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Top 25 July Fiction


Cover art for SORRY PLEASE THANK YOU
FICTION
Released: July 24, 2012

"A collection of playful stories that often have a dark undercurrent. Far out, man."
Science fiction goes postmodern in this story collection from Yu (How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, 2010, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for BROKEN HARBOR
FICTION
Released: July 24, 2012

"The novel rewards the reader's patience: There are complications, deliberations and a riveting resolution."
A mystery that is perfectly in tune with the times, as the ravages of the recession and the reach of the Internet complicate a murder that defies easy explanation within a seemingly loving household. Read full book review >
Cover art for KILL DECISION
FICTION
Released: July 19, 2012

"A confident thriller that leaves us wondering not whether its fictional premise will one day become reality, but when."
In this Crichton-esque thriller, a female scientist specializing in ant intelligence is drawn into a nightmarish plot involving swarming drones launching terrorist strikes on U.S. soil--on their own, not as programmed by humans. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE TRUST
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012

"A fast and furious novel from Vonnegut (The Gods of Greenwich, 2011, etc.) and a guaranteed good time."
Mommas, don't let your sons grow up to be Manhattan brokers or board members of charitable foundations. They'd never survive the combination of criminal plots and personal threats. Read full book review >
Cover art for HELL OR HIGH WATER
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012

"Castro's first mystery is fierce and intense, with both harrowing depictions of New Orleans after Katrina and psychological mayhem for its troubled heroine, who crawls under your skin and lingers there long after you've finished reading. A sequel is in the works."
Salvaging lives in post-Katrina New Orleans is no picnic. Read full book review >
Cover art for EVEL KNIEVEL DAYS
FICTION
Released: July 17, 2012

"Brilliantly imagined. Artfully written. Superbly entertaining."
Khosi Saqr is an all-American boy, growing up in Butte, and a descendant of William Andrews Clark, the copper-mining king who put the Montana city on the world map. Read full book review >