Carolyn Haley

Feel-good stories abound, but this one offers a fresh and creative context: crop circles.

This novel is promoted by the publisher as “a dramatic and moving re-imagining of the characters from Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea,” albeit in a different location and context.

“It’s a perfect book for people who just want to read an intelligent, informative, and satisfying story.”

Love epic space adventure? Then this doorstop-size novel is for you.

People talk a lot about “voice” when discussing fiction. In this book, voice comes at you loud and strong from the moment you open the cover.

The generally accepted wisdom in fiction, particularly in novels involving action and crime, is to keep turning the screws on the main characters, tighter and tighter, until the reader can’t imagin

Some titles capture the book’s contents well. This is one of them, as the whole murder mystery revolves around being an English gentleman in 1924.

When you’re a cop, it’s darn hard to get a real day off. Dave Cubiak, Door County sheriff way up on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, thinks he finally can enjoy himself on a perfect summer afternoon.

This intense character-exploration story draws you along wondering, What the heck happened to Kit to make her so closed to human relationships?

Markswoman introduces a bright new series to fantasy fiction. It’s a strong start, but it comes with a hitch.

After reading this book, you’ll want to tape over the camera eye on all of your devices and go back to paying for things in cash and communicating on paper.

If you like your crime novels as thick as stew and as twisty as spaghetti, this tenth volume of the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series will satisfy your appetite—with gravy and whipped cream on top.

“gripping and entertaining, and suitable for both its teenage target audience and adults.”

“a well-written contemporary YA novel with likable characters and a few moral lessons that are obvious but not heavy-handed.”

It seems ironic to wait in high excitement for a calm and quiet novel to come out.

There’s a log of big in this book: the Big Sky country of Montana, where a big family runs two big businesses on a really big spread; and when the problems come, they’re big ones.

“Celine is the portrait of a remarkable woman: a plausible super-granny with endearing panache who helps heal broken hearts and wounded souls.”

“a feel-good debut novel that’s hard to walk away from.”

In this cozy police procedural set in the cozy French town of St. Denis, we have book nine of the cozy series about Bruno, Chief of Police.

Author Cartmel has combined the tropes of the several genres into a surprising, refreshing story centered around old-fashioned records—the “vinyl” of title.

“a winner read that should appeal to a variety of literary and genre tastes.”

The heir is Evie, an American college girl sent on a quest through her dead mother’s letters. It leads her to Oxford University in England and discovery of her surprising birthright.

“if you like your novels dark and stormy, this one is a winner.”

Ann Cleeves is a busy gal, working on two concurrent series and having four overall, plus a few stand-alone novels.

Anyone familiar with Nora Roberts’ work will find no surprises in this one.

“genuinely sweet . . .”

This book gets off to a rough start, both for the heroine, who gets railroaded out of business by hostile locals and becomes desperate for money, and for the reader, who has to endure her aggressiv

“light in spirit and tone, and abundant in levity.”

“a stimulating thinking-person’s read . . .”

“All the right foundation stones are there on which to build a solid series.”

“a rollicking young adult novel loaded with action! adventure! romance! danger! while turning both genre and social conventions upside down.”

“Images are so clear it’s hard to believe you’re not in the story yourself, and people are so well drawn you’d swear you know them personally.”

“a beautifully written story that takes some effort to buy into. If you can flow with its subtle pace, then a satisfying read follows . . .”

“a winning combination from an expert storycrafter.”

“. . . pretty much everyone can take away something positive from this book.”

“The book satisfies one’s appetite for a good story, salts and peppers it with scandal, and provides a tome’s worth of education . . .”

It’s hard to imagine that anyone who reads fiction hasn’t discovered this series. For those who know and love it, here is number 15, in all its gentle delight.

“. . . the story contains the intrigue, amusement, and intellectual challenge that Ms. Andrews reliably delivers.

“The ‘everyone’ characters in the book help the central characters weather their personal storms, making the novel heartwarming and inspiring. . .

“J. D. Robb continues to do a fine job balancing Eve the woman against Eve the career homicide detective. . . .

“This volume, like its predecessors, can be read for sheer joy of the prose.

“The fact that Ms. Haynes already has three suspense novels under her belt shows in her solid, clear, and, yes, suspenseful writing. . . .

“Rickman’s writing style reflects his subject matter: spooky and indirect, elegantly crafted but always a sense of shadow behind you, that you’ve missed something you should have seen.

“Nothing ventured, nothing gained—but in venturing, all could be lost. Some people just can’t accept that risk, and Clover is one of them.”

“. . . entertaining reading many levels above fluff.”

If you read a lot of mysteries, you’ll recognize elements of several subcategories in this reissue of a 1983 Carolyn Hart classic.

“. . . provides too little about too much, filling in a hole in the WWII record while shedding little light on its chosen subject.”

The trouble with Sharyn McCrumb’s work is that it’s so finely wrought you get immediately sucked in and can’t put the book down.

A book doesn’t need action in order to be dramatic as proven by this deceptively quiet second novel by Chloe Aridjis.

“. . . a true thriller.”

This book would more appropriately be titled The Edge of Abnormal, for that’s what it’s about.

“. . . an original adventure . . .”

In any long-running series, the characters must grow or change in order to remain credible and hold reader interest.

There have been many charming rogues through literary history, and Mr. Doig brings us another one: Morrie Morgan (nee Llewellyn), a gentleman opportunist and trouble magnet.

“. . . best read in small sessions to avoid the armchair traveler’s inevitable reaction: ‘What were they thinking?’”

“. . . it works because of the originality and the fascinating detail wrought in the author’s capable prose.”

“. . . a straightforward, beautifully written thriller . . .”

Elizabeth Lowell has mastered the art of writing romantic suspense.

“. . . a superb literary novel.”

“Don’t be surprised if Linda Barnes gets an award for The Perfect Ghost, . . .”

The Perfect Ghost is a bundle of surprises.

“Ms. Hart conceives a fascinating situation and lays out its complexities in careful, graceful prose.”

“The prose is what makes this novel enjoyable . . .”

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

This book is exactly what it appears to be: A collection of horse stories written by a Who’s Who of literary stars over the past century.

“. . . both charming and touching . . . [a] fresh take on an old and venerable institution . . .”

“. . . hard to put down.”

This is a cool book, not in the hip way or the frosty way, but in a low-amplitude, dispassionate way.

“. . . literary in quality . . .”

One of the joys of genre mystery fiction is that despicable people usually get their comeuppance.

“. . . a gourmet treat for cozy mystery lovers.”

“It’s comforting to know that the people we rely on care about us and their work with all their hearts.

“Men and women who have shared the infertility experience will find words that speak for them and to them in this book.

“Following this couple through their adventures offers readers book after book of entertainment and emotional satisfaction. If Ms.

“Readers already familiar with the series may enjoy the deeper exploration of Duncan and Gemma’s relationship and family issues, whereas newcomers—especially those looking for a police proc

“Readers who know and love horses surely will be drawn in and mesmerized by True Colors and her herd, as will most anyone fond of, experienced with, or simply interested in animals.

“Usually art and science are discussed as opposites, and the people who apply them are not only opposite types but often hostile to each other. Mr.

“. . . the truth it presents is compelling, and the characters—both place and people—are worth knowing.”

“What makes all the characters delightful is Ms. Conant’s refusal to anthropomorphize the animals. Rather, she tends to go the other way, using canine nature to explain people. . . .

“Weeds, therefore, makes a quiet and enlightening read, enjoyable in one gulp if you’re an enthusiast or in small doses if you’re new to the subject.