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New and Notable Fiction: January 2012 (page 3)


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Cover art for THE INQUISITOR
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012

"A breezy, involving thriller that handily overcomes any resistance to its grisly premise and leaves you hoping for the return of its oddly winning hero."
Geiger, a strange, dispassionate genius at torture who hires himself out to clients in need of high-level "information retrieval," must confront deeply repressed memories of his traumatic upbringing when a duplicitous client uses a young boy as a pawn. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALL NECESSARY FORCE
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012

"Well written, edgy and a damn good yarn."
Terrorists plan to strike America with a vicious blow, and it's Pike Logan's job to stop them. This fast-moving thriller poses the dilemma: Must he obey the law, or must he use all necessary force to thwart the enemy? Read full book review >
Cover art for RUNNING THE RIFT
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012

Benaron's first novel, about a young Rwandan runner whose Olympic ambitions collide with his country's political unrest, is the recipient of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for "fiction that addresses issues of social justice." Read full book review >
Cover art for GONE WEST
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012

"Dunn (Anthem for Doomed Youth, 2011, etc.) adds another winner to a long string of charming mysteries evocative of the period between the Great Wars."
The wife of a Scotland Yard detective is such a clever sleuth that she's on the scene before her husband. Read full book review >
Cover art for SHADOWS IN FLIGHT
FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012

"If you still prefer Ender to Bean after this, you're really hardcore."
Warning: Do not attempt to appreciate this book without at least some familiarity with Card's child-warrior Ender series. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ODDS
FICTION
Released: Jan. 23, 2012

"A Valentine to marriage as it is actually lived in troubled times."
An emotional richness permeates this short novel about a couple on the verge of ending their marriage while pondering whether they can salvage it. Read full book review >