ODD, INTERESTING book about poet Emily Dickinson and her family’s conflicts and lawsuits is well researched. SOLID B

LIVES LIKE LOADED GUNS: EMILY DICKINSON AND HER FAMILY’S FEUDS
Viking Books
2010

THE INSIDE STORY of the stellar talents, monumental egos, epic slapfights that created DreamWorks film studios. SOLID B

THE MEN WHO WOULD BE KING: AN ALMOST EPIC TALE OF MOGULS, MOVIES, AND A COMPANY CALLED DREAMWORKS
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
2010

TECHNO-THRILLER WITH A MESSAGE, this sequel to 2009’s DAEMON is a dystopic utopia with explosions. SOLID B #beachread

FREEDOM
Penguin Group (USA)
2010

STRANGER THAN FICTION and just as fascinating is the true story of history’s biggest diamond heist. SOLID B #beachread

FLAWLESS: INSIDE THE LARGEST DIAMOND HEIST IN HISTORY
Union Square Press
2010

FIZZY COCKTAIL mixing paranormal tales, spy novels; fourth in the “Secret Histories” series. Twisty plot. Fun! SOLID B

FROM HELL WITH LOVE
Roc
2010

FASCINATING TRUE TALE of the rise, fall of Al Capone. Thorough research (and new finds) make up for dull prose. SOLID B

GET CAPONE: THE SECRET PLOT THAT CAPTURED AMERICA’S MOST WANTED GANGSTER
Simon & Schuster
2010

INGENIOUS MASHUP of two beloved ’50s movie tropes–rebellious teens and alien creatures–in a zippy, fun book. SOLID B

GO, MUTANTS!
Ecco
2010

THE LAST DECADE OF THE COLD WAR played out in evocative scenes of family dysfunction, suburban DC angst. SOLID B

SOMETHING RED
Scribner Book Company
2010

FAMILY DRAMA, HOLLYWOOD SCANDAL are at the core of the latest “Nappily” book from Trisha R. Thomas. SOLID B #beachread

UN-NAPPILY IN LOVE
St. Martin’s Press
2010

C.J. CHERRYH IS BACK with the 11th novel in the “Foreigner” series; full of political intrigue, but a bit slow. SOLID B

FOREIGNER #11: DECEIVER
Daw Books
2010