AN UNUSUAL CRIME—the theft of irreplaceable bird specimens from an English museum—fascinates a journalist exploring “the feather underground.” B PLUS

THE FEATHER THIEF (HARDCOVER)
Viking
2018

THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION, explored by a researcher who shares her own experiences of drug use and addiction. Candid, illuminating. B PLUS

NEVER ENOUGH (HARDCOVER)
Doubleday
2019

A DISGRACED YORKSHIRE DETECTIVE struggles to untangle a complex, horrifying web of murders. High energy, lots of action! B PLUS

DIVIDED HOUSE (DARK YORKSHIRE BOOK 1)
Hamilton Press
2018

A WANDERING LIFE BECOMES a life of several beloved homes. Bittersweet, touching memoir by an Israeli-Canadian writer of Yemeni Jewish heritage. B PLUS

THE ART OF LEAVING : A MEMOIR
Random House
2019

GLORIOUSLY ENGROSSING STORY of espionage in World War II London. Unflinching, clever, the antidote to so much cheap wartime romance. SOLID A

TRANSCRIPTION (HARDCOVER)
Little
2018

SHARP LONDON THRILLER with a tough detective heroine and a filmland setting. Admirably twisty plot! B PLUS

THE FORGOTTEN MOTHER: A SPINE CHILLING CRIME THRILLER WITH A HEART STOPPING TWIST (DETECTIVE ARLA BAKER SERIES BOOK 3)
M.L Rose
2019

THE LURES OF SCIENTOLOGY, and the work to end a connection forged in part by a tragedy in the writer’s complicated family. Beautiful memoir, intense and compassionate. B PLUS

FLUNK. START. (HARDCOVER)
Counterpoint LLC
2018

STUNNING, MORDANTLY WITTY tale of family secrets and women’s anger, with a richly realized Nigerian setting. A MINUS

MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER (HARDCOVER)
Doubleday
2018

A VIRTUAL REALITY ENFORCER faces unprecedented threats in both the virtual and real worlds. Wonderful plot, lots of action. B PLUS

MIND PARK
Robert Lundeen
2018

A BLACK COP SPEAKS out about the racism and bias deep in the fabric of police culture. Compellingly argued, with added impact from interviews. A MINUS

THE BLACK AND THE BLUE (HARDCOVER)
Hachette Books
2018