Tom Rosenstiel's political thriller, "The Good Lie" (Ecco/February 12, 2019), reads like a plot that may have been inspired by the headlines concerning the tragic attack on the American embassy in Benghazi. At a diplomatic outpost in Oosay, an attack by Islamic rebels on the American base in ...

Michael Harvey's "Pulse" (Ecco/ 386 page) blends gritty detective fiction with elements of the paranormal. The story takes place in the Boston of 1976 which is a tinderbox for racial violence following the decision to integrate schools. Daniel Fitzsimmons, a precocious 16-year-old ...

Infidelity and dishonesty have destroyed many marriages. Such is the plot line behind Alex Lane's latest novel, "The Last Lie." (Harper 360/on sale Dec. 31) The prologue starts with a woman driving alone only to be shocked as she comes across a naked woman, apparently fleeing her ...

Lisa Stone's second crime novel, "Stalker," (Harper 360, 366 pages) is a high-tech "nail-biter." The story centers on Derek Flint, owner of Home Security, a security firm which installs CCTV's in businesses and homes. But there is a problem with Derek Flint's Home Security — an ...

Karen Odden, who has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, has released her second novel, "A Dangerous Duet" (William Morrow, 386 pages). Young Nell Hallam lives in London with her brother, Matthew, a Scotland Yard detective. Nell aspires to ...

The much anticipated sequel to Mitch Albom's bestseller, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," has been released as "The Next Person You Meet in Heaven." (Harper, 213 pages) In his first work, Albom tells the story of Eddie, a disillusioned war veteran who worked as an amusement ride mechanic ...