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USA TODAYs Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner (Dutton, fiction, on sale Jan. 31)

What its about:FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and partner Rainie Conner are called to the scene of a double murder at a gas station, and it appears the killer is the older brother of the teen girl they are about to adopt.

The buzz:Gardners Find Her reached No. 2 on USA TODAYs Best-Selling Books list last February.

2. Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martinby Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin (Spiegel & Grau, non-fiction, on sale Jan. 31)

What its about:A memoir by the parents of Trayvon Martin, who was 17 and unarmed when he was shot and killed by neighborhood watchdog George Zimmerman after an altercation in Florida in 2012.

The buzz:Remarkably candid and deeply affecting, says Booklist.

3. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster (Henry Holt, fiction, on sale Jan. 31)

What its about:Auster invents four alternative life paths and parallel narratives for a character named Archie Ferguson, born in 1947 in Newark, N.J.

The buzz: Satisfyingly rich in detail, says Publishers Weekly.

4. The Prisoner by Alex Berenson (Putnam, fiction, on sale Jan. 31)

What its about:In the latest in a thriller series, ex-CIA agent John Wells reluctantly pretends to be a jihadiin order to infiltrate ISIS.

The buzz:Fast-paced and believable, says Kirkus Reviews.

5. Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia by Lisa Dickey (St. Martins Press, non-fiction, on sale Jan. 31)

What its about:Dickey reports on the lives of real Russians, based on her travels there on three occasions (1995, 2005 and 2015).

The buzz:With our new president and his controversial goodwill toward Vladimir Putin, the timing of this travelogueseems prescient.

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