“. . . luscious prose filled with richness, depth, and meaning. Each bite satiates . . .”
“Readers who pride themselves in solving whodunits will be hard pressed to put together all the pieces . . .”
“The device used . . . is clever. . . . These stories are dull.”
“. . . storytelling for the pure pleasure of storytelling.”
“. . . the first of a series, each focusing on a different daughter . . .”
“. . . the most poignant portrait of Robicheaux in this exceptional series.”
“It’s nice to read a book in which the heroine is not obsessed over body image. Odelia . . . is happy, healthy, in love—and utterly charming.”
“. . . a novel whose promise falls short.”
“. . . so very rich . . . completely sublime.”
Lots of writers strive for a gritty tale with humor; it’s an overused description, but when it’s apt, it conveys a useful sensibility.
“What’s a poor reader to do but laugh?”
“Mr. Sanders is an author born . . . what stories he will tell.”
“Anne Perry puts the reader in the middle of London . . . tackling a terrifying subject with high style.”
“Little is conjured, nothing much is shown.”
“. . . a well-written mystery that will have readers eagerly awaiting the second installment.”
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“. . . absorbing . . . told with elegant restraint.”
“[a] vindictive, poisonous stab at Britain’s yob culture. . . . another finely crafted novel . . .”
“. . . a perfectly rendered murder mystery . . . executed with faultless page-turner pacing and panache.”
“Loretta Chase has created a character so clever, so devious, and so artful that she deceives herself right out of her own story. . . .
“a masterwork by a skilled craftsman . . . make a vow to read this book.”
Who knew that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella shared such a passionate romance?
“Office Girl’s target readership, like its characters, are legally adults—even though some may still be growing up.”
“. . . an effervescent cocktail . . . with just the right bite.”
“. . . [a] hugely intelligent and moving debut novel.”
“Mr. Haas may not yet be a household name this side of the Atlantic, but all that is about to change . . .”
