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MYSTERY REVIEW: "Northwest Angle"

Family, faith and failings are at the heart of this latest Cork O'Connor installment.

Updated: August 28, 2011, - 09:11 PM

Keeping secrets

Private investigator Cork O'Connor discovers the bodies of six women buried in an Iron Range mine.

Updated: September 04, 2010, - 08:40 AM

The hacker who keeps readers riveted

Lisbeth Salander lives to fight injustice another day, with the help of investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist and a growing circle of friends.

Updated: May 29, 2010, - 02:13 PM

True grit polishes writers' tales of poverty's grasp

The difficulty of moving up from hardscrabble to middle class leaves an indelible mark - described here beautifully in a series of essays by women who have gone through it.

Updated: December 17, 2009, - 10:03 AM

Expanding horizons

In this latest Cork O'Connor mystery, Cork's wife vanishes in the mountains of Wyoming.

Updated: August 29, 2009, - 04:21 PM

A burning hate

Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander returns without her wasp tattoo but with an unforgiving grudge against misogynist men.

Updated: August 01, 2009, - 11:33 PM

Memories of loss and anguish in Mexico

Fifty years after the Yankees invaded Mexico City, one man is still haunted by the events -- and his response.

Updated: June 12, 2009, - 11:47 AM

'Strain' is vividly drawn

BOOK REVIEW A thriller writer and the author of "Pan's Labyrinth" team up on a surreal, suspenseful mystery about a plane full of dead people and, yes, there are vampires.

Updated: June 09, 2009, - 02:21 PM

READERS' FEAST

Novels and memoirs with food memories and recipes have become all the rage. Here are four recent ones that serve up good stories, with lots of tasty details.

Updated: April 17, 2009, - 02:45 PM