Results for keyword: novels
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Tales of sagebrush and murder: A review of Assumption
In Percival Everett's mystery trilogy, New Mexico Deputy Ogden Walker chases murderers and wrestles with his own complex identity.
by Hillary Rosner, Sep 18, 2011 -
The aftermath of violence: A review of The Color of Night
The narrator of Madison Smartt Bell's disturbing 13th novel is a former member of a murderous, Manson-like cult.
by Annie Dawid, Sep 04, 2011 -
Reality fiction: a review of What You See in the Dark
Manuel Muñoz creates a dark mystery inspired by the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's legendary thriller Psycho.
by Chérie Newman, Sep 04, 2011 -
A Western mystery with an environmental twist: a review of Buried by the Roan
In Mark Stevens' second novel, Allison Coil, a tequila-drinking hunting guide, investigates a mysterious death in a remote landscape much sought after by oil and gas developers.
by Erica Olsen, Aug 07, 2011 -
Building a bridge to love: A review of Randy Lopez Goes Home
Rudolfo Anaya's new novel brings a Chicano man back to his remote New Mexican village.
by Chérie Newman, Jul 24, 2011 -
An L.A. story, in incidents and rhythms: A review of The Book of Want
Daniel Olivas' novel uses magical realism to describe the lives of a Mexican-American family in Los Angeles.
by Kathleen Yale, Jul 24, 2011 -
An epic tale of the Northwest: A review of West of Here
In his novel, Jonathan Evison tackles the far-flung history of a fictional Northwestern community.
by Karen Rigby, May 01, 2011 -
Good-enough mothers: A review of Wrecker
In her second novel, Summer Wood tells the story of a troubled child and the rural, counterculture community that takes him in.
by Tania Casselle, May 01, 2011 -
A deadly fastball in Denver: A review of The Ringer
In her debut novel, The Ringer, Jenny Shank brings to life two troubled families haunted by violence in Denver.
by Matthew Irwin, Apr 17, 2011 -
Thirteen ways of looking at a mushroom cloud
Ann Ronald's Friendly Fallout 1953 is an experiment in literary fission that describes 11 actual nuclear detonations through the eyes of mostly fictional characters.
by Molly Beer, Mar 06, 2011
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