This expanded version of the popular feature from the print edition of BookPage shares the release dates for some of the guaranteed blockbusters hitting shelves in June.
Which June release are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments.
June 6
The Kingdom by Clive Cussler
Putnam, $27.95
Cussler delivers another installment in the Fargo Adventure series, about husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo. This adventure takes them to to Tibet, Nepal, Bulgaria, India and China
Theodore Boone: The Abduction by John Grisham
Dutton, $16.99
I loved Grisham’s first novel about kid lawyer Theo Boone. This new book is no less thrilling. The excitement grips readers from the very first page, when Theo’s friend April is abducted in the middle of the night—and it’s up to Theo to figure out what happened. Who says a 13-year-old can’t investigate a crime better than the police?
June 7
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Harper, $26.99
BookPage editors liked State of Wonder so much we made an interview with Patchett our June cover story. Set deep in the heart of the Amazonian jungle, State of Wonder tells the story of Dr. Marina Singh, a research scientist with a pharmaceutical company dispatched to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. Annick Swenson.
Hit List by Laurell K. Hamilton
Berkley, $27.95
Hit List is the 21st installment in author Laurell K. Hamilton’s long running series featuring Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter. This latest in the popular series is an interesting combo of paranormal, thriller, mystery and layered character study.
June 14
One Summer by David Baldacci
Grand Central, $25.99
Think you know David Baldacci, the thriller bestseller? Think again. One Summer, a giant departure from his adventure genre, is a story about love, family and moving forward in the face of tragedy. But lucky for us, the novel is written with the same fast pace as Baldacci’s razor-sharp thrillers.
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
Random House, $25
In her best-selling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series for teens, Ann Brashares wrote about a remarkable friendship shared by four very different girls. She reunites the beloved characters in a new novel for adults, Sisterhood Everlasting.
Against All Enemies by Tom Clancy
Putnam, $28.95
In an exciting new page-turner, Tom Clancy introduces Max Moore, an ex-Navy SEAL who is left alone in Pakistan after a bombing kills his CIA team members.
Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver
Simon & Schuster, $26.99
Ian Fleming Publications chose Jeffery Deaver to write a new thriller about James Bond.
Folly Beach by Dorothea Benton Frank
Morrow, $25.99
In Frank’s latest Lowcountry tale, a woman returns to the past to find her future in an enchanting story of loss, acceptance and love.
June 21
Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Bantam, $28
The body count is rising just as Stephanie Plum’s love life heats up in Evanovich’s 17th Plum novel.
Fallen by Karin Slaughter
Delacorte, $26
Police officer Faith Mitchell and her partner, Will Trent, are left with questions—and an investigation—when Faith’s mother’s house is found with a dead man in the laundry room and a hostage in the bedroom.
June 27
Now You See Her by James Patterson
Little, Brown, $27.99
In Patterson’s latest thriller, a woman with a seemingly perfect life has been living a lie—and now it’s time to confront the evils of the past.
What a wonderful summer of fabulous reads this year. I’ll bet there will be a lot of these tucked into beach bags! Can’t wait to read them.
Connie Fischer
I already pre-ordered Folly Beach…can’t wait for it to be delivered to my Kindle!!
Thanks for the reminder that Dorothea Benton Frank’s newest book was coming out this month. I just put a “hold” request in at my library for Folly Beach. I was suprised that Buried Secrets by Joseph Finder (due out on June 21) wasn’t on your list.
I have two books on this list that I want to read: Carte Blanche and Hit List. But the list of books coming out in the Summer months looks fantastic. Thanks for all of the info!