• FICTION

    ORIGIN

    OCT. 3, 2017

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

ORIGIN

by Dan Brown

The plot is absurd, of course, but the book is a definitive pleasure. Prepare to be absorbed—and in more ways than one. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD

    SEPT. 12, 2017

FICTION

BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD

by Attica Locke

Locke, having stockpiled an acclaimed array of crime novels (Pleasantville, 2015, etc.), deserves a career breakthrough for... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    DEEP FREEZE

    OCT. 17, 2017

FICTION

DEEP FREEZE

by John Sandford

As so often in Sandford’s small-town adventures (Escape Clause, 2016, etc.), the greatest pleasures here are incidental:... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    SLEEPING BEAUTIES

    SEPT. 26, 2017

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

SLEEPING BEAUTIES

by Stephen King & Owen King

A blood-splattered pleasure. It’s hard to say what the deeper message of the book is save that life goes on despite the... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

    SEPT. 12, 2017

FICTION

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

by Celeste Ng

With her second novel, Ng further proves she’s a sensitive, insightful writer with a striking ability to illuminate life in... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    STRANGE WEATHER

    OCT. 24, 2017

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

STRANGE WEATHER

by Joe Hill

Worth waiting in line for, if you’re a Hill fan. If you’re not, this is the book to turn you into one. Full review >

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  • TEEN

    ONE DARK THRONE

    SEPT. 19, 2017

  • FICTION

    THE GIRL WHO TAKES AN EYE FOR AN EYE

    SEPT. 12, 2017

FICTION

THE GIRL WHO TAKES AN EYE FOR AN EYE

by David Lagercrantz

Tattoo artists will be interested in the as-if-born-in-fire origins of Lisbeth’s body art, while fans of Larsson, while... Full review >

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  • TEEN

    THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS

    SEPT. 26, 2017

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS

by Leigh Bardugo ; illustrated by Sara Kipin

Any lover of retellings or original fairy tales will enjoy these offerings, whether they’re new to Bardugo’s worlds or are... Full review >

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