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    WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE

    OCT. 20, 2015

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE

by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor

A delightfully bonkers media crossover that will make an incredible audiobook. Full review >

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    PLAYING WITH FIRE

    OCT. 27, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

PLAYING WITH FIRE

by Tess Gerritsen

Clear your schedule for this one—you won’t want to put it down until you’re finished. Full review >

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    THE SCRIBE

    SEPT. 14, 2015

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

THE SCRIBE

by Matthew Guinn

Imagine a sequel to Birth of a Nation as conceived, written, and directed by David Lynch. Too much of a stretch? Wait till... Full review >

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    SLADE HOUSE

    OCT. 27, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SLADE HOUSE

by David Mitchell

Though there’s something of an inside joke happening on every page, Mitchell serves up a story that wouldn’t be out of place... Full review >

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    THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

    AUG. 25, 2015

FICTION

THE NATURE OF THE BEAST

by Louise Penny

Penny is an expert at pulling away the surface of her characters to expose their deeper—and often ugly—layers, always doing... Full review >

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    BLACKBIRDS

    SEPT. 15, 2015

FICTION

BLACKBIRDS

by Chuck Wendig

A lean, mean fantasy novel that’s likely to leave readers dented and bruised. Full review >

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    NOT ON FIRE, BUT BURNING

    SEPT. 22, 2015

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

NOT ON FIRE, BUT BURNING

by Greg Hrbek

If you want a hint of where Hrbek is going, thematically, with this story, look to the title of a short story collection... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE KILLING LESSONS

    SEPT. 22, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE KILLING LESSONS

by Saul Black

Aficionados may fault Black for allowing the police at least one major oversight, but most readers will likely be too... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    PRETTY GIRLS

    SEPT. 29, 2015

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

PRETTY GIRLS

by Karin Slaughter

Slaughter (Cop Town, 2014, etc.) is so uncompromising in following her blood trails to the darkest places imaginable that... Full review >

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