MILITARY/SPY THRILLER entertains, despite its supremely implausible plot and a dash too much of Jung. SOLID B

THE GOOD SON
Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
2010

AMERICAN “COMPANY TOWNS” of the 19th and 20th centuries explored in this engaging popular history. B PLUS

THE COMPANY TOWN: THE INDUSTRIAL EDENS AND SATANIC MILLS THAT SHAPED THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
Basic Books
2010

CHILLING PORTRAIT of a deeply disturbed woman trying to fit into her suburban neighborhood. Eerie first novel. B PLUS

A KIND OF INTIMACY
Europa Editions
2010

INSIDE THE WORLD’S SPACE PROGRAMS with Mary Roach, whose detailed research and irreverent humor rule as ever. A MINUS

PACKING FOR MARS: THE CURIOUS SCIENCE OF LIFE IN THE VOID
W. W. Norton & Company
2010

SMART, TENSE thriller features a psychologist sleuth and a vividly described Boulder, Colorado setting. SOLID B

THE LAST LIE
Dutton Adult
2010

A SUBURBAN AMERICAN family’s life before and after a sudden, heart-wrenching tragedy. Painful and poignant. B PLUS

EVERY LAST ONE
Random House
2010

JAMAICA’S 19TH CENTURY told by an unforgettable narrator’s stories of slavery, emancipation, freedom, old age. A MINUS

THE LONG SONG
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010

NICELY HANDLED tale of a Hollywood assistant’s career and family crises; lots of wit, detail, strong characters. B PLUS

GOOD-BYE TO ALL THAT
Touchstone Books
2010

INTERSTELLAR COLONIZATION and the perils of isolation explored in the sixth of an old-school spacefaring series. B PLUS

COYOTE DESTINY (COYOTE SERIES #6)
Penguin Group (USA)
2010

A KASHMIRI JOURNALIST’S eloquent, candid account of life in his embattled native land. Revelatory. B PLUS

CURFEWED NIGHT: ONE KASHMIRI JOURNALIST’S FRONTLINE ACCOUNT OF LIFE, LOVE, AND WAR IN HIS HOMELAND
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010