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MARCH 1, 2011
The latest in Aird’s long string of slyly humorous mysteries featuring Sloan and Crosby (Losing Ground, 2010, etc.) is a... Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
Having delivered thousands of pages before these, the author finds need to backtrack a little at the very beginning of this... Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
The ideal mix of the personal, the political, the puzzling and the Parisian make Aimée’s latest a perfect pleasure. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
A complex, richly detailed story, which reaches an unexpected conclusion that, among other things, is likely to make the... Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
Taut, atmospheric and immersive—an instant classic. Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
Hart’s latest cozy puzzler casts a net that will ensnare a wide audience. Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
A delight from start to finish, and a note-perfect evocation of the gray 1950s. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
An acutely humorous, very original story that will delight lovers of literature and fantasy alike. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
Bar none, Joe Rizzo is the most authentic cop in contemporary crime fiction. Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
When times are tough in the salvage business, Roxy Abruzzo (Our Lady of Immaculate Deception, 2010, etc.) isn’t above taking... Full review >
MARCH 29, 2011
Though shivering in the winter of his discontent, Wallander will grip the reader hard. Flawed and occasionally exasperating,... Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
May's flair for narrative, characterization and evocative descriptions of various locales and historic tidbits makes his... Full review >
MARCH 8, 2011
A pleasure to read—and a pleasure to see Hadley Richardson presented in a sympathetic light. Full review >
MARCH 7, 2011
Will readers miss Rankin’s long-running protagonist, John Rebus (Exit Music, 2008, etc.)? Don’t see why they should. Bonus:... Full review >
MARCH 17, 2011
Nazi collaboration, government cover-ups, kinky sex, a baby daughter waiting impatiently to be born and a vigilante-minded... Full review >
MARCH 15, 2011
A thick web of family tensions and psychological dysfunction with a whodunit chaser, Tolkien's third novel (The Inheritance,... Full review >
MARCH 15, 2011
An unusual and unusually involving first novel with strong characters and nifty supernatural effects. Full review >
MARCH 3, 2011
Revelatory and inspiring. Full review >
MARCH 8, 2011
FEB. 28, 2011
A striking, eloquent account of growing up poor and of the making of a writer. Full review >
MARCH 8, 2011
A gripping, tragic and unforgettable chronicle of lost innocence and abuse. Full review >
MARCH 1, 2011
Gleick loves the layered detail, which might cause some to sigh, “TMI.” But for completist cybergeeks and infojunkies, the... Full review >
MARCH 10, 2011
A feast for cineastes. Full review >
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