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'The Sentence Is Death': A mashup of fact, fiction

"The Sentence Is Death" by Anthony Horowitz is a fast-paced, lively sequel to "The Word Is Murder."

Books Authors appearing on LI, week of June 23
Readings at bookstores and libraries in Nassau and Suffolk.
Books Bestsellers for the week ending June 15
Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by NPD BookScan for the week ending June 15. HARDCOVERFICTION1. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by ...
Books 'Big Sky': Detective Jackson Brodie is back
With the exception of a short-lived TV series, the private eye hasn't been seen in more than a decade.
Books 'Hunger Games' prequel novel coming in 2020
The book is set well before the lifetime of "Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence in the billion-dollar movie franchise.
Books 'Fleishman Is in Trouble': Tale of a marriage gone sour
A debut novel shot through with the pain of divorce, the droll weirdness of our sexual drives and the inanities of people with too much money.
Books Authors appearing on LI, week of June 16
Readings at bookstores and libraries in Nassau and Suffolk.
Books Bestsellers for the week ending June 1
Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by NPD BookScan for the week ending June 1.HARDCOVERFICTION1. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by Delia ...
Books 'Montauk': Juicy historical romance set on 1930s LI
Beatrice Bordeaux (that name!), the heroine of “Montauk,” a tasty if imperfect historical romance, is like an immature wine: young, ...
Books Great audiobooks to make your commute more bearable
A good audiobook can ease the pain of a bad commute or a boring workout, but a great one is worth listening to purely for its own sake. Here are some recent favorites.
Books Aleksandar Hemon: dual memoir from Bosnian-born writer
Twin books form an unsettlingly beautiful report on the immigrant's endless project of going home.