LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and his fabled exploits, placed in a broad, rich context of WWI Middle Eastern turmoil. SOLID B

AN ENTERTAINING MISCELLANY OF impostors and hoaxsters through the ages. Lots of information, never boring! SOLID B

A SAVVY AND SLY memoir of life in the trenches at a big-city fast food restaurant. Not always appetizing!  SOLID B

THE WILD, DREAMLIKE WORLDS of M. John Harrison span galaxies and centuries, woven with science and magic. SOLID B

THE LASTING IMPACT OF WAR on four generations of an English family; everyday tragedies shown with compassion. SOLID B

HOME FIRES
Bloomsbury USA
2013

APPEALING NEW YORK cozy mystery draws on the publishing world and the city’s old-money elite for color. SOLID B

ALMOST TRUE CONFESSIONS : CLOSET SLEUTH SPILLS ALL
William Morrow & Company
2013

MURDER IN PARIS, 1929. Historical suspense has an appealingly hard-boiled sleuth, too many celebrity cameos. SOLID B

THE BONES OF PARIS
Random House Publishing Group
2013

MODERN LOVE, CAPTURED in impressionistic vignettes. Sometimes poetic, sometimes harsh, always ringing true. SOLID B

THIS IS BETWEEN US
Tin House Books
2013

NEAR-FUTURE HORROR TALE follows four young women fighting to survive a terrifying viral pandemic. Chilling!

FANTASY, THRILLER, ROMANCE combine in this story of a high-stakes magic battle and the teens who fight it. SOLID B

REACHING RETRIBUTION
Kaitlyn Hoyt
2013