THE SCIENCE OF RESUSCITATION, and the challenges it presents for doctors, patients, and society. Fascinating! A MINUS

SHOCKED: ADVENTURES IN BRINGING BACK THE RECENTLY DEAD
Current Hardcover
2014

INTENSE, ENGROSSING BIOGRAPHY of double agent Kim Philby focuses on the friends who enabled his deception. A MINUS

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS
Crown
2014

TURBOCHARGED GONZO SATIRE with some great lines studded into a bawdy, chaotic shaggy-dog monster story. SOLID B

HELLO DEVILFISH!
Three Rooms Press
2014

LIZZIE BORDEN REIMAGINED as a monster hunter, her sister Emma as scientist. Gripping horror, full of action. A MINUS

MAPLECROFT
Roc
2014

SUBTLE, WRENCHING, IMPECCABLY spare novel follows a doctor in crisis: as surgeon, as woman, as ethical being. A MINUS

DIRTY WORK
Little
2014

SUDDEN DEATH AND FAMILY secrets lie at the heart of this small-town Iowa thriller. Evocative, spooky as hell. B PLUS

MORTOM
CreateSpace Publishing
2014

THE ACTION-PACKED, OFTEN BRUTAL life of Benny Binion, Las Vegas casino pioneer, explored in fascinating depth. B PLUS

BLOOD ACES : THE WILD RIDE OF BENNY BINION, THE TEXAS GANGSTER WHO CREATED VEGAS POKER
Viking Books
2014

GOURMET BRAIN CANDY? This expertly crafted Hollywood novel in the grand tradition is voyeuristic, gossipy fun. B PLUS

THE ACTRESS
Simon & Schuster
2014

WACKY TRAVEL MEMOIR follows the adventures of a larger-than-life family. David Sedaris fans take note! B PLUS

AbbottPress
2014

LONDON IS THE REAL STAR in this historical novel of postwar England; vivid vignettes of the 50s, 60s, 70s. SOLID B

THREE BROTHERS
Nan A. Talese
2014