AN INNER-CITY LONDON teacher’s life is thrown into chaos by a man who may be her long-missing son.  Devastating.

ENCYCLOPEDICALLY CREEPY HISTORY of US mass murderers and serial killers, from the 18th century through today.

AN EDINBURGH COP uncovers old secrets on a remote Scottish island, his childhood home. Taut, atmospheric!

FASCINATING STORIES OF the lives of the Russian aristocracy, from the eve of revolution to later reprisals.

QUIRKY MEDITATIONS ON love and loss throughout history, and in the writer’s personal life. Entertaining!

SPOOKY TALE COMBINES Florida-style Southern Gothic and the supernatural for chilling suspense. Kit Reed rules!

WHIMSICAL WOMEN’S FICTION features vivid local (Anchorage, Alaska!) color, a memorable single-mom heroine.

COMPELLING, DEEPLY RESEARCHED history of racial segregation and integration in the US military. Eye-opening!

COZY WWII-ERA MYSTERY set in rural Georgia features a spunky old-maid schoolteacher as sleuth. Nicely done.

ENTERTAINING COLLECTION OF Jon Ronson’s diffident-gonzo interviews with unusual types, from robots to psychics.