The "Colbert Bump" is becoming contagious.   Edan Lepucki, whose novel "California" became a best-seller thanks to a plug from Stephen Colbert, has in turn helped...

The occasion which brought about the present volume was the commemoration, in 2012, of the 125th anniversary of the renaming of Gozo’s Rabat to Victoria.   Maybe, as the book amply...

"The Bone Orchard" (Minotaur Books), by Paul Doiron   Mike Bowditch's recklessness and insubordination, along with his struggle with a series of personal tragedies, seemed to...

"Karachi, You're Killing Me!" (Random House India), by Sabaz Imtiaz   The blurb on the back of Saba Imtiaz's debut novel "Karachi, You're Killing Me!"...

"Hounded" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt   David Rosenfelt deftly works in wry humor, a love of dogs and New Jersey gangsters in "Hounded," his highly entertaining 12th...

"The Forsaken" (Putnam), by Ace Atkins   Sheriff Quinn Colson has been working to clean up corruption and injustice in Ace Atkins' compelling crime fiction series, but he...

"Cop Town" (Delacorte Press), by Karin Slaughter   Karin Slaughter wraps an intense thriller around a legacy of sexism, race relations and politics in the engrossing "Cop...

"Inside Man" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott   "Inside Man," the fourth novel by Jeff Abbott to feature bar owner and ex-CIA agent Sam Capra, continues one of...

"Days of Rage" (Dutton), by Brad Taylor   The world of Special Ops seems to be a new trend in publishing, but author Brad Taylor, a former Delta Force operative, knows how to...

"Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands" (Doubleday), by Chris Bohjalian   Wiser than the adults around her yet convinced she's a hopeless loser, Emily Shepard is a literary descendant of...