An ex-military man tries his hand at writing, publishes a debut detective novel, and wins critical acclaim. But here's the twist in the tale: The true identity of the author is none other than...

Malta’s top brands received the status of superbrands at the gala Tribute Event during which the second volume of Superbrands was launched at the Pavilion Suite of the Westin Dragonara Resort...

While Malta is blessed with a healthy number of writers in most genres, writing about science in general and medical issues in particular is particularly uncommon, and the number of monographs dealing...

"The Fame Thief" (Soho Crime), by Timothy Hallinan   Junior Bender is a professional burglar, and he's very good at it. He's been breaking into houses and making off with...

"Let It Burn" (Minotaur), by Steve Hamilton.   Each Alex McKnight novel has revealed a little about the part-time private detective's troubled past: his failed marriage, his...

"Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations" (Simon & Schuster), by Peter Evans and Ava Gardner   "I'm tired of remembering," actress Ava Gardner laments during one of...

"Sisterland" (Random House), by Curtis Sittenfeld   To characterize Curtis Sittenfeld's new novel, "Sisterland," as an ideal beach read isn't meant as an insult....

"Junius and Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey" (PublicAffairs), by Peter Carlson   Among the tens of thousands of books written about the American...

"Children of the Jacaranda Tree" (Atria Books), by Sahar Delijani   Let's get one thing out of the way: I admire Sahar Delijani for taking on post-revolutionary Iran as the...

"Crime of Privilege" (Ballantine Books), by Walter Walker   How much wealth does it take to be above the law? What rules come with being a member of the privileged class? Those are...