The top forthcoming books in Canadian libraries

March 2025 Adult List

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  1. Blood Moon
    by Sandra Brown
    Grand Central Publishing
    Mar 04, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Suspense
    Hardback

    Description

    In this sexy thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown, an unruly detective and an ambitious TV show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon—while trying to resist the attraction between them.

    Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, Crisis Point, a long-running true crime television series, is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved Mellin case. Bowie has been instructed by his unscrupulous boss to keep to his grievances and criticisms over the mishandling of the investigation to himself.

    Beth Collins, a senior producer on Crisis Point, knows what classifies as a great story and when there’s something more to be told. After working on the show for seven years, Collins is convinced that Crissy Mellin’s disappearance was not an isolated incident. A string of disappearances of teenage girls in nearby areas have only one thing in common: They took place on the night of a blood moon. In a last-ditch effort to find out the truth, Beth enlists Detective Bowie to help her figure out what happened to Crissy and find the true culprit before he acts on the next blood moon—in four days’ time.

    With their jobs and their lives at risk, Bowie and Collins band together to identify and capture a perpetrator, while fighting an irresistible spark between them that threatens to upend everything.
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  2. Nobody's Fool
    by Harlan Coben
    Grand Central Publishing
    Mar 25, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Domestic
    Hardback

    Description

    In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. His memory is clear, but all these years later, the facts don’t add up…which is something he cannot ignore.

    Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn’t know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts—and then he runs.

    Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.

    His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past—and prove, after all this time, he’s nobody’s fool.

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  3. The Paris Express
    by Emma Donoghue Canada
    HarperAvenue
    Mar 18, 2025
    Hardback

    Description

    From Emma Donoghue, author of Room, The Wonder and Pull of the Stars comes a taut and suspenseful historical novel that reimagines an 1895 French railway disaster, an event famously documented in dramatic photographs

    Set over a single day, as the morning train travels from the Normandy coast to Paris, men, women and children take their seats in the passenger cars, which are divided by wealth and status. Among the passengers is an anarchist intent on destruction, a young boy travelling alone, a pregnant woman fleeing her home village for the anonymity of the big city, a medical student who suspects a girl may have a fatal disease, and the railway men, devoted to the train, to the company and to each other.

    Based on an 1895 disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a thrilling ride and a literary masterpiece that captures the politics, fears and chaos of the end of the nineteenth century.

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  4. Lethal Prey
    by John Sandford
    G.P. Putnam's Sons
    Mar 25, 2025
    FICTION/Crime
    Hardback

    Description

    Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

    Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was brutally stabbed to death . . . but nobody knew exactly where the crime took place. Her body was found the next night, dumped among a dense thicket of trees along the edge of an urban park, eight miles east of St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite her twin sister Lara Grandfelt’s persistent calls to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the killer was never found.

    Twenty years later, Lara has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Confronted with the possibility of her own death, she’s determined to find Doris’s killer once and for all. Finally taking matters into her own hands, she dumps the entire investigative file on every true-crime site in the world and offers a $5 million reward for information leading to the killer’s arrest. Dozens of true-crime bloggers show up looking for both new evidence and “clicks,” and Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are called in to review anything that might be a new lead.

    When one of the bloggers locates the murder weapon, Lucas and Virgil begin to uncover vital details about the killer’s identity. But what they don’t know is the killer lurks in plain sight, and with the true-crime bloggers blasting every clue online, the killer can keep one step ahead. As the nation maneuvers the detectives closer to the truth, Lucas and Virgil will find that digging up Doris’s harrowing past might just get them buried instead.
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  5. Far From Home
    by Danielle Steel
    Delacorte Press
    Mar 04, 2025
    FICTION/Women
    Hardback

    Description

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France.

    In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she is happy to be back in France, where her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have thus far been able to hide their private opposition to Hitler.

    Then her world falls apart. She receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie, a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor. Now, holding a French passport handed to her by another high-level collaborator, she is whisked away from Paris under cover of darkness for her own safety.

    As the Allies storm the beaches, she goes into hiding in a small village in Normandy under an assumed name, unable to contact her adult children. There, she forms a friendship with Sebastien Renaud, whose wife and daughter were deported in 1941, and who eventually reveals himself as a forger in the Resistance. As war rages on, Arielle and Sebastien work for the Resistance and hold out for the time when they can search for their loved ones.

