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Louisa the Poisoner

Tanith Lee | FICTION, May 15, 2016

Readers seeking a delightfully immoral protagonist and gleeful vandalism of traditional tropes will savor this delicious tale.

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Murder as a Fine Art

Morrell. David | FICTION, May 15, 2016

Winner of the Reading List Award for Best Mystery, this expertly plotted page-turner is packed with tense action and diverting historical minutia. (LJ 12/12)

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Mercedes Lackey fans, steampunk aficionados, and even fantasy newcomers will find this combination of coming-of-age drama, a vivid magic/technology symbiosis, and high-stakes action hard to put down. (LJ 9/15/15)

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The Language of Flowers

Vanessa Diffenbaugh | FICTION, May 15, 2016

While at times heartbreaking, the tone is ultimately hopeful, and readers will never look at a flower bouquet in the same way again. (LJ 6/1/11)

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The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins

Antonia Hodgson | FICTION, May 15, 2016

Georgian London comes alive in this fast-paced, witty spellbinder that features a locked-room mystery, a bit of romance, and the misadventures of a charmingly roguish dandy. A good bet for fans of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones. (LJ 11/15/15)

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My Real Children

Jo Walton | FICTION, May 15, 2016

Readers of character-driven speculative fiction will appreciate the importance Walton places on personal moments of consequence as well as on those that change the wider world. (LJ 4/15/15)