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New & Notable Fiction: January, 2013 (page 3)

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FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
Kirkus Star UNNATURAL HABITS
by Kerry Greenwood
"Among Phryne's pleasantly dashing adventures (Dead Man's Chest, 2010, etc.), this one stands out for its emphasis on sexual orientation and institutional coverups."
Australia's answer to Lord Peter Wimsey takes on white slavers and the Catholic Church. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
Kirkus Star DECEMBER'S THORN
by Phillip DePoy
"Nobody is better at misdirection than DePoy. Nobody is better at making Carl Jung entertaining than DePoy. And if you ever need a psychiatrist, Ceri Nelson is probably the most endearing practitioner in all of mystery fiction."
When a wife you don't remember you had shows up on your doorstep, should you introduce her to your fiancee? Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 15, 2013
Kirkus Star ENEMY OF MINE
by Brad Taylor
"Satisfies from start to finish."
This is Taylor's third Pike Logan thriller, and it's a good one. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
Kirkus Star NEWS FROM HEAVEN
by Jennifer Haigh
"Haigh's narratives are beautifully realized stories of heartbreak, of qualified love and of economic as well as personal depression."
Despite its treacly title, this collection of short stories shows depth, understanding and compassion rather than sentimentality. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
Kirkus Star A STUDY IN REVENGE
by Kieran Shields
"Erudite, mysterious and exciting, with a brooding, brilliant Sherlock-ian detective. The denouement is just as surprising as in Grey's first case."
1893. A deputy and a private detective in Portland, Maine, investigate a murder with some very unusual features indeed. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
Kirkus Star VILLA TRISTE
by Lucretia Grindle
"Grindle's book is a good modern-day mystery, a very good historical narrative and an excellent combination of the two."
Grindle (The Lost Daughter, 2012, etc.) combines a contemporary mystery with historical fiction in her captivating narrative about Italian partisans in World War II and a modern-day police inspector determined to uncover certain truths. Read full book review >