Just Hit The Shelves!

A couple of fantastic paperbacks just came in!

http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781439154830
Elizabeth Noble, author of "The Reading Group" and several other well
received books, is back with another winner. "The Girl Next Door"
involves an ensemble cast and seems very much like a reasonably
intelligent soap opera. We get to see bits of the lives of several
people in one building in Manhattan--relationships begin and end and
have everything in between happen to them as well. There is birth and
death, love and hate, fear and joy. This isn't a fluff read--Noble
weaves some pretty powerful emotions into these neighbors' tales (I
required a tissue late last night at one particularly intense scene).
You'll want to know what happens--with everyone!
http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780452295896
This is a story told twice--once by Nora and once by Timothy. It is a love story. It is
a murder mystery. It keeps you guessing to the very end because it is extremely cleverly
written. The character development is deft, and the story moves along quickly with no
small touch of humor running throughout. I had TREMENDOUS difficulty putting this book
down. Trust me--you want to read this book.


I also love her earlier bookhttp://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780452288973

This really could be called "Murder on Wisteria Lane" and is a great read for the Desperate Housewife fan. Upscale suburbia is stunned when one of their own is killed--and suspicion runs rampant. It's kind of funny (especially the digs it takes at reading groups and cookie cutter wives of urban professionals) and actually a decent mystery with some VERY interesting twists at the end. One of the main sleuths is a former bookseller, which is a lot of fun as well.

There are lots of great books coming out in January, so stay tuned for more news and reviews!

Happy New Year!

Jackie