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New and Notable Fiction for July

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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
Kirkus Star DEAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN
by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli
"Buzzelli will have you packing your bags for a move to northern Michigan in the hope that you'll find a friend as appealing as Emily and a dog as lovable as Sorrow."
Whatever it is that women want, it's probably not a Noel Coward ditty. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
Kirkus Star EYES WIDE OPEN
by Andrew Gross
"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. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 19, 2011
Kirkus Star THE INVERTED FOREST
by John Dalton
"Dealing carefully with controversial material, this is a fully populated, humane yet largely unsentimental narrative of lingering impact."
An odd, absorbing follow-up to an award-winning debut distinguishes crucial degrees of humanity and affliction among the community at a Missouri summer camp where a convergence of staff and campers leads to tragedy. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 11, 2011
Kirkus Star THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER
by Jojo Moyes
"A nicely judged sense of period and the author's full-blooded commitment lend heartfelt emotion to simple characters in a tour de force of its kind."
A prize-winning, cross-generational love story of missed connections and delayed gratification hits a seam of pure romantic gold. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
Kirkus Star THE LAST WEREWOLF
by Glen Duncan
"Duncan's writing is quirky and brilliant--and definitely not for kids."
Duncan continues the long tradition of werewolf literature in this harrowing novel of lupine transformation. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
Kirkus Star MISTERIOSO
by Arne Dahl, translated by Tiina Nunnally
"Thoughtfully haunting and sometimes beautifully written, the first of Hjelm's cases to be translated into English is likely to resonate with readers of the Stieg Larsson trilogy."
An elite team of misfit police officers band together to stop a serial killer. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 26, 2011
Kirkus Star NORTHWEST CORNER
by John Burnham Schwartz
"Stark and deeply effecting."
In this sequel, 12 years have passed since the fatal hit-and-run at the center of Schwartz's Reservation Road (1998), and the focus turns from the father of the victim to the perpetrator of that crime and his long-estranged, now-grown son. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 5, 2011
Kirkus Star RULE 34
by Charles Stross
"Dazzling, chilling and brilliant."
Another detective joins the celebrated ranks of Edinburgh's finest, this one with Stross' distinctive science-fictional twist. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
Kirkus Star TURN OF MIND
by Alice LaPlante
"A haunting story masterfully told."
LaPlante's literary novel explores uncharted territory, imagining herself into a mind, one slipping, fading, spinning away from her protagonist, a woman who may have murdered her best friend. Dr. Jennifer White lives in the dark, shadowy forest of forgetfulness. Read full book review >