Titillating new titles

These fiction and nonfiction titles will be available at Baltimore County Public Libraries starting May 13.

"The Cove," by Ron Rash

In rural Appalachian North Carolina, Laurel and her brother live a desolate life after he returns from World War I. Then a stranger enters their lives. Ron Rash is a master of the literate melodrama - also check out his previous book, "Serena," which is being made into a movie starring "The Hunger Games"' Jennifer Lawrence.

"And Then Life Happens," by Auma Obama

A memoir of the President's half sister, who grew up in rural Kenya, is a story of an African girlhood.

"Antiques Disposal," by Barbara Allan

This cozy mother-daughter mystery series continues with an abandoned storage unit with possible valuables inside. When the storage business's owner is found dead inside the unit, Vivian and Brandy are thrown into another slightly madcap situation.

"Robert B. Parker's Lullaby," by Ace Atkins

Robert Parker may have died, but his most famous creation, Spenser, lives on in the able hands of Ace Atkins. Here, Spenser is hired by a street smart 14-year-old to solve the stabbing death of her mother.