Beasts of No Nation
Kirkus Reviews: This astonishing debut by a gifted 23-year-old American of Nigerian ancestry tracks an African child soldier's descent into hell. Resilient but terrified, Little Agu is a wide-eyed, preteen boy thrown among the demented and the depraved. At the start, in an unspecified West African country, he's being dragged out of a shack in […]
The House
In a novel of daring and hope, of embracing life and taking chances, Danielle Steel brilliantly captures one woman's courageous choice to live her dreams and receive unexpected gifts in return.
The Rebels of Ireland : the Dublin Saga
Library Journal Review: Well known for his sweeping historical novels (London), Rutherfurd has been called Michener with a British accent. His stories are packed with meticulous detail, flowing story lines, swashbuckling action, and believable characters deftly woven among those of historical record. Beginning with Elizabeth's ascendancy to the English throne and the plantation period of […]
The Old Wine Shades : a Richard Jury Mystery
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. At the start of bestseller Grimes's compelling 20th Richard Jury mystery, the Scotland Yard detective is on suspension because he decided to save lives rather than wait for a warrant in his previous outing, The Winds of Change (2004). With time on his hands, Jury is ensnared by the intriguing […]
The Minotaur : a Novel
Publisher Weekly Review: British master Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) explores life among the Cosways, a country gentry clan that makes the Wuthering Heights crowd look wholesome. Kerstin Kvist, a young Swedish nurse, takes a job at Lydstep Old Hall caring for John Cosway, a mathematical prodigy now labeled by his family as schizophrenic. In addition […]
Dirty Blonde
Publisher Weekly Review: Rookie federal judge Cate Fante's early days on the Philadelphia bench rapidly descend into nightmare in this compelling stand-alone legal thriller from bestseller Scottoline (Devil's Corner). Fante is the presiding judge in an intellectual property case in which Richard Marz, a former Philly prosecutor, is suing Art Simone, a powerhouse Hollywood producer, […]
Saving the World : a Novel
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. A successful Latina novelist, 50-year-old Alma lives in rural Vermont with husband Richard, a manager for development projects in Third World countries. Alma is deeply, passionately in love with Richard, but she is also suffering from writer's block and severe depression; she simply can't get started on the Latino family […]
The Best Revenge : Short Stories
Library Journal Review: A prolific short story writer twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Rule writes about what she knows. Her stories focus on life in her native New Hampshire, illuminating the good and the bad aspects of life in small communities and life in general. From Lindy up at bat to Judy at the […]
Dark Assassin
Publisher Weekly Review: William Monk faces special challenges in bestseller Perry's absorbing 15th novel to feature the Victorian policeman (after 2005's The Shifting Tide), as he must convince skeptical fellow officers of his competence to lead the corruption-ridden Thames River Police during a rampant crime wave. In a fogbound setting evocative of Conan Doyle, newly […]
Gone : an Alex Delaware Novel
Publisher Weekly Review: In bestseller Kellerman's pulse-pounding 20th Alex Delaware novel (after 2005's Rage), the Los Angeles psychologist looks into the murder of attractive 23-year-old Michaela Brand, an aspiring actress. Soon after Michaela and a fellow acting student, 24-year-old Dylan Meserve, achieve their 15 minutes of fame by staging their abduction, their hoax is exposed […]