• FICTION

    A LITTLE LIFE

    MARCH 10, 2015

FICTION

A LITTLE LIFE

by Hanya Yanagihara

The phrase “tour de force” could have been invented for this audacious novel. Full review >

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    THE BURIED GIANT

    MARCH 3, 2015

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE BURIED GIANT

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Lovely: a fairy tale for grown-ups, both partaking in and departing from a rich literary tradition. Full review >

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    THE MARAUDERS

    FEB. 3, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE MARAUDERS

by Tom Cooper

Somewhere, Donald E. Westlake, John D. MacDonald and Elmore Leonard are smiling down on this nasty, funny piece of work. Full review >

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    HALF WILD

    MARCH 24, 2015

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

HALF WILD

by Sally Green

A character-driven page-turner offering both emotional depth and gory thrills. Full review >

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    WORLD GONE BY

    MARCH 10, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

WORLD GONE BY

by Dennis Lehane

On one level, a very moving meditation on fathers and sons; on another, an illumination of character and fate. Full review >

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    ENDANGERED

    MARCH 10, 2015

FICTION

ENDANGERED

by C.J. Box

All the action and suspense of Box’s long string of high-country adventures, with a solution that’s considerably tighter and... Full review >

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    MURDER ON THE CHAMP DE MARS

    MARCH 3, 2015

FICTION

MURDER ON THE CHAMP DE MARS

by Cara Black

Aimée’s 15th outing is a killer, with all the suspense, all the surprise and all the Parisian flavor you’d expect from Black. Full review >

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  • TEEN

    WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS

    MARCH 31, 2015

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

WHAT WAITS IN THE WOODS

by Kieran Scott

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