VIVID, EXCITING FANTASY set in a world where those with supernatural powers rule as a cruel king’s guard. B PLUS

THE EMISSARY
Month9Books
2014

AMATEUR DETECTIVES SOLVING murders and identifying victims? Engaging journalism reads like a mystery novel. SOLID B

THE SKELETON CREW: HOW AMATEUR SLEUTHS ARE SOLVING AMERICA’S COLDEST CASES
Simon & Schuster
2014

AN ELOQUENT, TROUBLING NOVEL traces a complex family drama against the vivid backdrop of modern Nepal. A MINUS

THE CITY SON
Soho Press
2014

WILD WEST TWIST on a dystopian future: a young woman, sold into debt slavery, becomes Mars miners’ showgirl. SOLID B

THE GIRL THEY SOLD TO THE MOON
Intrigue Publishing
2014

THE SCIENCE OF ALCOHOL, ENTERTAININGLY explained in an informative, delightful book. Lots of facts and fun. B PLUS

PROOF : THE SCIENCE OF BOOZE
Houghton Mifflin
2014

THE PERSONAL AND THE POLITICAL intertwine in this elegantly crafted novel set against a Cold War backdrop. SOLID B

THE UNWITTING: A NOVEL
Random House Publishing Group
2014

SWEET, OPEN-HEARTED MEMOIR about a family shaped by a father’s serious illness, and the love that united them. B PLUS

COMMA: A MEMOIR OF BELIEVING IN THE PROMISE OF EVERY MOMENT
self-published
2014

INTRIGUING NEAR-FUTURE THRILLER brings together smart drugs, cartels, psychotic spies, and scolding angels. B PLUS

QUESADILLAS
FSG Originals
2014

BRILLIANT, CAUSTIC SATIRE with a hint of magic skewers Mexico’s political corruption and widespread poverty. A MINUS

QUESADILLAS
FSG Originals
2014

GOVERNMENTS REPOSSESS EDUCATIONS in a near-future soft apocalypse; teacher turns reluctant revolutionary. SOLID B

CHIMPANZEE
self-published
2014