New and Notable Fiction: December 2011

by Tami Hoag

A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, unexplainable evil. Full review >

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by Alexander McCall Smith

The woolliest of Isabel’s eight adventures (The Charming Quirks of Others, 2010, etc.) at times seems little more than a... Full review >

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by Stephen J. Cannell

Well plotted and smartly paced. Scully goes out a winner. Full review >

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by Jo Nesbø translated by Don Bartlett

Good for a nightmare or three—a taut, fast-paced thriller with wrenching twists and turns. Full review >

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by Richard S. Wheeler

Passionate, intelligently written, thoroughly entertaining historical fiction. Full review >

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by David J. Walker

Another fine outing for Kirsten and Dugan, who set the standard for plotting, pace and hard-boiled humor. Full review >

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by Bill James

A noir farce that’s just as wickedly funny as most of the 27 other Harpur and Iles escapades—compelling evidence that James... Full review >

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by Patricia Cornwell

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by Sara Levine

This novel might have something to say about gender roles, the relationship between literature and life or other standard... Full review >

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by Anne Holt translated by Marlaine Delargy

Holt (What Is Mine, 2006, etc.) makes curmudgeonly Hanna the perfectly astringent guide to this nightmare whodunit out of... Full review >

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by Anita Desai

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by Tomás Eloy Martínez & translated by Frank Wynne

Justice of sorts is done in this absorbing finale of a distinguished career. Full review >

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