In this solid debut, an underwater explosive isn’t the only thing about to blow.

• Fiction,

An insightful, sometimes inscrutable collection of tales.

• Fiction,
• Short Stories,

A darkly ebullient tale from the master of comical tragedy.

• Fiction,

The rollicking tale of a Gatsby-esque rake who delighted in diamonds.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Law,

The Civil War comes vividly to life in this gripping tale.

• Fiction,
• Historical Fiction,

This ponderous collection contains a few hidden gems.

• Non-Fiction,
• Science,
• Social Science,

Excessive ambiguity derails this ambitious train tale.

• Fiction,

A Korean adoptee is a detective on the case of her own origin story.

• Non-Fiction,
• Biography & Memoir,