Fiction

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“Barker’s novel is a mesmerizing tour de force, from start to finish, full of surprises.”

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“The simulcast of the poems within Bad Mexican, Bad American present the complex dynamic of this dual identity as easily as the morning sun rises, caresses the sky, then transits t

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“Cleeton unfolds the story in a way that grabs the reader and keeps the suspense going . . . “

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“a page-turning exploration of love, motherhood, and secrecy.”

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“Stag is an excellent crime novel by an emerging author who shows an unerring feel for rural noir and a shining promise of more to come . . .”

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“An exceptional story dealing with an author’s dilemma as he recreates the story of an old crime as seen through newer eyes several years removed from the incident.”

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“An admirably creative story readers will long remember, leaving authors wondering why they didn't think of it first.”

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“In Mania, Shriver is not enlightening us with sharp satire; she is hitting us over the head with a baseball bat.”

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The Sleepwalkers seems to have a lot going for it. The main characters are young, beautiful, wealthy, and on their honeymoon.

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There’s a memorable line in the Latin American classic Women With Big Eyes that reads, “Aunt Daniela fell in love the way intelligent women always fall in love: like an idiot.”

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"an interesting insight into how far 'progressive' thinking can take someone."

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Help Wanted is a novel about characters who some might call “ordinary people,” in this case the workers at a big box store very much like Walmart.

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Honey is a bittersweet concoction of loveliness, regret, hope, growing old, second chances, mortality, loneliness, inescapable familial bonds, long-nurtured grudges, and final rec

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“an intensely lyrical, philosophical novella by a gifted writer, easily capable of these sophisticated leaps and drops.”

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the incredible story of the power of parental love and overcoming obstacles to find a better life for their children.

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The Sweet Blue Distance delivers an epic tale loaded with adventure, romance, and mystery . . .”

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This book answers its own question pretty early on.

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“With City in Ruins, Don Winslow has brought down the curtain on a career worthy of the highest praise.”

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“Any reader who is looking for a two-day page-turner would be right to pick up this book.”

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“Everett’s genius in James is that he keeps Twain’s essential plot along with Huck’s fundamental innocence and decency, but he adds his own nuances along the way.”

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“Berman crafts a fast-paced thriller from gaming, app-building, and a reworking of the principles once offered to the American ‘hippie’ movement via a book called The Prophet.

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“I liked my husband well enough . . . but I like him even better dead,” says Duchess Valencia Dedham.

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“Jump into this absurd and charming period mystery for the wild scenes of threat, battle, rescue, and humor, and make the most of the fun involved.”

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