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‘A Shipwreck in Fiji’ by Nilima Rao | Mystery Pick of the Month

A Shipwreck in Fiji

A lively story with engaging characters and fascinating bits about British colonial governance in Fiji. Rao’s second tale about Sgt. Akal (after A Disappearance in Fiji) is first-rate.

Wagner and the Creation of the Ring

A meaty book that bursts at the seams with substance, it’s held together by the author’s familiarity with the subject and respect for Wagner as a composer.
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Theater After Film

Written for an academic audience interested in this slice of theater history.
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The Snares

Grewal-Kök’s wrenching first novel eventually morphs into Kafka redux: there’s no way out, no redemption. It features a startling ending.
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Seesaw Monster

Fans of Haruki Murakami and William Gibson will love this wild, exuberant novel that combines mythology, family drama, espionage, and technology and already has a film adaptation in the works (starring Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek). It’s fun all the way through.
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The Set Up

An unusual novel about contract killing in a world of technology and influencing.
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Whistle

The novel’s action moves back and forth between the obliteration of the town in 2001 and a final confrontation with Nabler 20 years later. It’s all very Stephen King–ish but somehow too much; the bouncing back and forth between past and present doesn’t help. Not one of Barclay’s best.
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The Wrongs and Rights Come Apart

Not an easy read but a pertinent one on an important, thorny topic about untidy laws and opposing theories of rights, wrongs, and morality.
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