Well, summer vacation is fast approaching its end, with the kids going back to school in a little less than two weeks. Are you worried about what to do with yourself once the kids are gone? Never fear! Your local library has the answer! Come check out something new to read while you wait for 3:30 to roll around.

“Close Your Eyes” is the new thriller from Iris and Roy Johansen. Meet Kendra Michael: blind for the first 20 years of her life, she has developed an extraordinary talent at tracking down serial killers. When FBI agent Robert Stedler goes missing, Kendra is asked to help find him. Would you track down your ex?

Mary Higgins Clark has a new book out, “The Lost Years.” It’s up to Mariah to figure out who killed her father, Biblical scholar Jonathan Lyons. Her mother Kathleen, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, was found clutching the murder weapon, but Mariah is certain her mother is innocent. The fact that Lyons had found a letter that may have been written by Jesus himself certainly puts a new slant on his murder!

If you want a non-stop action thriller, look no further than James Rollins and his new book, “Bloodlines.” Somali pirates kidnap the pregnant daughter of the President of the United States, and that’s just the beginning!

Danielle Steel offers up yet another moving story in her book “Betrayal.” Tallie Jones is a respected Hollywood director who suddenly discovers that her ordered, happy world isn’t all that it seems. Who has been embezzling money from her, and can she catch the thief before it’s too late?

Catherine Coulter has just released another installment in her popular FBI series called “Backfire.” Agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are in the thick of things when a federal judge is shot in the back during a high profile trial of two accused murderers.

These are just a few of the new books arriving soon at McClintic, Hillsboro and Green Bank libraries. Check out our other new titles by James Patterson, Andrew Gross, Daniel Silva, Brad Thor, Dean Koontz and Nora Roberts. Kick back with a great book and enjoy the peace and quiet of those first back-to-school days!