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CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTERby Tom Franklin
There’s little suspense in a novel that’s most notable for its heavy-handed treatment of race. Full review >
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FAITHFUL PLACEby Tana French
Though French (The Likeness, 2009, etc.) plies readers with dark and stormy clichés, the charming narrative will leave... Full review >
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THE QUEEN OF PATPONGHallinan’s unlikely hero shines in this sometimes funny, always engrossing and undeniably authentic story that explores a... Full review >
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THE LOCK ARTISTReaders may tire of lock lore a bit earlier than Hamilton (Night Work, 2007, etc.), but sharp prose and a strong cast should... Full review >
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I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHEREEx-journalist Lippman (Life Sentence, 2009, etc.) never forgets as she moves from past to present and from perspective to... Full review >
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ROGUE ISLANDMulligan is the perfect guide to a town in which the only ways to get things done are to be connected to the right people or... Full review >
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THE POACHER’S SONby Paul Doiron
C.J. Box goes East. Like Box, Doiron will have his hands full trying to top his accomplished debut. Full review >
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THE SERIALISTby David Gordon
Not the best-wrought mystery in the world, but a tour de force debut that provides too much fun for readers to carp. Full review >
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GALVESTONAn unsatisfying split-personality novel redeemed by some terrific dialogue. Full review >
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LONG TIME COMINGMore scattershot and less inevitable-seeming than Goddard’s best work, but also sharper-edged than usual. Eldritch’s... Full review >
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VIENNA SECRETSby Frank Tallis
In Liebermann’s fourth case (Fatal Lies, 2009, etc.), Tallis again paints an elaborate portrait of Vienna. The precision and... Full review >
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SCOREBOARD, BABYby Ken Armstrong & Nick Perry
Less shocking than it should be, but will make plenty of fans uncomfortable on fall Saturdays. Full review >
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FINDING CHANDRAby Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz
A well-reported, well-written chronicle of a botched criminal investigation and its disturbing aftermath. Full review >
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HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAILAn expertly written study in true crime, vividly recapturing the mood of 1968. Full review >
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THE KILLER OF LITTLE SHEPHERDSAn uneven but well-documented mix of forensic science, narrative nonfiction and criminal psychology. Full review >
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CHARLIE CHANby Yunte Huang
Multilayered, provocative and highly accessible, this will appeal to Chan fans, scholars and general readers. Full review >
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