ABDICATION, by Juliet Nicolson
GRANDLY SPRAWLING HISTORICAL novel follows the abdication of Edward VIII from both “upstairs” and “downstairs”.
Grade: SOLID B
ABDICATION
Atria
2012
Tags: England, Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews
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GRANDLY SPRAWLING HISTORICAL novel follows the abdication of Edward VIII from both “upstairs” and “downstairs”.
Grade: SOLID B
ABDICATION
Atria
2012
Tags: England, Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews
MURDER AND COURT INTRIGUE play out against a vivid backdrop of feudal Japan; well-crafted historical whodunit.
Grade: SOLID B
THE INCENSE GAME: A NOVEL OF FEUDAL JAPAN
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Japan, Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
THE HARDSCRABBLE WORLD of Pakistan’s “untouchable” Christians is the setting for this vividly imagined novel.
Grade: SOLID B
OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI
Knopf Doubleday
2012
Tags: Novels, Pakistan, Pakistani Writers, Religion and Spirituality, Solid B Reviews
THE MADCAP BLACKBIRD SISTERS solve their eighth mystery! It’s a doozy: dead greataunt, looted mansion, and all.
Grade: SOLID B
NO WAY TO KILL A LADY: A BLACKBIRD SISTERS MYSTERY
Penguin
2012
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
HILARIOUS SATIRE OF the celebritification of everyday life focuses on the media and powerful PR organizations.
Grade: B PLUS
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING
Simon and Schuster
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Novels, Social and Cultural Commentary
A CLOCKMAKER STUMBLES upon a mysterious device and is pursued by shadowy forces in this wild, quirky thriller.
Grade: SOLID B
ANGELMAKER
Knopf Doubleday
2012
Tags: Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
FEARLESS INTERDIMENSIONAL DETECTIVE Thursday Next fights to save the world (and her odd family) yet again. Fun!
Grade: B PLUS
THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT: A THURSDAY NEXT NOVEL
Viking
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Humor, Novels
BEAUTIFULLY PLOTTED COZY mystery is another winning outing for indomitable Cotswolds sleuth Agatha Raisin.
Grade: B PLUS
HISS AND HERS: AN AGATHA RAISIN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
SILLY, DELIGHTFUL LITTLE fable about workaholic angels at Heaven, Inc. trying to engineer love between nerds.
Grade: SOLID B
WHAT IN GOD'S NAME
Little, Brown
2012
Tags: Humor, Novels, Religion and Spirituality, Solid B Reviews
ANGRY SPIRITS POSSESS the residents of a small Florida island in this spooky, complex paranormal thriller.
Grade: SOLID B
GHOST KEY
Tor
2012
Tags: Fantasy, Novels, Paranormal, Solid B Reviews, Thriller