New releases for week of May 12

  In “Cemetery Dance,” FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast returns to investigate a murderous cult in the latest thriller from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, who kick off the novel by killing off a longtime character.
  Also expected out this week is Elmore Leonard’s “Road Dogs,” where the author brings back some favorite characters, including bank robber Jack Foley from “Out of Sight” and killer Cundo Rey from “La Brava.”
  Also hitting shelves: “The Last Child” by John Hart; “Love and Obstacles” by Aleksandar Hemon; “The Soldiers of Halla (Pendragon Series No. 10)" by D.J. MacHale; “Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport Series No. 19)” by John Sandford;
“Down Home with the Neelys: The Neely Family Cookbook” by Gina Neely; “Even” by Andrew Grant; “The Way Home” by George Pelecanos; “Breathless” by Lurlene McDaniel; “Generation Dead” by Daniel Waters; “The Uninvited” by Tim Wynne-Jones; “Worst Nightmares” by Shane Briant; “Where It Lies” by K.J. Egan; “Beach Trip” by Cathy Holton; “The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate” by Jacqueline Kelly; and “Punkzilla” by Adam Rapp.