Accidental Hero by RJ Scott (2016)

**Chicago Cop Simon Grant and Sanctuary operative Cain Brodie, have to be the heroes of their own stories, just to stay alive.** Everyone wants Chicago cop, Simon Grant, dead. Armed with an address, he is on the run and heading for Sanctuary, only to end up at the wrong end of a gun. Is it possible the tall amber-eyed man holding the gun is actually going to be able to help him? Cain Brodie is in charge of Sanctuary’s new Chicago office, C-Tower. His well organised administration day takes an unexpected turn when he has a man wanted for murder right in his gun sights. Thrust into a situation he has no control over suddenly he needs to be the one in control. Accidental or not, Simon and Cain have to be the heroes of their own stories, just to stay alive.

Russia Rising by Unknown (2016)

Written by a former intelligence professional, Russia Rising is an international espionage thriller set within the tensions between Russia and the West. It tells the story of a global confrontation that erupts following the “Teddy Bear” bombing of Belarus by Finnish and Estonian-American human rights activists. It takes places in Finland, Estonia, Russia, Belarus, and the United States. David Ivanovich Markoff, a CIA operative and analyst, arrives at the CIA Helsinki Station after falling out of favor at CIA Headquarters under suspicion aroused by his Russian heritage. In Finland, Markoff survives an assassination attempt, becomes entangled in a moral and career crisis when he attempts to assist a Belarus KGB-imprisoned Estonian-American human rights activist, and encounters Finnish SUPO, Belarus KGB, Estonian KaPo, the Israeli Mossad, Russian SVR/FSB, and Helsinki-based criminal motorcycle gangs. With twists involving a United States Ambassador to Finland, the precarious, paranoid world of CIA reality, the authoritarian police state of Belarus, and an impending confrontation between Finland and Russia, Russia Rising provides a thrilling journey as David tries to survive the power, politics and corruption of the United States diplomatic world.

The First Look by Maya Tripathi (2016)

Secrets have a place in every family. Some are insignificant, while others can control an entire nation. Three years after chasing a mystery that his parents safeguarded him from, Sean Davis is responsible for recruiting soldiers into the military. Despite this, he can't ignore the plan the Council has in place for the new nation. In the midst of his attempt to jeopardize it, he meets the one person that he can't allow to be impacted.

Forget Me Not by Erica Pensini (2016)

Can you meet again after two hundred years? Science denies the possibility. Iris is a scientist, but when she finds herself in the pages of an antique book her certainties are breached and the boundaries between imagination and reality become dangerously labile.

Virgins (Outlander 0.5) by Diana Gabaldon (2016)

1740: Young Jamie Fraser has left Scotland and, with his best friend Ian Murray, is running with a band of mercenaries in France. Both men have good reason not to go back to their homeland: both are nursing wounds, and despite their best efforts to remedy the situation, both are still virgins. So when a Jewish doctor hires them to escort his granddaughter to Paris, they readily agree. Both men are instantly drawn to the beautiful young lady. What neither know is that their lives and their friendships are about to become infinitely more complicated - and a lot more dangerous ...

The Labyrinthians by J. A. Armitage (2016)

When Kimberly's father loses his job and it looks like her whole family will be homeless, a mysterious old benefactor saves them by leaving his 'mansion' to them in his will. However, their new house, with it's history of spooky happenings and disappearances, is not all it seems. When Kim's little brother goes missing, it's up to Kim and her new friend, Nate, to find him. The problem is... When they do - who will find them? The first in a new YA series, The Labyrinthians begins a story of adventure and of terror and finding yourself when everything else seems lost.

Take the Key and Lock Her Up by Ally Carter (2016)

For the past three years, Grace Blakely has been desperate to find out the truth about her mother's murder. She thought it would bring her peace. She thought it would lead her to answers. She thought she could put the past to rest. But the truth has only made her a target. And the past? The only way to put the past to rest is for Grace to kill it once and for all.

Kill the Witch! by Matt McAvoy (2016)

A series of devastating coincidences, or a mercilessly vicious witch's curse? Jack doesn't believe in coincidences. But he does believe in her, and the terrible mistake he made the day he crossed her. The day his life became a living nightmare. But with the lines so blurred between Jack's terrifying fairy-tale and his own psychological diagnosis, can he now still tell which is the true modern-day horror story, and who is the real villain? Now so deluded, so convinced of the curse, is he truly willing to go to any lengths to stop it, even if that means committing shocking and brutal murder?

