10 Series That Will Get You Hooked
'Some Luck' From the "Last Hundred Years" series, volume 1, by Jane Smiley(01 of10)
"An expansive, episodic tale showing this generally flinty author in a mellow mood: surprising, but engaging."Smiley (Private Life, 2010, etc.) follows an Iowa farm family through the thick of the 20th century.Read full book review.
'My Struggle: Book One' From the "My Struggle" series, volume 1, by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don Bartlett(02 of10)
"A simple and surprising effort to capture everyday life that rewards the time given to it."A Norwegian novelist plumbs his interior life, particularly his troubled relationship with his late father, in this curiously affecting opening to a multipart epic.Read full book review.
'In the Woods' From the "Dublin Murder Squad" series, volume 1, by Tana French(03 of10)
"When not lengthily bogged down in angst, a readable, non-formulaic police procedural with a twist. It’s ultimately the confession of a damaged man."The discovery of a body near a spooky wood forces a murder-squad detective in Ireland to confront his own horrific past, in an engrossing if melancholy debut.Read full book review.
'A Murder of Magpies' From the "Sam Clair" series, volume 1, by Judith Flanders(04 of10)
"The first novel by historian Flanders (The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London, 2014, etc.), though a bit frazzled, is full of charm and characters worth visiting again."Even in the insular world of book publishing, murder has its place.Read full book review.
'The Rogue Not Taken' From the "Scandal and Scoundrel" series, volume 1, by Sarah MacLean(05 of10)
"MacLean's latest shines with the intensity, wit, and emotion for which she's celebrated."After Sophie Talbot creates a scandal, she tries to escape aristocratic society by stowing away in the Marquess of Eversley’s carriage—but she winds up in even more trouble.Read full book review.
'Ancillary Justice' From the "Imperial Radch" series, volume 1, by Ann Leckie(06 of10)
"Leckie’s novel cast of characters serves her well-plotted story nicely. This is an altogether promising debut."In which a zombie imperialist space cop gets caught up in a complex plot to—well, this enjoyable sci-fi outing gets even more complicated than all that.Read full book review.
'Cold-Hearted Rake' From the "The Ravenels" series, volume 1, by Lisa Kleypas(07 of10)
"A gratifying series starter from a not-to-be-missed romance author."Inheriting an earldom riddled with debt, Devon Ravenel intends to sell everything off and sink back into his feckless life—until he sets foot on the land and feels the seductive pull of responsibility and meets the beautiful widow trying to hold everything together.Read full book review.
'Still Life' From the "Chief Inspector Gamache" series, volume 1, by Louise Penny(08 of10)
"'Cerebral, wise and compassionate, Gamache is destined for stardom. Don’t miss this stellar debut."Three Pines, an appealing Quebecois community, is shaken by the death of a beloved longtime village schoolteacher and unsung artist.Read full book review.
'The Cuckoo's Calling' From the "The Cormoran Strike Novels" series, volume 1, by Robert Galbraith(09 of10)
"A quick, fun read. Rowling delivers a set of characters every bit as durable as her Potter people and a story that, though no more complex than an Inspector Lewis episode, works well on every level."Murderous muggles are up to no good, and it’s up to a seemingly unlikely hero to set things right.Read full book review.
'Mr. Mercedes' From the "Bill Hodges Trilogy" series, volume 1, by Stephen King(10 of10)
"The scariest thing of all is to imagine King writing a happy children’s book. This isn’t it: It’s nicely dark, never predictable and altogether entertaining."In his latest suspenser, the prolific King (Joyland, 2013, etc.) returns to the theme of the scary car—except this one has a scary driver who’s as loony but logical unto himself as old Jack Torrance from The Shining.Read full book review.
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