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New & Notable Fiction: March 2012 (page 2)


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Cover art for EXOGENE
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012

"This exciting and thoughtful story marks McCarthy as one of sci-fi's most promising new talents, and bodes well for the series' forthcoming third installment."
The second novel in McCarthy's Subterrene War series (Germline, 2011, etc.) is a standalone tale that encompasses theology and existentialism in its story of a genetically engineered warrior discovering her own path. Read full book review >
Cover art for FORGOTTEN COUNTRY
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012

"Chung's limpid prose matches her emotional intelligence."
A young woman struggles to understand her sometimes-competing roles as daughter, sister, scholar and Korean American in Chung's darkly luminous debut. Read full book review >
Cover art for MAKE IT STAY
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012

"First-class fiction."
A novel that peers into relationships in the small town of Mira Flores in northern California. Read full book review >
Cover art for POISON FLOWER
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012

"A tour de force with no room for subtle characterization, complicated moral dilemmas or descriptions of anything that's not instantly material to Jane's job—just an hours-long jolt of pure, adrenaline-fueled plot."
Jane Whitefield's latest attempt to hide someone other people are looking for puts her in even more danger than usual, and that's not easy. Read full book review >
Cover art for CINNAMON ROLL MURDER
FICTION
Released: March 1, 2012

"Fluke wraps up her 16th recipe-studded entry sweetly but not neatly, leaving just enough loose ends to hint at a tasty sequel."
A bus crash diverts cookie maven Hannah Swenson (Devil's Food Cake Murder, 2011, etc.) at least momentarily from the train wreck of her love life. Read full book review >
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