FICTION
Released: Feb. 28, 2012
"Readers will care less about Luke's prospects for survival than they will about the outcome for his wild companions."
FICTION
Released: March 2, 2010
"Worth the read for the detailed dramatization of Asperger's; however, like Jacob, the reader will solve this whodunit far in advance of the principals."
A young autistic man obsessed with criminology is charged with the murder of his tutor, in Picoult's suspenseful but anticlimactic latest (
Handle with Care, 2009, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: March 3, 2009
In another issue-driven novel, Picoult (
Change of Heart, 2008, etc.) explores the impact of "wrongful birth" litigation on an ordinary New Hampshire family.
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FICTION
Released: March 4, 2008
"Clunky prose and long-winded dissertations on comparative religion can't impede the breathless momentum of the Demon-Drop plot."
A convicted murderer who may be a latter-day Messiah wants to donate his heart to the sister of one of his victims, in Picoult's frantic 15th (
Nineteen Minutes, 2007, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: March 6, 2007
"Though all the surface elements are in place, Picoult falters in her exploration of what turns a quiet kid into a murderer."
Picoult's 14th novel (after
The Tenth Circle, 2006, etc.) of a school shooting begins with high-voltage excitement, then slows by the middle, never regaining its initial pace or appeal.
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FICTION
Released: March 1, 2005
"An experienced novelist takes her sweet time to rich rewards: overall, an affecting saga, nicely handled."
Well-oiled Picoult sets her latest expertly devised search-and-rescue tale in rural New Hampshire, where a kidnapping case is uncovered 28 years too late.
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