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THE BOMB MAKER|HARDCOVER by Thomas Perry

March 31, 2018

A BOMB MAKER’S VENDETTA against the LAPD takes center stage in a high-tension, satisfying thriller. B PLUS

THE BOMB MAKER|HARDCOVER
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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FOOLS AND MORTALS by Bernard Cornwell

March 29, 2018

IF SHAKESPEARE HAD A BROTHER, we hope he’d have been as roguish, clever, and passionate as the hero of Bernard Cornwell’s latest! B PLUS

FOOLS AND MORTALS
Harper
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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MENTAL CONTACT by Beth Martin

March 26, 2018

A STARSHIP CREWMEMBER, HAUNTED since childhood by a voice in his head, risks everything to find out if she’s real. Engrossing premise! B PLUS

MENTAL CONTACT
Beth Martin Books
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ADA]LE BEDEAU by Graeme MacRae Burnet

March 24, 2018

A CAMUS-FLAVORED MYSTERY SET in vaguely 1980s France has a daringly unpleasant protagonist, intriguing metafictional levels. B PLUS

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ADA]LE BEDEAU : AN INSPECTOR GORSKI INVESTIGATION
Arcade Publishing
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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NULL STATES (HARDCOVER) by Malka Older

March 22, 2018

THE POWER OF BIG DATA in a future “infomocracy” is the fascinating backdrop for a high-stakes global thriller. A MINUS

NULL STATES (HARDCOVER)
Tor.com
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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COPPER HARVEST by Alexandra Sipe

March 19, 2018

IN AN ALTERNATE 1944, a world war rages in the province of Gaul and a mythical beast stalks the countryside. Intriguing premise, lots of action. B PLUS

COPPER HARVEST
Alexandra Sipe
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS|PAPERBACK by Rivers Solomon

March 17, 2018

AFTER GENERATIONS IN SPACE, an “underclass” rises against the autocrats who exploit them. Deep characterization, breathtaking worldbuilding. B PLUS

AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS|PAPERBACK
Akashic Books
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING (PAPERBACK) by Morgan Jerkins

March 15, 2018

UNVARNISHED CANDOR AND THOUGHTFUL, informed analysis shine in a memoir of growing up as a Black woman writer in the US. A MINUS

THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING (PAPERBACK)
Harper Perennial
2018

Grade: A MINUS

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ELMET by Fiona Mozley

March 10, 2018

IN AN ENGLISH WOOD, an isolated family lives off the land until a savage destiny unfolds. Hardyesque, rough, lovely. B PLUS

ELMET
Algonquin Books
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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THE RENDING AND THE NEST (HARDCOVER) by Kaethe Schwehn

March 8, 2018

PIECING TOGETHER A LIFE after a strangely arbitrary apocalypse. Beautiful, odd, terrifying near-future SF. B. PLUS

THE RENDING AND THE NEST (HARDCOVER)
Bloomsbury USA
2018

Grade: B PLUS

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