SUSPENSE AND THRILLER elements dominate a lightly sketched SF background in taut page-turner from Gene Wolfe.

OPENHEARTED, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN history of cancer looks at research, clinical advances, patients’ stories.

DOWAGER QUEEN of memoir Diana Athill shares the story of her complex friendship with a gifted but troubled man.

COMPLEX WEBS of crime and a vividly depicted Quebec setting make this multivocal mystery a winner.

CULTURE CLASH, personality clashes, and the shock of the new in Nigeria are depicted in this fascinating novel.

BREEZY ESSAYS on evolutionary biology and psychology: some intriguing insights, some flimsy generalizations.

THRILL-A-MINUTE SUSPENSE in delightfully chilling conspiracy page-turner; really works, despite its odd premise.

INSIDE THE COLORFUL world of Adult Fans of LEGO with a writer who rediscovers his own love for the iconic toy.