A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar
(Counterpoint, paperback, $27)
By Daniel Pyne
Most midlife crises result in buying a new car; Lee’s results in buying a literal gold mine in this novel from the L.A. screenwriter, director, and visiting UCLA film professor.
Out: Jan 17

Anne of Hollywood
(Gallery, hardcover, $25)
By Carol Wolper
What if Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn—that scandalous royal couple of 16th-century England—lived in 21st-century Hollywood?
Out: Jan 24

Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America
(City Lights, paperback, $17)
Edited by Joanne Griffith
The L.A.-based broadcast journalist traveled the country to interview black leaders about issues facing their community today.
Out: Feb 21

Before the Poison
(William Morrow, hardback, $26)
By Peter Robinson
A veteran Hollywood film composer becomes enmeshed in a 50-year-old murder mystery in his native Yorkshire.
Out: Feb 21

Celebrity in Death
(Putnam, hardcover, $28)
By J.D. Robb
The prolific novelist invents yet another scenario for Eve Dallas in this 35th go-around for the popular cop. 
Out: Feb 21

Threats: A Novel
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, paperback, $14)
By Amelia Gray
A man who’s recently lost his wife—or so he thinks—finds strange threats hidden around his house in this debut from the L.A. writer.
Out: Feb 28

Victims: An Alex Delaware Novel
(Ballantine, hardcover, $28)
By Jonathan Kellerman
The popular thriller writer returns with maybe his bloodiest police procedural yet.
Out: Feb 28