"A Tap on the Window" (New American Library), by Linwood Barclay   Private detective Cal Weaver makes a simple mistake and destroys everything he holds dear in Linwood...

Jimmy Buffett, "Songs From St. Somewhere" (Mailboat)   On Jimmy Buffett's first album in four years, the mayor of Margaritaville returns to mixing softly swaying beach tunes...

Film fans everywhere can identify that movie-trailer voice: A booming baritone that entices viewers with cryptic explanations of the latest upcoming epic.   The business behind such voice...

"After Her" (William Morrow), by Joyce Maynard   Joyce Maynard's latest novel, "After Her," is loosely based on the 1980s Trailside Killer case, in which a serial...

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Various Artists, "The Mortal Instruments Soundtrack" (Republic Records)   Successful film soundtracks have to complete a pair of difficult tasks. They must creatively echo the film...

It's not the end of the world, but "The World's End" marks a creative conclusion for Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright.   For the British trio behind "Shaun of...

"Tell No Lies" (St. Martin's Press), by Gregg Hurwitz   A race to stop a killer begins when a piece of mail is delivered to the wrong person in "Tell No Lies," the...

Various Artists, "Alabama & Friends" (10 Spot)   Nowadays, long hair and loud guitars are common in country music. That wasn't always the case. The new album "Alabama...

"You hear nothing. You see nothing. You only serve." Such are the instructions Cecil Gaines receives as he embarks on his daunting new job at the Eisenhower White House in "Lee...