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The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
In this early novel, one couple’s tale of heart-wrenching loss is told against the backdrop of a seemingly benign but dystopic society. Children’s book author Stephen Lewis is at the supermarket with...
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Swann Dives In by Charles Salzberg
Henry Swann is the quintessential, old-style detective (though he eschews the title and owns only to “skip tracer”); he’s sassy and sure, smart and smart-mouthed. A dropout from Columbia, Swann quotes...
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The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey
Luck and family legacy – good and bad – form the foundation of the story of Dara and Abigail, two women who meet and become friends, despite their differences in background, personality and attitudes...
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Masie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
The Maise Dobbs mystery series is ten books-strong. This, the first, introduces the intrepid young woman who pulls herself up the steep steps of the British class system — from maid, to ingénue taken...
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The Insect Farm by Stuart Pebbles
Creepy describes both the physical environment and the plot of this suspense novel that serves up five dead bodies and several unsettling twists as it follows the convoluted lives of brothers Jonathan...
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The Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin
When a personal meltdown sent her packing, writer and literary critic Jessa Crispin went in search of life’s answers. Traipsing across Europe, she followed in the footsteps of famous authors and...
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