Peter Taylor Complete Stories, Library of America – Author Peter Taylor produced a respectable amount of work during his lifetime, yet he never enjoyed the notoriety of other 20th-century writers even though he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, “A Summons to Memphis.” 

Dinner at the Center of the Earth, Nathan Englander, Random House – In his spy thriller, “Dinner at the Center of the Earth,” Nathan Englander takes us into the tragic and heartbreaking conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Ross Macdonald: Four Later Novels, Library of America – The work of Ross Macdonald, who the New York Times Book Review once lauded America’s best detective novelist, is featured in a four-novel collection just issued by the Library of America.

Unquiet Spirits, Bonnie MacBird, Harper Collins – “Unquiet Spirits,’ a new Sherlock Holmes adventure, rediscovers the intrigue of Arthur Conan Doyle’s century-old detective stories. Author Bonnie MacBird, a devoted Sherlock fan, follows Doyle’s precepts in her book.

The Copenhagen Affair, Amulya Malladi, Lake Union Publishing – Reading The Copenhagen Affair is like savoring chocolate ice cream — until you discover it’s really artificial flavored.

The Essential Hamilton, Letters and other Writings, Edited with introduction by Joanne B. Freeman, Library of America – Alexander Hamilton’s extraordinary and controversial life headlines a popular musical but if you want an in-depth view of his life,

Jack and Norman, Jerome Loving, St. Martins Press – In 1977, after a “ten-year drought on the use of the death penalty,” rifles aim and fire toward a circle pined on Gary Gilmore’s dark shirt.

Trophy Son, Douglas Brunt, St. Martins Press – Douglas Brunt’s crisply written novel, “Trophy Son,” details the lonely and painful journey of a young tennis player to the top of the professional ranks.

The Erstwhile, B. Catling, Random House – English artist and poet B. Catling’s imagination is way out there, much of it beyond my grasp, yet the intrigue keeps you reading his second, definitely surreal novel, “The Erstwhile.”