CHILLING PORTRAIT of a deeply disturbed woman trying to fit into her suburban neighborhood. Eerie first novel. B PLUS

A KIND OF INTIMACY
Europa Editions
2010

AMERICAN “COMPANY TOWNS” of the 19th and 20th centuries explored in this engaging popular history. B PLUS

THE COMPANY TOWN: THE INDUSTRIAL EDENS AND SATANIC MILLS THAT SHAPED THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
Basic Books
2010

A SUBURBAN AMERICAN family’s life before and after a sudden, heart-wrenching tragedy. Painful and poignant. B PLUS

EVERY LAST ONE
Random House
2010

NICELY HANDLED tale of a Hollywood assistant’s career and family crises; lots of wit, detail, strong characters. B PLUS

GOOD-BYE TO ALL THAT
Touchstone Books
2010

A KASHMIRI JOURNALIST’S eloquent, candid account of life in his embattled native land. Revelatory. B PLUS

CURFEWED NIGHT: ONE KASHMIRI JOURNALIST’S FRONTLINE ACCOUNT OF LIFE, LOVE, AND WAR IN HIS HOMELAND
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010

INTERSTELLAR COLONIZATION and the perils of isolation explored in the sixth of an old-school spacefaring series. B PLUS

COYOTE DESTINY (COYOTE SERIES #6)
Penguin Group (USA)
2010

GRIMLY EVOCATIVE of 1901 London, historical thriller has memorable characters, tense–if a bit baroque–plot. B PLUS

THE BOHEMIAN GIRL
St. Martin’s Press
2010

1930s PSYCHOLOGIST SLEUTH Maisie Dobbs returns for adventure #7; gripping plot adds to strong characterization. B PLUS

THE MAPPING OF LOVE AND DEATH: A MAISIE DOBBS NOVEL
Harper
2010

INSIDE THE MINDS of hoarders with two psychologists/professors, leaders in treating the disorder. Illuminating! B PLUS

STUFF: COMPULSIVE HOARDING AND THE MEANING OF THINGS
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2010

THE GREAT SAMOAN-AMERICAN novel, at least so far, is a gangsta-Bukowski kaleidoscope of California street life. B PLUS

WHAT WE ARE
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2010