SYCAMORE ROW (By John Grisham, Doubleday $28.95)

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Grisham’s back, and back where he started in “A Time to Kill” set in Canton, Mississippi. Now, three years later, Jake Brignance is challenged by the suicide of a very rich old man who hangs himself after mailing a letter naming Jake as executor of his will. Seems simple enough, except that the will leaves almost all of twenty-four million dollars to his black housekeeper. This gets the whole town talking and the man’s estranged and disinherited children hiring big city lawyers to contest the will.

GONE (By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge, Little, Brown $28)

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Detective Bennett’s life is in imminent danger from the ruthless Mexican strongman, Manuel Perrine who, just released from prison, plans to kill Bennett’s entire family as well. Although safely ensconced in a witness protection hideaway, Michael, the one who put Manuel in prison, is soon called to return to find him and put him away