Books: New and noteworthy for the week of July 22

We scope out the hottest books on sale the week of July 22.

  • 'Where We Belong' by Emily Giffin is on sale July 24.

    'Where We Belong' by Emily Giffin is on sale July 24.

'Where We Belong' by Emily Giffin is on sale July 24.

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1. Where We Belong by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press, $27.99, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: The enviable life of Marian Caldwell, a 36-year-old TV producer in New York City, is upended one night when an 18-year-old girl named Kirby Rose knocks on her door.

The buzz: Giffin's audience grows with each new book (and movie adaptation), and her last novel, 2010's Heart of the Matter, made it into the Top 10 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list.

2. Black List by Brad Thor (Emily Bestler Books/Atria, $27.99, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: NAVY SEAL turned counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is marked for death by his own government in Thor's 12th thriller.

The buzz: USA TODAY best-selling author Thor (his 2011 thriller Full Black reached No. 8) looks at the controversial ways in which modern technology allows the U.S. government to collect data and conduct surveillance on citizens.

3. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce (Random House, $25, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: Debut novel about a man, upon learning that an old friend is dying, who decides on the spur of the moment to walk 600 miles through the English countryside to see her.

The buzz: An Amazon Best of the Month pick and an Indie Next recommendation of independent booksellers, Pilgrimage also was a best seller earlier this year when it was published in Great Britain.

4. Broken Harbor by Tana French (Viking, $27.95, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: The Dublin Murder Squad has a new case as three members of the Spain family are killed, with the mother barely clinging to life. But is a neighborhood voyeur who confesses to the crime guilty?

The buzz: The latest by the author of In the Woods and Faithful Place is both an Indie Next and Amazon Best of the Month pick.

5. Friends Forever by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $28, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: In a novel that spans decades, Steel follows the lives of five children (three boys and two girls) who meet in kindergarten and become friends and "more than friends."

The buzz: Steel has had, count 'em, 48 books in USA TODAY's Top 10, including, most recently, Betrayal, which peaked at No. 10 in April.

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