The Devils Came in from the Country
By James Anderson O’Neal
In modern-day Liberia, it’s possible — though not easy — to go home again.
The author flexes her skills as an historian but unfortunately goes slack in her prose.
A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight to Defeat the Nazis
By Catherine Bailey
A captive German mother’s tribulations amid the final throes of the Reich.
Present Perfect
By Danielle Stonehirsch
The Deserter: A Novel
By Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille
Only avid fans will get through this overly long, dialogue-heavy thriller.








