Crime Novel Beyond Recognition
Beyond Recognition, by Ridley Pearson As spectacular fires light up the skies of Seattle, homicide detective Lou Boldt and police psychologist Daphne Matthews join forces to […]
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Suspense Romance The Best of Me
The Best of Me, by Nicholas Sparks When death of a mutual friend reunites Dawson Cole and his former sweetheart, Amanda, in suspense romance THE […]
Literary Novel Bel Canto
Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett When Latin American revolutionaries hold hostage a houseful of international musicians and guests in literary novel BEL CANTO, an indomitable […]
Literary Novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie; translated by Ina Rilke SPOILER ALERT Luo and I are not yet twenty when we arrive […]
Comic Mystery Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey, by Carl Hiaasen A severed arm reeled in from the waters off Key West offers former deputy sheriff Andrew Yancy a chance […]
Cozy Mystery Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials
Aunty Lee’s Deadly Specials, by Ovidia Yu Restaurateur Aunty Lee shifts into sleuth mode when her signature buah keluak dish is pronounced a killer in […]
Literary Novel My Dream of You
My Dream of You, by Nuala O’Faolain Inspired by an 1856 Irish divorce case, London-based travel writer Kathleen de Burca returns to Ireland after […]
Political Drama The Appeal
The Appeal, by John Grisham The fates of a small Mississippi town and the beleaguered husband-and-wife law firm Payton & Payton depend on a supreme […]
Fantasy Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman Charlie is a great singer too afraid to sing till after his heretofore-unknown-to-him brother, Spider, arrives at Charlie’s London flat, […]
Mystery Above the Fold
Above the Fold, by Amber Adams During an early morn St. Augustine jog, I trip over the body of local college president Burnett Lansing, still […]