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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




New and Notable Fiction for July


Cover art for DEAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011

"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 >
Cover art for EYES WIDE OPEN
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011

"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 >
Cover art for THE INVERTED FOREST
FICTION
Released: July 19, 2011

"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 >
Cover art for THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER
FICTION
Released: July 11, 2011

"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 >
Cover art for THE LAST WEREWOLF
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011

"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 >
Cover art for MISTERIOSO
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2011
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 >