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New & Notable Fiction: February 2012


Cover art for I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
FICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2012

"Screwball romance with a likable and vulnerable heroine."
Plucky bride-to-be makes an unexpected connection after she appropriates a stranger's cellphone. Read full book review >
Cover art for LEFT FOR DEAD
FICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012

"Loyal fans and newcomers alike will be glad to join feisty Ali (Fatal Error, 2011, etc.) in her latest adventure."
An ex-detective is never too busy to help out a friend. Read full book review >
Cover art for LONE WOLF
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."
Wolf expert languishes in a coma while his family debates his fate, in Picoult's latest. Read full book review >
Cover art for PURE
FICTION
Released: Feb. 8, 2012

"It's a bonus that the hero of the piece is a young girl, which ought to serve as inspiration for more than a few readers. Whether Baggott's imagined world is one that you'd want to live in is another matter entirely, of course. Damned Detonations!"
Us 99 percenters will live outside the gates come the future, and it won't be pretty--especially once the nukes start popping. Read full book review >
Cover art for QUEEN WITHOUT A CROWN
FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2012

"Fans of Buckley's long string of clever historical suspensers featuring the resourceful Ursula (The Siren Queen, 2004, etc.) won't be disappointed."
A Lady of the Bedchamber for Queen Elizabeth I wishes to give up her role as a spy, but circumstances force her back into action. Read full book review >
Cover art for RAGNAROK
FICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 2012

"Though the cadences are like those of a fairy tale, a narrative seen through the eyes of a child, the chilling conclusion is not."
A multilayered retelling of the end of the world from Norse mythology, framed by the award-winning British novelist's analysis of how myth relates to her own work. Read full book review >