2009 Reviews

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The 364 Books Reviewed in 2009 (so far…)

  1. Spooner by Pete Dexter (12-31-09) (review by Judi Clark)
  2. The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter (12-30-09) (review by Danielle Bullen and Judi Clark)
  3. The Immortality Factor by Ben Bova (12-29-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  4. The Virgin Queen’s Daughter by Ella March Chase (12-29-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  5. Cairo Modern by Naguib Mahfouz (12-28-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  6. Invisible by Paul Auster (12-26-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  7. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen (12-25-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  8. While I’m Falling by Laura Moriarty (12-23-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  9. A Country Called Home by Kim Barnes (12-22-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  10. Wittgenstein’s Nephew by Thomas Bernhard (12-21-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  11. Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon (12-20-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  12. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (12-19-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  13. Locked In by Marcia Muller (12-17-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  14. The Road Home by Rose Tremain (12-16-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  15. The Man with the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam (12-15-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  16. The Museum of Innocence by Orham Pamuk (12-14-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  17. The Convalescent by Jessica Anthony (12-12-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  18. In the Courts of the Sun by Brian D’Amato (12-11-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  19. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (12-10-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  20. Nocturnes: Five Stories about Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro (12-9-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  21. Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun (12-8-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  22. The White Garden by Stephanie Barron (12-6-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  23. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (12-5-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  24. American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell (12-4-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  25. Love in Infant Monkeys by Lydia Millet (12-3-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  26. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (12-2-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  27. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (12-1-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  28. Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (11-30-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  29. The Confederate General Rides North by Amanda C. Gable (11-29-09) Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  30. A Partisan’s Daughter by Louis de Bernieres (11-28-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  31. After the Fire, A Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld (11-27-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  32. Pop Goes the Weasel by Jack Albert (11-26-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  33. Girl With Skirt of Stars by Jennifer Kitchell (11-25-09) (review by Katherine Petersen)
  34. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (11-24-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  35. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (11-22-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  36. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (11-20-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  37. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro (11-19-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  38. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer (11-18-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  39. Don’t Sleep, There are Snakes by Daniel L. Everett (11-17-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  40. Train to Trieste by Domnica Radulescu (11-16-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  41. True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy (11-15-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  42. Anna In-Between by Elizabeth Nunez (11-14-09) (review by Ann Wilkes) INTERVIEW
  43. Border Songs by Jim Lynch (11-13-09) Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  44. NIght Navigation by Ginnah Howard (11-12-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  45. Lowboy by John Wray (review by Bonnie Brody ) (11-11-09)
  46. Fly By Wire: The Geese, The Glide, The Miracle on the Hudson by William Langewiesch (11-10-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  47. Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley (11-09-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  48. The Double-Jack Murders by Patrick F. McManus (11-09-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  49. The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin (11-07-09) (review by Sudheer Apte)
  50. Honey in His Mouth by Lester Dent (11-07-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  51. The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault (11-06-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  52. Boston Noiredited by Dennis Lehane (11-05-09) (review by CT Terry)
  53. Many and Many a Year Ago by Selcuk Altun (11-04-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  54. Haiku by Andrew Vachss (11-03-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  55. The Most Beautiful Book in the World by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (11-02-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  56. The Coral Thief by Rebecca Stott (11-01-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  57. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris (10-31-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  58. Vicious Circle by Mike Carey (10-31-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  59. The Devil’s Company by David Liss (10-30-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  60. The Vows of Silence by Susan Hill (10-29-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  61. The Spiritualist by Megan Chance (10-28-09) (review by Lori Lamothe)
  62. Quarry in the Middle by Max Allan Collins (10-27-09) (review by Daniel Luft) INTERVIEW
  63. Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving (10-26-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  64. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (10-25-09) (review by Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  65. A Cure for Night by Justin Peacock (10-24-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  66. Criminal Karma by Steven M. Thomas (10-24-09)(review by Bonnie Brody)
  67. The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland (10-23-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  68. The Owl in the Daylight by Tessa B. Dick (10-23-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  69. Far North by Marcel Theroux (10-22-09) (review by Lynn Harnett)
