New & Recommended

New England White
By Stephen L. Carter
Rich characters and fascinating insights on race and class enliven a tale of murder set in a university town (Knopf, $26.95).

Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming
By Chris Mooney
Journalist Mooney addresses the debate over a link between hurricanes and global warming with vigilance and verve (Harcourt, $26).

Still Life With Husband
By Lauren Fox
The cute gives way, frequently, to the acute in this intelligent tale of a young woman's infidelity (Knopf, $22.95).

Selected from books recently reviewed in the Globe.