New & Notable Fiction: March 2012 (page 2)

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

EXOGENE

by T.C. McCarthy

"This exciting and thoughtful story marks McCarthy as one of sci-fi's most promising new talents, and bodes well for the series' forthcoming third installment."

The second novel in McCarthy's Subterrene War series (Germline, 2011, etc.) is a standalone tale that encompasses theology and existentialism in its story of a genetically engineered warrior discovering her own path. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

FORGOTTEN COUNTRY

by Catherine Chung

"Chung's limpid prose matches her emotional intelligence."

A young woman struggles to understand her sometimes-competing roles as daughter, sister, scholar and Korean American in Chung's darkly luminous debut. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

MAKE IT STAY

by Joan Frank

"First-class fiction."

A novel that peers into relationships in the small town of Mira Flores in northern California. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

POISON FLOWER

by Thomas Perry

"A tour de force with no room for subtle characterization, complicated moral dilemmas or descriptions of anything that's not instantly material to Jane's job—just an hours-long jolt of pure, adrenaline-fueled plot."

Jane Whitefield's latest attempt to hide someone other people are looking for puts her in even more danger than usual, and that's not easy. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: March 1, 2012

CINNAMON ROLL MURDER

by Joanne Fluke

"Fluke wraps up her 16th recipe-studded entry sweetly but not neatly, leaving just enough loose ends to hint at a tasty sequel."

A bus crash diverts cookie maven Hannah Swenson (Devil's Food Cake Murder, 2011, etc.) at least momentarily from the train wreck of her love life. Read full book review >

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New & Notable Fiction: March 2012 (page 2)