    In Far From Home, Danielle Steel captures the devastation of World War II with a sweeping story of family love that transcends impossible odds.
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  6. The Writer
    by James Patterson
    Little, Brown and Company
    Mar 17, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Crime
    Hardback

    Description

    “Consider blocking out a few hours of uninterrupted reading time” for The Writer, #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson’s Excellent…perfectly executed…genuinely suspenseful” (Booklist) thriller about a true-crime author swept up in a murder plot.

    “Entertaining…one gonzo plot twist follows the next…loads of fun.” (Publishers Weekly)

    NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West?
    In the tower apartment, Shaw finds a woman waiting for him. She’s covered in blood. A body is lying dead on the floor of the luxurious living room.
    Every book in the apartment’s floor-to-ceiling shelves is by the same author: bestselling true-crime writer Denise Morrow.
    "This is you?" Shaw asks the woman. "You're a writer?"
    Only one person knows the ending to this story. Is it the victim or the killer?

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  7. Beach Vibes
    by Susan Mallery
    Canary Street Press
    Mar 18, 2025
    FICTION/Family Life/Siblings
    Hardback

    Description

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable beach read about love, secrets, betrayal and the family we’re born into—and the one we choose for ourselves, perfect for fans of Emily Giffin and Mary Kay Andrews.

    What would you do if you caught your brother cheating on your best friend?

    While Beth is proud of her Malibu beach shop, Surf Sandwiches, she's even prouder of her charismatic brother Rick, who rose from foster care through surgical residency. She makes subs, he saves lives. Life takes a turn for the happy after she finds out Rick is dating her new best friend, Jana. Then Jana’s handsome brother adds even more sparkle to Beth’s days...and nights.

    But when she catches Rick with another woman—like, with-with—her visions of an idyllic family future disappear in one awful instant. Either she betrays her brother, or she keeps his secret and risks losing the man she loves and her best friend.

    Love and loyalty collide with secrets and betrayal in this witty and emotional tale about the lengths we’ll go to for family, from Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author of The Boardwalk Bookshop.

    Discover more heartwarming tales by Susan Mallery:
    • One Big Happy Family
    • The Summer Book Club
    • The Happiness Plan
    • Home Sweet Christmas
    • The Boardwalk Bookshop

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  8. Ward D
    by Freida McFadden
    Poisoned Pen Press
    Mar 04, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Psychological
    Hardback

    Description

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden!

    All she has do is make it through the night shift...

    Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her to confront a past she's fought hard to forget.

    The night starts. The countdown begins.

    As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the ward's tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.

    Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now she might not make it out alive.

    In Ward D, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a taut, locked room thriller that will make you want to leave the light on…

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  9. Dream Count
    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    Knopf Canada
    Mar 04, 2025
    FICTION/Literary
    Hardback

    Description

    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

    Named 2025's Most Anticipated Release by The New York Times • A Heather's Pick • Oprah Daily • The Times • ELLE (UK) • Literary Hub • The Guardian • The New Statesman • Financial Times • Marie Claire • Harper's BAZAAR • BBC

    A publishing event ten years in the makinga searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires.

    Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until—betrayed and brokenhearted—she must turn to the person she thought she needed least. Omelogor, Chiamaka’s bold, outspoken cousin, is a financial powerhouse in Nigeria who begins to question how well she knows herself. And Kadiatou, Chiamaka’s housekeeper, is proudly raising her daughter in America—but faces an unthinkable hardship that threatens all she has worked to achieve.

    In Dream Count, Adichie trains her fierce eye on these women in a sparkling, transcendent novel that takes up the very nature of love itself. Is true happiness ever attainable or is it just a fleeting state? And how honest must we be with ourselves in order to love, and to be loved? A trenchant reflection on the choices we make and those made for us, on daughters and mothers, on our interconnected world, Dream Count pulses with emotional urgency and poignant, unflinching observations of the human heart, in language that soars with beauty and power. It confirms Adichie’s status as one of the most exciting and dynamic writers on the literary landscape.
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  10. The Summer Guests
    by Tess Gerritsen
    Thomas & Mercer
    Mar 18, 2025
    FICTION/Thrillers/Espionage
    Hardback

    Description

    From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen—with a startling connection to their own pasts.

    When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything.

    Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance.

    After a teenager vanishes—and Maggie’s neighbor becomes the prime suspect—she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend’s innocence. But the girl’s wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets.

    As Jo grapples with two unexplained mysteries, the Martini Club races to uncover the truth behind shadowy secrets…before more lives are lost.