  70. South of Broad by Pat Conroy (10-21-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  71. What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell (10-20-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  72. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (10-20-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  73. Real Life & Liars by Kristina Riggle (10-19-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  74. Generosity: An Enhancement by Richard Powers (10-18-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  75. Poisonville by Massimo Carlotto and Marco Videtta (10-17-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  76. Box 21 by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström (10-16-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  77. Tell Me Something True by Leila Cobo (10-15-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  78. Some Things That Meant the World to Me by Joshua Mohr (10-15-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  79. The Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell (10-14-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  80. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly (10-13-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  81. The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly (10-13-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  82. The Favorites by Mary Yukari Waters (10-12-09) (review by Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  83. The Boy Next Door by Irene Sabatini (10-11-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  84. A Quiet Belief in Angels by R. J. Ellory (10-10-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  85. Voracious by Alice Henderson (10-9-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  86. The Last Secret by Mary McGarry Morris (10-8-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  87. The Children’s Book by A. S. Byatt (10-7-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  88. Hummingbirds by Joshua Gaylord (10-6-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  89. A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd (10-5-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  90. Exit Music by Ian Rankin (10-4-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  91. This is Water by David Foster Wallace (10-4-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  92. Blood Safari by Deon Meyer (10-3-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  93. Where the Money Went by Kevin Canty (10-2-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  94. Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife by Francine Prose (10-1-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  95. The Confession of Edward Day by Valerie Martin (9-30-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  96. Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James (9-29-09) (review by Katherine Petersen)
  97. A Change in Altitude by Anita Shreve (9-28-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  98. Blame by Michelle Huneven (9-27-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  99. Disturbances in the Field by Lynn Sharon Schwartz (9-27-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  100. A River Called Time by Mia Couto (9-26-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  101. Two of the Deadliest edited by Elizabeth George (9-25-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  102. Angel of the Assassination by Graeme Fife (9-25-09) (review by Katherine Petersen)
  103. Twisted Tree by Kent Meyers (9-24-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  104. This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (9-23-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  105. Past Imperfect by Julian Fellowes (9-23-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  106. Saving Sammy: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD by Beth Alison Maloney (9-22-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  107. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (9-21-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  108. The Age of Orphans by Laleh Khadivi (9-20-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  109. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (9-19-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  110. The Unincorporated Man by Dani and Eytan Kollin (9-18-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  111. New World Monkeys by Nancy Mauro (9-17-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  112. Beneath the Bleeding by Val McDermid (9-16-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  113. Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates (9-15-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  114. Natural Elements by Richard Mason (9-14-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  115. Looking After Pigeon by Maud Carol Markson (9-13-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  116. Love and Summer by William Trevor (9-12-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  117. Under This Unbroken Sky by Shandi Mitchell (9-11-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  118. A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore (9-10-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  119. Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay (9-9-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  120. The Anthologist by Nicholson Baker (9-8-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  121. The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville (9-7-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  122. The Triumph of Deborah by Eva Etzioni-Halevy (9-6-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  123. Trouble by Kate Christensen (9-5-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  124. Black Water Rising by Attica Locke (9-4-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  125. Losers Live Longer by Russell Atwood (9-3-09) (review by Daniel Luft)
  126. Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon (9-2-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  127. Child’s Play by Carmen Posada (9-2-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  128. The Midnight Charter by David Whitley (9-1-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  129. Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders (8-31-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  130. Direct Red by Gabriel Weston (8-31-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  131. An Underachiever’s Diary by Benjamin Anastas (8-30-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  132. Undiscovered Gyrl by Allison Burnett (8-30-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  133. Huge by James W. Fuerst (8-29-09) (review by CT Terry)
  134. What’s Next? Dispatches on the Future of Science edited by Max Brockman (8-28-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  135. The 21st Century Economy: A Beginner’s Guide by Randy Charles Epping (8-28-09) (review by Claudia Real)
