EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CAMBRIDGE university life is vividly imagined in this complex historical thriller.

SMART THRILLER with a fast pace, an SF twist, and a warm-hearted portrayal of its almost-human protagonist.

FACT-RICH, CHARMINGLY readable bio of Voltaire sheds new light on the life and work of the Enlightenment figure.

BUBBLY ROMANTIC COMEDY as only Katie Fforde can do it, with a deftly imagined and charmingly bookish heroine.

LUMINOUS DEBUT NOVEL about a complicated family is a cut above the usual stories of suburban angst.

GRITTY NOIR with a richly detailed Belize setting offers heart-stopping plot twists, quirky/seedy characters.

SUSPENSE AND THRILLER elements dominate a lightly sketched SF background in taut page-turner from Gene Wolfe.

DOWAGER QUEEN of memoir Diana Athill shares the story of her complex friendship with a gifted but troubled man.

COMPLEX WEBS of crime and a vividly depicted Quebec setting make this multivocal mystery a winner.

THRILL-A-MINUTE SUSPENSE in delightfully chilling conspiracy page-turner; really works, despite its odd premise.