HORROR AND SNARK abound in this latest adventure of Bob Howard, computer geek/wizard/undercover agent. B PLUS

THE FULLER MEMORANDUM (LAUNDRY FILES SERIES)
Penguin Group (USA)
2010

ENLIGHTENING, EVEN SURPRISING history of the tomato in Italy. Lots of research, fascinating anecdotes. B PLUS

POMODORO!: A HISTORY OF THE TOMATO IN ITALY
Columbia University Press
2010

INTRIGUING TALE of family secrets and family dysfunction spanning generations, cultures. Fascinating puzzle. B PLUS

A STRANGER IN THE FAMILY
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010

A SINGAPOREAN DETECTIVE solves a mystery in Malaysia in this first of a sparkling new series. Fascinating plot! B PLUS

INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A MOST PECULIAR MALAYSIAN MURDER
St. Martin’s Press
2010

RUTH RENDELL, grande dame of psychological thrillers, with a novel of manners–really, really creepy manners. B PLUS

PORTOBELLO
Scribner Book Company
2010

SURPRISINGLY DELIGHTFUL, quirky history of chemistry told as the story of the periodic table of elements. Fun! B PLUS

THE DISAPPEARING SPOON: AND OTHER TRUE TALES OF MADNESS, LOVE, AND THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD FROM THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
Little Brown and Company
2010

CHELSEA HANDLER, doing what she does. If fart jokes and family dysfunction and grossouts make you laugh, get it! B PLUS

CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG
Grand Central Publishing
2010

ANOTHER ADVENTURE for Cotswolds sleuth Agatha Raisin (her 21st!) in this stylish neo-cozy mystery with flair. B PLUS

BUSY BODY (AGATHA RAISIN SERIES #21)
St. Martin’s Press
2010

CLEVERER THAN AVERAGE pink-covered novel about women’s friendships, family dramas, career choices. B PLUS

OVEREXPOSED
St. Martin’s Press
2010

QUIRKY, WARM-HEARTED memoir by a top food writer tells tales of cooking, life, love–and shares great recipes! B PLUS

SPOON FED: HOW EIGHT COOKS SAVED MY LIFE
Riverhead Books
2010