  136. The Red Convertible: Selected Stories by Louise Erdrich (8-27-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  137. Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy (8-26-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  138. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery (8-25-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  139. 206 Bones by Kathy Reichs (8-25-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  140. In the Kitchen by Monica Ali (8-24-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  141. The Siege by Stephen White (8-23-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  142. Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer (8-22-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  143. Greetings from Somewhere Else by Monica McInerney (8-20-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  144. The Caveman’s Valentine by George Dawes Green (8-19-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  145. Fifty Grand by Adrian McKinty (8-18-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  146. Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKinty (8-18-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  147. Heroic Measures by Jill Ciment (8-17-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  148. Beginner’s Greek by James Collins (8-16-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  149. The City & The City by China Miéville (8-15-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  150. Amateur Barbarians by Robert Cohen (8-14-09) (review by Mike Frechette )
  151. Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (8-13-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  152. The Devil You Know by Mike Carey (8-12-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  153. Self’s Murder by Bernhard Schlink (8-11-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  154. Galahad at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse (8-11-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  155. The Last War by Ana Menendez (8-10-09) (review by Beth Chariton)
  156. Mudbound by Hilary Jordan (8-9-09) (review by Bonnie Brody)
  157. The Proof of the Honey by Salwa Al Neimi (8-8-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  158. Morning and Evening Talk by Naguib Mahfouz (8-7-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  159. Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon (8-6-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  160. That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo (8-5-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  161. The House without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers (8-4-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  162. Perfect Life by Jessica Shattuck (8-3-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  163. The Book from the Sky by Robert Kelly (8-2-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  164. HeartSick by Chelsea Cain (8-1-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  165. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card (7-31-09) (review by Mike Frechette )
  166. The Blindfold Test by Barry Schecter (7-30-09) (review by CT Terry)
  167. Follow Me by Joanna Scott (7-29-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  168. Snakeskin Road by James Braziel (7-28-09) (review by Doug Bruns)
  169. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (7-27-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  170. Lowboy by John Wray (7-26-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  171. The Last Night at the Lobster (7-25-09)   (review by  Sudheer Apte)
  172. Not in the Flesh by Ruth Rendell (7-25-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  173. The Last Nightingale by Anthony Flacco (7-24-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  174. Vanilla Ride by Joe R. Lansdale (7-23-09)  (review by Guy Savage)    INTERVIEW
  175. A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman (7-21-09)  (review by Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  176. Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen (7-20-09)  (review by Doug Bruns)
  177. House Secrets by Michael Lawson (7-19-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  178. Get Real by Donald E. Westlake (7-18-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  179. Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji (7-17-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  180. The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany (7-16-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  181. Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann (7-15-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  182. I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass (7-14-09)  (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  183. Water Dogs by Lewis Robinson (7-13-09)  (review by  Sudheer Apte)
  184. The Rose Variations by Marisha Chamberlain (7-12-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  185. A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart (7-11-09)  (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  186. Ravens by George Dawes Green (7-10-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  187. A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert  (7-9-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  188. Blog Article with mention of  Bury Me Deep and interview with Megan Abbott by Guy Savage (7-8-09)
  189. The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine (7-7-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  190. The Sister by Poppy Adams (7-6-09)  (review by Lori Lamothe)
  191. The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larson (7-5-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  192. Killer Summer by Ridley Pearson (7-4-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  193. Renegade: The Making of a President by Richard Wolffe (7-4-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  194. 2666 by Roberto Bolano (7-3-09)  (review by Doug Bruns)
  195. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (7-1-09)  (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  196. Triple Cross by Mark T. Sullivan (6-30-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  197. Krapp’s Last Cassette by Anne Argula (6-29-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  198. East of the Sun by Julia Gregson (6-28-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  199. Mind’s Eye by HÃ¥kan Nesser (6-27-09)  (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  200. The Pig Comes to Dinner by Joseph Caldwell (6-25-09)  (review by Mike Frechette )
  201. A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome by Alberto Angela (6-21-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  202. The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton (6-19-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  203. Censoring An Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour (6-17-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  204. The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (6-15-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  205. Beijing Coma by Ma Jian (6-13-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  206. Bad Cop: New York’s Least Likely Police Officer Tells All by Paul Bacon (6-12-09) (review by Dean Murphy)
  207. Yes, My Darling Daughter by Margaret Leroy (6-10-09)(review by Judi Clark)
  208. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koskow (6-9-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  209. The Downhill Lie by Carl Hiaasen (6-8-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  210. Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk (6-6-09) (review by Mike Frechette )
  211. Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child (6-5-09)  (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  212. Shadow and Light by Jonathan Rabb (6-4-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  213. The Cutie by Donald E. Westlake (6-3-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  214. Fake I.D. by Jason Starr (6-1-09) (review by Daniel Luft)
