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IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: An interesting meditation on physical loss and impermanence, and three varying versions of the American Dream, imbibing the Past, the Present, and the Future. These are the four novels reviewed here. Mistakes? 'An Inventory of Losses' by Judith Schalansky Here is a very...

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: European Crime Fiction takes the spotlight via the debut novel of a Swedish author, a French graphic novel, and one set in the UK. And we have a sci-fi alt-history tale set in Germany 1945. ‘La Grande Odalisque’ and ‘Geiger’ ‘Geiger’ by Gustaf Skördeman...

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: From the Hamptons to upstate New York, it’s the criminal life in that state for two of our novels. Then two from London or the nearby outskirts. Set in the streets of New York ‘The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer’ by Joël Dicker If you’re looking for sleepless...

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: The four novels today are a mixed bag of delights. We have the latest from crime fiction luminaries Mick Herron and Chris Brookmyre, a newly hailed author from India, and the new one from the author of “The Martian.” ‘Slough House’ by Mick Herron This is the...

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND: Today, we have books that “play” in the world of words, dictionaries, and libraries. And there are two novels from Japanese authors, from opposite ends of the writing spectrum. ‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ by Pip Williams I’ve always been partial to fiction...