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

A TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WOMAN MAGICIAN’S secrets come to light in a graceful, spellbinding historical novel. B PLUS

THE MAGICIAN’S LIE
Sourcebooks Landmark
2015

A WILD MAGIC, COBBLED together from pop songs and teenage dreams, unites three misfits in 1980s Mexico City. A MINUS

SIGNAL TO NOISE
Solaris
2015

A HIGH-ENERGY AUSTRALIAN MYSTERY set in a beach haven for aging hippies, surfers, and rock stars. Sharp! B PLUS

A NOTE BEFORE DYING (A GHOSTWRITER MYSTERY BOOK 6)
Larmer Media
2015