Terminal Freeze
Jeff Ayers – Library Journal: In Child's latest (after his last solo effort, Deep Storm), scientists studying the effects of climate change in the Arctic Circle find frigid temperatures-and something more. While exploring an ice cave, the group uncovers the remains of a frozen saber-toothed tiger. When documentary filmmakers learn of the find, they come […]
The Honourable Schoolboy
The Little Drummer Girl
Looking Glass War
After Youve Gone
Publishers Weekly: A widower, suddenly bereft, finds an unexpected future when he goes to Amsterdam looking for his past in Lent's intricate and rewarding fourth novel. Henry Dorn is an upright college professor whose relatively tranquil existence is upended when his wife and son are killed in a car accident in the 1920s. As the […]
The Venetian Mask
While My Sister Sleeps
Elizabeth Mellett – Library Journal: Molly Snow isn't worried when she gets a phone call notifying her that her sister is in the ER. A world-class runner, 32-year-old Robin Snow has had many injuries, and Molly arrives at the hospital expecting nothing worse than an ankle sprain. But Robin has had a massive heart attack […]
I Know This Much Is True
Heart and Soul
The Washington Post – Bill Sheehan: Binchy is adept at juggling multiple story lines and creating genuine drama out of the quotidian problems of life: illness, accidents, misunderstandings, romantic and sexual betrayal. Her work reflects a pervasive generosity of spirit and projects a reassuring quality that is, I think, a central element of her enduring […]
True Colors
Elizabeth Mellett – Library Journal: Teenage sisters Winona, Aurora, and Vivi Ann are shattered when their mother dies, but what comes close to destroying their relationship is the reaction of their father, a hard man who dotes on his youngest daughter, Vivi Ann, disparages Winona, the eldest, and ignores Aurora, who tries hard to keep […]