New year, new names for the Best of! Ringing in some of the cheer is new frontrunner Brad Thor, who seems like someone who should be mentioned a whole lot more around these parts. Helps that a new thriller in tow to get those earbuds engaged. Following up in the pack of familiar friends is a newcomer, and a nonfiction title to boot! Big ups to How the Body Knows Its Mind for being a rare non-fiction title in the mix. Shoutout to the eggheads out there. Keep it going, and we’ll check you out next time in the Top Five.
Code of Conduct
Brad Thor
DB 82641
Ex-Navy SEAL Scot Harvath is a covert counterterrorism operative with the Carlton Group. When the director of CARE International is concerned about the welfare of a Congo clinic, Harvath agrees to lead a small team in what becomes the deadliest assignment of his career. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2015.
How the Body Knows Its Mind: the Surprising Power of the Physical Environment to Influence How You Think and Feel
Sian Beilock
DB 80771
Psychology professor at the University of Chicago details the interaction between the mind, the physical environment, and movement. Discusses the physical expression of emotion, the concept of learning by doing, and non-verbal communication cues such as “speaking with our hands,” among other topics. 2015.
Devoted in Death
J.D. Robb
DB 82729
Two young lovers embark upon a murder spree stretching from Oklahoma to New York. Their torturing and killing continues in New York City, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her colleagues, and her husband, Roarke, are soon on their trail. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015.
The Guilty
David Baldacci
DB 83064
Will Robie escaped his small hometown in Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and he never looked back. Not once. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His estranged father, Judge Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder. And he refuses help. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. 2015.
The Wrong Man
Kate White
DB 82581
On the last night of vacation, Manhattan interior designer Kit Finn has a fling with stranger Matt Healy. When he asks her to dinner in New York, another man answers the door, insisting that he is Matt Healy. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015.
— Tony
