THE LAST DON , by Mario Puzo. The aging head of a Mafia family plans for his heirs' activities in Hollywood and Las Vegas. A crime organization tries to seize control of the ''Star Wars'' empire. San Diego harbor cops are faced with mayhem and murders on the eve of the America's Cup race. THE BOOK OF RUTH , by Jane Hamilton.
Domestic violence rips apart a young woman's life in a tiny Illinois town.
A philandering 19th-century Englishman must deal with a missing treasure and murder. A 12th-century Scottish laird captures and marries an English lady. Two cousins have to make heartbreaking choices as their family is strained by passion and betrayal. Fourteen stories of the Old West. HOW THEY RUN, by James Patterson.