"Just Between Us: a Novel" (St. Martin's Griffin), by Rebecca Drake Four friends delve into unfamiliar territory when three of them realize they must intervene to save the fourth in "Just Between...

"Lullaby Road: a Novel" (Crown), by James Anderson The road stretches long — and hard — in a remote area of Utah that trucker Ben Jones has been traveling nearly 20 years. It's not...

"The Music Shop: A Novel" (Random House), by Rachel Joyce Author Rachel Joyce has created the equivalent of the "Cheers" bar in a record store: "The Music Shop" is a warm, familiar place where...

"The Immortalists" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Chloe Benjamin To describe Chloe Benjamin's second novel, "The Immortalists," as a story about the evolution of a family would be true, but wholly...

"The Chalk Man" (Crown) by C.J. Tudor Childhood affects development into adulthood, as C.J. Tudor fervently illustrates in her compelling debut, "The Chalk Man." The discovery more than 30 years...

"A Map of the Dark" (Mulholland) by Karen Ellis Childhood violence can breed violence. But for Elsa Myers, a violent childhood gave her an insight that she uses daily as an FBI special agent in...

"Debriefing: Collected Stories" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Susan Sontag Susan Sontag is best known for her essays, but she also wrote novels, a play and short stories. A new book out this...

“Preca Publications” of Blata l-Bajda have just published a new book for children and adolescents entitled “Id-Dragun tad-Dragonara”. This is a translation and adaptation into...

"The Midnight Line" (Delacorte Press), by Lee Child Author Lee Child delivers another classic Jack Reacher tale with "The Midnight Line." Reacher's curiosity is piqued when he gets off a bus...

"Insidious Intent" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermid A highlight of Val McDermid's novels is the tight control she maintains over her complex plots that are enhanced by believable and...