The Red Room (A Risk Agent Novel)Ridley Pearson★★★★★3.7(246)From Booklist *Starred Review* Previous Risk Agent ops in Shanghai (The Risk Agent, 2012) and Amsterdam (Choke Point,...
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Dragon StrikeHumphrey Hawksley★★★★★3.7(233)From Publishers Weekly Long on political detail and short on well-drawn characters, this debut thriller from a pair of...
The Bird SistersRebecca Rasmussen★★★★★3.7(214)Rasmussen has written her graceful debut . . . with unflinching and transporting empathy." ---Stefan Merrill Block,...
The Summer We Read Gatsby: A NovelDanielle Ganek★★★★★3.7(206)“You can hear the waves crashing and ice cubes tinkling as [these sisters] reunite with lost loves and try to mend...
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The Weekend: A NovelCharlotte Wood★★★★★3.6(4.3K)Praise for The Weekend : “A lovely, insightful exploration of aging, regrets and rebirth.” — People “Wood has...
TampaAlissa Nutting★★★★★3.6(4K)Review “...A highly diverting read...Ms. Nutting lands it.” — New York Times “Impeccably written, full of smart...
Hot MilkDeborah Levy★★★★★3.6(3.9K)Gorgeous . . . What makes the book so good is Ms. Levy’s great imagination, the poetry of her language, her way of...
The Little Red ChairsEdna O'Brien★★★★★3.6(3.9K)A remarkable novel.... Extraordinary and unsettling."― James Wood, New Yorker "[An] extraordinary articulation of the...
Celestial BodiesJokha Alharthi★★★★★3.6(2.4K)Winner of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice A Kirkus Reviews Best...
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The Lifeboat: A NovelCharlotte Rogan★★★★★3.6(1.7K)Charlotte Rogan uses a deceptively simply narrative of shipwreck and survival to explore our all-too-human capacity for...
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The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: A NovelAdelle Waldman★★★★★3.6(1.5K)From Booklist In this sharply written first novel, Waldman homes in on a self-absorbed writer living in New York City....
The Adults: A NovelCaroline Hulse★★★★★3.6(1.3K)“Your worst-ever family holiday gathering can’t possibly be as painfully hilarious as the one in Caroline Hulse’s...
The Almost MoonAlice Sebold★★★★★3.6(975)About the Author Alice Sebold is the bestselling author of The Lovely Bones , a novel, and Lucky , a memoir. She lives...
The Jane Austen Book ClubKaren Joy Fowler★★★★★3.6(935)Review What strikes one first is the voice: robust, sly, witty, elegant, unexpected. -- New York Times Book Review
The Hitman's Guide to HousecleaningHallgrimur Helgason★★★★★3.6(933)Review “A sensational book. Hallgrimur Helgason’s brain is like this amazing app that morphs the English language...
Cape May: A NovelChip Cheek★★★★★3.6(914)Chip Cheek’s Cape May is a debut novel about a young, virginal Southern couple on their off-season honeymoon in 1957...
A Week in DecemberSebastian Faulks★★★★★3.6(750)This vast novel, well-plotted and gripping throughout, is the first that Sebastian Faulks has set in our time... the...
Dear Mr. M: A NovelHerman Koch★★★★★3.6(694)“An exhilarating and unpredictable novel…[it] opens before us like a set of nesting dolls, each narrative turn...
Final Cut: A NovelS. J. Watson★★★★★3.6(664)A tight, brisk plot drives this sharp character study. Watson perfectly capture small town ennui while illustrating how...