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â Childhood playmates canât put their past behind them in Laura Lippmanâs assured tale p. 1291
â Mark Yarm offers an essential look at the highs and lows of the Seattle music scene p. 1340
â Tracy Barrett takes on an old storyâTheseus & the Minotaurâand makes it new again p. 1343
â Jodi Compton delivers an addictive novel about a woman who finds herself on the run p. 1287
â The life of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is entertainingly presented by Rosamund Bartlett p. 1309
â A big sister deals with an unusual little brother in Marie-Louise Gayâs effervescent book p. 1348
â A New England veterinarian faces uncertainty in Yannick Murphyâs powerful novel p. 1293
â Debra Weyermann investigates the actions of Warren Jeffs and his polygamous sect p. 1339
â A trickster of Islamic folklore comes to the U.S. via Shakrukh Husain & Micha Archer p. 1354
Spencer Quinn goes to the dogs; Jackie Collins follows the life of a social goddess; M.J. McGrath turns up the heat; Jeffrey Eugenides talks about marriage; Leah Hager Cohen analyses grief; Kjell Eriksson offers a hand; Christopher Bollen lights up; and more v i s i t k i rku sre vi e ws. com f or f ull versions of f eatures, q & as and thou sa n ds of archived reviews