LITERATURE

In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines. Learn More

From Laura Lippman, one of the most critically acclaimed crime fiction writers today, comes an intriguing new tale of mystery and suspense with everyone's favorite P.I., Tess Monaghan. Learn More

She was nice in many ways... When a thoroughly "nice" girl is clever as well, let her less strongly armed sisters beware. Learn More

From the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Tree of Smoke comes a provocative thriller set in the American West. Learn More

PORNO is a novel about the TRAINSPOTTING crew ten years further down the line: still scheming, still scamming, still fighting for the first-class seats as the train careens at high velocity with derailment looming around the next corner. Learn More

Two years after the opening of Liquor, New Orleans chefs Rickey and G-man are immersed in the life of their restaurant, enjoying a loyal cast of diners, and cooking great booze-laced food. Learn More

When Kiriko Yanagida first came to Otsuka's law offices, she had only a familial conviction of her brother's innocence despite his confessing to the murder. Learn More

The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto—which he is, but everybody does it. He was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so Harry figures now's a good time to get lost. Learn More

Bukowksi's final novel is a departure from his usual semi-autobiographical tales of drunkeness and debauchery. Learn More