New and Notable Fiction for September

by James Lee Burke

The dialogue scenes, along with the action sequences, the South Texas landscape and the indelibly conflicted characters make... Full review >

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by L. Jagi Lamplighter

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by Jackie Collins

Unapologetic thrills with oodles of flash. Full review >

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by J.D. Robb

Roarke and his attendant computer wizards make so many vague, conveniently timed discoveries that the detection is never... Full review >

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by Erin Morgenstern

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by Ruth Rendell

Though this sequel doesn’t pack the punch of the earlier novel, which never seemed in need of a sequel, it’s an undoubted... Full review >

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by John Connolly

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by Neal Stephenson

Who’ll prevail? We don’t know till the very end, thanks to Stephenson’s knife-sharp skills as a storyteller. An intriguing... Full review >

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by Justin Torres

Upon finishing, readers might be tempted to start again, not wanting to let it go. Full review >

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by Helen Dunmore

Fictional drama blends seamlessly, if painfully, with factual history in this historical fiction of the highest order. Full review >

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by Lee Child

The best thing we discover here is the explanation for why Reacher left the Army. By the end of this adventure, he certainly... Full review >

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by Erin Brokovich with C.J. Lyons

A flat thriller that succeeds in draining the drama from its endangered nuclear plant plot. Full review >

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