NUANCED, THOUGHTFUL memoir by a child psychiatrist traces the impact of her mother’s suicide on her family. B PLUS

IN HER WAKE: A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST EXPLORES THE MYSTERY OF HER MOTHER’S SUICIDE
Basic Books
2009

RICHLY IMAGINED, disturbing South Korean bestseller about a chef’s culinary passions and her romantic obsession. B PLUS

TONGUE
Bloomsbury USA
2009

DELICATE, COMPLICATED, and surprisingly funny novel about an artist coming to terms with her husband’s suicide. B PLUS

HAPPY NOW?
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010

COMPLEX THRILLER, third in a series, brings together forensic science and Irish legend in a compelling mystery. B PLUS

FALSE MERMAID
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010

COMPLEX, THOUGHTFUL, beautifully written memoir of a woman’s personal experience and family history of cancer. B PLUS

EATING POMEGRANATES: A MEMOIR OF MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, AND THE BRCA GENE
Scribner
2010

BRUTALLY HONEST novel examines a Russian emigre teen’s tough life in Germany. Newly translated Euro-bestseller. B PLUS

BROKEN GLASS PARK
Europa Editions
2010

WELL-PLOTTED WHODUNNIT + Scottish Highland flavor = another delightful Hamish Macbeth mystery from M.C. Beaton. B PLUS

DEATH OF A VALENTINE
Grand Central Publishing
2010

COMPLEX, EPIC steampunk set on alternate Earth, third in a series, offers both Big Issues and thrilling chases. B PLUS

PINION
Tor Books
2010

A THOUGHTFUL STUDY of the fascinating, too-short life of rapper and actor Tupac Shakur puts his work in context. B PLUS

TUPAC SHAKUR: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AN AMERICAN ICON
Da Capo Press
2010

WELL-PACED, ENGAGING mystery features 13th-century jester sleuths and a flavor of medieval Toulouse. Nerdy fun! B PLUS

THE PARISIAN PRODIGAL (FOOLS’ GUILD MYSTERIES)
Minotaur Books
2010