The following titles are appearing next Tuesday, July 18:

In the Dark of the Night by John Saul (Ballantine, $25.95, 034548701X) follows two high school students and their family during a vacation in a lake house with a mysterious past.

Sleeping With Fear by Kay Hooper (Bantam, $25, 0553803182) is the third part of Hooper's Fear trilogy; this time psychic FBI agent Riley Crane investigates occult activity while experiencing satanic visions and blackouts.

The Afghan Campaign: A Novel by Steven Pressfield (Doubleday, $24.95, 038551641X) is historical fiction based on Alexander the Great's campaign to conquer the Afghan region. Told from the point of view of a young soldier in Alexander's army, this occupation rings eerily true to the modern one.
 
The Second Perimeter by Michael Lawson (Doubleday, $24.95, 0385515324) follows Joe DeMarco, a government troubleshooter with personal issues, as he unravels a spy ring inside a naval base.

Pegasus Descending: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke (S&S, $26, 0743277724) chronicles both Robicheaux's struggle with his dark past as an alcoholic as well as two connected cases in his hometown of New Iberia, La.

The Ruins: A Novel by Scott Smith (Knopf, $24.95, 1400043875) is about four American friends on a Cancún vacation who impulsively decide to help Mathias, a German tourist, find his brother, who was last seen headed toward jungle ruins. There the group faces unrelenting terror.

End in Tears by Ruth Rendell (Crown, $25, 0307339769) is the latest in her Chief Inspector Wexford series. This time Wexford must solve the murders of two pregnant women by the same mysterious killer.

Phantom by Terry Goodkind (Tor, $29.95, 0765305240) is the latest installment in Goodkind's epic Sword of Truth fantasy series.


Appearing in paperback on Tuesday, July 18:

Chill Factor by Sandra Brown (Pocket, $9.99, 0743466772)

What Remains by Carole Radziwill (Pocket Star, $7.99, 1416531262)