A WITCH TURNED DETECTIVE solves mysteries with magic in this charming twist on traditional English cozies. B PLUS

WITCH IS WHEN I SAID GOODBYE
Adele Abbott
2016

THE REAL COST OF TRANSPORTATION, of ourselves and of the things we buy. Fascinating and sobering. A MINUS

DOOR TO DOOR
Harper
2016

THE POWER OF URBAN SOLITUDE: a writer weaves her memories together with iconic artworks on city loneliness. A MINUS

LONELY CITY: ADVENTURES IN THE ART OF BEING ALONE
Picador USA
2016

SHARP, FUNNY SATIRE with a warm heart follows a group of alcoholic misfits through a rehab/reality TV show. B PLUS

AMENDS: A NOVEL
CreateSpace Publishing
2015

A TROUBLED FATHER’S LEGACY to his son: nearly a ton of pornography, including his own work. Wild and sad. B PLUS

MY FATHER, THE PORNOGRAPHER
Atria Books
2016

AN ARCHAEOLOGIST AND A MOUNTAINEER DISCOVER an extraordinary find in the ice of Antarctica. Smart thriller! B PLUS

ICE
Three Dog Publishing
2015

VICTIM AND TORTURER MEET again, in another country, at a refugee agency. Chilling novel by an Iranian exile. A MINUS

THE MAN WHO SNAPPED HIS FINGERS
EUROPA EDITIONS
2016

SUSPENSEFUL DANISH MYSTERY ties a local nurse to crime in the Philippines. Intense, action-packed. B PLUS

THE CONSIDERATE KILLER
Soho Crime
2016

EXPLORING AN ALIEN PLANET, the men and women raised on a colony ship face hardships and adventures. Cool SF! B PLUS

ARRIVAL
Ryk Brown
2016

A NOTORIOUS VICTORIAN MURDER case, fascinatingly presented, offers insights into the era’s preoccupations. A MINUS

PRETTY JANE AND THE VIPER OF KIDBROOKE LANE: A TRUE STORY OF VICTORIAN LAW AND DISORDER: THE FIRST UNSOLVED MURDER OF THE VICTORIAN AGE
Pegasus Books
2016