New & Notable Fiction: January, 2013

by Jennifer McMahon

Readers will find themselves unable to turn the pages fast enough in this perfectly penned thriller. Full review >

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by Manu Joseph

Joseph writes with extraordinary wit, cunning and sympathy about both family relationships and ultimate mysteries. Full review >

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by Leah Stewart

With a playwright’s precise, sometimes excoriating dialogue and an insightful novelist’s judicious use of interior... Full review >

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by John Kenney

With wry humor, always on point, Kenney guides us through the maze of work, family, love (elusive) and friendship (a... Full review >

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by George Saunders

Nobody writes quite like Saunders. Full review >

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by Marjorie Celona

Celona writes movingly about basic questions of identity, questions exacerbated by the unhappy circumstances of Shannon’s... Full review >

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by Jayne Ann Krentz

Romantic suspense with a psychic twist—or, a little bit of everything, all wrapped up in wonderful. Full review >

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by Jen Lancaster

Quantum physics was never funnier. A great read. Full review >

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by Ann Leary

Despite getting a little preachy toward the end, Leary has largely achieved a genuinely funny novel about alcoholism. Full review >

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by Cathy Marie Buchanan

Buchanan does a masterful job of interweaving historical figures into her plot, but it is the moving yet unsentimental... Full review >

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by Ayana Mathis

An excellent debut that finds layers of pathos within a troubled clan. Full review >

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by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Few surprises, but nevertheless a wholly absorbing entry in this highly addictive series. Full review >

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by Kerry Greenwood

Among Phryne's pleasantly dashing adventures (Dead Man's Chest, 2010, etc.), this one stands out for its emphasis on sexual... Full review >

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by Phillip DePoy

Nobody is better at misdirection than DePoy. Nobody is better at making Carl Jung entertaining than DePoy. And if you ever... Full review >

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by Brad Taylor

Satisfies from start to finish. Full review >

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by Jennifer Haigh

Haigh’s narratives are beautifully realized stories of heartbreak, of qualified love and of economic as well as personal... Full review >

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by Kieran Shields

Erudite, mysterious and exciting, with a brooding, brilliant Sherlock-ian detective. The denouement is just as surprising as... Full review >

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by Lucretia Grindle

Grindle’s book is a good modern-day mystery, a very good historical narrative and an excellent combination of the two. Full review >

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by Michael Dean

A brilliant exercise in imagination and storytelling. Full review >

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