Midway through Alice Hoffman's latest novel, the mother of the great impressionist painter Camille Pissarro takes her 2-week-old son into the forest to find a medicine man she hopes can cure him of...

With his sharp wit and skillful courtroom tactics, lawyer Andy Carpenter continues to shine in "Who Let the Dog Out?" the latest from author David Rosenfelt. And what would a David Rosenfelt...

There is much to say for presenting history as seen from the ground up, especially since many times we get history as told by the victor, top downwards. History, we are often told, is told by the...

Matthew Reilly, known for writing intense, over-the-top action thrillers, abandons his brand and delivers "The Tournament," a historical novel set in 1546. In this story, the sultan of the Ottoman...

A hallmark of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan novels is how she incorporates a solid knowledge of forensics in a way that a novice can understand the intricacies, yet still appeal to an expert in the...

Gayle Lynds proves she's a master of the modern cold-war spy thriller with her latest novel, "The Assassins." The duplicity begins as six master assassins rob a Baghdad museum to recover money...

Escaping North Korea was the easy part. In her memoir, "The Girl With Seven Names," Hyeonseo Lee, as she is called today, takes us on her gripping journey from the Ryanggang Province of North Korea...

The sense of justice and righteousness that Sheriff Quinn Colson has brought to his tenure in Mississippi's Tibbehah County is drawing to a close in Ace Atkins' gripping new novel, "The Redeemers."...

No revisions or future editions are planned for a disparaged Bill Cosby biography, the publisher told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Simon & Schuster vice president and executive director...

Harper Lee's unexpected new novel offers an unexpected and startling take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch. "Go Set a Watchman" is set in the 1950s, 20 years after Lee's celebrated...