FLORIDA MAN’S WILD RIDE from rags to riches and back again, bedeviled by gators, pythons, feral hogs, and cocaine dealers to boot. Fun, quirky novel. SOLID B

FLORIDA MAN
Wolfpack Publishing
2019

A FRACTURED FAMILY GATHERS for the death of its cruel, shady patriarch. Beautiful, vibrant prose, rich characterizations. A MINUS

ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS
Mariner Books
2019

THOUGHTFUL PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER finds an FBI profiler trying to clear her long-lost brother’s name. SOLID B

SAY YOU LOVE ME (EVA RAE THOMAS MYSTERY BOOK 4)
BUOY MEDIA
2019

EERIE, LYRICAL SCOTTISH novel updates the ancient tale of the selkie in some surprising ways. Lovely prose. B PLUS

SEALSKIN
Europa Editions
2019

COMPLEX, FUNNY FANTASY takes the “secret agents fighting monsters” trope in interesting directions. Lots of action and some great jokes! B PLUS

ENTER THE JANITOR (THE CLEANERS BOOK 1)
Story Strong Press
2019

FIERCE YOUNG WOMEN, a corrupt boarding school, and a teacher disaffected enough to be a catalyst for revolution. Thriller meets comedy of manners in this sharp, timely novel. B PLUS

THE SWALLOWS
Ballantine Books
2019

CRISP, FRESH, DISTINCTIVELY beautiful novel by Jacqueline Woodson breathes new life into the family saga. A MINUS

RED AT THE BONE
Riverhead Books
2019

AN INTERPLANETARY REBELLION shakes Earth’s far-future colonies. Vivid space intrigue with lots of action, strong characterization! B PLUS

THE LAST ERDANE
Louise E. Pascual
2019

ELEGANT, ENIGMATIC NOVEL, almost a prose poem, uses the idea of white as a focus for the story of a writer haunted by her family stories. Beautifully melancholy. B PLUS

THE WHITE BOOK
Hogarth
2019

A MURDER IN 1966 BALTIMORE is at the center of a kaleidoscope of voices telling a number of stories about gender, class, race, religion, and self-invention. Beautifully shaped thriller. B PLUS

LADY IN THE LAKE
William Morrow
2019