Max Brooks

1 month ago | kirkusreviews.com | Max Brooks |Margaret Atwood

An uneven but often thought-provoking narrative about a clash between science and religion. The story begins in the year 1831 of the Lucretian Era, a very early indication that this novel involves multiple layers of complex worldbuilding.

Jan 14, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Max Brooks |Janet Evanovich

Fans of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, this one’s for you. It’s hard to keep the spark going in your marriage when you move to the London suburbs and have to let go of your glamorous, globe-trotting lives. (No more partying, traveling, or murdering!)Hazel and Fox have been married for more than 10 years, and they both adore their little daughter, Bibi. Hazel, an artist, has hung up her paintbrush to become a stay-at-home mom, and Fox is out breadwinning at an investment company every day.

Jan 14, 2025 | kirkusreviews.com | Robert Crais |Max Brooks |Janet Evanovich

A potent and surprising novel by the ever-reliable Crais. Hired to find the father of celebrity “muffin girl” Traci Beller 10 years after his disappearance, PI Elvis Cole uncovers a nefarious plot that puts his life and those he contacts at risk. The sweetly likable Traci, now 23, has amassed a huge following with her website, The Baker Next Door, and on social media. Against the advice and self-interest of the people who over-manage her career, she decides to find out what happened to her father.

Nov 28, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | William Blackwood |Max Brooks |Liz Moore

An often-entertaining adventure story about fighting back and settling scores. In Blackwood’s thriller, the target of a worldwide sex-trafficking ring and her two new allies aim to turn the tables on their pursuers and spark a worldwide revolution. At first, Judy Ruono seems to be a guileless 20-something, while the seemingly omnipotent Foundation is portrayed as a many-tentacled organization that enslaves young women as part of their plans to blackmail powerful figures around the world.

Nov 12, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | James Sallis |Max Brooks |John Scalzi

Like a hive bereft of its queen, Sallis’ world buzzes endlessly with worker bees and drones. A retrospective banquet of 154 stories, including 11 never published before, from a novelist who’s always been something of a miniaturist. The aptly titled “Abeyance,” the longest by far of the new stories, cuts back and forth between Hannah Martyn, a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, and her colleague Moira Jarosz, who’s vanished from the NICU ward and her home.