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FICTION

OFFICE GIRL

by Joe Meno

A sweetheart of a novel, complete with a hazy ending. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE BURN PALACE

by Stephen Dobyns

Nicely done—and you may never look at doctors the same way again. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE GREAT CHARLES DICKENS SCANDAL

by Michael Slater

A sexy story resting on a bed of comprehensive scholarship and pursued with Sherlock-ian imagination. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE RIGHT HAND

by Derek Haas

It’s not the game, but how well you play it, and Haas plays it very well indeed in what clearly seems a series launch. Full review >

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FICTION

THE LAST GIRLFRIEND ON EARTH

by Simon Rich

Now we know what happens to all those SNL sketches that Lorne Michaels shoots down. Full review >

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FICTION

UNNATURAL ACTS

by Kevin J. Anderson

As exhaustingly inventive and jokey as Dan’s debut. Think of the entire first season of True Blood on fast forward. Full review >

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HISTORY

38 NOOSES

by Scott W. Berg

A captivating tale of an oft-overlooked, morally ambiguous moment in American history. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE CHILD'S CHILD

by Barbara Vine

The overwhelming sadness of the events in both stories is leavened by the matter-of-fact firmness with which Vine measures... Full review >

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FICTION

THE DROWNING HOUSE

by Elizabeth Black

Black’s tempered pace and moody vulnerability creates a rich debut: both sensitive and sensational. Full review >

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