11 Books That Kept Us Up at Night

by Rachel Howzell Hall

The third and best of a finely wrought series (Skies of Ash, 2015, etc.) that gives voice to a rare figure in crime fiction:... Full review >

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by Eli Sanders

An exceptional story of compelling interest in a time of school shootings, ethnic and class strife, and other unbound... Full review >

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by Laura Tillman

A Helter Skelter for our time, though without a hint of sensationalism—unsettling in the extreme but written with confidence... Full review >

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by C.E. Morgan

Vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion. How will this dazzling... Full review >

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by Marie NDiaye ; translated by Jordan Stump

Come for the promise of a big reveal; stay for the beauty of small moments. Full review >

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by Adam Haslett

As vivid and moving as the novel is, it’s not because Haslett strives to surprise but because he’s so mindful and expressive... Full review >

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by Lydia Millet

A top-notch tale of domestic paranoia that owes a debt to spooky psychological page-turners like Rosemary’s Baby yet is... Full review >

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by J. Bradford Hipps

The arrival of a top-notch talent. Full review >

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by Neel Mukherjee

Consistently confounding expectations, Mukherjee’s story of the gathering descent of a solitary soul is both poignant and... Full review >

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by David Means

Means' first novel is a compelling portrait of an imagined counterhistory that feels entirely real. Full review >

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by Emma Straub

Straub’s characters are a quirky and interesting bunch, well aware of their own good fortune, and it’s a pleasure spending... Full review >

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