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THE AFFAIR, by Alicia Clifford

December 15, 2012

AFTER HER DEATH, an English writer’s children and grandchildren discover her secrets. Well done family drama.

Grade: SOLID B

THE AFFAIR
St. Martin's Press
2012

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HAPPILY EVER MADDER, by Stephanie McAfee

December 14, 2012

ROLLICKING COMIC NOVEL about the misadventures of a larger-than-life country girl in a snooty beach resort.

Grade: SOLID B

HAPPILY EVER MADDER
Penguin
2012

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THE UNINVITED GUESTS, by Sadie Jones

December 11, 2012

PRE-WAR ENGLISH COMEDY OF manners turns into a dreamlike tale of family secrets and the afterlife.  Haunting!

Grade: SOLID B

THE UNINVITED GUESTS
HarperCollins
2012

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THE GREATCOAT, by Helen Dunmore

December 9, 2012

WISTFUL, COMPELLING GHOST story in the grand English tradition of Daphne du Maurier and Susan Hill.

Grade: SOLID B

THE GREATCOAT: A GHOST STORY
Atlantic Monthly Press
2012

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SYNDROME E, by Franck Thilliez

December 4, 2012

SHARP FRENCH THRILLER has an admirably complex plot, lots of action, intriguing neuroscience-fiction premise.

Grade: SOLID B

SYNDROME E
Viking
2012

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HIDE AND SNOOP, by Sue Ann Jaffarian

December 3, 2012

PLUCKY PLUS-SIZED PARALEGAL and sleuth Odelia Grey is on another complex murder case. Well-done cozy fun!

Grade: SOLID B

HIDE AND SNOOP
Midnight Ink
2012

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YEAR ZERO, by Rob Reid

CHARMING SCIENCE-FICTION SATIRE pits an entertainment lawyer against the rest of the universe. Snarky fun!

Grade: SOLID B

YEAR ZERO
Del Rey
2012

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FOOLING HOUDINI, by Alex Stone

November 29, 2012

THE SECRET WORLD of stage magic and magicians, explored with love and humor by a writer/scientist/magician.

Grade: SOLID B

FOOLING HOUDINI: MAGICIANS, MENTALISTS, MATH GEEKS AND THE HIDDEN POWERS OF THE MIND
HarperCollins
2012

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DREAMLAND, by David K. Randall

November 28, 2012

A JOURNALIST DELVES INTO the complex science (and business) of sleep and makes some interesting discoveries!

Grade: SOLID B

DREAMLAND: ADVENTURES IN THE STRANGE SCIENCE OF SLEEP
W. W. Norton & Company
2012

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THE PAINTED BRIDGE, by Wendy Wallace

November 20, 2012

ATMOSPHERIC HISTORICAL NOVEL set in an 1850s English mental hospital is rich in vivid Victorian period detail.

Grade: SOLID B

THE PAINTED BRIDGE
Charles Scribner and Sons
2012

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