'A Faithful Place' (Penguin)
By Tana French
French is my favorite discovery over the past year. Beautifully written and to use movie-speak, it's "Angela's Ashes" meets a haunting thriller. Lyrical and moving.
'Adrenaline' (Grand Central)
By Jeff Abbott
Are you looking for the heir apparent to Jason Bourne? Jeff Abbott's aptly titled book is the most gripping spy story I've read in years.
'Swim Back to Me' (Knopf)
By Ann Packer
It starts with coming of age novella, then there are some poignant short stories — and finally we have another novella with the same character three decades later. Wise and heartbreaking and beautifully written.
'Misery Bay' (Minotaur Books)
By Steve Hamilton
I'm often asked to recommend a detective series readers might have missed. This is it. Hamilton has been flying under the radar with his Alex McKnight series for too long. "Misery Bay" will change that, I hope.
'Maine' (Knopf)
By J. Courtney Sullivan
A poignant, heartbreaking story about three generations of women and the beachfront Maine home, won in a barroom bet, that unites them all. "Maine" is that summer novel you’ll want to share with a friend – and, like summer itself, you’ll wish it would never end.
'Long Gone' (Harper)
By Alafair Burke
One day, Alice Humphrey goes to her job to find the gallery is gone, stripped bare… and oh there’s a dead body on the floor. A page turner from a major talent.
'Save Me' (St. Martin's Press)
By Lisa Scottoline
A great thriller and a wonderful rumination on motherhood, bullying and the decisions we make. Scottoline has never been better – and that’s saying something.
'Sixkill' (Putnam Adult)
By Robert B. Parker
Parker died last year. This is the last Spenser mystery – the greatest detective series of all time — written by the master himself. If you haven’t discovered Spencer or Parker, here is your chance. RIP, Bob.
'In The Garden of Beasts' (Crown)
By Erik Larson
I don’t read much nonfiction, but Larson’s portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler’s reign, told from the viewpoint of the US Ambassador and his impetuous daughter, is both gripping and educational.
'Between Shades of Gray' (Philomel)
By Ruta Sepetys
Sepetys has penned a harrowing and heartbreaking novel about Lina, a 16 year old Lithuanian girl, who is sent to a forced-labor camp during the Russian invasion of 1939. Beautifully written and important, this Young Adult novel is for Grades 7 to 12.
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