Kill the Witch! by Matt McAvoy (2016)

A series of devastating coincidences, or a mercilessly vicious witch's curse? Jack doesn't believe in coincidences. But he does believe in her, and the terrible mistake he made the day he crossed her. The day his life became a living nightmare. But with the lines so blurred between Jack's terrifying fairy-tale and his own mental diagnosis, can he now still tell which is the true modern-day horror story, and who is the real villain? Now so deluded, so convinced of the curse, is he truly willing to go to any lengths to stop it, even if that means committing shocking and brutal murder?

Kill the Witch! by Matt McAvoy (2016)

A series of devastating coincidences, or a mercilessly vicious witch's curse? Jack doesn't believe in coincidences. But he does believe in her, and the terrible mistake he made the day he crossed her. The day his life became a living nightmare. But with the lines so blurred between Jack's terrifying fairy-tale and his own mental diagnosis, can he still tell which is the true modern-day horror story, and who is the real villain? Now so deluded, so convinced of the curse, is he truly willing to go to any lengths to stop it, even if that means committing shocking and brutal murder?

The Swimming Pool by Louise Candlish (2016)

Zersetzt by Michael Tsokos (2016)

Let's play make-believe by James Patterson (2016)

Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream come true. That is, until they start playing a strangely intense game of make-believe--a game that's about to go too far.

Die Siedlung der Toten by Max Landorff (2016)

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Ride the sea by Samantha Narelle Kirkland (2016)

"There have been many books, articles, and several movies detailing the terrors and errors on the night of April 14-15, 1912 when the stunning new passenger liner, H.M.S. Titanic, met with disaster on the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The discovery of the wreck site in 1987, by Dr. Robert Ballard, led to an entirely new round of speculation regarding the whys and wherefores of the demise of this wondrous achievement by Mankind. Ride the Sea goes in a different direction, but is inspired by that tragic event"-- back cover.

Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business by Edward Gorman (2016)

Feenrache by Tamina Berger (2016)

Jana ist genervt. Die irische Austauschschülerin Cayla soll ein halbes Jahr in ihrer Familie wohnen. Doch wider Erwarten ist Cayla echt nett. Nach und nach gewinnt sie Janas Vertrauen. Dann werden üble Gerüchte über Jana laut, ihre Eltern misstrauen ihr, die Clique wendet sich von ihr ab. Bald fühlt sich Jana vollkommen alleingelassen. Wer treibt hier ein falsches Spiel mit ihr? Und warum?

Quarantine by Lex Thomas (2016)

It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning. A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. The school is under military quarantine. The teachers are gone. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. Without a gang, you’re as good as dead. And David has no gang. It’s just him and his little brother, Will, against the whole school.

Four Steps by Wendy Hudson (2016)

Alex Ryan lives a simple life. She has her farm in the Scottish countryside, and the self-imposed seclusion suits her until a crime that has haunted her for years tears through the calm and shatters the fragile peace she'd finally managed to find. Lori Hunter's greatest love is the mountains. They're her escape from the constant hustle and bustle of everyday life. Growing up was neither traditional nor easy for Lori, but now she's beginning to realise she's settled for both. A dead-end relationship and little to look forward to. Her solution when the suffocation sets in? Run for the hills. A chance encounter in the mountains of the Scottish Highlands leads Alex and Lori into a whirlwind of heartache and a fight for survival as they build a formidable bond that will be tested to its ultimate limits.

Execution by Rachel Harrison (2017)

In the midst of a deadly siege, Commissar Severina Raine is forced to execute an officer of the regiment she oversees and then to execute his mission and lead her forces on a dangerous mission into enemy territory. #### **Read it because** It's a fantastic look at how a commissar integrates with a regiment whose ways are foreign to her, and at how she maintains discipline and takes command when forced to do the least nice part of her job—execution. #### **The story** The traitor fortress of Mone is under siege. The 11th Antari Rifles of the Astra Militarum stand against the rebels, desperately seeking a way to break the siege and claim victory. When their captain refuses an order to advance in the face of devastating enemy firepower, it falls to Commissar Severina Raine to marshal the Antari forces and lead them on their dangerous mission.