COMPELLING AS ANY THRILLER is this inside look at the world of international corporate espionage. Fascinating! B PLUS

BROKER, TRADER, LAWYER, SPY: THE SECRET WORLD OF CORPORATE ESPIONAGE
HarperBusiness
2010

A DEVOTED FAN’S LOOK AT the notebooks in the Agatha Christie archive offers insights into her writing process. SOLID B

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S SECRET NOTEBOOKS: FIFTY YEARS OF MYSTERIES IN THE MAKING
Harper
2010

A FRUSTRATING NOVEL about a frustrated, unhappy man, partially redeemed by a startling, eloquent ending. SOLID B

NEXT
Little, Brown & Company
2010

ATMOSPHERIC, EVOCATIVE tale of vampire hordes in 1942 England is all the more chilling for its restraint. B PLUS

WHITBY VAMPYRRHIC
Severn House Publishers Ltd
2010

AMAZING TRUE STORIES of art thefts and recoveries by a former FBI investigator in a page-turning memoir. B PLUS

PRICELESS: HOW I WENT UNDERCOVER TO RESCUE THE WORLD'S STOLEN TREASURES
Crown
2010

BOSTON’S 1721 SMALLPOX epidemic, public roles of Cotton Mather, Ben Franklin cast light on Colonial science. SOLID B

POX AND THE COVENANT: MATHER, FRANKLIN, AND THE EPIDEMIC THAT CHANGED AMERICA’S DESTINY
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
2010

FASCINATING, VIVIDLY told memoir of a young woman’s life in the crumbling Cold-War world of the USSR. B PLUS

A MOUNTAIN OF CRUMBS: A MEMOIR
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
2010

HIGH-QUALITY CHICK LIT adds a yoga theme to tried and true formula of “four young NYC women becoming friends.” SOLID B

BALANCING ACTS
Harper Paperbacks
2010

ENGAGING, CLEARLY PRESENTED, witty overview of quantum physics and other complex fields for non-scientists. A MINUS

THE MATCHBOX THAT ATE A FORTY-TON TRUCK: WHAT EVERYDAY THINGS TELL US ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
Faber & Faber
2010

GRITTY, NOIR THRILLER features a San Francisco setting and an ex-spy protagonist in unrelievedly grim conflict. B MINUS

NAKED MOON (NORTH BEACH MYSTERY)
Minotaur Books
2010