Books: New and noteworthy

USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. Code of Conduct by Brad Thor (Atria, fiction, on sale July 7)

What it's about: Four seconds of a leaked video kicks off this espionage thriller starring Thor's recurring character, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath.

The buzz: Thor's Hidden Order (a Harvath title) landed at No. 1 on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list in 2013.

2. Diane von Furstenberg: A Life Unwrapped by Gioia Diliberto (Dey St., non-fiction, on sale July 7)

What it's about: A biography of the fashion designer who brought us the famous wrap dress.

The buzz: Arrives as the E! network's reality series House of DVF gets set to return for a second season on Aug. 31.

3. Dexter Is Dead by Jeff Lindsay (Doubleday, fiction, on sale July 7)

What it's about: Blood spatter analyst/serial killer Dexter Morgan is arrested for a murder he did not commit.

The buzz: The final book in the series which inspired the Showtime cult favorite Dexter (R.I.P., 2006-2013) starring Michael C. Hall.

4. The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer (Little, Brown, fiction, on sale July 7)

What it's about: With help from the likes of Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood and Mother Goose, Alex and Conner Bailey pursue the "Masked Man."

The buzz: This is the fourth book in a best-selling series for kids by the Glee alum.

5. Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Washington Square Press, fiction, on sale July 7)

What it's about: Novel sketches out two parallel-universe stories when Hannah Martin, 29, decides between going home with her roommate or leaving a bar with her old college boyfriend.

The buzz: Reid's first book, Forever, Interrupted, has been optioned for the movies with Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) attached to star.