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5 new books you won't want to miss this week, including J.P. Delaney and 'Star Wars'

By USA Today
By USA Today

USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. "Believe Me" by J.P. Delaney (Ballantine, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: Claire, a struggling actress hired by divorce lawyers to entrap straying husbands, gets in deep when a woman is murdered and the police want her to lure the victim's husband into confessing.

The buzz: Delaney is also author of the best-selling psychological thriller "The Girl Before"; "Believe Me" "redefines the concept of an unreliable narrator," says Booklist in a starred review.

2. "Star Wars: Thrawn: Alliances" by Timothy Zahn (Del Rey, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: In the follow-up to last year's "Star Wars: Thrawn," Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader battle a threat to the Empire.

The buzz: "Star Wars: Thrawn" hit No. 9 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list.

3. "You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir" by Parker Posey (Blue Rider Press, nonfiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: In this memoir, the actress (now starring on "Lost in Space" on Netflix) reflects on her life and career.

The buzz: "The 'Queen of Indie Film' writes hilariously and thoughtfully about her life," says Kirkus Reviews.

4. "The Briefing" by Sean Spicer (Regnery, nonfiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: The former press secretary to President Donald Trump looks back at his eventful, short-lived tenure at the White House.

The buzz: Sadly, Spicer's departure has meant no more Melissa McCarthy as wild-eyed "Spicey" on "Saturday Night Live."

5. "A Noise Downstairs" by Linwood Barclay (William Morrow, fiction, on sale July 24)

What it's about: A college professor who encounters a colleague disposing of bodies on a deserted road one night finds his life going off the rails in the aftermath.

The buzz: It's an Indie Next pick of independent booksellers. "The ending will blow your socks clean off," says Marya Johnston of Out West Books in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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