FICTION
Released: Sept. 20, 2011
"Who'll prevail? We don't know till the very end, thanks to Stephenson's knife-sharp skills as a storyteller. An intriguing yarn--most geeky, and full of satisfying mayhem."
Who lives by the joystick dies by the joystick: Noir futurist Stephenson (
Anathem, 2008, etc.) returns to cyberia with this fast-moving though sprawling techno-thriller.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"A first-rate thriller; a touch slow to get going, but hard to apply the brakes to once it gets rolling."
Oh, what a tangled web those rhinos weave: South African mystery maven Meyers returns with a complex tale of intrigue and mayhem most satisfying.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 2, 2011
The Southern California kingpin of the surf-and-drugs thriller should extend his popular domain with this novel.
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2011
"Near the end, a character refers to the fate of "the dreadful, drab English." There's nothing drab about this dark and compelling novel, although some of its characters are dreadful human beings."
FICTION
Released: July 26, 2011
"It's not every day genre prose gets that kind of polish (Red Cat, 2007, etc.)."
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"The rare crime novel with something for everyone who reads crime fiction."
A second mind-bending case for Ann Arbor editor David Loogan that begins just as simply and ominously and takes the reader on just as wild a journey.
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
"Readers who wear pacemakers will want to check their batteries before they open the book."
Inspired by the death of the author's nephew, this is a grim psychological thriller sure to shock readers.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
"A terrific, believable novel about the intersection of politics, ethics and finance."
Ignatius (
The Increment, 2009, etc.) continues his series of top-notch CIA thrillers with this fast-paced new entry.
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FICTION
Released: May 5, 2011
"Beneath the sky-high body count, the twisty plot is powered by Perry's relentless focus on the question of where the next threat is coming from and how to survive it."
Twenty years after a trio of lowlifes forced him out of retirement (
Sleeping Dogs, 1992, etc.), the Butcher's Boy is back.
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FICTION
Released: May 1, 2011
"The smart, suspenseful cat-and-mouse game will remind some readers of Erik Skjoldbjærg's 1997 film Insomnia--and that's high praise indeed."
Erica Jong meets Stephen King meets, yes, Stieg Larsson in this superb thriller, the eighth by Norwegian mystery writer Nesbø.
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FICTION
Released: April 20, 2011
"That the novel is marked by authenticity is no surprise given Clark's credentials—she was, after all, lead prosecutor in the headline-grabbing O.J. Simpson trial—but what may surprise some readers is the quality of the writing, plus the considerable charm of Rachel and her buddies."
A corker of a debut novel in which a brainy, plucky female prosecutor refuses to rush to judgment.
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FICTION
Released: April 5, 2011
"A first novel sure to make the bestseller lists."
Nick Meehan is the job, the quintessential New York City PD detective, also one who's ironic and self-contained, intelligent and driven.
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FICTION
Released: March 29, 2011
"Though shivering in the winter of his discontent, Wallander will grip the reader hard. Flawed and occasionally exasperating, he is that rare thing: a true original."
Swedish detective Chief Inspector Kurt Wallander (
The Pyramid, 2008, etc.) makes a riveting 10th appearance in the strange case of the spy who was and wasn't.
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FICTION
Released: March 7, 2011
"Will readers miss Rankin's long-running protagonist, John Rebus (Exit Music, 2008, etc.)? Don't see why they should. Bonus: Rankin's plotting and prose are as compelling as ever."
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2011
"Taut, atmospheric and immersive--an instant classic."
A London academic risks his life to uncover a real-life, decades-old Cold War mystery in Cumming's (
Typhoon, 2009, etc.) edgy thriller.
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