“Quicksand”: Sweden’s latest blockbuster thriller lives up to the hype
"Quicksand," a remarkable new novel from Sweden, takes us deep into the life of Maja Norburg, who is 18, blessed with beauty, brains and rich parents -- Â and on trial...
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Jack Reacher: Lee Child’s giant hero battles to save America in “Night School”
Lee Child’s Jack Reacher is a giant dude — 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. He owns no home, pays no taxes and mostly hitchhikes around America in search of evildoers. He’s...
Caleb Carr’s “Surrender, New York” echoes “The Alienist” in theme if not setting
Caleb Carr’s long, sometimes interesting but seriously flawed new novel, “Surrender, New York,” recalls his 1994 best-seller “The Alienist.”
You won’t be able to put “Listen to Me” down
Hannah Pittard’s captivating third novel, “Listen to Me,” focuses on a smart, attractive couple who have reached that point, not unknown in marriage, when partners fear that the person they...
Book Review: “The Crow Girl” offers an ugly, confusing underworld
Erik Axl Sund isn’t a real person. He’s the pseudonym for a Swedish writing duo who have spun out a trio of dark thrillers. Best-sellers in Europe, they are now...