'Mrs. Houdini' offers readers a rollicking ride
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 16:10
Last update: about 9 years ago
Set in the first half of the 20th century, Victoria Kelly's debut novel, "Mrs. Houdini," is a marvel that gallops through time and space. Based on the true story of illusionist Harry Houdini and his...
Harlan Coben delivers twist-filled tale with 'Fool Me Once'
Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 16:09
Last update: about 9 years ago
Harlan Coben, master of the suburban thriller, has written another compelling and twist-filled tale with "Fool Me Once." Capt. Maya Stern has a rough time while deployed, and she comes home to...
Cassandra Clare launches new shadowhunters series
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 16:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
It's been six years since Cassandra Clare introduced a new series in her world of shadowhunting. Readers have been waiting for another cast of brave characters to protect the Earth from demons - and...
C.J. Box writes another stellar entry in Joe Pickett series
Monday, 28 March 2016, 16:06
Last update: about 9 years ago
After the events of the previous novel "Endangered," Nate Romanowksi has been living off the grid. He uses his survival skills to stay off the radar to protect both himself and the people he cares...
'Two-Family House' is tale of secrets kept
Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 16:10
Last update: about 9 years ago
It's hard to believe "The Two-Family House" is Lynda Cohen Loigman's debut novel. A richly textured, complex, yet entirely believable story, it draws us inexorably into the lives of two brothers and...
'Try Not to Breathe' is psychological thriller
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 16:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
Holly Seddon's first novel, "Try Not to Breathe," delivers the high-quality thrills and intriguing characters that readers demand in the best of psychological thrillers. Amy Stevenson was a young...
'The Widow' is compelling psychological thriller
Monday, 21 March 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 9 years ago
A woman loses her husband in an accident and must confront his past with both the press and police in Fiona Barton's psychological thriller, "The Widow." Comparisons between "The Girl on the...
New autism book urges parents to give kids 'Loving Push'
Sunday, 20 March 2016, 14:43
Last update: about 9 years ago
In a new book by autism's most famous spokesperson, Temple Grandin gives credit to her mother for nudging her outside her comfort zone, and she urges today's parents to do the same for their...
New bio refreshes Bronte energy for modern readers
Saturday, 19 March 2016, 14:41
Last update: about 9 years ago
Two hundred years after her birth, Charlotte Bronte's rage over social expectations for women and thwarted ambitions are as relevant as ever, and a new biography by Claire Harman makes the "Jane Eyre"...
Police shootings of blacks influence crime fiction genre
Friday, 18 March 2016, 14:39
Last update: about 9 years ago
In "Underground Airlines," an upcoming novel by Ben Winters, a black bounty hunter rides through a poor neighborhood in Indianapolis alongside a white policeman. "As we crossed Broad Ripple...