Literary Thrillers for the Book Lover

This is the book world/publishing industry version of "The Devil Wears Prada", but dare I say, more fun because it has a book-loving heroine Angel Montgomery. When Angel loses her job at a bookstore, she lands a job as an assitant to the Cruella Deville of literary agents. A mysterious manuscript mirroring Angel's life at work with her horrible boss comes to the agency. Just who is writing these terrible — but true — things?

This satisfying literary thriller makes you want to describe it with words such as "explosive" and "gripping". The story is intellectually satisfying and replete with well-drawn characters, exotic locations, antique book sellers and a provocative mystery. Even if you are not a literary thriller fan you'll enjoy this for the thumpin' good read that it is. Now if only someone would make it into a movie...

Rosemary, originally from Tasmania, comes to New York and takes a job at a used and rare bookstore. The gruff owner and the rest of the quirky staff become caught up in the search for a long-lost Melville manuscript.

This is a coming-of-age tale about a young boy, who through the magic of one book, finds a purpose in life. I loved the idea of the Cemetery for Forgotten Books, and the backdrop of post-Civil War Spain is lends the story a beautiful, haunting bleakness that does much to enrich the mood.

This rich Gothic Tale has a compelling plot and rich, nuanced prose. The reader will soon find themselves totally caught up in the story of Vida Winter and Margaret Lea. And for those grammarians out there, you aren't going to find any grammar faux pas in this book. What a treat that was. It's hard to believe that this wondrous tale is the author's first.

Virginia Gill from Anchroage Alaska says: