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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Best Fiction of 2012 (page 2)


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Cover art for THE BEDLAM DETECTIVE
FICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012

"Gallagher loves character development but respects plotting enough to give it full measure. The result is that rare beast, a literary page turner. "
Monsters, actual and metaphorical, are at the heart of this superbly crafted thriller. Read full book review >
Cover art for ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE
FICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2012

"A romping good read that is character-driven yet intellectually provocative on issues of law, religion and morality--historical fiction at its best."
Brown's first novel is a heart-poundingly vivid, intellectually provocative account of the legal case against a fictional woman condemned to death for secretly burying her dead, illegitimate newborn in Cromwell's England. Read full book review >
Cover art for I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
FICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2012

"Screwball romance with a likable and vulnerable heroine."
Plucky bride-to-be makes an unexpected connection after she appropriates a stranger's cellphone. Read full book review >
Cover art for WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK
FICTION
Released: Feb. 15, 2012

"The author at his best."
Parables of emotional complexity and moral ambiguity, with lessons that are neither easy nor obvious, by a short-story master (For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, 1999, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for THE SCAR
FICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2012

"A truly spellbinding work even audiences jaded by standard U.S./U.K. fantasy will devour. Kudos to the publishers for taking the plunge--but what took them so long?"
First English translation of a work written in Russian in 1997, from an award-winning Ukrainian husband-and-wife team now resident in Moscow. Read full book review >
Cover art for RAINSHADOW ROAD
FICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2012

"Strengthened by characters with depth and something interesting to say, this winning first installment in a trilogy is sure to thrill fans of modern romantic fiction."
A little romance and a little magic make for a surprising page turner as a glass artist falls for a vintner on an island in the Puget Sound. Read full book review >