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January & February 2025 Juvenile and Young Adult List

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  1. InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase
    by John Patrick Green
    First Second
    Feb 18, 2025
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Mystery & Detective
    Hardback

    Description

    THE MEGA-BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES CONTINUES!

    More than three million copies in print!

    InvestiGators fans, get ready to dive into the third volume of Agents of S.U.I.T. with the weirdest mystery yet!


    New S.U.I.T. recruit Zeb the sheep joins the flock to help crack the greatest mystery of all! But, uhh...just what is the greatest mystery of all?

    That's the question that's kept the dearly departed General Inspectre haunting Earth long after he should have moved on to the great super-spy base in the sky. Having a ghost in the halls of S.U.I.T. wouldn't be so bad...except he's possessing agents! Zeb -- along with Cilantro, Bongo, Marsha, and everyone's favorite Gators -- must decipher the series' biggest mystery EVER. They've got to free their pal and finish the Inspectre's unfinished business!

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  2. Unicorn Book Club
    by Dana Simpson
    Andrews McMeel Publishing
    Feb 11, 2025
    JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
    Paperback / softback

    Description

    With heartfelt storytelling and an honest exploration of friendship, the newest collection in the enchanting Phoebe and Her Unicorn series continues to explore the relationship between a vain but enchanting Unicorn and a confident, happy misfit girl.


      In this shimmering new sequence of storylines from the world of Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Marigold and Phoebe delve into the world of reading by forming their own book club. Unlikely new friendships form when Lord Splendid Humility meets Marigold's frenemy, Dakota. But there's plenty of adventure and intrigue, too, and when Marigold goes missing, Phoebe sets out to find her unicorn best friend and makes a shocking discovery. Young readers and lovers of unicorn lore will find a real page-turner in Unicorn Book Club.

      At its heart, Phoebe and Her Unicorn explores the ways that people—and unicorns—make each other better. The honesty in the characters and the storytelling, no matter what fantastical elements are present, is something that resonates with all ages of readers.
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    • Old School
      by Gordon Korman Canada
      Scholastic Canada
      Feb 17, 2025
      JUVENILE FICTION/Humorous Stories
      Hardback

      Description

      Twelve. . . going on eighty?

      Dexter is twelve years old and lives at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother. He’s been home-schooled by the residents since he was six — until the day the truant officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to the local public school.

      Dex does not fit in at middle school. He gets along better with senior citizens than he does kids his own age. He dresses like a grandpa and his taste in movies and music is decades out of date. Only a few students — like Gianna Greco, a reporter at the school’s newspaper looking for a bit story — want to talk to him. For most, he is a weirdo . . . or a target.

      Dexter would do anything to get out of middle school and go back to his old life at The Pines. But when his wish finally seems to be coming true, his old and new worlds collide in a way that surprises everyone — and Dexter most of all.

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    • Beep! Beep! Vehicles on the Go
      by Byron Barton
      Greenwillow Books
      Jan 28, 2025
      Board book

      Description

      This colorful and sturdy board book features the many things that go, including trucks, cars, airplanes, and trains, from the world of Byron Barton. Perfect for young children who love vehicles of all kinds. Beep! Beep!

      Twelve vehicles—a car, a truck, a plane, a boat, a train, a bus, a bike, and so on—are introduced to very young children in this board book celebration of transportation. The award-winning Byron Barton (1930–2023) was renowned for his preschool picture books introducing basic concepts to young children. The images in this board book come from his many popular “things that go” titles, including My Car, My Bus, and My Bike, and also feature a community of drivers and passengers, both animal and human. Beep! Beep! Vehicles on the Go is a terrific choice for vehicle-obsessed toddlers. A great gift for baby showers and birthdays!

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    • Sweet Valley Twins: Sneaking Out
      by Francine Pascal
      Random House Graphic
      Feb 04, 2025
      JUVENILE FICTION/Comics & Graphic Novels/General
      Lexile measure GN440L, Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient T
      Hardback

      Description

      The Sweet Valley Twins are ready to rock out as the hottest band comes to town…too bad they don't have permission to go! Will they sneak out to dance the night away or will it all fall apart? Find out in the next installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!

      Everyone at Sweet Valley Middle School is going to the biggest concert ever...everyone except twins, Jessica and Elizabeth! Their favorite band is back in town but no matter how much they beg their parents they can't get permission to go. Elizabeth is ready to sulk and stay home, but Jessica refuses to give up hope. She'll see this band even if it means lying or leaving her sister behind.

