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OCT. 5, 2010
There’s little suspense in a novel that’s most notable for its heavy-handed treatment of race. Full review >
JULY 13, 2010
Though French (The Likeness, 2009, etc.) plies readers with dark and stormy clichés, the charming narrative will leave... Full review >
AUG. 17, 2010
Hallinan’s unlikely hero shines in this sometimes funny, always engrossing and undeniably authentic story that explores a... Full review >
JAN. 5, 2010
Readers may tire of lock lore a bit earlier than Hamilton (Night Work, 2007, etc.), but sharp prose and a strong cast should... Full review >
AUG. 17, 2010
Ex-journalist Lippman (Life Sentence, 2009, etc.) never forgets as she moves from past to present and from perspective to... Full review >
OCT. 12, 2010
Mulligan 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 >
APRIL 1, 2010
C.J. Box goes East. Like Box, Doiron will have his hands full trying to top his accomplished debut. Full review >
MARCH 9, 2010
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 >
JUNE 1, 2010
An unsatisfying split-personality novel redeemed by some terrific dialogue. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2010
More scattershot and less inevitable-seeming than Goddard’s best work, but also sharper-edged than usual. Eldritch’s... Full review >
APRIL 6, 2010
In Liebermann’s fourth case (Fatal Lies, 2009, etc.), Tallis again paints an elaborate portrait of Vienna. The precision and... Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2010
Less shocking than it should be, but will make plenty of fans uncomfortable on fall Saturdays. Full review >
MAY 11, 2010
A well-reported, well-written chronicle of a botched criminal investigation and its disturbing aftermath. Full review >
APRIL 27, 2010
An expertly written study in true crime, vividly recapturing the mood of 1968. Full review >
OCT. 7, 2010
An uneven but well-documented mix of forensic science, narrative nonfiction and criminal psychology. Full review >
AUG. 30, 2010
Multilayered, provocative and highly accessible, this will appeal to Chan fans, scholars and general readers. Full review >
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