Fiction

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“Turning a personal tale of adolescent woe into . . . a popular book and perhaps even a movie is a triumphant act—if not sweet revenge.”

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“Tenth of December shows the writer in excellent form . . . impressive.”

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“. . . clearly the work of a promising writer.”

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Sarah Graves’ Home Repair Is Homicide series has always had two of the three components for a great mystery: a compelling lead character and a great setting.

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When Detective Inspector Gemma James investigates the tawdry demise of Vincent Arnott, an unlovable barrister, it looks like a pickup gone wrong.

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Ms. Clark debuts with a sharp novel combining all the right elements into a page-turner.

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“Deftly plotted and timely . . . Master thriller writing at its finest.”

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“. . . plays with the notion of the afterlife.”

“It’s not the tragedies that kill us,” Dorothy Parker once noted. “It’s the messes. I can’t stand messes.”

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“If the reader has not read the first book, he or she won’t have a clue what is going on . . .”

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“Manu Joseph perfectly captures his characters in his precise, sharp prose.”

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“Nearly 100 years after it first saw print, Krazy Kat is still incredibly funny.”

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Louder Than Words tells the story of a teenage girl who must uncover her past in order to pursue her future.

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It would be maddeningly easy to begin my review of Herman Koch’s The Dinner like this:

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“Norah McClintock has found a formula that works.”

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“. . . a credible mystery plot, but without anyone to root for . . .”

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“There is no downside to a book like After the Fall and a rara avis it is.”

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“Ms. Palmer makes her story work . . . moving it along at a fast clip.”

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“Sarah MacLean has crafted a very funny, very sexy romp through mid 19th century England . . .”

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“Ms. Santoro has crafted a book just as fascinating [as Junot Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her], twice as stark, and simply unforgettable.”

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“. . . an excellent window into a complex and gifted author.”

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There are questions inherent to the world of comics easily explained and often, thanks to the inventiveness of writers such as John Byrne, Jack Kirby, John Broome, and Steve Ditko, quite logical in

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