Looking for a good read? Check the week’s top titles

Read John Grisham’s latest thriller and absorb life lessons from a jellyfish.

In search of something good to read? USA TODAY’s

Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases.

1. “Camino Winds” by John Grisham (Doubleday, fiction, on sale April 28)

What it’s about: A hurricane rips through Camino Island, leaving popular thriller writer Nelson Kerr dead in its wake. Only his injuries look suspiciously like murder. Nelson’s bookseller friend, Bruce Cable, is on the case.

The buzz: “Readers will hope to return soon to this appealing vacation hot spot,” says Publishers Weekly.

2. “Warhol” by Blake Gopnik (Ecco, nonfiction, on sale April 28)

What it’s about: Clocking in at nearly 1,000 pages, this massive tome aims to be the definitive biography of artist Andy Warhol.

The buzz: “A fascinating, major work that will spark endless debates,” says a starred review in Kirkus Reviews.

3. “The Talented Mr. Varg” by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon, fiction, on sale April 28)

What it’s about: Detective Ulf Varg and the other members of Sweden’s Department of Sensitive Crimes are on the case when the girlfriend of an infamous bad-boy author insists he’s being blackmailed. What skeletons hide in his closet?

The buzz: “McCall Smith’s great gift is making you shelve your genrehoned expectations and accept his people and stories as they are,” says Kirkus Reviews.

4. “Take Me Apart” by Sara Sligar (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, fiction, on sale April 28)

What it’s about: Decades after famed photographer Miranda Brand’s death, ex-journalist Kate Aitken is hired to archive her works. As she sorts through the dead artist’s personal effects, curiosity transforms into a dangerous obsession in this twisting psychological thriller.

The buzz: “A raw and sophisticated debut,” says a starred review in Kirkus Reviews. “The results are spellbinding.”

5. “Wisdom From a Humble Jellyfish: And Other Self-Care Rituals

from Nature” by Rani Shah (Dey Street, nonfiction, on sale April 28)

What it’s about: Learn some gentle lessons about living in balance from plants and animals, including the jellyfish, one of nature’s most energy-efficient creatures, prone to taking lots of breaks.

The buzz: “This whimsical excursion into the wisdom of the natural world will appeal to readers on the prowl for lighthearted self-help,” says Publishers Weekly.