"Sea Creatures" (Harper), by Susanna Daniel   There's a charmer at the heart of "Sea Creatures," and it's not the novel's narrator, Georgia, who is plenty...

"The Cuckoo's Calling" (Mulholland Books), by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)   Full disclosure: I never would have guessed.   I've read every book J.K. Rowling...

"Hidden Order: A Thriller" (Atria/Emily Bestler Books), by Brad Thor   An organization more secretive than the FBI, the CIA or the NSA takes center stage in Brad Thor's latest...

"Unleashed" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt   In "Unleashed," David Rosenfelt's latest mystery featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter, a U.S. drone kills a man in Pakistan,...

"& Sons" (Random House), by David Gilbert   The ghost of J.D. Salinger hovers over David Gilbert's new novel, "& Sons." Set amid the wealth and privilege of...

Lawrence Gatt’s new novel, ‘Il-Ġuramenttal-Ħatra’, is an intriguing story which makes pleasant reading for the summer. If you like suspense, intrigue and complex family...

The background of Charles Micallef St John – engaged in the civil service for many years – would not have led many to imagine he would be writing books, let alone...

"Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care" (Arcade Publishing), by Scott McGaugh   Here's what a real Washington scandal looks...

Malta University Press launched four new books on 1 July, at the Aula Magna, Valletta Campus.   The event was introduced by Prof. Henry Frendo, chairman of the Editorial Board of the...

"Mystery Girl" (Thomas & Mercer/New Harvest), by David Gordon   The main character in David Gordon's 2010 debut thriller, "The Serialist," was a novelist hired to...