It's here - the Best Books of 2011!

New reviews this week: THE DOVEKEEPERS by Alice Hoffman; SPILLED BLOOD by Brian Freeman; DEAD LAST by James W. Hall; LULLABY: A SPENCER NOVEL by Ace Atkins; ARRANGED by Catherine McKenzie; I, IAGO by Nicole Galland; HEMLOCK by Kathleen Peacock; and IN THE BAG by Kate Klise. Check out the Latest Reviews!

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Latest Book Reviews

A list of the current month's reviews are here, but to read them in their entirety please go to LATEST REVIEWS.

THE DOVEKEEPERS by Alice Hoffman

SPILLED BLOOD by Brian Freeman

DEAD LAST by James W. Hall

LULLABY: A SPENCER NOVEL by Ace Atkins

ARRANGED by Catherine McKenzie

I, IAGO by Nicole Galland

HEMLOCK by Kathleen Peacock

IN THE BAG by Kate Klise

HEROES FOR MY DAUGHTER by Brad Meltzer

HAVANA REQUIEM by Paul Goldstein

LONG TIME COMING By Robert Goddard

THE DEVIL IS WAITING by Jack Higgins

A CLASH OF KINGS by George R. R. Martin

LOST IN SHANGRI-LA by Mitchell Zuckoff

HIT LIT: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers by James W. Hall

AMERICAN FLAVORS by Andrew Carmellini

THE VICIOUS DEEP by Zoraida Córdova

KILLING GHOST by Christopher Ransom

Last month's reviews:

NEW AMERICAN HAGGADAH: A New Translation by Nathan Englander
IN MY KITCHEN: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks by Ted Allen
CHASING MIDNIGHT by Randy Wayne White
MARIANA by Susanna Kearsley
WHITE HORSE by Alex Adams
MORE LIKE HER by Liza Palmer
GLIMMER by Phoebe Kitanidis
THE SELECTION by Kiera Cass
DRIFT by Rachel Maddow
RAINSHADOW ROAD by Lisa Kleypas
THE EXPATS by Chris Pavone
THE INNOCENT by David Baldacci
THE INQUISITOR by Mark Allen Smith [2]
THE RETURN MAN by V.M. Zito
MOONSHINE by Alaya Johnson
CALICO JOE by John Grisham
COME HOME by Lisa Scottoline
THE BEGINNER'S GOODBYE by Anne Tyler
THE UNSEEN by Heather Graham
THE NAME OF THE STAR by Maureen Johnson
FORGIVEN by Jana Oliver
NIGHTFALL by Stephen Leather
THE SHOEMAKERS WIFE by Adriana Trigiani
GUILT BY DEGREES by Marcia Clark
ANOTHER PIECE OF MY HEART by Jane Green
THE SHADOW PATROL by Alex Berenson
STAY CLOSE by Harlan Coben
THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES by M.J. Rose
ENCHANTMENTS by Kathryn Harrison
STARTERS by Lissa Price
A BREATH OF EYRE by Eve Marie Mont

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One lucky winner will win these terrific autographed thrillers!

THRILLER 3: LOVE IS MURDER by International Thriller Writers, editor Sandra Brown
Contributors: Lori Armstrong * Jeff Ayers & Jon Land * Beverly Barton * William Bernhardt * Allison Brennan * Robert Browne * Pamela Callow * Lee Child * J.T. Ellison * Bill Floyd * Cindy Gerard * Heather Graham * Laura Griffin * Vicki Hinze * Andrea Kane Julie Kenner Sherrilyn Kenyon * Dianna Love * D.P. Lyle * James Macomber * Toni McGee Causey * Carla Neggers * Brenda Novak * Patricia Rosemoor * William Simon * Alexandra Sokoloff * Roxanne St. Claire * Mariah Stewart * Debra Webb

THE COLUMBUS AFFAIR by Steve Berry

THE MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE by Cathy Scott

BEAUTIFUL SACRIFICE by Elizabeth Lowell

THE INQUISITOR by Mark Allen Smith

ACT OF TERROR by Marc Cameron

SILENCED by Allison Brennan

THE EMERALD STORM by William Dietrich

A DEEPER DARKNESS by J.T. Ellison

THE BLACK STILETTO: BLACK & WHITE by Raymond Benson

WICKED EDDIES by Beth Groundwater

HUSH MONEY by Chuck Greaves

WHITE LIES by Jeremy Bates

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