New & Notable Fiction: November 2012

by Kinley Roby

Harry’s adventures continue to provide physical dangers, Florida lore and an endless supply of women for him to fall in love... Full review >

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by Stephen Baxter

Gripping, well researched and sharply intelligent. Full review >

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by Jack McDevitt ; Mike Resnick

A top-notch, edge-of-the-seat thriller in which there are no villains, only mysteries. Full review >

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by Magnus Flyte

Even the minor characters are drawn ingeniously in this exuberant, surprising gem. Full review >

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by Alice Munro

The author knows what matters, and the stories pay attention to it. Full review >

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by Barbara Kingsolver

One of Kingsolver’s better efforts at preaching her politics and pulling heartstrings at the same time. Full review >

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by Paul Sussman

A mayhem-rich view of the world through the eyes of mummies and villains, and a lot of fun. Full review >

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by Lydia Millet

The deeply honest, beautiful meditations on love, grief and guilt give way to a curlicued comic-romantic mystery complete... Full review >

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by Eliot Pattison

Casual readers be warned: Pattison's seventh Inspector Shan thriller is another hypnotic immersion in a fascinating culture. Full review >

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by Jay Neugeboren

Although summarizing the arc of the narrative makes it sound like the most sensational of soap operas, it’s anything... Full review >

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by Clive Cussler ; Dirk Cussler

Ranging from Panama and Mexico to Idaho and Washington, D.C., this book is constantly on the move—one reason it avoids dull... Full review >

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by Derek Haas

It’s not the game, but how well you play it, and Haas plays it very well indeed in what clearly seems a series launch. Full review >

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by Ian McEwan

Britain’s foremost living novelist has written a book—often as drily funny as it is thoughtful—that somehow both subverts... Full review >

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by Colm Tóibín

A work suffused with mystery and wonder. Full review >

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by Newt Gingrich ; William R. Forstchen

Augmented with character sketches of lesser-known patriots, the book brings Washington to life as a resolute and bold... Full review >

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by Robert Littell

A Cold-War spy novel for the top shelf. Full review >

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