      Caught between her parents and her twin will Elizabeth sneak out with Jessica? Or will she blow the whole plan out of the water?

      Get ready to rock, laugh, and cheer for the unstoppable duo as they navigate the challenges of friendship, family, and following their dreams in the next Sweet Valley Twins graphic novel.
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    • Dot the Ladybug: The Perfect Spot
      by Kallie George Canada
      HarperCollins
      Jan 07, 2025
      Hardback

      Description

      "An introduction to reading—and to the gentlest of mysteries...by turns funny and sweet—and sure to hit the spot." —Kirkus Reviews

      Dot the Ladybug is a charming sleuth in this endearing My First I Can Read series filled with sweet art and simple wordplay.

      Jots the mouse is looking for the perfect spot. But finding a spot is not as easy as it looks. When is a spot not a dot? When it’s the perfect spot for a picnic! Dot is on the case to help out her friend in this latest adventure of Dot the Ladybug.

      Kallie George’s fun yet simple wordplay, including synonyms and homonyms, will prompt lots of discussions. The text pairs perfectly with Stephanie Fizer Coleman’s vibrant illustrations in this My First I Can Read adventure for beginning readers.

      PRAISE FOR THE DOT THE LADYBUG SERIES:

      “George’s entertaining new early reader is perfect for the classroom or any setting. Children, parents, and teachers will enjoy reading and sharing Dot’s story.” —School Library Journal

      “A good pick for kids who are drawn to Elephant and Piggie books.” —ALA Booklist

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    • Little Freddie Two Pants
      by Drew Daywalt
      Philomel Books
      Feb 25, 2025
      JUVENILE FICTION/Humorous Stories
      Lexile measure AD240L, Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Gradient I
      Hardback

      Description

      A laugh-out-loud funny picture book about a dog who doesn't know how many pairs of pants to wear (or where to wear them!) by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit.

      One pair of pants? Two pairs? Three? How many pants should Little Freddie wear? And where should he put them? What about underpants? Where do they go?

      In a book with text and art that are sure to induce giggles, Drew Daywalt and Lucy Ruth Cummins settle the age-old question: Do a dog’s front legs deserve pants, too?
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    • Little Critter: Night Night! Sleep Tight!
      by Mercer Mayer
      HarperAlley
      Jan 07, 2025
      Hardback

      Description

      When beloved character Little Critter® hears something going “tap tap” in the night, he is determined to find the source, in this Level One I Can Read Comic by Mercer Mayer.

      It’s bedtime for Little Critter and Little Sister, but when there’s a strange sound in the night, the two are determined to find the source of the tap tap. Things that look like monsters in the dark turn out to be innocent in this nighttime adventure! Will they ever find out what’s making the sound?

      Emergent readers will enjoy the humor and mystery in Little Critter: Night Night! Sleep Tight! Who better to help children navigate the challenges of learning to read than their friend Little Critter? There are many Little Critter I Can Read titles, but Night Night! Sleep Tight! is the second in the esteemed I Can Read Comics line (after Little Critter: Tricky Chickies). These leveled comic books hook children on reading, give them the confidence to read on their own, and promote visual literacy.

      • CARTOONING BASICS: Every I Can Read Comic includes a "Cartooning Basics" page in the front of the book to help readers new to comics navigate the pages more easily.
      • ACCLAIM: “HarperCollins’ I Can Read Comics series continues to produce great work to fill a high-demand gap for very early readers.”ALA Booklist
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    • Peppa the Unicorn (Peppa Pig: Scholastic Level 1 Reader #14)
      by Cala Spinner
      Scholastic Inc.
      Feb 04, 2025
      JUVENILE FICTION/General
      Paperback / softback

      Description

      Peppa Pig finds her inner unicorn in this magical Level 1 Reader!

      Peppa has always wanted to be a magical unicorn, and Mummy Pig thinks she can help! But will Peppa's wish come true? Find out in this fantastical Level 1 Reader!

      This Scholastic Level 1 Reader is designed to help kids master their phonics and reading comprehension skills!

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    • The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Vegetable Garden
      by Eric Carle
      World of Eric Carle
      Feb 04, 2025
      JUVENILE FICTION/Concepts/Counting & Numbers
      Board book

      Description

      Search for certain veggies in the vegetable garden with The Very Hungry Caterpillar!

      In this engaging search-and-find board book, young readers will be challenged to search for various veggies with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. From a bright orange pumpkin to a tiny green pea, tasty snacks are hidden throughout the story for readers—and their favorite caterpillar—to find!
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