From Publishers WeeklyLucrezia Borgia is legendary as the archetypal villainess who carried out the poisoning plotted by her scheming father—Pope Alexander VI, aka Rodrigo Borgia—a...
From Publishers WeeklyThe Hugo- and Nebula-winning Card ( The Ships of Earth ) teams up here with a relative newcomer (Kidd has published several non-SF novels with Card's own publ...
From Publishers WeeklyProlific royal biographer Fraser (_Marie Antoinette_) has assiduously researched her measured yet engrossing study, shedding welcome light on the galaxy of in...
From Publishers WeeklyVeteran narrator Michael brings his distinct gift for dialogue and vocal mannerisms to Wood's novel. The action centers on how winning a $12-million lottery j...
From Publishers WeeklyDet. Insp. Vincent Ruiz (a supporting character in Robotham's debut, Suspect) is hauled out of the Thames with a bullet wound in his leg and no memory o...
From Publishers WeeklyAlien abductions are fast becoming an SF cliché, but bestseller Foster (_Dirge_) puts a fresh spin on the theme in the wacky first book of a new comic SF seri...
From Publishers WeeklyIn her second novel, Sheehan switches genres from her debut historical about Sojourner Truth to a contemporary tale of grief featuring Rocky Pelligrino, a wom...
From Publishers WeeklyScreenwriter Depp's inspired if uneven debut, the first in a new crime series, introduces Hollywood PI David Spandau, a former stunt man too old and beat up t...
From Publishers WeeklyAkashic's city-themed noir series (_New Orleans Noir_, etc.) finally reaches L.A., a prime locale for this subgenre. Of the 17 contributors, bestseller Michae...
From Publishers WeeklyChick-lit author Caldwell (_The Year of Living Famously_) switches gears to draw from her former career as a trial lawyer for her first suspense novel. Manhat...