"When the House Burns" is a sharp mystery novel in which domestic betrayals and concealed misdeeds complicate a midwestern murder investigation. In Priscilla Paton’s murder... Read More

Enriching and evocative, Connie Hampton Connally’s historical "The Songs We Hide" is about the redemptive potency of beauty, love, and music in post-World War II Hungary.... Read More

The first of a new series, "Enter by the Narrow Gate" follows a Detroit police detective and an Orthodox monk as they strive to solve two harrowing new mysteries in Santa Fe.... Read More

Thursday, 1:17 pm is an unconventional and intriguing novel that blends thoughtful insight with an irreverent, anything-goes attitude reminiscent of Chuck Palahniuk. Michael... Read More

While the weird situations and characters are humorous and entertaining, the themes beneath its surface offer depth and insight. Surely Dash’s run of bad luck must be winding... Read More

A typical American family with Cold War secrets brings Chekhovian intrigue to this literary thriller. Uncle Anton’s Atomic Bomb is a book hard to describe, and that’s part... Read More

Gorgeous descriptions and reflective exposition moderate the dramatic pace of this exciting international story of one family’s secretive past. Scott Driscoll’s debut,... Read More

One rebellious college student’s study of the Middle Ages parallels his tumultuous journey into adulthood. The Book of Changes, by Jack Remick, is a compelling coming-of-age... Read More

Scary as well as enlightening, this unique and mesmerizing novel is a page-turner. A forty-year-old man transcends space and time after an accident propels him into the body of... Read More

An American in Mexico takes the risks necessary to truly immerse himself into Mexican life and culture. To say Lyn Fuchs is an American writing about visiting Mexico would be an... Read More

With a tsunami about to overrun their home, the islanders of East Pukapuka stand with hands linked, facing the end that their gods have created for them. But one small girl... Read More

Van Wallach is a Texan-born, Baptist-raised, Jewish man on a quest for love. His slim memoir documents this journey with both humor and insight. Wallach, now in his fifties, has... Read More