New releases for week of Nov. 18

  Readers who have missed Alex Cross can look forward to picking up James Patterson's “Cross Country,” the latest in the popular series featuring the psychologist profiler.
  A murder at a friend’s home has Alex on the hunt for a killer, eventually leading him and his girlfriend to a shocking discovery: a gang of violent teenagers led by an African warlord known as the Tiger. Tracking the warlord proves to be a difficult task, and Alex realizes he must follow the elusive criminal to Africa.
  For something completely different, readers can pick up “Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Lazy, and Stupid” by Denis Leary.
  With his biting wit, the comic and actor takes aim at, well, everyone: the politically correct, the obese, the thin, the hypocritical, politicians and celebrities. He has some credentials to back up his social commentary — he received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Emerson College.
  Leary acknowledges it’s a celebrity thing, but says it’s legal. “It means I get to say I’m a doctor — just like Dr. Phil.”
  Also hitting shelves: “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell; “Dashing Through the Snow” by Mary Higgins Clark; “Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America” by Mike Huckabee; “Dying for Revenge” by Eric Jerome Dickey; and “Private Patient” by P.D. James.