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THE TRUTH OF ALL THINGS, by Kieran Shields

July 7, 2012

TIGHTLY CRAFTED HISTORICAL mystery stars a Sherlock-brilliant detective tracking a serial killer in 1892 Maine.

Grade: B PLUS

THE TRUTH OF ALL THINGS
Crown
2012

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GLAMOUR IN GLASS, by Mary Robinette Kowal

July 6, 2012

CHARMING JANE AUSTENESQUE fantasy, set in a world where magic is an art form. Second in a delightful series!

Grade: B PLUS

GLAMOUR IN GLASS
Tom Doherty Associates
2012

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THE WINTER PALACE, by Eva Stachniak

June 24, 2012

SWEEPING HISTORICAL NOVEL tells the story of Catherine the Great’s rise to the Russian throne. Engrossing!

Grade: B PLUS

THE WINTER PALACE: A NOVEL OF CATHERINE THE GREAT
Random House
2012

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THE GARDEN INTRIGUE, by Lauren Willig

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

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ELEGY FOR EDDIE, by Jacqueline Winspear

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

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BEFORE THE POISON, by Peter Robinson

May 13, 2012

MARVELOUSLY CRAFTED NOVEL of an expatriate returning to England and being caught up in a 60-year-old murder.

Grade: A MINUS

BEFORE THE POISON
William Morrow
2012

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THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU, by Pamela Redmond

May 9, 2012

MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY SAGA takes on class, race, adoption, reproductive rights, but never quite comes alive.

Grade: SOLID B

THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU
Gallery Books
2012

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GONE TO AMERIKAY, by Derek McCulloch and Colleen Doran

May 5, 2012

GORGEOUS GRAPHIC NOVEL looks at three generations of the Irish-American experience through interlocking tales.

Grade: B PLUS

GONE TO AMERIKAY
Vertigo
2012

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HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES, by Tim Powers

May 1, 2012

INTRICATE VICTORIAN TALE of horror finds ghosts and vampires haunting London’s literati. Chilling and poetic!

Grade: A MINUS

HIDE ME AMONG THE GRAVES
HarperCollins
2012

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RAGNAROK, by A. S. Byatt

April 25, 2012

POETIC, COMPELLING MEDITATION on the power of myth: a girl’s fascination with Norse legend during, after WWII.

Grade: A MINUS

RAGNAROK: THE END OF THE GODS
Grove
2012

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