The Lobster Kings: A NovelAlexi Zentner★★★★★4.1(255)From Booklist The talented author of the mystical Touch (2011) returns with a much more commercial novel about fishing...
The OhanaC W Schutter★★★★★4.1(254)Originally from Hawaii, I grew up listening to my mother's fascinating stories about my family and old Hawaii. The...
Mr Skeffington (Virago Modern Classics)Elizabeth Von Arnim★★★★★4.1(253)From Publishers Weekly Von Arnim (1866-1941), whose novel, The Enchanted April , was recently made into a film, offers...
Tantras: The Avatar SeriesRichard Awlinson★★★★★4.1(253)About the Author Scott Ciencin is the author of numerous novels, including Shadowdale , Tantras , and books set in the...
Bobcat and Other StoriesRebecca Lee★★★★★4.1(247)An Amazon Best Book of the Month, June 2013: How do you judge a short story collection? By its consistency? How often...
Jack & JillKealan Patrick Burke★★★★★4.1(246)Hailed by Booklist as "one of the most clever and original talents in contemporary horror," Kealan Patrick Burke was...
Do Me, Do My RootsEileen Rendahl★★★★★4.1(246)From Booklist For the Simon sisters, hair dyeing is a ritual. The eldest, Leah, favors reds and blondes, while the...
The Secret Magdalene: A NovelKi Longfellow★★★★★4.1(243)From Publishers Weekly Vermont novelist Longfellow ( China Blues ; Chasing Women ) places Mary Magdalene at the center...
Poles ApartTerry Fallis★★★★★4.1(242)Advance Praise for Poles Apart: “Terry Fallis has written a delightful book about a young man inspired by feminism to...
They Eat Puppies, Don't They?: A NovelChristopher Buckley★★★★★4.1(239)Each of his novels may be light as air, but bit by bit they're building up into a significant social portrait, the...
Grand frère (Littérature) (French Edition)Mahir Guven★★★★★4.1(238)About the Author De mère turque et de père kurde, réfugiés en France, Mahir Guven est né sans nationalité en 1986...
Shadow Baby: A NovelAlison McGhee★★★★★4.1(236)From Publishers Weekly Loss, guilt and regret are conquered and transformed in McGhee's graceful second novel (after...
Eugenie Grandet (Everyman's Library)Honoré de Balzac★★★★★4.1(236)From the Inside Flap Many people among them Henry James) have considered Balzac to be the greatest of all novelists....
Buried By DebtCathryn Grant★★★★★4.1(234)Interview with the author Q: Your novels are classified as Suburban Noir. What exactly is Suburban Noir? A: Suburban...
The Second Messiah: A ThrillerGlenn Meade★★★★★4.1(233)The Irish-born author ( Snow Wolf ) teeters on the edge of genius and sacrilege with this thriller about a subject...
The Butterfly Lampshade: A NovelAimee Bender★★★★★4.1(232) Aimee Bender’s Latest Is a Proustian Reverie. Axa0surrealist memory box of a novel. . . Its particular quality of...
The Thirteen HallowsMichael Scott★★★★★4.1(232)Review “Relentless pacing and a richly detailed story line replete with historical references and bombshell...
Cause CelebHelen Fielding★★★★★4.1(228)Helen Fielding's novel Bridget Jones's Diary had a meandering, rather shapeless shape (as diaries will). Both fans and...
What Can't be True (Jake Houser Mystery Series)Bo Thunboe★★★★★4.1(228)It's hard to believe this police procedural is Bo Thunboe's first novel. The writing is polished and spare. The story...
Beautiful Malice: A NovelRebecca James★★★★★4.1(227)From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. "I didn't go to Alice's funeral." So opens Australian author James's impressive...
Bound by Shadows (previously published as The Bear Who Loved Me)Kathy Lyons★★★★★4.1(226)Those who like their heroes buff and gruff-but gentle, not rough-will be swept away."― Publishers Weekly Kathy Lyons...
AstrayEmma Donoghue★★★★★4.1(226)Time and again, Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before, and ASTRAY is no...
Truth in Advertising: A NovelJohn Kenney★★★★★4.1(225)Amazon Best Books of the Month, January 2013 : Don't let the fast-paced advertising executive banter about designer...
The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzMordecai Richler★★★★★4.1(223)The Washington Times It is time to recognize Mr. Richler as one of North America's most powerful novelists. Chicago...