The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon - "Fans of Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind and new readers alike will be delighted with this gothic semiprequel."
Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky - "...a stark, moving tale of resiliency and survival."
The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas - "Adamsberg's indirect approach, his ability to sense cruelty and to let solutions percolate to the surface make him one of the more intriguing police detectives in a long time."
The Dark Side of Love by Rafik Schami - "...despite the grim plot line of revenge, this is essentially a joyous book, an exile's book of love and a surprisingly fast read."
Delhi Noir edited by Hirsch Sawhney - "Few books can alter one's perception about the state of a society, but this does, while delivering noir that's first-class in any light."
The Disappearance at Pere-Lachaise by Claude Izner - "...the increasingly tight plot and several deftly constructed characters keep the story moving."
Monsieur Pain by Roberto Bolano - "One of Bolano's first novels, this already displays his brilliant, alchemical gift for transmuting the dead-ends of life into sinister mysteries."
Once on a Moonless Night by Dai Sijie - "It's fitting that a story of a love affair with language should be written so beautifully."
The Water's Edge by Karin Fossum - "...Fossum sets in motion an inevitable collision that's as unsettling as it is unexpected."
The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho - "Coelho's latest blends spiritual allegory with elements of a thriller..."
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