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JUNE 26, 2012
Unger knows how to write a taut thriller, but one improbable character keeps this book from being extraordinary. Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
A tepid case that heats up only when Matthews (Bet Your Bones, 2011, etc.) delves into Norse myths. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
Nobody but Lovesey could thump out a gritty procedural yet instill Bath with so much charm and history that readers will... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
The immediacy of Duns' writing grabs and suspends the reader in a beautifully realized heartbeat of recent history. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Not all the details of the complex investigation are equally compelling, but the quality of Kelly’s prose and the ongoing... Full review >
JUNE 15, 2012
Gibson creates a mystery as laid-back and mellow as her heroine. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
This great novel should put Billingham in the same league as Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, John Harvey and Denise Mina. Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
Complex but lumpy, perhaps because of the true-crime roots a closing note reveals. But there’s no mistaking Gruley’s fierce... Full review >
JUNE 19, 2012
Exotic locale. Credible heroics. Vicarious thrills. Fans will want more, and soon. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
First-time novelist Cotto’s shaggy, dreamlike saga begins with a curse and ends with a redemption of sorts. What’s in... Full review >
JUNE 19, 2012
By-the-numbers plotting, with a killer whose motivations make you wonder how he’s lasted so long; a police hero who’s bound... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
An alarming reminder of how sexist life was back in the ’40s and how the Mafia took root in Sicily. Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
A generally satisfying puzzler whose hero takes a little too long to connect the dots. Full review >
MAY 29, 2012
If you enjoy multiplayer shooting games and know or want to learn more about weapons systems, this book is for you. Full review >
JULY 10, 2012
A promising kickoff to a planned trilogy. For Winters (Bedbugs, 2011, etc.), the beauty is in the details rather than the... Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
Davidson’s latest seems to be less interested in presenting new action than in laying groundwork for further volumes in her... Full review >
JUNE 14, 2012
Sure to unsettle readers who check their investments 10 times a day. Full review >
JUNE 19, 2012
A light thriller with romantic elements. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
The novel recalls a time when black and white applied to both movies and moral choices. It’s a tale with wide appeal. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Talton (Deadline Man, 2010, etc.) crafts a solid mystery while telling the engrossing, sometimes poignant story of a cop... Full review >
APRIL 1, 2012
A veteran cop herself, Dial (The Broken Blue Line, 2010, etc.) does authenticity to the max, and readers will like that. But... Full review >
MAY 29, 2012
First-timer Heaberlin combines equal parts gruesome (a mummified child’s finger) and poignant (Tommie’s niece’s brain tumor)... Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Dog lovers will cheer this fast-paced tale that shows the worst and the best of man and beast. Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
Not to worry: Megan’s wedding goes off without a hitch; Kelly gets her man, or vice versa; and somewhere along the line the... Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
JUNE 1, 2012
Dodging questions about why he’s working a cold case when there’s so much at stake in the volatile present, Raveneau... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
Munger’s third Dead Detective case (Angel Interrupted, 2010, etc.) is a police procedural with a twist. Kevin’s latest... Full review >
JULY 10, 2012
Quick read, but somewhat disjointed. A novel premise, and the sort of thing that could develop a passionate following. Full review >
MAY 8, 2012
This novel isn't better than average as a thriller, but it provides plenty of food for thought about religious artifacts and... Full review >
AUG. 8, 2012
Quite a change of pace for Sefton, last seen arranging wool for the sleuthing knitters of Fort Connor (Cast On, Kill Off,... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
Liberty’s fifth case (When the Devil Drives, 2011, etc.) nicely balances the exotic history of the East India Company, whose... Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
A complex, heartfelt, rather grueling procedural, middling for the current bumper crop of Scandinavian imports, and first of... Full review >
JUNE 5, 2012
The fourth case for a sleuth who doesn't suffer fools gladly (Prey on Patmos, 2011, etc.) pairs a crisp style with a complex... Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
History buffs amused by the conceit of Marlowe’s many professional hats can have the additional fun of pouncing on minor... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
Although nothing much seems to happen in the second installment of the Felix Breit saga (The Dower House, 2011), the times... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
The killer is surprisingly lightweight for someone of Atkins’ formidable ability to evoke evil. And Lillian isn’t a patch on... Full review >
MAY 29, 2012
Classic Cussler: testosterone-driven action, over-the-horizon technical wizardry, beautiful and talented women and exotic... Full review >
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