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Top 25 September Fiction


Cover art for TALKING TO THE DEAD
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"The promising first installment in a new series, this book is so good it has you wondering who should play Fiona on the big screen. How about Keira Knightley?"
Introducing Fiona "Fi" Griffiths, a young Welsh police detective with a difference. She's in recovery from a rare dissociative condition that, at its worse, makes her feel as dead as the prostitutes whose murders she is investigating. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE FORGIVEN
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"A gripping read with moral ambiguity galore."
Violence and debauchery in the Moroccan desert lead to cultural misunderstandings...and to more violence and debauchery. Read full book review >
Cover art for SUTTON
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"A captivating and absorbing read."
A "non-fiction novel" that takes us far beyond Willie Sutton's clever one-liners about banks and deeply into his life. Read full book review >
Cover art for LOVE ANTHONY
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"Readers of Genova's latest excellent offering might very well find the same happening to them."
A story about unconditional love, loss and renewal by bestselling author Genova (Left Neglected, 2011, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for BEGGAR'S FEAST
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"Prepare for a verbal feast that will thoroughly entertain and satisfy, yet leave you hungering for more."
Boyagoda's (Governor of the Northern Province, 2006) historical tale about a man who strives to avenge his past is a savory delight. Read full book review >
Cover art for LAZARUS IS DEAD
FICTION
Released: Sept. 25, 2012

"Beard's take on Lazarus is nothing less than astonishing--and he respects the reader by taking religion and religious questions seriously. "
In this alternative theological novel Jesus does more than weep...and Lazarus does more than die. Read full book review >