring new avenues of maternal ambivalence, intergenerational friendship, and the happenstantial cause-and-effect that governs us all. Lombardo proves herself a true and definitive cartographer of the human heart and asserts herself among the finest novelists of her generation. Available 6/18.
Flashback (Kendra Michaels #11) by Iris Johansen
Chloe and Sloane Morgan were only children when their mother was the second victim of the Bayside Strangler. Now, after spending fifteen years trying to discover his identity, the sisters have suddenly vanished. Were they getting too close to the truth? With help from government agent-for-hire and private eye, Kendra Michaels must race to discover the identity of an infamous killer, not only to save the lives of the two sisters but also untold others. Available 6/25.
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Best-selling Malerman (Bird Box) offers a haunting new novel where eight-year-old Bela encounters the malevolent entity known as Other Mommy, who wants inside her heart. The bonds of family have kept her safe so far, but Other Mommy is growing stronger as cracks appear between Bela’s parents. Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home. Available 6/25.
Resurrection by Danielle Steel
In Steel’s newest, influencer Darcy Gray’s perfect life falls apart when a surprise visit to her husband leads to a horrible shock. She flees to visit her daughter in Paris, where a worldwide health crisis strands her indefinitely. There, she finds refuge with a widowed American engineer and begins to imagine a new life. In Resurrection, Danielle Steel poignantly shows how the hardest of times can give birth to a beautiful new life. Available 6/25.
The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden
From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist. Available 6/11.