THE DETECTIVE ADVENTURES of a gentle but worldly (a WWII combat veteran!) vicar in 1950s England. Charming.

A HAZY TANGLE OF EMOTIONS comes to light under the French sun in this Woolf-esque tragicomedy of manners.

TAUT, SUSPENSEFUL TALE follows a high-end madam whose safe double life as a suburban mom is rapidly unraveling.

ELEGANT BUSINESS SKULDUGGERY and lovely evocations of Marseille and environs enliven a formulaic caper story.

BLEAK, TERRIFYING NOVEL from Swedish horror superstar John Ajvide Lindqvist wields the power of a nightmare.

COMPLEX, THOUGHTFUL HISTORICAL mystery features vivid characterization and a wealth of 1780s English detail.

GRAND STEAMPUNKY COLLAGE of science fiction and historical fact revolves around H. G. Wells’s WAR OF THE WORLDS.

RAMSHACKLE DELTA PICARESQUE finds two tough repo men trying to help the world’s most no-account thieves.

THE SHATTERING IMPACT of World War I is vividly depicted here; the portrayal of family conflict is less strong.

THE INTERTWINED LIVES of several generations in a small Turkish seaside town—luminous early Orhan Pamuk.