The Enigma Challenge by SC Godfrey
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A thriller revolving around, God help us all, cryptology
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Plant Lady by Minyoung Kang
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An English-language translation of a popular novel about a woman with peculiar horticultural techniques
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There's Only One Sin in Hollywood by Rasheed Newson
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A novel about race and passion in 1950s Hollywood
Read MoreRasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain
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Ben Fountain’s new satire about a US President seeking a third term.
Read MoreThe Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson
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In Craig Johnson’s latest, all three sons might be suspects in the murder of their horrible father.
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City of the Muse by Kate Hilton
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An atmospheric archaeological mystery with a few structural flaws
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The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
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A somewhat unKoontzian novel from the Dean of Suspense
Read MoreTranscription by Ben Lerner
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A review of the new novel by “The Topeka School” author Ben Lerner
Read MoreI Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa
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A translation of Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel
Read MoreLucien by J. R. Thornton
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A novel in which a newcomer to Harvard is bedazzled by a glamorous fellow student
Read MoreMedium Rare by Natasha Joukovsky
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The myth of Icarus in a perfectly placed romp through modern times
Read MoreThe Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
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The latest addition to a romance author's burgeoning catalog
Read MoreThe Halter by Darby McDevitt
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A cyber-noir novel that's satisfying, snarky, and simmering with insight.
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