FICTION
1. Mississippi Blood, by Greg Iles. (Morrow/HarperCollins) Penn Cage, mayor of Natchez, Miss., investigates the secrets of his family and the South to save his and his father's lives in the conclusion to the Natchez Burning trilogy.
2. Vicious Circle, by C.J. Box. (Putnam) Newly released from prison, Dallas Cates tries to exact revenge on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, who put him there.
3. If Not for You, by Debbie Macomber. (Ballantine) An unlikely relationship is tested. (x)
4. Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman. (Norton) A retelling of Norse folklore.
5. The Cutthroat, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott. (Putnam) In 1911, searching for a young actress who has disappeared, detective Isaac Bell discovers a serial killer.
6. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, by Lisa See. (Scribner) A woman from rural China becomes a tea seller and eventually moves to California, where the daughter she gave up for adoption lives.
7. Dangerous Games, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) A TV correspondent investigates damning allegations against the U.S. vice president.
8. Mangrove Lightning, by Randy Wayne White. (Putnam) Doc Ford, a Florida marine biologist and former government agent, investigates a series of killings near Marco Island.