  215. Wonderful World by Javier Calvo (5-31-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  216. Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn (5-30-09)  (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  217. WWW : Wake by Robert J. Sawyer (5-29-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  218. Genesis by Bernard Beckett (5-28-09)  (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  219. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith (5-27-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  220. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (5-26-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  221. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (5-26-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  222. The Nation. Guide to the Nation by Richard Lingeman (5-25-09)  (review by Poornima Apte)
  223. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (5-24-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  224. Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (5-23-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  225. Honolulu by Alan Brennert (5-22-09)  (review by Katherine Petersen)
  226. The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith (5-21-09) (review by Sudheer Apte)
  227. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (5-19-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  228. The Boy with the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (5-19-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  229. Stone’s Fall by Iain Pears (5-18-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  230. Stone’s Fall by Iain Pears (5-18-09)  (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  231. Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards by Robert Boswell (5-17-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  232. Murder in the Rue de Paradis by Cara Black (5-15-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  233. Empire of Humiliation by James Jens Brusseau (5-14-09) (review by Claudia Real)
  234. Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (5-13-09) (review by Dean Murphy)
  235. Alexandria by Lindsey Davis (5-12-09)  (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  236. Nobody Move by Denis Johnson (5-10-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  237. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (5-10-09)  (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  238. The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters by Lorraine Lopez (5-9-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  239. Save the Whales Please by Konrad Karl Gatien & Sreescanda (5-08-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  240. The Turnaround by George Pelecanos (5-08-09) (review by Hagen Baye )
  241. First Comes Love, then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown-Waite (5-07-09) (review by Jana L. Perskie)
  242. The Family Man by Elinor Lipman (5-7-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  243. Wanting by Richard Flanagan (5-5-09)  (review by Mary Whipple)
  244. The Song Is You by Arthur Phillips (5-4-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  245. Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek (5-3-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  246. Loser’s Town by Daniel Depp (5-2-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  247. Anathem by Neal Stephenson (5-01-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  248. Killing Castro by Lawrence Block (4-30-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  249. All the Living by C. E. Morgan (4-29-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  250. The Writing on My Forehead by Nafisa Haji (4-29-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  251. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (4-28-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  252. Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (4-27-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  253. A Date You Can’t Refuse by Harley Jane Kozak (4-26-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  254. My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff (4-23-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  255. The Rain Before It Falls by Jonathan Coe (4-23-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  256. The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels (4-21-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  257. A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr (4-21-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  258. Rhyming Life and Death by Amos Oz (4-19-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  259. My Michael by Amos Oz (4-19-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  260. Cabal of the Westford Knight by David S. Brody (4-18-09) (revieweby Kirstin Merrihew)
  261. Flipping Out by Marshall Karp (4-17-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  262. Revelation by C.J. Sansom (4-17-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  263. The Amazing Adventure of Dietgirl by Shauna Reid (4-17-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  264. Singer by Ira Sher (4-15-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  265. Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein (4-14-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  266. Darling Jim by Christian Moerk (4-11-09)(review by Mary Whipple)
  267. The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne Duprau (4-10-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  268. The Sound of Building Coffins by Louis Maistros (4-9-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  269. In Hovering Flight by Joyce Hinnefeld (4-7-09) (review by Debbie Lee Wesselman)
  270. Etta by Gerald Kolpan (4-6-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  271. Selling Your Father’s Bones by Brian Schofield (4-5-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  272. Long Lost by Harlan Coben (4-4-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  273. Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale (4-2-09) (review by Daniel Luft)
  274. Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale (4-2-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  275. Out of My Skin by John Haskell (3-31-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  276. The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz (3-30-09) (review by Mike Frechette )
  277. The Dead Man’s Brother by Roger Zelazny (3-29-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  278. The Birthday Present by Barbara Vine (3-29-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  279. Bone by Bone by Carol O’Connell (3-29-09) (review by Dean Murphy)
  280. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick (3-28-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  281. Beat the Reaper by John Bazell (3-28-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  282. The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer (3-27-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  283. Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed by Marc Blatte (3-26-09) (review by Hagen Baye )
