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THE ASTRONOMER by Lawrence Goldstone

August 4, 2010

TENSE, COMPELLING HISTORICAL thriller richly evokes 16th century Paris, terrors of the Inquisition. B PLUS #beachread

THE ASTRONOMER: A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE
Walker & Company
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB by Alexander McCall Smith

August 3, 2010

MELLOW AND POIGNANT as always, this 11th novel of Botswana’s No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency satisfies. B PLUS #beachread

THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB
Wheeler Publishing
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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EXPIRATION DATE by Duane Swierczynski

August 2, 2010

NOIR-INFLECTED TIME TRAVEL is a gritty, appealing take on some of the genre’s most familiar themes. B PLUS #beachread

EXPIRATION DATE
Minotaur Books
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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ASLEEP by Molly Caldwe Crosby

August 1, 2010

TRUE MEDICAL HISTORY of the “sleeping sickness” epidemic in ’20s America is grim, well researched, well written. B PLUS

ASLEEP: THE FORGOTTEN EPIDEMIC THAT REMAINS ONE OF MEDICINE’S GREATEST MYSTERIES
Berkley Trade Pub
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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THE INFORMER by Craig Nova

July 31, 2010

GRIM, COMPLEX THRILLER set in pre-World War II Berlin creates compellingly bleak atmosphere, trapped characters. B PLUS

THE INFORMER
Crown Publishing Group
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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WHEN WINTER RETURNS by Kathryn Miller Haines

July 28, 2010

1943 NEW YORK vividly captured in this fourth Rosie Winter mystery; twisty plot, wisecracking dames. B PLUS #beachread

WHEN WINTER RETURNS: A ROSIE WINTER MYSTERY
Harper Paperbacks
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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THE BRADSHAW VARIATIONS by Rachel Cusk

July 23, 2010

THE EVERYDAY DRAMAS of English family life, close up and in detail, form the heart of this elegant, spare novel. B PLUS

THE BRADSHAW VARIATIONS
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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THE BRADSHAW VARIATIONS by Rachel Cusk

July 22, 2010

THE EVERYDAY DRAMAS of English family life, close up and in detail, form the heart of this elegant, spare novel. B PLUS

THE BRADSHAW VARIATIONS
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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CUT, PASTE, KILL (LOMAX AND BIGGS SERIES #4) by Marshall Karp

July 20, 2010

WISECRACKING LA DETECTIVES have a 4th outing in this fast-paced whodunnit full of twists and turns. B PLUS #beachread

CUT, PASTE, KILL (LOMAX AND BIGGS SERIES #4)
St. Martin’s Press
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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ANCESTOR by Scott Sigler

July 17, 2010

SPOOKY TECHNOTHRILLER has a Michael Crichton-goes-World Wrestling Entertainment attitude. Scary fun! B PLUS #beachread

ANCESTOR
Crown
2010

Grade: B PLUS

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