THE FEAR INDEX, by Robert Harris
CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED HIGH-TECH thriller from the great Robert Harris; vivid characterizations, details shine.
Grade: B PLUS
THE FEAR INDEX
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Suspense, Thriller
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CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED HIGH-TECH thriller from the great Robert Harris; vivid characterizations, details shine.
Grade: B PLUS
THE FEAR INDEX
Knopf
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Suspense, Thriller
AMERICA’S MOST NEUROTIC private investigator, Izzy Spellman, returns in this wacky, delightful tale of intrigue.
Grade: B PLUS
TRAIL OF THE SPELLMANS (SPELLMAN FILES #5)
Simon & Schuster
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Humor, Mystery, Novels
CANDID, ENGAGING MEMOIR of gender transition from a travel writer, athlete, and yoga student is illuminating.
Grade: SOLID B
NINA HERE NOR THERE: MY JOURNEY BEYOND GENDER
Beacon Press
2011
Tags: LGBTQ Interest, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews
THE LATEST MYSTERY (#10) for troubled savant NYC detective Mallory is her most intriguing (and upsetting) yet.
Grade: B PLUS
THE CHALK GIRL
Putnam
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
AN OFFBEAT TOUR of Europe’s most sexually scandalous historic landmarks is R-rated antiquarian fun.
Grade: SOLID B
THE SINNER'S GRAND TOUR: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORICAL UNDERBELLY OF EUROPE
Crown
2011
Tags: Europe, History, Non-Fiction, Sexuality, Social and Cultural Commentary, Solid B Reviews
GRIM, TENSE POST-APOCALYPTIC thriller features a tough anti-heroine fighting for her life, and her child’s.
Grade: SOLID B
HORIZON (AN AFTERTIME NOVEL)
Luna Books
2012
Tags: Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
A COMPLEX FAMILY TALE spans four generations in the Chicago suburbs. Lots of heart, wit, candor, and insight.
Grade: B PLUS
LOVE AND SHAME AND LOVE
Little, Brown
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels
THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND the landmark gay rights decision in Lawrence v. Texas. Engaging and well researched!
Grade: B PLUS
FLAGRANT CONDUCT: THE STORY OF LAWRENCE V. TEXAS
W. W. Norton & Company
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History, Legal History, LGBTQ Interest, Non-Fiction, Texas, United States
DEATH AND TREACHERY among the glitterati! Plucky reporter/sleuth Bailey Weggins solves a supermodel’s murder.
Grade: SOLID B
SO PRETTY IT HURTS (A BAILEY WEGGINS MYSTERY)
Harper
2012
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
AN ESCAPED SERIAL KILLER with charm and money to burn wreaks havoc in the lives of those who jailed him. Tense!
Grade: SOLID B
THE RETRIBUTION (TONY HILL AND CAROL JORDAN SERIES #7)
Grove Atlantic
2012
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews