Washington Post reporter Alec Klein’s first novel is a glimpse into the life of a public-relations executive—the kind of guy a lot of women go out with once and swear never to see again. (Click for more...)   

Rating: 6 for enjoyment. Archer’s book is a potent blend of likeable characters, art history and the essential aspects of a thriller—good chase scenes and intriguing escapes—and stands alone in comparison with the other notable art thriller, Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. (Click for more...)   

Washington crisis-management expert Eric Dezenhall’s latest novel brings back Jonah Eastman, hero of his previous books, Shakedown Beach and Turnpike Flameout. (Click for more...)   

Visceral storytelling meshes with inner dialogue to give narratives an unparalleled accessibility in the 2007 collection of (Click for more...)   

Washington author Sarah Grace McCandless’ sophomore novel follows the trials and tribulations of 14-year-old Presley Moran, a middle-class suburbanite growing up in Michigan. Presley dotes on wild young aunt Betsi, a substance-abusing woman who seems much less put-together than her young protégé. (Click for more...)   

Rating: 9 Lovers of contemporary literary fiction should not miss Nicole Krauss’s captivating and imaginative New York Times best-selling novel The History of Love. (Click for more...)   

Rating: 7 for overall enjoyment. Thirteen Moons is a compelling novel and an enjoyable journey through the world of the 19th century Cherokee Nation because of Frazier’s aesthetically masterful prose and ability to create a cogent storyline. (Click for more...)