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SEPT. 25, 2012
A devious intimation of homegrown terrors likely to keep readers awake long after closing time has come and gone. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2007
Worth taking a bite. Full review >
OCT. 18, 2011
The latest from a generation of literary novelists who are erasing the distinction between art and pulp. Full review >
SEPT. 6, 2011
Clever and often impressive work that succeeds, mostly, in being more than a mere exercise in nostalgia. Full review >
OCT. 16, 2012
An ingenious murder method, more hours in the mortuary and forensics lab than usual, an uncharacteristically muffled killer,... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2011
Perhaps not a book to read by the seashore, if you’re literal-minded. A spooky pleasure, expertly told. Full review >
AUG. 7, 2012
A flawlessly assembled thriller. Full review >
NOV. 1, 2011
An outlandish but superfluous zombie yarn that is gruesome, imaginative and grateful to its inspirations. Full review >
OCT. 9, 2012
More icky than scary. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
An overlong but potent story, balancing supernatural gloom and marital conflict. Full review >
MAY 1, 2012
Shepherd offers an intricate plot and a thousand details of the least-admirable side of Victorian life. A must-read. Full review >
JUNE 1, 2012
Munger’s third Dead Detective case (Angel Interrupted, 2010, etc.) is a police procedural with a twist. Kevin’s latest... Full review >
OCT. 2, 2012
Veteran Hart (Death Comes Silently, 2012, etc.) launches a new series with a combination of red herrings, romance and what... Full review >
MAY 22, 2012
A slim novel with a taut narrative line and a sense of impending disaster. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2012
Levine’s latest finds her at her witty and wacky best. Full review >
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