STUNNING, MORDANTLY WITTY tale of family secrets and women’s anger, with a richly realized Nigerian setting. A MINUS

MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER (HARDCOVER)
Doubleday
2018

A VIRTUAL REALITY ENFORCER faces unprecedented threats in both the virtual and real worlds. Wonderful plot, lots of action. B PLUS

MIND PARK
Robert Lundeen
2018

A BLACK COP SPEAKS out about the racism and bias deep in the fabric of police culture. Compellingly argued, with added impact from interviews. A MINUS

THE BLACK AND THE BLUE (HARDCOVER)
Hachette Books
2018

THE REAL MYERS AND BRIGGS: the lives of the mother and daughter behind the wildly popular and controversial personality test. Brilliantly researched. B PLUS

THE PERSONALITY BROKERS (HARDCOVER)
Doubleday
2018

STYLISH STREET SAGA of a Flint, Michigan gangster gone legit and focusing on family—and on his own search for love. SOLID B

ETHIC
Ashley Antoinette
2018

HOW MYTHOLOGIES OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENT have taken a bitter toll on people and communities. Heartbreakingly direct memoir in gorgeous prose. A MINUS

THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE (HARDCOVER)
Riverhead Books
2018

SUPERNATURAL SPIES CROSS swords with ancient horrors. Another fine Laundry novel from Charles Stross. B PLUS

THE LABYRINTH INDEX
Tom Doherty Associates Book
2018

NOIR TIME TRAVEL yarn jumps from a dystopian near future to the 1970s; plenty of pointed political satire along the way. SOLID B

DEMOLITION NIGHT
Tough Poets Press
2018

THE NEW SCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELIC drugs, from clinical research to personal experience. Intriguing and timely. B PLUS

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (HARDCOVER)
Penguin Press
2018

CHARMING CIRCUS COZY mystery stars a tiny but fierce trick rider protagonist and a vivid cast of characters. SOLID B

BIG TOP TREACHERY
CeeCee James
2018