  284. Tahoe Avalanche by Todd Borg (3-26-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  285. American Rust by Philipp Meyer (3-24-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  286. Figures in Silk by Vanora Bennett (3-23-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  287. Shatter by Michael Robotham (3-22-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  288. Matala by Craig Holden (3-22-09)(review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  289. The Kommandant’s Girl by Pam Jenoff (3-20-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  290. The Diplomat’s Wife by Pam Jenoff (3-20-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  291. Almost Home by Pam Jenoff (3-20-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  292. The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (3-19-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  293. The Accordionist’s Son by Bernardo Atxaga (3-18-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  294. In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenddin (3-17-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  295. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig (3-15-09) (review by Lori Lamothe)
  296. A Man of No Moon by Jenny McPhee (3-14-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  297. The Deepest Cut by Diane Emley (3-13-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  298. Ruins by Achy Obejas (3-11-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  299. Fault Line by Barry Eisler (3-10-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  300. The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow (3-9-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  301. Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear (3-9-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  302. The Little Giant of Aberdeen by Tiffany Baker (3-9-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  303. Havana Lunar by Robert Arellano (3-7-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  304. San Francsico Noir 2: The Classics edited by Peter Maravelis (3-7-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  305. The Risk of Darkness by Susan Hill (3-6-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  306. First Execution by Domenico Starnone (3-4-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  307. The House at Riverton by Kate Morton (3-3-09) (review by Terez Rose)
  308. The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt (3-2-09) (review by Beth Chariton )
  309. Run For Your Life James Patterson (3-1-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  310. A Grave in Gaza by Matt Benyon Rees (3-1-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  311. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (2-28-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  312. Mad Ship by Robin Hobb (2-28-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  313. Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb (2-28-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  314. Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman (2-26-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  315. The Isle of Dogs by Daniel Davies (2-25-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  316. Awesome by Jack Pendarvis (2-25-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  317. The Women by T.C. Boyle (2-24-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  318. Caravaggio’s Angel by Ruth Brandon (2-22-09) (review by Katherine Petersen)
  319. Portrait of Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett (2-23-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  320. Bad Traffic by Simon Lewis (2-21-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  321. The Max by Ken Bruen & Jason Starr (2-20-09) (review by Hagen Baye )
  322. Drood by Dan Simmons (2-18-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  323. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck (2-17-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  324. August by Gerard Woodward (2-17-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  325. The Way Through Doors by Jesse Ball (2-16-09) (review by Tony Ross)
  326. Defiance by Nechama Tec (2-15-09) (review by Jana Perskie)
  327. Terminal by Andrew Vachs (2-14-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  328. Spade & Archer by Joe Gores (2-14-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  329. The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker (2-11-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  330. L.A. Outlaws by T. Jefferson Parker (2-11-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  331. Fool by Christopher Moore (2-09-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  332. The Fifth Floor by Michael Harvey (2-8-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  333. Esther’s Inheritance by Sándor Márai (2-7-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  334. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (2-7-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  335. The Samaritan’s Secret by Matt Benyon Rees (2-5-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  336. Security by Steve Amidon (2-3-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  337. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (2-2-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  338. Buried Strangers by Leighton Gage (1-31-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  339. Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith & Jere Smith (1-30-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  340. Chat by Archer Mayor (1-29-09) (review by Chuck Barksdale)
  341. Black Flies by Shannon Burke (1-29-09) (review by CT Terry)
  342. A Darker Domain by Val McDermid (1-27-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  343. The Bible Salesman by Clyde Edgerton (1-25-09) (review by Mike Frechette )
  344. Lark & Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips (1-24-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  345. A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn (1-22-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  346. The Turnaround by George Pelecanos (1-20-09) (review by Tony Ross)
  347. Home: Social Essays by Amiri Bakara (1-19-09) (review by Daniel Luft)
  348. Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst (1-18-09) (review by Ann Wilkes)
  349. Young Che by Ernesto Guevara Lynch (1-17-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  350. Rumpole Misbehaves by John Mortimer (1-16-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  351. Dream City by Brendan Short (1-15-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  352. Tokyo Fiancée by Amelie Nothomb (1-14-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  353. Isabella Moon by Laura Benedict (1-13-09) (review by Danielle Bullen)
  354. Abbeville by Jack Fuller (1-12-09) (review by Kirstin Merrihew)
  355. Occupational Hazards by Jonathan Segura (1-11-09) (review by Guy Savage) INTERVIEW
  356. The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent (1-9-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  357. Runner by Thomas Perry (1-8-09) (review by Eleanor Bukowsky)
  358. Nemesis by Jo Nesbo (1-6-09) (review by Poornima Apte)
  359. Land of Marvels by Barry Unsworth (1-4-09) (review by Mary Whipple)
  360. Gun Work by David J. Schow (1-3-09) (review by Daniel Luft)
  361. Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald E. Westlake (1-3-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  362. Mosquito by Roma Tearne (1-2-09) (review by Guy Savage)
  363. Not Yet Drown’d by Peg Kingman (1-1-09) (review by Lori Lamothe)
  364. Go East, Young Man by Harrison Lebowitz (1-1-09) (review by Clint Hunter)

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