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Kirkus talks to Chris Pavone about The Accident, his latest thriller in which ordinary lives are thrust into spectacular jeopardy.
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Fiction Lists

2011 BEST OF FICTION: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
THE HUM AND THE SHIVER by Alex Bledsoe
Kirkus StarTHE HUM AND THE SHIVER
by Alex Bledsoe
WITH FATE CONSPIRE by Marie Brennan
Kirkus StarWITH FATE CONSPIRE
by Marie Brennan
SPELLBOUND by Blake Charlton
Kirkus StarSPELLBOUND
by Blake Charlton
WHEN THE SAINTS by Dave Duncan
WHEN THE SAINTS
by Dave Duncan
EMBASSYTOWN by China Miéville
EMBASSYTOWN
by China Miéville
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2011 BEST OF FICTION: THE COMPLETE LIST
LAST MAN IN TOWER by Aravind Adiga
Kirkus StarLAST MAN IN TOWER
by Aravind Adiga
UNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHT by Aharon Appelfeld
Kirkus StarUNTIL THE DAWN'S LIGHT
by Aharon Appelfeld
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING by Julian Barnes
Kirkus StarTHE SENSE OF AN ENDING
by Julian Barnes
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS YOU by Elizabeth Berg
Kirkus StarONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS YOU
by Elizabeth Berg
THE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE by Rahul Bhattacharya
Kirkus StarTHE SLY COMPANY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE
by Rahul Bhattacharya
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SUE GRAFTON
'A' IS FOR ALIBI by Sue Grafton
'A' IS FOR ALIBI
by Sue Grafton
'B' IS FOR BURGLAR by Sue Grafton
'B' IS FOR BURGLAR
by Sue Grafton
'C' IS FOR CORPSE by Sue Grafton
'C' IS FOR CORPSE
by Sue Grafton
'D' IS FOR DEADBEAT by Sue Grafton
Kirkus Star'D' IS FOR DEADBEAT
by Sue Grafton
'E' IS FOR EVIDENCE by Sue Grafton
Kirkus Star'E' IS FOR EVIDENCE
by Sue Grafton
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ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
44 SCOTLAND STREET by Alexander McCall Smith
Kirkus Star44 SCOTLAND STREET
by Alexander McCall Smith
AT THE VILLA OF REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES by Alexander McCall Smith
AT THE VILLA OF REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
by Alexander McCall Smith
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS by Alexander McCall Smith
Kirkus StarBLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS
by Alexander McCall Smith
THE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS by Alexander McCall Smith
Kirkus StarTHE CHARMING QUIRKS OF OTHERS
by Alexander McCall Smith
THE DOG WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD by Alexander McCall Smith
THE DOG WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
by Alexander McCall Smith
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NEW AND NOTABLE FICTION: DECEMBER 2011
DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD by Tami Hoag
DOWN THE DARKEST ROAD
by Tami Hoag
THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH by Alexander McCall Smith
THE FORGOTTEN AFFAIRS OF YOUTH
by Alexander McCall Smith
VIGILANTE by Stephen J. Cannell
VIGILANTE
by Stephen J. Cannell
THE LEOPARD by Jo Nesbø
Kirkus StarTHE LEOPARD
by Jo Nesbø
THE RICHEST HILL ON EARTH by Richard S. Wheeler
Kirkus StarTHE RICHEST HILL ON EARTH
by Richard S. Wheeler
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NEW AND NOTABLE NONFICTION: JANUARY 2012
THE LIFE OF SUPER-EARTHS by Dimitar Sasselov
Kirkus StarTHE LIFE OF SUPER-EARTHS
by Dimitar Sasselov
THE PARTNERSHIP by Philip Taubman
Kirkus StarTHE PARTNERSHIP
by Philip Taubman
QUIET by Susan Cain
Kirkus StarQUIET
by Susan Cain
A SAFEWAY IN ARIZONA by Tom Zoellner
A SAFEWAY IN ARIZONA
by Tom Zoellner
REVOLUTION 2.0 by Wael Ghonim
REVOLUTION 2.0
by Wael Ghonim
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