GRITTY, SPOOKY, FANTASTICALLY well plotted New York police thriller from comics great Warren Ellis.

BLEAK, GORGEOUS, TENSE novel by a leading Syrian author in exile: snapshot of life in an oppressive regime.

CHARMING LITTLE BOOK boils down psychology, self-help, and common sense into a cheerful guide to sanity.

CURMUDGEONLY PUZZLE LADY Cora Felton sleuths again in this engaging cozy (with an Old Hollywood theme).

LOVE LETTER TO New York’s temple of herring, Russ & Daughters, is also a history of Jewish life in the city.

THE ZOMBIE TALE REVITALIZED in this horror picaresque.  Strong writing, unforgettable characters.  Chilling!

WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING HISTORY, anthropology, and sociology of tools for cooking and eating. Smart fun!

FAST-PACED MYSTERY YARN has a fine flavor of the 1890s San Francisco underworld and an appealing sleuth duo.

THE MAGIC OF CENTRAL PARK takes center stage in this New York fable, a quirky picture book for grown-ups.

AN INDIAN JOURNALIST researches the lives of the men who tried and failed to kill him. Complex, engrossing!