FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"A rich portrait of intricate relationships within and among families by one of commercial fiction's smartest, most perceptive practitioners."
Her psychic sister's prediction of a major earthquake unsettles a St. Louis woman's life in the latest from best-selling Sittenfeld (
American Wife, 2008, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"A wedding readers won't be able to resist crashing."
FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"In Freemantle's latest sophisticated spy thriller, the Muffin man remains a compelling figure, even in convalescent mode."
In the finale of Freemantle's Red Star trilogy, British agent Charlie Muffin must outwit both his Russian captors and MI6 schemers who want him dead.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"A promising premise disintegrates into a rather unbelievable story about halfway through the book."
Millar's sophomore effort derives its impetus from the idea that, for some people, bad luck is inevitable.
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2013
"Dystopian, wonkish fun for the Maddow set."
Could a Sarah Palin presidency spark a faith-based civil war in America? You betcha, according to Rich's debut novel.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Rymer has drastically overextended himself. For a novel that covers, seamlessly, street demonstrations, surgery and much else besides, see Ian McEwan's Saturday."
An American doctor in Paris is confronted by a slew of mysteries in this slow-moving debut.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Bruni writes dark passages and playful moments with equal aplomb. The world is her oyster."
Spider-Man lore is one layer of this superbly suspenseful first novel about two loners, improbable lawbreakers, on a mission to Chicago.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Cot racks up many kills: Give him his due, the guy can shoot."
Smith's eighth novel is an offbeat crime story that portrays a gangster with more soul than smarts.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Readers with an interest in baking will love this book. Those who can't bake can skip the recipes and enjoy the humor."
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Robinson's fiction debut is a good beach read for those who like to reflect on the complexity and messiness of family relationships."
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Although it follows a conventional makeover format, Shah's readable debut, drawn in part from personal experience, touches deeper, less predictable notes."
Hovering somewhere between chick-lit–ish comedy and heartbreak, this is the tale of a British couple moving, with their first child, born severely disabled, to a run-down farmhouse in a wild corner of France.
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FICTION
Released: July 2, 2013
"Formative work by an author who would later revisit what's best in these stories through longer and more ambitious fiction."
First American publication of a collection of very early, very short stories by the Irish master of the literary novel.
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