TWO IRISH ÉMIGRÉS meet again after years in the US and uncover troubling family secrets. Stark and vivid. SOLID B

THE VISITORS
Viking Adult
2014

MURDER IN THE HIGHLANDS once again, and a complex case to untangle for policeman Hamish Macbeth. SOLID B

DEATH OF A POLICEMAN
Grand Central Publishing
2014

A HAUNTED CIRCUS, GODS walking the streets of San Francisco, and other terrifying tendrils of dark fantasy. SOLID B

HANG WIRE
Angry Robot
2014

A SCARY FAIRY TALE romance: a recently married woman finds out her husband’s been keeping some dark secrets. SOLID B

BEFORE WE MET
Bloomsbury USA
2014

A VIVIDLY EVOKED BROOKLYN is the backdrop for the tale of an aspiring writer stymied by memory and longing. SOLID B

THERE IS NO END TO THIS SLOPE
Wampus Multimedia
2014

A WEB OF SORDID SECRETS and outbreaks of senseless violence terrify a 19th century English village. SOLID B

RUSTICATION
W. W. Norton & Company
2013

THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF MASS MURDERERS and other violent criminals, explained in the context of neuroscience. SOLID B

MURDEROUS MINDS : EXPLORING THE CRIMINAL PSYCHOPATHIC BRAIN: NEUROLOGICAL IMAGING AND THE MANIFESTATION OF EVIL
Pegasus Books
2014

A CLEVER TAKE ON family misunderstandings, ambition, and the horrors of reality TV, with a touch of magic. SOLID B

TWISTED SISTERS
Nal New American Library
2014

THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL DISSENT in China, Cuba, and Russia. Interviews with key politics bloggers enlighten. SOLID B

NOW I KNOW WHO MY COMRADES ARE: VOICES FROM THE INTERNET UNDERGROUND
Sarah Crichton Books
2014

BRUTAL, KINKY NOIR from Italy takes on two sordid worlds: sadomasochistic sex films and politics. Gritty! SOLID B

THE MASTER OF KNOTS
Europa Editions, Incorporated
2014