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New and Notable Titles for March

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

PAST TENSE

by Catherine Aird

The latest in Aird’s long string of slyly humorous mysteries featuring Sloan and Crosby (Losing Ground, 2010, etc.) is a... Full review >

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FICTION

THE LAND OF PAINTED CAVES

by Jean M. Auel

Having delivered thousands of pages before these, the author finds need to backtrack a little at the very beginning of this... Full review >

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FICTION

MURDER IN PASSY

by Cara Black

The ideal mix of the personal, the political, the puzzling and the Parisian make Aimée’s latest a perfect pleasure. Full review >

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FICTION

SONG OF SLAVES IN THE DESERT

by Alan Cheuse

A complex, richly detailed story, which reaches an unexpected conclusion that, among other things, is likely to make the... Full review >

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FICTION

DEAD BY MIDNIGHT

by Carolyn Hart

Hart’s latest cozy puzzler casts a net that will ensnare a wide audience. Full review >

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FICTION

THE MIGHTY WALZER

by Howard Jacobson

A delight from start to finish, and a note-perfect evocation of the gray 1950s. Full review >

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FICTION

PYM

by Mat Johnson

An acutely humorous, very original story that will delight lovers of literature and fantasy alike. Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

RIZZO'S FIRE

by Lou Manfredo

Bar none, Joe Rizzo is the most authentic cop in contemporary crime fiction. Full review >

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FICTION

STICKY FINGERS

by Nancy Martin

When times are tough in the salvage business, Roxy Abruzzo (Our Lady of Immaculate Deception, 2010, etc.) isn’t above taking... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE TROUBLED MAN

by Henning Mankell & translated by Laurie Thompson

Though shivering in the winter of his discontent, Wallander will grip the reader hard. Flawed and occasionally exasperating,... Full review >

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FICTION

BLOWBACK

by Peter May

May's flair for narrative, characterization and evocative descriptions of various locales and historic tidbits makes his... Full review >

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FICTION

THE PARIS WIFE

by Paula McLain

A pleasure to read—and a pleasure to see Hadley Richardson presented in a sympathetic light. Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

THE COMPLAINTS

by Ian Rankin

Will readers miss Rankin’s long-running protagonist, John Rebus (Exit Music, 2008, etc.)? Don’t see why they should. Bonus:... Full review >

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FICTION

LUCIFER'S TEARS

by James Thompson

Nazi collaboration, government cover-ups, kinky sex, a baby daughter waiting impatiently to be born and a vigilante-minded... Full review >

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