Posts tagged with ‘Novels’
June 18, 2012
POST-APOCALYPTIC TIME TRAVELERS, aliens, and ecocatastrophe weave together in a thought-provoking SF tale.
Grade: B PLUS
AFTER THE FALL, BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL
Tachyon Press
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Science Fiction
June 17, 2012
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SPIES at Napoleon’s court vie, flirt, work together in this delightful Regency fluff.
Grade: SOLID B
THE GARDEN INTRIGUE
Dutton
2012
Tags: Historical Fiction, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Suspense
June 14, 2012
AN EMIGRE FAMILY RETURNS to South Korea from the US at a time of medical crisis. Luminous and deeply moving.
Grade: A MINUS
FORGOTTEN COUNTRY
Riverhead Books
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Korean-American Writers, Novels
June 13, 2012
TEENAGE SOUTHERN GOTHIC tale of suspense has a haunting, low-key voice and unforgettable characters.
Grade: B PLUS
WHAT DIES IN SUMMER
W. W. Norton & Company
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Suspense
June 12, 2012
GRIMLY FUNNY SAGA of a failed novelist’s obsession with online poker includes a truly epic Las Vegas roadtrip.
Grade: B PLUS
POCKET KINGS
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Novels
June 11, 2012
THE SHOCKING DEATH of a colleague inspires a woman to rethink her life choices, take risks, open up to friends.
Grade: B PLUS
MORE LIKE HER
William Morrow
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Women's Fiction
June 9, 2012
TENSE JAPANESE THRILLER, told from the perspective of a master pickpocket at the mercy of a crime kingpin.
Grade: B PLUS
THE THIEF
Soho Press
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Japan, Japanese Writers, Novels, Suspense, Thriller
June 8, 2012
SAVVY, WITTY MYSTERY centers on death and insurance fraud among rich, horsey Californians. Good neo-noir fun!
Grade: A MINUS
HUSH MONEY
St. Martin's Press
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
June 7, 2012
CROSSWORDS, VINTAGE COUTURE, pigs spice up a fun tale of a Manhattan artist trying to choose among her suitors.
Grade: SOLID B
PERFECT ON PAPER
New American Library
2012
Tags: New York City, Novels, Solid B Reviews, Women's Fiction
June 5, 2012
THE DEATH OF A FRIEND takes psychologist/sleuth Maisie Dobbs back to her Cockney roots. Stylish 1930s cosy!
Grade: B PLUS
ELEGY FOR EDDIE: A MAISIE DOBBS NOVEL
Harper
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novels