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Three novels for the price of one, 'Choice' hinges on big decisions
FICTION: A well-wrought tale, in linked narratives, explores the consequences of choices.
'How to Solve Your Own Murder': great title, OK novel
FICTION: An aspiring mystery writer is tasked with solving a family whodunit when her great-aunt is murdered.
Transfixing novel explores the repercussions of 'One Day' of violence
FICTION: Abigail Dean writes about the secrets, lies and conspiracies surrounding a horrific tragedy.
Review: 'Secrets Typed in Blood,' by Stephen Spotswood
FICTION: A wildly entertaining third mystery for female detective duo Pentecost and Parker.
Review: 'All the Broken Places,' by John Boyne
FICTION: A darkly compelling novel about a woman forced to confront the sins of her past.
Review: 'Case Study,' by Graeme Macrae Burnet
FICTION: A brilliant multilayered novel about a woman who plays a dangerous game with a psychotherapist in 1960s London.
Review: 'The Singularities,' by John Banville
FICTION: A bold, mind-bending novel in which a mystery man lodges with an idiosyncratic family.
Review: 'The Whalebone Theatre,' by Joanna Quinn
FICTION: This captivating debut charts a memorable heroine's unconventional childhood in England and her undercover exploits in wartime France.
Review: 'Act of Oblivion,' by Robert Harris
FICTION: A page-turning historical thriller about a manhunt for the killers of an English king.
Review: 'The House of Fortune,' by Jessie Burton
FICTION: A mesmerizing tale of intrigue and forbidden love in early-18th-century Amsterdam.
Review: 'On Java Road,' by Lawrence Osborne
FICTION: An engaging mystery about a journalist who investigates the disappearance of a student activist in Hong Kong.
Review: 'Winter Work,' by Dan Fesperman
FICTION: An engrossing spy thriller in which a Stasi officer and a CIA agent join forces to defeat a common adversary.
Review: 'A Postcard for Annie,' by Ida Jessen, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken
FICTION: A collection of perceptive and engaging stories about women dealing with emotional turmoil in their lives.
Review: 'Sleeping Alone: Stories,' by Ru Freeman
FICTION: An accomplished debut collection of short stories from the author of "On Sal Mal Lane."
Review: 'Bitter Orange Tree,' by Jokha Alharthi
FICTION: A meditative novel from a Booker Prize winner about an Omani woman who reflects on the life of her grandmother.
Review: 'The Colony,' by Audrey Magee
FICTION: An impressive novel about two outsiders who arrive on a small Irish island in 1979 as violence engulfs the country.
Review: 'Theatre of Marvels,' by Lianne Dillsworth
FICTION: An immersive debut novel about a Black actress in Victorian London.
Review: 'Two Storm Wood,' by Philip Gray
FICTION: A compelling historical thriller about a woman who investigates the disappearance of her fiancé at the end of World War I.
Review: 'In the Margins,' by Elena Ferrante, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein
An illuminating collection of essays on the joy of reading and the art of writing by the acclaimed Italian novelist.
Review: 'Home/Land,' by Rebecca Mead
Mead's latest is a beautifully written memoir about a writer's return to her homeland.
Review: 'The Pages,' by Hugo Hamilton
A formally daring, richly rewarding book narrated by a novel that survived the Nazis' book-burning.
Review: 'A Guardian Angel Recalls,' by Willem Frederik Hermans, translated by David Colmer
A dark and provocative wartime novel about a guilty man and his guardian angel.
50+ essential books for your winter reading and holiday shopping lists
Page-turners that will make you laugh, cry, reflect and escape when the weather outside is frightening.
Review: 'What Storm, What Thunder,' by Myriam J. A. Chancy
A powerful, emotionally rich novel about 10 individuals affected by the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
Review: 'The Man Who Died Twice,' by Richard Osman
FICTION: The four amateur sleuths from the "Thursday Murder Club" return to solve another mystery.
Review: 'Beautiful World, Where Are You,' by Sally Rooney
FICTION: The author of "Normal People" returns with another perceptive novel about relationships.
Review: 'A Slow Fire Burning,' by Paula Hawkins
FICTION: A third compulsively readable whodunit from the author of "The Girl on the Train."
Review: 'The Women of Troy,' by Pat Barker
FICTION: A masterful retelling of a classical myth featuring a memorable heroine.
Review: 'American Estrangement,' by Said Sayrafiezadeh
FICTION: An assured collection of stories about American men and their individual struggles.
Review: 'Falling,' by T.J. Newman
FICTION: A thrilling debut in which a pilot must crash his plane to save his family.
Review: 'Objects of Desire,' by Clare Sestanovich
FICTION: A strong debut collection of stories about the lives of modern women.
Review: 'Who They Was,' by Gabriel Krauze
FICTION: A remarkable debut novel about a young man studying literature while also caught up in gang warfare.
Review: 'The Old King in His Exile' by Arno Geiger, translated from the German by Stefan Tobler
NONFICTION: A poignant memoir about a writer caring for a father in the grip of Alzheimer's.
Review: 'Everything Like Before,' by Kjell Askildsen, translated from the Norwegian by Sean Kinsella
FICTION: A collection of spare, wry short stories from a Norwegian master of the form.
Review: 'Every Vow You Break,' by Peter Swanson
FICTION: In this psychological thriller, a young woman's world is turned upside down when a stalker shows up on her honeymoon.
Review: 'What Sammy Knew,' by David Laskin
FICTION: An engaging coming-of-age novel about a young man caught up in the turmoil of New York City in 1970.
Review: 'Send for Me,' by Lauren Fox
FICTION: A captivating novel focuses on a Jewish family in Nazi Germany and a descendant in Milwaukee 50 years later.
Review: 'The House on Vesper Sands,' by Paraic O'Donnell
FICTION: A richly enjoyable supernatural mystery set in Victorian London and featuring two unlikely detectives.
Review: 'At Night All Blood Is Black' by David Diop
FICTION: A spellbinding novel about a Senegalese soldier's descent into madness during World War I.
Review: 'Stillicide,' by Cynan Jones
FICTION: A powerful novel set in the near future about the inhabitants of a city struggling with a water shortage.
