Heartwood by Amity Gaige

 

Clever, suspenseful, with well-developed characters. Recommended.

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Bad Nature by Ariel Courage

 

I felt like this didn't quite know what it wanted to be: dark comedy, quest, modern relationship novel, something else? And, as a result, it didn't quite work as anything.

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Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh

 

I can't say much without spoilers, but this was very well done, and in a suprising way at the end. I appreciate the characterization.

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The Railway Conspiracy by John Shen Yen Nee and S.J. Rozan

 

I love this series so much -- the nods to golden age detective fiction, the interesting historical bits, the witty writing.

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