Scarface
A Depression-era father searches for the scary, scarred man who murdered his young daughter.
Robert Birnbaum
Movable Books
Pop-up books are ingenious displays of biblio origami. Now there’s one on Frank Lloyd Wright.
Ya Gotta Have Friends
Some people think “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” is the best crime novel ever.
Black Is Black
Khalil Mohammad makes the case that bad science links black people and crime.
Call Him Ishmael
Phillip Hoare’s “The Whale,” a compendium of big fish stories.
Finlandia
A brutal murder in dark and frigid Lapland tests Inspector Kari Vaara’s skills and mettle.
Like Your Back Ain’t Got No Bone
Siri Hustvedt reckons with her nerves.
Is It Good for the Jews?
Jerry Z. Muller hacks away at the overgrowth on a well-worn path.
Oh, Canada
Helen O’Mara, the widow in Lisa Moore’s “February,” is a fascinating and admirable character.
Bayonne Barney
The title of Stuart E. Weisberg’s biography of Barney Frank says it all.