New and Notable Fiction: January 2012

by Brad Taylor

Well written, edgy and a damn good yarn. Full review >

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by Ayad Akhtar

Engaging and accessible, thoughtful without being daunting: This may be the novel that brings Muslim-American fiction into... Full review >

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by Sara Paretsky

Plotted with all Paretsky’s customary generosity, this standout entry harnesses her heroine’s righteous anger to some richly... Full review >

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by Eileen Pollack

A rich and satisfying novel that explores in a significant way contemporary issues of family, religion and politics. Full review >

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by Stephen Blackmoore

A head-shakingly perfect blend of zombie schlock, deadpan wit, startling profanity, desperate improvisation and inventive... Full review >

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by Mark Hodder

Enthralling, dizzying and as impressive as they come. Full review >

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by Mandy Keifetz

A tour de force. Full review >

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by Carola Dunn

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by Shalom Auslander

Brutal, irreverent and very funny. An honest-to-goodness heir to Portnoy’s Complaint. Full review >

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by Elly Griffiths

Griffiths’s third (The Janus Stone, 2010, etc.) offers not only an excellent mystery but a continuing exploration of the... Full review >

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by Mark Allen Smith

A breezy, involving thriller that handily overcomes any resistance to its grisly premise and leaves you hoping for the... Full review >

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by Michel Houellebecq translated by Gavin Bowd

Very smart, very moving and occasionally very funny. Full review >

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by Naomi Benaron

The politics will be familiar to those who have followed Africa’s crises (or seen Hotel Rwanda), but where Benaron shines is... Full review >

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by Charlie Newton

Following up Calumet City (2008), Newton delivers an even more thrilling, densely packed novel that makes most Chicago crime... Full review >

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by Francesca Kay

Poignancy, lyricism and elegant spiritual debate characterize this impressive if slender novel. Full review >

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