A POET’S MEMOIR of injury, pain, surgery, and recovery is candid and eloquent. Not an easy read, but rewarding. A MINUS

THE BODY BROKEN: A MEMOIR
Random House
2009

FAST-PACED, FUNNY MYSTERY takes on media consultants, Eastern European celebrities, California crazies, FBI drones. A MINUS

A DATE YOU CAN’T REFUSE
Broadway Books
2009

SMART, HIGH-CONCEPT GERMAN THRILLER serves up Hitchcock-worthy twists and turns, keeps readers guessing. A MINUS #beachread

THERAPY
St. Martin’s Press
2009

BREEZY, DETAIL-RICH BIO of pioneering fitness guru, early 20th-century tabloid mogul Bernarr McFadden. A MINUS #beachread

MR. AMERICA: HOW MUSCULAR MILLIONAIRE BERNARR MACFADDEN TRANSFORMED THE NATION THROUGH SEX, SALAD, AND THE ULTIMATE STARVATION DIET
HarperCollins Publishers
2009

JANE WHITEFIELD GUIDES a new fugitive through this taut, suspenseful novel. Gritty, beautifully wrought. A MINUS #beachread

RUNNER (JANE WHITEFIELD NOVELS)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
2009

QUIET, ELOQUENT MYSTERY from Iceland’s master of police procedurals looks at the human toll of Cold War intrigue. A MINUS

THE DRAINING LAKE: A THRILLER (REYKJAVIK THRILLER)
Minotaur Books
2008

WALT WHITMAN AND HIS FAMILY come into vivid focus in this beautifully presented look at their Civil War letters. A MINUS

NOW THE DRUM OF WAR: WALT WHITMAN AND HIS BROTHERS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Walker & Company
2008

RADIO, PUNK ROCK, MESOAMERICAN CULTURE and the supernatural blend in this spooky, gripping debut novel. A MINUS #beachread

GHOST RADIO
HarperCollins Publishers
2008

FUNNY, ACTION-PACKED FANTASY CAPER about a convenience store cashier turned monster-hunter. Good times. A MINUS #beachread

MONSTER
Orbit
2009

QUIRKY, HILARIOUS, SWEET novel about brotherhood and love and hobby magazines. Big-hearted guy lit. A MINUS #beachread

THE ENTHUSIAST: A NOVEL (P.S.)
Harper Perennial
2009