February 2026

Venetian Vespers

by John Banville

Winter 1899, and strange things are afoot. As the new century approaches, English hack writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy American plutocrat. But in the midst of a rift between Laura and her father, Evelyn's plans for a substantial inheritance look to be dashed. Arriving in Venice for their belated honeymoon at Palazzo Dioscuri - the ancestral home of the charming but treacherous Count Barbarigo - the couple are met by a series of seemingly otherworldly occurrences, which exacerbate Evelyn's already frayed nerves. Is it just the sea mist blanketing the floating city, or is he really losing his mind?

Nash Falls

by David Baldacci

Walter Nash is a happy, successful businessman with a loving family. The dark world is not a place he knows until the FBI comes calling on the very day of his estranged Vietnam veteran father’s funeral. They tell him that the company he works for is actually a criminal organization.

And they need his help to bring it all down. In doing so, Nash’s world is destroyed. And in seeking justice and revenge, Nash must become someone else: a man of violence who must find traction and purpose in the same dark world that crushed everything near and dear to him. Can Walter Nash reinvent himself into a weapon of righteousness and justice? The odds are not with him.

The Defender

By Ana Huang

As the captain of Blackcastle Football Club and one of the highest-paid athletes, Vincent should be on top of the world. But when his fame brings danger to his doorstep, he finds himself sharing a flat with his coach's daughter knowing full well she's far too big a temptation for him to resist.

As a sports nutritionist and the daughter of a coach Brooklyn is used to dealing with athletes. However, no player gets under her skin like Vincent. She left California hoping for a fresh start, and he's the kind of distraction she doesn't need. Now, he's sleeping in the room next to hers while her career is up in the air. But no matter how many sparks fly a relationship between the captain and the coach's daughter could never work... could it?

The Killing Stones

By Ann Cleeves

Detective Jimmy Perez is back. He's traded Shetland for Orkney, but the darkness of human nature follows him everywhere. When a ferocious storm rages across the islands, it leaves behind more than just damage. It uncovers the body of Archie Stout. The murder weapon?

A Neolithic stone, bearing cryptic, ancient inscriptions. Now living with his partner, Willow, and their young son, Perez is drawn into a case that is chillingly personal ― Archie was a friend from his own childhood. And the island is full of familiar faces, all of whom are potential suspects in the killing. Perez must immerse himself in the lives of the islanders, separating truth from local legend before a desperate killer can strike again... and threaten the new life he's desperately trying to build.