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THREE A. M., by Steven John

April 10, 2012

POST-APOCALYPTIC DETECTIVE NOIR morphs cleverly into a suspenseful thriller with lots of action, complex plot.

Grade: SOLID B

THREE A. M.
Tor
2012

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THE FLIGHT OF GEMMA HARDY, by Margot Livesey

April 8, 2012

ENTHRALLING NOVEL TELLS the story of a 1950s Jane Eyre type, a brave and intellectually curious Scots orphan.

Grade: A MINUS

THE FLIGHT OF GEMMA HARDY
Harper
2012

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GOSSIP, by Beth Gutcheon

April 6, 2012

COMPULSIVELY READABLE, STYLISH novel traces fifty years of friendship among well-heeled Manhattan women.

Grade: B PLUS

GOSSIP
William Morrow
2012

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ENORMITY, by W. G. Marshall

April 4, 2012

TWISTED 21ST-CENTURY TAKE on the “humans made giant by radiation” horror/science fiction motif is a trip.

Grade: SOLID B

ENORMITY
Night Shade Books
2012

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AN AVAILABLE MAN, by Hilma Wolitzer

April 3, 2012

WARM-HEARTED, THOUGHTFUL NOVEL follows an introspective man through his first year of widowerhood into new love.

Grade: B PLUS

AN AVAILABLE MAN
Ballantine
2012

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN, by Penelope Lively

April 1, 2012

A GROUP OF LONDONERS’ lives are changed by a chance event in this delightfully complex comedy of manners.

Grade: B PLUS

HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Viking
2012

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CURSE THE NAMES, by Robert Arellano

March 31, 2012

NUCLEAR, EXISTENTIAL, PARANORMAL horror combine in this evocative novel set in Los Alamos and the NM wilds.

Grade: SOLID B

CURSE THE NAMES
Akashic Books
2011

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THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE, by Lene Kaaberbøl and Agnete Friis

March 30, 2012

TAUT DANISH THRILLER follows an abducted toddler and his Red Cross nurse rescuer on the run. Chilling!

Grade: SOLID B

THE BOY IN THE SUITCASE
Soho Crime
2011

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ASSUMPTION, by Percival Everett

March 28, 2012

LITERARY MEETS NOIR in Percival Everett’s latest novel, a complex and playful twist on police procedurals.

Grade: B PLUS

ASSUMPTION
Graywolf Press
2011

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WAYWARD SAINTS, by Suzzy Roche

March 27, 2012

FOLK-POP ICON Suzzy Roche’s debut novel has all the charm, heart, and wild surrealist humor of her music.

Grade: B PLUS

WAYWARD SAINTS
Hyperion
2012

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