SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY AND THE PUBLIC interest: an impassioned, informed look from a distinguished historian. B PLUS

GALILEO’S MIDDLE FINGER
Penguin Press
2015

GRAND STEAMPUNK SHOOT-‘EM-UP, set in an alt-1870 where African and European empires vie for power. Smart fun! B PLUS

FROM HERE TO TIMBUKTU
MVmedia, LLC
2015

VIBRANT, INTENSE THRILLER mixes politics and murder in a tightly knit black Houston neighborhood, ca. 1996. A MINUS

PLEASANTVILLE
HarperCollins Publishers
2015

A YOUNG SCREENWRITER’S LIFE, with all the LA ups and downs of day jobs, almost-deals, and missed chances. SOLID B

LUIGI’S CHINESE DELICATESSEN
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
2015

A SERIES OF DEATHS REVEALS a web of international sex trafficking to Swedish detective Irene Huss. Absorbing! B PLUS

BEIGE MAN
Soho Crime
2015

A SPARE, ODDLY SWEET noir parable about Brooklynites brought together and torn apart by a mysterious crisis. B PLUS

ACT OF GOD
Pantheon Books
2015

AN INTERSTELLAR REALITY SHOW is a disgraced space cop’s last chance for redemption. Clever SF thriller! B PLUS

DEEP YELLOW
None
2015

HENRY VIII’S RISE and reign, as seen by a Plantagenet courtier with divided loyalties. Compelling fiction! B PLUS

THE KING’S CURSE
Touchstone
2015

ALTERNATIVES TO CONSUMER CULTURE, from minimalism to experiential living, examined in a thoughtful overview. SOLID B

STUFFOCATION
Spiegel & Grau
2015

A WRENCHING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER follows a woman’s quest for answers about her younger brother’s death. SOLID B

GUILT
None
2015