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

SUBTLE, POETIC HISTORICAL novel explores interracial bonds and tensions in the early 20th century Midwest. SOLID B

MARCHING TO ZION
Open Road Media E-Riginal
2013

A SON’S LOVING, UNFLINCHING memoir of his mother’s difficult life and its tragic end in murder. Powerful. SOLID B

SON OF A GUN
Random House
2013

A HIGH-SOCIETY MURDER and lots of family drama for the Blackbird sisters in their latest mystery adventure. SOLID B

LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF MURDER (BLACKBIRD SISTERS MYSTERIES)
NAL Hardcover
2013

THE HEYDAY OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK radio, as seen through a lovingly detailed history of Boston’s WBCN-FM. SOLID B

RADIO FREE BOSTON
Northeastern University Press
2013

THE FIRST MODERN HOMICIDE investigation? An 1845 Englishman apprehended by telegraph, tried by toxicology. SOLID B

THE PECULIAR CASE OF THE ELECTRIC CONSTABLE: A TRUE TALE OF PASSION, POISON AND PURSUIT
Oneworld Publications
2013

IN-DEPTH, THOUGHTFUL BIO of the talented, troubled singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. Some great interviews. SOLID B

TORMENT SAINT
Bloomsbury USA
2013

INTRIGUING HISTORICAL WESTERN never quite gels; two-perspective structure proves unwieldy in the end. SOLID B

THE OUTCASTS
Little
2013

A DOCTOR’S LOOK AT alternative medicine focuses on ineffective and even dangerous treatments. Lots of data. SOLID B

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?: THE SENSE AND NONSENSE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
HarperCollins Publishers
2013

FAST-PACED MEDICAL THRILLER stars a doctor and nurse aboard a cruise ship, battling a deadly virus, mutiny. SOLID B

BALLINEAU/ROSS MEDICAL THRILLER #02: PLAGUE SHIP
Midnight Ink
2013