GRAPPLING WITH A PAST shaped by both privilege and deep loss, a writer reinvents herself in her home state of California. Poignant, insightful memoir. B PLUS

STRAY
Knopf
2020

A TROPHY WIFE’S REVENGE goes in some unexpected directions. Sleek Swedish high-society thriller is a polished page-turner. Perfect beach book. B PLUS

THE GOLDEN CAGE
Knopf
2020

A ROGUE TIME MACHINE fractures the universe into infinite dimensions, and only a circus strongwoman and a D&D-loving baker can set it right. Witty, smart, lots of action! B PLUS

SO YOU HAD TO BUILD A TIME MACHINE
CamCat Books
2020

TAUT ICELANDIC THRILLER focuses on a new government minister caught in a complex web of corruption and intrigue. A wild rollercoaster, yet deeply nuanced. B PLUS

BETRAYAL
Simon & Schuster
2020

MARS STATION ATTACKED by a mysterious, deadly parasite, and the closest Orbital Corps crew is sent in unaware of the terrifying battle they face. Sharp alt-future space thriller with lots of action! B PLUS

HELL ON MARS (REALITY BLEED BOOK 1)
Winter Gate Publishing
2020

TWISTY POLICE THRILLER set amid the beauty of North Wales, with complex and well-realized characters. Polished prose, dynamic plot. B PLUS

THE BERWYN RIVER KILLINGS: A SNOWDONIA MURDER MYSTERY BOOK 5 (A DI RUTH HUNTER CRIME THRILLER)
Stamford Publishing Ltd
2020

A CREW OF ROGUE ASTRONAUTS, all women, leave an Earth in crisis for a habitable planet far away. High-stakes space adventure with twist after twist. B PLUS

GOLDILOCKS
Orbit
2020

LOVE IN NORTH KOREA: the first English translation of a classic 1980s novel opens a world at once alien and deeply familiar with its spare, gentle prose. B PLUS

FRIEND
Columbia University Press
2020

A MYSTERIOUS DOORWAY TO THE FUTURE takes a military man into a world of hunters, gatherers, and warriors. Exciting and vividly described low-tech adventure. B PLUS

A DOOR INTO TIME: AN ALEX HAWK TIME TRAVEL ADVENTURE
Pertime Publishing
2020

MYTHS OF LOVE AND ADDICTION, and other stories women use to build mazes in their lives, beautifully explored in a thoughtful, eloquent memoir. B PLUS

GOOD MORNING, DESTROYER OF MEN'S SOULS
Crown
2020