New & Notable Fiction: June 2012

by Karen Thompson Walker

Riveting, heartbreaking, profoundly moving. Full review >

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by Alberto Manguel

This novel succeeds both as a story and an illumination of storytelling. Full review >

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by Jess Walter

A superb romp. Full review >

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by Mark Billingham

This great novel should put Billingham in the same league as Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, John Harvey and Denise Mina. Full review >

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by Mario Vargas Llosa & translated by Edith Grossman

A dazzling novel of great intensity and power. Full review >

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by Gillian Flynn

One of those rare thrillers whose revelations actually intensify its suspense instead of dissipating it. The final pages are... Full review >

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by Posie Graeme-Evans

First-rate commercial fiction. Full review >

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by Andreï Makine translated by Geoffrey Strachan

A lyrical little novel about hope triumphing over adversity. Full review >

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by Anna Keesey

Keesey writes lyrically and examines the ferocity of frontier life with an unromantic and penetrating gaze. Full review >

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by Alan Furst

The novel recalls a time when black and white applied to both movies and moral choices. It’s a tale with wide appeal. Full review >

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by Mark Haddon

A novel to savor. Full review >

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by Al Lamanda

John Bekker was working on a special task force investigating organized crime when his wife Carol was raped and brutally... Full review >

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by Joshua Henkin

A novel that satisfies all expectations in some very familiar ways. Full review >

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by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter

Still, the authors have plenty of fresh insights to offer, and fans of either will want to tag along and see where it all... Full review >

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by Ridley Pearson

Exotic locale. Credible heroics. Vicarious thrills. Fans will want more, and soon. Full review >

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