Fox News host Trey Gowdy announced his thrilling fiction debut on Tuesday, the psychological crime novel "The Color of Death.

Here are some great choices for fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir and more to keep you busy through the hot summer months.

He wrote more than 30 novels, including an acclaimed series about Russian detective Arkady Renko. The first volume, "Gorky Park," was made into a 1983 film.