On Sale the Week of January 9th in Hardcover

January 9th AMERICAN DERVISH by Ayad Akhtar Hayat Shah is a young Pakistani American in love for the first time. Mina is Hayat's mother's oldest friend from Pakistan. When Mina begins dating a man, Hayat is confused by his feelings of betrayal. His growing passions force him to question all that he has come to believe is true. Little, Brown and Company * 9780316183314 January 10th BELIEVING THE LIE: An Inspector Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But Lynley soon discovers a web of family secrets, lies and motives. Dutton Adult * 9780525952589 A CHANCE IN THE WORLD: An Orphan Boy, a Mysterious Past, and How He Found a Place Called Home by Steve Pemberton Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Pemberton is now trapped with a cruel foster family and finds his only refuge in books. Armed with just a single clue, Steve embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, only to find that nothing is as it appears. Thomas Nelson * 9781595552631 THE FAT YEARS by Chan Koonchung Beijing, sometime in the near future: a month has gone missing from official records. No one could care less --- except for a small circle of friends, who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of the sinister cheerfulness and amnesia that have possessed the Chinese nation. Nan A. Talese * 9780385534345 GIDEON'S CORPSE by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Sifting through the evidence, authorities determine that in 10 days, a major American city will be vaporized by a terrorist attack. And Gideon Crew, tracking the mysterious terrorist cell, learns the end may be something far worse than mere Armageddon. Grand Central Publishing * 9780446564373 THE JAGUAR: A Charlie Hood Novel by T. Jefferson Parker Erin McKenna, a beautiful songwriter married to an L.A. sheriff 's deputy, is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel. But his demands turn out to be as unusual as the crumbling castle in which Erin is kept. Dutton Adult * 9780525952572 LUNATICS by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel Philip is a happy man --- the owner of a pet store and a referee for kids' soccer. Jeffrey is the sole sane person in a world filled with morons. The two of them are about to collide in a series of outrageous events that will send them running for their lives. Putnam Adult * 9780399158698 MORE ROOM IN A BROKEN HEART: The True Adventures of Carly Simon by Stephen Davis Stephen Davis, an acclaimed music journalist who has known Carly Simon for decades, delivers Simon’s first full-length biography and captures her extraordinary journey from shy teenager to superstar. Gotham * 9781592406517 THE OBAMAS by Jodi Kantor Jodi Kantor takes us deep inside the White House as the Obamas try to grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships, and figure out what it means to be the first black President and First Lady. Little, Brown and Company * 9780316098755 THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON by Adam Johnson THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON follows a young man’s journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels and eerie spy chambers of the world’s most mysterious dictatorship --- North Korea. Random House * 9780812992793 THE SERIAL KILLER WHISPERER: How One Man's Tragedy Helped Unlock the Deadliest Secrets of the World's Most Terrifying Killers by Pete Earley Pete Earley tells the strange but true story of how a young man’s devastating brain injury gave him the unique ability to connect with the world’s most terrifying criminals. Touchstone * 9781439199022 THE SPY WHO JUMPED OFF THE SCREEN by Thomas Caplan Former covert operative Ty Hunter has become, almost by accident, the top film star in the world. When he is recruited on a covert mission to thwart the transfer of nuclear warheads into rogue hands, he must deploy every skill he has as an actor, soldier and spy. Viking Adult * 9780670023219 VULTURE PEAK: A Bangkok Novel by John Burdett Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep. But for his newest assignment, everything he knows will be a mere starting point. He’s put in charge of the highest-profile case in Thailand --- an attempt to bring an end to trafficking in human organs. Knopf * 9780307272676 THE WINTER PALACE: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak Award-winning author Eva Stachniak's new novel tells the epic story of Catherine the Great’s improbable rise to power, as seen through the ever-watchful eyes of an all-but-invisible servant close to the throne. Bantam * 9780553808124 January 11th THE ROOK by Daniel O'Malley Myfanwy Thomas awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies with no memory of who she is. She must follow instructions her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her. Little, Brown and Company * 9780316098793 January 12th HOPE: A Tragedy by Shalom Auslander The rural town of Stockton, New York, is famous for nothing, which is why Solomon Kugel decided to move his wife and son there. But one night, Kugel discovers a living, breathing, thought-to-be-dead specimen of history hiding in his attic, and bad quickly becomes worse. Riverhead Hardcover * 9781594488382