INSIDE INDIA’S CHANGING society with an Indian-American expatriate journalist. Fascinating interviews, insights.

EVOCATIVE, BEAUTIFUL, VIVID writing ultimately founders on the shoals of this novel’s soap-opera plot twists.

THE LAST THRILLER from the late, great William G. Tapply may lack polish, but has suspense and sizzle to spare.

INSIDE BHUTAN WITH an American who helped the transforming Himalayan nation set up its first FM radio station.

AMBITIOUS HISTORICAL THRILLER begins with interesting premise, but tries too hard and ends up over the top.

INSIDE 2009’S MEGA-SCANDAL of corruption, bribery, Ponzi schemes, money laundering, organ trading in New Jersey.

COMPLEX, INTRIGUING EXPERIMENTAL novel about family and memory traces the lines between sanity and madness.

SPRAWLING BIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL centers on gentleman gambler, gunslinger Doc Holliday; Wyatt Earp steals the book.

GRIM NEAR-FUTURE APOCALYPSE centers around a youth movement poised between anarchy and fascism.  Chilling.

EPIC, BOOKISH FANTASY blends witches, vampires, medieval history, romance in an engrossing ladycentric read.