FICTION
1. Rhythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson. (Tor) The fourth book in the "Stormlight Archive" series. Technological discoveries and an ensuing arms race change how a war is fought.
2. Daylight, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central) FBI agent Atlee Pine's search for her twin sister overlaps with a military investigator's hunt for someone involved in a global conspiracy.
3. A Time for Mercy, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the "Jake Brigance" series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.
4. The Law of Innocence, by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown) The sixth book in the "Mickey Haller" series. Haller defends himself when police find the body of a former client in his car's trunk.
5. The Return, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) A doctor serving in the Navy in Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
6. All That Glitters, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) Just as Coco is about to graduate from Columbia, tragic events in her family send her on a journey of self-discovery.
7. The Sentinel, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher intervenes on an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.
8. Fortune and Glory, by Janet Evanovich. (Atria) The 27th book in the "Stephanie Plum" series. Stephanie deals with a soldier of fortune from Little Havana.