The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay In this fast-paced thriller, a struggling writer hired to write fictional backstories for people in the Federal Witness Security Program sets out on a dangerous quest to find his father, who was put into the program long ago.

Crow Mary by kathleen Grissom based on a true story, this novel by the author of The kitchen House (2010) is about an indigenous woman, crow mary, who in the 1870s marries a white fur trader. conflict ensues. (June 6)

The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende Allende’s latest centers on a little girl, Anita Díaz, whose mother disappears after they escape violence in El Salvador for the U.S. A remarkable group of people—including an older man who fled Nazi Germany—step in to give her a home. (June 6)

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See The best-selling author (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan) transports readers to 15th-century China, following a wealthy woman, Tan Yunxian, over the years as she practices medicine. It’s an eye-opening, evocative portrait of life in an era when elite women, with their painfully bound feet and arranged marriages, had few freedoms. (June 6)

Be Mine by Richard Ford Ford’s latest—and reportedly last—Frank Bascombe novel returns to the life of the cranky former sportswriter, who becomes a caregiver to his son after he’s diagnosed with ALS. Frank finds himself confronting his own mortality, albeit with plenty of heart and wry humor. (June 13)

Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke This dramatic historical novel from the Edgar Award winner features an enslaved woman on the run in Louisiana after she’s accused of murder, amid violent clashes as the Civil War roils the South. (July 11)

Zero-Sum: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates She’s back! Steep yourself in dark, powerful new tales by the masterful literary icon. (July 18)

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner’s sequel to 2021’s Harlem Shuffle is another wild romp, with salesman Ray Carney again trying (and failing) to stay legit in crime-ridden 1970s New York. (July 18)

Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo The third novel in the trilogy that began with Nobody’s Fool, Russo’s latest takes readers back to the colorful residents of North Bath in upstate New York, who are mystified and vexed by the discovery of a body in an old hotel and the annexation of their town by a neighbor. (July 25) —Christina Ianzito